Foothill High School (Orange County, California)

Foothill High School is a public secondary school located in the unincorporated community of North Tustin, California. It has a mailing address of Santa Ana, but it is a part of the Tustin Unified School District.[3]

Foothill High School
Address
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19251 Dodge Avenue

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Coordinates33°46′03″N 117°47′53″W / 33.767411°N 117.798071°W / 33.767411; -117.798071
Information
TypePublic
Established1963
School districtTustin Unified School District
PrincipalMichelle England[1]
Staff83.71 (FTE)[2]
Faculty114
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment2,276 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio27.19[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Vegas gold
  Black
  White
MascotKnight
RivalTustin High School
Websitefoothill.tustin.k12.ca.us

History

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A Foothill logo from the 1960s

Opened in September 1963, it is the second oldest high school in the Tustin Unified School District. Its name is derived from the Tustin Foothills, which is the pre-2005 name of the area of North Tustin.[4]

In 1996, Foothill was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School award.[5] It was awarded the California Gold Ribbon School award in 2015 and the California Distinguished School award three times, in 1994, 1999, and 2005.[5]

Curriculum

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It is the only school in the Tustin Unified School District to offer the International Baccalaureate program, having five International Baccalaureate Higher Level, and eight International Baccalaureate Standard Level courses. It also offers 16 Advanced Placement courses.

Athletics

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Foothill plays in the Crestview League, a part of the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS), which is part of California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).

Seasons

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Foothill has 22 teams in 14 sports.

Fall:

  • Cross country
  • Football (men's)
  • Golf (women's)
  • Tennis (women's)
  • Volleyball (women's)
  • Water polo (men's)

Winter:

  • Basketball (men's/women's)
  • Soccer (men's/women's)
  • Water polo (women's)
  • Wrestling (men's/women's)

Spring:

  • Baseball (men's)
  • Golf (men's)
  • Lacrosse (men's/women's)
  • Softball (women's)
  • Swimming
  • Tennis (men's)
  • Track
  • Volleyball (men's)

Campus

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Foothill was built on a 37-acre campus.[6]

Notable alumni

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The FHS gym

Other

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Former head football coach of the Kansas State Wildcats, Bill Snyder, coached at Foothill High School from 1969-1974, then went on to a coach at Austin College and Iowa before landing at Kansas State University.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Administrators - Tustin Unified School District". www.tustin.k12.ca.us.
  2. ^ a b c "Foothill High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ California Public School Directory. Bureau of Publications, State Department of Education. 1994. p. 347. ISBN 978-0-8011-1091-7.
  4. ^ Ball, Guy (2011). Tustin. Arcadia Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7385-7037-2.
  5. ^ a b "Distinguished Schools - Tustin Unified School District". Tustin Unified School District. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  6. ^ Register, Orange County Register | Orange County (2006-08-30). "Tustin: Foothill High to get face-lift". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  7. ^ "NFL - Players Rosters - National Football League - ESPN". ESPN.
  8. ^ "USA Water Polo Player BIO". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  9. ^ "USA Volleyball - Features, Events, Results". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012.
  10. ^ "Colts linebacker Bobby Okereke signs four-year, $40 million deal with Giants". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  11. ^ Foster, Chris (March 2, 1994). "PREP BASEBALL '94: CENTURY LEAGUE: Foothill Enjoys Fruit of Pickler Family Tree". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via LA Times.
  12. ^ Lovret, Juanita (July 23, 2012). "Reflecting on Tustin's Olympians". Orange County Register.
  13. ^ https://www.ocregister.com/2013/07/09/oc-native-finds-his-voice-on-tv/amp/
  14. ^ "Coach Snyder FHS Alumni Assoc". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  15. ^ "Bill Snyder bio - Kansas State Sports". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
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