Monterey High School

Specialties

California Distinguished School

Sparc Academy

Avid Academy

Art Academy

MAOS Academy

NJROTC

History

Established in 1905.

Monterey High School was founded in 1905. The original Monterey High School (prior to 1905) consisted of two schools; Monterey High School and Del Monte Technical School. In 1905, the schools were joined to form the Monterey Union High School. The school serviced students from as far north as Castroville to as far south as Big Sur and all of Carmel Valley.

The original site stood where the District Office is now. When the original wooden three story building burned down, the new school was built on the current site by around 1920.

With the rich Spanish heritage in the City of Monterey, the Toreador was chosen when the school opened in 1905. The original Mascot «Tony the Toreador» caricature, served as the face of the school for 80 years.

The Whisper was the original name of the yearbook, which was not a traditional yearbook, but a collection of student poems.