Fruita Monument High School
| Fruita Monument High School | |
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| Address | |
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1815 Wildcat Avenue Fruita, Colorado 81521 United States | |
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| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | May 20, 1910 |
| Principal | Todd McClaskey |
| Faculty | 76 |
| Enrollment | 1284 |
| Color(s) | blue and white |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | http://fmhs.mesa.k12.co.us/ |
Fruita Monument High School is a high school located in Fruita, Colorado serving 10-12th grades. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District 51.
As of 2012, Fruita Monument enrolls about 1284 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.[1]
The student-teacher ratio is approximately 22:1.
Fruita Monument receives new students primarily from its two feeder schools, Fruita Middle School (in Fruita) and Redlands Middle School (in the Redlands of Grand Junction). These two feeder schools are nearly 10 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 alumni
- Keena Bonella - Miss Colorado USA 2007
- Jim Brenneman - Former MLB player (New York Yankees)
Notable faculty
- James Van Pelt, an award-winning science fiction author, taught English here.
See also
References
- ↑ "School accountability report" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-06-09.
External links
Coordinates: 39°08′53″N 108°43′02″W / 39.148134°N 108.717216°W