Turlock High School
Turlock High School
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1600 East Canal Drive Turlock, CA U.S. |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Strong and enduring. Rich in tradition." |
| Established | 1906 |
| Principal | Marie Peterson |
| Faculty | 110 |
| Number of students | 2300+ |
| Campus | Suburban, 45 acres (180,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Central California Conference |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Newspaper | Clarion |
| Yearbook | Alert |
| Website | www.turlock.k12.ca.us/ths/ |
Turlock High School (THS) is a comprehensive high school located in Turlock, in the heart of the northern San Joaquin Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is a 40+ acre campus, in the midst of a long established residential neighborhood, consisting of 133 classrooms positioned in and around an array of athletic, agricultural, business, and vocational complexes. It is situated in a transitional agrarian/suburban community and serves two public elementary school districts in addition to a number of private and parochial schools that exist in the surrounding area. The community's economy is based primarily on agriculture and related industry; it is a community of professionals employed by the local university, Medic Alert, Emanuel Hospital, Foster Farms, and a myriad of corporations based in Modesto.
Turlock High School was established in 1906 and moved to its current site in 1920. The academic focus and direction of the Turlock community was greatly enhanced in 1962 with the establishment of California State University, Stanislaus which is located in Turlock. Seven years ago, THS was the second largest high school in northern California. However, to ease the burden of overcrowding, a community bond was passed in 1998 to construct a second comprehensive campus, John H. Pitman High School, which opened in August, 2002.
Turlock High 1907
Turlock High 1922
Football Team 1920
Turlock High School was organized in September 1906, with twenty-two pupils enrolled. The faculty consisted of Mr. S. R. Douglas and Miss Maud Clark. The first classes were taught in the town hall. During that year, the Student body adopted a constitution, chose blue and gold as school colors, and published the first Alert yearbook. Years later, the students at THS adopted the bulldog as their mascot and symbol. Butch and Brenda Bulldog appear at many athletic events in which their teams compete.
The first high school building opened in September 1907. It was located on the Turlock Covenant Church grounds and was torn down during the summer of 1963. In 1908, the school had its first commencement; Chesley Osborn being the sole graduate.
Bonds for a new school were voted in 1917 and after much debate, a site was selected—bounded by what is now Canal Drive, N Berkeley Avenue, E Marshall Street, and Colorado Avenue. Opening in 1922, the "main building" was designed by the renowned California architect William Henry Weeks. During the early 1920s, the "main building", containing the auditorium, classrooms, and offices was constructed. Later, the original gym (now girls' gym), bus garage, and industrial arts building was added. After World War II, the agriculture building, library, boys' gym, cafeteria, swimming pool, wood shop, and the classrooms lettered "L" and "B" were built within a decade (1948–58). In the 1970s the school grounds were expanded eastward to Wallace Street/Julien Elementary School. As a result, N Berkeley Avenue now runs through the center of the campus, but is closed to traffic during school hours.
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