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Thursday meeting will take parent input on possible changes to FHS daily schedule

What should students’ days look like when the new Farmington High School opens next fall?

By Nathan Hansen , September 23, 2008

Tiger sports podcast for Sept. 12

It's Friday afternoon again and Independent sports writer Matthew Steichen is back with another installment of the Farmington Independent sports podcast. This week he's talking with Farmington Tiger football defensive coordinator Gary Burr about this week's big game against Hutchinson. Those other Tigers beat Farmington pretty badly last year. Matt and Gary talked about what the home team is doing to turn that result around. We'll have a new podcast for you every Friday. You can listen to it hear or head over to iTunes to subscribe.

September 12, 2008

Homecoming 2008 tentative schedule of events

Event times are subject to change. Please check farmington.k12.mn.us for updates. September 20 · 9 am — FHS Homecoming Fun Run/Walk at FHS Tiger Stadium: Kick off Homecoming week and the FHS food drive by participating in the Homecoming Fun Run/Walks. Open to all ages. Bring an item for the food shelf. · Store window decoration: time to be decided September 21 · 4 p.m. — Float building at the Dakota County Fairgrounds September 22 · 6:30-10 p.m. — FHS Activity Night for FHS student teams · 9-10:45 p.m. — Extreme Bowling Tournament at Farmington Lanes: Open to the first 12 teams of six FHS student bowlers to sign up. $5 per person includes shoes and bowling September 23 · 5-7 p.m. — Flood the Field: Boys and girls soccer games at FHS · 6:30 p.m. — Taco Tuesday: Free taco feed for FHS students · 8 p.m. — Movie: For FHS students at FHS September 24 · 6 p.m. — Parade through downtown Farmington: From the Fairgrounds down Third Street to Walnut Street to Fourth Street to Oak Street to Third Street to Spruce Street ending at FHS (Route subject to change because of construction on Spruce Street) · 8 p.m. — Coronation: FHS auditorium · 9 p.m. — Bonfire at Farmington Fire Station across from FHS for all FHS students. Free pizza September 25 · 4:15 p.m. — Crowd the Courts: Girls tennis match at FHS · 5:45 p.m. — Trike races at FHS East parking lot · 7 p.m. — Jam the Gym: Volleyball game at FHS September 26 · In school — Pep fest for FHS students · 7 p.m. — Football game: Farmington Tigers vs. Prior Lake Lakers · 9 p.m. — Homecoming dance for FHS students in the FHS Commons September 27 · Store window clean up: time to be decided

September 08, 2008

Tiger sports podcast for Sept. 5

It's Friday afternoon again and Independent sports writer Matthew Steichen is back with another installment of the Farmington Independent sports podcast. This time around he's talking with boys soccer coach Loren Cartwright about the growth of the sport in Farmington and the likely fortunes of this year's team.

September 05, 2008

Girls soccer: Harstad scores 4 goals in victory over Faribault

The Farmington girls soccer team overcame a pair of slow starts last week. Last Tuesday at Lakeville North, the Tigers found themselves trailing by two goals before playing a strong second half in a 2-1 setback. On the road again on Thursday, the team struggled controlling the ball in the first 40 minutes against Faribault before exploding for six goals in a 7-0 rout of the Falcons.

By Matt Steichen , September 04, 2008

Swimming: Wolfe, Fitzgerald win events

The Farmington girls swimming and diving team turned in some impressive performances last Thursday night, but it wasn't enough to keep pace with Red Wing in a Missota Conference swim meet at Farmington Middle School West.

By Matt Steichen , September 04, 2008

Cross country: Monroe, Fenske lead boys to 4th; girls take fifth

Senior Ryan Monroe and sophomore Elliot Fenske both covered the rolling, 3,200-meter course at the Dakota County Invitational in 10 minutes, 43 seconds Friday morning in Eagan, leading the Farmington boys cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the season-opening meet.

By Matt Steichen , September 04, 2008

Boys soccer: Tigers drop a pair

Top teams from the Lake Conference and the Big Nine Conference dealt the Farmington boys soccer team matching 4-1 setbacks last week. Lakeville North, playing its first game of the season, scored the first four goals in last Tuesday's non-conference game at Lakeville North High School. The Panthers have since run their record to 5-0 with wins over Owatonna, Fargo South, Moorhead and Fargo North.

By Matt Steichen , September 04, 2008

Volleyball: Another stellar start

Some of the faces in the starting lineup are different, but the start of the 2008 season is starting to look more and more like 2007 for the Farmington volleyball team.

By Matt Steichen , September 04, 2008

Tennis: Tigers give strong effort in setback

Head coach Jack Olwell wasn't at all displeased at the effort put forth by his Farmington girls tennis team during Tuesday's 7-0 home loss to Hastings. In fact, he was quite impressed his Tigers were able to play several tight matches against a team he expected would be a tough challenge.

By Matt Steichen , September 04, 2008

Football: A pigskin parade

Judy Garland famously repeated the line "there's no place like home" as she clicked her ruby slippers together in the 1939 film classic "The Wizard of Oz."

By Matt Steichen , September 04, 2008

Tiger sports podcast for August 29

Matt Steichen is back with week two of this year's Farmington Independent sports podcast. This time around he's talking with girls swimming and diving coach Jen Marshall about this year's young Tiger team and the family atmosphere around the pool.

August 29, 2008

Tiger sports podcast for August 22: Keith Revels

The new fall sports season is here and the Tiger sports podcast is back to keep you up to date on everything that's going on. This week Independent sports writer Matthew Steichen sits down with Farmington High School cross country coach Keith Revels to talk about what to expect from a team that surprised a few people with its success last fall. We'll have a new podcast for you every Friday. You can listen to it hear or head over to iTunes to subscribe.

August 22, 2008

Take a tour of the new FHS

District 192 residents are invited to register for one of three remaining tours of the new Farmington High School in August.

August 08, 2008

Take a tour of the new Farmington High School

July 28, 2008