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{{Infobox school
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| name = Fall Mountain Regional High School
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'''Fall Mountain Regional High School''' is a small high school located in [[Langdon, New Hampshire]], in the [[United States]]. The school, part of SAU 60 in New Hampshire, serves the towns of Langdon, [[Acworth, New Hampshire|Acworth]], [[Alstead, New Hampshire|Alstead]], [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]], and [[Walpole, New Hampshire|Walpole]].
| city = [[Langdon, New Hampshire|Langdon]]
| state = [[New Hampshire]]
| zipcode = 03602
| country = United States
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|09|31|N|72|24|17|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| grades = 9-12<ref name="NCES"/>
| enrollment = 487 (2022-2023)<ref name="NCES">{{cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Fall Mountain Regional High School |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=330299000116 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=September 1, 2024 |language=EN}}</ref>
| teaching_staff = 38.30 {{FTE}}<ref name="NCES"/>
| ratio = 12.72<ref name="NCES"/>


| nickname = Wildcats<ref name=colors/>
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Fall Mountain Regional High School hosts an Army JROTC Program.
| colors = Maroon and white <br />{{color box|maroon}} {{color box|white}} <ref name=colors>{{Cite web|title=Fall Mountain Regional High School|url=https://www.nhiaa.org/about-nhiaa/schools/fall-mountain|access-date=2024-04-08|website=New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association|language=en-US}}</ref>
| website = {{url|https://fmrhs.sau60.org/}}
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'''Fall Mountain Regional High School''' is a small high school located in [[Langdon, New Hampshire]], in the [[United States]]. The school, part of School Administrative Unit 60 in New Hampshire, serves the towns of Langdon, [[Acworth, New Hampshire|Acworth]], [[Alstead, New Hampshire|Alstead]], [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]], and [[Walpole, New Hampshire|Walpole]].<ref name="towns1">Benoit, Tom (23 July 2022). [https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/education/fall-mountain-searching-for-interim-high-school-principal/article_83d6ffb7-c5b0-5c51-ba97-4e1f29b4a531.html Fall Mountain searching for interim high school principal], ''[[The Keene Sentinel]]''</ref>


==Formation and opening==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.sau60.org/ Official school website]


The Fall Mountain Regional School Board was created in 1964 with the goal of opening a cooperative high school from the local towns. In September 1964, the Board engaged the architectural firm of Haines, Leineck & Smith from [[Lowell, Massachusetts]] to design preliminary plans for the new high school.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1964-09-19 |title=School Plans To Be Drawn |pages=8 |work=The Brattleboro Reformer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119643485/school-plans-to-be-drawn/ |access-date=2023-02-25}}</ref> An award to R.E. Bean Company of [[Keene, New Hampshire]] to build the new school for $1,075,887 was announced in August 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Brattleboro Reformer 18 Aug 1965, page 10 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/548748104/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>


The school opened in September 1966.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1967-06-19 |title=Fall Mountain Regional Graduates First Class |pages=12 |work=The Brattleboro Reformer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119644854/fall-mountain-regional-graduates-first/ |access-date=2023-02-25}}</ref><Ref name="vj1">Milliken, Joe (20 April 2022). [https://vermontjournal.com/featured-articles/fall-mountain-regional-high-school-launches-official-alumni-association/ Fall Mountain Regional High School launches official Alumni Association], ''Vermont Journal''</ref> The student body was created by combining the students of Walpole High School, North Walpole, Charlestown, and Alstead (the former Vilas High School).<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-03-10 |title=Walpole Reaches New Hampshire Class S Final |pages=6 |work=The Brattleboro Reformer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119644498/walpole-reaches-new-hampshire-class-s/ |access-date=2023-02-25}}</ref> This creation of a consolidated high school was part of the nationwide trend of school consolidation in the United States at this time. For example, the last graduating class of Vilas High School in 1966, one of the schools which merged into Fall Mountain Regional, was only 20 students.<ref name="consol1">McGauley, John (26 June 2016). [https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/stepping-back-in-time-for-one-weekend-were-all-17-again/article_6bbf3e76-dcea-53dd-a7f1-77e7ed8be182.html Stepping back in time: 'For one weekend we're all 17 again'], ''[[The Keene Sentinel]]''</ref>
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==JROTC==

The [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps|JROTC]] at the school which was founded in 1996 has competed at a national level, participating in the national championship competition in 2021. Dutch photographer Ellen Kok spent two years documenting the school's group activities after seeing them at a parade in 2010.<Ref name="washpost1">Teicher, Jordan G. (9 October 2015). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2015/10/09/everyday-life-as-an-jrotc-cadet/ Everyday life as a JROTC cadet], ''[[The Washington Post]]''</ref><Ref name="national">Rooney, Jack. (8 June 2021). [https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/fall-mountain-jrotc-team-to-compete-in-national-championship/article_13a5eac0-7450-5d13-9d67-8b2ea20d2268.html Fall Mountain JROTC team to compete in national championship], ''[[The Keene Sentinel]]''</ref><Ref name="rotc3">Mosley, John. [http://www.upstatenh.com/NHTeens/NHJROTC-Page5.html JROTC in the North Country], ''Upstate NH'', Retrieved 28 September 2022</ref> She published a book called "Cadets" from her work.<Ref name="cadets2">Olson, Nancy A. (9 October 2015). [https://www.reformer.com/local-news/brattleboros-lilac-ridge-farm-featured-in-new-book/article_779b637e-67a7-59ac-a40a-6ce63840c35b.html Brattleboro's Lilac Ridge Farm featured in new book], ''[[Brattleboro Reformer]]''</ref><ref name="lens1">Smithson, Aline (17 March 2014). [http://lenscratch.com/2014/03/ellen-kok-cadets/ Ellen Kok: Cadets], ''lens Scratch''</ref><ref name="dutch1">(2 May 2013). [https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/soldaatje-spelen-op-school~bcba950c/ Soldaatje spelen op school], ''[[Trouw]]'' (in Dutch)</ref>

