Fayette County High School was ranked number 28 among 359 high schools rated by the national news magazine, U.S. News and World Reports. This is the third consecutive year that Fayette County High School has been rated among the top 50 high schools in the state. The school was ranked 43rd in 2021 (the pandemic year) and 23rd in 2020.
The Fayette County High school track team competed in the Class 4A sectional track meet last week, held at Winfield High School. Several members of the track team placed in events, and many of the competitors qualified to compete in the state meet.
Former Fayette County High School Principal Radford Hester was recently appointed by the Russellville City Council to serve as a member of the Russellville City School Board. The Russellville City Council made the appointment during a council meeting held on Dec. 6, 2021. The members of the Russellville City School board are not elected officials, but are appointed by the council. The board members serve five-year terms.
Fayette County High School held its annual Awards Night on Thursday, May 8, with the senior class receiving more than $2 million dollars in total scholarship awards. One of the highlights of the night is the announcement of the top 10 seniors by academic scores. Trey Pinkerton is the valedictorian of the class, and Marlee Yerby is the salutatorian.
The FCHS boys’ basketball team lost to Phil Campbell on Jan. 5 by the score of 65-56. Kory Burris led Fayette in scoring with 17 points, followed by Steve White with 16 points. Lewis Cannon scored seven points, Darius Loyd added six points, and Hal Holland recorded five points. Khiry Burris scored three points and Tucker Sanford added two points for the Tigers.
Radford Hester, former principal of Fayette County High School, is the owner of the four-year old world grand champion horse. His horse, “The Finish Line,” won the title at the 49th annual Racking Horse World Celebration, held Sept. 18-26 at the Morgan County Indoor Horse Arena. The Finish Line was the unanimous choice by the judges for the four-year old title. Hester, who said that he has always loved horses and has owned horses since 1964, bought The Finish Line in February. The horse is trained by Jamie Lawrence of Vinemont, and The Finish Line is housed at Lawrence’s stable.
The parents of students who were juniors and seniors at Fayette County High School during the 2019-2020 academic year held a prom for the students at Timber Valley Lodge on Saturday, Aug. 1. The parents wanted the students to enjoy one of the big social events of the year, since so many of their events had been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fayette County High School was recently ranked as the 23rd top high school in the State of Alabama by U.S. News and World Reports. FCHS had the smallest enrollment (404 students) and the highest student poverty level (51 percent) among the top 25 schools listed in the report. Most of the data used in ranking the schools was obtained from the 2017-18 academic year.
Fayette County High School and Bevill State Community College have announced a new parnership that will expand opportunities for high school students to earn dual credit for college courses. Max Weaver, Dean of Student Success, and Sherry Terry, Director of Student Services for the Bevill - Fayette Campus, made the announcement of the expanded partnership at Fayette County High School on Feb. 28. The agreement will now allow students in the 11th grade to take classes at Bevill for dual credit. The classes for high school juniors will include U.S.
The Fayette Lions Club recently presented a check to the Fayette County High School athletic program for $3,000, which represented the proceeds from ads sold for the football programs. Additionally, the money from the sale of the football programs is donated to the Fayette County High School Band. The Fayette Lions Club also helps to sell tickets at all home games during the FCHS football season.
