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|name =Temple City High School
| name = Temple City High School
|image =
| image =
|motto =
| imagesize = 275px
| caption = The inside building of Temple City High School with their name and mascot painted on the wall
|established =[[1954]]
| motto = ''Home of the Temple City Rams'' {{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
|type =[[Public school|Public]]
| established = 1954
|district =[[Temple City Unified School District]]
|grades =9–12
| schooltype = [[Public high school]]
| district = [[Temple City Unified School District]]
|principal =Mary Jo Fosselman-King
| us_nces_district_id = 0638980
|faculty =
| school_number = [https://www.cde.ca.gov/SchoolDirectory/details?cdscode=19650521938679/ 19 65052 1938679]
|staff =
| grades = [[ninth grade|9]]–[[twelfth grade|12]]
|students =
| principal = Fil Lujan <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcusd.net/Page/216 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171255/https://www.tcusd.net/Page/216 |archive-date=2017-09-17 |title=Contact Us / Staff Directory}}</ref>
|athletics = [[Basketball]], [[cheerleading]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[football]], [[golf]], [[marching band]], [[Football (soccer)|soccer]], [[swimming]], [[tennis]], [[Athletics (track and field)|track and field]], [[volleyball]], [[water polo]], [[scholastic wrestling|wrestling]]
| address = 9501 East Lemon Avenue
|conference =[[Rio Hondo League]]
|colors =[[Green]] and [[Gold (color)|gold]]
| city = [[Temple City]]
|mascot =[[Domestic sheep|Ram]]
| state = [[California]]
| zipcode = 91780
|location =9501 East Lemon Avenue<br>[[Temple City, California]]
| country = US
|information =(626) 548-5040
| coordinates = {{coord|34.11884|-118.065562|type:edu_region:US|display=title,inline}}
|website =[http://www.templecity.k12.ca.us/tchs/ www.templecity.k12.ca.us/tchs]
| campus type = [[Suburb]]an
| enrollment = 1,949 (2018-19)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0638980&ID=063898006540|title=Temple City High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
| ratio = 24.30<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty = 80.20 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| athletics = [[Baseball]], [[Basketball]], [[cheerleading]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[American football|football]], [[golf]], [[marching band]], [[Football (soccer)|soccer]], [[Softball]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[tennis]], [[track and field]], [[volleyball]], [[water polo]],
| conference = [[CIF Southern Section]]<br />[[Rio Hondo League]]
| colors = [[Green]] and [[Gold (color)|gold]] {{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}}
| mascot = [[Bighorn sheep|Rams]]
| newspaper = [http://www.tchsrampage.com/ TCHS Rampage]
| website = [https://www.tcusd.net/Domain/13 tcusd.net]
}}
}}


'''Temple City High School''' (also known as '''TCHS''') is a four-year comprehensive secondary school located in [[Temple City, California]], in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]]. The high school was awarded the California Distinguished School award in 1996 and in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-06-23|title=Distinguished School Awards - California School Recognition Program (CA Dept of Education)|url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623070648/http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=19|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-06-23|access-date=2021-04-30}}</ref> and a California Gold Ribbon School award in 2017. Temple City High School was ranked #209 in the distinguished Newsweek list of America's Best High Schools.
'''Temple City High School''' is a four-year public [[high school]] located in [[Temple City, California]], in the [[San Gabriel Valley|West San Gabriel Valley]].


