Hamden High School

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name =Hamden High School


image_size =300px
motto ="To Everyone There Openeth A Way."
established =1935
type =Public
grades =9-12
principal =Gary Highsmith
faculty =
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colors = Green and Gold
mascot ="Green Dragon"
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location =Hamden, Connecticut
website =http://www.hs.hamden.org/

Hamden High School is a four year high school for grades 9 through 12. It is located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school was built in 1935 and is still in operation today. One of its most notable features is a golden cupola atop a clock tower, at the front of the building. Below the clock tower sits a small circular window, with two draping plaster banners on the sides seeming to form the letter 'M,' and giving the building the nickname 'the MOM building.'

As of 2007, the school has roughly 2200 students. While most students come from the Hamden Middle School, many others come from private and magnet schools in the surrounding area.

Mission Statement

"In partnership with the students, parents and community of Hamden, our mission as educators is to develop well-educated, responsible and productive global citizens through a program of studies that will enable them to grow as individuals, to value differences, and to adapt to a changing world."

Layout

Hamden High has four main wings. These are the A, B, C, and D wings. Each wing is sometimes called by a nickname. A is the "Dixwell Side", B is the "Parkway Side", D is the "Chili's Side", and C is the "Backyard" and is the only side with four accessible floors. The C wing has an auditorium and gym on its first floor. A public pool is in the C-Wing basement. On the second floor is the Cafe and School Store. The library is located on the first floor A-Wing with the Career Center located just above it. In the middle of HHS, there is a courtyard, which students usually use as a thru-way. The A wing is generally for the social sciences and humanities, B wing for English and Science classes, C wing for lecture halls, chemistry, physics and some miscellaneous offices, and D wing for math, foreign languages and technical studies. The first floor's B and C wings are noted as being the HQ for the HHS Art classes.

Athletics

Hamden High School competes in the CIAC of Connecticut, within the Southern Connecticut Conference, and class LL. They also compete within the inner city school system.

Hamden High School maintains a long-standing football rivalry with Notre Dame High School. Hamden's Green Dragons and Notre Dame's Green Knights have met in the "Green Bowl" on Thanksgiving Day for 57 consecutive years.

Sports Offered

Fall:
*Badminton (Women)
*Cheerleading
*Cross-Country
*Field-Hockey
*Football
*Soccer
*Swimming (Women)
*Volleyball (Women)

Winter:
*Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Gymnastics
*Ice Hockey
*Indoor Track & Field
*Swimming (Men)

Spring:
*Baseball
*Golf (Men)
*Lacrosse
*Softball
*Tennis
*Track & Field

Notable alumni

* Ernest Borgnine, Academy Award-winning actor.
* Scott Burrell, basketball, football, and baseball player.
* Anttaj Hawthorne, professional football player.
* Frederick W. Kagan, architect of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007.
* Richard Diana, football player for the Miami Dolphins.
* James J. Greco, chief executive officer of Bruegger's Enterprises Inc.
* Linda Greenhouse, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist of "The New York Times".

Bomb threats

Students at Hamden High School were evacuated for several hours due to telephoned bomb threats on Friday, September 14, 2007, and again on Thursday, September 27, 2007.Fact|date=February 2008 Nothing was found on either occasion.cite news | url=http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=7074434 | title=Threat empties Hamden High School | publisher=WTNH | date=14 September 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-14]

References

External links

* [http://www.hs.hamden.org/ Hamden High's homepage]