Fallston High School is a public high school

Fallston, Maryland Fallston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,958 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 8,427 in 2000. Fallston is a semi-rural community c ...

, United States. It serves approximately a thousand students of Harford County.

History

With increasing population growth in this area of once-rural Harford County during the 1970s, the Board of Education determined the need for a secondary school to serve the youth of Fallston. Fallston High School was designed by architect Richard Ayres and built by Cam Construction Company at a cost of $10 million. The ground on which the school is built was formerly a dairy farm. The land was acquired from local Real Estate developer Mr. Joseph Deigert, with an adjacent four acres set aside as a new home for the Fallston Volunteer Fire Company. Fallston High School opened in November 1977 with a staff of 73 and a student population of 1400 in grades 6 through 10, with grades 11 and 12 added in subsequent years. The majority of the original Fallston students transferred from Bel Air schools. Initially the school was a combined Middle/High School but was converted solely to a High School (9-12) with the opening of Fallston Middle School (6th-8th grades) on an adjacent piece of property in 1993. Fallston High School was visited by

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during his time as president on December 4, 1985. The school has a

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named the Reagan Room to commemorate his visit.

Extracurricular activities

There are over 4
clubs
available to students, including competitive and non-competitive activities. To keep students' focus on academic achievement, the school has an Eligibility Committee to review student academic progress. If a student enrolled in an extracurricular activity is failing in one or more subject, he or she will be declared ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities.

Athletics

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(MPSSAA) Sanctioned Sports Participate in th
Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference
Fall:

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, Men's and Women's

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, Cross Country,

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, Men's and Women's

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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Winter: Men's and Women's

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, Men's and Women's

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Spring:

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

Softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

, Men's and Women's

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Non-Sanctioned Sports:

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Maryland State Championship Teams *Men's Cross Country: 1981 *Men's Lacrosse : 1985, 1987, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2023 *Women's Field Hockey: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 *Men's Soccer: 1992 *Women's Soccer: 1994, 1996, 2009, 2015, 2021, 2022 *Women's Softball : 2004 *Women's Indoor Track : 2005 *Men's Swimming : 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 *Women's Basketball : 2009, 2010, 2022 *Women's Lacrosse : 2009, 2012, 2024 *Women's Volleyball: 2010 *Ice Hockey: 2010 *Fall Cheerleading: 2021, 2022, 2023

Academics, arts, and cultural

Honor societies and selective groups

* German National Honor Society *

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* French National Honor Society *

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*National English Honors Society *Rho Kappa Social Studies National Honors Society *

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*International Thespians Society *

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*National Business Honor Society *Science National Honor Society *Tri-M Music Honor Society

Competitive organizations

*Dance Team (suspended operations in 2017): State Champions 2008, 2011 *

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Team *Marching Band **The Fallston High School Cougar Marching Band toured in the Tournament of Bands circuit, as well as the Cavalcade of Bands circuit. It has been to the Atlantic Coast Championships of the Tournament of Bands in the years 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2006. After 2006, the Band stopped competition but continues to play at football games and parades.

Notable alumni

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, former member of

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, graduated in 1980 *

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, swimmer, member of the USA 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016,

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, and

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teams, Olympic Gold (2020) and Silver (2016) Medalist in the 400 Individual Medley, graduated in 2012 *

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, member of the USA

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team, 2007

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Champion, and 2006 World Figure Skating Champion, graduated in 2007

Notable events

* Then-U.S. President

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visited the school on December 4, 1985. * Fallston High was featured in

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magazine (February 20, 2006 issue) for the Kimmie Meissner Olympic "Send Off." * Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger (

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) came to Fallston High as a public speaker. * Former

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visited the school in 2005. * Selected by Newsweek Magazine as one of America's top public High Schools in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

References

Sources

Harford County Public Schools
* http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2009/americas-best-high-schools/list.html * http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html * https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/harford-county-public-schools/fallston-high-9116 * http://mshl.org/news.php?news_id=249123 {{authority control Harford County Public Schools Public high schools in Maryland Educational institutions established in 1977 1977 establishments in Maryland