wrestler Mark Schultz (1978), 3x NCAA Champion, Olympic and world champion wrestler Joe Sebok (1995), professional poker player Joe Simitian (1970), California State Senator (2004–12) and former California State Assemblyman (2000–04) Grace Slick (1958), rock singer (Jefferson Airplane) (attended 1–2 years, but graduated from Castilleja) Tom Stern (1964), Oscar-nominated cinematographer (Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, Changeling) Dink Templeton (1915), multi-sport athlete, 1920 Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame Stanford track & field coach Christopher Tin (1994), Grammy Award winning composer Lew Welch, Beat poet, educator, and writer Tad Williams (1975), author (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Otherland, and Shadowmarch science fiction/fantasy series) Kirk Wise (1981), film director/animator (Beauty and the Beast, Atlantis: The Lost Empire) Remi Wolf (2014), Pop/funk singer-songwriter Ron Wyden (1967), U.S. Senator from Oregon (1996– ) Lily Zhang (2014), U.S. Olympic table tennis player, London 2012 Jan Zobel (1965), accountant and LGBTQ community organizer in Bay Area See also Gunn High School, Palo Alto's other high school Cubberley High School, Palo Alto's now-defunct third high school References External links Palo Alto High School official website Palo Alto Unified School District Educational institutions established in 1898 High schools in Santa Clara County, California Public high schools in California Buildings and structures in Palo Alto, California 1898 establishments in California