Southington High School

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Southington High School
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Established	1950s
Type	Public High School
Principal	Dr. Martin Semmel
Teaching staff	206
Students	2,400
Location	720 Pleasant Street, Southington, Conn., USA
Coordinates	41°36′55″N 72°51′41″W / 41.61519°N 72.86131°W / 41.61519; -72.86131Coordinates: 41°36′55″N 72°51′41″W / 41.61519°N 72.86131°W / 41.61519; -72.86131
Colors	Blue and White
Mascot	Blue Knight
Division	CCC West
Website	http://www.southingtonschools.org/

Southington High School is a public high school located at 720 Pleasant Street in Southington, Connecticut.
It is the only high school located in the town of Southington.

Academics

Southington High School offers a hierarchical system with classes designed to suit student ability level. These courses are, College Prep, Competitive College Prep, and Honors level classes. Highly motivated students who have demonstrated strong learning abilities are encouraged to take upper division courses where they will be surrounded with a synergistic environment of similarly motivated students, whereas students who require more extended and detailed instructional time are encouraged to enroll in relatively lower course levels where teaching can be more individualized to their comfort level.

Faculty members are responsible for suggesting to each of their students the level of courses that would be most appropriate for that individual student next year; however, students are allowed to enroll in courses of any difficulty level with the written permission of their parents and an individual meeting with the student's guidance counselor.

Southington High School also offers a number of Advanced Placement courses as well as for-credit foreign language courses through the University of Connecticut's Early College Experience program.

AP courses offered at Southington High School include:

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science A
US History
Politics and Government
Physics C
Psychology
Statistics
Calculus AB
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science

Athletics

Eric Swallow, the Southington High School athletic director, is the former assistant men's soccer coach at the University of Connecticut. He also previously served as the athletic director at Tolland High School. Prior to Tolland, Swallow was the assistant athletic director at New Canaan High School where he was also the head boys' soccer coach, winning the school's 1st state championship in 2005.

Southington competes in the West division of the Central Connecticut Conference, which consists of New Britain High School, Simsbury High School, Hall High School, Newington High School, Conard High School, Farmington High School, and Northwest Catholic High School.

The football team has won the state LL Championship in 1998 and 2013.

School news

The Emblem is Southington High School's student newspaper. Six issues are published throughout the year. Included in the six is a Senior Issue, which contains features such as a "Class Will", "Playing the Game", "Daily Bagging"' and "Class Memories." The Emblem's advisor is Joseph Cipollini.

In early 2008, Southington High School's Mass Communication Department started a news program called "The Southington K Factor". Its first show was on Wednesday March 19, 2008, and it airs Wednesdays at 7:00 PM on Southington's local channel 16.

PCB scare

In September of the 2000-2001 school year, the motor that runs the school's clocks exploded in the basement of Southington High School. Students were kept out of building for days as everything was tested for cancerous PCB's. It is reported students enjoyed a two week extension of summer vacation due to this event.^[1]

Notable alumni

James R. Benn, Author, best known for Billy Boyle book series.^{[citation needed]}
Chris Denorfia, Professional Baseball Player^{[citation needed]}
Rob Dibble, Professional Baseball Player^[2]
Ryan Glasper, Canadian Football, UFL Hartford Colonials^{[citation needed]}
Carl Pavano, Professional Baseball Player^[3]
Chris Petersen, Professional Baseball Player
Mike Raczka, Professional Baseball Player
Kevin Radziwon, Professional Soccer Player^{[citation needed]}
Thomas Cichowski, Professional Football Player with the Green Bay Packers 1966-1968 and Denver Broncos 1968-1970

Mike Galati All American High School Baseball Player UConn Pitcher Cape Cod League All Star 1990-1993

Statistics

74% of Southington High School graduates go on to post-secondary education. ^{[citation needed]}
63% of Southington High School graduates attend a 4-year college/university. ^{[citation needed]}
11% of Southington High School graduates attend a 2-year college. ^{[citation needed]}
The average SAT score for graduating seniors is 1120.

References

↑ Southington High School to Remain Closed: WTNH.com
↑ "Rob Dibble Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
↑ "Carl Pavano Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

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