| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Orange County, CA |
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| Total Students |
2109 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
80 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 558 students | | Grade 10 - 491 students | | Grade 11 - 467 students | | Grade 12 - 593 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:26 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
3% |
| % Asian |
9% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
30% |
39% |
| % Black |
1% |
9% |
| % White |
57% |
36% |
| % Unknown |
3 % |
5% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
7% |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
3% |
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| School District Name |
Tustin Unified School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
28 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
20,195 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$157,736,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$178,865,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$7,811 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,857 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Foothill High School is a public high school located in unincorporated community of Tustin Foothills in Orange County, California, with a mailing address of Santa Ana, California; however, it is a high school in the Tustin Unified School District. It is the only school in the Tustin Unified School District to offer the International Baccalaureate program. It is a multiple recipient of the California Distinguished School and National Blue Ribbon School awards.
- Mission Statement
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Foothill High School fosters a positive and rigorous learning environment, which encourages students to value themselves and others while pursuing their maximum potential. In this environment, students care about developing personal values; respect artistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity; and produce quality work.
- History and culture
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Opened in September 1963 on of land, it is the second oldest high school in the Tustin Unified School District. Its name is derived from its literal position at the base of Cowan Heights and Lemon Heights in North Tustin. The school's colors are black and gold. The school's mascot is the Knight. The school is well known for its athletics and acclaimed teams. Many Foothill graduates have gone on to be professional athletes and some of their sports teams are currently rated #1 in the state.
- Traditions
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Every assembly is filmed by Foothill's dedicated film production team, which also creates and plays videos on large projector screens provided by FilmEd* Academy of the Arts, which sponsors Foothill's film program.
- "Senior Munch" is another integral part of Foothill tradition. As indicated by its name, Senior Munch is a day in which the senior class is allowed to have an off-campus event during the week. While the events vary slightly from year to year, they generally include:
- breakfast at Knott's Berry Farm with a hypnotist show following.
- dinner and a "joust" at Medieval Times
- Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland are also one of the munches every year.
- There is also a picnic in the park the day before the last day of school for seniors to sign each others year books and they also get their yearbooks before the underclassman.
- Programs
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Foothill High School has many strong academic programs, including the Advanced Placement program and the International Baccalaureate program. In addition, students can join the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program, designed to help "B" and "C" students move on to a four-year university.
- Foothill also offers one of the most prestigious high school video production programs in Southern California. Students are trained with industry professionals from the FilmEd* Academy of the Arts and can check out state-of-the-art film equipment for use in projects. Many students who have gone through Foothill's program have gone on to win many awards at film festivals and look forward to having illustrious careers in the industry.
- During the 2003-2004 school year, a biweekly 40-minute "reading period" was introduced in order to provide on-campus, free tutoring to students. This program has since been expanded in order to provide California High School Exit Exam tutoring for juniors and seniors in danger of not graduating as a result of failure to pass the CAHSEE.
- Since the 2005-2006 school year, almost all classes use the online educational service Edline. Edline is said to soon be replaced by the new online program Aeries.
- Advanced placement
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There are 16 AP courses available to students.
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science AB
- AP Economics: Micro
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP European History
- AP French
- AP Government and Politics: United States
- AP Physics B
- AP Psychology
- AP Spanish Language
- AP Statistics
- AP United States History
- Some students opt to take AP Economics: Macro, AP English Language and Composition, and/or AP French Language, although there are no official AP classes on campus for these tests.
- International Baccalaureate
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In addition, there are 5 IB Higher Level and 8 IB Standard Level courses offered, but because of the individualized nature of International Baccalaureate study, students are able to take many of the higher level classes as a standard level study and vice versa. As a requirement of the IB program, the IB students at Foothill are required to take the class known as Theory of Knowledge. For the past several years at Foothill, unique to other schools, these classes have been offered during the night for several hours twice a week. This is considered a seventh period for the students.
- Higher level
- IB Biology HL
- IB English Language A1 HL
- IB Mathematics HL
- IB Visual Arts HL
- IB History of the Americas HL
- Standard level
- IB Computer Science SL
- IB French B SL
- IB Latin B SL
- IB Mathematics SL
- IB Physics SL
- IB Psychology SL
- IB Spanish B SL
- IB Visual Arts SL
- Current administration (2007-2008)
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Office administration
- Principal: Al Marzilli
- Assistant Principals: Michele Boudreaux, Mike Velez
- Dean: Diane Blackstone
- Counselors: Julie McGinis (A-E), Beverly Willie (F-L, At Risk), Lisa Knight (M-Rd), Sandy Benz (Re-Z),
- Career Center Coordinator: Debbie Cuzens
- Activities Director: Kelly McQuown
- Department chairs
- Science: Sheryl Beamer
- Physical Education: Vince Brown
- Mathematics: Janet Cutler
- Social Science: Monique Dale and Kelly McQuown
- English: Joan Kasper
- Foreign Language: Stella Plunkett
- Fine Arts: George Waibel and Chelsea Dehn
- Video Production: Dale Beverley
- Notable alumni
- Margo Harshman (Actress, most known for her role on "Even Stevens")
- Brittany Hayes - 2008 Olympic silver medalist, water polo
- Caitlin Lowe (Member of the USA National Softball Team)
- Steve Furniss (1972 Summer Olympics, swimming)
- Bruce Furniss (1976 Summer Olympics, swimming)
- Rod Strachan (1976 Summer Olympics, swimming)
- Matthew Lillard (1988) (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
- Richard Lambourne (1992) (2008 USA Olympic Gold Medalist - Men's volleyball team)
- Chris Hoke (1994) (Member of 2006,2009 Super Bowl Champions Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Norm Katnik (1999) National Football League center for Minnesota Vikings
- Adam Koets (2002) NFL New York Giants Super Bowl Champs
- Phil Hughes (2004)(New York Yankees pitcher)
- J. W. Krumpholz (2006) Olympic silver medalist, water polo
- Kristen Mann (2001) (Indiana Fever WNBA)
- Jeff Williams (1982) (NCAA National Cross Country Champion 1983 & Hall of Fame Inductee 2005)
- Mike Champion (1976-1978) (San Diego Padres)
- External links
- Foothill High School Website
- Tustin Unified District Website
- International Baccalaureate English Website
- Edline Corporate Website
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (92780) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
55,047 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
32% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
31 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.0 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$47,961
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.4 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
40 years old |
39 years old |
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46% / 54% |
58% / 42% |
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