Falls High School


Falls High School is a public high school located in International Falls, Minnesota, United States. 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 policies 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, 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. There is also a separate lot for teachers parking.
The current principal is Tim Everson and the athletic director is Bill Mason.
Falls high school is on the border of the United States and Canada 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 201011 school year, the school had an enrollment of 658 students and 34 classroom teachers, for a student-teacher ratio of 20.08.

Clubs

Clubs offered at Falls High School include:Bowling, FACS, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Committees, Knowledge Bowl, Ojibwe Quiz Bowl, Math Team, National Honor Society, Speech Team, FIRST Robotics Competition, and Student Council.

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 attendee Bronko Nagurski. The colors are purple, gold, and white.

Fall sports

Girls: Cross Country, Volleyball, Swimming and Diving
Boys: Cross Country, Football

Winter sports

Girls: Hockey, Basketball
Boys: Hockey, Basketball, Swimming and Diving

Spring sports

Girls: Track and Field, Softball, Golf
Boys: Track and Field, Baseball, Golf