Fernley High School

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Fernley High School
Address
Fernley High School
1300 Hwy 95A South

Fernley
,
Nevada
89408

United States
Coordinates 39°34′54″N119°14′34″W / 39.5818°N 119.2429°W / 39.5818; -119.2429
Information
School type Public, High School
School district Lyon County School District
NCES School ID 320030000176 [1]
PrincipalRyan Cross
Teaching staff54.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,209 (2020-2021) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.39 [1]
Color(s)  Orange
  Black
  White
Mascot Vaqueros
Website www.fhs.lyoncsd.org

Fernley High School (also known as FHS or Fernley School) is a coeducational, secondary school located in Fernley, Nevada, United States, eastside of the Reno metropolitan area. It is the largest school [2] in the Lyon County School District. [1] The school participates in an advanced placement program with Western Nevada College. [3] [4] As of 2015, it was the highest performing school in this joint enrollment program, known as "Jump Start." [5] The student population as of the 2018–2019 school year was 1,096, and the school has drawn hundreds of international students since 1990s. [6] [1]

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History

Fernley School was founded in 1928. It was originally located on the historic site now occupied by the In-Town Park near the old downtown area between US 95A and Center Street. The old buildings were demolished in the early 1960s. Prior to 1980, the high school was located at what is now the Fernley Intermediate School on Hardie Lane. The current modern campus is located off US 95A on the south side of town, near the former home of Amazon.com which has relocated within Greater Reno.

Facilities

Fernley High School has athletic programs and student clubs. [7] It includes the Fernley Adult Education Center and has a partnership program with Upward Bound. [8] [9]

Since the late 1970s, the new campus of Fernley High School has built a wide range of academic facilities, library, laboratories, centers for architecture, engineering, computer/information systems & vocational, as well as considerable number of sport facilities & programs, including football stadium, baseball field, track and field (athletics), indoor basketball arena, gymnasium, fitness center, swimming, winter sports and golf programs, etc. It has a student meal program, dining hall and catering facilities. It is currently dealing with overcrowding, rapid growth, and improving campus facilities. [10]

Notable people

Alumni & people affiliated with Fernley School include:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public Schools - Fernley High School (320030000176)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Schools - Lyon County School District". Schools - Lyon County School District. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ↑ WNC to Hold Jump Start Informational Nights at Area High Schools, Western Nevada College, accessed 20 June 2019
  4. ↑ Record 89 Jump Start Students Graduate from WNC, Western Nevada College, 22 May 2017, accessed 20 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Student Success Motivates New Counseling Director, Western Nevada College, accessed 20 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Welcome to Fernley High School Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ High schools: Northern Region playoff football scores, Reno Gazette Journal, 9 November 2017, accessed 20 June 2019.
  8. ↑ The Upward Bound Programs celebrate 50 years at the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Today, 8 November 2017, accessed 20 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Fernley Adult Education Center, National Literacy Directory, accessed 20 June 2019.
  10. ↑ Safety projects to start in December, Fernley principal talks growth, Reno Gazette Journal, 26 October 2017, accessed 20 June 2019.
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