Fairport High School
| Fairport High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1 Dave Paddock Way Fairport, New York 14450 United States |
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| School type | Public High School |
| Established | 1924 (West Avenue location) |
| Opened | July 10, 1968 |
| School district | Fairport Central School District |
| Principal | Robert Clark |
| Teaching staff | 107[1] |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Gender | Co-Ed |
| Number of students | 1639 |
| Average class size | 550 |
| Hours in school day | 7:25 am – 2:10 pm |
| Campus | Suburban |
| School color(s) | Red, White and, Blue |
| Fight song | On Old Fairport |
| Athletics | 35 Varsity Sports[2] |
| Athletics conference | NYSPHSAA Section V |
| Team name | Red Raiders |
| Rivals | Penfield Patriots (all sports) McQuaid Knights (boys' volleyball and ice hockey) Pittsford Panthers (ice hockey, football, and lacrosse) East Rochester Bombers (Little Brown Jug football game, now defunct) |
| National ranking |  636th[3] |
| NYS Regents average | 83%[4] |
| Newspaper | The Lampion |
| Yearbook | The Hourglass |
| Clubs | 55 |
| Website | www |
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Fairport High School (FHS) is a public high school serving the tenth through twelfth grades in Fairport, NY and is part of the Fairport Central School District. The Principal, as of the end of the 2014-2015 school year, is Robert Clark; following his time as an Assistant Principal in Fairport since 2011.
Current enrollment estimates place the student population around 1,700. The Class of 2009 was the largest class to pass through FHS in approximately 15 years, totaling just over 600 students. FHS takes part in numerous international exchange programs, including trips to Ireland, France, Spain, Germany and Italy.
In 2009, Fairport became the first high school in New York State to offer a course in Game Design and Development. On a similar note, after district residents approved a technology funding measure, the Fairport Central School District made plans for a complete technological overhaul of FHS which began during the summer of 2010.
Contents
History
In 1924 the high school was on West Avenue in the village of Fairport. Later, it was at Minerva Deland High School. July 10, 1968 marked the groundbreaking of the current Fairport High School, which opened to students on December 7, 1970.
FHS FACT 12
In 1996 FHS was given permission to broadcast educational programs on FACT 12, programs included the FHS Morning Show, Homecoming events, Concerts, Award Ceremonies, and Sporting Events.[5]
Building Administration
Principal: Robert Clark
Assistant Principals:
Red House: LeAnna Watt
White House: Wayne Ackles
Blue House: Dominic Monacelli
Campus/school site
Pre 1968 Campus
The pre-1968 Fairport High School campus was located at 71 West Avenue, only 2 blocks from Main Street in the village of Fairport, NY. It was built and opened in 1924 to serve as the village's first public high school. From 1965 until the early 1980s, the old campus served as the West Avenue School, with grades 4–6. As the school district's needs changed, the old campus was sold in 1984 and developed into condominiums.[6][7]
Post 1968 Campus
As the population of the town increased the town saw the need to build a much larger high school. The campus was relocated to 1358 Ayrault Road to accommodates a much larger campus. In 1968 land was broken for the new Fairport High School Campus.
Fields
The new campus was much larger than its predecessor which included a much larger surface area for athletic events to be held on. The athletic fields include:
- Track and field Approved in 2000[8]
- Football Turf Field with 1,000 Seat Bleacher named after former coach Joe Cummings
- 5 Tennis courts
- Discus/hammer Throw field
- 2 Softball fields
- 2 Baseball fields
- 4 General purpose fields
In addition, there is a concession stand as well as an admissions booth used for FHS Sporting Events.