==2020 Referendum==

In 2020, Charlestown, which makes up 41 percent of the high school student body, considered withdrawing from the school. The fact that Charlestown pays a higher school tax rate fueled the issue.<ref name="charlesout">Hubbard, Sierra (6 February 2020). [https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/charlestowns-possible-withdrawal-colors-fall-mountain-session/article_75d6fb5a-d732-59fb-84e2-a0fa4c844023.html Charlestown's possible withdrawal colors Fall Mountain session], ''[[The Keene Sentinel]]''</ref> While a study committee had recommended withdrawal, the proposal would have increased costs in Charleston and the other towns. A voter referendum on the proposal was strongly rejected, including in Charlestown itself.<Ref name="with2">(11 March 2020). [https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/fall-mountain-soundly-rejects-charlestown-withdrawal/article_1ac56840-b1f4-5279-a207-be58d52407c5.html Fall Mountain soundly rejects Charlestown withdrawal], ''[[The Keene Sentinel]]''</ref><ref name="chexit">Lahut, Jake (8 February 2019). [https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/chewing-on-a-chexit-fall-mountain-voters-debate-charlestowns-potential-exit/article_865fc14e-b78f-500d-9996-068552ce5fa3.html Chewing on a 'Chexit': Fall Mountain voters debate Charlestown's potential exit], ''[[The Keene Sentinel]]''</ref>

==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 1 September 2024

Fall Mountain Regional High School
Address
Map
134 FMRHS Road

Langdon
,
New Hampshire
03602

United States
Coordinates43°09′31″N 72°24′17″W / 43.15861°N 72.40472°W / 43.15861; -72.40472
Information
Teaching staff38.30 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment487 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.72[1]
Color(s)Maroon and white
    [2]
NicknameWildcats[2]
Websitefmrhs.sau60.org

Fall Mountain Regional High School is a small high school located in Langdon, New Hampshire, in the United States. The school, part of School Administrative Unit 60 in New Hampshire, serves the towns of Langdon, Acworth, Alstead, Charlestown, and Walpole.[3]

Formation and opening

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The Fall Mountain Regional School Board was created in 1964 with the goal of opening a cooperative high school from the local towns. In September 1964, the Board engaged the architectural firm of Haines, Leineck & Smith from Lowell, Massachusetts to design preliminary plans for the new high school.[4] An award to R.E. Bean Company of Keene, New Hampshire to build the new school for $1,075,887 was announced in August 1965.[5]

The school opened in September 1966.[6][7] The student body was created by combining the students of Walpole High School, North Walpole, Charlestown, and Alstead (the former Vilas High School).[8] This creation of a consolidated high school was part of the nationwide trend of school consolidation in the United States at this time. For example, the last graduating class of Vilas High School in 1966, one of the schools which merged into Fall Mountain Regional, was only 20 students.[9]

JROTC

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The JROTC at the school which was founded in 1996 has competed at a national level, participating in the national championship competition in 2021. Dutch photographer Ellen Kok spent two years documenting the school's group activities after seeing them at a parade in 2010.[10][11][12] She published a book called "Cadets" from her work.[13][14][15]

2020 Referendum

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In 2020, Charlestown, which makes up 41 percent of the high school student body, considered withdrawing from the school. The fact that Charlestown pays a higher school tax rate fueled the issue.[16] While a study committee had recommended withdrawal, the proposal would have increased costs in Charleston and the other towns. A voter referendum on the proposal was strongly rejected, including in Charlestown itself.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Fall Mountain Regional High School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Fall Mountain Regional High School". New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ Benoit, Tom (23 July 2022). Fall Mountain searching for interim high school principal, The Keene Sentinel
  4. ^ "School Plans To Be Drawn". The Brattleboro Reformer. 1964-09-19. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  5. ^ "The Brattleboro Reformer 18 Aug 1965, page 10". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  6. ^ "Fall Mountain Regional Graduates First Class". The Brattleboro Reformer. 1967-06-19. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  7. ^ Milliken, Joe (20 April 2022). Fall Mountain Regional High School launches official Alumni Association, Vermont Journal
  8. ^ "Walpole Reaches New Hampshire Class S Final". The Brattleboro Reformer. 1966-03-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  9. ^ McGauley, John (26 June 2016). Stepping back in time: 'For one weekend we're all 17 again', The Keene Sentinel
  10. ^ Teicher, Jordan G. (9 October 2015). Everyday life as a JROTC cadet, The Washington Post
  11. ^ Rooney, Jack. (8 June 2021). Fall Mountain JROTC team to compete in national championship, The Keene Sentinel
  12. ^ Mosley, John. JROTC in the North Country, Upstate NH, Retrieved 28 September 2022
  13. ^ Olson, Nancy A. (9 October 2015). Brattleboro's Lilac Ridge Farm featured in new book, Brattleboro Reformer
  14. ^ Smithson, Aline (17 March 2014). Ellen Kok: Cadets, lens Scratch
  15. ^ (2 May 2013). Soldaatje spelen op school, Trouw (in Dutch)
  16. ^ Hubbard, Sierra (6 February 2020). Charlestown's possible withdrawal colors Fall Mountain session, The Keene Sentinel
  17. ^ (11 March 2020). Fall Mountain soundly rejects Charlestown withdrawal, The Keene Sentinel
  18. ^ Lahut, Jake (8 February 2019). Chewing on a 'Chexit': Fall Mountain voters debate Charlestown's potential exit, The Keene Sentinel
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