Fortuna Union High School | |
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Address | |
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379 12th St.
Fortuna, California 95540 | |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | July 1, 1905 |
School district | Fortuna Union High School District |
Principal | Clint Duey [1] |
Staff | 41.10 (FTE) [2] |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 830 (2022-23) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19 [2] |
Color(s) | Royal Blue and white |
Team name | Huskies |
Website | FUHS Homepage |
Fortuna Union High School or FUHS, is a public high school in Fortuna, California. The school serves a large area of the midsection of Humboldt County. [3] Despite this, enrollment is down from a recent high of 1,159 in 2000–01 to 844 in 2013–2014. [4]
The FUHS website, lists three campus locations for schools in the Fortuna Unified High School District: Fortuna High School, East High Fortuna and Academy of the Redwoods. [5]
The Fortuna Union High School was established on July 1, 1905. [1]
In August 2020, Fortuna High School was allegedly the first large-population school on the North Coast to reopen campus and resume face to face instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
Academic programs at Fortuna High School include: Career and Technology Education, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Sciences, Spanish and Visual and Performing Arts. [5]Recently, the school has begun offering courses on a wider variety of interests, ranging from computer science to pottery.
Athletic programs at FUHS include: [5]
The school mascot is the Husky(dog) and the colors are royal blue and white. [7] The mascot often gets confused with a Siberian Husky, but that just simply isn't true and is a touchy subject for many alumni of the school.
The boys(and girls) football team has a long-standing rivalry with the adjacent town of Ferndale, California. The winner of the annual game takes home a big milk can labeled with the years and scores of the winning and losing teams. [8]