Foothill High School (Henderson, Nevada)
| Foothill High School | |
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Foothill High School Going Above and Beyond; Graduation For All! | |
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| Coordinates | 36°0′18″N 114°57′57″W / 36.00500°N 114.96583°WCoordinates: 36°0′18″N 114°57′57″W / 36.00500°N 114.96583°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1999 |
| School district | Clark County School District |
| Dean |
Zenon Brooks Tina Lahr April Paris |
| Principal | Joe Caruso |
| Vice principal |
Bill Love Marla Kober Bryan Hennagan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,885 |
| School colour(s) |
Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and Vegas Gold |
| Athletics conference | Sunrise 4A Region |
| Team name | Falcons |
| Website | http://www.foothillhenderson.com |
Foothill High School is a four-year secondary school in the Clark County School District, located in the city of Henderson, Nevada.
Programs and academics
SkillsUSA
Foothill operates a chapter of SkillsUSA with many successes.
In 2013, the team of James Schaeffer and Gino Alvarez placed 5th place in Television (Video) Production at the National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri.
In 2014, the team of Blake Wilson and Dustin Griffie placed 1st place in Web Design at the National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri.
FST News
Foothill operates a student-run news station that mirrors a real world TV Station.
They provide a daily broadcast to students with news and other happenings around campus.
FST News also works alongside the police departments of Henderson and Boulder City to produce Every 15 Minutes.
Speech and debate
In June 2008, Foothill High School hosted the 2008 National Speech and Debate Association National Championships.
YES Inc.
Foothill operates a business and leadership class, YES Inc.
Students are taught several skills including business management and workplace readiness.
Athletics
Football
The school's football program has won several division championships, qualified for the playoffs yearly, and has reached the state tournament several times.[1]
Marching band
The Foothill Marching Band currently consists of about 300 students. The Band won the first of their competitions including Henderson Bandfest '09. The Marching Band also participates at their schools football games, basketball games, assemblies, and pep rallies.
They are one of the top bands in the state of Nevada. The Foothill Marching Band is, at this time, the largest marching band in the history of Nevada.
The Foothill Marching Band also broke state records when they made Finals in two Bands of America competitions in California and Utah in 2010. They have altogether made Band of America Finals three times. As of right now, they are one of four bands across the country to help TAMA test their new drums (that have not yet been released.)
The 2011–12 marching band class had a total of 210+ students.
The Marching Band has participated in the St. Patricks Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland.[2]
In May, 2012 the band travelled to march in the National Memorial Parade in Washington DC.
In December 2012 the Foothill Drumline participated in the Very Vegas Holiday at The Smith's Center and performed with the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Foothill Drumline also performed with Trace Adkins at the American Country Awards on December 10th, 2013. This was nationally televised on Fox.[3]
The Marching Band is also one of few high schools to perform in the Macy's Day Parade in 2014.[4]
Cross country
The girls cross country team won the Sunrise Regional Championships in 2005 and 2006 and made a State Championship appearance in 2013.
The boys team won the Sunrise Regional Title in 2007 and 2010.
Basketball
The 2004 boys basketball team won the school's first Regional title and reached the state finals. The program also hosts the annual Big Time Tournament during the summer, which attracts schools from all over the nation to compete.
In 2006, after losing its first Southeast Division game of the season, Foothill's boys basketball team was 4-9.[5] But since then, the Falcons were nearly unstoppable. After picking up an 89-76 road win over Silverado High School, Foothill finished the regular season 18-10 and had by then won 14 of its last 15 games.[5] The Team also won the sunrise regional title for a second time in 2008, but fell short in the state tournament to Reno High School.
Dance
The dance team has won several in and out of state competitions. The Foothill High School Varsity Dance Team has won the Nevada 4A State Dance Championships four times in the past four years and also placed 14th in the national championship. The team captured two national championship titles at the National Dance Championships in 2007, and another national title in 2008.[6][7]
Baseball
Foothill has qualified for playoffs nearly every year.
In the 2013–14 season, the Falcons made it to the semi-finals of the Regional Tournament.
Commencement speech controversy
An incident at the school's commencement on June 15, 2006 sparked a lawsuit against the school. The commencement was held at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where 400 graduates and their families were gathered for graduation. The commencement speech of Foothill valedictorian, Brittany McComb (then 18 years old) was cut short after a school employee pulled the plug on the microphone during her speech. A video of the incident shows that the sound system was cut off.
McComb unsuccessfully brought suit against the school in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, citing as defendants the principal, the assistant principal, and the school employee who turned off the sound system on McComb.[8] The Rutherford Institute supported McComb's suit.[9][10]
Notes and references
- ↑ reviewjournal.com - Sports: High School: Football
- ↑ lasvegassun.com Foothill High School to play in Ireland
- ↑ youtube.com Foothill High School Drumline Performance at the ACAs
- ↑ mynews3.com Foothill High School Marching Band picked for Macy's Parade
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Foothill remains on roll, nabs Southeast's top seed Falcons pick up 14th victory in last 15 games". Las Vegas Review Journal. 10 February 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ Foothill dance team national champs, March 14, 2007, ocregister.com
- ↑ Foothill dance team captures national title, March 12, 2008, ocregister.com
- ↑ Norman, Jean Reid (March 27, 2009). "Foothill grad wants Supreme Court ruling on interrupted speech". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ↑ "High-School Valedictorian Sues School for Muting Speech Thanking Jesus". LifeSiteNews.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "Court Will Hear Case of Valedictorian Silenced Over Christian Faith, Judge Rules". LifeSiteNews.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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