| New Canaan High School | |
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| Location | |
| New Canaan, Connecticut, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1800 |
| Principal | Dr. Bryan Luizzi |
| Number of students | approx. 1300 |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Website | New Canaan High School |
New Canaan High School is a public high school in New Canaan, Connecticut.
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Construction on the school was finalized in 1971. The school is located on grounds donated by the Lapham family, carving off approximiately 46[1] acres of Waveny Park.
The donations of land came in two installments, one being 31 acres (130,000 m2) in 1964 and the second being 15 acres (61,000 m2) in 1966.
The school is at the intersection of Farm Rd and South Avenue, with the latter being a major thoroughfare into and out of downtown New Canaan. The school is setback from South Avenue by a 19-acre (77,000 m2) wetlands buffer which includes running trails.
The school recently completed a multi-year, $60+ million dollar renovation.[2] An additional $14 million was spent on asbestos abatement, a portion of which was reimbursed through the settlement of an asbestos related lawsuit.[3]
New Canaan High School is part of the FCIAC athletic conference.[4]
The boys' lacrosse team last won the FCIAC and State Championship in 2003 (an undefeated 22-0 season). The team was coached by Mr. Howard Benedict.
The boys' swim team won the FCIAC championship in the 2006-2007 season, defeating Greenwich. This marked the first time since the 1950s where Greenwich High School did not win the FCIAC championship. The same year, New Canaan won Connecticut State Opens, becoming the first Class M school to win the state championship and the only team not in Class L or LL to do so.
New Canaan football has also meet recent success lately. The varsity team has won the past four class MM state championships, and has nineteen in total. They also lay claim to seven FCIAC Championships and twelve Turkey Bowl Championships.[5]
New Canaan High School has a very established Visual and Performing Arts department.
In 2010, New Canaan High School was nominated for 15 awards in the Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards for their production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. NCHS went on to win Outstanding Production of the Year, Outstanding performance by a Leading Female (Katie Oxman), Outstanding Direction by a Teacher or Outside Artist (Deidre Alexander), The Ort Pengue Award for Outstanding Costume Achievement, Outstanding Performance by a Featured Ensemble Member (Brett Gerardi), Outstanding Lobby Display, and Special Achievement Award to Michael Demattia for his work as Production Stage Manager.
In 2010, the program was honored by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) with the National School Library Program of the Year Award (Acceptance video) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL) with the state equivalent, the Bernice "Bunny" Yesner School Library Media Program of the Year Award. It also received honorable mentions for instructional collaboration from two international educational technology organizations: the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).
Recently Forbes magazine rated it a 92 out of 100 for its educational quality.[6]
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