Tustin High School

Fuck Tustin High. It’s a prison. The whole school is locked in with iron gates, and the fat ass sro patrolling the school doesn’t really help the matter.

High schools in general can offer so much and it’s up to the student to take all of the opportunities that are given!
I’ve had my ups and downs with this school, sure there are some things that make you think, «gosh this place is ghetto and totally sucks» but! There are other things that surprise you and you think «well damn, this school DOES have some class». There are an abundant amount of organizations, sports, extracurricular career oriented classes that are available to the students. The staff are family-​oriented, supportive (always attending sports and general events that the students par take and/​or host).
This school has accomplished some extreme renovation, the buildings are brand BRAND NEW, the swimming pool has been redone, a new track field, an EXTRA new gym (still has an old gym and am has a new gym) and an impeccably new science building. The list goes on, this school has truly been revamped!

Friday night, after 10 and my walls are shaking from some ghetto ass rap music because apparently the high school decided to throw a dance outside and somehow got approved to do so. I don’t know what retard approved this but this will definitely be brought up in the City Council because I highly doubt whatever bs permit they got said they could blast music this loud after 10.

I didn’t know one could review a high school, but when I found out that teachers like Anne Tran and Mrs. Cohen were still teaching there I had to warn the parents/​teenagers who might consider this school an option. For one I went to the school when Beckman first opened up (03 – 05) and that school stole great teachers like Mrs. Ferguson (who was the only teacher who was able to teach me algebra) and other great teachers.
This left us with idiots like Anne Tran who would start crying if you and your friends kept talking and didn’t shut up for her. My mom actually called the principal and told them about her «emotional issues» and they apologized, but never got rid of her. Or don’t forget Mrs. Cohen who is so stubborn she teaches at a pace of a mile a minute and if you miss anything she expects you to get the notes from a «friend».What if you don’t have a friend in that class? That is right you can’t figure out what the hell she is teaching because you can’t get the complete set of notes. I gave up after a month and started either sleeping in her class or ditching.
Not to mention the drug culture of the campus. From minor drugs like weed to acid this school will mess you up. I got hooked Freshman year and just quit smoking weed after a minor heart attack. So yeah one poster is right. This school will make you who you are and that is (depending on the year/​teachers) either an elite or a bum. I have nothing, but hate for this place.
The only thing I miss about this school was the old science building that they had just bulldozed to the ground. It gave you the feeling of being in College with the way the seating was done in a «step pyramid style».So the school bulldozes a great building instead of remodeling the inside and left an empty space (I get depressed every time I see it gone) which according to my little brother is «off limits» during recess and lunch. I have fond memories of the animé «Otaku» club (which was never listed as a club because it wasn’t «culturally relevant» so we had to go underground). I recall the club had a screening of Lupin the 3^rd’s Castle of Cagliostro in the theater of THS.
Mr. Nuemayer was a great teacher who got replaced by Mr. Schaller who had the audacity to tell my brother that he would never amount to anything and become like his brothers a criminal and a loser. So my brother told him off and the principal told my brother that no one at the school likes Schaller. Probably because Schaller was actually on that Jerry Springer show «Baggage» on gameshow network. One teacher I am happy to see gone was Mr.Kozer. That guy actually nicknamed me «pond scum» and gave me such a hard time I failed his Geography class, which is ironic because I love that subject and can name more nation’s capitols then the majority of average people. I know more about major rivers and forests then most people and during his class a lot of people came to me for help and not him.
I was also sadden to see Mr. Richardson is no longer there. He was a great teacher and had a great attitude. He made learning fun.Mr.Philpot was another great teacher that still teaches at the school. I will admit the only saving grace of THS is their sports department. If you are a parent of an athletic student then maybe this school would work for you and your child. They also rebuilt alot of the stadium and built that god awful science building. What a waste of tax payer money. The kids can’t even use the elevator.
Also the guidance counselor was clueless about her students and was creepy with her «dead eye».The best thing she did was recommend I go to Hillview Highschool and I took her advice. I loved every minute of it before they tore it down and replaced it with tennis courts for the elite.
Mrs. Gonzales was another teacher who took off for better pay, but ripped me off. I did decent in the class and had a A– in her History course, but trouble at home (parents divorcing and long night looking after my brothers while my dad worked as a single parent) turned it into a F by the end of the year. She made a deal with me that if I did good on my Finals and gave up a ceramic sculpture she would pass me with a D. Well the day came and she failed me and took my sculpture.Mrs.Gonzales taught me the most important lesson of my life and that lesson is never trust anyone in this life. Never invest in believing in another human because they will screw you over the first chance they get.
The staff actually hired a Chinese language instructor who barely knew English and worked at Beckman so she was 20 minutes late almost everyday. She only taught us a few words of Mandarin and she was fired by the end of the year. Of course the majority of students didn’t receive credit for taking her course.
I often have nightmares about this place. I often stay awake at night and wonder what could have been if Mrs. Ferguson would have stayed and taught me algebra. Would I have been a CEO or a better person? In short this place is a joke and best if you just drive by it and

I went to a football game at «Tustin High School» in Tustin, CA on 11/​18/​2010. It was my first time there. It was a CIF playoff game. The host team, the Tustin Tillers defeated the visiting Buena Park Coyotes by a score of 75 to 20 (and yes, the 75 is correct). Their announcer did not show up — so I announced the game (in Tustin!).

Wow no one has reviewed THS before… talk about surprising.
I can say without a doubt it was one of the most important factors in determining who I ended up becoming.
We had great academics and some folks who were not so great as well. Some awesome sports teams.
When I was at THS 88 – 92 we had the most grads in West Point of any HS in the country at a single given time. My Jr and Sr years the football team went 25 – 3 loosing in the CIF finals both times. My Jr yr our basketball team won the state championship.
A number of former professional athletes have been through THS as well as some great academically inclined kids. It was a very diverse school with kids of every color creating a great melting pot.
It was a great experience and i wish I could have my daughter go there as well.