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  • FHS Student Attends National Leadership Conference

    Aubrey Thomas, 16, tenth-grader from FHS, attended the Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Conference April 9 – 13 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The national program focuses on identifying leaders in Student 2 Student (S2S) programs that show great leadership potential to take knowledge and skills learned back to their campus to grow their school’s S2S program.

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  • FHS Athletics received donation from Falcon Safeway

    Falcon Safeway hosted a re-grand opening on February 28. Safeway presented Falcon High Athletics with an initial donation of $2,500. “We want to support our local schools and we chose Falcon High,” said Catherine Brown, Falcon Safeway manager.

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  • FHS Choir Students Make Music with "Top of the Nation" Honor Choir

    Six students from Falcon High School were selected to attend the Adams State University "Top of the Nation" honor choir event Feb. 17. The FHS vocalists joined others from around the state to rehearse and perform a concert in Alamosa.

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2017-2018 News

  • Falcon Class of 2018 Soars into Adulthood

    Families, friends and graduates gathered at the World Arena on the morning of May 26, 2018 for Falcon High School’s Class of 2018 Graduation. Falcon’s 2018 class had 242 graduates receiving their high school diplomas Saturday morning. Graduates quietly lined up in the tunnels before entering the world arena floor to kick off the event.

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  • FHS Grad Selected in NFL Draft

    A one-time leader on the Falcon High School gridiron is getting ready to make a splash in the National Football League.

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  • BOE Celebrates Students, Staff During Fantastic 49

    District 49 students and staff members were honored for their achievements in the district prior to the regular monthly Board of Education meeting April 12.

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  • Smiles rule when dogs meet Falcons

    Grace walked through the front door of Falcon High School on Thursday, March 8, and promptly found a place to sit for lunch. It didn’t take long for the seven-year-old Norwegian Buhund/Norrbottosnspet mix to make a few friends, including sophomore, Alina Basse, 15.

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  • Falcon Education Foundation Awards $31,000 For Learning in District 49

    Sandi Esparsen, Falcon Education Foundation secretary, receives a plaque of appreciation from District 49 Board of Education President Nov. 9 after awarding just under $31,000 to educators across District 49 for innovative and unique learning opportunities.

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  • Falcons Break Ground to Soar Higher

    “Career and technical education is more than a buzz word,” said JaDee Harsma, DLR Group project architect and design leader for the addition. “It’s the pathway to prepare students for college and career. We fully embrace this idea. We design spaces that enable this concept of applied learning and allow for new programs and coursework in the future.”

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  • Senior FHS Baseball Player Signs Baseball NLI to Garden City Community College

    Falcon High School senior Darrian Escobar-Winter signs his National Letter of Intent to play Division I NJCAA baseball, at Garden City Community College in Kansas.

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  • Falcon High School Homecoming About Fanfare, Family

    Falcon High School celebrated homecoming festivities Sept. 22 with a football game and tradition. “It’s about a bunch of students coming together and celebrating school spirit,” shared Tyler McCormick, 15, tenth grader.

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  • Falcon High School Juniors Defeat Seniors at Peach Fuzz Volleyball

    Juniors celebrate a win during a peach fuzz volleyball game Sept. 20 at Falcon High School in District 49. After three games of boys coached by the girls volleyball team, juniors defeated seniors, 2-1

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  • Districts Unite to Help High School Students Find Career Paths

    Vista Ridge High School twelfth-grader Darian Taylor, 17, talks with A&B Bank representative Becky Moore, at the District 49 and School District 11, College and Career Fair, Sept 14 at Cheyenne Mountain Resort.

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  • Student Board of Representatives Brings Voice of Customers Directly to Board of Education

    A group of 18 students, several from each district high school, volunteered to serve on the student board of representatives, adding the student voice to the district’s governance process through the community’s elected representatives. The student representatives were chosen by their teachers and peers to help bring a student voice to the district’s governing processes.

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  • 'We're All In This Together': FHS Orientation

    Marissa Edmonds, 17, Falcon High School twelfth-grader and link crew team member, shares her high school experience with incoming freshmen Aug. 1. Link crew members welcomed the FHS Class of 2021 under the 'We're All In This Together' theme.

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FHS Updates

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  • Gazette: A bird, a plane? No, a rocket: Eastern Colorado school kids learn STEM from JROTC cadets

    Thick autumn clouds spitting rain were of no interest to 145 elementary students in Miami-Yoder School District JT-60 Wednesday. Their attention was riveted on tiny specks that hovered 200 feet above before cascading to the ground. "It's a good white background to see the rockets - we won't lose them in the glare of the sun," said Principal Sheila Hartley, eyes cast upward. With the help of 13 students from the Aero Club of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Falcon High School, 32 youngsters in Miami-Yoder's Rocket Club each pushed a button and launched the Estes model rockets they had built over the past month.

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  • FHS Wellness Success Story

    Sometimes it's the little things that count. We are showing students how to choose the healthier choice when it comes to snack bars. No need for chocolate covered bars to fuel your body, pick a nut or fruit based bar instead. We are also watching students gain strength in their core with new balance chairs. Keep an eye out for pictures coming soon of new learning tools that encourage movement in the classroom and the roll out of the test kit of heart monitors for our PE classes. FHS Wellness Team

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District Updates

  • Two-Hour Delay: Wednesday, January 23

    Dear District 49 Families, We are keeping a close eye tonight on lingering conditions from this week’s winter storm. Due to slick roads and serious wind chills predicted to last into the morning, we will delay school by two hours for Wednesday, January 23.

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  • CLOSED- January 22

    Dear District 49 Families, An active blizzard is causing hazardous driving conditions, so District 49 is closed for Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Many roads are already impassable, and Highway 24 is closed indefinitely. Falcon High School will remain on an E-learning day schedule, and Springs Studio will have a virtual schedule.

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Falcon High School

  • The Falcon High School community is dedicated to educating our students in a safe and supportive learning environment and to developing responsible 21st century citizens through innovative educational programs.

School District 49

  • Financial Transparency District 49 prepares students, in a safe and caring environment, to be successful, competent and productive citizens in a global society. Our teachers, administrators and staff members are committed to the creation of educational environments where all children can maximize their individual learning potential. Further, we are committed to meeting students' needs in all domains: academic, social and physical. An emphasis in all activities will be toward empowering students to take an active role in their own learning.
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