Programs

Academic Support

Homework Help: offered Monday-Thursday 3:20 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. in the Lower AVID Classroom B106B (across from the Career Center).

Peer Tutoring: Occurs weekly as determined by peer tutor and student. Please stop by the counseling office to request a peer tutor.

Academic Support During Flex: Academic support will take place in assigned classrooms during Flex time. Students can find these classrooms on the Flex schedule.

Individual Counseling Check-Ins: Students can make an appointment with their counselor to discuss strategies for academic improvement.

Teacher Help: All teachers are available from 7:30am-3:30pm

Pathways

Career Corner

Although you may think you are too young to worry about your future career, it is important that you start thinking about your life after high school right now so you can take the steps necessary to get into your career. Some of these steps include enrolling in the necessary courses, earning good grades, participating in programs, getting work experience and building a resume.

There a lot of different factors that go into choosing a career path. To determine the career/occupation you want to enter you need to consider your interests, how long you want to be in school, how much money you want to make, the type of work you want to do, the potential for job growth and job trends in the industry.

Molly Titchenal
CTE Workforce Coordinator
507-333-6104 | Email

Helpful Links

Career Videos

Career Interest Survey

Labor Market Information

Research Careers/Where to find training

Faribault High School is dedicated to provide career planning services to students in grades 9-12. Career Corner will help students explore options, discover a wide variety of occupations, provide opportunities for job shadowing and meeting with professionals in career fields of interest while exploring options and finding the right career path for each student.

RISE

RISE provides on-site mentoring and support for FHS Students

This fall, Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI), Faribault Youth Investment, HealthFinders, Carlton College and Faribault Public Schools Community Education are partnering on a program that’s providing on-site mentoring and support for Faribault High School students.

The RISE (Realizing Individual Student Excellence) program fills the role previously held by Check and Connect, but as a community-wide collaboration is able to serve more students. RISE has reached out to specific students that may need support, but the program is available to all students.

Our goal is to provide the necessary support for every student in Faribault Public Schools to be successful in school, graduate and be hopeful about their future as they pursue the college or career of their choice. We are fortunate to be in a community where so many people feel that the success of our young people will lead to our community thriving in the future.

We as a team are very excited to be that gap between the students and teachers, administrators, and counselors. We are here for any student that is facing a barrier in their life to reach their goals for graduating and on to college.

During hybrid learning, the RISE staff will continue to meet with students in-person and reach out through home visits, phone calls, Schoology and other virtual platforms.

Contact Us

Dalila Valenciana Delfin
RISE Coordinator FHS
507-333-6136 | Email

Angie Ramirez
RISE Coordinator FMS
507-333-6352 | Email

Community School

Together we work, by providing helping hands, to make a positive impact in our school and community.

The nest was designed and started in 2019 by students of the Falcon Project. The Nest is a student store that offers free clothing, school supplies and hygiene items for Faribault students. The Nest is run by a student committee, with many other students and student groups who volunteer time in the nest to keep it clean, organized and stocked.

Why The Nest?
We want to be able to provide the basic necessities for students that are in need. We want to contribute to our already strong community by giving back.

We want to make an impact on our students and community by providing basic necessities, increasing school spirit by providing more Falcon gear to our students, making students feel safe and welcome, and increasing student achievement.

Items available in the Nest include school supplies, clothing and toiletry items.

How to donate: Monetary donations can be made on our Give MN fundraiser page or brought to the Faribault High school.

Other ways to donate: Contact Nest Advisor, Terra Boyd at 507-333-6286, email at tboyd@faribault.k12.mn.us or bring items to the main office of the Faribault High school.

Address: Faribault High School, 330 9th Avenue Southwest, Faribault, MN 55021

Donations accepted: Our high need items are: Deodorant, Shampoo, conditioner, body wash

Other items accepted:
Used clothing - Guidelines

Gently used, clean items - no stains
Shoes in good repair - no rips, holes, stains
No personalized clothing, underwear, socks, bedding

New items to donate:

Toiletries (body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste..)
Socks
Undergarments
School supplies (notebooks, folders, pencils, pens, erasers, highlighters, etc.)
Feminine products

Falcon Online Academy

picture of online learning, with a student working on a laptop

Contact:

Kris Brazil
FOA Administrative Assistant
507-333-6017 | Email

Beginning this fall, all students in grades K-12 are invited to enroll in Faribault Public Schools through our new Falcons Online Academy.

