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Folsom High School is a public
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, 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 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. Folsom High School participates in the Academic Decathlon competition and has won first place awards in Sacramento County in both 2022 and 2023. In 2023, Folsom High School placed 9th overall in the California State Championship while competing in Division 1. In 2024, the school placed first in Sacramento County and 13th in the State Championship.


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
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. 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 Concord. In 2014, the football team defeated
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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
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. 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. In 2023, the football team defeated St. Bonaventure High School 20-14 to win the CIF Division 1-A state championship. This was their fitfth state title since 2010 and first since 2018.


Notable alumni

* Elijhah Badger, college football wide-receiver * John Briggs, former professional baseball player (
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) * Jake Browning, quarterback for the
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*
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) * Mike Cather, former professional baseball player (
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) * Mara Davi, Broadway actress and dancer *
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, serial killer * Josiah Deguara, tight end for the
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* Mason Forbes, basketball player for the
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* Jordan Ford, professional basketball player (
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) * Jaylen Wells, professional basketball player (
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) * John Jones, a professional soccer player * Spider Jorgensen, former Major League Baseball player (
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) * Ryan Rau, former linebacker for the Miami Dolphins * Jordan Richards, former professional football safety (
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) * Jonah Williams, offensive tackle for the
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References


External links


FHS website
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