201 E Chapman Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832

THE TRIBE TRIBUNE
201 E Chapman Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832

THE TRIBE TRIBUNE
201 E Chapman Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832

THE TRIBE TRIBUNE

Tribe Tribune Staff

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(From left to right) Seniors Francine Bondoc, Lily Guevara, AP Language teacher Leonardo Indelicato, seniors Lincoln Sailhamer, Bonnie Lynch and Rebecca Balarie.

A Class Above: Multiple Top Students Share the Spotlight

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May 27, 2025
Junior Melia Vera swings the bat.

Softball in Photos

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April 30, 2025
The Fullerton STUNT Team finished sixth in the Golden West League. Photo courtesy of Allison Lohran

Spring Sports Season Update

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April 29, 2025
Senior Timothy Chung lunges to receive the ball with his backhand. Photo by Samsarahi Lopez

Boys Tennis in Photos

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April 24, 2025
Junior Anthony Benedetto launches out of the starting blocks in the 4x400m relay to close out the quad-meet against La Mirada, Tustin, and Buena Park. Photo by Sam Scopis

Track & Field competes for first in the Empire League

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April 23, 2025
This year's prom will be hosted at Ovation Square in Long Beach. Photo courtesy of Ovation Square.

‘Red Carpet’ prom set for Saturday

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April 23, 2025
(Right) Senior Janessa Gallardo wrestles her opponent in the 42-18 win against Segerstrom on Jan 8.

Winter Sports Wrap-up

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March 5, 2025
The spring musical Mamma Mia! opens Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Fullerton Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at fuhs.booktix.com. General admission is $16. Student tickets are $12. (Above) Freshman Anthony Ervin’s character Sky is carried off to his bachelor party.

Campus Update

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 5, 2025
Senior Jordan Myvett jumps to receive a pass during the Tribe’s 42-39 loss against Sunny Hills on Dec. 10.

Playing in new league improves most team records

Tribe Tribune Staff
February 2, 2025
Fullerton High School would like to create an event similar to the Sunny Hills International Food Fair. Sunny Hills has a special logo with world flags promoting their multicultural assembly and food fair on Feb. 7.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Tribe Tribune Staff
February 2, 2025
FUHS Advance Photo students will showcase their work at the Light and Color Art Show, hosted in the campus gallery Dec. 5 from 6-8 p.m. Above is one of the show’s pieces called “Ultramarine” submitted by senior Dusty Wheeler. While setting up their yard on Halloween, Dusty took this self portrait while sitting next to a fog machine. “The lighting alongside the fog complemented each other,” Dusty said. “My thought was to immerse myself in the obscured luminosity which produced my final photo that you see here.”

November Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
November 19, 2024
Campus Briefly

Campus Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
November 4, 2024
Freshman Aleste Alvarez drew these two pieces with blue and red ballpoint pens.

ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENT

Tribe Tribune Staff
October 25, 2024
Fall Sports Season Update

Fall Sports Season Update

Tribe Tribune Staff
October 23, 2024
Freshman Tyler Lee (right)is showing off his Flashy jacket to Sophomore Jayden Bae (left) (Photo by Josie Lee)

October News Update

Tribe Tribune Staff
October 23, 2024
(Photo by Josie Lee)

Fall Preseason Update

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September 24, 2024
Senior Zoey Bautista running to first base during the second round of CIF.

Post-season wrap up

Tribe Tribune Staff
May 23, 2024
Construction: Slow but steady

Construction: Slow but steady

Tribe Tribune Staff
May 23, 2024
Freshman Zoe Healey (pictured) tied the freshman high jump record at 4’6” at the first Freeway League quad meet.

Spring sports update

Tribe Tribune Staff
April 18, 2024
Tribe Tribune reporter Dante Diaz was forced to deliver interview slips in the rain during student support on March 6. As of late, the weather in Fullerton has been confusing and unpredictable, with March 6 as an especially challenging day. From 7-11 a.m., students were graced with sunshine, but from noon until early evening students faced “heavy intensity rain,” according to weather services. Fortunately, sunny skies and warmer temperatures are forecasted for the upcoming Spring Break, March 16-24.

March Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 13, 2024
The Arts Assembly celebrated visual and performing arts. Although the show focused on performing arts, students were treated to a visual arts slideshow made by juniors Sofia Crail and Brooke Bredow, as they entered the auditorium.

AWESOME ARTS ASSEMBLY

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 13, 2024
Sophomores Shanelle Thompson and Andrea Alvarado promote their new club Serving Seniors designed to bring joy and hope to local senior citizens. The club will meet on Feb. 7 for its first meeting in Room 64 where they will create Valentine-themed goody bags to be delivered to Gordon Lane Care Center in Fullerton.

Campus Update

Tribe Tribune Staff
February 1, 2024
Senior Aiden Bengard (pictured) scored a half field goal in a game against Valencia on Dec. 16. He will attend Cal State Fullerton as a D1 commit next fall. The Indians will travel to Buena Park for their senior night game against the Coyotes in hopes of securing their spot in CIF tonight. Their league record is 4-5 and are currently third in the Freeway League.

Winter Sports Wrap-Up

Tribe Tribune Staff
January 31, 2024
(Left) Sophomore Isa Calvo listens to Bublé’s praise. (Right) Sophomore Zoe McLaughlin sings “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.”

December Update

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December 18, 2023
ASB vice president Rowan Yeo asks an eighth grader why she’s wearing a Troy sweatshirt at a Fullerton High School visitation day. Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts and Beechwood School students visited the FUHS campus Nov. 30 to preview campus programs including Cheer, Dance Production, Speech and Debate, Theatre, Jazz Band and many more. (Photo by Jonathan Pina-Villanueva)

November Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
November 30, 2023
(Left to right) Janella Flores and Kaori Gabriol were crowned homecoming royalty for the senior class during half time on Oct. 27.

Campus Update

Tribe Tribune Staff
November 9, 2023
The girls tennis team lost 10-8 in its second round CIF match against Cate High School. However, senior Christina Sfatcu (pictured) and doubles partner junior Rebecca Balarie will advance to the next round. Sfatcu and Balarie are scheduled to play on Nov. 20.

Fall Sports Wrap Up

Tribe Tribune Staff
November 9, 2023
Junior Justin Pearson attempts a shot at a preseason match against Portola.

Fall Sports Update

Tribe Tribune Staff
September 28, 2023
September Briefly

September Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
September 28, 2023
Senior Alexis Helmer performed the national anthem at the Cal State Fullerton soccer stadium. Helmer’s uncle is the CSUF women’s soccer coach and asked her to perform.

Theatre seniors dedicate themselves to the arts

Tribe Tribune Staff
May 28, 2023
Senior Simon Beinlich at the 2022 USA Diving Zones.

Senior athletes dedicate themselves to sports

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May 24, 2023
Senior Madison Heinle speaks to an audience member at the choral program’s annual Holiday Luncheon with the Fullerton Ebell Club.

Choral seniors dedicate themselves to the arts

Tribe Tribune Staff
May 23, 2023
April 27th at the FUHS Little Theater. Tickets will be sold at the door or at FUHS.Booktix.com for $7.

Upcoming Events

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April 19, 2023
District teachers nominated FJUHSD student art pieces to be displayed in the Muckenthaler Cultural Center’s art gallery from Jan. 26 to Feb. 9. The display serves to represent district-wide art classes and the talent of student artists. Families and teachers across the district viewed the pieces at the show’s opening ceremony on Jan. 26. (Above) Two visitors of the Muckenthaler museum enjoy the art from schools across the district.

February Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
February 10, 2023
The two-week summer health class is not enough to combat the growing number of issues facing teens.

Health class: Clicking is not enough

Tribe Tribune Staff
February 7, 2023
(Above) Senior Preston Kim scored 6 goals in the Indians’ 21-11 win against Sonora on Sept. 28. Senior John Fogelsong scored 5 goals against the Raiders. Photo courtesy of Ainsley Kudron.

