Frontier High School (Bakersfield, California)
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Public senior high school in Bakersfield, California, United States

Frontier High School (FHS) is a public American high school in Bakersfield, California. The school is part of the Kern High School District since its opening in 2006. Its campus is located on the corner of Allen Road and Olive Drive in Northwest Bakersfield.[2]

History

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Frontier High School was founded prior to the 2006–2007 academic year, opening its doors only to incoming freshmen and sophomores. The first day of class was held August 21, 2006.[2] Frontier's first graduating class was the Class of 2009.

The school's newspaper publication, entitled the Titan Tribune, posted stories and events online until 2011.[3] It currently does not run a newspaper.

Academics

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FHS provides the following AP courses:[4]

AP European History

AP Psychology

AP U.S. History

AP Calculus

AP English Literature and Composition

AP English Language and Composition

AP French Language

AP Spanish Language

AP Government

Athletics

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Mike Gibson is the FHS athletic director. FHS sports teams are called the Titans, and have their home games on campus.[5] The Titans participate in the South Yosemite League CIF Central Section and have varsity, junior varsity, and frosh/soph teams. The Titan Girls' golf and soccer teams have won the California Interscholastic Federation championship in both.

In 2010, Frontier won the Valley Championship in baseball in the (Div. II, CIF Central Section) playoffs Its football team also hosted the Valley Championship in the (Div. II, CIF Central Section) playoffs.

The sports FHS participates in, and their respective levels are:

Varsity, JV & frosh/soph – Football, Volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, cross country

Varsity and 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, Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo

Notable alumni

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