Indoor facilities
- Athletics
- Competition swimming/diving pool[9]
- 1 Gym divided Into 4 sections
- General
- 3 cafeterias
- 1 Small auditorium
- 1 Large auditorium
- Autoshop
- Woodshop
- 3 art/crafts rooms
- 3 music rooms
- 4 Computer labs
- Library
- Staff offices
Construction projects/other
In the 1990s an East and West Wing was added to the school which held additional class space. In 2006 there were plans for a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) field house and the installation of lights on the football field.[10] The fall 2011 sports season is the first time the new field lights are in use. In 2007 a multi-use turf field was approved.[11]
Academics
The high school is divided into three houses (Red, White, Blue) each with its own assistant principal. Several course areas are offered to students:[12]
- Art, business, English, Family and consumer science, foreign Languages, health, mathematics, music, physical education, science, social studies, technology
There are services to students with disabilities, and a curriculum leading to the International Baccalaureate – Fairport HS was the first High School in Monroe County to offer this program.[13]
However, the IB programs were cut at FHS after the 2011-12 school year due to budget constraints.
Music
Day Jazz, Afternoon Jazz, Sophomore Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Full Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Polyphonic Women's Choir, Polyphonic Mixed Choir, and Sophomore Choir are all credit-bearing ensembles. The groups usually obtain gold or gold with distinction ratings at NYSSMA festivals. Students from the three bands are also members of the Pep Band, which plays at home games, at pep rallies, and in parades. A Pit Orchestra is also selected from the top students every year to perform during the spring musical.
The Prisms Concert, which takes place every spring, is a concert featuring many of these groups, as well as students performing solos or small group pieces. This concert is unique because the groups play in different areas of the auditorium. A spotlight focuses on the group or student performing as they play one three-minute piece. When they finish, the spotlight moves to another performer.
Higher level courses
- Advanced Placement courses are offered at Fairport High School to allow students planning to attend college to get a head start on courses. Advanced Placement courses that are offered include Language & Composition, English Humanities, Spanish, Statistics, AB Calculus, BC Calculus, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, Physics C, Music Theory, U.S. History, American History: Humanities, European History and World History.
- The Project Advance program offers courses that allow students to earn transferable college credit early through a special program at Syracuse University. Courses include Information Technology, Economics, Policy Analysis, Psychology, Forensic Science, and Sociology.
- Cisco Networking courses at Fairport High School reward passing students with entry-level Cisco Career Certifications for networking.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The Fairport High School athletic nickname is the Red Raiders. The school's colors are red, white and blue. FHS has a strong athletic tradition in many of its varsity sports such as Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Football, Field Hockey, Hockey, Lacrosse, Tennis, Volleyball, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Gymnastics, and Cross Country. Fairport offers 35 varsity sports as well as offerings at the Junior Varsity and Modified levels.
In 2006 and 2007, Fairport won the Class AAA basketball championship in Section 5. In both years the team played against its archrival Rush Henrietta. The cheerleading squad has won three national titles as well as numerous other sectional and regional titles. The baseball team won three consecutive Section 5 Class AAA titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007.[14] As well as being ranked No. 1 in the state 16 times since 1982,[15] the men's swimming program at Fairport High School has won 20 Section V Class A titles, including 17 in a row from 1981–97.[16] Along with winning the Class A Section 5 championship 10 times, the cross country team also had a state champion, Pat Dupont, in 2007.[17]
Student Organizations/Clubs
FHS FIRST Robotics team
Fairport High School's FIRST Robotics team has been a participant in the FIRST Robotics Competition program for 18 years. When the team was founded in 1997 they were sponsored by Eastman Kodak and was known as Team 36 Kod-Red and, was the first suburban FIRST team in the Rochester, NY region. In 1999 Kodak discontinuedits sponsorship and the Gleason Works became the sponsor for the team known as Team 578 Blue Lightning. The team is no longer sponsored by the Gleason Works, but Xerox Corporation has agreed to become the team's new major sponsor. They are supported mainly by the Fairport High School. During the 2010–2011 school year, the team changed its name to Red Raider Robotics (R^3) so it would be more closely linked with the school. In 2000 they became the FIRST Philadelphia Regional Winners and the year after they became the FIRST Nasa VCU Regional Winners. In 2004 the team became the FRC Pittsburgh Finalist.[18]
