Fairfield Union High School

Fairfield Union High School is a public high school in Lancaster, Ohio[2] with an enrollment of 645 students.[3] It is the only high school in the Fairfield Union Local Schools district, which consolidates three communities: Bremen, Pleasantville, and Rushville. The school's sports teams are known as the Falcons.[4]

Fairfield Union High School
Address
6675 Cincinnati-Zanesville Road NE

Lancaster
,
(Fairfield County)
,
Ohio
43130

United States
Coordinates39°45′16″N 82°28′22″W
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1962
School districtFairfield Union Local School District
SuperintendentChad Belville
PrincipalMatt McPhail
Faculty48
Grades9-12
Enrollment599 (2016-17)[1]
Campus size134-acre (0.54 km2)
Color(s)Red, black and white             
Athletics conferenceMid-State League
Team nameFalcons
RivalsLiberty Union-Thurston Lions
Athletic DirectorRyan Montgomery
WebsiteSchool website

Title IX complaint

In April 2000, a West Rushville mother of a FUHS student filed a Title IX complaint to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, claiming discrimination because girls basketball matches were not played on the more desirable Friday night. Under Title IX, schools that don't provide equal opportunity and treatment to both boys' and girls' sports can lose federal funding. The complaint was successful, and the district was required to rotate boys and girls matches so each had an equal number of prime-time matches.[5][6]

Notable alumni

Jon Snider - Los Angeles Dodgers

Jim Nicholson - Pittsburgh Pirates

Tom Engle - New York Mets/6-time Emmy winning producer ESPN

Brian Young - Boston Red Sox

Dan Ruff - Detroit Tigers

References
  1. "Fairfield Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. "FAIRFIELD UNION HIGH SCHOOL In LANCASTER, OH". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
  3. "Fairfield Union High School - Lancaster, Ohio - OH - school overview". Retrieved 2007-07-14.
  4. "MaxPreps: - Fairfield Union High School Sports - Homepage". Retrieved 2007-07-14.
  5. "Mom wins fight for Friday night girls' basketball". Cincinnati Enquirer. Associated Press. 2001-12-29. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  6. Tom Groeschen (2002-02-08). "Girls may get 'next' on Fridays". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
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