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. Despite this, enrollment is down from a recent high of 1,159 in 2000âÂÂ01 to 844 in 2013âÂÂ14.
The FUHS website, lists three campus locations for schools in the Fortuna Unified High School District: Fortuna High School, East Continuation High School, and Academy of the Redwoods.
The Fortuna Union High School was established on July 1, 1905.
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.
Academic programs at Fortuna High School include: Career and Technology Education, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Sciences, Spanish and Visual and Performing Arts. Recently, the school has begun offering courses on a wider variety of interests, ranging from computer science to pottery.
Athletic programs at FUHS include:
The school mascot is the Husky(dog) and the colors are royal blue and white. 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.