Fultondale High School

Fultondale High School is a public high school located in Birmingham, Alabama. 474 students attended the school in 2005. It is part of the Jefferson County School System.

It was formed in the 1960s as New Castle High School and the mascot was the Knights until 1972, when the school was renamed Fultondale High School. The mascot was changed to the Wildcats, and the colors were changed to blue and orange.

History

Before there was a Fultondale High School, students who lived in Fultondale and were in grades 1-9 attended Fultondale Elementary School. Students in grades 10-12 attended Gardendale High School. In 1965 a new school was built at the present Fultondale site and was named New Castle High School. In 1967 the vocational building was added. In the fall of 1972, students from Fultondale Elementary and the Smithfield area merged with the students at New Castle High School. The Jefferson County Board of Education then changed the school's name to Fultondale High School.

At the time of the merging of schools, Jack Hazelrig was the principal at Fultondale Elementary. He was appointed by the board to be the very first principal of Fultondale High School. The school housed grades 7-12 in its first year but was changed to an 8-12 school the next year. Fultondale High saw its first graduating class with the class of 1973.

Started in the 2013-2014 school year, the 6th graders from Fultondale Elementary began attending Fultondale High due to overcrowding at the elementary school.

Sports

Boys

In the 2011 season the Wildcats made school history by entering into the quarterfinal round in the AHSAA 2A state playoffs.
In the 2012 season the Wildcats made school history by going back to back in the quarterfinal rounds of the 2A state playoffs. Later on in the 2012-2013 school year, it saw its first SEC signee to the University of Alabama, quarterback/free safety ArDarius Stewart.
In the 2010 season the Wildcats sent their first individual golfer to the AHSAA sub-state playoffs.

Girls

In the 2013-2014 season, the team made school history by winning their first ever area title in the AHSAA Class 2A Area 13 Tournament. They would host their sub-region game for the first time against Sulligent High School and lost the game 37-54.

State Championship Titles

Wrestling: 1992, 1994, 1995

Band

The band was originally called "The Fultondale Wildcat Marching Band" and later named "Rainbow Regiment". In the fall of 2012 the band celebrated their 40th anniversary.

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Coordinates: 33°37′54″N 86°46′34″W / 33.63161°N 86.77601°W