Falls High School
| Falls High School | |
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| Location | |
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1515 11th Street[1] International Falls, Minnesota 56649 | |
| Coordinates | 48°35′40″N 93°25′35″W / 48.5944444°N 93.4263889°WCoordinates: 48°35′40″N 93°25′35″W / 48.5944444°N 93.4263889°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | International Falls Independent School District |
| Principal | Tim Everson |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Color(s) | Purple and Yellow |
| Mascot | Broncos |
| Nickname | Broncos |
| Website |
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Falls High School is a public high school located in International Falls, Minnesota. The school's class ring design is the oldest class ring tradition in the United States, dating back to 1929. As of 2014 approximately 600 students attend classes in the school. Every grade level ranges from 70-100 students. In the Fall of 2014 the school changed polices and changed over from a 6 period day to a 7 period day. The students have 5 minutes between each class to maneuver to the next one.
Included on campus are a sports arena for hockey (also used for spring and fall sports training), football practice fields, and track field, several baseball and softball diamonds, and a swimming pool. There is a parking lot for students who use their own vehicles to travel to school (all it requires is a sticker in the window that students can sign up for in the office). There is also a separate lot for teachers parking.
The current principal is Tim Everson and the athletic director is Beth Shermoen.
Falls high school is on the border of the U.S. and Canadian at the most northern part of Koochiching County.
The Falls' rival school is variant for different sports, but typically a good battle between the Hibbing High School in Hibbing, Minnesota.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 658 students and 34 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 20.08.
Clubs
Clubs offered at Falls High School include:Bowling, FACS, Fall Musical, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Committees, Knowledge Bowl, Math Team, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Recycling Club, Spanish Club, Speech Team, Spring Play, Student Ambassador (Peer Leaders), Student Council, Super Mileage, World Culture Club, YMCA, and Youth In Government.
Sports
Sports offered by the school include cheerleading, swimming and diving, basketball, volleyball, cross country, hockey, football, baseball, softball, track and field. Athletes have the name Broncos, named after Falls High graduate Bronko Nagurski. The colors are purple, gold, and white.
Fall Sports Offered
Girls: Cross Country, Volleyball, Swimming and Diving Boys: Cross Country, Football (Cheerleader)
Winter Sports Offered
Girls: Hockey, Basketball Boys: Hockey (Cheerleader), Basketball (Cheerleader), Swimming and Diving
Spring Sports Offered
Girls: Track and Field, Softball, Golf Boys: Track and Field, Baseball, Golf