CATALINA FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL

'Catalina Foothills High School' is a public high school, located in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Catalina Foothills is the only high school in the Catalina Foothills School District, located in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. Founded in 1992, Foothills now serves approximately 1,890 students in grades nine through twelve. The school mascot is the falcon, and the school colors are blue and silver.

Contents

School history

Academics

Athletics

Theater Arts

Catalina Foothills Falcon Band

Choir

References

External links

School history

Prior to the establishment of Catalina Foothills, district students attended high school in Tucson Unified School District, and primarily Amphitheater Public Schools. The establishment of Catalina Foothills was postponed several decades due to the ability of district students to attend high school in neighboring school districts. ^[1]
As the population grew in the Catalina Foothills area, a large core of Catalina Foothills students attended Amphitheater High School in North Tucson, as the closer Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley was virtually closed to out-of-district students. The need for a high school in the Catalina Foothills School District became apparent. ¹
Construction began in 1991 on a 40-acre site centrally located in the district. The Catalina Foothills School Board had acquired the site in the late 1970s. The school opened to the ninth grade in 1992 when classes met at a district middle school. In 1993 campus was opened to ninth and tenth graders, and the first graduating class of Foothills High walked in late spring 1996. ¹
Located in one of the Tucson area's most affluent communities, Foothills students are regarded as a highly economically privileged population. Parents of Foothills students often locate to the community specifically so their children can attend the school. ¹

Academics

Catalina Foothills is accredited by the North Central Association.
The Catalina Foothills Academic Decathlon team usually finishes near the top in the Region, with the greatest competition from University High School and Canyon del Oro High School (which has won the last five region titles).

Athletics

Catalina Foothills participates in the Kino 4A Division I of the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA). The following is a comprehensive table of all state titles won by Catalina Foothills teams, all at the 4A level. ^[2]

State Champions
Sport	Year
Girls Basketball	1997
Boys Cross Country	2006, 2002, 2001, 2000
Girls Cross Country	2005, 1995
Girls Golf	2006, 2004
Boys Soccer	2006, 2001
Girls Soccer	2007, 2006, 2005, 2003
Boys Swim & Dive	2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Girls Swim & Dive	2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Boys Tennis	2007, 2006, 2005, 1997
Girls Tennis	2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Boys Track & Field	2002
Girls Track & Field	2005
Boys Volleyball	2007, 2006

State Runner-Up
Sport	Year
Baseball	2005, 2004, 2002
Boys Cross Country	2003, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Girls Cross Country	2003, 2002, 1999
Boys Golf	2001, 2000
Girls Golf	2005, 2003
Girls Soccer	2002
Softball	2001
Girls Swim & Dive	1999
Boys Tennis	2003, 2002, 1996
Girls Tennis	1996, 1994
Girls Track & Field	2002, 2001
Girls Volleyball	2001

★ The Girls Soccer team won the 2006 Arizona State Championship 4-0 over Pinnacle High School.

★ The Boys Soccer team won the 2006 Arizona State Championships 2-0 over Sabino High School.

★ The Boys Tennis team won the 2006 Arizona State Championships 5-0 over Chaparral High School.

★ The Girls Tennis team won the 2006 Arizona State Championships 5-3 over Chaparral High School.

Theater Arts

Director Terry Erbe and Technical Director Norm Testa lead the department with help from Clint Bryson, assistant technical director.
CFHS has done various shows, most recently, Metamorphoses, David and Lisa, Lend Me a Tenor and Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (which received rave reviews). The high school has performed many, many more as well.
During the CFHS 07-08 season, the Theatre Department will put on: The Rivals, The Revenger's Comedies, The Odyssey, and Little Shop of Horrors.
The 'Falcon Players' is the theatre club at school, part of the International Thespian Society. For the 07-08 school year, the board is as follows:

President: Micaela Martinez

Vice President: Geri Courtney - Austein

Secretary: Sarah Hill

Treasurer: Scot Gianelli

Historian: Karl Hussey

Catalina Foothills Falcon Band

Band Director: Ms. Renee Shane-Boyd

Drumline Director: Dr. Tina Walton
As of the 2006 - 07 year, the CFHS marching band consists of over 250 students, making it the largest band in the state. During the fall semester, the band performs halftime shows during Falcon football games, competes in several festivals, and throughout the year it marches in various parades. During the spring semester, the marching band breaks into the following ensembles:

★ CB – Concert Band

★ SB – Symphonic Band

★ WE – Wind Ensemble

★ DL – Drumline

★ SD – Steel Drums

★ Jazz – Jazz Band(Big Band)

★ WWQ – Woodwind Quintet

★ Combo – Jazz Combo

★ FC – Flute Choir

★ MB- Mariachi Band
The 2006-2007 Foothills Falcon Band had the honor of participating in the 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Their 2006 show consisted of songs from The Who. The show for 2007 will be based off of the piece "La Fiesta Mexicana", a three-movement concert band composition by H. Owen Reed.


Currently, the CFHS marching band is looking forward to participating in a pre-olympic cultural show in Beijing, China.

Choir

There are 4 separate choirs in CFHS: ^[3] The director and conductor for each is Chris Jackson.

★ Falconeers: An entry-level mixed choir performing a variety of styles. No audition is required.

★ Women's Choir: A choir open to female students by audition only. Performs a variety of literature.

★ Concert Chorale: A mixed ensemble that requires an audition. Performs styles from Reniassance to Twentieth Century.

★ Change of Pace: A jazz choir; its name derives from the contrast between its repertoire and that of the other choirs. Must be auditioned into.

References

1. http://www.cfsd.k12.az.us/districtInfo/history.html
2. http://www.aiaonline.org/athletics/archives.php
3. http://www.cfsd.k12.az.us/~cfhsweb/

External links

★ Catalina Foothills School District