Foothill High School (Bakersfield, California)

For other uses, see Foothill High School (disambiguation).

Foothill High School
Address
501 Park Drive Bakersfield, California 93306
Coordinates	35°21′58″N 118°55′05″W / 35.36611°N 118.91806°W / 35.36611; -118.91806Coordinates: 35°21′58″N 118°55′05″W / 35.36611°N 118.91806°W / 35.36611; -118.91806
Information
Type	Public
Established	1962
School district	Kern High School District
Principal	Gail Bentley
Enrollment	2,627
Color(s)	Black & Gold
Mascot	Trojans
Rival	Highland, East Bakersfield, Mira Monte
Information	(661) 366-4491
Website	http://foothill.kernhigh.org/

Foothill High School is located in Bakersfield, California and serves grades 9-12. Their speech and debate team won the State Championship (small schools) in 2004, and in 2003, Foothill had the league record of sending 7 students to the National Championships. Their FFA Advanced Parliamentary Procedure Team won a National Championship at the National FFA Convention in October 2007.

In 2010, the "We The People" team made it to state for the first time in the school's history. Although they did not make it to the final rounds in the capital, Unit 4 of the team received a Unit award out of the remaining 7 schools.

On May 30, 2013, Foothill High School had their fiftieth commencement ceremony; the 2013 graduating class received a commemorative trophy and one-of-a-kind diploma covers with the school's golden anniversary Trojan emblem.

Notable alumni

Jon Baker, NFL and CFL player
Joey Porter - NFL Player - Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals^[1]
Rashaan Shehee - NFL running back
Lonnie Shelton - NBA Player - New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers 1982 all-star^[2]
Chris Childs, former New York Knicks guard

References

↑ "NFL: DOLPHINS: Miami Dolphins Linebacker Joey Porter honored by his hometown." Miami Dolphins at noticias.info. Retrieved on July 16, 2009.
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SheltLo01

External links

Foothill High School
Class of 1964 (Website for First Graduating Class Alumni)

Education in Greater Bakersfield

Elementary school districts	Bakersfield City School District Beardsley School District Edison School District Fairfax School District Fruitvale School District Greenfield Union School District Lakeside Union School District Norris School District Panama Buena Vista Union School District Rosedale Union School District Standard School District

High schools*	Bakersfield High School Centennial High School East Bakersfield High School Foothill High School Frontier High School Golden Valley High School Highland High School Independence High School Liberty High School Mira Monte High School North High School Ridgeview High School South High School Stockdale High School West High School

Colleges and universities	Bakersfield College California State University, Bakersfield

Private schools	Bakersfield Christian High School Garces Memorial High School

* All high schools are a part of the Kern High School District.

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