Falmouth High School
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Falmouth High School is a public high school located in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts
. The school serves roughly 1,300 students in grades 9-12. Over the past few years, Falmouth High School has gone through major renovations. Up until 1973, the school was named Lawrence High School and located at what is now Lawrence Middle School. Falmouth High School is located at 874 Gifford Street Ext. The school's mascot is the Clippers and the school colors are Maroon and White.
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....
. The school serves roughly 1,300 students in grades 9-12. Over the past few years, Falmouth High School has gone through major renovations. Up until 1973, the school was named Lawrence High School and located at what is now Lawrence Middle School. Falmouth High School is located at 874 Gifford Street Ext. The school's mascot is the Clippers and the school colors are Maroon and White.
Athletics
These are some recent accomplishments of Falmouth athletic teams.- Hockey - State Champions (1980), (1981)
- Football - State Finalists (1996)
- Basketball - State Finalists (2009), Eastern Mass Champions (2009)
- Boys Tennis - State Champions (2007)
Alumni
- Steve CishekSteve CishekSteven R. Cishek is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins.Cishek attended Falmouth High School and Carson-Newman College. He was selected by the Marlins in the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft....
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in 1971 - Willie Ford, Class of 1997, Former NFL Football player for the Oakland RaidersOakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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, Graduating in 2002. - Jamaal BranchJamaal BranchJamaal Branch is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Colgate University.-Early life and education:...
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