History
Miramonte was founded in 1955.
Miramonte High School and the 1984 murder of cheerleader Kirsten Costas by less popular classmate Bernadette Protti were the basis for an article in Rolling Stone magazine entitled "Death of a Cheerleader" and the TV movie A Friend to Die For starring Tori Spelling.
In 1984 the Miramonte Matadors, known as the Mats, were voted State Champions in N.C.S. 2A American football after defeating Cardinal Newman H.S. on December 3, 1983 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in the F.A.L. Championship game. The Mats were also North Coast Champions, South Area Champions and F.A.L. Champions.
In 1997 the Mats again won the N.C.S. 2A Championship after defeating Granada High School in the F.A.L. Championship game at the Oakland Coliseum.
In 2008-2009 Miramonte's Water Polo team was named "2008-09 ESPN RISE Magazine Boys' Team of the Year" (includes all sports). Since 1967 Miramonte's Water Polo team has won 15 NOR CAL championships and 26 League Championships. It also featured bio's on several of the players.
In 2012, U.S. News and World Report ranked Miramonte High School as #21 in California and #126 in the United States.
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