Fruitland High School

2025-2026 School Calendar

Spring Break!

Early Release & Afterschool Activities Canceled Due to Weather Dear Fruitland Families, Due to worsening weather conditions, all schools in the Fruitland School District will have an early release today: Elementary & Middle School: 1:15 PM High School: 1:45 PM Additionally, all afterschool activities, including athletics, are canceled for the day. Please plan accordingly for student pickup and transportation. Safety is our top priority, and we appreciate your cooperation and understanding. Stay safe, Stoney Winston Superintendent, Fruitland School District

Congratulations to our 2024-25 FHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees: Pat Coffey, Bridgette Van Lith and Lowell Grant. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual banquet on Saturday, along with our Legends team, the 2008 Baseball team. It was a great night, celebrating these great athletes, coaches and educators! Tremendous thank you to all that supported our FHS Athletics program by participating in our Live and Silent Auctions! It is only with the community's amazing contributions that we are able to maintain our athletic programs and support our student athletes. As always, it's a great day to be a Grizzly!!

Our Silent Auction is open for our Hall of Fame Banquet. We hope you can make it to the banquet on Saturday, but if not, you can support FHS Athletics by bidding on some items online. The link for the silent auction is: https://bakerauctioncharity.bidwrangler.com/.../134070 If you need some further directions, there is more information on our website at: https://fruitlandgrizzliesathletics.com/.../2025-hall-of.../ We couldn't do this without all our donors and buyers. Thank you so much for all your support!

REMINDER: the FHS office will NOT be open during the holiday break (Dec 20th - Jan 5th. You are welcome to call the office and leave a voicemail, but messages will not be received until the office staff is back on January 6th. We appreciate your understanding as our staff takes the time to enjoy the holidays with their families. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday season!

The Grizzly Corridor will be open its regular hours of Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM until Wednesday, May 22nd. The Corridor will be closed the week of May 27th. Starting June 3rd, the Grizzly Corridor will be open from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM every Monday through the month of July. All items available are FREE! Donations will continue to be accepted, and can be dropped off on the back porch of the Corridor throughout the summer. Grizzly Corridor is 7233 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Fruitland. Email is : grizzcorridor@fruitlandschools.org

For Immediate Release 4/9/2024 Contact: Alyssa Tuttle, Board Clerk The Fruitland School District Board of Trustees Selects Next Superintendent to Lead the District In March, the Fruitland School District Board of Trustees selected Stoney Winston as the next Superintendent at its Regular School Board Meeting. Stoney Winston will replace Superintendent Lyle Bayley, who retires at the end of June. See the complete press release statement at:https://www.fruitlandschools.org/article/1543758

Hello! It's time for conferences. Parent-teacher conferences will be on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Times will be the same for all schools: Wednesday- 4:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday- 4:00-7:30 p.m.

The School Board Meeting scheduled for tonight will be starting at 6 pm, NOT 5 pm.

Bus 2 is late getting students home due to mechanical issues. If you have any questions, contact the transportation department. 208-452-3118

Due to continued hazardous road conditions, we will be canceling all classes in the Fruitland School District tomorrow, January 18th. The roadways have been evaluated for safe travel this evening and they remain hazardous. We plan to resume classes on Monday, January 22nd at regular time. If additional closures are needed, we will send another notice at that time. Thank you for your support of the Fruitland School District. Have a safe week and weekend. Lyle Bayley Superintendent

​Due to hazardous road conditions this morning we will be canceling all classes in the Fruitland School District today, January 17th.

Dear Patrons, The fire department was called to the High School today during the noon hour. A fire was discovered in the AG building and was quickly extinguished by the Fruitland Fire Department. Some welding coveralls in a locker caught on fire and the fire was contained to the lockers and one wall. There were no injuries due to this event. Because of the amount of smoke, the AG students will be meeting in the library for the remainder of the day. The Fruitland School District would like to thank and commend the Fruitland Police and Fire Departments for their quick response and actions in helping keep our students and staff safe. Thank you, Lyle J. Bayley Fruitland School District Superintendent

Dear Patrons, The fire department was called to the High School today during the noon hour. A fire was discovered in the AG building and was quickly distinguished by the Fruitland Fire Department. Some welding coveralls in a locker caught on fire and the fire was contained to the lockers and one wall. There were no injuries due to this event. Because of the amount of smoke, the AG students will be meeting in the library for the remainder of the day. The Fruitland School District would like to thank and commend the Fruitland Police and Fire Departments for their quick response and actions in helping keep our students and staff safe. Thank you, Lyle J. Bayley Fruitland School District Superintendent

Dear Patrons, The fire department was called to the High School Today during the noon hour. A fire was discovered in the AG building and was quickly distinguished by the Fruitland Fire Department. Some welding coveralls in a locker caught on fire and the fire was contained to the lockers and one wall. There were no injuries due to this event. Because of the amount of smoke the AG students will be meeting in the library for the remainder of the day. The Fruitland School District would like to thank and commend the Fruitland Police and Fire Departments for their quick response and actions in helping keep our students and staff safe. Thank you, Lyle J. Bayley Fruitland School District Superintendent

​Due to Highway 95 being closed from Echo to Delmar, bus riders living south of Echo will be late today

If you are interested in being a substitute teacher and would like to learn more about it, we will be having a sub-training academyTODAY, October 5th from 10 a.m. to noon at the district office. In order to work in the Fruitland School District, you will be required to attend the sub-training academy. The sub-training academies will be held on the first Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. All substitute teachers, returning and new, must attend a training academy in order to be eligible to sub in the Fruitland School District. Our district mentor teacher will be providing useful information and tools that are critical to being a successful substitute teacher. You are only required to attend one training per year to remain an active sub and you will receive $25 for attending. You can attend as many trainings as you would like, but will only receive the pay one time per school year.

Declarations of Candidacy for Trustee Zones 2, 4, and 5 are available at the Fruitland School District Office located at 401 S. Iowa Ave. Completed declaration forms are due to the Fruitland School District Office no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 8, 2023. Write-in candidates filing an intent to run for Trustee office must be completed and returned to the Fruitland School District Office no later than 5:00 pm Friday, September 15th, 2023.

Limited number of tickets available! We are selling tickets to our “Meet the Grizzlies” fundraising dinner. It is going to be a fantastic way to kick off our regular season. Please join us to meet our 2023 team and help us raise funds. Event details are as follows. When: Saturday, August 12th,6pm-8pm Where: Fruitland Elementary School What: Catered dinner from Hitchcock Station, live auction featuring unique football themed items, keynote from Coach Gross, meet the players and coaches, and learn about the upcoming season Cost: $20 per ticket Please email fruitlandgrizzlyfootball@gmail.com to reserve your tickets !