Tallulah Falls School

Tallulah Falls School is a private boarding and day school located in the town of Tallulah Falls, Georgia, United States, within Habersham and Rabun Counties. The school is located on a wooded campus in northeast Georgia on the southern slopes of Cherokee Mountain at the foothills of the Appalachian chain. The school was founded in 1909 by Mary Ann Lipscomb of Athens.

Tallulah Falls School
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Information
TypePrivate
Motto"The Light in the Mountains"
Established1909
PresidentLarry A. Peevy
PrincipalDavid Chester, middle school
PrincipalKim Popham, upper school
Faculty22.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades6 to 12
Enrollment425[1] (200607)
Student to teacher ratio5.6:1[1]
Color(s)Green and gold
SportsTennis, track and field, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, baseball, volleyball
MascotIndian
Websitehttps://www.tallulahfalls.org/
Tallulah Falls School
LocationJct. of US 441 and Tallulah School Rd.
Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Coordinates34°43′54″N 83°23′36″W
Built1909
ArchitectFred Orr
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.91002026[2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1992
An aerial view of the school captured in fall 2014. This image showcases the recently expanded and renovated upper school academic building. Photo/Marie Nease-Wing Dreamer Photography

The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

In the fall of 2014, TFS opened its expanded and renovated Upper School academic building.[3] On the same day as the dedication, school officials broke ground on a new gymnasium project on the middle school campus. The $4.5 million structure was slated for completion in the fall of 2016.[4]

In the Summer of 2017, construction began on a natatorium complex featuring a competition-sized pool with bleacher seating for 240 people.[5]

References

  1. "Tallulah Falls School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2009-07-02. "Students 126 (2006-2007)"
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "Dedication attendees rave about academic complex expansion" (PDF). Fall 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  4. "Construction begins on middle school gymnasium project" (PDF). Fall 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. "TFS breaks ground for natatorium". Spring 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2019.


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