Fontana Unified School District

  • Fontana Unified Elementary School Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Community Gala

    With a mariachi band serenading more than 200 attendees, Dolores Huerta International Academy (DHIA) celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a community gala on Sept. 18, spotlighting the award-winning K-6 school’s commitment to promoting multicultural and multilingual students through its International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme and Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program. Representatives of Congresswoman Norma Torres, State Senator Eloise Reyes, and Assemblymember Robert Garcia presented special proclamations and certificates to DHIA during the celebration, recognizing the dedication of the administrators, faculty, staff, and students who have helped build the school into a community treasure.

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  • Fontana High’s MCJROTC Earns Eighth-Consecutive Naval Honor School Designation

    Fontana High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (MCJROTC) has been named a Naval Honor School for the eighth consecutive year and the 20th time overall since the program began in 1991, continuing a longstanding tradition of excellence in leadership development and citizenship.

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  • O’Day Short Family Story to Reach New Audiences Through Public Media Partnership

    The powerful civil rights story of the O’Day Short family, whose legacy led Fontana Unified School District to rename Randall Pepper Elementary School in their honor in August 2025, will reach new audiences through a five-year public media partnership with PBS, NPR, and FNX. The short documentary, “O’Day Short: An Act of Justice,” will air on the networks’ programming lines and streaming services beginning this fall, helping preserve the family’s story for generations to come. The film was produced by award-winning producers E’Ian West and George Sharperson, with research contributions from Fontana Unified Executive Director of Marketing and Communications Clarissa Trejo.

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Fontana Unified to Co-Host Regional College Fair for 90,000 Students

Fontana Unified School District will join forces with Chaffey Joint Union High School District and Rialto Unified School District to host the inaugural Inland Empire Regional College Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, providing nearly 90,000 students the opportunity to meet with college and university representatives from across the United States. The free event will be held at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario.

Fontana Unified to Launch New District, School Websites

Fontana Unified School District will premiere sleek new websites for the District and each of its schools, providing families and community members with easier access to information through a user-friendly format. The District website is the first to switch to the student-centered, modern layout and will launch on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Websites for Fontana Unified’s 45 schools will roll out in the following months. The sites were created through a partnership with education website developer Blackboard.

Fontana Unified Students Return in Triumph from World Robotics Contest

Wayne Ruble Middle and Randall Pepper Elementary robotics students made a triumphant and award-winning return from the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Friendship Invitational, after dazzling the global community with their expertise, teamwork and sportsmanship. The international competition, held Aug. 1-4 in Aarhus, Denmark, netted the Randall Pepper LEGO Panther squad with the International Friendship Award for their slogan, “3 Countries, 3 Teams, 1 Friendship,” created in collaboration with students from Germany and Nigeria.

Fontana Unified to Provide Parent Workshop on HBCUs

Fontana Unified School District and Rialto Unified School District, in partnership with the U-Can College Fair, will host a parent workshop from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, providing families with information on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Families can speak to HBCU representatives and alumni to receive an overview of HBCUs, their admission requirements, HBCU benefits and scholarship opportunities. The event will be held at A.B. Miller High School, 6921 Oleander Ave., Fontana.

Fontana Unified Swears In 2019-20 Student Board Member

Jurupa Hills High School senior Juleny Ortiz-Contreras took the oath of office on Aug. 14 to serve as Fontana Unified’s 2019-20 Board of Education student representative. Ortiz-Contreras is an avid volunteer, accomplished student-athlete and International Baccalaureate diploma candidate who hopes to inspire others to become involved in the District.

Fontana Unified High School to Pilot Parent Link Crew Program

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.