Frontier High School (FHS) is a public American high school in

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, California. The school is part of the

Kern High School District The Kern High School District (KHSD) is a public high school system headquartered in Bakersfield, California that serves portions of the County of Kern located at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley ( ; Span ...

since its opening in 2006. Its campus is located on the corner of Allen Road and Olive Drive in Northwest Bakersfield.Frontier History
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History

Frontier High School was founded prior to the 2006–2007 academic year, opening its doors only to incoming freshmen and sophomores. The first day of class was held August 21, 2006. Frontier's first graduating class was the Class of 2009. The school's newspaper publication, entitled the Titan Tribune, posted stories and events online until 2011. It currently does not run a newspaper.

Academics

FHS provides the following AP courses: *

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AP Psychology Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology (also known as AP Psych) and its corresponding exam are part of the College Board's Advanced Placement Program. This course is tailored for students interested in the field of psychology and as an opportunity t ...

AP U.S. History Advanced Placement (AP) United States History (also known as AP U.S. History, APUSH (), or AP U.S.) is a college-level course and examination offered by College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. Course The AP U.S. History course i ...

AP Calculus Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (also known as AP Calc, Calc AB / BC, AB / BC Calc or simply AB / BC) is a set of two distinct Advanced Placement calculus courses and exams offered by the American nonprofit organization College Board. AP Calculu ...

AP English Literature and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United State ...

AP English Language and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition, (also known as AP English Language, APENG, AP Lang, ELAP, AP English III, or APEL) colloquially known as Lang, is an American course and examination offered by the College Board as part ...

AP French Language Advanced Placement (AP) French Language and Culture (also known as AP French Lang, AP French Language, FLAP, or AP French) is a course offered by the College Board to high school students in the United States as an opportunity to earn placement ...

AP Spanish Language Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Language and Culture (also known as AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish IV, AP SpLang, or AP Spanish) is a course and examination offered by the College Board in the United States education system as part of the Advan ...

AP Government Advanced Placement (AP) United States Government and Politics (often shortened to AP Gov or AP GoPo and sometimes referred to as AP American Government or simply AP Government) is a college-level course and examination offered to high school st ...

Athletics

Mike Gibson is the FHS athletic director. FHS sports teams are called the Titans, and have their home games on campus. The Titans participate in the South Yosemite League

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and have varsity,

junior varsity A varsity team is the highest-level team in a sport or activity representing an educational institution. Varsity teams train to compete against each other during an athletic season or in periodic matches against rival institutions. At High school, ...

, and frosh/ soph teams. The Titan Girls' golf and soccer teams have won the

California Interscholastic Federation The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have s ...

championship in both. In 2010, Frontier won the Valley Championship in baseball in the (Div. II,

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Central Section) playoffs Its football team also hosted the Valley Championship in the (Div. II,

Central Section) playoffs. The sports FHS participates in, and their respective levels are: * Varsity, JV & frosh/ soph – Football, Volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, cross country * Varsity and JV – Women's tennis, women's soccer, wrestling, men's tennis, cheerleading, men's soccer, swimming, track and field * Varsity only – Men's Golf, women's golf, Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo

Notable alumni

* Joseph Baena, Son of

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, punter for the

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Logan Gillaspie Logan Craig Gillaspie (born April 17, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles. Amateur career Gillaspie attended Fronti ...

, Major League Baseball pitcher with the

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* Cami Privett, former NWSL soccer player for the

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