Fullerton Union High School

Congratulations ladies! Our softball team is currently ranked: • #1 in Orange County • #1 in California • #8 in the Nation Please join me in congratulating our softball program on this outstanding achievement. If you have the chance, come out and support them at an upcoming game as they continue their impressive season. Home Games 4/10 vs Kennedy 4/15 vs Valencia 4/24 vs Garden Grove 5/5 vs Segerstrom

We are excited to share that our Mock Trial team captured the JSerra Mock Trial Tournament Championship this past weekend, defeating Troy High School in a closely contested final round. Throughout the tournament, the team earned impressive victories over Sunny Hills, Mater Dei, and Santa Margarita Catholic High School on their way to the title. This achievement is especially impressive for a program in just its second year. Earlier this fall, the team finished league play 3–1 and advanced to the playoffs, ranking among the top 16 out of 52 Orange County schools. A special thank you to Melissa Chavez for her leadership and dedication in guiding our students to this outstanding achievement. Please join me in congratulating our Mock Trial team on an incredible season and for representing our school with excellence.

On March 14, Fullerton Union HS earned 2nd Place overall at the SoCal JEA On-the-Spot Competition at Harvard-Westlake. Competing against 23 top schools from four counties, students had just one hour to write stories judged by pro journalists. Fullerton scored 29 points—just behind LAUSD’s Daniel Pearl Magnet (31 points)—making FUHS the top Orange County finisher for the first time in a decade! Advised by Kimberley Harris, five students won individual honors: Kate Luengo: 2nd, Feature Writing Josie Lee: 2nd, Sports Writing Ricardo Ceja Jr.: 5th, Editorial Writing Alicia Bennett: 7th, News Writing Joanne Choi: 10th, News Writing

The school’s Mock Trial team delivered an outstanding performance at the JSerra Mock Trial Tournament, advancing all the way to the finals after a series of impressive victories. The team first secured a win over Sunny Hills High School, followed by another strong performance against Mater Dei High School to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinal round, the team defeated Rancho Santa Margarita, earning their place in the tournament’s final round. The final round of the tournament will take place next weekend, where the team will compete for the championship. Led by Coach Melissa Chavez, a math teacher, the students demonstrated exceptional preparation, teamwork, and courtroom skills throughout the competition. Their success reflects the dedication and hard work they have put into developing their legal arguments and trial advocacy skills. Congratulations to the Mock Trial team on an incredible tournament run and for representing the school with excellence.

Congratulations to our two valedictorians and salutatorians for their remarkable accomplishment in representing the top of the 2026 Class!!

FUHS Culinary & Hospitality Team participated in the California ProStart Cup this week. Our team has to demonstrate their knowledge of, passion for, and creativity in the restaurant industry through the Culinary and Management competitions. Participation reinforces the skills and knowledge learned from the ProStart program and the “Foundations of Restaurant Management and Culinary Arts” curriculum. Management Competition Team 15 schools competed, FUHS placed 6th Mason Buchi Jalyce Northgrave Andrea Alvarado Viviana Sifuentes Teams demonstrated their abilities by developing a new restaurant concept and; (1) presenting a business proposal for potential investors via slideshow (2) answering questions from judges (3) submitting a written proposal for review (4) developing a menu and 1 marketing tactic Habit Burger Individual Cooking "Burger Battle" Competition Benjamin Dennis Eduardo Maya Eduardo Maya received a $1000 scholarship through an internship with BJ's Restaurant.

Congratulations to Marley Keller for being named as part of the All CIF Southern Section 2025 Girls Flag Football Team for Division 2

Congratulations to Cyrus Aviles & Caden Wise for being named as part of the ALL CIF Southern Section Football Team Award for Division 8.

The Air & Space Forces Association’s StellarXplorers Space STEM program announced the 10 teams that will compete at the StellarXplorers National Finals Competition on April 22-24, 2026. Out of 388 teams that entered the competition, these standout groups battled through the four intense online rounds to secure their place at the finals in Denver, Colo., where they’ll tackle the season’s ultimate challenge. Representing eight high schools and two Civil Air Patrol squadrons across seven states, each team brings its own unique journey. Despite their different paths, they all share one common objective: earning the title of National Champion. Congrats to Merrit Lee, James Ha, Katelynn Rodriguez, Molly Kim, Alexis Hernandez, and Abby Guevara! They have qualified to compete in the Top 10 StellerXplorers Teams Competition.

