Troy High School (California)
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2200 East Dorothy Lane Fullerton, California, Orange County 92831 United States |
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Established | 1964[1][2] |
School district | Fullerton Joint Union High School District |
Superintendent | George Giokaris |
CEEB Code | 051009 |
Principal | William Mynster |
Faculty | 112 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,850 (2014-2015) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red, Black, and White |
Mascot | Wally the Warrior |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[3] |
National ranking | 13th (Business Insider[4] |
Average SAT scores | 1,917 |
Newspaper | "The Oracle" |
Yearbook | "Ilium" |
Website | http://www.troyhigh.com/ |
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 2014-15 school year, 2850 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.[5] Troy was one of 27 high schools nationwide honored as a New American High School by former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 2000.[citation needed]
Athletics
Basketball
The Girl's Basketball Team won the state CIF Division II Title in 2003, 2005, and 2006.[citation needed] Sports Illustrated ranked the team the #4 program in the country for 2006,[6] and the Los Angeles Times ranked Troy the #5 program in all of Southern California for the second year in a row.[7]
Girl's 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.
Girl's Water Polo
The Girl's 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.[8][9] Coach Jason Wilson received State Coach of the Year following their win.[10]
Girl's Swim and Dive
The Girl's Swim and Dive team won the CIF Division II Title in 2013.[11]
Journalism
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 [12] and 2014.[13] A number of individual writers have also received honors in competitions such as Orange County Journalism Education Association (OCJEA).[14]
Standardized testing statistics
SAT
Section | Mean Score | State Rank |
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Total | 1917 | 7 |
Critical Reading | 622 | 4 |
Math | 668 | 4 |
Writing | 627 | 9 |
Figures for schools with greater than 200 test-takers from 2012-2013 |
Section | Mean Score | |
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Math Level 1 | 685 | |
Math Level 2 | 768 | |
United States History | 659 | |
World History | 610 | |
Chemistry | 712 | |
Physics | 718 | |
Biology E | 705 | |
Biology M | 719 | |
Chinese w/L | 779 | |
Korean w/L | 771 | |
Japanese w/L | 601 | |
Spanish | 672 | |
French | 615 | |
English Literature | 650 | |
Figures for schools with greater than 50 test-takers from 2012-2013 |
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
Section | Mean Score | |
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Total | 2261 | |
Critical Reading | 734 | |
Math | 774 | |
Writing | 753 | |
2012-2013 Statistics [15] |
Section | Mean Score | |
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Math Level II | 777 | |
Chemistry | 728 | |
Spanish R | 705 | |
Japanese w/L | 740 | |
Korean w/L | 792 | |
Biology E | 739 | |
Biology M | 763 | |
Physics | 761 | |
Spanish w/L | 705 | |
French R | 620 | |
US History | 738 | |
Literature | 706 | |
Chinese w/L | 790 | |
French w/L | 710 | |
World History | 800 | |
2012-2013 Statistics [15] |
- 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
National Merit statistics
Year | Finalists | Semifinalists | Commended Scholars | Hispanic Scholars |
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2009 | 57 | 95 | 5 | |
2008 | 42 | 51 | 87 | 6 |
2006 | 39 | 66 | ||
2005 | 40 | 42 | 72 | 7 |
2004 | 30 | 51 | 8 |
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.[16]
Diversity
Troy High School is a very racially diverse high school. Minorities make up 71% of the student body. The student breakdown by ethnicity/race is as follows: Asian (38%), Caucasian (24%), Hispanic (24%), Filipino (7%), Indian-Asian (4%), African-American (2%), American Indian/Pacific Islander/Undesignated (1%).
Males make up 52% of the student body and females make up 48% of the student body.[16]
Economically disadvantaged students
13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 9% of students are eligible for free lunch and 4% of students are eligible for reduced-price lunch. [16]
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.[15]
Controversy
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.[17] School and district officials still deny the existence of asbestos in the building, and refuse to disclose the full extent of the exposure.[18][19][20]
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.[21][22][23]
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.[24][25]
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. [26]
Notable alumni
- Derrick Coleman, Fullback for the Seattle Seahawks [27]
- Alyson Noël, author, known for The Immortals (books)[28]
- Steve Trachsel, former professional baseball player[29]
References
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- ↑ http://www.ocregister.com/news/troy-62343-asbestos-district.html
- ↑ http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/brea_lahabra/article_1722682.php
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