WELCOME
For more than 130 years, Fergus Falls schools have prepared students for success. It wasn't always easy. The very first classes were held in what had to be an "aromatic" horse barn on the Ottertail River and only a month after starting, the first teacher eloped! More than one school has burned down and sometimes the various native languages such as Norwegian and German made teaching more difficult.

But the love for the schools has also shown through these many years. Even now, with new challenges, budget concerns and an uncertain world, people realize the value of a Fergus Falls Public School education.

The 544 Education Foundation's goal is to help meet some of those challenges with your help. The Foundation, incorporated as a non-profit 501 (c) (3) in September of 2000, provides additional resources to make more future success stories.

The Foundation's priority is students. It doesn't get more basic than that.

If you're a graduate or friend of Fergus Falls High School, welcome! Look around, make contacts, give us feedback or your news and please consider joining the Foundation. Memberships help keep us going; larger gifts can make a difference in the life of a child.

Summer of 2008 Class Reunions
Class of 1944 - July 25 and 26
Class of 1947 - July 26
Class of 1948 - July 24 and 25
Class of 1951 - August 5
Class of 1953 - August 30
Class of 1958 - July 25 and 26
Class of 1961 - Pictures Available
Class of 1963 - Pictures Available
Class of 1968 - August 9
Class of 1978 - Pictures Available
Class of 1983 - Pictures Available
Class of 1988 - Pictures Available
Class of 1998 - August 15 and 16

Names Chosen for Remodeled School Buildings
Starting with the 2009-2010 school year, the current high school (as all of you remember it), will be called the Roosevelt Education Center. The current middle school (which will be the "new" middle school and high school) will be called the Kennedy Secondary School. For the complete story, please see the Wednesday, May 28th Daily Journal at www.fergusfallsjournal.com.

You can now donate to the 544 Education Foundation online!
We have partnered with the National School Foundation Association
to bring you this wonderful way to give. Simply click on the
"give2schools" graphic and follow the instructions. It's that easy!

Band Instrument Wish List
If you have an instrument you would like to donate to the band department,
please contact the Foundation. Your donation is tax-deductible. The Band
Department is in need of the following:
3 flutes
1 bass clarinet
1 bassoon
4 alto saxophones
1 tenor saxophone
1 trumpet
2 French horns
1 tuba
2 bell sets - 2 1/2 octave length
2 snare drums