Students from the journalism class and yearbook staff competed at the Orange County Journalism Education Association on-the-spot competition on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Northwood High School in Irvine. Yearbook students had two hours to create a 2-page spread using never-before-seen photos and interview transcripts. Journalism students had one hour to write a story after watching a one-hour live press conference. Kylie Chung & Rachel Lee, 2nd place in Yearbook Feature Design Alicia Bennett, 5th place News Writing Kate Luengo, 4th place Feature Writing Josie Lee, 8th place Sports Writing Xiomara Reyes, 9th place Editorial Writing Joanne Choi, 9th place News Writing Ricardo Ceja, Jr., 10th place Editorial Writing All of these students have qualified to compete at the state level on March 14 at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.

Congratulations to Izabella Luna, who finished 4th at Masters and has officially qualified for the CIF State Wrestling Championship this weekend. Izabella has made school history as the first female wrestler to qualify for the state championship.

A big shoutout to Jazmin Abanobi and Natalie Godinez for their tremendous effort and competitiveness at Masters over the weekend. Jazmin made history of her own as the first freshman to qualify for Masters

TEN members of the Speech and Debate Club competed at the Harvard Invitational over the 3 day weekend. This tournament is bigger than Nationals and takes over the whole campus! With that being said, we did our best and I want to celebrate their hard work. Here is a breakdown: 569 Schools 43 States 5897 Competitors Dramatic Interpretation: Molly Kim placed 91st Hailey Kwok placed 97th Molly Cooper placed 206th Extemp: Olivia Woo placed 38th, Octafinalist Humorous Interp: Ella Kim placed 40th, Octafinalist Dahun Lee placed 52nd, Octafinalist Original Oratory: Alexis Hernandez placed 141st Apollo Salazar placed 256th Paisley Polder placed 297th Audrey Kwok placed 314th Program of Oral Interpretation: Hailey Kwok placed 112th

Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Basketball team on their Golden West League Championship. Congratulations to Coach Fitzsimons on all his hard work.

Students competed on one of the six categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts, Special Artist Division. Judging was based on the following criteria: Interpretation - Most strongly considered. How closely does the piece relate to the theme, based on the work itself and the artist's statement. Creativity - How creative and original the piece is in its conception of the theme and its presentation. Technique - The level of skill demonstrated in the basic principles/techniques of the arts area.

Fullerton Union High School is proud to announce the 2026 Fullerton Male and Female athletes awarded the Orange County Athletic Directors Athlete of Character Award to Brandon Fan and Marley Keller. These two great athletes demonstrate excellence in athletics, academics, and sportsmanship. Brandan and Marley are great models for FUHS Student Athletes. Both Brandon and Marley are Empire League Champions this year. Brandon was voted MVP of the Empire League for Water Polo. In addition, Marley was also voted MVP of the Empire League for Flag Football. Marley was also awarded an All-CIF honor by the CIF-SS Div. 2 coaches for Flag Football. We wish both these two fine seniors the best in their future endeavors and thank you for representing FUHS so proudly.

Congratulations to Speech & Debate on your success at the Peninsula Invitational, where over 90 schools from eight states competed. Dramatic Interpretation 1 Ella Kim (TOC Bid) Duo Interpretation 2 Annette Lee and Kaitlyn Choi (TOC Bid) Extemporaneous 3 Olivia Woo (TOC Bid) Original Oratory Semifinalist Victoria Park Program Oral Interpretation Semifinalist Hailey Kwok

Thursday, January 14th, the 1st annual FJUHSD Poetry Slam was held at La Habra High School. We had a five person team of Jessa Hanchett, Lexi Hernandez, Rebeccca Jacobs, Paisley Polder, and Juno Valdes. The team was amazing. We had two of the top three places for the event. Here are the results: 1st place: Paisley Polder 3rd place: Juno Valdes Congratulations!