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Troy High School (California)

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Established
  
1964 (1964)

CEEB code
  
051009

Faculty
  
112

Phone
  
+1 714-626-4400

Colors
  
Black, White, Red

Superintendent
  
Scott Scambray

Principal
  
William Mynster

Grades
  
9-12

Average SAT scores
  
1.917

Troy High School (California)

Address
  
2200 Dorothy Ln, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA

Profiles

Troy High School is a public magnet school situated in Fullerton, California, USA, acclaimed for its Troy Tech and International Baccalaureate programs. It is located in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. As of the 2016-17 school year, 2685 students attend the school.

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Academics

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, then-principal Jerry Atkin was instrumental in developing and implementing a Science and Technology magnet program, known as Troy Tech, for Troy High School. Troy was one of 27 high schools nationwide honored as a New American High School by former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 2000. It has won first place in the U.S. National Science Olympiad in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, and 2015, and has also placed favorably in many other competitions on both the regional and national level, including the American Computer Science League (1st in the nation, 5th overall in 2005). Troy's Science Olympiad team has consistently attended nationals every year since 1994 except for 1995, and they have placed in the top 5 at nationals every year they have attended. Troy’s Science Bowl Team has placed first and second for four years in the Western Regional Science Bowl sponsored by NASA/JPL and the U.S. Department of Energy. In 2001, the team captured the national second place at the U.S. Dept. of Energy Competition in Washington, D.C.

A number of Troy Tech and International Baccalaureate students have received nationally recognized honors, by competing and often placing highly in the prestigious Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science, and Technology and the Intel Science Talent Search. In 2008, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges granted the school a six-year accreditation.

Basketball

The Girls' Basketball Team won the state CIF Division II Title in 2003, 2005, and 2006. Sports Illustrated ranked the team the #4 program in the country for 2006, and the Los Angeles Times ranked Troy the #5 program in all of Southern California for the second year in a row.

Girls' Volleyball

The girls' volleyball team won the state title in 2012. They have continued to place in CIF semifinals since, and have won league every year since 2009.

Girls' Water Polo

The Girls' Water Polo team won the CIF Division IV Title in 2013. The Warriors became just the second Freeway League team to capture a CIF girls' water polo title. Coach Jason Wilson received State Coach of the Year following their win.

Girls' Swim and Dive

The Girls' Swim and Dive team won the CIF Division II Title in 2013.

Oracle

Troy's school newspaper is the Oracle, which was awarded the George H. Gallup Award in the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society News Media Evaluation Service in 2012 and 2014. A number of individual writers have also received honors in competitions such as Orange County Journalism Education Association (OCJEA).

AP/IB

  • Number of Advanced Placement Examinations taken in May 2010: 2282 (93.5% pass rate; California Public HS rank: 2)
  • Number of International Baccalaureate Examinations taken in May 2013: 374 (99% pass rate; World IB Rank: 252; U.S. IB Rank: 93; California IB Rank: 22)
  • Number of International Baccalaureate Diploma Graduates in May 2013: 43 (100% pass rate)
  • Students may choose to take an IB exam without being in the full Diploma Program
  • 2013 IB exams offered:
  • SL: Spanish, French, Japanese, Latin. Chinese: Mandarin, Physics, Biology, Math, Computer Science, Design Technology, Business & Management, Film HL: English Literature, Spanish, French, Japanese, Philosophy, History of Americas, Biology, Physics, Math: Statistics, Math: Calculus, Computer Science, Film

    Student body

    The following are details and statistics about Troy High School's student body:

    Class

    Troy High School has a total enrollment of 2,631 students. 682 students are in 9th grade, 628 students are in 10th grade, 644 students are in 11th grade, and 673 students are in 12th grade.

    Demographics

    According to US News and World Report, 78% of Troy's student body is "of color," with 16% of the student body coming from an economically disadvantaged household, determined by student eligibility for California's Reduced-price meal program.

    Males make up 51% of the student body and females make up 49% of the student body.

    College attendance

    As of 2013, 99% of Troy High School students attend colleges and universities. Of those, 76% attend 4 year universities and colleges and 23% 2 year colleges.

    Asbestos

    In one incident, five asbestos-containing bags were left near an intake for the ventilation system feeding the entire school. Numerous individuals at the school later reported respiratory symptoms, and over 80 faculty members at the school signed a petition to the district demanding full disclosure of the extent of exposure. School and district officials still deny the existence of asbestos in the building, and refuse to disclose the full extent of the exposure.

    Oracle controversy

    In December 2004, Ann Long, at the time a Troy student and editor of the Oracle, the school newspaper, wrote an Oracle article that profiled several openly gay students at the school. The school administration initiated disciplinary action against the student, citing school and state education codes that prohibit asking students about their sexual orientation without parental notification. Long claimed she was forced to resign voluntarily or she would be fired from her position as student editor, even though the article had been approved by the newspaper's faculty advisor. Long was supported by the American Civil Liberties Union, as well as the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the Gay-Straight Alliance Network and the California Safe Schools Coalition.

    Student government vote rigging scandal

    In April 2012, Associated Student Body (ASB) member Jacob Bigham confessed to breaking into the school database with a faculty password, which he had overheard while an assistant principal was having a speakerphone conversation with the school's computer technician, to view the results of the ASB election. Bigham had suspected foul play in prior elections, and operated under the suspicion that the current election results would be tampered with. Bigham found that the election results had indeed been altered by ASB faculty adviser Jennifer Redmond and that he had actually won the ASB Vice Presidency. Bigham was suspended for five days and was stripped of his student-government post. After controversy broke out, Bigham was reinstated and Redmond resigned from her advisory position at the end of the school year. Principal Buchan and then-Assistant Principal were reprimanded by the Fullerton Joint Union High School District for exposing it to "undue scrutiny, ridicule and embarrassment." Buchan accepted the reprimand and retired the next year, while York did not return phone calls on the matter.

    Racial slurs by school administrators

    In March 2010, an employee at Troy High School came forward with audio tapes that had been taped over a period of 18 months. The tapes contained evidence of racial slurs made by Troy High School administrators against other faculty members. After district officials conducted an investigation of the allegations, vice principals Janine Van Poppellin and Joseph D'Amelia as well as Geno Rose were temporarily placed on unpaid leave. At the Fullerton Joint Unified School District board meeting on March 15, 2010, board members deliberated and the board eventually approved the "release" of the administrators in question, effective June 30, 2010. Geno Rose filed a lawsuit in 2010, and a settlement has since been reached out of court.

    Notable alumni

  • Aaron Brewer long snapper for the Arizona Cardinals
  • Marc Cherry Creator of ABC's Desperate Housewives.
  • Derrick Coleman, Fullback for the Seattle Seahawks
  • Alyson Noël, author, known for The Immortals (books)
  • Steve Trachsel, former professional baseball player
  • Mike Ness, Founder and singer of the punk rock band, Social Distortion
  • Eugene "Pobelter" Park, (Class of 2014) professional League of Legends player for Immortals
  • References

    Troy High School (California) Wikipedia