FSHS is the quintessential school of excellence. For over a century, Fairmont Senior High School has been the foundation for thousands of students... ...creating a learning environment where they are challenged to prepare themselves for productive roles in society... …promoting lifelong learning among the graduates over the years... …fostering achievement and honoring accomplishment.

Preparing for the future while preserving the building and its rich history, Fairmont Senior High School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Acknowledged by Newsweek in 1999 as "cutting-edge in utilizing technology in the curriculum,” the faculty continues to introduce, update, and integrate technology in all disciplines.

Fairmont is a community of approximately 20,000 citizens located in the North-Central region of the state, along West Virginia's I-79 High Tech Corridor. Built in 1928 for grades 10-12, FSHS was constructed to be the county showplace. Fire in 1979 could not destroy a school built to last. The 11.5 acre campus on Oakwood Road ranks among the most beautiful in the state and country. The Outdoor Living Classroom of trees with historical significance also cultivates flowering dogwoods, maples, and oaks, which enhance the landscape, makes every season a beautiful environment for learning. No matter what time of year, a flurry of activity is ongoing inside the three-story building and its environs, producing even more awards to add to the already bulging athletic and academic trophy cases.

The stately grace of the historic school has an aura that surely reflects the energy of the twenty thousand students most blessed to have received a fine education there from teachers who provided a strong foundation for continued growth and academic excellence.

FSHS prides itself on one thing above all else— preparing its students for lifelong learning by stressing quality education, citizenship, and self-worth. Approximately 900 students comprise the ethnic and economic diversity of the school of excellence. Averaging 22.5 years of experience, eighty-nine percent of the faculty have completed or are working on post-graduate degrees.