==History==
==History==
The [[Temple City Unified School District]] was established on [[July 1]]st, [[1954]] and incorporated [[Oak Avenue Intermediate School]], a junior high school formerly part of the Pasadena Unified School District. Before 1956, Temple City public school students would attend [[Pasadena High School]] after Oak Avenue, but in 1956 the first 12th grade class in the district graduated at Oak Avenue. The first graduation from Temple City High was a year later, when the [[Associated Student Body]] established the green and gold school colors and the [[Domestic sheep|Ram]] as the school mascot.<ref>{{cite web | title = Congressman Adam Schiff - Representing California's 29th District - In Recognition of the Temple City | url=http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/Legislative+Issues/Floor+Statements+-+Text/2004/In+Recognition+of+the+Temple+City+Unified+School+Districts+50th+Anniversary+Celebration.htm | accessdate = 2007-04-26 }}</ref>
The [[Temple City Unified School District]] was established on July 1, 1954, and incorporated [[Oak Avenue Intermediate School]], a junior high school formerly part of the Pasadena Unified School District. Before 1956, Temple City public school students would attend [[Pasadena High School (Pasadena, California)|Pasadena High School]] after Oak Avenue, but in 1956 the first 12th grade class in the district graduated at Oak Avenue. The first graduation from Temple City High was a year later, when the [[Associated Student Body]] established the green and gold school colors and the [[Domestic sheep|Ram]] as the school mascot. Temple City High School holds its annual graduation ceremonies at the school's Hitchcock-North Stadium in the evening and the Grad Night celebration takes place after the ceremonies on campus instead of holding it at a Southern California theme park.<ref>{{cite web|title=Congressman Adam Schiff - Representing California's 29th District - In Recognition of the Temple City |url=http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/Legislative+Issues/Floor+Statements+-+Text/2004/In+Recognition+of+the+Temple+City+Unified+School+Districts+50th+Anniversary+Celebration.htm |accessdate=April 26, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328231811/http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/CA29/Legislative+Issues/Floor+Statements+-+Text/2004/In+Recognition+of+the+Temple+City+Unified+School+Districts+50th+Anniversary+Celebration.htm |archivedate=March 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Alma mater==
Temple City High School has received several awards for its academic programs. Rampage, the school newspaper, was presented with the second place award for High School Newspaper Excellence in Division A by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' at the Student Journalism Awards on May 26, 2005.<ref>{{cite news | title = Student Journalism Awards | url=http://www.latimes.com/extras/studentjournalism/index.html | accessdate = April 11, 2007 | work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
The [[alma mater]] of Temple City High:


:''Temple City, we love thee
==Temple City High School Yearbook: ''Templar''==
Over the years, Temple City's yearbook program has been both regionally and nationally recognized. The most prominent year was in 2007, where the ''Templar's'' 2005–06 edition yearbook, themed "It All Adds Up", received one of only six [[Columbia Scholastic Press Association]] "Gold Crown" awards in the nation.<ref>{{cite news | title = 2007 - Awards For Student Work Crown Awards - Scholastic Recipients | url=https://cspa.columbia.edu/recepient-lists/2007-awards-student-work-crown-awards-scholastic-recipients| accessdate = November 11, 2021 | work = Columbia Scholastic Press Association}}</ref> In 2009, the ''Templar'' received the "Herff Jones Yearbook Silver Crown" award for their 2007–08 edition yearbook entitled "Right Click". In 2009, at the East Los Angeles Journalism Education Association (ELAJEA) Write-Offs competition in Alhambra, the ''Templar'' also took home Grand Sweepstakes for accumulating the most points over a series of criteria that include Copywriting, Layout, and Pictures. {{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
:''Now and for all times to be
:''And we have pledged our loyalty
:''To thee, to thee.''


==Athletics==
:''Hail our colors green and gold
[[Image:Temple City High School Mascot.JPG|thumb|upright=0.65|Temple City High School mascot]]
:''Standing for our dreams untold
Temple City High School competes interscholastically as a member of the Rio Hondo League in boys' and girls' [[baseball]], [[basketball]], [[cross country running|cross country]], [[golf]], [[marching band]], [[football (soccer)|soccer]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[tennis]], [[track and field]], [[volleyball]], [[water polo]], boys' [[American football|football]], [[Auxiliaries]], [[cheer]], [[pep flags]], [[song]], [[Choreo]] Dance Team, and Fusion Competitive Dance Team.
:''As we will strive to reach our goal
:''For thee, for thee,
:''Hail Temple City. All Hail!''


In [[1973 Temple City Rams football team|1973]], the football team set the [[California Interscholastic Federation]] (CIF) [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]] record for most consecutive wins, with 46. It also tied the California [[high school football]] state record.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grid Team Aiming for State Mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40517954/the_los_angeles_times/ |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=October 11, 1973 |accessdate=December 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Anderson, Claude |title=Hitchcock nears mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38207240/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/ |newspaper=[[The San Bernardino Sun|The San Bernardino County Sun]] |date=September 13, 1973 |accessdate=November 6, 2019}}</ref>
==Academics==
Academic programs at Temple City High include [[biology]], [[chemistry]], [[physics]], mathematics up to [[Calculus]] BC, and language courses such as [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and [[English language learning and teaching|English Language Development]], a program focused on moving students from Limited English Proficiency to Redesignated Fluent English Proficiency. Also available are [[Advanced Placement Program|Advanced Placement]] and Honors programs.


