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2020-2021 School Year

• Fontana Unifieds 23rd Annual Fontana Santas Toy Distribution Brings Holiday Cheer to Families (12/21/2020)
• Fontana Unified Teacher Administrator Recognized by UC Davis for Excellence in C-STEM Instruction (12/11/2020)
• Fontana High School Named Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Naval Honor School (12/10/2020)
• Fontana Unified Seniors Bound for Elite Colleges, Universities on Full-Ride QuestBridge Scholarships (12/07/2020)
• Fontana Unified English Teacher Recognized by Staples for Bringing Joy to Graduating Students (12/08/2020)
• Fontana Unified Film Production Students Recognized for Excellence in 60-second Social Justice Film Spots (11/30/2020)
• Fontana Unified’s Summit High Yields Two QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship Finalists (11/24/2020)
• Fontana High School Senior to Play Softball, Continue Education at Utah Valley University (11/23/2020)
• Fontana High School Celebrates Four QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship Finalists (11/20/2020)
• Fontana Unified’s Kaiser High Boasts Three QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship Finalists (11/18/2020)
• Fontana Unified Student-Athlete to Play Softball, Pursue Kinesiology Degree at Cal State Fullerton (11/16/2020)
• Fontana Unified Names New Associate Superintendent of Teaching and Learning (11/09/2020)
• Fontana Unified High School Students Gain Hands-On Career Experience during Virtual Micro-Internships (10/21/2020)
• Fontana Unified Selects Interim Associate Superintendent of Teaching and Learning (10/07/2020)
• Fontana Unified Food Services Director Recognized with CalPERS Spotlight on Excellence Award (09/28/2020)
• Fontana Unified Student Honored by Learning Company for Overcoming Adversity, Learning to Read (9/17/2020)
• Fontana Unified Middle School Honored as 2020-21 U.S. Showcase Incubator School by Microsoft (09/03/2020)
• Fontana Unified Spanish Teacher Named 2020-21 Finalist for Assembly District 47 Woman of the Year (08/25/2020)
• Fontana Unified High School Recognized Statewide for Financial Aid Application Completion Rate (08/14/2020)
• Fontana Unified Prepares for 2020-21 Year, Continues to Distribute Devices to Students (08/04/2020)
• Fontana Unified Announces 2020-21 School Year Start Date, Provides Update on Learning Options (07/23/2020)
• Fontana Unified to Provide Families with Two Learning Options for 2020-21 Year (07/17/2020)
• Fontana Unified High School Graduates Celebrated by National Honor Society for Dance Arts (06/09/2020)
• Fontana Unified TV Production Student Wins State Film Contest for Mental Health PSA (05/26/2020)
• Fontana Unified Partners with Auto Club Speedway, Ontario International Airport to Hold Class of 2020 Graduations (05/21/2020)
• Fontana Unified to Launch Private Network, Offer Wireless Access to All Students at Home (04/17/2020)

2019-20 School Year

• Fontana Unified's 'Grab and Go' Meals Feed Students Amid School Closures (03/24/2020)
• Fontana Unified Receives $3.9 Million Grant to Fund Electric Buses (02/28/2020)
• Fontana Unified Schools to Expand STEM Curriculum through Partnership with Discovery Education (9/4/2019)
• Fontana Unified to Launch New School, District Websites in 2019-20 (8/30/2019)
• Fontana Students Make Triumphant Return from International Robotics Competition (8/23/2019)
• Fontana School Police to Raise Awareness, Funds for Breast Cancer Through Pink Patch Project (10/11/2019)
• Fontana Unified Seeks to Establish International Baccalaureate Continuum (10/07/2019)
• Thousands of Inland Empire Students Explore Academic Options during Inaugural Regional College Fair (10/01/2019)
• Fontana Unified’s Kaiser Catamount Pride Band and Color Guard Capture 2nd Place at L.A. County Fair (9/30/2019)
• Fontana Unified Elementary Students Learn Importance of Inclusion during “Start With Hello!” Week (9/19/2019)
• Fontana Unified Parent Leadership Pilot Program to Receive National Roll-Out (9/17/2019)
• Fontana Unified to Advance 24 Teams to National Robotics Competition (9/16/2019)
• Fontana Unified to Co-host Regional College Fair for Nearly 90,000 Students (9/12/2019)
• Fontana Unified Schools to Expand STEM Curriculum through Partnership with Discovery Education (9/9/2019)
• Fontana Unified to Launch New School, District Websites in 2019-20 (9/05/2019)
• Fontana Unified Launches 2019-20 Year with New, Expanded Programs (8/22/2019)
• Fontana Unified School Police Officers Recognized for Dedication to Students (8/14/2019)
• Fontana Unified Teacher Named Teacher of Distinction for College, Career Readiness Efforts (8/8/2019)
• Fontana Unified Selects 2019-20 Board of Education Student Representative
• Fontana Unified Students Advance to World Robotics Tournament in Denmark (7/30/2019)
• Fontana Unified Inspires Innovation During Annual Leadership Institute (7/18/2019)

