Fallston High School
| Fallston High School | |
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| Location | |
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Fallston, Maryland USA |
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| Coordinates | 39°31′19″N 76°24′47.5″W / 39.52194°N 76.413194°WCoordinates: 39°31′19″N 76°24′47.5″W / 39.52194°N 76.413194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | "A Proud Tradition of Excellence" |
| Established | 1977 |
| School district | Harford County Public Schools |
| Principal | Richard Jester |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,072 (2015-2016) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Cougar (named 'Gar') |
| Newspaper | The Print |
| Website | Fallston High School |
Fallston High School is located in the town of Fallston, in Harford County, Maryland. The school is made up of three floors. On the main floor are located the administrative office, guidance office, media center (library), academic classrooms, gymnasiums and main entrance to the theater. The upper floor is predominantly classrooms and the theater balcony. The lower level holds the cafeteria, Music and Technical skills classrooms and the locker rooms. Multiple computer labs are located on ground and second floor.
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. 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 with the opening of Fallston Middle School 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.
There are many afterschool programs available to students. A list has been provided below of some of the competitive and non-competitive activities in which students may participate. Participation in school-sponsored extracurricular activities is a privilege. 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.
Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Sanctioned Sports
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