Fairmont Senior High School

Notable alumni include Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton, U.S. Air Force officer Frank Kendall Everest Jr., entrepreneur Jim Delligatti, business executive Heather Bresch, and several others.

Marion County did not have a public education system until the creation of the State of West Virginia in 1863 during the American Civil War.

In 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that segregated schools had to integrate in the Brown v. the Board of Education decision.

[13] On March 22, 2002, the United States government listed Fairmont Senior on the National Register of Historic Places.

[16] In 2010, a school bond was passed by the Marion County Board of Education to renovate Fairmont Senior's campus.

In November 1989, a proposal was made for a new physical education facility beside Fairmont Senior's Freshman Building.

The schools offers math, English, science, social studies, foreign language, special education, and elective classes.

[34] The group hosts an annual elimination dinner at the Fairmont Knights of Columbus,[35] and the school presents the Madrigals's Yuletide Feast biennially (a tradition that started in 1985).

[36] The group has performed at other places, such as the current Fairmont Senior building,[37] Meadowbrook Mall,[38] West Virginia University Mountainlair,[39] and the WorldStrides OnStage competition in Orlando, Florida.

[40] Fairmont Senior's group has performed in different events, such as the West Virginia State Thespian Festival.

[41] Fairmont Senior offers a number athletic opportunities to its students, such as baseball, softball, basketball, cross country, golf, cheer, football, volleyball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, wrestling, and lacrosse.

[83] Fairmont Senior received the 2010 Blue Ribbon honor,[84] and in 2019, the school was recognized with the Champion of College Access and Success award for "efforts to make students aware of higher education opportunities after they graduate".

[85] Math teacher Sarah Snyder was honored by President Barack Obama with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 2016.

Second Ward Building
5th Street building
Loop Park building
A statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of the now-defunct Senior Court before 2009. The Senior Court was later replaced by a media center.
The Freshman Building in the winter of 2017.
Fairmont Senior's marching band plays at East-West Stadium for the 52nd annual FSHS Band Spectacular in 2017.
Fairmont Senior's choir performs in a concert at the school's auditorium in 2018.
Two polar bear statues stand at the entrance of Fairmont Senior in 2017.
President Ronald Reagan and Mary Lou Retton with the U.S. Olympic Team in Los Angeles , 1984. Retton attended Fairmont Senior High School.