Terra Linda High School
| Terra Linda High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| San Rafael, California 94903 | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 38°00′01″N 122°33′15″W / 38.000415°N 122.554177°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Parcel taxes, high school |
| Established | 1960 |
| School board | San Rafael City Schools Board of Education |
| Oversight | Western Assn of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools |
| Principal | Katy Dunlap |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,135 (2010-11[1]) |
| • Grade 9 | 295 |
| • Grade 10 | 293 |
| • Grade 11 | 273 |
| • Grade 12 | 274 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Rivals | San Rafael High School, Marin Catholic High School |
| Communities served | San Rafael, Lucas Valley, Marinwood, Santa Venetia |
| Feeder schools |
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| Affiliation | none |
| Website | http://terralinda.srcs.org/ |
| San Rafael City Schools, Our Schools | |
Terra Linda High School (also known as TLHS and more commonly known as TL) is a public secondary school located in Terra Linda, San Rafael, California. In 2006, it was named a California Distinguished School. The school is part of the San Rafael City Schools school district. The official school mascot is the Trojan.
History
Terra Linda High School was established in 1960 in its current location on 320 Nova Albion Way.
Athletics
Terra Linda High School has a long-standing rivalry with cross-town rivals San Rafael High School. It also has a rivalry with Marin Catholic High School of Kentfield, California.
In 2004, Terra Linda High School's varsity football team was the NCS 2A Redwood Empire Football Champion.
Terra Linda Football dominated the MCAL under Coach Don Lucas from 1966 to 1980; winning ten league titles and the NCS 3A division in 1979 and 1980. The '79 team featured a veer offense and a stout 4-3 defense that allowed only 2 touchdowns all year. The 1980 Trojans did a repeat and won the NCS 3A Championship against El Molino on Quagmire Bailey Field in Santa Rosa.
The men's soccer program won the 2014 NCS title and a 2015-16 MCAL title.
Demographics
The student body at Terra Linda High School is 45.2% White, 39.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Black, 7.1% Asian, 2% Native American, 1.9% Filipino, 0.6% Pacific Islander, and 0.3% two or more races, as of 2014.
Notable alumni
- Joe Alessi, trombonist, New York Philharmonic
- Joe Ayoob, football player
- Stacey Bailey, former NFL player
- Rick DeMont, athlete, Olympian
- Patricia C. Dunn, former non-executive chairman of the board of Hewlett-Packard
- Debrah Farentino, actress
- David Haskell, actor
- Bill Lee, MLB player
- Pete McRae, founding member of The Kats
- Barry O'Brien, television writer and producer
- Daniel Andreas San Diego, terrorist[2][3]
References
- ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/san-rafael-city-high/terra-linda-high-3352/student-body
- ↑ https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/daniel-andreas-san-diego/view
- ↑ FBI San Francisco. "Marin Man Added to FBI's 'Most Wanted Terrorists' List". Retrieved August 28, 2014.