Glens Falls High School, abbreviated GFHS, is a high school serving the Glens Falls City School District[4] and Glens Falls Common School District.[citation needed] It is located at 10 Quade Street[4] near Sherman Avenue in Glens Falls, New York.
| Glens Falls High School | |
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| Address | |
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10 Quade Street , , 12801 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°18′37″N 73°39′37″W / 43.31028°N 73.66028°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Excellence in Education |
| School district | Glens Falls City School District |
| NCES District ID | 3612240[1] |
| CEEB code | 332103 |
| NCES School ID | 361224000981[2] |
| Principal | Kevin Warren |
| Teaching staff | 40.01 (on an FTE basis) (2018–19)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12[2] |
| Enrollment | 651 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.27 (2018–19)[2] |
| Color(s) | Red and black [3] |
| Team name | GLENS FALLS INDIANS[3] |
| Communities served | Glens Falls & Queensbury |
| Website | gfsd |
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Glens Falls High School | |
 The old school is now an apartment building | |
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| Location | 421–433 Glen St., Glens Falls, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°18′50″N 73°39′04″W / 43.314°N 73.651°W |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Ephraim B. Potter |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival |
| MPS | Ephraim B. Potter Buildings TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003335 |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 1984[5] |
History
editThe high school was formerly located at 421-433 Glen Street.[5] That building, designed by local architect Ephraim Potter, currently an apartment complex,[citation needed] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[5] The school has used an 'Indian' mascot since September 25, 1941 but is in the process of[update] replacing the Native American mascot with a non-discriminatory icon following an order issued by the New York State Education Department in November 2022.[6][7][8]
Sports
editGlens Falls High School has a variety of athletic programs, including basketball, lacrosse, ice hockey, soccer, track & field, football, and field hockey. Other programs include tennis, wrestling, cross country running, bowling, swimming & diving, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, golf, softball and baseball. The GFHS athletic teams carried the name 'Glens Falls Indians' from September 25, 1941 until June 12, 2023 when the school district revealed the new name 'Glens Falls Black Bears.'
The boys' basketball team were state semi-finalists in 1999 and finalists in 2003 and 2007. In 2019 they won both the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) state championship defeating Lowville 75–74[9] and the Federation title defeating Cardinal O'Hara 88-79.[10] They also won the Class A state championship in 2024, defeating Wayne 50-37.[11]
The girls' field hockey team were state champions in 2000 and 2001 and state finalists in 1985, 1999, and 2006. The boys' ice hockey team were state champions in 1990 and 1991. They were finalists in 2000 and semi-finalists in 1989, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005. The girls' basketball team were state finalists in 1985.
The Football team was a semi-finalist in 1993, and went to the state finals at the Carrier Dome for the first time in school history in 2012, where they were runners-up to the state champion, Maine-Endwell. In 2016, the team made a trip back to the Carrier Dome for another try at a state championship, this time defeating Chenango Forks 47–39 for the program's first state championship title. They won again in 2018 by defeating Batavia 55–32.[12]
Extracurricular activities
editClubs include National Honor Society, Student Government, Key Club, SLAM (Student Leadership Athletic Mentoring), Drama Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, AFS (American Field Service), Math Team, Rachael's Challenge, and Prom Committee.
The high school's music programs include Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Strolling Strings (a select strings group), Concert Choir, Octet (a select vocal group), Marching Band and Pep Band.
Later start time
editIn 2012, Glens Falls High School changed their start time from 7:45 am to 8:26 am to allow for students to get more sleep. As one of the first schools in the area to do so, many studies were done to see how the later start time affected student success rate. One of the studies conducted was by St. Lawrence University, who collected data to test how the start time affected the students' sleep, health, and academic success.
Notable alumni
edit- Belle Adair (1889–1926) – silent film actress[13]
- 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan (born 1954) – Professional Wrestler of Mid-South, WWF, WCW & WWE fame[14]
- Jimmer Fredette (born 1989) – professional basketball player; class of 2007[15]
- Joseph Girard III (born 2000) – point guard for Syracuse Orange men's basketball team; class of 2019
- Dave LaPoint (born 1959) – retired Major League Baseball pitcher and 1982 World Series Champion; class of 1977[16]
- Dave Palmer (born 1957) – retired Major League Baseball pitcher; class of 1976[17]
- Edward C. Prescott (1940–2022) – Nobel Prize in Economics laureate, 2004; class of 1958[18]
- Dave Strader (1955–2017) – Sportscaster most recently for the Dallas Stars; class of 1973[19]
- Erin Whitten Hamlen (born 1971) – ice hockey goaltender and coach, who was among the first women to play professional ice hockey; class of 1989[20]
References
edit- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Glens Falls City School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Glens Falls Senior High School (361224000981)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "'It's really cool'". The Post Star. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Glens Falls City School District - Index". Glens Falls City School District. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Tobey, Pete (January 30, 2021). "Native American mascots may face more scrutiny from local schools". Glens Falls Post-Star. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "NYSED orders schools to end the use of Native American mascots". Glens Falls City Schools. November 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Thurston, Steve (November 18, 2022). "Glens Falls City Schools will change mascot to comply with state decision". Foothills Business Daily. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Williams, Ellis L. (March 17, 2019). "Girard's last-second OT basket lifts Glens Falls to state title". Glens Falls Post-Star. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "Glens Falls victory caps off Federation sendoff". March 24, 2019. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Boys Basketball Championships". New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Tobey, Pete (November 24, 2018). "Glens Falls rallies to beat Batavia in title game". Glens Falls Post-Star. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Mrs. Ewald Buchal". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. May 5, 1926. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "11th Annual NYSPHSAA Intersectional Wrestling Championships (March 9–10, 1973)". ArmDrag.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Athlete Profile - Jimmer Fredette". Brigham Young Athletics. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Dave LaPoint Stats". Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "David Palmer Statistics & History". Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Thompson, Maury (November 14, 2022). "Nobel Prize-winner Prescott was 1958 Glens Falls High School graduate". Glens Falls Post-Star. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "David Strader". Glens Falls Post-Star. October 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Erin Whitten (Glens Falls, 1987-1989)". New York State High School Hockey Coaches Association. May 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.