Fallston High School

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Fallston High School
Location
Fallston High School
,
United States
Coordinates 39°31′19″N76°24′47.5″W / 39.52194°N 76.413194°W / 39.52194; -76.413194
Information
Type Public Secondary
Motto"A Proud Tradition of Excellence"
Established1977
School district Harford County Public Schools
PrincipalJoseph M. Collins [1]
Teaching staff62.25 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades9–12 [2]
Number of students973 (2019–2020) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.63 [2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s) Orange and Brown   
Mascot Cougar (named 'Gar')
NewspaperThe Print
Website fahs.ss18.sharpschool.com

Fallston High School is a public high school Fallston, Maryland, United States. It serves a thousand students of Harford County.

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History

With increasing population growth in this area of once-rural Harford County during the 1970s, the Board of Education determined the need for a secondary school to serve the youth of Fallston. Fallston High School was designed by architect Richard Ayres and built by Cam Construction Company at a cost of $10 million. The ground on which the school is built was formerly a dairy farm. The land was acquired from local Real Estate developer Mr. Joseph Deigert, with an adjacent four acres set aside as a new home for the Fallston Volunteer Fire Company. Fallston High School opened in November 1977 with a staff of 73 and a student population of 1400 in grades 6 through 10, with grades 11 and 12 added in subsequent years. The majority of the original Fallston students transferred from Bel Air schools. Initially the school was a combined Middle/High School but was converted solely to a High School (9-12) with the opening of Fallston Middle School (6th-8th grades) on an adjacent piece of property in 1993. Fallston High School was visited by President Reagan during his time as president on December 4, 1985. The school has a conference room named the Reagan Room to commemorate his visit.

Extracurricular activities

There are many after school programs available to students, including competitive and non-competitive activities. To keep students' focus on academic achievement, the school has an Eligibility Committee to review student academic progress. If a student enrolled in an extracurricular activity is failing in one or more subject, he or she will be declared ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities.

Athletics

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Sanctioned Sports

Fall: Field Hockey, Football, Men's and Women's Soccer, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Men's and Women's Volleyball, Golf

Winter: Men's and Women's Basketball, Wrestling, Cheerleading, Indoor Track, Men's and Women's Swimming

Spring: Baseball, Softball, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Track & Field, Tennis

Non-Sanctioned Sports: Ice Hockey, Bowling

Maryland State Championship Teams

Academics, arts, and cultural

Honor societies and selective groups

Competitive organizations

  • Dance Team (suspended operations in 2017): State Champions 2008, 2011
  • It's Academic
  • Envirothon Team
  • Marching Band
    • The Fallston High School Cougar Marching Band toured in the Tournament of Bands circuit, as well as the Cavalcade of Bands circuit. It has been to the Atlantic Coast Championships of the Tournament of Bands in the years 1997, [4] 1999, [5] 2001, [6] 2003, [7] 2005, [8] and 2006. [9] After 2006, the Band stopped competition but continues to play at football games and parades.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

Notable events

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