Terryville High School
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Terryville High School is a public high school that serves students living in Plymouth, Terryville, and Pequabuck, Connecticut. Terryville High School is located at 33 North Harwinton Avenue in Terryville, CT. Terryville High School is the only school in town to offer grades 9-12. Formerly located at the site of what is now Eli Terry Jr. Middle School, a new Terryville High School building was completed and opened in January 2008.
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[edit] Terryville's Sports
Terryville High School has a wide variety of athletic activities in which students can participate. School sports include baseball, softball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' soccer, cross country, tennis, volleyball, track & field, golf, and wrestling.
The gymnasium of Terryville High School is adorned with banners representing many years of athletic achievements. Historic sports moments for Terryville include six state basketball championships. Art Hamm coached the team to Connecticut state high school basketball championship victories in 1983-1984.[1] The most recent basketball title was won in 1995. The varsity boys' basketball team finished their 2008-2009 season with an undefeated record of 20-0, making the first basketball team, first boys team, and second overall team in school history to have an undefeated season at Terryville High School; the first team to have an undefeated season was the girls' volleyball team in 2000.
In 1991, Phil Lyga coached his soccer team to a co-champion Berkshire League title. Jerry Daniels and his wrestling teams won several Berkshire League titles and coached many state champions like Kevin Higgins, Paul Higgins, Tony Piazza, Tom Yale, Diego Quintero. Ryan Gorack, the last kangaroo state champ and 3x state open place winner, was coached by Kevin Higgins who thrived under Jerry Daniels program. The Terryville softball squad was a very dominating team which came very close to winning the state title in 2008. Ashley Hogan and Bethany Grimes received all-state for the season.
[edit] Terryville High School Drama Club
The Terryville High School Drama Club has a long history of presenting plays, including "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (2009), "Altar Egos: The I Do's and Don'ts of an American Wedding" (2008), Bram Stoker's Dracula (2007), Beauty and the Beast: French Fairy Tale Version (2006), Bye Bye Birdie (2004), The Sound of Music (2003), Hello Dolly!, Anything Goes, South Pacific, and Mame.
[edit] The New Terryville High School
Work on the new Terryville High School began on January 25, 2006. Less than two years later, it was opened for operation on January 7, 2008.
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[edit] External links
- http://www.plymouth.k12.ct.us/ths/ for more information on Terryville High School.
