Foothill High School (Orange County, California)

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Foothill High School
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Foothill High School (Orange County, California)
19251 Dodge Avenue

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California 92705

Coordinates 33°46′03″N117°47′53″W / 33.767411°N 117.798071°W / 33.767411; -117.798071
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Type Public
Established1963
School district Tustin Unified School District
PrincipalMichelle England [1]
Staff86.55 (FTE) [2]
Faculty114
Grades 9th-12th
Enrollment2,424 (2019-20) [2]
Student to teacher ratio28.50 [2]
Campus Suburban
Color(s)  Vegas gold
  Black
  White
Mascot Knight
Rival Tustin High School
Information(714)730-7464
Website https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/foothill

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]

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History

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

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

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

Seasons

Foothill has 22 teams in 14 sports.

Fall:

Winter:

Spring:

Campus

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

Notable alumni

The FHS gym FHS Santa Ana Gym.jpg
The FHS gym

Other

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]

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