2018-19 School Year

• Two Fontana Unified Elementary Schools Named to California Honor Roll for Narrowing Achievement Gap (6/18/2019)
• Fontana Unified Renames Chaparral Elementary School to Celebrate STEM Program (06/17/2019)
• Fontana Unified Celebrates Nearly 3,000 Graduates in Class of 2019  (6/03/2019)
• Fontana Unified Student Named AVID Write-Off Essay Contest Winner
• Fontana Unified High School Senior Receives $40,000 Edison International STEM Scholarship(03/27/2019)
• Canyon Crest Elementary School Hosts Cultural Exchange Students from China(03/21/2019)
• Fontana Unified Celebrates Student Success, Partnership with United Way(03/20/2019)
• Fontana Unified Students Display Technological Prowess during SkillsUSA Competition(03/18/2019)
• Fontana Unified High Schools Show Their Expertise at SkillsUSA Regional Competition (03/08/2019)
• Fontana Unified Middle Schools Honored as 2019 Schools to Watch (02/28/2019)
• Fontana Unified Educator Celebrated as 2019 Bilingual Educator of the Year (02/21/2019)
• Fontana Unified Elementary School Named 21st Century Learning Exemplar School (02/20/2019)
• Fontana Unified Elementary Schools Receive Grants to Expand After School Programs (02/19/2019)
• Fontana Unified Adds Two All-Electric Buses to Fleet, Aims to Reduce Pollution and Costs (02/05/2019)
• Fontana Unified’s Kaiser High Makes Rose Parade Debut, Performs with Pop Legend Chaka Khan (1/23/2019)
• Fontana Unified Elementary to Launch Spanish Dual-language Immersion Program (1/10/2019)
• Kaiser High School Band Receives $10,000 from Kaiser Permanente for Premier Rose Parade Performance (12/18/2018)
• Fontana Unified Middle School Students Display Tech Skills During Digital Showcase (12/07/2018)
• Kaiser Cats Football Team Advances to CIF State Championship After Thrilling Win (12/05/2018)
• Fontana Unified Recognized by American Heart Association for Workplace Wellness Program (12/03/2018)
• Fontana Unified Students Continue to Improve State Standardized Test Performance (11/21/2018)
• Fontana Unified Elementary Students Explore Computer Science in Code to the Future Program (11/19/2018)
• Fontana Unified School Counselor Honored as a 2018 Educator of the Year by Local Assemblyman (11/08/2018)
• Fontana Unified’s Live Oak Elementary Receives Campus Makeover from United Way, Community (10/31/2018)
• Palmetto Elementary’s 60th Anniversary Gala Celebrates Fontana Community, History (10/01/2018)
• Fontana Unified’s Advanced Placement Participation, Passing Rates Reach Six-Year Highs (9/25/2018)
• Fontana Unified Middle School Named Microsoft Showcase School for Boosting Technology (8/29/18)
• Fontana Unified Educator Named a 2019 San Bernardino County Teacher of the Year (8/27/18)
• Fontana Unified’s 2016-17 Graduation Rate Tops County, State Figures (8/14/18)
• FUSD Welcomes Back Students for 2018-19 School Year (8/8/18)
• FUSD Welcomes Four New Elementary Principals (8/2/18)
• FUSD Expands Full-day Kindergarten Program (8/1/18)
• FUSD Administrators Envision the Future of Education during Leadership Institute (7/27/18)
• FUSD High School Receives Silver Medal from U.S. News and World Report (7/19/18)
• FUSD Honors Parent, Community Volunteers (7/2/18)

