Fullerton Union High School is a public

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located in the

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city of Fullerton, operated by the Fullerton Joint Union High School District.

History

In 1893 a special

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was held to create Fullerton Union High School. The school's first classroom, a rented room on the second floor of the Fullerton Elementary School building, was adequate to house the eight pupils, which constituted the first year's enrollment and the 32 books which made up the library. The high school was the second in Orange County. In 1908, FUHS's enrollment was increasing at the rate of 18 percent a year. To accommodate the growth, the school was moved to new quarters on West Commonwealth Avenue, an area now known as Amerige Park. School enrollment continued to grow and within two years a new polytechnic building was built to ease the overcrowding. But on November 17, 1910, the day before it could be occupied, the older FUHS building burned to the ground. FUHS was housed in the polytechnic building and four tents that year. After the fire, the school's trustees debated the best location for rebuilding. The district owned the ground on which the polytechnic building stood, but the campus was small, and school work was disrupted by the numerous Santa Fe trains that roared by each day. In 1911, the present site was purchased one block east of Harbor (Spadra) Boulevard. A

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orchard was removed prior to building, and the former site was sold to the City of Fullerton for use as a park. The school's facilities have changed over the years to meet educational and community needs. Fullerton Auditorium (formerly Louis E. Plummer Auditorium) was built in 1930-32 and its original ironwork, which was made by students on the campus, was kept when it was refurbished and remodeled to meet earthquake standards in 1972 (the first class to use the auditorium for Baccalaureate was the Class of 1972). Since then the stadium, locker rooms, and the agriculture complex have been rebuilt. The latest replacement was the swimming pool and the science building. In 2009 a new building housing many new classrooms including several new computer driven classrooms was opened. Renovations of Fullerton Auditorium were completed in 1993. It included new lighting, audio and dressing room upgrades. Air conditioning and an orchestra lift was added as well. The Charles Kassler

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"Pastoral California" was uncovered and completely restored in 1997.

Academics

The school provides opportunities for students to be involved in Honors,

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(AP), and

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(IB) courses.Fullerton Union High School's "School Accountability Report Card" (SARC)
published during 2015-16, using data from the 2014-15 school year. Accessed 2016-08-12.

Athletics

Fullerton's sports teams are known as the Indians, and are members of the

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's Southern Section.

Notable alumni

Many of Fullerton's notable alumni are listed on the FUHS Wall of Fame.Fullerton has produced four Major League Baseball pitchers all four of whom have pitched

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s.
list of Wall of Fame members
accessed 2013-02-09 * Bob Blackburn, NBA play-by-play announcer *

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and Perry v. Schwarzenegger * Hoby Brenner, NFL player * John Brenner, NCAA shot put and discus champion * John V. Briggs, California State Senator and Assemblyman * Marvin Burns, Olympic water polo player * Steve Busby, Major League Baseball player * Jim Bush, coach in

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* Vicki Calhoun, former backing vocalist of

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member (did not graduate) * Mike Warren, Major League Baseball player * Chuck Jordan, vice president of GM design * Natalie Kaaiawahia, national high school record holder, shot put * Michael Lorenzen, Major League Baseball player * Erin Mackey, actress * Alfonso Márquez, Major League Baseball umpire * Thomas L. McFadden (class of 1896), college football player and attorney *

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, 37th President of the United States (did not graduate; transferred to Whittier High School for his junior and senior year) * Chris Norby, California State Assemblyman * Jim Norton, professional football player *

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, California Supreme Court justice * Ann Stanford, poet * Keith Van Horne, NFL player * Arky Vaughan, Major League Baseball player and

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References

External links

Fullerton Union High School official website
{{authority control Education in Fullerton, California Educational institutions established in 1893 High schools in Orange County, California International Baccalaureate schools in California Public high schools in California 1893 establishments in California