Falcon Middle School
About Falcon Middle School
Falcon Middle School is located in Falcon Zone at 9755 Towner Avenue in Peyton, previously the location of Falcon High School. Firebird Nation is a place where everyone belongs by focusing on the individuality of each student. Falcon Middle School believes in the middle school team concept, where everyone works together to help every student be successful and realize or maximize their potential. Faculty believe in the positive behavior support intervention system and pride themselves in promoting and recognizing positive behaviors both in academics and behavior.
Mission and Vision
Mission: Falcon Middle School is committed to a community built on trust, positive relationships, and high standards to create an environment that ignites academic curiosity and innovation.
Vision: Falcon Middle School will develop empowered learners who are intrinsically motivated critical thinkers with the perseverance to solve problems.
Curricula
Extracurricular
Extracurricular activities include band, choir, drama, National Junior Honor Society, student council, yearbook, Where Everybody Belongs, Friends of Rachel and art club. Firebird Nation sports programs consist of numerous league championships. The school offers seventh and eighth grade interscholastic sports in football, volleyball, cross-country, softball, boys and girls basketball, wrestling and track. The school belongs to the Tri-County League, which consists of 18 schools. It's a regional leader in comprehensive sixth grade interscholastic sports programs, including cross-country, volleyball, softball, boys and girls basketball, and wrestling. The student council conducts food drives to benefit local food pantries, sponsors Pennies for Patients, provides activities during Red Ribbon Week and other activities to involve students.
Community
The Parent-Teacher-Student Association enhances the partnership between parents, students, community and school. There are more than 300 members in the PTSA, which includes 100 percent of the staff. The PTSA sponsors informational presentations for parents and other opportunities to involve the community. The WatchDOGS (Dads of Great Students) is in its fourth year, providing additional male mentors in the building. The School Accountability Committee works to help prioritize the focus for the programs offered.
Falcon Zone has a strong tradition that dates back to 1900. That tradition carries on today with six highly successful schools: Falcon High, Falcon Middle, Falcon Elementary School of Technology, Woodmen Hills Elementary, Meridian Ranch Elementary, and Bennett Ranch Elementary. You can learn more about our history, traditions, and our vision for modern personalized learning here below.
Falcon Zone offers the following programs: Academy of Health Science, Academy of Finance, Academy of Information Technology, Air Force JROTC, FBLA, Distributive Education Clubs of America, Link Crew, National Honor Society, Student-to-Student program, and many others. The zone offers more than 20 advanced placement and CU Succeed Classes. Its schools performed well on CMAS and SAT.
While the Falcon Zone greatly honors tradition, we also embrace that our leaders today deserve a different learning experience from yesteryear - one that will prepare them to be successful in our ever-changing world.
Through Empower Falcon Zone (Empower FZ), we aim to empower our learners by offering three main things:
Engaging Environments
Enhanced Opportunities
Elevated Instruction
We want our students to have more voice and choice in their education. We desire to cater more to their interests and needs while at the same time providing them with unique, challenging, expanded, and blended learning opportunities.