2017-18 School Year

• FUSD Board of Education Selects 2018-19 Student Representative (6/27/18)
• FUSD Elementary Students Explore Future Job Opportunities with ‘Careers Alive Museum’ (6/13/18)
• FUSD Schools Named to California Honor Roll (6/6/18)
• Two FUSD Students Invited to National Hispanic Recognition Program (6/4/18)
• FUSD Grad Named Gates Scholar, to Attend Yale University (5/30/18)
• FUSD Class of 2018 Valedictorians, Salutatorians to Pursue Degrees in STEAM (5/29/18)
• Five FUSD Graduates Named Dell Scholars, Awarded $100,000 in Collective Scholarships (5/24/18)
• FUSD’s Annual Splash and Dash Event Celebrates Students with Special Needs (5/17/18)
• FUSD Student to Advance to National History Day Competition (5/15/18)
• Fontana High Senior Wins Prestigious Gates Scholarship (5/8/18)
• Fontana High Welding Program Takes Top Honors in American Welding Society, SkillsUSA Competitions (5/7/18)
• FUSD Student Receives $40,000 STEM Scholarship from Edison International (5/2/18)
• FUSD Students Display STEM Skills at Tri-County Science and Engineering Fair (4/12/18)
• FUSD’s Dorothy Grant Elementary Named California Distinguished School (4/11/18)
• FUSD’s Kaiser High Selected to Perform in 2019 Rose Parade (4/5/18)
• FUSD’s Kaiser High School Receives $10,000 Theater Grant from NBC (3/26/18)
• FUSD’s Summit High School Recognized as an AVID Highly Certified Site (3/16/18)
• FUSD’s Dorothy Grant, Chaparral Elementary Schools to Become Code to the Future Schools (2/28/18)
• School Threat (Fohi) (2/22/18)
• Social Media Facebook Post (2/22/18)
• School Lock-Down (Canyon Crest) (2/22/18)
• Social Media Post (Almeria) (2/22/18)
• Fontana Unified’s Sequoia Middle School Named to Schools to Watch List (1/29/18)
• Fontana Unified’s Sequoia Middle School Named to Schools to Watch List (1/11/18)
• Hit and Run Driver Arrested (12/6/17)
• Animal Cruelty Investigation (12/2/17)
• Woman Arrested for Inappropriately Contacting a Student (11/28/17)
• FUSD’s West Randall Elementary Celebrates 70th Anniversary, Campus Makeover (11/28/17)
• FUSD Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (11/21/17)
• Dolores Huerta International Academy Celebrates Día de Los Muertos (11/20/17)
• Social Media Threat at Sequoia Middle School (10/31/17)
• School Police Officer Rescues Choking Infant (10/26/17)
• FUSD Student-Police Leadership Program Earns Youth Service Award (10/24/17)
• FUSD’s Kaiser High School to Develop Renewable Energy Academy (10/17/17)
• FUSD Students Display Steady Performance on State Proficiency Tests (10/5/17)
• FUSD Elementary Celebrates 25th Anniversary (9/28/17)
• FUSD Recognized for Commitment to Clean Energy (9/20/17)
• FUSD Welcomes New Administrators, Principals (9/12/17)
• Five FUSD Schools Earn Accolades for Promoting Positive School Environments (8/22/17)

