Fauquier High School

Fauquier High School is a public high school in Warrenton, Virginia, United States. The school is part of Fauquier County Public Schools and is located at 705 Waterloo Road. Its mascot is the falcon.

Fauquier High School
Location
705 Waterloo Road Warrenton , Virginia 20186 USA
Coordinates	38°43′12″N 77°48′52″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	1963
School district	Fauquier County Public Schools
Superintendent	Major R. Warner Jr.[1]
Principal	Dr. David Ferguson (retiring The following school year.)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,162 (2022-23)[2]
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, Grey, White
Athletics conference	Conference 22 4A
Mascot	Falcons
Rivals	Liberty High School Kettle Run High School
Website	Official Site

History

Fauquier opened in 1963 and is the oldest high school in Fauquier County. The county was primarily a rural area, but has experienced a high rate of growth since the 1990s, which led to Liberty High School's opening in 1994, and Kettle Run High School's opening in the fall of 2008.

In 2015, the school's student-run newspaper, The Falconer, was prohibited by the school administration from publishing an article about student drug use. The article eventually was published in the local publication Fauquier Now with a substantially wider audience.^[3]

In 2023, principal Kraig Kelican died from injuries he sustained in a vehicular accident while driving to school. The school's football field was renamed to Kelican Field in his honor.^[4]

Academics

Laurel Ridge Community College offers a dual enrollment program where students can earn college credit while in high school. The school's scholastic bowl team competes annually on It's Academic.