Temple City High School

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Temple City High School
Address
Temple City High School
9501 East Lemon Avenue

Temple City
,
California
91780

United States
Coordinates 34°07′08″N118°03′56″W / 34.11884°N 118.065562°W / 34.11884; -118.065562
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School type Public high school
MottoHome of the Temple City Rams[ citation needed ]
Established1954
School district Temple City Unified School District
NCES District ID0638980
School number 19 65052 1938679
PrincipalFil Lujan [1]
Faculty74.73 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,803 (2022-23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio24.13 [2]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Green and gold   
Athletics Baseball, Basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, marching band, soccer, Softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo,
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Rio Hondo League
Mascot Rams
Newspaper TCHS Rampage
Website tcusd.net

Temple City High School (also known as TCHS) is a four-year comprehensive secondary school located in Temple City, California, in Los Angeles County. The high school was awarded the California Distinguished School award in 1996 and in 2019, [3] and a California Gold Ribbon School award in 2017. Temple City High School was ranked #209 in the distinguished Newsweek list of America's Best High Schools.

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History

The Temple City Unified School District was established on July 1, 1954, and incorporated Oak Avenue Intermediate School, a junior high school formerly part of the Pasadena Unified School District. Before 1956, Temple City public school students would attend Pasadena High School after Oak Avenue, but in 1956 the first 12th grade class in the district graduated at Oak Avenue. The first graduation from Temple City High was a year later, when the Associated Student Body established the green and gold school colors and the Ram as the school mascot. Temple City High School holds its annual graduation ceremonies at the school's Hitchcock-North Stadium in the evening and the Grad Night celebration takes place after the ceremonies on campus instead of holding it at a Southern California theme park. [4]

Awards and recognition

Temple City High School has received several awards for its academic programs. Rampage, the school newspaper, was presented with the second place award for High School Newspaper Excellence in Division A by the Los Angeles Times at the Student Journalism Awards on May 26, 2005. [5]

Temple City High has a vast number of science competition teams. Their Science Olympiad team has place many times throughout its history, notably placing 3rd for 2024 and 2023 and 2nd for 2022 and 2020 for regionals. [6] Their Physics Bowl team in 2023 placed 1st nationally in all divisions and third internationally in all divisions. [7]

Temple City High School Yearbook: Templar

Over the years, Temple City's yearbook program has been both regionally and nationally recognized. The most prominent year was in 2007, where the Templar's 2005–06 edition yearbook, themed "It All Adds Up", received one of only six Columbia Scholastic Press Association "Gold Crown" awards in the nation. [8] In 2009, the Templar received the "Herff Jones Yearbook Silver Crown" award for their 2007–08 edition yearbook entitled "Right Click". In 2009, at the East Los Angeles Journalism Education Association (ELAJEA) Write-Offs competition in Alhambra, the Templar also took home Grand Sweepstakes for accumulating the most points over a series of criteria that include Copywriting, Layout, and Pictures. [ citation needed ]

Athletics

Temple City High School mascot Temple City High School Mascot.JPG
Temple City High School mascot

Temple City High School competes interscholastically as a member of the Rio Hondo League in boys' and girls' baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, marching band, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, boys' football, Auxiliaries, cheer, pep flags, song, Choreo Dance Team, and Fusion Competitive Dance Team.

In 1973, the football team set the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section record for most consecutive wins, with 46. It also tied the California high school football state record. [9] [10]

In 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 the football team was considered a powerhouse and won the CIF Southern Section championships.

Girls' volleyball won the CIF Southern Section championship in 2002, and girls' water polo won the CIF Section III championship back-to-back in 2003 and 2004, marking a consistent streak in girls' athletics.

The girls' tennis varsity tennis team secured a CIF win in 2016 and the boys' varsity baseball team won CIF championships in 2018.

Girls' golf has won the Rio Hondo League 4 years in a row starting with their inaugural season in 2018–2019.

Men's basketball won the Rio Hondo League in 2009.

Auxiliaries, cheer, pep flags, Song, Choreo, and Fusion have competed at various competition circuits including United Spirit Association and Sharp International. At Sharp International regionals, they have placed top three as well as overall first and sweepstakes in the categories of cheer, flags, song, lyrical, jazz, hip hop, and senior dance. In 2011 and 2012, Choreo and Fusion won back to back national champion titles in senior dance. [11] [12] In 2013, Choreo and Fusion won national champs in lyrical dance and Song won national champs in pom.

Athletes who went on to play professionally from Temple City High School include Kent Kramer, Steve Busick, Jimmy Conrad, Bryan Jordan, Ryan Tucker, and Lee “Rocky” Biddle.

Performing and visual arts

Temple City High performing and visual arts consist of art, auxiliaries, band, dance, chorus, orchestra, and theatre. Dragonflicks, part of the school's art and film department, holds an annual Film Festival supported by the school during the months of May and/or June. Their nationally recognized "co-ed" show choir team is named the Brighter Side Singers and they perform at Disney's California Adventures every Christmas season. The Brighter Side Singers also tour every year.

The Temple City Marching Band and Pageantry Corps—the "Pride of Temple City"—was invited to march in the 2004 Tournament of Roses Parade, because they had had one of their most successful marching seasons, earning 3 Sweepstakes Awards and 7 First Place Awards. Their appearance later led to an invitation to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show .

In 2005, the Temple City High School Symphony Orchestra was invited to New York to take part in the Youth Symphony Orchestra Competition in Carnegie Hall. They were awarded the Gold Plaque Award for their performance.

In 2008, the Temple City High School Honors Orchestra was invited to play in Disney's Concert Hall. They were invited due to the recognition of one of their students and cello players, Daniel Gee. He was recognized for his arrangement of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue".

In 2013, The Pride of Temple City Marching Band and Pageantry Corps was again selected to march in the 2015 Tournament of Roses Parade.

Notable alumni

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