Falls Church High School
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7521 Jaguar Trail West Falls Church, Virginia 22042 |
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| Coordinates | 38°51′43.89″N 77°12′23.96″W / 38.8621917°N 77.2066556°WCoordinates: 38°51′43.89″N 77°12′23.96″W / 38.8621917°N 77.2066556°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1945, 1967 (relocated) |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
| Principal | Michael Yohe |
| Staff | 207 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,458 (2012-13) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, White and Gold (alternate) |
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| Mascot | Jaguars |
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| Feeder schools | Jackson Middle School, Poe Middle School |
| Website | www |
Falls Church High School (FCHS) is a high school located in West Falls Church, unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia. While the school has a Falls Church, Virginia mailing address, the school does not serve the City of Falls Church, which is served by George Mason High School. Principal Mike Yohe served two years as assistant principal for FCHS before being promoted to his current position during the summer of 2013 upon the departure of former principal Cathy Benner. The school serves grades 9 through 12. It was relocated from its former site in downtown Falls Church to this address in 1967. Falls Church High's school motto is "Building on Our Success". The mascot for the school is a Jaguar. The school colors are dark green and white.
Falls Church's student body in 2012-2013 is 22.14% White (Not Hispanic); 8.36% Black (Not Hispanic); 43.92% Hispanic; 22.44% Asian.
The school was formerly in the city of Falls Church on Cherry Street. Then moved to current location on Jaguar Trail, formerly Whittier Intermediate School. It is located off Arlington Boulevard, near Kingsley Commons, formerly Jefferson Village Apartments, and Loehmann's Plaza Shopping Center and other apartments which were previously a private airport, unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia.
Dr. Ben Nowak is the Principal of Falls Church High School.
Falls Church High School is fully accredited based on its Virginia Standards of Learning test performance. The school was listed as the 603rd best high school in America by U.S. News & World Report in 2013.
On December 5, 2006, Falls Church High School was named a National Demonstration Site for the elective class Advancement Via Individual Determination, (AVID). Falls Church is one of only two schools in Fairfax county that have a full four-year AVID program. Lynne Cheney, author, scholar, former talk-show host, and former Vice President Dick Cheney was the guest commencement speaker for the class of 2004 at the inaugural graduation ceremony held at the George Mason University Patriot Center. On June 1, 2007, at the Jaguars' graduation at the Patriot Center, on the campus of George Mason University, Ben Affleck made a special appearance as the guest speaker thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. With the start of the 2010-2011 school year, Falls Church gained some of Annandale High School's population as the result of the Annandale Border Control Force (ABCF) and their actions. In the winter of 2010, two students qualified for the state Intel science fair: Junior Amanda Harbison and sophomore Maggie Cullather.
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