Glens Falls High School

Glens Falls High School is a high school serving the Glens Falls City School District[3] and Glens Falls Common School District. It is located at 10 Quade Street[3] near Sherman Avenue in Glens Falls, New York.

Glens Falls High School
Address
10 Quade Street Glens Falls , (Warren County) , New York 12801 United States
Coordinates	43°18′37″N 73°39′37″W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Excellence in Education
School district	Glens Falls City School District
NCES District ID	3612240[1]
CEEB code	332103
NCES School ID	361224000981[2]
Principal	Tammy Silvernell
Teaching staff	40.01 (on a FTE basis) (2018–19)[2]
Grades	9–12[2]
Enrollment	651 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.27 (2018–19)[2]
Color(s)	Red and black
Team name	Indians
Communities served	Glens Falls & Queensbury
Website	gfsd.org
[3]
Glens Falls High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The old school is now an apartment building
Location	421–433 Glen St., Glens Falls, New York
Coordinates	43°18′50″N 73°39′04″W
Built	1905
Architect	Ephraim B. Potter
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
MPS	Ephraim B. Potter Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.	84003335
Added to NRHP	September 29, 1984[4]

History

The high school was formerly located at 421-433 Glen Street.[4] That building, designed by local architect Ephraim Potter, currently (2018) an apartment complex, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[4]

Sports

Glens Falls High School has a variety of athletic programs, including basketball, lacrosse, ice hockey, soccer, track & field, football, and field hockey. Other programs include tennis, wrestling, cross country running, bowling, swimming & diving, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, golf, softball and baseball. All GFHS Athletic teams carry the name "Indians." (Glens Falls Indians). The boys' basketball team were state semi-finalists in 1999 and finalists in 2003 and 2007. In 2019 they won both the NYSPHSAA state championship defeating Lowville 75-74[5] & the Federation title defeating Cardinal O'Hara 88-79.[6] The girls' field hockey team were state champions in 2000 and 2001 and state finalists in 1985, 1999, and 2006. The boys' ice hockey team were state champions in 1990 and 1991. They were finalists in 2000 and semi-finalists in 1989, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005. The girls' basketball team were state finalists in 1985.

The Football team was a semi-finalist in 1993, and went to the Carrier Dome (State Finals) for the first time in school history in 2012, where they were runners up to the state champion Maine-Endwell. In 2016, the team made a trip back to the Carrier Dome for another try at a state championship, this time defeating Chenango Forks 47-39 for the program's first state championship title. They won again in 2018 by defeating Batavia 55-32.[7]

Extracurricular activities

Clubs include National Honor Society, Student Government, Key Club, SLAM (Student Leadership Athletic Mentoring), Drama Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, AFS (American Field Service), Math Team, Rachael's Challenge and Prom Committee.

Later start time

In 2012, Glens Falls High School changed their start time from 7:45 am to 8:26 am to allow for students to get more sleep. As one of the first schools in the area to do so, many studies were done to see how the later start time affected student success rate. One of the studies conducted was by St. Lawrence University, who collected data to test how the start time affected the students' sleep, health, and academic success.

Notable alumni

• Belle Adair (1889–1926) – silent film actress[8]
• 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan – Professional Wrestler of Mid-South, WWF, WCW & WWE fame.
• Jimmer Fredette – Point Guard for Shanghai Sharks'

Basketball team[9]

• Dave LaPoint – retired Major League Baseball pitcher and 1982 World Series Champion[10]
• Dave Palmer – retired Major League Baseball pitcher[11]
• Edward C. Prescott – 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics; class of 1958
• Joseph Girard III – Point Guard for Syracuse Orange'
• Dave Strader-Sportscaster most recently for the Dallas Stars; class of 1973[12]

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Glens Falls City School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Glens Falls Senior High School (361224000981)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
3. "Glens Falls City School District - Index". Glens Falls City School District. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
5. https://poststar.com/sports/high-school/basketball/boys/girard-s-last-second-ot-basket-lifts-glens-falls-to/article_d693a7de-fc58-5a0b-9a1c-bdf93f6d4912.html
6. https://poststar.com/sports/glens-falls-victory-caps-off-federation-sendoff/article_c8eb5edc-49d0-5dc9-b908-ce0904984ca7.html
7. https://poststar.com/sports/high-school/football/glens-falls-rallies-to-beat-batavia-in-title-game/article_5270bd9b-b1f9-506c-ba56-f271496aa36e.html
8. "Obituary: Mrs. Ewald Buchal". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. May 5, 1926. Retrieved October 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Men's Basketball Athlete Profile - Jimmer Fredette". BYUCougars.com. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
10. "Dave LaPoint Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
11. "David Palmer Statistics & History". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
12. "David Strader". Glens Falls Post-Star. Retrieved March 3, 2019.