Foothill High School is located in

Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of th ...

and serves grades 9–12.

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 Joseph Eugene Porter Sr. (born March 22, 1977) is an American professional football coach and former player. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado State Rams and was selec ...

- NFL Player - Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals * Rashaan Shehee - NFL running back *

Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Jewel Shelton (October 19, 1955 – July 8, 2018) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played from 1976 to 1985. Early years Shelton was born in Bakersfield, California. He played college basketball for Orego ...

- NBA Player - New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers 1982 all-star * Chris Childs, former New York Knicks guard

References

External links

Foothill High School

Class of 1964
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