Fairfield Ludlowe High School (FLHS) is a co-educational secondary school

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 located in Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...

, United States

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Origins

Fairfield Ludlowe High School opened in the fall of the 2003–2004 as a satellite campus of Fairfield High School. Temporarily named “Fairfield High School at the Ludlowe Site”, the school housed only freshmen and sophomores (the Classes of 2007 and 2006, respectively), and shared its athletics teams with Fairfield High School. The school would officially become a second high school starting in the fall of the 04–05 academic year. Over the course of the 03–04 academic year, the school determined its colors and mascot, and the name of the school was chosen — “Fairfield Ludlowe High School”. The name of the other school was changed from “Fairfield High School” to “Fairfield Warde High School” to reflect parity between the two schools.

The building that Fairfield Ludlowe High School now occupies was the former Mill Plain School (when the Tomlinson Middle School building was “Roger Ludlowe High School”). Eventually the building became “Roger Ludlowe High School” when the town had two high schools (the other being “Andrew Warde High School”). The schools were consolidated in 1987. Roger Ludlowe High School shut its doors and Andrew Warde High School became Fairfield High School, the town’s singular high school. The town wanted to sell the Ludlowe property to developers in the late 1980s, but First Selectwoman Davis Burroughs made the decision to keep the property for further academic use. In 1998, the former Roger Ludlowe High School opened as Roger Ludlowe Middle School, a third for the town. When the town decided it needed a second high school, a new Roger Ludlowe Middle School was constructed on the same property, and the existing middle school building (the former Roger Ludlowe High School) was heavily renovated and opened as Fairfield High School at the Ludlowe Site in fall 2003.

The Ludlowe slogan is an acronym using the letters of "falcons", the school's mascot. Each letter stands for a trait Ludlowe students possess or work toward. The traits are:
Fellowship
Acceptance
Learning
Commitment
Opportunity
Niche
Success

Athletics

Fall

• Cross Country (V)
• Field Hockey (V, JV, F)
• Football (V, JV, F)
• Soccer (V, JV, F)
• Girls' Swimming (V)
• Girls' Volleyball (V, JV, F)

Winter

• Fencing (V, JV)
• Indoor Track (V)
• Basketball (V, JV, F)
• Cheerleading (V)
• Boys' Skiing (V, JV)
• Girls' Skiing (V, JV)
• Girls' Ice Hockey (V, JV)
• Boys' Ice Hockey (V)
• Boys' Swimming (V)
• Wrestling (V, JV)
• Gymnastics (V)

Spring

• Boys' Baseball (V, JV, F)
• Golf (V)
• Lacrosse (V, JV, F)
• Sailing (V)
• Tennis (V, JV)
• Track (V)
• Boy's Volleyball (V, JV)
• Softball (V,JV,F)

Overview

There are over 50 extracurricular activities at Ludlowe. Students are encouraged to collaborate for student activities, whether or not they're educational. The weekly schedule is set up so that every Tuesday there are 20 minutes set aside in the beginning of the day to accommodate all the clubs that have to meet. This is separated into alternating 'A' and 'B' weeks. Most clubs meet during one of these two times, but some may also/exclusively meet after school. This is often referred to as an 'E' club or an 'X' club.

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Homework Helpers

Membership is not partial, a tutor who may excel in mathematics but at the same time fall back in English can still join. Although the members of The National Honor Society

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in Ludlowe are used for tutoring other students, the Homework Helpers took it to the next step. All members are required to donate at least one free period of their week so they may be able to tutor a student then. The free periods and subject specialties are kept on file, and whenever a student needs tutoring, guidance counselors refer to these files to match the student with the right tutor.

The Prospect

The Prospect is Fairfield Ludlowe High School's school newspaper, founded in 2003. The Prospect meets every "A" week and represents the voice of the student body at Fairfield Ludlowe High School. Starting in the fall 2006, it became the mission of The Prospect to produce one issue a month from October through May each school year. The Prospect welcomes students to submit letters and articles on a variety of topics.

Aurelia

Aurelia is Fairfield Ludlowe High School's literary magazine. Founded in 2004, Aurelia showcases student poetry, prose, original artwork and photography. In 2006 a portion of Aurelia's funds were used to start the Aurelia Scholarship for Young Writers, a scholarship offered to graduating seniors of FLHS with a passion for creative writing.

Animal Activists

Animal Activists is a growing group of vegetarians, vegans, and interested meat-eaters, who want to inform the school and community of the possible health and environmental hazards of eating meat, as well as the alleged suffering that animals go through for food or fashion.

Varsity Cheerleading

The girls varsity cheerleading team has come a long way since the opening of the school in 2003. In 2010, they placed 1st in their division of FCIAC, and was also featured in a 90-minute special on "The Cheering Life" on the tri-state area's MSG Varsity. They also took grand champion, and 1st for their partner stunt. Ludlowe had 2 out of 25 of the All-FCIAC Cheerleading team in 2010. They placed fourth in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference in 2009, beating out their friendly rival, Warde, who placed 6th. They also placed 1st in the partner stunt category that year as well. At the Blizzard Competition in Hartford in 2009, they placed first and fourth in the partner stunt category. The cheerleaders attend UCA Cheerleading Camp every summer. During the summer of 2009, they attended camp at Rutgers in New Jersey, where they won Camp Champs, Leadership Award, Home Pom award, and the Superior Team award, where they got a bid to cheer at the Gator Bowl in Florida. They had six All-American cheerleaders, and three cheerleaders were nominated to cheer in the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The Falcon Cheerleaders won 1st place and Grand Champion at the 2010 FCIAC Competition. Ludlowe also won 1st place in the partner stunt category. They were the featured team on MSG Varsity's: "The Cheering Life", which broadcasted the competition on March 2, 2010. Ludlowe also won first place in the Spirit National Championship held in Hartford, CT. On March 13, 2010, Ludlowe placed in their Class LL division and were qualified to go to Regionals on March 20, 2010. They had the highest score out of all 5 categories (Co-ed, Small, Medium, Large, and LL).

External links

• Official Site
• Library and Media Center Main Page
• http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/ssp/SCH0506/sr037.pdf Fairfield Ludlowe High School "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006", Connecticut Department of Education
• http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ct/1831 Fairfield Ludlowe Web page at Great Schools Web site