Fullerton Union High School - Pleiades Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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« -rw • the history of ful}erton high school . • Fullerton Union High Scheof has become ' one of the leading high schools in California. • The school possesses those qualities which are necessary to the, achievement of the highest standard for a secondary school — equipment and organization. Because We are proud of Fullerton Union High School, j. we feel that the history of its growth should be an important part of the year book of 1934. - ' • At ppesent the high school district is composed of the following elementary school districts: Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Orangethorpe, and Yorba Linda. The school maintains a fleet of busses for transporting pupils to school from th dls- tafht parts of th district. The busses are driven by competent drivers and run regu- larly e.ach school day. • Fullerton Union High School was first established In 1893 through the efforts of ' ' - W. R. Carpenter Carpenter went from - - house to house in the vicinity of Fullerton urging students to continue their education through the secondary schooL The first location of the high sdtool wds on the sec- ond floor of the old red bHck building on « Harvard Avenue, belonging to the Fuller- ton Elementary School District. Mr. Car- penter was the first principal and teacher. In 1896 the faculty consisted of two teach- • 13