high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
serving students in grades 9â12 in the
Tehachapi, California
Tehachapi (; Kawaiisu: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb") is a city in Kern County, California, United States, in the Tehachapi Mountains, at an elevation of , between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. Tehachapi is east-southeast ...
area.
Tehachapi High School is part of the
Tehachapi Unified School District
The Tehachapi Unified School District is a school district in the Tehachapi, California area with approximately 4,900 students. Stacey Larson-Everson is the district's Superintendent. Mr. Jeff Kermode is President of the Board of Education.
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, a K-12
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
North America United States
In the U.S, most Kâ12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
. Tehachapi High School has a current enrollment of 1,500-plus, with district enrollment of approximately 4,900. THS has the reputation of being one of the preferred educational programs in Kern County, with test scores higher than many other high schools in the county, and highly honored athletics and activity programs.
The high school was founded circa 1928. Classes were held in a home originally built by Russell Peery in the 1890s in
Cummings Valley
Cummings Valley is in California's Tehachapi Mountains.
Cummings Valley was settled by the Kawaiisu people before the arrival of white Americans, largely of Irish originDistrict Overview Tehachapi Unified School District. Accessed June 1, 2022. It is divided into wings with an open plan. There are no interior hallways at Tehachapi High. The design originated with a Central Valley school without the Tehachapi Valley's wind. When the school first opened, students were injured by the wind slamming doors open and shut, requiring changes to the doors' construction.
The gym and cafeteria underwent major transformations to give it a cafe-like feel with bar stools, booths, and individual seating to accommodate nearly 1,700 students using funds that could not be used to pay staff or for educational purposes. Over a summer, the
Associated Student Body
A student council (also known as a student union, associated student body or student parliament) is an administrative organization of students in different educational institutes ranging from elementary schools to universities and research or ...