Hall High School (Connecticut)

Infobox School
name = William H. Hall High School
native_name =

motto = Together We Are Proud, Together We Are Hall High!
established =
address = 975 North Main Street
city = West Hartford
state = Connecticut
country = United States
campus =
type = Public high school
affiliation =
principal = Donald J. Slater
faculty =
students = 1604
grades = 9-12
district = West Hartford Public Schools
accreditation =
mascot = Warriors
colors = Blue and White
newspaper = "Hall Highlights"
yearbook = Hallmarks
free_label_1 = Athletic Rival
free_1 = Conard High School
free_label_2 =
free_2 =
free_label_3 =
free_3 =
website = [http://www.whps.org/hall Website]
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William H. Hall High School is a four-year public high school located in West Hartford, Connecticut. It is one of two public high schools in the West Hartford Public Schools, the other being Conard High School.

Enrollment in grades 9-12 for the 2006-2007 school year was 1604 students.

The current principal is Donald J. Slater, who, in 2004, came back from service in the Second Iraq War.

School colors are blue and white, and the mascot is the "Warrior".

Hall has an intense and long running cross-town rivalry with Conard High School, as both high schools are noted for their superior academics and athletic teams, specifically soccer, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, and cross-country for the Warriors. In 2006, the school's long-suffering football team had its best season in over a decade, finishing with a 9-1 record and qualifying for the CIAC state playoffs, the team was led by 6-foot tall freshman Bryan Febles who had a team and state high 10 interceptions, 3 of which were returned for touchdowns.He was recently added to ESPNs Top 20 High School football players in the world! [ [http://www.casciac.org/scripts/fb_standings06.cgi Football League Standings ] ] Among the Warriors' victories, and most satisfying, was their 24-14 win over Conard, their first since winning 21-20 in 2001 and 19-7 in 2003. [ [http://www.casciac.org/scripts/schedule-0607.cgi?school=WmHall&sport=boys-football&levels=V&combine_time_results=1&hide_notes=1&show_rec=1&type=Game Hall Athletic Event Schedule ] ]

In soccer, hall high school has a long and glorious tradition, having reached the semifinals of the state tournament four times under head coach Zeke Segundo. Integral to the success of the team are the hall soccer superfans, a traveling board of supporters who frequently get into brawls with rival fan groups, and usually lose.

Controversies

In 2006, two Hall students, Ezra Silk and Ben Kudler, were suspended from the staff of the school newspaper - Hall Highlights - after attempting to publish an article detailing the prevalence of alcohol in the lives of many of the school's high achievers. After a press controversy [ [http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Content.cfm?mode=0&newsid=406&id=65 Scholastic Journalism In The News ] ] they were allowed to distribute their paper at Hall, although not through Highlights. The staff of Highlights claimed that the article was not printed due to the fact that the material in the article was poorly written and riddled with rumor and falsehood.

Clubs and Activities

Hall has a wide variety of athletic programs in sports including football, swimming, cross country, volleyball, wrestling, hockey, outdoor/indoor track teams, lacrosse, tennis, baseball, softball, field hockey, basketball, golf, and soccer some more popular sports are played on Varsity JV and Freshman teams. Hall also has several clubs and activities of note including:

*AIDS Awareness
*Anime Club
*The Answer (An Improvisational Comedy troupe)
*Art House (Hall Arts Club)
*Asian Cultural Club [ [http://www.xanga.com/asianculturalclub asianculturalclub's Xanga Site ] ]
*constitution club
*CSC
*Day Hikers Club
*DDR club
*Debate team
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_bowls Empty Bowls]
*Environmental Club
*Film club
*Foreign Film Club (better known as 'Wednesday' club)
*Gaga Club
*Gay Straight Alliance
*Graphics Club
*Hall Highlights (School Newspaper)
*Hall Human Rights Coalition [ [http://www.hallhumanrights.com Hall Human Rights ] ]
*Heavy Metal Club
*Improv Club
*Jerry and Larry club. (dedicated primarily to watching Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm)
*JETS
*Jewish Student Union
*Literature Club
*Math team
*Military History club
*Model UN
*MultiCultural Club
*Table Tennis Association
*Pops 'n Jazz
*The Radish (a Satire newspaper)
*Scrabble Club
*Student Association (Student Government)
*SJA (Student Judicial Assembly)

Accomplishments

*Recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the nation's top high schools. Ranked as number 636 in the nation as of 2006 and 668 as of 2007. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678?s=200&np=13&sort=sta The 1,200 Top U.S. Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools - MSNBC.com ] ]

*Blue Ribbon School in 1984-85. [Blue Ribbon Schools: [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf 1982-2002] ]

Notable alumni

*Roger Sperry, neuropsychologist and Nobel Prize laureate
*Wavy Gravy, peace activist and "official clown" of the Grateful Dead
*Charlie Kaufman, Academy Award-winning screenwriter ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "Adaptation.", "Being John Malkovich")
*David Alan Basche, actor ("United 93", "War of the Worlds")
*David Chameides, director, Emmy Award-winning cameraman ("ER", "Third Watch")
*Brian Rosenworcel, musician and member of the band Guster
*Michael Schur, writer and producer ("The Office", "Saturday Night Live", www.firejoemorgan.com)
*Brad Mehldau, jazz pianist
*Joel Frahm, jazz saxophonist ( [ [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13203189&BRD=1646&PAG=461&dept_id=11035&rfi=6 West Hartford News - Hall graduate returns for benefit concertbenefit concert ] ] )
*Richie Barshay, jazz percussionist ( [ [http://www.richiebarshay.com/bio/ richiebarshay.com ::: bio ] ] )
*Cheryl Leibert, actress ( [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1342841/ Cheryl Leibert ] ] )
*John Daly, journalist and former host of "Real TV"Fact|date=February 2007
*Chris Carrabba, musician and lead singer of the band Dashboard Confessional attended freshman year
*Matthew Eisenfeld, was killed in the Jerusalem bus 18 massacres
*Stacy Zemon, DJ entertainer and author of "The Mobile DJ Handbook, The DJ Sales & Marketing Handbook"

References

External links

* [http://www.whps.org/schools/hall/index.htm Hall High School Official Site]
* [http://www.whps.org/pubs/nclb/0304/hall.pdf No Child Left Behind School Report: 2003-04]
* [http://www.whps.org/schools/hall/documents/Hall%20Profile.pdf School profile]
* [http://www.whps.org/pubs/ssp/hall.pdf Strategic school profile]