Fortuna Union High School

Public high school

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Fortuna Union High School or FUHS, is a public high school in Fortuna, California. The school serves a large area of the midsection of Humboldt County.^[3] Despite this, enrollment is down from a recent high of 1,159 in 2000–01 to 844 in 2013–2014.^[4]

The FUHS website, lists three campus locations for schools in the Fortuna Unified High School District: Fortuna High School, East High Fortuna and Academy of the Redwoods.^[5]

History

The Fortuna Union High School was established on July 1, 1905.^[1]

In August 2020, Fortuna High School was allegedly the first large-population school on the North Coast to reopen campus and resume face to face instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

Academic programs

Academic programs at Fortuna High School include: Career and Technology Education, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Sciences, Spanish and Visual and Performing Arts.^[5]Recently, the school has begun offering courses on a wider variety of interests, ranging from computer science to pottery.

Athletics

Athletic programs at FUHS include:^[5]

Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Volcano boarding
Football
Soccer
Softball
Tennis (Men's and Women's)
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Mascot and school colors

The school mascot is the Husky(dog) and the colors are royal blue and white.^[7] The mascot often gets confused with a Siberian Husky, but that just simply isn't true and is a touchy subject for many alumni of the school.

Milk Can Rivalry

The boys(and girls) football team has a long-standing rivalry with the adjacent town of Ferndale, California. The winner of the annual game takes home a big milk can labeled with the years and scores of the winning and losing teams.^[8]

Notable alumni

Randy Niemann, former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach

References

^ ^a ^b "California School Directory". California Department of Education. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fortuna Union High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "Humboldt County School Districts Map" (PDF).
^ "K-12 Public School Enrollment 1233402-Fortuna Union High". California Department of Education Data Reporting Office. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fortuna Union High School District webpage". Fortuna Union High School District. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ Goff, Andrew (August 7, 2020). "At Emergency Meeting, Fortuna School Board Stands Firm on Decision to Open School Monday".
^ "Max Preps: Fortuna". CBS Sports. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ Hansen, Megan (November 1, 2011). "Ferndale, Fortuna Milk Can stolen; can considered a 'historical relic'". Retrieved 29 January 2015.