Frontier High School (Bakersfield, California)

"Frontier High School" (abbr. "FHS") is a public American senior high school set in Bakersfield, California. The school is part of the Kern High School District ever since its inception in 2006. Its campus is located on the corner of Allen Road and Olive Drive. [ [http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/schoolsites.aspx?school=frontier Frontier History] ]

History

Frontier High School was founded prior to the 2006/2007 school year, opening its doors only to incoming freshmen and sophomores. The first day of school for Frontier was on August 21, 2006. [ [http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/schoolsites.aspx?school=frontier Frontier History] ] Frontier's first graduating class will be (the Class of 2009) three years after the school opened.

Administration

* Bill Bruce, Principal
* Jay Sullivan, Assistant Principal (Instruction)
* Anthony Saba, Assistant Principal (Administration)
* Russell Shipley, Dean of Students
* Ryan Geivet, Athletic Director
* Lauretta Eldridge, Activities Director

Academics

All students enrolled at FHS must at least meet the following criteria before graduation:

*4 years of English (40 credits)
*3 years of mathematics (30 credits)
*3 years of history/social studies (30 credits)
*2 years of science (20 credits)
*2 years of P.E. (20 credits)
*1 year of foreign language or fine arts (10 credits)
*13 semester’s worth of electives (65 credits)
*1 semester of health (5 credits)

Frontier High School also asks that all freshman students take a computer literacy class for one semester, although the class does not offer credit towards graduation. In addition, students at Frontier also learn technology & information system competency throughout the curriculum, as it is built into the above requirements for graduation. [ [http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/frontier/old/KHSD_Graduation_Requirements.mht Frontier Academics] ]

Every year, in which a student gets a C or better for the course, s/he receives 10 credits. If s/he enrolls in a class for one semester and gets a C or better, s/he receives 5 credits. All students are enrolled in the college prep (A-G) program, which prepares students going into a University of California system or a California State University system (albeit the program is effective for admission into most public colleges in America). The A-G program requires 220 credits (see above) from students in order to graduate. FHS also recommends that for students to improve their chances for acceptance into a UC, California State, or any other college, they should take the following classes [ [http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/frontier/academics/A-G_Planning_Guide.doc Frontier Academics] ]

*4 years of mathematics (40 credits), instead of three
*3-4 years of foreign language (30-40 credits), instead of two
*3 years of history/social studies (30 credits), instead of two
*3 years of science (30 credits), instead of two

FHS also provides the following “advanced” courses for those who want a challenge and/or want to get college credit [ [http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/frontier/academics/AP-HONORS-CLASSES.doc Frontier Academics] ] :

* Freshman Gate English
* Gate Geometry (or Algebra 9P)
* Gate Biology (must be recommended for Geometry)
* Gate Integrated Science (must be in both Algebra 9P and Freshman Gate English)
* Sophomore Gate English
* Gate Advanced Algebra
* Sophomore Honor’s Chemistry
* AP European History
* AP Psychology
* AP U.S. History
* Junior Honor’s Chemistry
* Junior Honor’s Math Analysis (or Gate Advanced Algebra)
* Honor’s French 3
* Honor’s Spanish 3
* AP Calculus
* AP English Literature and Composition
* AP English Language and Composition
* AP Environmental Science
* AP Biology
* AP French Language
* AP Spanish Language
* AP Statistics
* AP Government
* Senior Honor’s Economics
* Senior Honor’s Math Analysis
* Honor’s Physics

Athletics

The athletic director for FHS is Ryan Geivet. FHS sports teams are called the Titans, and have their home games on campus. However, some teams (especially football) do play games off campus because Frontier High does not have the sufficient requirements to house a particular sports venue on campus. [ [http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/frontier/athletics/stadiumdrive.htm Frontier Athletics] ] The Titans participate in the Southwest Yosemite League (Div. II, CIF Central Section) and have varsity, JV, and frosh/soph teams. Out of all the sports, the Titans have shown the most promise in girl’s basketball. Below are all the sports FHS participates in, and their respective levels:

* Varsity, JV & frosh/soph – Football, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball, cross country
* Varsity & JV – Women’s tennis, women’s soccer, wrestling, men’s tennis, cheerleading, men’s soccer, swimming, track and field
* Varsity only – Men’s Golf, women’s golf

tudent Life

In excess with everything else on campus, FHS provides miscellaneous activities to keep the overall school spirit at an all-time high.

=Spirit Week=

Twice a year (once during Homecoming week, another during powderpuff football week), the school has a spirit week. During that time, students and teachers alike are allowed to go outside normal dress code and dress up according to the event planned (e.g., Western day, Movie Star day, Pajama day, etc.).

Generally, spirit week is used as a catalyst to get students intrigued in going to the dance later on in the week. However, for both weeks, it is primarily used to pump up the school for the upcoming home football game (either against a league rival or between the juniors and seniors).

ASB

Every year in April, FHS holds elections for a position on ASB. Students interested in running for a position must prepare a speech, explaining to their peers why they would make a perfect fit for that position. Candidates can also promote their cause through posters around school or other forms of campaigning (for example, passing out suckers with the student’s name, encouraging others to vote for them). Before the end of the school year, the winners are announced via intercom, and the officers who previously held the position will be resigned. Generally though, all positions for ASB are reserved for upcoming seniors. [ [http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/frontier/activities/default.htm Frontier Activities] ]

Alternatively, FHS allows every class (freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior) to have their own officers. Each class is given a class president, class vice-president, class secretary, class treasurer, a boy representative, and a girl representative. They are more direct in helping the wants and needs of the student body fulfilled. The main difference between this & ASB, however, is that class representatives merely suggest ideas for consideration (such as more leniency on students who were late to class because of locker troubles), whereas ASB members promote special events (home sports games, dances, Spirit Week) that are approved by the faculty & staff of FHS. [ [http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/frontier/activities/default.htm Frontier Activities] ]

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