Catalina Foothills High School
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| Principal | Loren Rathert |
| School Type | Public (U.S.) |
| Religious Affiliation | None |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Address & Location | 4300 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85718, United States |
| Enrollment | 1,890 students |
| Campus Situation | Suburban |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| School Colors | Blue & Silver |
| School Website | CFHS |
Catalina Foothills High School is a public high school, located in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Catalina Foothills is the only high school in the Catalina Foothills School District, located in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. Founded in 1992, Foothills now serves approximately 1,890 students in grades nine through twelve. The school mascot is the falcon, and the school colors are blue and silver. Based on the percentage of students passing or exceeding the AIMS, Catalina Foothills is one of the best high schools in the state. In 2006, Catalina Foothills had the state's second highest percentage of students exceeding math, the third highest percentage of students exceeding reading standards, and the ninth highest percentage of student exceeding writing standards.
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[edit] Academics
Catalina Foothills is accredited by the North Central Association.
The chess team is a National power, having won a total of seven (7) National team championships, and is coached by Fide Master Robby Adamson, who is an attorney in Tucson, Arizona. Catalina Foothills has won the High School National Championship three of the last four years (2008, 2007, 2005), and in 2006 placed second overall.
Below is a list of the team's accomplishments: 2008 National High School Champion; 2007 National High School Champion; 2005 National High School Champion; 2004 National K-9 Champion; 2006 National 12th Grade Champs; 2006 National 11th Grade Champs; 2005 National 11th Grade Champs; State AIA Team Champion 2005-2008, finishing with a record total of 19 out of a possible 20 points.
The Catalina Foothills Science Olympiad team has won the state championship in 2006 and 2008 and placed a close second in 2007. The Catalina Foothills Academic Decathlon team usually finishes near the top in the Region, with the greatest competition from University High School and Canyon del Oro High School (which has won the last five region titles).[citation needed]. The Science Olympiad Team has done increasingly well in the past few years, winning the state championship in 2006 and 2008 and finishing a close second place in 2007.
- The Lincoln-Douglas debate team won 4A States more than five years in a row before their defeat in 2007.
- After winning the Science Olympiad State Championship, the CFHS team is heading off to Washington DC for the National Competition in May 2008.
[edit] Athletics
Catalina Foothills participates in the Kino 4A Division of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. The following titles are referenced from the AIA website. [1]
- The Girls Cross Country team won the 2005 Arizona State Championship Race; as well as individual champion honors.
- The boys Cross Country team won the 2006 Arizona State Championship Race.
- The Girls Soccer team won the 2006 Arizona State Championship 4-0 over Pinnacle High School, which makes 3 state titles in the past 4 years.
- The Boys Soccer team won the 2006 Arizona State Championships 2-0 over Sabino High School.
- The Boys Tennis team won the 2006 Arizona State Championships 5-0 over Chaparral High School.
- The Girls Tennis team won the 2007 Arizona State Championships, which is their 8th consecutive win.
- The Boys and Girls Swim Teams have won the 4A state swimming and diving championships, for eight consecutive years.
- The Boys Volleyball team won the 2006, 2007, and 2008 championships and is the first team in Arizona boys volleyball history to ever win three consecutive championships.
[edit] Theater Arts
Director Terry Erbe and Technical Director Norm Testa lead the department with help from Clint Bryson, assistant technical director.
CFHS has done various shows, most recently Lend Me A Tenor, Metamorphoses, David and Lisa, Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, A Chorus Line, Romeo and Juliet, Proof, Bang Bang You're Dead, Hot L Baltimore, Cabaret, and Chicago (which received rave reviews). The high school has performed many, many more as well.
During the CFHS 07-08 season, the Theatre Department will put on: The Rivals, The Revengers' Comedies, Little Shop of Horrors the musical, and Mary Zimmerman's the Odyssey.
The 'Falcon Players' is the theatre club at school, part of the International Thespian Society. For the 07-08 school year, the board is as follows:
President: Micaela Martinez
Vice President: Geri Courtney-Austein
Secretary: Sarah Hill
Treasurer: Scot Gianelli
Historian: Karl Hussey
[edit] Technical Director
Norm Testa
Norm Testa has been at Catalina Foothills for over 10 years. He received his Bachelors degree in theatre at University of California at Santa Barbara. His Masters of Fine Arts is from the University of Arizona in Lighting Design. Norm has worked at the Arizona Theatre Company, a.k.a. Theatre, Children's Theatre in Minneapolis, and Okoboji Summer Theatre.
[edit] Catalina Foothills Falcon Band
Band Director: Mrs. Renee Shane-Boyd
Drumline Director: Dr. Tina Walton
As of the 2006 - 07 year, the CFHS marching band consists of over 250 students (including Drum Majors, Drumline, Pomline, Colorguard and Bryan Gin), making it one of the largest bands in the state. During the first school semester, the band performs halftime shows for the school's football games along with competing in various festivals. Festivals for the 07-08 season include Ironwood Ridge (Oct 13), Flowing Wells (Oct 27), and U of A Band Day (Nov 17). In the second semester, smaller bands perform concerts.
The smaller bands include:
- CB – Concert Band
- SB – Symphonic Band
- WE – Wind Ensemble
- DL – Drum Line
Groups not affiliated directly with the Falcon Band:
- WG – Winter Guard
- SD – Steel Drums
- Jazz – Jazz Band
The 2006-2007 Foothills Falcon Band was invited to participate in the 2006 Macy's Day Parade in New York City featuring various pep tunes and Hoedown with choreography. Their 2006 show consisted of songs from The Who including, Baba O'Riley/Who are you, Pinball Wizard, and I'm Free. The 2007 show now has music adapted from the concert piece La Fiesta Mexicana. The songs are titled Prelude and Aztec Dance, Mass, and Carnival.
Soon after the Macy's Parade, the school was invited to participate a cultural show in Bejing, China, which will take place during the summer of 2008. Fund raising opportunities will include entertainment books, butterbraid frozen dough, Winterhaven holiday parking, silent auction fund raiser and corporate donations.
The field show of 2008 will consist of selections from the music of Danny Elfman.
Alumni of the Catalina Foothills Band have gone on to achieve success as collegiate and professional musicians. Former band members are attending many fine institutions including the University of Southern California, the University of Indiana, the University of Iowa, the University of Wisconsin, and Berklee
[edit] School history
Prior to the establishment of Catalina Foothills, district students attended high school in Tucson Unified School District, and primarily Amphitheater Public Schools. The establishment of Catalina Foothills was postponed several decades due to the ability of district students to attend high school in neighboring school districts. [2]
As the population grew in the Catalina Foothills area, a large core of Catalina Foothills students attended Amphitheater High School in North Tucson, as the closer Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley was virtually closed to out-of-district students. The need for a high school in the Catalina Foothills School District became apparent. [3]
Construction began in 1991 on a 40-acre site centrally located in the district. The Catalina Foothills School Board had acquired the site in the late 1970s. The school opened to the ninth grade in 1992 when classes met at a district middle school. In 1993 campus was opened to ninth and tenth graders, and the first graduating class of Foothills High walked in late spring 1996. [4]
Located in one of the Tucson area's most affluent communities, Foothills students are regarded as a highly economically privileged population. Parents of Foothills students often locate to the community specifically so their children can attend the school. [5]
