Fruita Union High School (first location), Fruita, Colorado 1904 1934 McCune Avenue and South Maple Street Fruita Mesa Colorado 81521 USA The first Fruita Union High School was born of an agreement between surrounding school districts to create one magnet school that would house all of the area's high school students. It was built in 1904, in the location of the current Reed Park. The school was deemed too small to support its student population, and remodeled in 1930. It burned down in 1934. A second Fruita Union High School was built 236 Maple Street in 1936. Philip Griebel was the coach for basketball, football and track for many years beginning in 1924. He also taught math and science, and served as the school principal. Raleigh Holt also coached at Fruita. *Some information for this description was taken from In the Beginning... A History of the Districts and Schools that became Mesa County School District Number 51 by Albert and Terry LaSalle. yes yes