Farmington High School is a public high school in Farmington, Michigan

Farmington, Michigan

Farmington is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit and is part of the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,372. It is fully surrounded by Farmington Hills, except for a small portion bordered by Livonia to the...

. The school is part of Farmington Public Schools

Farmington Public Schools

Farmington Public Schools is a public school district located in southeastern Michigan, in southern Oakland County. The school district serves more than 12,000 students from Farmington Hills, Farmington, and a portion of West Bloomfield. The district is led by superintendent Susan Zurvalec, who...

. It is academically and athletically well-known and has been mentioned in Time magazine as one of America's top ranked schools several times. The current school was built in 1953. Throughout the years, the school has undergone major renovations and additions, including brand new sports complexes, as a well as a new parking lot in 2002.

The school colors are blue and white, and the mascot is the Falcon. Students commonly refer to the mascot affectionately as "Freddie the Falcon".

Iggy And The Stooges performed at FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, MI, DECEMBER 5TH, 1970 in the gym.

Some famous alumni include actor Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Robert Hammond Patrick, Jr. is an American actor, known for his leading and supporting roles in a number of films and television shows....

, Olympic Gold Medalist Rex Cawley

Rex Cawley

Warren Jay Cawley is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics.Born in Highland Park, Michigan, Rex Cawley still holds the record time for the 100 yard dash at Farmington High School that he set in 1959...

, former NHL star Eric Lindros

Eric Lindros

Eric Bryan Lindros is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Lindros played junior hockey in the OHL for the Oshawa Generals prior to being selected first overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques...

, former PGA golfer Jason Buha

Jason Buha

Jason Paul Buha is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Buha joined the PGA Tour in 2000, earning his card through qualifying school. He struggled during his rookie year on Tour and was unable to retain his Tour card. He joined the Nationwide Tour in...

, University of Michigan Women's Cross Country coach Mike McGuire, 2008 U.S. Olympic trials heptathlete Bettie Wade, 2010 NHL first round draft pick, Cam Fowler

Cam Fowler

Cam Fowler is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . He was selected twelfth overall by the Ducks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft...

 and two time National Trumpet Competition

National Trumpet Competition

The National Trumpet Competition is an annual competition held at George Mason University. Trumpeters from all over the country come to George Mason around mid March to duke it out for the title of Best Trumpeter in their division.- The Instrument :...

 finalist Adam Cuthbert.