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Fontana honors middle-school champions and reports strong turnout for fall–winter events
Summary
The commission recognized middle-school volleyball and boys champions, outlined the city’s middle-school intramural program, and received a special events report covering October–December 2025 with attendance figures for multiple community events.
Community services manager Gino Farrar introduced the city’s middle-school sports champions and described Fontana’s intramural sports program, which runs three seasons in partnership with the school district across seven schools.
"My name is Gino Farrar. I'm the community services manager," Farrar said before inviting the girls’ and boys’ teams to the stage for recognition. Coaches praised the athletes’ dedication; one coach said the team "gave all" during practice and games and encouraged continued community support.
Farrar and staff noted the program provides opportunities for students to learn and compete, and the city coordinates logistics with school partners. The commission and audience took photos and applauded the teams.
Special events staff (Diana) then reviewed major events from October through December 2025 and provided attendance figures: Pumpkin Palooza (~400 attendees), Fontana Walks (~80), Spring Street Night Market (~4,000), Halloween Hallow (~200), Pumpkins in the Park across three locations (combined ~10,000), Veterans Day (~150), the Eat and Be Well Thanksgiving event (served ~2,500 meals), Winter Festival (~4,000), and the Fontana Christmas Parade (about 3,000 spectators and roughly 95 parade entries).
Diana asked commissioners to help promote future events and to follow the city on social media. Commissioners thanked staff for the programming and noted the positive feedback from attendees. Superintendent Michael Wright advised the heritage center will undergo remodeling in coming months and said staff will minimize disruptions to programming.
No formal policy decisions or budget votes were taken during the presentations; staff invited public participation at upcoming events and reminded the community about seasonal programming and summer recruitment.
