Foothill High School is a 4-year
public high school
A state school, public school, or government school is a primary school, primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation and operated by the government of the state. State-f ...
in the
Shasta Union High School District in California, serving grades 9–12. It serves a wide area from northeastern portions of Redding to the west to
Shingletown to the east, including
Millville,
Bella Vista,
Oak Run,
Whitmore,
Round Mountain,
Montgomery Creek, and
Big Bend. The school opened in 1991 in a temporary location in
Redding and moved in 1999 to a newly built campus in
Palo Cedro.
Academics
Foothill offers honors or
AP courses in English, earth and space science, math, and geography. The
API score for the 2008–2009 school year was 820.
The school's band director, Mitch Bahr, was named a California State Teacher of the Year in 2016.
Notable Alumni
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Lynsi Snyder
Lynsi Lavelle Snyder-Ellingson (previously Seawell, Martinez, and Torres; born May 5, 1982) is an American billionaire businesswoman, the owner and Beneficiary, heiress of the In-N-Out Burger company. She is the only child of Lynda and Guy Snyder ...
Owner of
In-N-Out
In-N-Out Burgers, doing business as In-N-Out Burger, is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants with locations primarily in California and to a lesser extent the Southwest from Oregon to Texas. It was founded in Baldwin Park, Calif ...
. Attended Foothill High School
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Megan Rapinoe
Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC, OL Reign of the National Wom ...
- American soccer player.
References
External links
Official websiteFoothill Cougar football website
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High schools in Shasta County, California
Educational institutions established in 1999
Public high schools in California
1999 establishments in California