Kearny High School is a public high school in San Diego, California. Kearny High School serves students in grades 9-12 from the Linda Vista, Serra Mesa and Kearny Mesa communities. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District. Kearny's mascot is the Komet.HistoryKearny High School is named after General Stephen Watts Kearny, who joined the U.S. Army at the time of the War of 1812 and served through the War with Mexico. A former military base on the land, Camp Kearny, was near where the current campus is located.Kearny High opened its doors in 1941 in Linda Vista. The original school was a building in the neighborhood before moving into what is now Montgomery Middle School located at 2470 Ulric Street San Diego, CA 92111. The Class of 1943, was the first graduating class. In September 1945, Army ROTC was introduced on-campus. In 1953 the high school moved to its present location on Wellington.AcademicsNotable teachersMary Viletta Hutchinson, b. in Kenesaw, Nebraska. Graduated from San Diego State University(BA) and Pomona College (MA). The class of 1965 dedicated the yearbook to her. Tess Gerritsen (an author noted below) wrote of Hutchinson's powerful and positive influence.Maynard Glen Albertson (1918-2013), b. in Blackstone, Virginia. Joined the US Navy in 1937 and retired in 1957. He then graduated from San Diego State University and became a history teacher. He taught at Kearny for almost 20 years and had a profound influence on many who later followed him into the teaching profession.
