Peterson High School

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Marian A. Peterson High School
Location
Sunnyvale, California United States
Coordinates	37°20′57″N 122°00′31″W / 37.3492°N 122.0086°W / 37.3492; -122.0086Coordinates: 37°20′57″N 122°00′31″W / 37.3492°N 122.0086°W / 37.3492; -122.0086
Information
Type	Public, comprehensive
Closed	1981
School district	Santa Clara Unified School District
Grades	9–12

Marian A. Peterson High School was a high school in Sunnyvale, California that operated from 1965 to 1981. The building is currently occupied by Marian A. Peterson Middle School, in the Santa Clara Unified School District.^[1]

The student body was absorbed by Adrian C. Wilcox High School in 1981 due to Peterson's declining student enrollment.^[2]

Notable alumni[]

• Brian Boitano, Class of 1981, figure skater, Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion
• Bill Pecota, Class of 1977 or 1978, Major League Baseball player, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves 1986 to 1994
• Chuck Wright, Class of 1979, professional wrestler known as The Godfather
• Tom Bruce, Class of 1970, swimmer in 1972 Olympics, won two medals
• Amy Tan, attended for one year, author of The Joy Luck Club
• Tony Anselmo, Class of 1978, voice of Donald Duck and an artist for Disney
• Ben Bennett, Class of 1980, quarterback for Duke University, played in NFL, USFL, AFL and WLAF
• JuJu Chang, Class of 1983, host on ABC television's Good Morning America

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