Tustin High School

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Tustin High School
"A History of Excellence - A Future of Promise"
Location
1171 El Camino Real Tustin, CA 92780-4660 United States of America
Information
School district	Tustin Unified School District
Principal	Jonathan Blackmore
Enrollment	2249
Faculty	93
Type	Public
Grades	9 - 12
Color(s)	Red, White & Black
Established	1921
Information	(714) 730-7414
Mascot	Tiller
Homepage	tustin.k12.ca.us/ths/default.htm

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 former 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.

[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

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[edit] Programs

The High School offers many outstanding programs, such as its internationally-recognized Model United Nations, The Tiller Marching Regiment and color Guard, and a National Championship Dance Team

• Counselors: Ken Wiedemann (A-Dz), Eligia Nicolai (E-Md), Amy Repp [Me-P), Valerie Lantow (Q-Z)^[1]

[edit] Advanced placement

Tustin High has a strong Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum. Currently, there are a total of 18 AP courses. Tustin High's AP classes include:

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Physics C
• AP Chemistry
• AP Environmental 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
• AP United States Government
• AP Micro-economics
• AP Comparative Government

[edit] Sports and Notable Alum

Currently, four Tustin Alum play professional football in the N.F.L.: DeShaun Foster(Carolina Panthers), Matt McCoy(New Orleans Saints), 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 School. 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. OT Sam Baker was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 21st pick in the 2008 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. Robert David Hall, who plays coroner Dr. Albert Robbins M.D. on the hit television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, also attended Tustin High School. He was part of the graduating class of 1964. Also, noted author Frank Lopes, credited with the romance novel trilogy 'The Longing,' 'The Longer Longing,' and 'Longer Than That,' as well as the Tony Award Winning autobiographical play 'I Saved the Pennies For My Thoughts, And Now I Have $8.37.' He just finished the seventh book in his animal-mystery series 'The Dolphin Wears Tweed," and is currently residing in Sri Lanka. Rock musician Tony Scalzo, founding member of the group Fastball, also attended Tustin High School where he was a member of the school's marching band. David C. Leestma, former astronaut and current Director of flight crew operations at the Johnson Space Center, Texas, graduated from Tustin High School in 1967.

[edit] References

1. ^ THS Counselors

[edit] External links

• Tustin High School

• Tustin High School is at coordinates 33°44′14″N 117°49′07″W / 33.73726, -117.818509 (Tustin High School)Coordinates: 33°44′14″N 117°49′07″W / 33.73726, -117.818509 (Tustin High School)

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