Falcon High School - Peregrine Yearbook (Peyton, CO)

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Falcon — 1976 Now «u,i I, ' ll i I i:-., 4;3Ct- --fc-j- Falcon Senior High School The new Falcon Senior High School will open in ihe fall of 1976, and everyone is anxiously await- ing the start of the school year. It is a very beau- tiful structure and the entire district should be proud.

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Falcon — 1920 Then FALCON SCHOOL - 1920 A school district in and around Falcon was first formed in 1888. It was known as the shoestring dis- trict because it was only three miles wide and thirty -six miles long. As settlers moved into the dis- trict, several small schools were opened. On Febru- ary 8, 1900, District 49 organized as a separate dis- trict. Between 1900 and 1954, the district experi- enced twelve different transactions of annexations and consolidations, but it was never reorganized. The two story red brick section of our school was built and dedicated in the school year 1920-1921. The new school consisted of four classrooms, a kitchen, a furnace room, a library, two restrooms, and a principal ' s office. Later, a well house, a garage, and a teacherage were added. The old building is still with us and in use. By 1935, District 58, Forest view, and Shadeland consolidated with Falcon. The Forest View building was moved to the Falcon School grounds, and it was attached to the main building in 1956. It was then used for a lunchroom, and today is known as the home economics room. Also in 1956, an addition, consisting of a gymnasium, a stage, three class- rooms, boys and girls locker rooms, and a new kitchen was added to the west of the old building joining it with the old Forest View building. In 1960, an addition containing a library, a sci- ence laboratory, two classrooms, and a dining room, was constructed. The butler building was erected in 1969. It was built to the west of the main building and it serves the first three grades of the elementary school at Falcon. In 1972-1973, a portion of Cimarron Hills was added to District 49. The enlargement of the district boundaries presented many problems. The enroll- ment increased so rapidly that the facility and fac- ulty were overcrowded and overworked. To help the problems cause by the growth, nine mobile units were bought to make more classrooms, and a larger staff and curriculum were added. In October of 1974, District 49 made an important decision. They were faced with the tremendous growth problem, and they knew they must as a dis- trict provide a good education for the children. They voted and passed a bond issue. The funds were to be used to build a new elementary school in Cimarron Hills, and a new high school just north of Falcon. Evans School in Cimarron Hills has a completed all purpose building now in use. The new high school will open with the 1976-77 school year. In its eighty-eight years of existence, the district of Falcon has changed a great deal. It will continue to progress as it has in the past, helping to guide its children toward successful and rewarding lives.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION Members of Board The Board of Education of Falcon, District 49, has been very active this year. The erection of two new buildings at Evans Elementary and at the site for the new Falcon High School has been the major undertaking for the 1975-76 school year. The members are pictured after a general board meeting. Top Left: Karen Marczynski. Top Right: Ron Hunter, President and Jerry Manley. Center: Wilma Whitney with Dr. Nixon, Principal. Lower Right: John Baker with teachers Mary Tetley and Gloria Witcowich.