Notable alumni/faculty
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Academy Award-winning actor, Capote
- Joel C. Rosenberg, Novelist, Political strategist, Philanthropist
- Julia Nunes, YouTube.com music artist[19]
- Dan Klass, actor/comedian/podcaster/author
- Scott Fitch, 1994 Division III National Player of the Year and current head coach of FHS Boys Basketball
- Robert E. Wright, Nef Family Chair of Political Economy, Augustana College SD
- Tim Soudan, professional lacrosse player. Rochester Knighthawks
- Gordy Hoffman, Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award Winner (Sundance Film Festival), Founder of The BlueCat Screenplay Competition
- Vijay Iyer, Grammy Award-nominated jazz musician
Principals
| Name | From | To | Mr. Robert Clark[20] | 2014 | Present | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Joseph Fantigrossi[20] | 2012 | 2014 | ||||
| Dr. Christopher Salinas[20] | 2009 | 2012 | ||||
| Mrs. Pamela Ciranni[citation needed] | 2008 (Interim) | 2009 | ||||
| Mr. David Paddock[21] | 1995 | 2008 | ||||
| Mr. Robert Reiter[citation needed] | 1991 | 1995 | ||||
| Mr. Lyman Cook[22] | 1970[23] | 1991[24] |
Major school events
Brotherhood/sisterhood week
Every spring, Fairport students celebrate Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week. The week is focused around Civility, Awareness, Respect, and Embrace (CARE). The event is most prominent at FHS, where a different activity takes place each day of the week. Monday is Family Talk Day, during which a student and an adult are selected to speak to the students. Tuesday consists of a presentation during which student voices writings are read. The writings anonymously tell students' feelings about CARE. On Wednesday, a community member is asked to speak. On Wednesday of the 2007 celebration, Rachel's Challenge visited the school. The program encouraged students to improve the atmosphere of their school. The program impacted the students in a large way, partly because they had lost a beloved member of the student body the night before. Wednesday is also the annual Junior-4th Grade walk. The district's 4th and 11th graders walk the village streets together to build relationships with each other. Thursday's program is known as Unplugged, and is a non-stop musical performance available to students with free periods or lunch. Friday concludes the eventful week with Outreach Day. On this day, the entire school is bused to the three elementary schools. Students meet with their new little brothers and sisters for an hour. They play games and teach them about CARE. A song written about this week by former students Sean Lyness, John Cieply, Pat Dupont, and David Lachance is played yearly.
Graduation
Fairport High School holds its high school graduation at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester, NY. The class of 2009 is to be the largest class.
| Class Year | Class Size | Graduation Rate | Graduation Speaker | College Bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | unknown | unknown | Mr. John Baynes | unknown |
| 2014 | 551 | unknown | Mr. Mike DeMay | unknown |
| 2011 | 558 | unknown | Mr. Dylan Gillett | unknown |
| 2012 | unknown | unknown | Mr. John B. Davis | unknown |
| 2009 | 612 | 99%[25] | Mr. Mark Northrup | 90% |
| 2008 | 606[25] | 99%[25] | Mrs. Heather Jones | 87% |
| 2007 | 564[25] | 99%[25] | Mr. Michael Mallaber[26] | 88%[25] |
| 2006 | 535[27] | Unknown | Mr. John Baynes | Unknown |
| 2005 | 488[27] | Unknown | Mrs. Kim Gillett | Unknown |
| 2004 | 515[27] | Unknown | Dylan Gillett | Unknown |
See also
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Fairport Athletics
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Schools Test Average NY
- ↑ Village History
- ↑ http://www.perinton.org/Data/Documents/Historian/columns/Schools%20overview.pdf
- ↑ West Ave Fairport High School
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- ↑ FHS Pool Directions[dead link]
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- ↑ FHS Academics
- ↑ FHS IB Department
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- ↑ [3][dead link]
- ↑ [4][dead link]
- ↑ [5]
- ↑ Fairport FIRST Robotics Team Website
- ↑ Fairport teen becoming YouTube sensation
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Fairport Central Schools – Fairport High School
- ↑ Fairport High principal and Class of 2008 will move on together
- ↑ Fairport Class of 1980
- ↑ Cook Named High School Principal
- ↑ FHS Seniors Reach 'The End'
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 District Facts
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- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Local School Directory Fairport HS
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