Fillmore High School Explained

Fillmore High School
Address:555 Central Avenue
City:Fillmore
State:California
Zipcode:93015
Country:United States
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of school in California
Schooltype:Comprehensive public high school
District:Fillmore Unified School District
Ceeb:050935
Principal:John Wilbur[1]
Teaching Staff:45.27
Grades:912
Enrollment:1,076
Enrollment As Of:2018-19
Ratio:23.77
Colors:Royal blue and white
Athletics Conference:CIF Southern Section
Citrus Coast League
Nickname:Flashes
Rival:Santa Paula High School
Yearbook:Copa de Oro

Fillmore High School (FHS) is a public comprehensive high school serving grades 9–12 in Fillmore, California, United States that opened in 1912. It is one of two high schools in the Fillmore Unified School District, the other being Sierra High School, a continuation school.[2]

Fillmore High School offers twelve Advanced Placement classes and twelve sports.

Athletics

Fillmore High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Flashes, and the mascot is Flash Man. The school is a charter member of the Citrus Coast League, a conference within the CIF Southern Section that was established in 2018. Prior to that, Fillmore was part of the Tri-County Athletic Association.[3]

Fillmore's main rival is Santa Paula High School. The two schools in the Santa Clara River Valley have one of the oldest continuous high school football rivalries in the state of California, having played each other since 1924 and meeting for the 100th time in 2010. The football teams play annually for a perpetual trophy known as the Leather Helmet.[4] Games were not played in 1942 due to World War II, 1969 because of scheduling difficulties, and 2019 due to the Maria Fire.[5] The 2020 meeting was postponed to April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a resumption of the rivalry years after the 2018 game.[6] As of 2018, Santa Paula leads the series 61–40–7.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff - Administration - Fillmore High School. Fillmore Unified School District.
  2. http://sierrahighschool.fillmoreusd.org/
  3. News: Releaguing plan brings opportunities and complaints . Ledin . Loren . Ventura County Star . March 23, 2017 . June 28, 2018 . limited .
  4. News: Fillmore ends Santa Paula's bid for perfect season . Ventura County Star . Curley . Joe . October 20, 2018 . November 1, 2019 . limited .
  5. News: Santa Paula-Fillmore rivalry football game canceled in response to Maria Fire . Curley . Joe . Ventura County Star . November 1, 2019 . November 1, 2019 . limited .
  6. News: Santa Paula gets Leather Helmet back with long-awaited win over rival Fillmore . Ventura County Star . Curley . Joe . April 4, 2021 . April 4, 2021 . limited .
  7. Web site: Perspective Magazine_2012_Aug_Sep. August 2012.
  8. Web site: U.C. Merced Chancellor headlines 100th Alumni Dinner | the Fillmore Gazette .
  9. http://www.vcstar.com/news/340981491.html
  10. Web site: In their music, athletics and scholastics, the six Herrera siblings of Fillmore are all high achieve .
  11. Web site: Newsroom .
  12. Web site: Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame. 2002 - KEVIN GROSS . July 14, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717180050/http://www.vcshf.com/products/226-2002-kevin-gross.aspx . July 17, 2014 .