Fontana Unified’s Summit High School has been selected as one of two schools nationwide to pilot the Parent Link Crew program. Summit High’s Link Crew program, awarded the 2016 Golden Bell Award by the California School Boards Association, provides freshmen with mentorship and guidance from upperclassmen.
Fontana School Police officers Amanda Liabeuf and Nicole Hauptmann will receive an Award of Distinction from the California Peace Officers’ Association Statewide Awards Committee for their exceptional leadership of the Junior Fontana Leadership Intervention Program (Jr. FLIP).
Summit High School honors English teacher Dina Bartholomew has been named a 2019 Teacher of Distinction by College Board for her effective and innovative use of its SpringBoard instructional program to create lesson plans that prepare students for college and careers.
Jurupa Hills High School senior Juleny Ortiz-Contreras wants to be a voice for her peers, effect change and inspire others to get involved in the community, all of which she hopes to achieve as Fontana Unified’s 2019-20 Board of Education student representative.
Two Fontana Unified schools will make history as the District’s first to compete in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Friendship Invitational Tournament in Aarhus, Denmark from Aug. 1-4 after their success at a WRO Tournament in April.
Students from Fontana Unified’s Randall Pepper Elementary and Wayne Ruble Middle School will face off against nearly 150 teams from 33 countries in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Friendship International Tournament in Aarhus, Denmark through Sunday, Aug. 4. Students will tour the original LEGOLAND in Billund and explore the city of Aarhus before preparing for two days of competition and mini challenges.
Fontana Unified School District and the Lewis Library and Technology Center will hold the second annual FUSD Back to School Extravaganza from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. Attendees can enjoy a student showcase and meet and greets with FUSD administrators, as well as learn about the library’s resources and activities. Lewis Library is at 8437 Lewis Ave., Fontana.
Fontana Unified School District will commence the 2019-20 school year on Wednesday, Aug. 7. During the new academic year, Fontana Unified will begin rolling out its 1:1 device initiative, launch Spanish dual language instruction at a second school and introduce new career tech pathways at its high schools.
Nearly 200 Fontana Unified District administrators envisioned ways to strengthen the District’s culture of innovation and build upon current educational opportunities during the second annual Leadership Institute held July 15-17. The team-building event, themed “The Amazing Space Race,” tasked District leaders with completing missions related to 15 of Fontana Unified’s career technical education pathways.
Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy and Dolores Huerta International Academy (DHIA) were named to the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) Honor Roll in recognition of their overall performance and narrowing of the achievement gap on California standardized tests.
