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Fontana Unified School District

  • Fontana Unified Reaches New Milestone with 33 Schools Honored for Supporting Student Success

    Fontana Unified School District once again set a benchmark as 33 of its schools received California Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Coalition Awards for their dedication to fostering inclusive, supportive school environments that promote student success during the 2024-25 school year. This is the fifth consecutive year Fontana Unified has increased the number of schools recognized, highlighting the District’s ongoing commitment to building social-emotional skills and providing educators with strategies to enhance student outcomes. All 33 schools will be recognized at the 2025 California PBIS Coalition Conference, held Oct. 8-10 in Sacramento.

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  • Fontana Unified to Host Annual Regional College and Career Fair on District Campus for First Time

    For the first time, Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) will host the annual Regional College and Career Fair on a District campus Jurupa Hills High School. Presented in partnership with Chaffey Joint Union High School District (CJUHSD), the fair will serve as a one-stop shop where thousands of K-12 students and families can connect with more than 70 colleges, universities, and employers to explore post-graduation pathways. The Regional College and Career Fair is part of Fontana Unified’s ongoing commitment to boosting college and career readiness by removing barriers and increasing access to information and financial support.

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  • Fontana Unified MCJROTC Program Named Naval Honor School for Sixth Consecutive Year

    Fontana High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (MCJROTC) program has once again been recognized for its excellence in community service, leadership, and academics, earning a Naval Honor School designation for the sixth straight year and the 19th time in its 33-year history. The Naval Honor School distinction, awarded annually by the U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command, evaluates more than 250 MCJROTC units nationwide. This year, Fontana High (FOHI) stood out despite new, more rigorous standards. Placed in the newly created “mega” category against some of the nation’s largest and most competitive programs, FOHI earned the honor for its academic achievement, leadership development, success in national competitions, and commitment to community service.

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Fontana Unified Collects Donations for Military CARE Packages

Fontana Unified is partnering with Burrtec, Inc. and Veterans Partnering with Communities, Inc. to gather donations and create CARE packages for active duty military members. Fontana Unified teachers, students and staff will be collecting and donating food, toiletries, entertainment items and clothing and writing letters to the military through Friday, Oct. 18. Donation drop-off sites are located throughout Fontana Unified.

Fontana Unified Elementary School to Hold Multicultural Night

Sierra Lakes Elementary School students and families will build relationships and promote intercultural understanding during Multicultural Night, held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 5740 Avenal Place, Fontana. Families will collaborate with the school to create booths – which may feature storytelling, food, dance and art – based on their own countries of origin, backgrounds, beliefs and customs.

Fontana Unified Marching Band Earns 2nd Place at L.A. County Fair

Henry J. Kaiser High School’s Catamount Pride Band and Color Guard captured second place in its category at the L.A. County Fair on Sept. 20, returning home with a $5,000 prize for their excellence. The L.A. County Fair High School Marching Band Competition invites local high school marching bands to compete during the fair’s daily parades in hopes of winning a cash prize. Bands compete in three categories: Open Class, for bands of all sizes; Class A, for bands of 65 or more, and Class B, for bands of 64 or less. Kaiser’s success in the Open Class category continues a tradition of success for the Catamount Pride Band and Color Guard, which represented Fontana Unified on a world stage as the premier band in the 2019 Tournament of Roses.

Fontana Unified High School Earns IB Middle Years Authorization

Fontana Unified’s Jurupa Hills High School will offer students the opportunity to engage in a rigorous, globally focused education through its newly authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme. The programme will serve Jurupa Hills High’s freshmen and sophomores, providing a framework of learning that encourages students to become creative, critical and reflective thinkers while fostering global engagement. It will also prepare students for the rigors of Jurupa Hills’ IB Diploma Programme, in which students can receive advanced college standing, course credit, scholarships and other admissions benefits at many of the world’s most prestigious colleges and universities.

Fontana Unified Elementary’s ‘Start With Hello!’ Week Promotes Inclusion

Juniper Elementary students learned that saying “hello” to a new face at school could be the first step in beginning a lifelong friendship during an assembly launching Juniper’s “Start With Hello!” Call to Action Week on Sept. 16. “Start With Hello!” is a national program conceived by Sandy Hook Promise, designed to bring young students together to promote connectivity and inclusiveness. In partnership with Fontana School Police Department, Juniper held a week of activities to teach students to be more