2016-17 School Year

• Fontana Unified Dance Teacher Recognized with $20,000 Grant for Inspiring Students (6/14/17)
• Kaiser High School Incident - Commercial Grade Firework set off in Campus Quad (4/7/17)
• FUSD High Schools Promote Sobriety Campaign with Student PSA Contest (4/3/17)
• FUSD Attendance Program Recognized as a State Model (3/31/17)
• Aspiring Fontana Unified Entrepreneurs Pitch Innovations during Inaugural ‘Sparta Tank’ (3/20/17)
• New School Dashboard to Build on District Success, Serve as Guide for Continuous Improvement (3/16/17)
• Aspiring Jurupa Hills Entrepreneurs to Pitch Their Innovations During Inaugural “Sparta Tank” (3/10/17)
• FUSD Student Allegedly Threatened and Assaulted (2/3/17)
• FUSD Student Posted a Threat on Social Media (2/3/17)
• FUSD Board Appoints Randal S. Bassett as New Superintendent (1/17/17)
• Fontana High School Achieves Re-designation as AVID Demonstration School (11/10/16)
• Fontana Unified Teacher Named a Finalist for $20,000 Escalante-Gradillas Prize for Best in Education (10/21/16)
• Fontana Unified Seeks Community Input for Selection of New Superintendent (10/17/16)
• Fontana Unified Wins 2016 Golden Bell Award for Freshman Success Intervention Program (10/12/16)
• Fontana Unified Dedicates New Academy to Civil Rights Champion Dolores Huerta (10/11/16)
• Fontana Unified to Honor Labor Leader Dolores Huerta During Dedication Ceremony of New Academy (10/3/16)
• Fontana Unified School Named a Candidate for International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (9/20/16)
• Fontana Unified Board Passes Board Policy Strengthening Student Safety (9/16/16)
• Fontana Unified School Earns Recognition for Cultivating Positive School Environment (8/29/16)
• Fontana Unified Sees Growth, Improvement in 2016 CAASPP Test Scores (8/25/16)
• Fontana Unified Opens Doors to Dolores Huerta International Academy (8/12/16)
• Fontana Unified Launches 2016-17 with Opening of Dolores Huerta International Academy (8/3/16)
• Three FUSD High Schools Named Among State's Best in U.S. News & World Report Rankings (7/8/16)

2015-16 School Year

• Seasoned Educational Leaders Identified to Serve as Co-Interim Superintendents of Fontana Unified (7/13/16)
• 36 Fontana Unified Schools Honored with Inaugural State Health Award (6/29/16)
• Fontana Parents Prove It’s Never Too Late to Learn After Graduating from Plazas Comunitarias Program (6/20/16)
• Fontana Unified Superintendent Submits Resignation, Accepts Opportunity to Lead Northern California District (6/16/16)
• Four Fontana Unified Administrators, FLIP Intervention Program Honored for Excellence (6/16/16)
• Fontana Unified Students Earn $7 Million in Scholarships (6/13/16)
• Fontana Unified Teacher Lands National Literacy Award (6/8/16)
• Fontana High Honored as Schoolwide Site of Distinction (6/2/16)
• Fontana Unified Graduates Nearly 3,200 Students (5/31/16)
• Kaiser's Damaris Vizvett Named Grand Prize Finalist in the Music Center's Spotlight Program (5/12/16)
• FUSD Launches New Communications Tool, "Let's Talk!" (4/14/16)
• Five FUSD Students Selected as Dell Scholars (4/12/16)
• Time for 2016-17 Preschool Enrollment (3/21/16)
• Fontana Unified Joins District Consortium to Strengthen Commitment to Computer Science (3/16/16)
• State Awards FUSD $2.82 Million CTE Incentive Grant (3/15/16)
• White House, Line One: Fohi Receives a Call from the White House (3/3/16)
• Kaiser Student Wins First Place in August Wilson Regional Finals (3/1/16)
• Jurupa Hills Places in Their First National Theatre Competition (2/11/16)
• Incident at Fontana Middle School - Noxious Odor (1/21/16)
• Jurupa Hills Takes Center Stage at CETA (1/20/16)
• South Tamarind and Tokay Receive Grants from James Patterson and Scholastic Reading Club (1/19/16)
• Kaiser Students Out-Perform at Drama Competitions (12/14/15)
• Meet Maribel Lopez-Tyus, Principal of Dolores Huerta International Academy (11/10/15)
• Loma Linda University and FUSD Sign Agreement to Provide Students with Mental Health Support (11/6/15)
• Argosy University and FUSD Sign Agreements Guaranteeing Admission to Qualifying High School Graduates (11/6/15)
• Hail to the Chief: FUSD Welcomes New Top Cop (11/3/15)
• College Fair Brings Schools and Scholarships to FUSD Students (10/8/15)
• Argosy Partners with Fohi to Raise Awareness About Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (9/29/15)
• FUSD Celebrates National Thank a Police Officer Day (9/24/15)
• Watch D.O.G.S. Provide Positive Male Role Models for FUSD Students (9/23/15)
• Cal Poly Pomona and FUSD Sign Agreement Guaranteeing University Admission to Qualifying High School Graduates (9/3/15)
• FUSD Board Selects Name for New Pre-IB/Dual Language Immersion School (8/13/15)
• Five FUSD High School Named Among Stage's Best in U.S. News & World Report Rankings (8/12/15)
• FUSD Grads' College Acceptance Rates Rise as National Average Declines (7/27/15)
• Open Enrollment for K-12 Students is Underway at FUSD (7/20/15)
• AB 858 (7/7/15)

