Fillmore High School

Fillmore High School
Bird's eye view of the school
Address
555 Central Avenue Fillmore , California 93015 United States
Coordinates	34°24′12″N 118°54′54″W
Information
School type	Comprehensive public high school
Established	1912 (1912)
School district	Fillmore Unified School District
CEEB code	050935
NCES School ID	061380001555[1]
Principal	John Wilbur[2]
Teaching staff	47.23 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	992 (2023-2024[1])
Student to teacher ratio	21.00[1]
Color(s)	Royal blue and white
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Citrus Coast League
Nickname	Flashes
Rival	Santa Paula High School
Yearbook	Copa de Oro
Feeder schools	Fillmore Middle School
Website	fillmorehighschool.fillmoreusd.org

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5] Games were not played in 1942 due to World War II, 1969 because of scheduling difficulties, and 2019 due to the Maria Fire.^[6] The 2020 meeting was postponed to April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a resumption of the rivalry 2+1⁄2 years after the 2018 game.^[7] As of 2018, Santa Paula leads the series 61–40–7.^[5]

Notable alumni

• François Audouy – Movie production designer^[8]
• Dorothy Leland – Chancellor of the University of California, Merced^[9][10]
• Hermanos Herrera – a six-sibling Mexican musical style band^[11][12]
• Kevin Gross – professional baseball player^[13]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Fillmore Senior High (061380001555)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. "Staff - Administration - Fillmore High School". Fillmore Unified School District.
3. http://sierrahighschool.fillmoreusd.org/
4. Ledin, Loren (March 23, 2017). "Releaguing plan brings opportunities and complaints". Ventura County Star. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
5. Curley, Joe (October 20, 2018). "Fillmore ends Santa Paula's bid for perfect season". Ventura County Star. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
6. Curley, Joe (November 1, 2019). "Santa Paula-Fillmore rivalry football game canceled in response to Maria Fire". Ventura County Star. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
7. Curley, Joe (April 4, 2021). "Santa Paula gets Leather Helmet back with long-awaited win over rival Fillmore". Ventura County Star. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
8. "Perspective Magazine_2012_Aug_Sep". August 2012.
9. "U.C. Merced Chancellor headlines 100th Alumni Dinner | the Fillmore Gazette".
10. http://www.vcstar.com/news/340981491.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}
11. "In their music, athletics and scholastics, the six Herrera siblings of Fillmore are all high achieve".
12. "Newsroom".
13. "Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame. 2002 - KEVIN GROSS". Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

External links

• Official website