Girls' volleyball won the CIF Southern Section championship in 2002, and girls' water polo won the CIF Section III championship back-to-back in 2003 and 2004, marking a consistent streak in girls' athletics.
===Awards and recognitions===
Temple City High School has received several awards for its academic programs. Rampage, the school newspaper, was presented with the second place award for High School Newspaper Excellence in Division A by the [[Los Angeles Times]] at the Student Journalism Awards on May 26, 2005.<ref>{{cite web | title = Student Journalism Awards | url=http://www.latimes.com/extras/studentjournalism/index.html | accessdate = 2007-04-11 }}</ref> The school was awarded the [[California Distinguished School]] award in 1996<ref>{{cite web | title = Distinguished School Awards - California School Recognition Program (CA Dept of Education) | url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=19 | accessdate = 2006-09-30 }}</ref>, an honor lasting a duration of four years which has not been awarded since. In 2006, the school's [[Academic Performance Index]] was 808,<ref>{{cite web | title = 2005-06 APR School Summary | url=http://api.cde.ca.gov/APIBase2006/2006SchSummary.aspx?allcds=19650521938679 | accessdate = 2006-09-30 }}</ref> above the statewide target of 800.
The school also received national recognition in Newsweek's 2007 list of America's Best High Schools, placing at 596 -- ranking the school in the top 5% of public high schools nationwide.<ref>{{cite web | title = Newsweek America's Best High Schools 2007 | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1257&search=&start=500&limit=100&year=2007& | accessdate = 2007-05-24 }}</ref>


The girls' tennis varsity tennis team secured a CIF win in 2016 and the boys' varsity baseball team won CIF championships in 2018.
==Graduation Requirements==
To qualify for graduation and to participate in graduation ceremonies, students must meet the following requirements within the mandatory 230 credits. These are graduation requirements only and may not meet college entrance requirements.


Girls' golf has won the Rio Hondo League 4 years in a row starting with their inaugural season in 2018–2019.
Students must have completed 40 credits of English over 8 semesters, 30 credits of Social Science over 6 semesters, 20 credits of mathematics over 4 semesters, 20 credits of science over 4 semesters, 10 credits of fine arts or foreign language or an approved elective over 2 semesters, 30 credits of physical education over 6 semesters, 80 credits of additional academic courses or electives over 16 semesters, 100 hours of community service, and the High School Exit Exam.


Men's basketball won the Rio Hondo League in 2009.
==Athletics==
Temple City High School competes interscholastically as a member of the Rio Hondo League in Boy's and Girl's [[baseball]], [[basketball]], [[cheerleading]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[golf]], [[marching band]], [[Football (soccer)|soccer]], [[swimming]], [[tennis]], [[Athletics (track and field)|track and field]], [[volleyball]], [[water polo]], and Boy's [[football]] and [[scholastic wrestling|wrestling]]. Most athletics require before- or after-school practice from their athletes.


Auxiliaries, cheer, pep flags, Song, Choreo, and Fusion have competed at various competition circuits including United Spirit Association and Sharp International. At Sharp International regionals, they have placed top three as well as overall first and sweepstakes in the categories of cheer, flags, song, lyrical, jazz, hip hop, and senior dance. In 2011 and 2012, Choreo and Fusion won back to back national champion titles in senior dance.<ref>{{cite web|title=TCHS Choreo/Fusion Teams are national champs '11 |url=http://www.templecitychamber.org/Resources/TC_Life_Jun_11.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105233239/http://www.templecitychamber.org/Resources/TC_Life_Jun_11.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TCHS Choreo/Fusion Teams are national champs '12 |url=http://www.templecitychamber.org/Resources/TC_Life_Jun_12.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617011712/http://www.templecitychamber.org/Resources/TC_Life_Jun_12.pdf |archivedate=June 17, 2012 }}</ref> In 2013, Choreo and Fusion won national champs in lyrical dance and Song won national champs in pom.
The Rams are governed by the [[California Interscholastic Federation]] (CIF) [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]] alongside fellow Rio Hondo League schools [[Blair International Baccalaureate School]], [[La Cañada High School]], [[Monrovia High School]], [[South Pasadena High School]], and [[San Marino High School]].


