Farmersville High School (California)
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Farmersville High School
Principal Mr. Ernie Flores
Motto "Commitment to Excellence"
Established
District Farmersville Unified School District
School Type Public
Grades 9th through 12th
Street Address 631 East Walnut Avenue
Location Farmersville
Farmersville, California
Farmersville is a suburb of Visalia, in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 10,588 at the 2010 census, up from 8,737 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Farmersville is located at ....

, California, U.S.
Campus Type Rural
Student Body Approximately 610
Faculty/Staff Approximately 35
Mascot Aztecs
School Colors Navy Blue, Silver, White
Website http://www.farmersville.k12.ca.us/aztecs/fhsindex.htm


Farmersville High School (abbr. FHS) is a public American senior high school set in Farmersville
Farmersville, California
Farmersville is a suburb of Visalia, in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 10,588 at the 2010 census, up from 8,737 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Farmersville is located at ....

, California. The school is part of the Farmersville Unified School District, which takes in the majority of students from its K-8 program.

Academics

As of the 2005/2006 school year, all students enrolled at FHS must at least meet the following criteria before graduation:
  • 4 years of English (40 credits)
  • 3 years of Math (30 credits) [10 of the math credits must be the completion of Algebra 1B or the equivalent of Algebra 1]
  • 2 years of P.E. (20 credits)
  • 1 year of Frosh Studies (10 credits)
  • 1 year of World History (10 credits)
  • 1 year of U.S. History (10 credits)
  • 1 year of Government/Economics (10 credits)
  • 1 year of Physical Science (10 credits)
  • 1 year of Life Science (10 credits)
  • 1 year of Fine Arts (10 credits)
  • 1 year of Foreign Language (10 credits)
  • 1 year of keyboarding (10 credits)
  • 120 credits of electives


In total, 300 credits are necessary for a student at FHS to graduate. Also, starting with the 2007/2008 school year, freshman through senior year is used to calculate the cumulative high school GPA. Prior to this move, sophomore through senior year factored into the overall student GPA at FHS. In addition, every student who graduates must pass the CAHSEE
California High School Exit Exam
The California High School Exit Exam is a requirement for high school graduation in the state of California, created by the California Department of Education to improve the academic performance of California high school students, and especially of high school graduates, in the areas of reading,...

.

Athletics

The athletic director for FHS is Michael Jordan. FHS sports teams are called the Aztecs, and have their home games on campus. The Aztecs participate in the East Sierra League (Div. VI, CIF
California Interscholastic Federation
The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from some of the others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and...

 Central Section) and have varsity
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...

, JV
Junior varsity
Primarily in North America, junior varsity or JV players are the members of a team who are not the main players in a competition , usually at the high school and college levels in the United States and Canada. The main players comprise the varsity team...

, and frosh
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...

/soph
Sophomore
Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a...

 teams. Below are all the sports that FHS participates in and their respective season:
Fall
  • Cross Country
  • Women's Volleyball
  • Football


Winter
  • Men's Basketball
  • Women's Basketball
  • Men's Soccer
  • Women's Soccer
  • Wrestling


Spring
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Track & Field


Clubs & Organizations

Every year, FHS has the following clubs and organizations that students can participate in:
  • ASB
    Student council
    Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...

  • Art Club
  • Avid Club
  • Band / Color guard
    Color guard
    In the military of the United States and other militaries, the color guard carries the National Color and other flags appropriate to its position in the chain of command. Typically these include a unit flag and a departmental flag...

  • Class Representatives (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer for each class)

  • Choir
  • CSF
    California Scholarship Federation
    The California Scholarship Federation, or CSF, started in 1921 by Charles F. Seymour, seeks to recognize students living in the state of California who possess high standards in academic scholarship, community service and citizenship....

  • Dance Club
  • Drama
  • FFA

  • Key Club
    Key Club
    Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...

  • Pep Squad
  • Spanish Club
  • Theatre
  • Yearbook
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