At the June 23, 2010, Board Meeting, the Fontana Unified School District’s Board of Education named two FUSD Assistant Principals as its newest secondary Principals. Beginning July 1, Delia Fant, an Assistant Principal at Summit High School, will be taking the reins from Mike Andrus, who retired as the school’s Principal at the end of the school year. Doug Bergquist, Assistant Principal of Southridge Middle School, will be the new Principal of Almeria Middle School, taking over for Greg Fromm who will be Principal-on-Assignment at the Fontana Alternative Learning Center.

Delia Fant was born in Chihuahua, Mexico.  "Both of my parents were born in the United States," said Mrs. Fant, "so, I am a natural U.S. citizen even though I was born outside of the country."  The family moved to Cucamonga when she was three and she has lived most of her life in the Upland area.  Surprisingly, her early ambitions were not to go into education but they do explain why her hair always looks so fabulous.  "From the time I was a child, I wanted to become a hair stylist, to the dismay of my junior high school English teacher, Mr. Kawasaki," said Mrs. Fant.  "He felt I should attend college and set my career goals higher. He told me that I had great potential and that being bilingual would open many doors for me.  I didn’t listen.  I earned a full scholarship to Ontario Beauty College upon graduating from Upland High School and became a hair stylist.  The majority of my clients remained loyal to me for the twenty-two years that I worked.  Coincidently, one of them was Mrs. Kawasaki, the widow of my English teacher, who had passed away before I graduated from high school.  I wish he would have lived long enough to know that he was right."   She returned to school and earned her B.A. in Spanish from Cal State University, San Bernardino and her M.A. in Spanish Literature and Linguistics from Cal State University, Fullerton.  Mrs. Fant has been with the Fontana Unified School District for nineteen years.  She taught Spanish at A.B. Miller High School for nine years and served as an Assistant Principal at Sequoia Middle School for eight years and at Summit High School for the last two.  "I am very excited to serve FUSD and Summit High staff as their principal," said Mrs. Fant.  "I hope to motivate all Summit staff to work to their fullest potential through my example of dedication, determination, and a strong work ethic. My leadership will focus on a clear vision, a structured plan, and perseverance to reach our action plan goals."

Doug Bergquist was born in South Dakota but grew-up in Rawlins, Wyoming when his family moved there when he was very young. He said that he knew from an early age that the wanted to go into education. “I had a math teacher who really believed in me and encouraged me to study math,” said Mr. Bergquist. He did his undergrad work at the University of Wyoming, where he majored in math education with a minor in biology. “I started my education career in Fontana and I plan to finish it here,” he said. In fact, Mr. Bergquist’s career path has come full circle. He actually started teaching math and science at Almeria Middle School eighteen years ago. He transferred to the District Office to work as a Teacher-on-Assignment in Staff Development and then to Southridge Middle School where he has been an Assistant Principal for the past nine years. “I am honored to be the new Principal of Almeria Middle School,” said Mr. Bergquist. “Almeria holds a special place in my heart and I can’t wait to begin the new school year.”

“The role of principal is a critical instructional leadership position,” said Oscar Duenas, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services. “On a daily basis, principals interact with teachers, students, parents, support staff, community volunteers and many others and serve as the link between the district administration and the school community. I feel confident that Mrs. Fant and Mr. Bergquist will bring the knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm needed to excel in their new positions.”

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