Southington High School

Southington High School
Address
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
Information
Type Public High School
Established 1848
Principal Brian Stranieri
Teaching staff 206
Enrollment 2,400
Color(s)          Blue and White
Mascot Blue Knight
Division CCC West
Website www.southingtonschools.org/page.cfm?p=8822

Southington High School (previously Lewis Academy and Lewis High School) is a public high school located at 720 Pleasant Street in Southington, Connecticut.
It is the only high school in Southington.

History

Southington residents Sally Lewis and her cousin Adin Lewis left bequests to build the Lewis Academy, which when it opened in 1848 provided a classical education including "Latin, Greek, mathematics, geography, and other branches higher than are taught in the common school." In 1882 the Academy became Lewis High School and was acquired by the town of Southington becoming a public school.[1] In 1949 the one hundredth year of the school, the last class graduated. Lewis High School became Southington High School in 1950 when the new building opened.[2]

Academics

Southington High School offers a hierarchical system with classes designed to suit student ability level. These courses are college prep (CP), competitive college prep (CCP), and honors-level (H) classes.

Faculty members are responsible for suggesting the most appropriate level of courses to individual students; 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 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:

Athletics

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.

School news

The Emblem is Southington High School's student newspaper. First published in 1898, it has been continuously published since 1911.

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 the building for days as everything was tested for cancerous PCBs.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "DePaolo School Follows Tradition" http://southingtonlibrary.org/PDFFiles/newspapers/1965/06_24_1965.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctcsouth/history.html
  3. ↑ "James R. Benn". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rob Dibble Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Carl Pavano Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ Russo, Ben (June 4, 1995). "Petersen Is A Hit, Even If He Can't". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Mike Raczka Stats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2000 All-Courant High School Soccer Team". Hartford Courant. December 19, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hall of Fame announces inaugural class". Southington Citizen. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Names added to Wall of Honors at Southington High". The Southington Observer. Retrieved 25 June 2017.



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