| Fairport High School | |
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| Fairport High School
Once a Raider always a Raider
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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) |
| Opened | July 10, 1968 |
| School district | Fairport Central School District |
| Principal | Christopher Salinas |
| Vice principal | Ryan Clair (Blue) Wayne Ackles (White) Kristin Larsen (Red) |
| Faculty | 116 |
| Teaching staff | 116[1] |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Gender | Co-Ed |
| Number of students | 2,100 |
| Hours in school day | 7:25 am – 2:10 pm |
| Campus | Suburban |
| School Color(s) | Red, White and, Blue |
| Athletics | 35 Varsity Sports[2] |
| Mascot | Red Raider |
| Team name | Red Raiders |
| National ranking | 868th[3] |
| NYS Regents Average | 83%[4] |
| Newspaper | The Lampion |
| Yearbook | The Hourglass |
| Clubs | 55 |
| Website | http://www.fairport.org/HighSchool.cfm |
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. Principal Christopher Salinas is currently in his second year at FHS.
Current enrollment estimates place the student population around 1,800. The Class of 2009 was the largest class to pass through FHS in approximately 15 years, totaling just under 700 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 town residents approved a technology funding measure, the Fairport Central School District made plans for a complete technological overhaul of FHS which will begin during Summer 2010. The overhaul includes readily available 802.11n wireless networks for both students and faculty, as well as high-speed synthetic fiber optic cables for wired computers.
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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.
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]
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 1968 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]
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.
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:
In addition there is a concession/admissions stand used for HS Sporting Events.
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]
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]
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]
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.
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. 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]
Fairport High School's FIRST Robotics team has been a participant in the FIRST Robotics Competition program for 13 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 it's 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.[17]
| Name | From | To |
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| Mr. Christopher Salinas[19] | 2009 | present |
| Mrs. Pamula Ciranni[19] | 2008 | 2009 |
| Mr. David Paddock[20] | 1995 | 2008 |
| Mr. Robert Reiter | 1991 | 1995 |
| Mr. Lyman Cook[21] | 1970[22] | 1991[23] |
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.
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 |
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| 2009 | 612 | 99%[24] | Mr. Mark Northrup | 90% |
| 2008 | 606[24] | 99%[24] | Mrs. Heather Jones | 87% |
| 2007 | 564[24] | 99%[24] | Mr. Michael Mallaber[25] | 88%[24] |
| 2006 | 535[26] | Unknown | Mr. John Baynes | Unknown |
| 2005 | 488[26] | Unknown | Mrs. Kim Gillett | Unknown |
| 2004 | 515[26] | Unknown | Dylan Gillett | Unknown |