34 AP courses and honors courses. A Leader in Classroom Technology As of the 2012–2013 school year, Archbishop Mitty High School was one of the first in America to give Apple Inc. iPad tablet computers to all students and teachers. The 2010–2011 school year was a pilot year when a few select students were given iPads as a test. The iPads are equipped with electronic books and apps that the students are allowed to use. The iPads are closely monitored by the technology department so that their use remains strictly educational. Athletics The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs field 67 teams in 25 sports, most of them in the West Catholic Athletic League of the CIF Central Coast Section. Sports include football, badminton, basketball, baseball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, wrestling, and lacrosse. The Monarchs have a total of 10 national championships. In 2020, the school was named the Cal-Hi Sports School of the Century. In 2009, the school's girls athletic program was ranked first in the state and third in the nation by Sports Illustrated after Mitty won state championships in softball, women's volleyball, women's swimming, and women's tennis. In 2019, the women’s basketball team – which included the 2019 Naismith National High School Player of the Year, Haley Jones – was named National Champions. Coach Sue Phillips ’86 has also been named the national coach of the year by Naismith and Gatorade. The Monarchs has been named national champions seven times since 2008. The program has also won the CIF State championship 14 times, including in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Notable alumni of the school include professional basketball players, baseball players, softball players, beach volleyball players, and Olympians. Notable alumni Aaron Bates, professional baseball player and coach Kris Bubic, professional baseball player with the Kansas City Royals, 40th overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft Angelo Caloiaro (born 1989), professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague Brandi Chastain, Olympic gold medalist and Women's World Cup champion soccer player Chris Codiroli, former MLB player Polina Edmunds, silver medalist at 2014 and 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Aaron Gordon, NBA power forward for Denver Nuggets Drew Gordon, professional basketball player for BC Budivelnyk Mitch Haniger, professional baseball player with the San Francisco Giants Myha'la Herrold,