College Park High School is a

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located in Pleasant Hill,

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, United States, adjacent to Valley View Middle School and

Diablo Valley College Diablo Valley College (DVC) is a public community college with campuses in Pleasant Hill and San Ramon in Contra Costa County, California. DVC is one of three public community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District (along wit ...

. It is part of the

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(MDUSD) and serves most of Pleasant Hill, a portion of

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west of

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, a portion of Martinez, and all of Pacheco. CPHS was honored as a 2013

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by the California Department of Education.

History

College Park High School was founded in 1960 to alleviate population pressure from nearby Pleasant Hill High. The new institution chose the falcon for its mascot. The school had been constructed on land adjacent to Diablo Valley College, leading to the name College Park. A fierce rivalry developed between College Park and Pleasant Hill High until the latter closed. This rivalry would later be transferred to both Alhambra and Northgate High Schools.

Athletics

Notable alumni

* Cori Alexander - professional soccer player and photographer * Maurice Benard - Actor on the ABC Soap Opera "General Hospital" * Rick Bodine - the plaintiff in the famed "burglar that fell through a skylight" lawsuit *

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- syndicated columnist and author *

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(born 1992) - player in the

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- Broadway, TV and film actress * Travis Raciti - defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagleshttp://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/roster/Travis-Raciti/7a0f7716-bcdf-4e68-a66b-c68aabbdd7c4 > *

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- member of the U.S. women's water polo Senior National team; Olympic gold medalist at the

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and the

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Trevor Larnach Trevor John Ikaikaloa Larnach (born February 26, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Larnach attended College Park High ...

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outfielder and 2018 first round pick

References

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