Homestead High School is a four-year high school serving north western Cupertino, western Sunnyvale, and portions of southern Los Altos. Established in 1962, the school serves approximately 2,200 students in grades 9 to 12 as part of Fremont High School District (FUHSD).  In 2003 and 2009, the California Department of Education recognized Homestead as a California Distinguished School and in 2004, the Federal Department of Education recognized Homestaed as a Blue Ribbon School.

 

Homestead has played a role in the development of the Silicon Valley.  During the late 1960s and 1970s, the school was a haven for students interested in electronics and the emerging computer age.  The school's electronics class is considered as seminal as Frederick Terman's program at Stanford University.  During this period, the electronics teacher, John McCollum, created a hands-on classroom in which students like Steve Wozniak learned while designing, building, repairing and understanding a range of equipment.  Today, would-be engineers, mathematicians, and entrepeneurs find support through the school's programs in robotics, mathematics, science, and business courses.

 

 

Notable alumni include: