Homecoming game will be October 7

By Tyler Hughes

    Students and staff alike are happy to announce the traditional Homecoming event will be continuing for the 54th year in a row. Ms.Coit is the official director of homecoming and considers herself lucky to be apart of it. Coit loves Homecoming because she is a fan of bringing people together and making good memories.

    Homecoming has been going on since the fall of 1961 and has been going strong ever since.Fortuna has such a strong love for tradition and hopes to see Homecoming keep going for as long as possible. This year the Homecoming game and dance will be October 7, with the JV game at 5:30 pm, the varsity game at 7 pm, and the dance at 10 pm.        

    ”It will be a deliciously fun theme,and a spirited good time for everyone who gets involved,” said Ms.Coit.

    Ms.Coit,as well as everyone involved in it, urges you to attend Homecoming and make great memories with friends at both the game and the homecoming dance, starting the first week of October as it has been for generations and will continue to be for generations to come.

Music Department plans to fundraise at Apple Harvest

Apple Harvest Festival

By Julia Lowry

    Mrs. McClimon, the music teacher at Fortuna Union High School prepares for the Apple Harvest on October 1st, 2016 in Fortuna California on Main St. The music department started participating in the Apple Harvest in the middle of the 1990’s. Their booth is usually around 11th and Main where Greens pharmacy used to be.

    McClimon says “We make about 300 pies and sell them. We get the apples from Clendenen's.” The pies cost $12. They feel good about the Apple Harvest.

    It's a good fundraiser for the music department; the money goes to trips if they have one or to get new marching band equipment. So go and buy some apple pies from the Fortuna High music department and have a fun, safe Apple Harvest.

Deltuna Band

The Deltuna band is back! On Friday, November 6, The Fortuna High marching band teamed up with the opposing team’s marching band from Del Norte. Audrey McCombs, a student teacher at Del Norte High and also a substitute teacher at Fortuna High, came down with the band as well; You may know her as Master Tuba!

Audrey was a long-term sub for the Fortuna High marching band last year while Dr. McClimon was on maternity leave. She has currently taken a position as a student teacher at Del Norte High for their outstanding Marching Band.

The two bands came together at around 4:00 in the afternoon on Friday where they socialized, ate a fantastic dinner together, and played music! Del Norte even marched out with the Fortuna High Marching band as well, and they followed them, to the Husky side of the field and played the National Anthem; the performance was stunning.

Also, congratulations to the Fortuna High marching band on their field show performance, conducted by Kokko F. and put together by Tara S.. The band opened up with the classic song, "What is love" by Haddaway; the second song was from the Disney classic, Frozen. They closed with an all time favorite, the Rocky Mountain theme song, "Gonna fly now."         

Layla Dias is a member of the Fortuna High marching band and she plays quads (multi-tenor drums).           

FHS Music hosts Haunted Halloween

Every two years the music students at Fortuna High go on a trip to LA to compete in The Heritage Music festival. While they are down there, they get to go to Disneyland, Medieval Times, etc. It is an amazing opportunity and trip for the music students. In order to pay for such an expensive trip, a lot of fundraising must be involved. One of the fundraisers is the annual Haunted House. If you are a music student, please get involved. If you are not a music student, come to the Haunted House for a scare!

Music Students in Haunted House: Time Change: Thurs Oct 29 - Dress Rehearsal at 6:00 pm, 140 Franklin Ave. Please come to this meeting with your costume (either with it on - or bring it with you) - if you plan to be in the Haunted House! Questions? See Ms. McClimon

The Haunted house will be Oct 30 and 31st (day of and day before Halloween), 140 Franklin Ave, 6:00-9:30 pm. Get ready to be frightened! $3.00 to get in.

Junior Layla enjoys chatting with senior Lupe during class.