Fergus Falls Senior High School
| Fergus Falls Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Fergus Falls, Minnesota USA | |
| Coordinates | 46°17′25″N 96°3′52″W / 46.29028°N 96.06444°WCoordinates: 46°17′25″N 96°3′52″W / 46.29028°N 96.06444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dean Monke |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Number of students | over 1600 |
| School color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Mascot | The Otters |
| District | Fergus Falls Public Schools |
Fergus Falls Senior High School is the high school located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. It currently serves over 1600 students and is a part of the Fergus Falls Public Schools system. The official school colors are maroon and gold, and the athletic teams are known as "The Otters". The Senior High School was renamed Kennedy Secondary School at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year when the school was relocated to the former Fergus Falls Middle School following a three-year rebuilding project of that school.
Athletics
Sports offered at Fergus Falls Senior High School:
- Adaptive Bowling
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Robotics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Speech
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Presidential Inaugural Parades
In 2008, the Fergus Falls High School Marching band was selected out of 1300 applicants as one of 100 units to march in President Barack Obama's first inaugural parade. In 2012, the marching band was once again selected, this time out of 2800 applicants, to march in President Obama's second inaugural parade.
State titles
On March 5, 2011, the Boys Swimming and Diving team won the first state title in FFHS history. It came down to the final 400 freestyle relay. The Otters beat St. Thomas Academy by 1 point and Breck/Blake by 4 points. Although swimming is not a popular sport, it has consistently been FFHS's most successful sport in the last couple decades.