Foothill High School (Bakersfield, California)

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

Public school in Bakersfield, California

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; -118.91806
Information
Type	Public
Established	1962
School district	Kern High School District
Principal	Sydney Peterson
Teaching staff	86.87 (FTE)
Enrollment	2,063 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	23.75
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Mascot	Trojan
Yearbook	Aurora
Information	(661) 366-4491
Website	http://foothill.kernhigh.org/

Foothill High School is located in Bakersfield, California and serves grades 9–12.

Accomplishments

Their speech and debate team won the State Championship (small schools) in 2004.

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

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

References

^ "Foothill High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
"NFL: DOLPHINS: Miami Dolphins Linebacker Joey Porter honored by his hometown." Miami Dolphins at noticias.info. Retrieved on July 16, 2009.
"Lonnie Shelton Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

External links

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

v t e 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
Public 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 high schools	Bakersfield Christian High School Garces Memorial High School
* All public high schools are a part of the Kern High School District.

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