Naugatuck High School
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| Naugatuck High School | |
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Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference | |
| Rival | Ansonia, Woodland Regional |
| Newspaper | The Greyhound[2] |
| Website | nhs |
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Naugatuck High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) in Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut, US.
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NHS has a storied football rivalry with the high school in Ansonia that is one of the longest in America. Like the other high schools in the Naugatuck Valley, the two teams meet the morning of Thanksgiving Day. The first meeting was in 1900. Ansonia is the long-term winner in the series.
In 2009, the school added solar panels to its roof.
In 2013, the school began an $81 million renovation project that updated the schools interior and exterior, as well as added new technology. The project was completed in the fall of 2015.[3]
Athletics
Men's sports offered include soccer, football, cross country, swimming, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, wrestling, baseball, tennis, and golf.
Women's sports offered include soccer, volleyball, cross country, swimming, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, softball, tennis, and golf.
All of the sports compete within the Naugatuck Valley League.
State championships
- Boys Soccer (2001, 2002, 2017 runners up)
- Football (1981, 1993)
- Volleyball (1978)
- Boys Basketball (1922, 1930, 1931, 1942, 2015 runners up)
- Boys Swimming (1971, 1992)
- Baseball (1938, 1955, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1977)
- Boys Outdoor Track (2021 runners up)
Notable alumni
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- Billy Burke, former professional golfer
- California Angels)
- Harry Cross, sportswriter (The New York Times, Evening Post, New York Herald Tribune Sunday Magazine)
- James Dalton II, United States Army general during World War II, Distinguished Service Cross recipient
- MLB player (Colorado Rockies)
- 2016 Olympic Games
- Ryan Kinne, former professional soccer player for the New England Revolution
- U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Washington Senators)
- Washington Redskins)
References
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Naugatuck High School (090264000505)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "The Greyhound – the student news site of Naugatuck High School".
- ^ "NHS renovations moving ahead full steam | Citizen's News". www.mycitizensnews.com. July 23, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "CIAC Sports Champions Database Search". www.casciac.org. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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