Athletes who went on to play professionally from Temple City High School include Kent Kramer, Steve Busick, Jimmy Conrad, Bryan Jordan, Ryan Tucker, and Lee “Rocky” Biddle.
Girl's volleyball won the CIF championship in 2002, and girl's water polo won the CIF Section III championship back-to-back in 2003 and 2004, marking a consistent streak in girl's athletics.

In Athletics, Temple City Track and Field is well known for producing several CIF Champions and State Champions in Pole Vaulting.


==Performing and visual arts==
==Performing and visual arts==
Temple City High performing and visual arts consist of [[art]], [[auxiliaries]], [[Concert band|band]], [[dance]], [[orchestra]], and [[theatre]]. Dragonflicks, part of the school's art and film department, holds an annual Film Festival supported by the school during the months of
Temple City High performing and visual arts consist of [[art]], [[auxiliaries]], [[Concert band|band]], [[dance]], chorus, [[orchestra]], and [[theatre]]. Dragonflicks, part of the school's art and film department, holds an annual Film Festival supported by the school during the months of
May and/or June. Their nationally recognized "co-ed" show choir team is named the Brighter Side Singers and they perform at Disney's California Adventures every Christmas season. The Brighter Side Singers also tour every year.
May and/or June.


The Pride of Temple City, the Temple City Marching Band and Pagentry Corps was honored by being invited to march in the 2004 Tournement of Roses Parade. This was greatly earned as they had one of their most sucessful marching season. They earned 3 Sweepstakes Awards and 7 First Place Awards. They were the one of only two bands in the Southern-California area to march in the parade that year.
The Temple City Marching Band and Pageantry Corps—the "Pride of Temple City"—was invited to march in the 2004 Tournament of Roses Parade, because they had had one of their most successful marching seasons, earning 3 Sweepstakes Awards and 7 First Place Awards. Their appearance later led to an invitation to perform on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]''.


In 2005, the Temple City High School Symphony Orchestra was invited to New York to take part in the Youth Symphony Orchestra Competition in Carnegie Hall. They were awarded the Gold Plaque Award for their performance.
==Extracurricular activities==
Temple City High features numerous clubs and organizations run by the associated student body.


In 2008, the Temple City High School Honors Orchestra was invited to play in Disney's Concert Hall. They were invited due to the recognition of one of their students and cello players, Daniel Gee. He was recognized for his arrangement of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue".
The various clubs include:

*Environmental Club
In 2013, The Pride of Temple City Marching Band and Pageantry Corps was again selected to march in the [[Tournament of Roses Parade marching bands#2015 Rose Parade Bands|2015 Tournament of Roses Parade]].
*[[French language|French]] Club
*[[FBLA-PBL|Future Business Leaders of America]]
*Infinity Math Club
*[[Junior State of America]]
*Kaleidoscope<sup>[http://tckal.freehostia.com/realindex.html]</sup>
*[[Key Club]]
*[[Korea]]n Club
*Model United Nations
*[[National Honor Society]]
*[http://www.pact.com P.A.C.T Club]
*Rampage - Newspaper
*[[Red Cross]] Club
*Templar Yearbook
*Robotics Club (TCRC, which took 1st place at the 2006 Glendale Open, and semifinals at CSUN 2007)


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Kent Kramer]], class of 1961, former tight end in the [[National Football League]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[New Orleans Saints]], [[Minnesota Vikings]], and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
Remarkable graduates or former students of Temple City High include:
* [[Kent Cullers]], class of 1967 [[valedictorian]], the first totally blind physicist in the world and Director for [[NASA]]'s [[SETI|Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence]] [[Research and development|R&D]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Curriculum Vitae Kent Cullers, Ph.D. | url=http://www.seti.org/atf/cf/%7BB0D4BC0E-D59B-4CD0-9E79-113953A58644%7D/cullers_cv.pdf | accessdate = April 27, 2007 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

