Falls High School

Falls High School is a public high school located in International Falls, Minnesota, United States. The school's class ring design is the oldest class ring tradition in the United States, dating back to 1929. As of 2014 approximately 600 students attend classes in the school. Every grade level ranges from 70-100 students. In the Fall of 2014 the school changed policies and changed over from a 6 period day to a 7 period day. The students have 5 minutes between each class to maneuver to the next one.

Falls High School
Location
1515 11th Street[1]

International Falls
,
Minnesota
56649

United States
Coordinates48.5944444°N 93.4263889°W / 48.5944444; -93.4263889
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtInternational Falls Independent School District
PrincipalTim Everson
Grades6–12
Enrollment614 (2016–17)[2]
Color(s)Purple and Gold         
MascotBronco
NicknameBroncos
Websitewww.isd361.k12.mn.us/schools/fhs/

Included on campus are a sports arena for hockey (also used for spring and fall sports training), football practice fields, and track field, several baseball and softball diamonds, and a swimming pool. There is a parking lot for students who use their own vehicles to travel to school (all it requires is a sticker in the window that students can sign up for in the office). There is also a separate lot for teachers parking.

The current principal is Tim Everson and the athletic director is Bill Mason.

Falls high school is on the border of the United States and Canada at the most northern part of Koochiching County.

The Falls' rival school is variant for different sports, but typically a good battle between the Hibbing High School in Hibbing, Minnesota.

As of the 2010–11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 658 students and 34 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 20.08.

Clubs

Clubs offered at Falls High School include:Bowling, FACS, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Committees, Knowledge Bowl, Ojibwe Quiz Bowl, Math Team, National Honor Society, Speech Team, FIRST Robotics Competition, and Student Council.

Sports

Sports offered by the school include cheerleading, swimming and diving, basketball, volleyball, cross country, hockey, football, baseball, softball, track and field. Athletes have the name Broncos, named after Falls High attendee Bronko Nagurski. The colors are purple, gold, and white.

Fall sports

Girls: Cross Country, Volleyball, Swimming and Diving Boys: Cross Country, Football (Cheerleader)

Winter sports

Girls: Hockey, Basketball Boys: Hockey (Cheerleader), Basketball (Cheerleader), Swimming and Diving

Spring sports

Girls: Track and Field, Softball, Golf Boys: Track and Field, Baseball, Golf

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falls High School
  2. "FALLS SECONDARY". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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