A part of the Thompson School District, FHS normally serves 120 - 140 students.

FHS is one of the oldest alternative, at-risk programs in the State of Colorado.

In particular, Ferguson was concerned about students with trouble at home, legal problems, or difficulty coping with a large school.

Mr. Ferguson hired Donald R. Cook as founding principal, a high school history teacher from Claremont, California who had launched a similar alternative high school in that area.

FHS has graduates are CNAs, teachers, mechanics, musicians, electricians, managers, and active members of the US military.