* [[Reb Brown]], class of 1966. Actor, ''[[Uncommon Valor]]'', ''[[Yor, the Hunter from the Future]]'', and ''[[Space Mutiny]]''.
*[[Kent Cullers]], class of [[1967]] [[valedictorian]], the first totally blind physicist in the world and Director for [[SETI]] [[Research and development|R&D]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Curriculum Vitae Kent Cullers, Ph.D. | url=http://www.seti.org/atf/cf/%7BB0D4BC0E-D59B-4CD0-9E79-113953A58644%7D/cullers_cv.pdf | accessdate = 2007-04-27 }}</ref>
* [[Steve Busick]], class of 1977, member of [[1978 USC Trojans football team]] which earned [[UPI]] honors as [[NCAA Division I-A national football champions|national champion]], also 7-year [[NFL]] career as a [[linebacker]]
*[[Steven W. Lindsey]], class of [[1978]], is a [[United States Air Force]] Colonel and [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Astronaut Bio: Steven W. Lindsey (7/2006) | url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lindsey.html | accessdate = 2006-09-30 }}</ref>
* [[Steven W. Lindsey]], class of 1978, is a [[United States Air Force]] Colonel and [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Astronaut Bio: Steven W. Lindsey (7/2006) | url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lindsey.html | accessdate = September 30, 2006 }}</ref>
*[[Jimmy Conrad]], class of [[1994]], made the U.S. roster for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]
*[[Angela Morales]], class of 1985, is a writer/essayist, author of [[The Girls in My Town]], and winner of the [[PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay|PEN Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award]] for the Art of the Essay.

* [[Steve Jablonsky]], class of 1988, composer and music director. Music Director for ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' and ''[[Transformers (film series)|Transformers]]'' movies
==Bell schedule==
*[[Erin Martin]], class of 1993, professional soccer player; national record holder (most career goals), National Soccer Hall of Fame
The school day lasts from 7:18 AM to 2:55 PM and consists of seven periods, each fifty-two minutes long, one ten minute nutrition break, a nineteen minute reading period, and a thirty-four minute lunch.<ref>{{cite web | title = Welcome to Temple City High School | url=http://www.templecity.k12.ca.us/tchs/bells.htm | accessdate = 2006-09-30 }}</ref>
*[[Jimmy Conrad]], class of 1994, made the U.S. roster for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], defender for the Kansas City Wizards

* [[Rocky Biddle|Lee "Rocky" Biddle]], class of 1994, former MLB relief pitcher for the Expos and White Sox.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*[[Rico Harris]], class of 1995, former [[Harlem Globetrotter]] who disappeared in 2014
|+ Schedule for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
* [[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joseph Meehan]], class of 1997, professional wrestler
|-
*[[Bryan Jordan]], class of 2003, midfielder for the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] and formerly for the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
! Period 1 !! Period 2 !! Period 3 !! Break
* [[Ryan Tucker]], class of 2005, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers
! Reading !! Period 4 !! Period 5 !! Lunch
* [[Xpecial|Alex "Xpecial" Chu]], class of 2010, professional League of Legends player; currently plays support for Golden Guardians Academy
! Period 6 !! Period 7
*[[Brandon Soo Hoo]], class of 2013, actor
|-
*[[Wesley Chan]], class of 1996, American venture capitalist and the co-founder and managing partner of venture capital firm FPV. Known for founding Google Analytics and Google Voice, and for building Google's early advertising system.
| 7:18 AM to 8:10 AM || 8:15 AM to 9:07 AM || 9:12 AM to 10:04 AM || 10:04 AM to 10:14 AM
*[[Sherry Cola]], class of 2007, comedian and actress
| 10:19 AM to 10:38 AM || 10:38 AM to 11:30 AM || 11:35 AM to 12:27 PM || 12:27 PM to 1:01 PM
*[[Erin Martin (soccer)|Erin Martin]] a professional soccer player for [[Philadelphia Charge]].
| 1:06 PM to 1:58 PM || 2:03 PM to 2:55 PM
|}

The schedule is altered on Wednesdays to accommodate for a staff meeting in the morning that lasts from 8:15 AM until 9 AM. The day begins at 9:06 AM and ends at 2:55 PM, and maintains a seven period structure, a ten minute nutrition break, and a thirty-four minute lunch, but eliminates the reading portion of forth period and shortens period lengths to thirty-nine minutes each.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Schedule for Wednesday
|-
! Period 1 !! Period 2 !! Period 3 !! Break
! Period 4 !! Period 5 !! Lunch !! Period 6
! Period 7
|-
| 9:06 AM to 9:45 AM || 9:50 AM to 10:29 AM || 10:34 AM to 11:13 AM || 11:13 AM to 11:23 AM
| 11:28 AM to 12:09 AM || 12:14 AM to 12:53 AM || 12:53 AM to 1:27 PM || 1:32 PM to 2:11 PM
| 2:16 PM to 2:55 PM
|}

In addition to the regular schedules, there are additional schedules for a minimum day, short and long assemblies, and for the first day of a [[Academic term|semester]]. For the school's minimum day, all periods last thirty-six minutes each with a five minute gap between to account for travel. The day lasts from 7:34 AM to 12:18 PM with no break, reading period or lunch.

