Foothill High School (Henderson, Nevada)

Foothill High School
Location
800 College Drive, Henderson, NV 89002
Coordinates 36°0′18″N 114°57′57″W / 36.00500°N 114.96583°W / 36.00500; -114.96583Coordinates: 36°0′18″N 114°57′57″W / 36.00500°N 114.96583°W / 36.00500; -114.96583
Information
School type Public high school
Motto Going Above and Beyond;
Graduation For All!
Established 1999
School district Clark County School District
Dean Tina Lahr, Mark Romonoski
Principal Lisa Burkhead
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.

Marching band

The Band won the first of their competitions including Henderson Bandfest '09.

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 Marching Band has participated in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland.[1]

In May, 2012 the band traveled 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.[2]

The Marching Band is also one of few high schools to perform in the Macy's Day Parade in 2014.[3]

The Drumline captured sixth place at the WGI World Championship Finals in 2015.

The Marching Band won first place at the 2015 Nevada Marching Band Open Series Championships claiming the title of the Best Marching Band in State.

The Marching Band will perform at the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA.

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 program hosts the annual Big Time Tournament during the summer, which attracts schools from all over the nation to compete.

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.[4][5]

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.[6] The Rutherford Institute supported McComb's suit.[7][8]

Feeder Schools

Notes and references

  1. ↑ lasvegassun.com Foothill High School to play in Ireland
  2. ↑ youtube.com Foothill High School Drumline Performance at the ACAs
  3. ↑ mynews3.com Foothill High School Marching Band picked for Macy's Parade
  4. ↑ Foothill dance team national champs, March 14, 2007, ocregister.com
  5. ↑ Foothill dance team captures national title, March 12, 2008, ocregister.com
  6. ↑ Norman, Jean Reid (March 27, 2009). "Foothill grad wants Supreme Court ruling on interrupted speech". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "High-School Valedictorian Sues School for Muting Speech Thanking Jesus". LifeSiteNews.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Court Will Hear Case of Valedictorian Silenced Over Christian Faith, Judge Rules". LifeSiteNews.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

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