Archbishop Mitty High School

History

Initially, the school was administered by brothers and priests of the Society of Mary (Marianists). Archbishop Mitty High School opened in the fall of 1964 with an inaugural enrollment of 189 male students, with classes initially held on the campus of the adjacent Queen of Apostles Elementary School. The newly constructed high school facilities were occupied in April 1965.

In 1969, Archbishop Mitty expanded its student body and began sharing academic programs with Mother Butler Memorial High School—located on the site of the present-day Harker School upper school campus—and St. Lawrence Girls High School. The consolidation of the three schools was completed by the fall of 1972. Following the establishment of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in 1981, Archbishop Mitty became the only high school owned and administered by the diocese.

Academics

As a Catholic college preparatory school, Archbishop Mitty requires coursework in English, mathematics, social studies, science, one of four modern languages (Spanish, French, American Sign Language, and Mandarin Chinese), fine arts, physical education, and religious studies. Archbishop Mitty also provides an honors and Advanced Placement program, offering students over 34 AP courses and honors courses.

Athletics

The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs field 67 teams in 25 sports, most of them in the West Catholic Athletic League of the CIF Central Coast Section. Sports include football, badminton, basketball, baseball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, wrestling, and lacrosse. The Monarchs have a total of 10 national championships as of September 2024. In 2020, the school was named the Cal-Hi Sports School of the Century. In 2009, the school's girls athletic program was ranked first in the state and third in the nation by Sports Illustrated after Mitty won state championships in softball, women's volleyball, women's swimming, and women's tennis.

Notable alumni

• Clint Allard, collegiate basketball coach
• Aaron Bates, professional baseball player and coach
• Kris Bubic, professional baseball player, 40th overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft
• Chris Codiroli, MLB player
• Polina Edmunds, silver medalist at 2014 and 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• Aaron Gordon, NBA power forward
• Drew Gordon, professional basketball player
• Mitch Haniger, professional baseball player
• Myha'la Herrold, Broadway and TV show actress
• Trevor Hildenberger, professional baseball player
• Haley Jones, basketball player
• Robert King, writer, producer, The Good Wife
• Danielle Robinson, WNBA point guard
• Raymond Townsend, NBA player
• Mike Vail, MLB outfielder
• Kerri Walsh Jennings, winner of three consecutive Olympic beach volleyball gold medals
• Nick Yorke, baseball player, first-round pick in the 2020 MLB draft

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