Farmington High School (Connecticut)
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Farmington High School is a public school in Farmington, Connecticut, serving grades 9-12. Farmington High School holds the distinction of being the highest ranked high school in Connecticut in Newsweek's 2005 poll, ranked #126. These rankings are based largely on the number of AP exams taken in comparison with the number of graduating seniors. This year, nearly 900 AP exams will be taken by 375 students, according to district statistics. Farmington High School offers over a dozen AP classes.
During the past year, the girls basketball team was almost very successful, losing at the buzzer at the State championships.
One of the school's teachers, Endris Mac Campbell, has recently retired from teaching and has been promoted to Vice Principal.
The school's FIRST Robotics team, known as team 178 or the Enforcers, has won the Engineering Inspiration Award at both the Hartford Regional and the Greater Toronto Regional in 2006, and again at the Hartford Regional in 2007. This award, the second highest available at competitions, was won primarily due to the team's innovative Dream FIRST program, which seeks to encourage children to pursue interests in fields of science and engineering.
