Fruita Monument High School
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Fruita Monument High School is a high school
located in Fruita, Colorado
, just a few miles from Colorado National Monument
. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51
.
As of 2006, Fruita Monument enrolls about 1750 students. It is one of the largest high schools in the Grand Valley
, as well as one of the highest performing academically in the area.
The student-teacher ratio is approximately 22:1.
Fruita Monument receives new students primarily from its two feeder school
s, Fruita Middle School (in Fruita) and Redlands Middle School (in the Redlands
of Grand Junction
). These two feeder schools are nearly 20 miles apart, and are significantly different. Fruita is known as a small farming community, while the Redlands is a larger, more urbanized area. These differences create a diversity at Fruita Monument that is unique to other schools in the region. Recently an 8th and 9th grade school known as the Fruita 8/9 School was built to handle the growing number of students from the Redlands and Fruita.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Fruita, Colorado
Fruita, Colorado
The City of Fruita is a Home Rule Municipality located in the western part of Mesa County, Colorado, in the United States. It is part of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area and within the Grand Valley...
, just a few miles from Colorado National Monument
Colorado National Monument
- Trails :The Monument contains many hiking trails, with lengths and difficulties to suit all tastes. Summer storms can cause flash floods as well as dangerous trail conditions. Rattlesnakes are found on the Monument, and rough terrain exists everywhere, but most trails are well-maintained...
. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51
Mesa County Valley School District 51
Mesa County Valley School District 51 is a school district in Mesa County and the tenth largest school district in Colorado. It comprises the Grand Junctionarea.-Elementary schools:Broadway Elementary Chatfield Elementary Chipeta Elementary...
.
As of 2006, Fruita Monument enrolls about 1750 students. It is one of the largest high schools in the Grand Valley
Grand Valley (Colorado)
The Grand Valley is an extended populated valley, approximately 30 miles long and 5 miles wide, located along the Colorado River in Mesa County in western Colorado and Grand County, Utah in the United States. The valley contains the city of Grand Junction, as well as other smaller communities...
, as well as one of the highest performing academically in the area.
The student-teacher ratio is approximately 22:1.
Fruita Monument receives new students primarily from its two feeder school
Feeder school
Feeder school is a name applied to schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions that provide a significant number of graduates who intend to continue their studies at specific schools, or even in specific fields....
s, Fruita Middle School (in Fruita) and Redlands Middle School (in the Redlands
Redlands, Colorado
Redlands is a census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The population was 8,685 at the 2010 census. It is an unincorporated community comprising the area between the cities of Grand Junction and Fruita.-Geography:...
of Grand Junction
Grand Junction, Colorado
The City of Grand Junction is the largest city in western Colorado. It is a city with a council–manager government form that is the county seat and the most populous city of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. Grand Junction is situated west-southwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. As...
). These two feeder schools are nearly 20 miles apart, and are significantly different. Fruita is known as a small farming community, while the Redlands is a larger, more urbanized area. These differences create a diversity at Fruita Monument that is unique to other schools in the region. Recently an 8th and 9th grade school known as the Fruita 8/9 School was built to handle the growing number of students from the Redlands and Fruita.
Notable faculty
- James Van PeltJames Van PeltJames Van Pelt is an American science fiction author who began publishing in the mid-90s. He is also a teacher in the language arts department at Fruita Monument High School in Fruita, Colorado. He is also the former advisor of The Catalyst, the student-run monthly magazine of Fruita Monument High...
, an award-winning science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author, teaches English here.
See also
- List of high schools in Colorado
- List of high schools in Mesa County, Colorado