Buchser High School


Emil R. Buchser High School was a comprehensive, coeducational public high school in Santa Clara, California, United States that served students in grades nine through twelve. It opened in 1957 as the Santa Clara Unified School District#Santa Clara [Union High School District|Santa Clara Union High School District]'s second high school, and it closed in 1981 due to declining enrollment. The campus was repurposed as Santa Clara High School's new location, and Buchser Junior High School was established at Santa Clara High's old location.

History

Construction of Buchser High School began in 1957 and wrapped up in 1958. The school opened to freshmen and sophomores on October 9, 1957 and held half-day sessions for the first three weeks due to ongoing construction. It grew to include grades nine through twelve by the 1959–1960 school year. The school was dedicated to longtime superintendent Emil R. Buchser Sr. on October 11, 1959.
The Santa Clara Unified School District suffered declining enrollment throughout the late 1970s. On November 6, 1980, the district board of education announced that the student bodies of Buchser High School and Santa Clara High School would merge before the 1981–1982 school year. Following the merge, Santa Clara High moved to Buchser High's location. Buchser Junior High School was established at Santa Clara's old location.

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