Fall Sports Updates

Tribe Tribune Staff
October 11, 2022
Seniors deserve new sweatshirts

Seniors deserve new sweatshirts

Tribe Tribune Staff
October 11, 2022
In high school, counselor Erin Defries taught at the same studio where she learned to dance.

Staff taught dance, sailing, kindergarten

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May 24, 2022
Fullerton's International Baccalaureate diploma candidates pose with IB coordinator Mark Henderson. Eleven seniors participated in the full IB diploma program this year.

Seniors complete prestigious diploma

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May 24, 2022
Jacklyn’s art pieces “are full of ghosts.”

Seniors excel in programs

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May 24, 2022
Ryan will attend Santa Ana College and major in business.

Athletes persevere on the court, field

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May 23, 2022
Lynch and Kang at Senior Awards Night.

Sandy Kang, Abby Lynch earn salutatorian honor

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May 22, 2022
Cherish performs her piece, “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” during the Fall Dance Concert. Mrs. Oberlander explains how she’s enjoyed watching Cherish grow over the past four years. “Every year she’s just continued to grow and become more confident as a dancer but also as a young woman. Being able to see her grow as a choreographer, and not just touch on really simple choreography, but actually focus on some really challenging topics herself, has been really awesome to see her grow in that way,” Oberlander said.

Dancers take center stage

Tribe Tribune Staff
May 22, 2022
For the week of April 11, ASB students promoted spreading kindness. This poster in the breezeway displayed Post-it notes with messages like “I am powerful” and “I can do anything.”

May Briefly

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May 21, 2022
Junior Jack McMackin putts as sophomore Sangat Grewal looks on during a match against Troy on April 7. The Indians will face the Warriors again on April 26.

Spring Sports Update

Sofia Matin and Tribe Tribune Staff
April 22, 2022
Sophomore Macy Alcott will show her goats for an event called Imaginology in Costa Mesa on April 9.

Ag students prepare to show animals in April

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March 16, 2022
Andrea Oberlander was a parade dancer and friends with Princess Jasmine.

Before the Classroom

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March 16, 2022
Senior Scout Passalaqua asked seniors Abby Lynch (Right) and Eliza Lynch (Left and center) to be her models for the last three art gallery shows. Passalaqua relied heavily on editing softwares to transform her photos. “I'm surprised by the end result,” Eliza Lynch said. “Because she goes off Pinterest ideas and stuff like that, which she's very good at implementation. She's very creative in that way, but then she sometimes just decides to edit it differently and I think it's really cool.”

March Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 16, 2022
Senior Garrett Eikermann scores the first goal on Feb. 11 in Fullerton’s 3-1 win against Newport Harbor.

Winter sports teams advance in CIF

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February 17, 2022
Senior Zane Mustafa is averaging 15 points and 6 rebounds per game.

January Sports Briefs

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January 26, 2022
Being full-figured is not a crime. Sometimes a hat is just a hat. Long white socks don’t mean you’re a gangster.

Dress code talks show we’re headed in the right direction

Tribe Tribune Staff
December 13, 2021
Freshman, Cristobal Garcia competes in a match against the Western High School pioneers.

Winter Sports Pre-Season

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December 13, 2021
Dance Production students performed at the Dec. 10 winter assembly.

December Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
December 12, 2021
Senior Jessica Sosa’s project was presented at the Truth in a Shrinking World gallery show on Dec. 8. The show will be on display until Jan. 8. For this image, Sosa took a photo of her friend’s hands and a photo of her friend’s young sister. She said, “The message that I am conveying is how life is literally in our hands, as well as how we should keep life close to us because it is such a precious thing that we must cherish.”

Photo students find truth through the unreal

Tribe Tribune Staff
December 12, 2021
The FUHS baseball team has implemented a kangaroo court for discipline issues. A good team is held together by discipline and respect.

