Folsom High School
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| Folsom High School | |
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| Location | |
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1655 Iron Point Road , 95630 | |
| Coordinates | 38°38′56″N 121°09′22″W / 38.649°N 121.156°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1922 |
| School district | Folsom Cordova Unified S.D. |
| Principal | Howard Cadenhead |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,179 (2014-15)[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue, White, & Red |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Newspaper | The Bulldog Times |
| Yearbook | El Oro |
| Website | www |
Folsom High School is a public secondary school in the western United States, located in Folsom, California, a suburb east of Sacramento. Established 102 years ago in 1922, it is a part of the Folsom Cordova Unified School District.
With an approximate student population of 2,800 students and over 100 faculty members, FHS has an outstanding record in achievements, being named as one of the U.S. News best high schools in the country. Newsweek magazine has consistently ranked Folsom High School as a top one percent high school in the nation.[2][3]
Academics and student life
Students attending Folsom High have a wide variety of stellar options to choose from. Numerous programs, including a nationally high ranked athletics department, and a nationally acclaimed music program directed by Curtis Gaesser with the best marching band and jazz bands in the country as ranked by Downbeat magazine, are offered at Folsom High School. Foreign languages offered are: Spanish, French and German, all continuing up to AP level. Community service clubs that are offered include GPS, CSF, Interact, and Key Club. Academic clubs include Math Club, Science Club, and Robotics Club, which manages two FTC robotics teams. Folsom High School has opportunities in engineering through the ACE Mentors Club, where students work with professional architects and engineers to design a building proposal, and an award-winning Solar Boat Team, where students design and build a solar powered boat from scratch and compete in the SMUD NorCal Solar Regatta.
AP courses being offered include AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP English Literature and Composition, AP English Language and Composition, AP Statistics, AP European History, AP United States History and AP Calculus both AB and BC. Folsom High School's AP scores are well above national levels, with near perfect pass rates in Calculus and Psychology.
Starting Fall 2011, Folsom High School integrated The Global Perspective Studies directly into class curriculum. The Global Perspective Studies is a four-year program that connects global perspectives with global experiences through the infusion of an international studies curriculum. Through seminars, guest speakers, and a senior project, students are engaged in coursework that inspires them to think not only critically, but also globally.
Accolades
In 2015, a student-organized quiz bowl team qualified for the national-level PACE competition.[citation needed]
In 2010, the Boys' Varsity Football team won the California Interscholastic Federation Division II State Bowl game. In that same season, FHS Boys' Varsity Football team were one of the few high school teams to make a nationally televised appearance on ESPN for their prolific style of play on the field.
Down Beat Magazine has ranked Folsom High School’s Jazz Band as the number one High School Big Band in the nation, an honor Folsom High has earned eight times since 1993. Down Beat has also top-ranked the Folsom High Jazz Choir nationally for the past 16 consecutive years.[citation needed]
Athletics
The football team won the California Interscholastic Federation Division II state championship in 2010.[citation needed]
In 2006 and 2008, the varsity cheerleading squad took second place in the Universal Cheerleading Association's high school national championship, runner-up to Colleyville Heritage of Texas in 2006 and Paul Laurence Dunbar of Kentucky in 2008.
In 2013, FHS quarterback Jake Browning was named the state Gatorade Player of the Year.[4] He led the Bulldogs to another section championship and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Northern California regional championship game, but fell to De La Salle of Concord.
In 2014, the football team defeated Oceanside 68–7 for the CIF Division I state championship, their second state title in four years.[5] The Bulldogs finished fourth in the nation on the Xcellent 25, presented by the Army National Guard.[6]
In 2017, the football team defeated Helix of San Diego 49-42 for the CIF Division I state championship. The team went undefeated (16-0) for the year.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
- Brendan Ryan Barrett - Hollywood film actor
- John Briggs, Former professional baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics)
- Mike Cather, Former professional baseball player (Atlanta Braves)[7]
- John Jones - a professional soccer player
- Spider Jorgensen - former Major League Baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants)[8]
- Ryan Rau - Linebacker for the Miami Dolphins[9][10]
- Virgil Carter - Former professional Football Quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals)[11]
- Jordan Richards - Safety for the New England Patriots[12]
- Jake Browning - Quarterback for University of Washington[13]
References
- ^ "Folsom High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Three Sacramento-area high schools ranked in Newsweek's national top 500". The Sacramento Bee. 2014-09-15. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Press Release of Player of The Year" (PDF). Gatorade. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Heise, Sarah (2014-12-20). "Folsom Bulldogs achieve perfection, win state championship". KCRA. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "High school football 2014 Top 25 composite rankings - MaxPreps". MaxPreps.com. 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ Long, Matt (February 2, 2010). "Folsom grad gets promotion with Red Sox". Folsom Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Vintage Folsom; John Donald Jorgensen". Folsom Telegraph. January 31, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ Long, Matt (January 2, 2013). "Rau has NFL debut to remember". Folsom Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Ryan Rau - 2011 Football". Official Site of the Portland State Vikings. 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Reid, Ron (October 6, 1972). "HANDY PAIR OF BRAINY BENGALS". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ Davidson, Joe (2016). "Hometown Report: Homecoming could be in Patriots rookie Jordan Richards' future". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Did you see what former Folsom QB Jake Browning did to Stanford?". The Sacramento Bee. 2016-10-01. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