Education is not one-size-fits-all and there are many paths to student success. The COVID-19 pandemic accentuated this as we saw some students who benefitted from face-to-face instruction and collaboration while others thrived when given more opportunities to learn through virtual options.

By establishing the Falcons Online Academy, we are responding to the needs of our students and families by providing an educational option that offers more flexibility and allows for a more customized learning experience.

Falcons Online Academy is not the same as the distance learning model. Additional staff and resources will ensure that each student has the support they need to be successful online learners.

Advantages of Falcons Online Academy:

Students in grades K-5 receive regular live, online interaction with a Faribault Public Schools teacher who has training and experience in teaching in schools and online.
Students in grades 6-12 have greater flexibility in a learning model that blends live teaching and independent work.
Students in grades 9-12 have more class choices through Edgenuity.
Students are supported by a team of teachers who are dedicated to online learners and act as mentors, coaches and facilitators.
Students are provided with an iPad and backed by a technology support system that gives them the tools they need to be successful.
Students have access to support services (RISE, social workers, counselors, EL services) to meet their individual needs.
Parents stay involved through regular, scheduled online check-ins with a teacher.
A quality education through Faribault Public Schools is available to anyone, anywhere.

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FOA Handbook (opens in new window/tab)

FHS Online Courses

Faribault High School is pleased to announce its new partnership with Edgenuity, a leading provider of online and blended learning solutions. Through this new partnership, Faribault High School will join a nationwide movement to improve academic success and student outcomes by incorporating virtual learning into its curriculum.

Faribault High School made the decision to offer online courses, in part, as a way to give students a greater degree of choice and flexibility in their education. Additionally, Edgenuity’s online courses support college and career readiness.

Blueprint for Success

Online Course Offerings

The new virtual courses offered by Faribault High School will also include all of the following features:

Virtual courses will utilize Edgenuity’s award-winning curriculum, which meets both Common Core and state standards and is designed to fully engage and challenge students through rigorous content delivered by interactive, media-rich instruction.

Highly qualified, state-certified virtual teachers will instruct, remediate, motivate, and proactively communicate with students.

Qualified Concept Coaches will provide on-demand tutoring and engagement to ensure students’ questions are addressed in a timely manner, while Edgenuity’s Success Coaches will provide an additional layer of support for students who are enrolled in virtual courses full-time.

On-site staff will work with students one-on-one to act as mentors, coaches, and facilitators.

Homework Help

Seven-period day, online options provide more options for FHS students

Faribault High School took a major step forward in our Pathways of Excellence with the addition of a seven-period schedule and new online course offerings for students. After working through the planning phase for several years and earning the support of the community, we can now begin implementing an additional 20-plus courses for students.

The pathway model, which is based on successful programs at Shakopee High School and Alexandria High School, will offer students a sequence of classes in one of four main pathways:

Engineering and Manufacturing
Business and Technology
Health and Human Services
Agriculture

Embedded within those pathways are mini-pathways for students who want more course options in areas like science, the arts and education This will be the first year of the pathway model at Faribault High School and students will be fully immersed in the model over the next two to three years as all of the pathways classes are phased in.

We’re also very excited to begin offering online courses starting this fall through our new program called Falcon Online. FHS will be partnering with Edgenuity to offer students the capability to be both an on-campus student and an online student.

Through Edgenuity, students will be able to sign up for online courses run through Edgenuity that we don’t currently offer on campus. Hosting these classes ourselves means in addition to having a virtual instructor through Edgenuity, students will have the benefit of additional on-site mentors and academic coaches who will meet with them regularly, track their progress within the platform, and provide support.

Students will have to meet academic standards to take online classes and in most cases students will only take 1-2 online classes at a time. We know there are many benefits to taking classes in a traditional classroom setting and that will continue to be the foundation of what we do at FHS.

Online learning won’t be for everyone, but we’re excited to be able to offer this option for students who are looking for more independent and flexible education experiences.

The new schedule will allow students to take eight additional courses over the course of their high school career and get more exposure to these career fields so they’re better-prepared when it comes time to decide their post high school plans. The additional room in their schedule will also provide more opportunities for internships and work experiences with local businesses.