For a short assembly each class lasts forty-five minutes, and includes one ten minute snack break, a seventeen minute reading period, and a thirty-four minute lunch. The short assembly itself lasts thirty-nine minutes. The day begins at 7:25 AM and ends at 2:55 PM.

For a long assembly each class lasts forty-three minutes, two minutes less than for a short assembly, and includes one ten minute snack break, an eighteen minute reading period, and a thirty-four minute lunch. The long assembly itself lasts fifty minutes. The day begins at 7:27 AM and ends at 2:55 PM.

The first day of each of the school year's two semesters has its own schedule which maintains all seven classes, each forty-eight minutes, and a thirty-four minute lunch. There is no break or reading period and the day lasts from 8:15 AM to 2:55 PM.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of high schools in Los Angeles County, California]]
* [[List of high schools in Los Angeles County, California]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.tcusd.net/Domain/13 Temple City High School website]
* [http://www.cifstate.org/ California Interscholastic Federation]
* [http://www.ci.temple-city.ca.us/ City of Temple City] (Official Website)
* [http://www.tchsrampage.com/ TCHS Rampage website]
* [https://www.tcusd.net/ Temple City Unified School District website]
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* [http://www.tchsalumni.org/ TCHS Alumni News Association]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170917124345/https://www.tchsalumni.org/ TCHS Alumni News Association website]
* [http://www.tchsasb.com/ Temple City High School ASB - Home]
* [http://www.templecity.k12.ca.us/ Temple City Unified School District] (Official Website)
* [http://www.templecity.k12.ca.us/tchs/ Welcome to Temple City High School] (Official Website)


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Latest revision as of 21:41, 18 April 2024

Temple City High School
Address
Map
9501 East Lemon Avenue

Temple City
,
California
91780

United States
Coordinates34°07′08″N 118°03′56″W / 34.11884°N 118.065562°W / 34.11884; -118.065562
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoHome of the Temple City Rams [citation needed]
Established1954
School districtTemple City Unified School District
NCES District ID0638980
School number19 65052 1938679
PrincipalFil Lujan [1]
Faculty80.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,949 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio24.30[2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green and gold    
AthleticsBaseball, Basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, marching band, soccer, Softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo,
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Rio Hondo League
MascotRams
NewspaperTCHS Rampage
Websitetcusd.net

Temple City High School (also known as TCHS) is a four-year comprehensive secondary school located in Temple City, California, in Los Angeles County. The high school was awarded the California Distinguished School award in 1996 and in 2019,[3] and a California Gold Ribbon School award in 2017. Temple City High School was ranked #209 in the distinguished Newsweek list of America's Best High Schools.

History[edit]

The Temple City Unified School District was established on July 1, 1954, and incorporated Oak Avenue Intermediate School, a junior high school formerly part of the Pasadena Unified School District. Before 1956, Temple City public school students would attend Pasadena High School after Oak Avenue, but in 1956 the first 12th grade class in the district graduated at Oak Avenue. The first graduation from Temple City High was a year later, when the Associated Student Body established the green and gold school colors and the Ram as the school mascot. Temple City High School holds its annual graduation ceremonies at the school's Hitchcock-North Stadium in the evening and the Grad Night celebration takes place after the ceremonies on campus instead of holding it at a Southern California theme park.[4]

Awards and recognition[edit]

Temple City High School has received several awards for its academic programs. Rampage, the school newspaper, was presented with the second place award for High School Newspaper Excellence in Division A by the Los Angeles Times at the Student Journalism Awards on May 26, 2005.[5]

Temple City High School Yearbook: Templar[edit]

