Fontana Unified Middle School to Grant Wishes with Annual Gift Drive
Renaissance Club members at Fontana Unified’s Sequoia Middle School will shower their peers with kindness and gifts during an annual Make-a-Wish Day at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11 at the school, 9452 Hemlock Ave., Fontana. Each year, students in need submit wish lists and Renaissance students reach out to local businesses and community members for donations to help grant these wishes. Last year, Sequoia students granted 500 wishes for their peers. For more information, contact Kristin Badawi, (909) 357-5400.
Fontana Unified School District Appoints Three New Administrators
Follow-up Story: Fontana Unified School District appointed three new directors at the Nov. 15 Board of Education meeting: Linda Young, who was named director of certificated human resources after serving as interim director; Adele Thomas, who will serve as director of professional development and teacher support; and Paul Pagano, the District’s new director of the multi-tiered system of supports department.
Follow-up Story: Fontana Unified School District, Fontana School Police and community partners provided holiday gifts to nearly 450 FUSD families during the 20th annual Fontana Santas event on Dec. 16 at Jurupa Hills High School. Fontana. School police officers also delivered gifts to neighboring homes during the event, which featured family-friendly games.
Follow-up Story: Amandeep Heyer, a senior at Fontana Unified’s Kaiser High School, is being honored as a 2018 National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. Heyer, who hopes to study computer engineering at MIT or Stanford, is among 16,000 semifinalists selected from the 1.6 million students who took the PSAT.
Fontana Unified to Host Free Online Safety Workshops for Parents
Fontana Unified School District will hold free Parent University workshops from 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, highlighting social media safety tips and youth drug trends. The workshops will be at the John D. Piazza Educational Center, 9680 Citrus Ave., Fontana. Childcare for children ages 3 to 11 will be available, as well as translation services. Call 909-357-7600, ext. 29409 to register or learn more.
Fontana Unified Schools Receive Book Donations from Honda
Follow-up Story: Fontana Unified’s Dolores Huerta International Academy and Dorothy Grant Elementary received donations of books from Honda representatives as part of its “Random Acts of Helpfulness” campaign on Nov. 3.
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Fontana Unified’s International Academy to Celebrate Día de Los Muertos
The Dolores Huerta International Academy will host a Día de Los Muertos festival from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. Students will display handmade altars honoring loved ones while staff, parents and community members enjoy crafts, face painting, music and pan dulce. Dolores Huerta International Academy is at 17777 Merrill Ave., Fontana.
Follow-up Story: Hundreds of Fontana Unified parents, staff, students and community members celebrated West Randall Elementary School’s 70th anniversary on Nov. 15. Attendees took in newly painted murals – courtesy of United Way and Hillside Community Church – as they enjoyed musical performances from students, family friendly games, face painting and more.
Follow-up Story: Fontana Unified students, staff and community members gathered at the Fontana Adult School on Nov. 1 to celebrate the school’s 60th anniversary and share stories of its impact on their lives. Fontana Adult School, which opened in 1957, offers medical certificate programs, medicine-focused high school diploma classes and technology courses.
Follow-up Story: Fontana Unified’s Junior Fontana Leadership Intervention Program (Jr. FLIP) is being recognized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission (JJDPC) of San Bernardino County for fostering positive behavior and increasing student engagement in and out of classrooms. The early intervention program, offered through a partnership between Fontana Unified and Fontana School Police, received the Nonprofit Agency Award during the 33rd annual Recognition of Service to Youth Awards on Oct. 11.
