Falmouth High School (Massachusetts) Explained

Falmouth High School
Established:1973
Grades:9–12
District:Falmouth
Type:Public high school
Open enrollment[1]
Principal:Alan Harris
Teaching Staff:70.73 (FTE)
Ratio:10.83
Enrollment:766 (2022–23)[2]
Sat:573 verbal
568 math
1141 total (2017–2018)[3]
Nickname:Clippers
Athletics:MIAA – Division 3
Conference:Cape and Islands League
Colors:Maroon & White
Location:874 Gifford Street Ext.
Falmouth, MA 02540
Country:United States

Falmouth High School (FHS) is a public high school located in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States. The school serves roughly 870 students in grades 9–12. Over the past few years, Falmouth High School has undergone major renovations. Up until 1973, the school was named Lawrence High School and located at what is now Lawrence Junior High School. Falmouth High School is located at 874 Gifford Street Ext. The school's mascot is the Clipper and the school colors are maroon and white.

History

The presence of a high school in the town of Falmouth dates back to the late 1800s and was originally known as Lawrence High School. However, the current Falmouth High School was only established in 1973. The name change was applied in order to more closely identify the high school with the town of Falmouth and disassociate from Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Students from the neighboring town of Mashpee attended Falmouth High School for many years, until the town of Mashpee established their own separate high school in 1996.

In recent years, Falmouth has undergone several periods of major renovation, which ran into the dozens of millions of dollars. These renovations came under intense scrutiny at several points and were plagued by constant setbacks, which included poor construction and architecture, massively exceeding the proposed budget, exceeding the proposed completion date, and several breach-of-contract suits against the school committee, architects, contractors and firms involved. Initially, the project was supposed to cost $67 million and take two years to complete, but the project ended up costing $87 million, $20 million over budget, and took almost six years to complete.[4]

Athletics

These are some recent accomplishments of Falmouth athletic teams.

Alumni

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-04-10 . 2015-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150412115653/http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Falmouth High. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2017–18 SAT Performance Report. December 6, 2018.
  4. Web site: Falmouth High School project again under scrutiny . 12 February 2016.
  5. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012; School Name: Lawrence High School; Year: 1934
  6. Web site: Bates News . 14 December 1999 . Mashpee student makes stellar discoveries . 29 October 2021 . Bates . Bates College.
  7. Web site: WRITER. PAULA PETERS,STAFF. Seniors sail with mixed emotions. 2021-08-19. capecodtimes.com. en.

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