Wethersfield High School
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| Type | Public secondary |
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| Principal | Thomas R. Moore |
| Faculty | approx. 100 |
| Students | approx. 1,150 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 411 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA |
| Colors | Navy Blue and White |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Yearbook | 'The Elm' |
| Newspaper | 'The Phoenix' |
| Website | Wethersfield High School web site |
Wethersfield High School is the only high school in Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States.
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[edit] Facilities
Wethersfield High has a 37 acre campus. The campus includes a greenhouse, a synthetic surface outdoor track, the Esposito baseball complex, a softball field, the DiCicco soccer field and the Cottone Football Stadium. The building has approximately 230,000 square feet (21,000 m²) of space.
The school's ice hockey team skates out of Newington Arena (formerly known as Connecticut International Skating Center) in Newington, Connecticut.
[edit] Enrollment
In the 2003-2004 school year, there were about 100 staff members and 1150 enrolled students.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tony DiCicco, former coach of U.S. Women's National Soccer team
- Christopher S. Murphy, U.S. Congressman
- Paul Doyle, CT State Senator
- Mark Linn-Baker, Actor (famous for his role as Larry Appleton on the television sitcom Perfect Strangers)
- Betsey Johnson, Fashion Designer
- Merritt Baldwin, All-American Soccer Player (University of Connecticut)
- Colin McDonald - Professional hockey player
- Christopher Shinn - New School For Drama Instructor and Obie winning Playwright ('Four')
- Sarah Rooney - Soprano (NBR New Zealand Opera)
[edit] Notable Faculty
- Benjamin Tallmadge was a superintendent of the high school and later served in the U. S. House of Representatives.
[edit] Awards
Wethersfield High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in 1996.[citation needed]
[edit] Athletics
Wethersfield High School excels at a variety of sports including Track and Field, Soccer and Baseball.
The soccer team currently holds the most titles in the state, with 14. In the 2007 season, they reached the semifinals before losing to Joel Barlow High School 2-1 in overtime.
The baseball team is returning 8 starters in the upcoming 2008 season, and are expected to be lead by several returning All-Conference players.
Wethersfield's ice hockey team won the Connecticut Division III State Championships in 2007, for the first time in the team's 33 year history. The win is the first state championship for Coach Dennis Tulimieri, who has been head coach of the Eagles for 21 years, and assistant coach Bryan Healy, whose senior year resulted in the team's first trip to the championship, losing 8-7 in overtime to Immaculate High School in 1986 at the Hartford Civic Center.
Wethersfield's Track and Field Team in 2006 Won CIAC's Class L State Meet. On June 3rd, 2008 The Boys Won CIAC's Class MM State Meet. The teams only two state championships in school history. Along side that the Boys also won the CCC West Conference with a 5-0 Record in the CCC West Division. Ending the season with a 9-1 Record, with one loss to the State runner-up, in Class LL, Manchester. They also won the CCC West Conference meet, as well as the 77th Greater Hartford Invitational by 99 points over second place Simsbury. The Wethersfield Mens Track and Field team is a benchmark in Wethersfield High School Athletic History. Wethersfield High School track and field is phenomenally amazing!
[edit] Theater program
The school's theater program generally produces two plays per academic year, a non-musical theatrical production in the fall season, and a musical in the spring. Recently, Wethersfield has performed productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Godspell, West Side Story, Oklahoma!, and Honk!. Fall productions have included a collection of stories by Kurt Vonnegut, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Importance of Being Earnest. In March 2008, students put on the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Wethersfield is currently working on the creation of a full time drama department within the school.
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