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Fontana Unified School District

  • Fontana Unified Senior Earns Junior Distinguished Honor as Marksmanship Team Completes Undefeated Season

     After four years of developing her skills in Fontana High School’s (FOHI) Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (MCJROTC) marksmanship program, senior Stephanie Mendoza capped the program’s 2025 undefeated season by earning the Junior Distinguished Shooter Badge, the highest honor awarded at the junior level, and becoming the first FOHI student to receive the distinction in more than a decade. The Junior Distinguished Badge is awarded by the Civilian Marksmanship Program to junior shooters who accumulate 30 excellence-in-competition points, including at least 10 from national-level championships. With fewer than 2,000 badges awarded nationwide, recipients of this award are among the best in the country, recognizing their sustained discipline and competitive consistency.

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  • Fontana Unified Brings Holiday Joy to More Than 300 District Families, Celebrates 28 Years of Kindness

    Fontana Unified School District (FUSD), in partnership with the Fontana School Police Department (FSPD), continued a cherished tradition of compassion and community by bringing smiles to more than 300 families during the 28th annual Fontana Santas event on Dec. 20. What began in 1997 as a small act of kindness has grown into one of the District’s most meaningful holiday traditions. Fontana Santas was founded by FSPD Officer Cindy Evaro and FUSD Child Welfare and Attendance Liaison Lydia Salazar Wibert after learning about a boy who ran away from home after not receiving any Christmas presents. Determined to ensure no child felt unseen during the holidays, the pair rallied support for five families in need, laying the foundation for a program that today serves hundreds.

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  • Fontana Unified Musicians to Ring in New Year with Tournament of Roses Honor Band

    Thirteen student musicians from Fontana Unified School District will perform on one of the world’s most iconic stages on New Year’s Day, marching in the 137th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade as members of the Pasadena City College (PCC) High School Honor Band. Eleven members of Kaiser High School’s Catamount Pride Band & Color Guard and two members of Jurupa Hills High School’s Spartan Regiment were selected for the Honor Band. Of the students selected, five will be making their second appearance with the Honor Band, and two musicians – Kaiser High senior euphonium player Liliana Lobo and Jurupa Hills High senior clarinetist Diego Muro – will be making their third appearance.

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Southridge Tech Middle School Recognized for Schools to Watch Honor

As cheerleaders chanted “We are Southridge Tech,” Fontana Unified board members, administrators, educators and students celebrated Southridge Tech Middle School’s honor as one of 16 California schools newly chosen for the 2019 Schools to Watch list. The Schools to Watch list, created by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, identifies schools across the U.S. that share three features: academic excellence, developmentally responsive to early adolescence and social equity.

Fontana Unified Renames Elementary School, Middle School to Celebrate STEM, Tech Programs

Fontana Unified School District on April 17 renamed Dorothy Grant Elementary School and Southridge Middle School to reflect the schools’ efforts to prepare students for the academic and professional challenges of the future. Grant becomes the Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy, paying homage to the school’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) academies. Grant is also home to one of Fontana Unified’s two Code to the Future programs, which engages students in technology-based lessons and develops block coding, robotics and scripted coding skills.

Fontana Unified Students Accepted to UC Summer STEM Programs

Jurupa Hills High School students Carlos Ortega-Cuellar and Elian Lintang will explore college-level science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects through the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS), a four-week residential program for high-achieving math and science students. Ortega-Cuellar will study engineering mechanics at UC Davis while Lintang will study engineering at UC San Diego.

Fontana Unified Renames Elementary School, Middle School

Fontana Unified School District on April 17 renamed Dorothy Grant Elementary School and Southridge Middle School to reflect the schools’ efforts to prepare students for the challenges of the future. Grant will be known as Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy, paying homage to the school’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) academy and Code to the Future program. Southridge is now Southridge Tech Middle School, reflecting the school’s efforts to prepare students to boost academic achievement through technology and celebrating its status as a Microsoft Showcase School.

Fontana Unified Academy Honors Dolores Huerta During Birthday Celebration

Dressed in Dolores Huerta-inspired T-shirts while chanting “Si Se Puede,” students from Fontana Unified’s Dolores Huerta International Academy welcomed Huerta to campus on April 15 to celebrate her 89th birthday. Students showcased dancing skills while holding flags from different countries, showing what it means to be a part of an international academy, and performed a skit about Huerta’s life as an activist.

Fontana Unified’s Southridge Middle to Celebrate Schools to Watch Status

Fontana Unified board members, administrators, educators and students on April 24 celebrated Southridge Tech Middle School’s selection as one of 16 California schools newly chosen for the 2019 Schools to Watch list. The event featured performances, remarks from Southridge Tech’s principal, ASB president and Teacher of the Year, and was attended by California Schools to Watch Co-Director Carole Carlson, Fontana Superintendent Randal S. Bassett and past president of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform Dr. Irvin Howard. Photos and video are available.

Fontana Unified’s Wayne Ruble Middle Celebrates Schools to Watch Honor

Wayne Ruble Middle School on April 12 celebrated its selection as one of 16 California schools chosen for the 2019 Schools to Watch list for bridging the technology gap, boosting student achievement and improving campus culture. Wayne Ruble Middle School’s ceremony featured performances by the school band, choir and cheerleaders, and was attended by Superintendent Randal S. Bassett, Schools to Watch Executive Director Scott Steele, Maha Rizvi, representative of Assemblymember Eloise Reyes, District leaders, parents, more than 1,200 students and the educator for whom the school was named, Wayne Ruble.

Fontana Unified to Hold 2019 State of the District Scholarship Breakfast

The Fontana Public Schools Education Foundation will host Fontana Unified’s State of the District scholarship breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 23 at the Center Stage Theater, 8463 Sierra Ave., Fontana. Superintendent Randal S. Bassett and Student Board Member Jashandeep Lobana will highlight District successes and announce new programs and initiatives at the event.

Fontana Unified Recognized by Model School Attendance Review Board

Fontana Unified has been recognized by the state’s 2018-19 Model School Attendance Review Board (SARB) Recognition Program, celebrating district strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism and increase student attendance. The District is among just 23 in the state to receive the award and will be celebrated at the California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance conference on Friday, April 19 in Napa.

Fontana Unified IB Student Art Show Raises Scholarship, Charity Funds

Showcasing their creative talents in a variety of media, more than 40 Jurupa Hills High School International Baccalaureate (IB) art students contributed artwork for sale at the IB Charity Art Show on April 5. Proceeds from the show will be split between a charity selected by IB art students and the Fontana Foundation of Hope’s IB Scholarship Fund.