Over the years, Temple City's yearbook program has been both regionally and nationally recognized. The most prominent year was in 2007, where the Templar's 2005–06 edition yearbook, themed "It All Adds Up", received one of only six Columbia Scholastic Press Association "Gold Crown" awards in the nation.[6] In 2009, the Templar received the "Herff Jones Yearbook Silver Crown" award for their 2007–08 edition yearbook entitled "Right Click". In 2009, at the East Los Angeles Journalism Education Association (ELAJEA) Write-Offs competition in Alhambra, the Templar also took home Grand Sweepstakes for accumulating the most points over a series of criteria that include Copywriting, Layout, and Pictures. [citation needed]

Athletics[edit]

Temple City High School mascot

Temple City High School competes interscholastically as a member of the Rio Hondo League in boys' and girls' baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, marching band, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, boys' football, Auxiliaries, cheer, pep flags, song, Choreo Dance Team, and Fusion Competitive Dance Team.

In 1973, the football team set the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section record for most consecutive wins, with 46. It also tied the California high school football state record.[7][8]

Girls' volleyball won the CIF Southern Section championship in 2002, and girls' water polo won the CIF Section III championship back-to-back in 2003 and 2004, marking a consistent streak in girls' athletics.

The girls' tennis varsity tennis team secured a CIF win in 2016 and the boys' varsity baseball team won CIF championships in 2018.

Girls' golf has won the Rio Hondo League 4 years in a row starting with their inaugural season in 2018–2019.

Men's basketball won the Rio Hondo League in 2009.

Auxiliaries, cheer, pep flags, Song, Choreo, and Fusion have competed at various competition circuits including United Spirit Association and Sharp International. At Sharp International regionals, they have placed top three as well as overall first and sweepstakes in the categories of cheer, flags, song, lyrical, jazz, hip hop, and senior dance. In 2011 and 2012, Choreo and Fusion won back to back national champion titles in senior dance.[9][10] In 2013, Choreo and Fusion won national champs in lyrical dance and Song won national champs in pom.

Athletes who went on to play professionally from Temple City High School include Kent Kramer, Steve Busick, Jimmy Conrad, Bryan Jordan, Ryan Tucker, and Lee “Rocky” Biddle.

Performing and visual arts[edit]

Temple City High performing and visual arts consist of art, auxiliaries, band, dance, chorus, orchestra, and theatre. Dragonflicks, part of the school's art and film department, holds an annual Film Festival supported by the school during the months of May and/or June. Their nationally recognized "co-ed" show choir team is named the Brighter Side Singers and they perform at Disney's California Adventures every Christmas season. The Brighter Side Singers also tour every year.

The Temple City Marching Band and Pageantry Corps—the "Pride of Temple City"—was invited to march in the 2004 Tournament of Roses Parade, because they had had one of their most successful marching seasons, earning 3 Sweepstakes Awards and 7 First Place Awards. Their appearance later led to an invitation to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

In 2005, the Temple City High School Symphony Orchestra was invited to New York to take part in the Youth Symphony Orchestra Competition in Carnegie Hall. They were awarded the Gold Plaque Award for their performance.

In 2008, the Temple City High School Honors Orchestra was invited to play in Disney's Concert Hall. They were invited due to the recognition of one of their students and cello players, Daniel Gee. He was recognized for his arrangement of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue".

In 2013, The Pride of Temple City Marching Band and Pageantry Corps was again selected to march in the 2015 Tournament of Roses Parade.

Notable alumni[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Contact Us / Staff Directory". Archived from the original on 2017-09-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Temple City High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Distinguished School Awards - California School Recognition Program (CA Dept of Education)". 2006-06-23. Archived from the original on 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  4. ^ "Congressman Adam Schiff - Representing California's 29th District - In Recognition of the Temple City". Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  5. ^ "Student Journalism Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "2007 - Awards For Student Work Crown Awards - Scholastic Recipients". Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Grid Team Aiming for State Mark". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Anderson, Claude (September 13, 1973). "Hitchcock nears mark". The San Bernardino County Sun. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "TCHS Choreo/Fusion Teams are national champs '11" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "TCHS Choreo/Fusion Teams are national champs '12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2012.
  11. ^ "Curriculum Vitae Kent Cullers, Ph.D." (PDF). Retrieved April 27, 2007. [dead link]
  12. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Steven W. Lindsey (7/2006)". Retrieved September 30, 2006.

External links[edit]

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