Fitch Senior High School

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Robert E. Fitch Senior High School is the public high school in Groton, Connecticut.

Fitch Senior High School
Established 1936
Type Public high school
Principal Robert Bacewicz
Students 1392
Grades 9-12
Location 101 Groton Long Point Road,
Groton, Connecticut, United States
District Groton Public Schools
Colors Grey, Black, and Scarlet
Mascot Falcon
Newspaper The Scarlet Tanager
Website http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/schools/fh/

The school has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program since the 2004-2005 school year. By the 2006-2007 school year, 75 percent of students eligible for the diploma received it. The school also offers numerous Advanced Placement courses. In 2005 and 2008, it was one of Newsweek's top 1000 public high schools.[citation needed] The class of 2007 received $2 million in scholarships.[1]

In the 2006-2007 school year, 17.1 percent of the students were eligible for free or reduced-priced school lunches, up from 14.1 percent in 2002-2003. Statewide the average percentage is 22.9. The student body is 72.3 percent White, 12.5 percent Black, 7.4 percent Hispanic, 6.7 percent Asian-American, and 1.2 percent American Indian. A total of 4 percent of students speak languages other than English at home. Groton is the home of a U.S. Navy submarine base, and a relatively large number of students move in and out of the school district each year due to military transfers.[1]

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[edit] Programs

  • The school started a Peer Mediation program in the 2004-2005 school year.[1]
  • The Mentor/Mentee Program, also started in the 2004-2005 school year, has certified teachers meeting with 15 students every 21 school days.[1]
  • The school offers a three-day Freshman Academic seminar to orient incoming freshmen.[1]
  • The Student-to-Student group helps guide new students for the first few days of school, introducing them to available extra-curricular activities and checking in with them throughout the school year.[1]

[edit] Clubs

Clubs at the school include:

  • The Scarlet Tanager (newspaper)
  • Environmental Club
  • Key Club
  • Keyettes
  • Crew Club

[edit] Notable alumni and faculty

  • Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon winner
  • Dave Campo, Jacksonville Jaguars Assistant Head Coach and Former Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
  • Jason Filardi, Screenwrither
  • John J. Kelley (b. 1930), winner of the 1957 Boston Marathon, member of two U.S. Olympic Marathon teams and a coach at the school
  • Fran Mainella, National Park Service Director, 2001-2006
  • Paul Menhart, Former Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Connecticut Department of Education. "Strategic School Profile 2006-07: High School Edition: Fitch Senior High School", retrieved January 26, 2008

[edit] External links

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