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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Jon Cardwell

Enrollment
  
1,300

Phone
  
+1 251-928-8309

Number of students
  
1,300

Established
  
1925

Grades
  
9-12

Campus
  
Suburban

Color
  
Blue & Yellow Gold

Address
  
1 Pirate Dr, Fairhope, AL 36532, USA

District
  
Baldwin County Board of Education

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Fairhope High School (FHS) is a public secondary school located in Fairhope, Alabama. Fairhope High School is a part of the Baldwin County Public Schools system. They service grades 9–12.

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Clubs and Activities

A wide variety of clubs some include: Chess Club, FCCLA, A Christian Prayer group known as First Prority, The Girls Service Club, Interact, Honors Society, and Key Club.

Athletics

The Pirates compete in the AHSAA's largest classification, 7A. Fairhope annually fields teams in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, track, volleyball, cross country, golf, tennis, and swimming.

Football

Each year, the football team plays Foley High School for the Blue-Gold trophy and the Daphne Trojans for the Jubilee Cup. Fairhope's biggest rivals are Foley and the Trojans of Daphne High School. Prior to division of student talent with Daphne High School, Fairhope was a perennial contender in many team sports and earned several state titles.

The 2006 win-loss record for the Fairhope Pirates football team was 3–8. The Pirates were 7–4 in 2004 and 6–5 in 2008. In 2009, the Pirates finished the regular season 10–0, with wins over both Daphne and Foley. However, Fairhope lost in the second round of the AHSAA 6A State Playoffs, finishing the season 11-1.

Soccer

Fairhope has an established boys' and girls' soccer program with winning traditions. Fairhope's boys' soccer team won the 6A Alabama State Championship in 2009. A new field was built across the street from the school. The Pirates used to play at the "Founder's Park".

Baseball

The Pirates have gone to the AHSAA playoffs eight years in a row and won state championships in 1983 and 1984. The Pirates have also claimed the 6A Area 2 Championship two years running and finished this season 36-8, losing in the playoffs semifinals to the eventual state champions of Auburn High.

Notable alumni

  • David King - NFL player
  • Leon Lett - NFL Football Cowboys, All-Pro
  • Eric Yelding - Former MLB player (Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs)
  • Regina Benjamin - 18th Surgeon General of the United States
  • Feeder Schools

    Schools that feed into Fairhope High include:

    1. Fairhope Middle School (6–8), 842 students, Principal Angie Hall
    2. J. Larry Newton School (K–6), 931 students, Principal Sullen Brazil.
    3. Fairhope Intermediate School (4–5), 697 students, Principal Carol Broughten.
    4. Fairhope Elementary School (2–3), 478 students, Principal Terry E. Beasley.
    5. Fairhope K-1 Center (K–1), 559 students, Principal Pat Carlton.

    References

    Fairhope High School Wikipedia


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