| Number of Schools Managed |
7 |
6 |
| Number of Students Managed |
4,284 students |
2,969 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$53,512,000 |
$38,028,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$50,997,000 |
$36,375,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,491 |
$12,808 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$11,904 |
$12,252 |
| District Graduation Rates |
97% |
79% |
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- Farmington High School is a public high school in Farmington, Connecticut serving grades 9-12. In Newsweek's 2005 poll, FHS ranked #1 Connecticut and #271 in the nation, scoring high on both the challenge index and the equity and excellence index.
- Academics
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To graduate, a student at FHS must earn 22.0 credits, pass the state CAPT exam, and demonstrate proficiency in French or Spanish. Following the "physics first" philosophy, FHS requires all freshmen to take physics. Students' post-graduate plans reflect the school's academic excellence. Of the 308 graduates in 2008, 83% went on to four-year colleges, 12% to two-year colleges or tech schools, 3% to employment, and 0.5% to military service. FHS seniors apply competitively to the most selective schools in the nation.
- FHS has a rigorous AP program. During the 2007-2008 school year, 390 students took 936 exams, and 76% scored a 3 or better. By graduation, 62% of the Class of 2008 had taken an AP course. Currently, FHS offers 20 AP courses:
- 95% of students take the SAT. In 2008, the mean scores were 553 in critical reading, 548 in math, and 545 in writing.
- Music
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Farmington High School's music department is one of Connecticut's largest and most active. FHS has a large presence at the CMEA Northern Regional Music Festival, and is usually second only to Greenwich High School in the number of musicians it sends to the the CMEA All-State Festival. Farmington has sent students to the National Association for Music Education All-Eastern Music Festival as well. In 2008, more students qualified for the Northern Regional Music Festival (77), the CT All-State Music Festival (26), and the All-Eastern Music Festival (6) than ever before.
- The music department hosts a variety of ensembles:
- Three wind ensembles
- A jazz band and improv combo
- A percussion ensemble
- Three women's ensembles, a men's ensemble, a mixed choir
- Two select a cappella choirs, including the Madrigals, a Renaissance group
- Four orchestras
- A symphony orchestra
- A chamber orchestra
Farmington is a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and is an active participant in the American Choral Directors Association.- The Farmington High School Music Department has toured, performed, and competed in cities and countries around the world, including San Antonio (2004), Boston, Mexico, England, Ireland (2006), and Washington D.C. and New York (2008). Its ensembles performed at Carnegie Hall in 2007 and 2008. In the spring of 2010, select ensembles will travel to Orlando to compete in the Disney Magic Music Days at the Walt Disney World Resort.
- Drama
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Each year the Drama department produces a play, usually performed in March.
- Athletics
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70% of students compete in the 32 interscholastic sports. The athletics department also offers over 20 intramural sports. School teams have won state championships in:
- Men's Soccer ('74,'79,'82,'86,'92,'96,'03,'08) Tim Marsh is amazing at soccer.
- Women's Soccer ('86,'03,'05)
- Ice Hockey ('05)
- Field Hockey ('79,'82,'95,'99)
- Swimming ('08)
In addition to its championship seasons, Farmington Men's soccer has been nationally ranked from 1996 - 2008, finishing 9th in the U.S. in '08. The men's crew team has also excelled in recent years, ranking 3rd in the state in 2003 and 2nd in 2007. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, the crew team also earned coveted invitations to the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Massachusetts.- In 2006, the men's volleyball team had a perfect regular season of 18-0, and the baseball team won the school's first Northwest Conference championship since 1981.
- Extracurriculars
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FHS has over 40 faculty-sponsored clubs in addition to various honor societies and service groups. Publications include the Fine Line (an annual literary magazine), the Voice (the school newspaper), and the Exodus (the award-winning yearbook). The Fine Line and the Exodus are run as clubs, but the Voice is published mainly through Journalism classes. There is also a student radio program that airs between 6:50 and 7:32 AM, and a television broadcast (the 9:05 News) that airs in homeroom every Friday. Other popular clubs include the Model UN team, the Military History Club, and Friends, a club that works with special-needs students. 80% of students are involved in extracurriculars, and an annual activities fair in October encourages student participation.
- Traditions
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Perennial sports rivals include Avon, Simsbury, Northwest Catholic, East Catholic, and Glastonbury.
- Homecoming spirit focuses more on the pep rally and hallway competition than on the actual game. In the hallway competition, each grade's student council (and any student volunteers) stay up half the night lavishly decorating their assigned hallway. The decorations stay up for the half hour before classes start. At pep rally, the winning hallway is announced (it's typically the senior hallway). Here are a few of the last years' themes:
- Halloween is the most celebrated holiday of the year; students come to school in elaborate costumes and compete in costume competitions. On the day before winter break, the Madrigals and a brass choir travel from classroom to classroom performing festive carols.
- The Talent Show is a senior class fund-raiser that occurs each April. The senior class officers organize auditions, select the Master(s) of Ceremonies, and advertise on the 9:05 News. Talent show is consistently the best-attended performance event of the year. After the show, audience members vote for the best act.
- Notable alumni
- Terry Wooden former linebacker in the NFL
- Pawel Szajda actor
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- Dick McAuliffe professional baseball player
- 1.^ a b "A Chat with Tuscan Sun's Szajda, Appearing at the Fringe". BroadwayWorld.com. 2006-08-10. http://broadwayworld.com/article/A_Chat_with_Tuscan_Suns_Szajda_Appearing_at_the_Fringe_20060810. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.2.^ a b c d e "Tatarak — Sweet Rush the movie — CAST OF CHARACTERS". Akson Studio. http://www.filmtatarak.pl/en/characters.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.3.^ a b c d Grabowska, Katarzyna; (translations by) Marysia Amribd, Agnes Emri, and Ole Skambraks (2009-02-13). "Interview with actor Paweł Szajda: ‘I was used to a kind of dictatorship on the set’". cafebabel.com. http://www.cafebabel.com/eng/article/28733/berlinale-interview-pawel-szajda-actor-poland.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.4.^ a b c d e "Biography for Pawel Szajda". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437733/bio. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.5.^ a b Martin, Reed (2003-09). "Pawel Szajda: how many poles does it take to heat up a movie? All you need is this one" (in English). Interview. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_8_33/ai_106914935. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.6.^ Audrey Wells (commentary). Under the Tuscan Sun. [2]. Touchstone Home Entertainment.7.^ a b "Pawel Szajda". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437733/. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.8.^ Associated Press (2009-02-13). "Für Wajda sind Berlinale-Einladungen Glücksfälle" (in German). Epoch Times Europe GmbH. http://www.epochtimes.de/articles/2009/02/13/407169.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.9.^ "Pawel Szajda". IMDb Pro. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437733/. Retrieved on 2009-04-08.
- External links
- Official Website - Farmington High School official website
- Public School Review - Data about the school, map
- Music Department - the FHS music department
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