Montgomery High School (San Diego)

**Montgomery High School** is a public school in San Diego, California. It teaches students in grades 9 through 12. The school opened in 1970. It is in the Otay Mesa area. The school is named after John J. Montgomery, who was one of the first people in the U.S. to fly a glider.

## History

In 1975, the school started a garden as part of a class about nature. Students learned by working outside. The garden was shown on a TV show hosted by Huell Howser. That class no longer exists.

In 2006, the classrooms were fixed and made better. In 2009 and 2010, the school built a new sports field. In 2012, the field was named after a staff member, Al Prazak. He worked at the school for many years.

In 2011, the school built a new office, library, and more classrooms. The library was named after the first principal, Joseph Torres. The school also made the yard and gym look nicer.

In 2009, the school had low test scores. The district brought in a new principal and made changes. Some teachers were not happy, but the school improved.

## Athletics

Montgomery High's teams are called the **Aztecs**. Students can play many sports:
|**Fall**|**Winter**|**Spring**|
| --- | --- | --- |
|**Fall** Football Girls Field hockey Girls Flag Football Girls & Boys Cross Country Girls Volleyball Girls Golf Girls Tennis Boys Water Polo|Girls & Boys Basketball Girls Water Polo Soccer Wrestling Cheer|Boys Tennis Football Boys Volleyball Girls & Boys Swimming Boys Golf Boys Baseball Girls Softball Track & Field Beach Volleyball|

## Notable alumni

|scope="col"|Name|scope="col"|Grad Class|scope="col"|Category|scope="col"|Best Known For|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Tony Walker|1977|Athlete|Professional baseball player|||||
|William McLeroy|1978|Other|Firefighter|||||
|Nora Vargas|1990|Politician|American politician|||||
|Wuv Bernardo|1991|Musician|Drummer for P.O.D.|||||
|Sonny Sandoval|1991|Musician|Singer for P.O.D.|||||
|Rey Mysterio|1993|Athlete|Professional wrestler|||||
|Óscar Robles|1994|Athlete|Professional baseball player|||||
|Sergio Mitre|1999|Athlete|Professional baseball player|||||
|Thunder Rosa|2006|Athlete|Professional wrestler|||||
|Alfredo Gutiérrez|2015|Athlete|Professional football player|||||

## Notable faculty

DeMarco Sampson - Coach and athlete

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (school)

- **name**: Montgomery High School
- **image**: File:Montgomery High School's office building (1).jpg
- **motto**: "We Are Aztecs”
- **address**: 3250 Palm Avenue
- **city**: San Diego, California
- **state**: California
- **zipcode**: 92154
- **country**: United States
- **type**: Public education, Public
- **established**: 1970
- **district**: Sweetwater Union High School District
- **superintendent**: Moisés G. Aguirre
- **principal**: Louie Zumstein
- **teaching staff**: 96.62
- **grades**: Secondary education in the United States#High school, 9-12
- **enrollment**: 2,324 (2023–2024)
- **ratio**: 24.05
- **campus**: Suburban
- **student union label**: ASB
- **colors**: White  Blue
 Red
- **fight song**: SDSU fight song
- **athletics conference**: Metropolitan - Mesa League
- **mascot**: Monty the Aztec
- **nickname**: Aztecs
- **newspaper**: La Voz Azteca (Spanish), Moctezuma (English)
- **free 2**: KMMI
- **free label2**: TV Channel
- **free 3**: ASB
- **free label3**: Social Media
- **website**: http://moh.sweetwaterschools.org/