Falcon High School
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| Falcon High School | |
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No Limit But The Sky!
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| 10255 Lambert Rd. USA |
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| School district | Falcon 49 |
| Principal | Mark Carara |
| Staff | Vice Principals: Steve Oberg, Susan Thomas Athletic Director: Tom Raines |
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1039 |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Athletics | see Athletics Section |
| Athletics conference | Metros |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Established | Late 1800s, Early 1900s |
| newspaper | The Talon |
| Homepage | http://www.d49.org/schools/fhs |
Falcon High School is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is the first high school in Falcon School District 49. The other high school in the district, Sand Creek High School, was formed in 1997 when Falcon High School was split.
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[edit] School Mission
| “ | The Falcon High School community commits to educating our students, in their life long quest for knowledge, by teaching an academically challenging curriculum based on state and national standards through a comprehensive system of intervention and support in a safe learning environment. | ” |
[edit] Athletics
Falcon High School is a member of the Colorado Springs Metro League, Class 3A (varies by sport). It competes in men's football, cross country, golf, soccer, basketball, bowling, wrestling, track, baseball, women's softball, cross country, volleyball, basketball, and track. On occasion students in power lifting qualify for competitions, but this seldom occurs.
[edit] 2007 Falcon Football Season
The Falcon football team won the 3A South Metro Division with a perfect (10-0) regular season in 2007, and was the #1 seed in the state playoffs. After winning three straight playoffs games (the first in team history), they lost the championship game to #10 seed Berthoud High School 13-21, their first and only loss of the season.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Falcon High School. Falcon High School home page. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Stephens, Bob. "Falcons proud, unbowed after loss in state title game", Colorado Springs Gazette, 2007-12-01. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
