Troy High School is a public high school in Troy, Michigan. It is attended by approximately 2,000 students serving grades 9-12. Troy High is one of four high schools in the Troy School District, along with Athens High School, Niles Community High School, and International Academy East.Troy High School was ranked 60th by Newsweek in its listing of America's Best High Schools for 2016.HistoryTroy High School was founded in 1950. Originally located on Livernois Road near Big Beaver Road (a site currently occupied by the Troy Community Center), it was moved to a new location at Northfield Parkway and Long Lake Road in 1992, and was expanded in 2006. The school's expansion was overdue after many years of overcrowding in the late 1990s and early 2000s.On June 2, 2008 Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, made a televised campaign visit and speech at Troy High School. This was Obama's first visit to Oakland County during his presidential run. More than 2,000 people showed up to the rally, including students and teachers of THS.Extracurricular activitiesTroy High School's yearbook, The Gladiator, received Gold Medal standings for its 2006/2007 edition from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association as well as a Gold Medal from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association.