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. It is the only school in the Tustin Unified School District to offer the International Baccalaureate program. It is a recipient of multiple California Distinguished School and National Blue Ribbon School awards.

Foothill High School
Address
19251 Dodge Avenue

Santa Ana
,
California 92705

United States
Coordinates33.767411°N 117.798071°W / 33.767411; -117.798071
Information
TypePublic
Established1963
School districtTustin Unified School District
PrincipalMichelle England[1]
Staff86.55 (FTE)[2]
Faculty114
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment2,424 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio28.50[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Vegas gold
  Black
  White
MascotKnight
RivalTustin High School
Information(714)730-7464
Websitehttps://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/foothill

History and culture

Opened in September 1963 on 37 acres (150,000 m2) 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, and its mascot is the Knight. FHS offers 16 Advanced Placement courses, five International Baccalaureate Higher Level, and eight International Baccalaureate Standard Level courses.

Notable alumni
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.[9][10]

References
  1. "Administrators - Tustin Unified School District". www.tustin.k12.ca.us.
  2. "Foothill High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. Doddes, Denise (October 20, 1977). "Tustin Girl Wins America Teen Title". UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via Tustin News.
  4. "NFL - Players Rosters - National Football League - ESPN". ESPN.
  5. "USA Water Polo Player BIO". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  6. "USA Volleyball - Features, Events, Results". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012.
  7. 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.
  8. Lovret, Juanita (July 23, 2012). "Reflecting on Tustin's Olympians". Orange County Register.
  9. "Coach Snyder FHS Alumni Assoc". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  10. "Bill Snyder bio - Kansas State Sports". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
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