Fontana High School

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Location
Fontana High School
Fontana, California, United States
Information
School district	Fontana USD
Principal	Sergio Flores
Enrollment	3692
Type	Public school
Mascot	Steelers
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Established	1952
Homepage	http://www.fusd.net

Fontana High School (FOHI) is a secondary public school in Fontana, CA in the Fontana Unified School District. Fontana serves grades 9 through 12.

Fontana High School is the home of Steeler pride. Students are provided opportunities for personal and group achievement in a safe environment designed to nurture personal, social and academic development. Fontana High School is committed to preparing students for their individual futures in the twenty-first century.

1 Demographics
2 Alma Mater
3 Advanced Placement Courses
4 Notable Alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Demographics

The ethnic breakdown of the 4,091 students enrolled as of the 2006-2007 school year was:

84.1% Hispanic
8% White
5.8% African American
2.1% Other

A by-product of the Southern California post war boom, Fontana (FoHi)was built to serve the thousands of blue collar families from across the country who came to work at the Kaiser Steel plant - built in the 1940s - and at the time the only steel production plant of its kind west of the Mississippi. The area continued to grow for the next four decades. By the 1970's, many came to know Fontana also by its high school football team, the FoHi Steelers.

After struggling for many years, the Steelers came to dominate regional high school football for roughly a 15 year period, peaking in the mid to late 1980's when it was ranked among the nation's best. The FoHi football program spawned a following of the type rarely seen at that time in laid back southern California. The team was the source of tremendous pride in the community. On Friday nights, much of the town shut down as more than 10,000 maroon and white clad fans filled Steeler Stadium for epic battles with rival schools like Redlands, Pacific, Eisenhower and Colton.

The Steelers were almost as well known for their traveling "rowdy" fanbase, which followed the team en masse throughout the season and into the playoffs.

After more than a decade of annual playoff appearances, three CIF Championship games (including two victories)as well as a USA Today National High School Championship - the Steelers were a national powerhouse.

[edit] Alma Mater

We hail Alma Mater
Guide of our youth
Thy spirit will lead us
Along the paths of truth
We Pledge our devotion
Trust and loyalty
Fontana, Fontana
All hail to thee