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It opened in fall 1949 as Riordan High School, named after Archbishop Patrick William Riordan, the second Archbishop of San Francisco; "Archbishop" was officially added to its name in 1990. Riordan was the oldest exclusively male high school in San Francisco until it became coeducational in 2020.
The character's design reflected the cover art of programs created by William Kay between 1946 and 1949—when the 49ers were a part of the All-America Football Conference [3] —which depicted a bushy-mustached prospector with two pistols. Sourdough Sam's persona later underwent a slight change from prospector to miner.
Colossus of Rhodes, artist's impression, 1880. The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou) [a] was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory, colloquially referred to by Bay Area locals as SI, is a private, Catholic preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition, serving the San Francisco Bay Area since 1855. Located in the Archdiocese of San Francisco , in the Sunset District of San Francisco, St. Ignatius is one of the oldest secondary schools in the U ...
Saint Peter School - Mission District, San Francisco - It opened in 1878. Previously its students were Irish or Italian American, but by 2014 95% of the student body was Latino and about two thirds were categorized as economically disadvantaged.
On December 15, 2018, the Mustangs defeated visiting Orange Glen High School, the San Diego Section Division V champion, 24–13 in the CIF Division VI state title game at City College of San Francisco. It was the first state title in the school's history in the first-ever state championship game held in San Francisco. [17]
San Francisco 1852 1,300 Coed Fightin' Irish 1967 [1] Saint Francis High School: Mountain View 1955 1,750 Coed Lancers n/a St. Ignatius College Preparatory: San Francisco 1855 1,507 Coed Wildcats 1967 [1] Junípero Serra High School: San Mateo 1944 1,000 Male Padres n/a Valley Christian High School: San Jose 1956 1,400 Coed Warriors 2003 [2]
The present Mission High School complex was then constructed in a California Churrigueresque style between 1925 and 1927, during the height of San Francisco's "Golden Age" of school construction. John W. Reid Jr., San Francisco's City Architect, was the designer. [10] The elaborate ornamentation on the school is likely due in part to the visual ...