Fillmore High School (FHS) is a public comprehensive

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serving grades 9–12 in Fillmore,

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, United States that opened in 1912. It is one of two high schools in the Fillmore Unified School District, the other being Sierra High School, a

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. Fillmore High School offers twelve Advanced Placement classes and twelve sports.

Athletics

Fillmore High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Flashes, and the mascot is Flash Man. The school is a charter member of the

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, a conference within the

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that was established in 2018. Prior to that, Fillmore was part of the Tri-County Athletic Association. Fillmore's main rival is

Santa Paula High School Santa Paula High School (SPHS) is a public comprehensive high school in Santa Paula, California, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Santa Paula Unified School District. The principal is Elizabeth Garcia. History The school wa ...

. The two schools in the

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have one of the oldest continuous high school football rivalries in the state of California, having played each other since 1924 and meeting for the 100th time in 2010. The football teams play annually for a perpetual trophy known as the Leather Helmet. Games were not played in 1942 due to World War II, 1969 because of scheduling difficulties, and 2019 due to the

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. The 2020 meeting was postponed to April 2021 due to the

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, marking a resumption of the rivalry years after the 2018 game. As of 2018, Santa Paula leads the series 61–40–7.

Notable alumni

* François Audouy – Movie production designer *

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– Chancellor of the

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Hermanos Herrera
– a six-sibling Mexican musical style band *

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– professional baseball player

References

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* {{authority control High schools in Ventura County, California Fillmore, California Public high schools in California Educational institutions established in 1911 1911 establishments in California