Foothill High School is a public high school located in unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 community of Tustin Foothills in Orange County, California

Orange County, California

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, with a mailing address of Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana, California

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 in the Tustin Unified School District

Tustin Unified School District

Tustin Unified School District was created from the 1972 voter-approved unification of the Tustin Elementary School District and the Tustin Union High School District. It is located in Tustin, a city in Orange County, California, USA. Its district territory comprises the cities of Tustin, North...

. 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

California Distinguished School

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 and National Blue Ribbon School awards.

History and culture

Opened in September 1963 on 37 acres (149,733.8 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. The school's mascot is the Knight.

FHS offers 16 AP courses, 5 IB Higher Level, and 8 IB Standard Level courses.

Notable alumni

• Margo Harshman
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   (Actress, most known for her role on "Even Stevens
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• Brittany Hayes
  Brittany Hayes
  Brittany Hayes is an American water polo player. She was a member of the US water polo team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics....
  
   - 2008 Olympic silver medalist, water polo
• Caitlin Lowe
  Caitlin Lowe
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   (Member of the USA National Softball Team)
• Steve Furniss
  Steve Furniss
  Steven "Steve" Furniss is a former American Olympic swimmer from Madison, Wisconsin. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich in the men's 200-meter individual medley. He attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California...
  
   (1972 Summer Olympics, swimming)
• Bruce Furniss
  Bruce Furniss
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   (1976 Summer Olympics, swimming)
• Rod Strachan
  Rod Strachan
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   (1976 Summer Olympics, swimming)
• Matthew Lillard
  Matthew Lillard
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   (1988) (Shaggy from Scooby Doo)
• Richard Lambourne
  Richard Lambourne
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   (1992) (2008 USA Olympic Gold Medalist - Men's volleyball team)
• Chris Hoke
  Chris Hoke
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   (1994) (Member of 2006,2009 Super Bowl Champions Pittsburgh Steelers)
• Norm Katnik
  Norm Katnik
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   (1999) National Football League
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   center for Minnesota Vikings
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• Adam Koets
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   (2002) NFL New York Giants Super Bowl Champs
• Phil Hughes (2004)(New York Yankees pitcher)
• Eva Angelina
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   (Adult Actress)
• J. W. Krumpholz
  J. W. Krumpholz
  James W. Krumpholz is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.Krumpholz attended Foothill High School in Tustin, California, and...
  
   (2006) Olympic silver medalist, water polo
• Kristen Mann
  Kristen Mann
  Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California...
  
   (2001) (Indiana Fever WNBA)
• Jeff Williams
  Jeff Williams
  Jeffrey Francis Williams is an Australian-born, left-handed pitcher who was best known for playing for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. He is a specialist set-up pitcher, or closer.-Olympics:...
  
   (1982) (NCAA National Cross Country Champion 1983 & Hall of Fame Inductee 2005)
• Mike Champion (1976–1978) (San Diego Padres)
• Jamal Duff
  Jamal Duff
  Jamal Duff is an American actor and former American football player in the National Football League. He played college football at San Diego State University, then played in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins....
  
   (1990), football player, actor
• Josh Williams
  Josh Williams
  Josh Williams attended Foothill High School in Tustin, California and moved on to the Arizona State University. Williams now fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships with Team Armedarsenal.com under the instruction of jujitsu practitioner Luciano Banaderas and boxing coach Franklin...
  
   (1999), UFC Ultimate fighter.
• S. Parker Kennedy (1968), Executive Chairman, past CEO First American Title Company.

External links

• Foothill High School Website