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Foothill High School
School type	Public
Established	1963
Principal	Al Marzilli
Students	2396
Colors	Black, Gold
Mascot	Knight
Location	19251 Dodge Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92705  United States
Information	(714) 730-7464
Website	tustin.k12.ca.us/foothill

Foothill High School is a public high school located in unincorporated community of Tustin Foothills, California in Orange County, California, with a mailing address of Santa Ana, California; however, it is a high school in the Tustin Unified School District. During the 2002-2003 school year, Foothill High School had an enrollment of 2396 students with a non-white population of about 47%. 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. Foothill High School is geographically related to the Tustin Foothills, California.

Contents 1 Mission Statement 2 History and culture 2.1 Traditions 3 Programs 3.1 Associated Student Body (ASB) 3.2 Advanced placement 3.3 International baccalaureate 3.3.1 Higher level 3.3.2 Standard level 4 Current administration (2006-2007) 5 Notable graduates 6 Trivia 7 References 8 External links

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.

Opened in September 1963 on 37 acres 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, although a serious effort was undertaken in 1993-94 to change the mascot to a Llama. Although students gathered more than 300 signatures, including all members of the ASB cabinet, the ASB cabinet ultimately voted against it by a vote of 4-13 and the movement ended. The first graduating class of 1966 was composed of students who had been transferred from Tustin High School in 1963. The name of the school newspaper is "The Knightlife." The "Senior Munch" tradition dates from the first graduating class of 1966. Many of the teachers in the 1960's and beyond held not only Bachelor's Degrees but also Master Degrees in their field of instruction. Larry Lekander was the first member of the faculty to hold a Doctorate in Education which he earned in 1967 from the University of Southern California.

One of the many traditions is the long-standing feud between the Tustin High School and Foothill High School football teams. The assembly to promote this game usually involves a squad of "Tustin Cheerleaders": volunteer Foothill males dressed in skimpy outfits using inflated balloons for breasts who dance in choreographed, cheerleader-style routines to make a mockery of Tustin High School. At the end of the performance, a stereotyped "hillbilly" Tiller (Tustin High School's mascot) arrives and is swiftly defeated by the Foothill school mascot, the Knight.

"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

• dinner and a "joust" at Medieval Times

There are usually three Munches per year; this number can decrease if low attendance is expected.

The Foothill Knightlife- the school newspaper formerly under the faculty guidance of Bobby Coulter. However, because of "personal reasons," Coulter decided to step down from the position at the end of the 2006 school year following six years of incompetent leadership. During his tenure as faculty advisor, the newspaper and its student writers became notorious for their disputes with the administration over censorship issues. However, most censorship came from Coulter. Also, notable is the incident of the missing portfolios and student applications. Please refer to former students for stories.

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 college or university. 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.

• President- Ben Holland
• Vice President- Natalie Cummins
• Secretary- Lauren Seastrom
• Treasurer- Natalie Hoffman

There are 13 AP courses available to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Computer Science A
• AP Computer Science AB
• AP Economics: Micro
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP European History
• AP Physics B
• AP Psychology
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Statistics
• AP United States History
• AP Government and Politics: United States

Some students opt to take AP Chemistry, 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.

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.

• IB Biology HL
• IB English Language A1 HL
• IB Mathematics HL
• IB Visual Arts HL
• IB History of the Americas HL

• 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

Office administration

• Principal: Al Marzilli (the White Fox)
• Assistant Principals: Michele Boudreaux, Mike Velez
• Dean: Diane Blackstone
• Counselors: Julie McGinis (A-E), Beverly Willie (F-L, At Risk), Adrian Rios (M-Rd), Sandy Benz (Re-Z)
• Career Center Coordinator: Debbie Cuzens

Department chairs

• Science: Sheryl Beamer
• Physical Education: Vince Brown
• Mathematics: Janet Cutler
• Social Science: Melinda Fowler
• English: Joan Kasper
• Foreign Language: Stella Plunkett

• Matthew Lillard (1988) ^[1]
• Eva Angelina (2001) (porn star)
• Phil Hughes (Yankee pitcher propect)

Certain prints of the Foothill High School mission statement ironically include a misspelling, using "pursing" instead of "pursuing," as in "...while pursing their maximum potential."

1. ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/497/000045362/

• Foothill High School Website
• Tustin Unified District Website
• International Baccalaureate English Website
• Edline Corporate Website

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