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Calhoun Falls Charter School

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Type
  
Public Charter

Principal
  
Deirdre McCullough

Number of students
  
230

Founded
  
2008

Established
  
2008

Grades
  
6-12

Phone
  
+1 864-418-8014

Motto
  
"Honor is earned, not deserved."

Address
  
205 Edgefield St, Calhoun Falls, SC 29628, USA

District
  
South Carolina Public Charter School District

Mascot
  
Flashes Calhoun Falls Charter School Booster Club is a not for profit 503(C) organization that raises funds for the sole purpose of funding organized sports within the charter school. No public tax monies are used to fund these programs.

Similar
  
Abbeville High School, Anderson School District #3, Elbert County High Sch, Dixie High School, McCormick High School

Calhoun Falls Charter School (or CFCS) a public 6-12 school located in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 2008. It is a combined middle and high school. CFCS was awarded a charter in 2008 and opened its doors in August of the same year. The school is autonomous, but operates under the South Carolina Charter School District.

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Origin

After a vote by the Abbeville County, South Carolina school board, Calhoun Falls High School was closed in 2008. The people of the town of Calhoun Falls took the education of their students into their own hands by forming a charter school. The school was opened in August 2008 as Calhoun Falls Charter School on the same campus as the former Calhoun Falls High School.

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Academics

The school graduated its first class in June 2009, with 32 graduating seniors. The school offers courses at the College Prep and Honors levels, as well as college dual-enrollment courses through an agreement with Piedmont Technical College.

Alma mater

The school alma mater is the same as Calhoun Falls High School's alma mater. It is an adaptation of Cornell's "Far Above Cayuga's Waters."

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Administration

The principal is Deirdre McCullough and Assistant Principal is Lori Lindler.

References

Calhoun Falls Charter School Wikipedia