University High School (San Juan)
| Established | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Director | George Bonilla |
| Students | 530 |
| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States |
| Colors | Red, white |
"UHS" or the University High School (Spanish: Escuela Secundaria de la Universidad de Puerto Rico) in San Juan, Puerto Rico is a teaching facility operated by the Faculty of Education of the University of Puerto Rico.[1] Located on University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, it provides education to approximately 530 students from 7th to 12th grade. Its main building is a century-old art deco building located on Gándara avenue, and includes a three-story classroom annex designed in the 1970s by architect George McClintock, and a roofed basketball court pavilion and school-lunch cafeteria building (also designed by McClintock in the 1970s) shared with the UPR Elementary School.
UHS's faculty is composed of UPR professors. Students who have fulfilled their general education requirements are allowed to take college-level courses at UPR's Río Piedras campus and all students are allowed to use the José M. Lázaro general library and other campus facilities. UHS students have breakfast and lunch at the Lunchroom belonging to the University Elementary School, located next to the UHS.
Regognized People
- Rafael Quintero, former diver.
- Alexandra Lúgaro, independent gubernatorial candidate
- Carmen Yulín Cruz, former senator and current mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Hector Luis Acevedo, former mayor of San Juan and gubernatorial candidate
- José Andreu García, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
- Julia de Burgos, Puerto Rican poet
- Severo Colberg Toro, senator
- Alex Cora, former MLB player
- Juan Manuel García Passalacqua, late political analyst
- Velda González, former Senate Vice President, actress
- Miguel Hernandez Agosto,former senator and president of the senate
- Julio Kaplan, 1967 P.R. National Chess Champion, computer scientist, founder CEO Heuristic Software
- Kenneth McClintock, Former PR Secretary of State and Senate President
- Victoria Muñoz Mendoza, former senator and gubernatorial candidate
- Marco A. Rigau, former senator
- Willy Rodriguez, lead singer of Cultura Profetica
- José M. Saldaña, Puerto Rican academic and former UPR President
- Roberto Sánchez Ramos, former PR Attorney General
- Carlos G. Velázquez,[1] 2016 Presidential Scholar
- Marcos Zurinaga, movie director
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Coordinates: 18°24′3″N 66°2′59″W / 18.40083°N 66.04972°W