Housatonic Valley Regional High School

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Housatonic Valley Regional High School (HVRHS) is a regional high school in Falls Village, Connecticut with a student population of about 590 students in grades 9 to 12. It serves six towns: Sharon, Kent, North Canaan, Falls Village, Salisbury, and Cornwall, as well as several unincorporated hamlets (such as Lime Rock and Lakeville) within those towns. It was established in 1939 as a result of a special act of the Connecticut State Legislature in 1937. It is the first regional high school in New England.

In recent years, the school has expanded, with the most recent addition being the new agricultural education center built in 2001. The school grounds encompass one gym, auditorium, cafeteria and dozens of classrooms. The school sits under the shadow of Music Mountain, a few hundred feet from the Housatonic River. In between the river and the school are the athletic grounds that include two baseball diamonds, one track/football field, a field hockey/ lacrosse field, Soccer/ Lacrosse fields and Tennis courts. The school's 300+ year old tree, to which the year book The White Oak takes its name, recently fell after being struck by lightning. It was located in the Senior/Junior Courtyard. The School also has two other courtyards: the Sophomore Courtyard located near the cafeteria, and the Faculty Courtyard (formerly Freshmen courtyard).

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[edit] Athletics

Housatonic supports a large variety of sports in comparison to other schools in its league. It's notable alumnus to continue on to a professional sport league is John Lamb and Steve Blass, a MLB pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1960-1974. Blass was drafted out of HVRHS, and pitched in the 1972 World Series, before developing what is now known as Steve Blass Disease (a reference to his seeming inability to throw strikes). He is currently a commentator for the Pirates. The Housatonic mascot is The Mountaineer, and was drawn by current Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles penciler Jim Lawson. The schools colors are Royal Blue and Gold. The school is a member of the Berkshire League (it is a member of the Pequot Uncas for football). The school has the following sports:


[edit] Boys' Sports

Fall:

   * Football (as of 2005 is Co-Op with Wamogo Regional High School)
   * Soccer
   * Cross-Country

Winter:

   * Basketball
   * Hockey
   * Swimming
   * Indoor Track
   * Wrestling
   * Alpine Sking
   * Cheerleading

Spring:

   * Baseball
   * Track
   * Tennis
   * Lacrosse
   * Golf

[edit] Girl's Sports

Fall:

  • Soccer
  • Cross Country
  • Volleyball
  • Field Hockey

Winter:

  • Basketball
  • Swimming
  • Indoor Track
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Cheerleading

Spring:

  • Softball
  • Track
  • Tennis
  • Lacrosse
  • Golf

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