Tallulah Falls School

Tallulah Falls School is a private boarding and day school located in the town of Tallulah Falls, Georgia, United States, within Habersham and Rabun Counties. The school is located on a wooded campus in northeast Georgia on the southern slopes of Cherokee Mountain at the foothills of the Appalachian chain. The school was founded in 1909 by Mary Ann Lipscomb of Athens.

Tallulah Falls School
Location
Tallulah Falls, Georgia United States
Information
Type	Private
Motto	"The Light in the Mountains"
Established	1909
President	Larry A. Peevy
Principal	David Chester, middle school
Principal	Kim Popham, upper school
Faculty	22.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	6 to 12
Enrollment	425[1] (2006–07)
Student to teacher ratio	5.6:1[1]
Color(s)	Green and gold
Sports	Tennis, track and field, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, baseball, volleyball
Mascot	Indian
Website	https://www.tallulahfalls.org/

Tallulah Falls School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Jct. of US 441 and Tallulah School Rd. Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Coordinates	34°43′54″N 83°23′36″W
Built	1909
Architect	Fred Orr
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	91002026[2]
Added to NRHP	January 30, 1992

An aerial view of the school captured in fall 2014. This image showcases the recently expanded and renovated upper school academic building. Photo/Marie Nease-Wing Dreamer Photography

The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

In the fall of 2014, TFS opened its expanded and renovated Upper School academic building.[3] On the same day as the dedication, school officials broke ground on a new gymnasium project on the middle school campus. The $4.5 million structure was slated for completion in the fall of 2016.[4]

In the Summer of 2017, construction began on a natatorium complex featuring a competition-sized pool with bleacher seating for 240 people.[5]

References

1. "Tallulah Falls School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2009-07-02. "Students 126 (2006-2007)"
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
3. "Dedication attendees rave about academic complex expansion" (PDF). Fall 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
4. "Construction begins on middle school gymnasium project" (PDF). Fall 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
5. "TFS breaks ground for natatorium". Spring 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

External links

• "Some of the students at the Tallulah Falls School pose for a photograph at one of the school buildings, Tallulah Falls, 1927". Vanishing Georgia, Georgia Archives, University System of Georgia. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
• "Several students at Tallulah Falls School sitting outside, Tallulah Falls, ca. 1925". Vanishing Georgia, Georgia Archives, University System of Georgia. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
• "Members of the graduating class at Tallulah Falls School gather for tea with Mrs. Z. I. Fitzpatrick, who was the director of the school, Tallulah Falls, spring 1946". Vanishing Georgia, Georgia Archives, University System of Georgia. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 22 February 2018.