| Terra Nova High School | |
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| Established | 1961 |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Jonathan Ferrer |
| Academic staff | 50 |
| Students | 1,249 |
| Location | 1450 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica, California, United States 94044 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black, Gold |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Website | Official Website |
Terra Nova High School is an American public high school in Pacifica in San Mateo County, California serving grades 9 through 12 as part of the Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD).
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Terra Nova High School was established in 1961 to serve the growing population in the Linda Mar district of southern Pacifica. Students attended from Vallemar, Rockaway Beach, Mori Point, Fairway, Sharp Park and Pacific Manor districts until Oceana Highschool was completed the following year.
The original buildings and campus were designed by Mark Falk & Corwin Booth (of Falk & Booth). The main building originally had only two stories when the school opened in 1961. Portables were added to the rear of the school campus to accommodate the increase in students and need for more classrooms. A major facilities remodel was completed in 1998, and construction of a 400+ seat theater and a new science building began in early 2010.
| White | Hispanic | Asian | Filipino | African American | Pacific Islander | American Indian | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 | 290 | 69 | 88 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 125 |
Terra Nova offers Advanced Placement courses in US History, European History, Chemistry, Environmental Science, US Government, Language and Composition, Literature, Studio Art, Music Theory, and Calculus AB.
As of 2011, Terra Nova has an API score of 801, the 6th highest in San Mateo County.
Terra Nova has an award-winning marching band, which won 1st place in their division at the Foothill Band Review in 2007 and again in 2009. The marching band also received the Sweepstakes award at the 2008 and 2009 Fog Fests Terra Nova's student-run newspaper is the Terra Nova Times and has also won awards from the Peninsula Press Club. Terra Nova has had a team on the Bay Area's Quiz Kids show since the show's debut. Terra Nova offers a wide variety of sports, including football, baseball, cheerleading, badminton, cross country, tennis, track and field, water polo, swimming, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and wrestling, and numerous teams go to CCS and PAL championships yearly. Baseball has sent one player to the Majors, Greg Reynolds. In addition to sports, the drama department performs both a spring and fall production.
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