Hits & Misses November 2021

Tribe Tribune Staff
November 11, 2021
Red Team Sarah Kelekoma (butterfly cape), Karina Francis, (hat), Nolan Shirk and Ian Klatzker (right) competed against the Blue Team from La Costa Canyon High School on Oct. 22. The team will face La Habra High School in a match on Nov. 18.

November Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
November 10, 2021
Sports Briefs

Sports Briefs

Tribe Tribune Staff
November 10, 2021
Senior Elijah Pelton takes a shot during a game against Sonora Raiders.The team played on Sept.22 and won 21-12.

Fall Sports Update

Tribe Tribune Staff
October 10, 2021
Students must wear face coverings at the Oct. 16 Homecoming dance. This facemask is available for $14.99 at rhinestonesuperstore.com.

Campus Update

Tribe Tribune Staff
October 10, 2021
Sophomore Kenneth Flores, wing. Sophomore Christian Chavoya, defender. Junior Mathew Ballin, center midfield. Junior Marcus Yonez, defender. Photo by Laura Gonzalez. Photo by Laura Gonzalez.

Sports teams wrap up spring schedules

Tribe Tribune Staff
May 27, 2021
Junior Tabatha LeeKeenan interviews a student for the latest ASB podcast episode of “Tribe Talks.” Photo courtesy of Tabatha LeeKeenan.

Hits & Misses of March 2021

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 17, 2021
Matthew Abernathy (left) and Cyrus Burton (right) placed second and third respectively against Sunny Hills on Feb. 24. Photo courtesy of Angelica Garcia.

Cross country team runs for first place

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March 2, 2021
History teacher Katy Wren.

Teachers hope truth, compromise make a comeback

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February 26, 2021
Steers belong to FFA members Paige and Macy Alcott. Photo by Arashk Alivandi.

December Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
December 16, 2020
May Briefly

May Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
May 20, 2020
Sophomore excels in multiple art forms

Sophomore excels in multiple art forms

Tribe Tribune Staff
April 16, 2020
Senior Sydney Castiglione is known for her wide range of dramatic and comedic roles. (Left) Sydney played grieving mother Mary Davis in the FUHS production of The Girl in the White Pinafore in November. (Right) Her sophomore year, Sydney played step-sister Charlotte in the FUHS production of Cinderella. Photos courtesy of Sydney Castiglione.

Triple Threat performer’s risks pay off

Tribe Tribune Staff
April 16, 2020
Tribune staff writers recommend recipes

Tribune staff writers recommend recipes

Tribe Tribune Staff
April 16, 2020
The Tribe Tribune staff recreated movie scenes from popular 80s teen films, including Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). Photo by Lauren Wright.

Tribune staff writers recommend 80s classics

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 12, 2020
Teachers received new posters highlighting the importance of personal hygiene. Photo by Gillian Hodgden.

March Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 12, 2020
Senior Sharon Spadt in her 1980 fox body Ford Mustang GT.

Big hair, acid wash jeans define 80s look

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 12, 2020
Rubik's Cube decorations were placed near the movie posters and a photo backdrop for people to take pictures. Photo by Arashk Alivandi.

ASB hosts 80s themed Sadies

Tribe Tribune Staff
March 12, 2020
Freshman Summer Schutter searches the heart wall for her name. Photo by Jose Perez.

Hits and Misses of February 2020

Tribe Tribune Staff
February 20, 2020
Sophomore Jonah Blake, senior Tahlia Flores, senior Emily McCardell, and junior Karina Hunt practice for the upcoming Valentine’s Day themed match. Photo by Arashk Alivandi.

February Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
February 20, 2020
NHS club members tie blankets for Project Linus on Dec. 6.

December Briefly

Tribe Tribune Staff
December 12, 2019
The boys soccer team (2-1-1) won its first two non-league games, including a 5-0 win against El Dorado. Senior Joseph Espinoza (pictured) has a total of four pre-season goals. On Friday the team plays host to Saddleback at 6 p.m. The Indians’ first Freeway League game is at Troy on Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. Photo by Jose Perez.

Winter sports teams gear up for league play

Tribe Tribune Staff
December 12, 2019
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