Tallulah Falls School

Tallulah Falls School
The Light In The Mountains
Location
Tallulah Falls, Georgia United States
Information
Type	Private
Established	1909
Faculty	22.4 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	6 to 12
Enrollment	425^[1] (2006–07)
Student to teacher ratio	5.6:1^[1]
Color(s)	Green and gold
Sports	Tennis, Track and Field, Soccer, Cross Country, Basketball, Swimming, Baseball, Volleyball.
Mascot	Indians

Tallulah Falls School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Location	Jct. of US 441 and Tallulah School Rd. Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Coordinates	34°43′54″N 83°23′36″W / 34.73167°N 83.39333°W / 34.73167; -83.39333Coordinates: 34°43′54″N 83°23′36″W / 34.73167°N 83.39333°W / 34.73167; -83.39333
Built	1909
Architect	Fred Orr
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP Reference #	91002026^[2]
Added to NRHP	January 30, 1992

An aerial view of the school captured in Fall 2014. This image showcases the recently expanded and renovated upper school academic building. Photo/Marie Nease-Wing Dreamer Photography

Tallulah Falls School is a private boarding and day school located in the town of Tallulah Falls, Georgia within Habersham and Rabun Counties. The school is located on Cherokee Mountain at the foothills of the Appalachian chain. The school was founded in 1909 by Mary Ann Lipscomb of Athens, Georgia.^[3]

Tallulah Falls School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Tallulah Falls School is situated on a wooded campus built on the southern slopes of Cherokee Mountain in Northeast Georgia.

In the fall of 2014, TFS opened its expanded and renovated upper school academic building.^[4] On the same day as the dedication, school officials broke ground on a new gymnasium project on the middle school campus. The $4.5 million structure is slated for completion in the fall of 2016.^[5]

References

1 2 3 "Tallulah Falls School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2009-07-02. "Students 126 (2006-2007)"
1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ [3]
↑ "Dedication attendees rave about academic complex expansion" (PDF). Fall 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
↑ "Construction begins on middle school gymnasium project" (PDF). Fall 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.

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