Foothill High School (Bakersfield, California)

For other uses, see Foothill High School (disambiguation).

Foothill High School is located in Bakersfield, California and serves grades 9–12.

Foothill High School
Address
501 Park Drive Bakersfield , California 93306
Coordinates	35°21′58″N 118°55′05″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1962
School district	Kern High School District
Principal	Sydney Peterson
Teaching staff	86.87 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	2,063 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	23.75[1]
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Mascot	Trojan
Yearbook	Aurora
Information	[phone]
Website	http://foothill.kernhigh.org/

Accomplishments

Their speech and debate team won the State Championship (small schools) in 2004.

In 2010, the "We The People" team made it to state for the first time in the school's history. Although they did not make it to the final rounds in the capital, Unit 4 of the team received a Unit award out of the remaining 7 schools.

On May 30, 2013, Foothill High School had their fiftieth commencement ceremony; the 2013 graduating class received a commemorative trophy and one-of-a-kind diploma covers with the school's golden anniversary Trojan emblem.

Notable alumni

• Jon Baker, NFL and CFL player
• Joey Porter - NFL Player - Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals^[2]
• Rashaan Shehee - NFL running back
• Lonnie Shelton - NBA Player - New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers 1982 all-star^[3]
• Chris Childs, former New York Knicks guard