2014-15 School Year

• Southridge Middle School Students to Receive Musical Instruments (6/24/15)
• FUSD Awarded 2 Million in Drought Response Outreach Program for Schools (DROPS) Grant (6/1/15)
• FUSD & FTA - Tentative Agreement Reached (5/29/15)
• Kaiser Student Joins Board as Representative (5/28/15)
• FUSD vs. City of Fontana in Kicks for Scholars Soccer Invitational Event to Benefit Students (5/14/15)
• FUSD Graduation, UC/CSU Eligibility and Dropout Rates Continue to Improve (5/8/15)
• Erica Leggette Named FUSD's 2015 Classified Employee of the Year (5/7/15)
• Jurupa Hills High School Receives 2015 California Gold Ribbon Award (5/5/15)
• FUSD Students Build Self-Esteem While They Chill (4/27/15)
• Jurupa Hills High and Athletic Director Recognized for Sportsmanship (4/7/15)
• Karen Busch Named FUSD's 2014-15 Teacher of the Year (4/2/15)
• Fontana Foundation of Hope Assists FUSD Students with Exam Fees (4/1/15)
• Education Award Nomination for Superintendent (3/19/15)
• Kaiser High School Student Wins Shakespearean Theatre Award (3/3/15)
• Suspicious Person Sited Near Redwood Elementary School (2/18/15)
• FUSD Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mexican Consulate (2/6/14)
• Attempt to Identify/Wanted (2/4/15)
• Fontana Unified to Break Ground on School New Elementary Dual Immersion School (1/26/15)
• A.B. Miller Teacher Honored by California League of High Schools (1/22/15)
• Anonymous threat made at Fontana High School (1/14/2015)
• Fontana High School: Student makes threats towards school personnel - Update (11/20/14)
• Fontana High School: Student makes threats towards school personnel (11/20/14)
• Summit High School: Student Makes Social Media Threats (11/10/14)
• FLIP wins CSBA 2014 Golden Bell Award (10/23/14)
• Delegation of Chinese Educators Visit to Juniper (9/20/14)
• Incident at Kaiser High School (9/26/14)
• FUSD and the 15th Annual Historically Black Colleges' Recruitment Fair (9/19/14)
• Let's Move! Active Schools Leadership Roundtable at the White House (9/15/14)
• Americorps and EOS Grant (7/11/14)

2013-14 School Year

• CSUSB and FUSD Sign Agreement Guaranteeing University Admission to Qualifying High School Graduates (6/5/14)
• Threats Posted on a Website by Student (5/20/14)