Folsom High School is a public secondary school in the

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, located in Folsom, California, a suburb east of

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. Established in 1922, it is a part of the Folsom Cordova Unified School District.

School history

The first campus constructed for Folsom High School was at 715 Riley Street. (The current home of Sutter Middle School.) Before Folsom High existed, students in Folsom attended San Juan High School on Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights. A major fire on June 22, 1959 destroyed most of the original buildings on the Folsom High School campus on Riley Street. The new Folsom High campus on Iron Point Road opened in August of 1998 for Junior and senior students only. Freshman and sophomore students remained at the old Riley Street campus until the second phase of the construction of the new campus was completed in 2000.

Demographics

Athletics

In 2006 and 2008, the varsity

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squad took second place in the Universal Cheerleading Association's high school national championship, runner-up to Colleyville Heritage of

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in 2006 and

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in 2008. In 2010, the football team defeated Gardena 48-20 for the CIF Division II state championship. The team was led by future NFL safety Jordan Richards and star quarterback Dano Graves. Graves was named the

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National Player of the Year in 2010. In 2013, FHS quarterback Jake Browning was named the state Gatorade Player of the Year. He led the Bulldogs to another section championship and the

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(CIF) Northern California regional championship game, but fell to De La Salle of

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. In 2014, the football team defeated Oceanside 68–7 for the CIF Division I state championship, their second state title in four years. The Team went undefeated for the season (16-0). The Bulldogs finished fourth in the nation on the Xcellent 25, presented by the Army National Guard. In 2017, the football team defeated

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49-42 for the CIF Division I state championship. The team went undefeated (16-0) for the year. In 2018, the football team defeated Cathedral Catholic High School 21-14 to repeat as CIF Division I state champions, the fourth state title in 9 years.

Notable alumni

* John Briggs, former professional baseball player ( Chicago Cubs,

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) * Mike Cather, former professional baseball player (

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) *

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, Serial Killer, Rapist and Burglar. * Josiah Deguara, tight end for the Green Bay Packers * John Jones, a professional soccer player * Spider Jorgensen, former Major League Baseball player ( Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants) * Ryan Rau, former linebacker for the Miami Dolphins * Virgil Carter, former professional football quarterback (

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, Cincinnati Bengals) * Jordan Richards, safety for the

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* Jake Browning, quarterback for the

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* Jonah Williams, offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals * Mara Davi, Broadway actress and dancer

References

External links

Official website
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