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A Brief History of FUHS In the summer of 1893 William Starbuck and Alec McDemont canvassed the Orange County vicinity to determine the educational needs of the area. Their work brought about a petition to the county superintendent for the organization of a union high school district. The petition was granted, and a new school was formed with W.R. Carpenter as the first principal. The faculty rented a room on the second floor of the Fullerton Elementary School building at the corner of Wilshire and Lawrence avenues and announced the school ready to serve students in 1896. During the first ten years Fullerton High grew slowly. The first graduating class, which was in 1896, consisted of only two graduates. In 1897 there were five graduates. By 1905 the total number of graduates had grown to 67. Thirteen years after the school first originated, the high school moved into new headquarters on West Commonwealth avenue. This campus was composed of five acres. The school's classes included Science, Economics, Domestic Science and Physical Education. |
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During the spring
of 1910, a contract was drawn for construction of a large building to house
shops and home economics. This building was ready to be occupied when fire
destroyed the main high school building on Nov. 18, 1910. The high school
then moved to its present location in the 200 block of E. Chapman in September
of 1913. Some sites still stand, such as the auditorium built in 1929, the
Science building (1923) and gymnasium (1925).
The first annual, called "The Lucky Thirteen" was published in 1905. The school newspaper, "The Pleiades" was first published in 1912. |
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