Miramonte High School
Miramonte High School
Principal Administrator
Dennis Regalado
School type
Public (U.S.)
Religious affiliation
None
Founded
1955
Location
Orinda
,
California
Enrollment
Approx 1,300
Campus surroundings
Suburban
Mascot
Matador
School color(s)
Green and White
Miramonte High School
is a
high school
which is part of
Acalanes Union High School District
. It has a strong
college preparatory program
, with 14
Advanced Placement
courses currently offered. 98 percent of its graduates go to college. Miramonte High School participates in the
Virtual High School Consortium
, a response to the problems of
distance education
which allows courses to be taught over the Internet. The high school students can participate in these virtual classes from on-site Internet access, or from a home connection. No core classes are currently being provided as virtual classes. Miramonte High School and the violent 1984 murder of cheerleader Kirsten Costas by less popular classmate Bernadette Protti were the basis for the TV movie
A Friend to Die For
starring
Tori Spelling
. Another infamous former Miramonte student is Alex Fagan, Jr., the off-duty
San Francisco
police officer at the center of the
Fajitagate
scandal. Miramonte High School is also known for producing several Olympians, two current NFL players
Drew Bennett
and
Ken Dorsey
and Raiders' Cheerleader
Janelle Kitiyama
.
External links
Miramonte High School website
Article about Miramonte and the VHS program
*
IMDb entry for "A Friend to Die For"
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