Foothill High School (Orange County, California)

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.

In 1996, Foothill was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School award. It was awarded the California Gold Ribbon School award in 2015 and the California Distinguished School award three times, in 1994, 1999, and 2005.

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:

• Cross country
• Football (men's)
• Golf (women's)
• Tennis (women's)
• Volleyball (women's)
• Water polo (men's)

Winter:

• Basketball (men's/women's)
• Soccer (men's/women's)
• Water polo (women's)
• Wrestling (men's/women's)

Spring:

• Baseball (men's)
• Golf (men's)
• Lacrosse (men's/women's)
• Softball (women's)
• Swimming
• Tennis (men's)
• Track
• Volleyball (men's)

Campus

Foothill was built on a 37-acre campus.

Notable alumni

• Brian Alexander, former United States men's national water polo team member and 2011 Pan American Games gold medalist
• Eva Angelina (2003), adult film actress
• Brad Boxberger, baseball player
• Mike Champion (1976–1978), baseball player with the San Diego Padres
• Jamal Duff (1990), football player, actor
• Kimberly Duran (born 1989), muralist
• Doug Eisenman (born 1968), tennis player
• Bruce Furniss, 1976 Olympic gold medalist, swimming
• Steve Furniss, 1972 Olympic bronze medalist, swimming
• Jason Hairston (1990), businessman, professional football player
• Margo Harshman (2004), TV & film actress Even Stevens
• Brittany Hayes, 2008 Olympic silver medalist, water polo
• Chris Hoke (1994), professional football player
• Phil Hughes (2004), baseball player
• Sadie Jean (2020), singer
• Norm Katnik (1999), NFL center for Minnesota Vikings
• Adam Koets (2002), professional football player
• Jillian Kraus (born 1986), water polo player
• J. W. Krumpholz (2006), Olympic silver medalist, water polo
• Richard Lambourne (1993), 2008 USA Olympic gold medalist, men's volleyball team
• Matthew Lillard (1988), actor, Scooby Doo, Scream
• Caitlin Lowe (2003), member of the USA National Softball Team
• Kristen Mann (2001), Indiana Fever WNBA
• Bobby Okereke (2014), NFL linebacker for New York Giants
• Jeff Pickler, baseball player and coach
• Joanna Rosholm, former press secretary
• Roger Craig Smith, voice actor
• Rod Strachan, Olympic gold medalist
• Alison Sweeney, actress, Days of Our Lives
• Stuart Tay, student who was murdered in 1992
• Victory Tischler-Blue (1977), singer, film producer, and member of the band The Runaways

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.

References

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