| Fauquier High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
705 Waterloo Road , 20186 | |
| Coordinates | 38°43′12″N 77°48′52″W / 38.72000°N 77.81444°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1963 |
| School district | Fauquier County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Major R. Warner Jr., Ed.D.[1] |
| Principal | Jim Raines[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,500 (2017) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, Grey, White |
| Athletics conference | Conference 22 4A |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Rivals | Liberty High School Kettle Run High School |
| Website | Official Site |
Fauquier High School is a public high school in Warrenton, Virginia, United States. The school is part of Fauquier County Public Schools and is located at 705 Waterloo Road. It's mascot is the falcon.
History
Fauquier opened in 1963 and is the oldest high school in Fauquier County. The county was primarily a rural area, but has experienced a high rate of growth since the 1990s, which led to Liberty High School's opening in 1994, and Kettle Run High School's opening in the fall of 2008.
In 2015, the school's student-run newspaper, The Falconer, was prohibited by the school administration from publishing an article about student drug use. The article eventually was published in the local publication Fauquier Now with a substantially wider audience.[3]
In 2017 the school had approximately 1,700 students.
In 2023, principal Kraig Kelican passed away from injuries he sustained in a vehicular accident while driving to school. The school's football field was renamed to Kelican Field in his honor.[4]
Academics
Laurel Ridge Community College offers a dual enrollment program where students can earn college credit while in high school. The school's scholastic bowl team competes annually on It's Academic.
References
- ↑ "Superintendent". Fauquier County Public Schools. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Principal". Fauquier County Public Schools. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ↑ Banlingit, Moriah (April 5, 2015). "A principal yanked a drug article from a student newspaper, so it ran online". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ↑ Staff Reports (2023-09-21). "UPDATED: Fauquier High School Principal Kraig Kelican dies after Sept. 6 crash on I-66". The Fauquier Times. Retrieved 2023-12-18.