Tustin High School

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Tustin High School
"A History of Excellence - A Future of Promise"

School type	Public
Established	1921
Principal	Margaret Sepulveda
Faculty	93
Students	2249
Mascot	Tiller
Location	1171 El Camino Real Tustin, CA 92780-4660
Information	(714) 730-7414
Website	Tustin HS Home Page

Tustin High School is a public high school located in Tustin, California, United States.

Tustin High School is officially a Title I school (where 40% or greater of the school's student population come from families defined to be low-income) and a California Distinguished School. The school's mascot is the Tiller (farmer). The school is part of the Tustin Unified School District. The other high schools of the district are: Foothill High School and Arnold O. Beckman High School (recently opened). Recently, the current Tustin High School has been slated for demolition; a new campus is planned to be built on the former Tustin Marine Base.

1 School description and mission statement
2 Programs
3 Advanced placement
4 Sports and Notable Alum
5 External links

[edit] School description and mission statement

Tustin High School (THS) is the cornerstone of tradition and excellence in education in the City of Tustin and Orange County. As one of three comprehensive high schools in the Tustin Unified School District, THS will celebrate its eighty-fourth year of service in the Tustin community. Past Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) reviews show that THS has an honored history of success for students. For the past twelve years, THS has earned two, 6-year accreditations with a midterm review. Because of its rich traditions, THS has seen many second and third generation students graduate as well as graduates who return as faculty members. THS’s commitment to a rigorous academic environment and a standards-based curriculum in all courses has helped THS’s students achieve Expected School-wide Learning Results. Upon graduation, THS students will be:

effective communicators

independent seekers and users of knowledge

productive members of a democratic society

academic achievers

– from the Tustin High 2004-2005 accountability report card

[edit] Programs

The High School offers many outstanding programs, such as its internationally-recognized Model United Nations, an award winning marching band program, The Tiller Marching Regiment, and a National Championship Dance Team

Counselors: Ken Wiedemann (A-Do), Eligia Nicolai (Dp-Li), Pete Kellner (Lm-Q), Cyndi Glavas (R-Z)

[edit] Advanced placement

Tustin High has a strong Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum. Currently, there are a total of 14 AP courses. Tustin High's AP classes include:

AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics C
AP Chemistry
AP Environment Science
AP Studio Art
AP United States History
AP World History
AP Art History
AP Statistics
AP Psychology
AP English Literature and Composition
AP English Language and Composition
AP Spanish

[edit] Sports and Notable Alum

Currently, four Tustin Alum play professional football in the N.F.L.: DeShaun Foster(Carolina Panthers), Matt McCoy(Philadelphia Eagles), Chris Chester (Baltimore Ravens), and Frostee Rucker (Cincinnati Bengals). Of the four, three were teammates on the 2001 team that lost in the CIF semi-finals to Irvine High. Each player was taken in the third-round of the NFL draft or earlier. Sam Baker and Chris Barrett, both currently starters, have thus far won two National Championships playing for the University of Southern California, and were also members of that same 2001 team. It should be noted that All-America OT Sam Baker is projected as a first-round draft choice when he chooses to declare for the NFL Draft. Among other notable sports alums are: Shawn Green (New York Mets), Mark Grace (Chicago Cubs) (retired), and Doug Gottlieb (ESPN analyst). In other arenas, Cuba Gooding, Jr. also briefly attended Tustin High. And Frank Lopes, World Tiddlywinks Champion, 1984-2004.