Temple City High School

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**Temple City High School**
Established	1956
School type	Public
District	Temple City Unified School District
Grades	9–12
Principal	Ray Plutko
Athletics	Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, marching band, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, wrestling
Athletic Conference	Rio Hondo League
Colors	Green and gold
Mascot	Ram
Location	9501 East Lemon Avenue Temple City, California
Information	(626) 548-5040
Website	Welcome to Temple City High School

Temple City High School (or TCHS) is a four-year public high school located in Temple City, California, in the West San Gabriel Valley.

1 Notable alumni
2 Alma mater
3 Academics
4 Athletics
5 Performing and visual arts
6 Extra-curricular activities
7 Graduation
- 7.1 Requirements
8 Bell schedule
9 References
10 External links

[edit] Notable alumni

Remarkable graduates or former students of Temple City High include:

Steven W. Lindsey, class of 1978, is a United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut^[1]
Jimmy Conrad, class of 1994, made the U.S. roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Desmond Reed, class of 2003, plays for the University of Southern California Trojans as tailback^[2]
Ryan Tucker, class of 2005 pitcher, plays for the Florida Marlins' minor league affiliate The Greensboro Grasshoppers^[3]

[edit] Alma mater

The alma mater of Temple City High:

Temple City, we love thee

Now and for all time to be

And we have pledged our loyalty

To thee, to thee.

Hail our colors green and gold

Standing for our dreams untold

As we will strive to reach our goal

For thee, for thee,

Hail Temple City. All Hail!

[edit] Academics

Academic programs at Temple City High include biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics up to calculus, and language courses such as French, German, Spanish, and English Language Development, a program focused on moving students from Limited English Proficiency to Redesignated Fluent English Proficiency. Also available are Advanced Placement and Honors programs.

Temple City High won the California Distinguished School award in 1996^[4] and the school's Academic Performance Index score for 2006 was 808^[5], above the statewide target of 800 and enough to place it in the distinguished "800 Club".

[edit] Athletics

Temple City High School competes interscholastically as a member of the Rio Hondo League in Boy's and Girl's baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, golf, marching band, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and Boy's football and wrestling. Most athletics require before- or after-school practice from their athletes.

The Rams are governed by the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section alongside fellow Rio Hondo League schools Blair International Baccalaureate School, La Cañada High School, Monrovia High School, South Pasadena High School, and San Marino High School.

[edit] Performing and visual arts

Temple City High performing and visual arts consist of art, auxiliaries, band, dance, orchestra, and theatre. Dragonflicks, part of the school's art and film department, holds an annual Film Festival supported by the school during the months of May and/or June.

[edit] Extra-curricular activities

Temple City High features numerous clubs and organizations run by the associated student body.

The various clubs include:

[edit] Graduation

Temple City Unified School District was established on July 1st, 1954 and incorporated Oak Avenue Intermediate School, a junior high school formerly part of Pasadena Unified School District. Before 1956, Temple City public school students would attend Pasadena High School after Oak Avenue, but in 1956 the first 12th grade class in the district graduated at Oak Avenue. The first graduation from Temple City High was a year later, in 1957, when the Associated Student Body established the green and gold school colors and the Ram as the school mascot.

[edit] Requirements

Today, students must meet the mandatory two-hundred thirty credits to qualify for graduation within the subjects of english, mathematics, physical education, science, social sciences, additional academic courses or electives, and either a fine art, a foreign language or an approved elective. Students must also complete community service and pass the California High School Exit Exam. These requirements may not meet college entrance requirements.

[edit] Bell schedule

The school day lasts from 7:18 AM to 2:55 PM and consists of seven periods, each fifty-two minutes long, one ten minute snack break, a nineteen minute reading period, and a thirty-four minute lunch^[6].

Schedule for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Break	Reading	Period 4	Period 5	Lunch	Period 6	Period 7
7:18 AM to 8:10 AM	8:15 AM to 9:07 AM	9:12 AM to 10:04 AM	10:04 AM to 10:14 AM	10:19 AM to 10:38 AM	10:38 AM to 11:30 AM	11:35 AM to 12:27 PM	12:27 PM to 1:01 PM	1:06 PM to 1:58 PM	2:03 PM to 2:55 PM

The schedule is altered on Wednesdays to accommodate for a staff meeting in the morning that lasts from 8:15 AM until 9 AM. The day begins at 9:06 AM and ends at 2:55 PM, and maintains a seven period structure, a ten minute snack break, and a thirty-four minute lunch, but eliminates the reading portion of forth period and shortens period lengths to thirty-nine minutes each.

Schedule for Wednesday
Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Break	Period 4	Period 5	Lunch	Period 6	Period 7
9:06 AM to 9:45 AM	9:50 AM to 10:29 AM	10:34 AM to 11:13 AM	11:13 AM to 11:23 AM	11:28 AM to 12:09 AM	12:14 AM to 12:53 AM	12:53 AM to 1:27 PM	1:32 PM to 2:11 PM	2:16 PM to 2:55 PM

In addition to the regular schedules, there are additional schedules for a minimum day, short and long assemblies, and for the first day of a semester. For the school's minimum day, all periods last thirty-six minutes each with a five minute gap between to account for travel. The day lasts from 7:34 AM to 12:18 PM with no break, reading period or lunch.

For a short assembly each class lasts forty-five minutes, and includes one ten minute snack break, a seventeen minute reading period, and a thirty-four minute lunch. The short assembly itself lasts thirty-nine minutes. The day begins at 7:25 AM and ends at 2:55 PM.

For a long assembly each class lasts forty-three minutes, two minutes less than for a short assembly, and includes one ten minute snack break, an eighteen minute reading period, and a thirty-four minute lunch. The long assembly itself lasts fifty minutes. The day begins at 7:27 AM and ends at 2:55 PM.

The first day of each of the school year's two semesters has its own schedule which maintains all seven classes, each forty-eight minutes, and a thirty-four minute lunch. There is no break or reading period and the day lasts from 8:15 AM to 2:55 PM.