Fort Collins High School
| Fort Collins High School | |
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| Location | |
| Fort Collins, Colorado United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Home of the Champions/Where excellence is expected |
| Established | c. 1890 |
| School district | Poudre School District |
| Principal | Mark Eversole |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | ~1,800 (Near Full Capacity)[citation needed] |
| Campus type | single building |
| Color(s) | Purple, Gold, and silver |
| Athletics | 5A |
| Athletics conference | Front Range League |
| Mascot | Lambkin |
| Newspaper | Spilled Ink |
| Website | fch.psdschools.org |
Fort Collins High School, located at 3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins, Colorado, is one of four public senior high schools in the Poudre School District. Its school colors are purple and gold and the mascot is a lambkin. The school serves approximately 1,800 students and has a staff of about 130 faculty.
History
Fort Collins High School is over 100 years old. Classes were originally held on the second floor of the old Franklin Grade School at the corner of West Mountain and Howes Street. Almost 40 students were in the first classes at the school. By 1903, the need for a new building was apparent. At this time, the high school was moved to a new building on Meldrum Street where the present Lincoln Center stands. During the ensuing years, additions were placed on this building in 1915 and 1921. In 1924, a brand new building which currently stands at 1400 Remington Street was constructed. Classes were held in this building from 1925 to 1995. In 1953, a large gymnasium was built on the north side of the building. A science addition was added to the south end in the mid-1980s.
Due to increasing student numbers, a new Fort Collins High School was built at the corner of Horsetooth and Timberline Roads at 3400 Lambkin Way, and opening in the fall of 1995. The enrollment at Fort Collins High School for 2014 exceeded 1500 students. [1] As of 2013, the largest graduating senior class passed through the doors with almost 400 students. Approximately 30,000 students have graduated since the first class of 1893.
Notable alumni
- Wayne Allard (1963),[2] U.S. Representative of Colorado's 4th congressional district from 1991 to 1997, and two-term United States Senator from 1997 to 2009.
References
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