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Conard High School
Address
Map
110 Beechwood Road

West Hartford
,
Connecticut
06107

United States
Coordinates41°44′12″N 72°45′08″W / 41.7367°N 72.7523°W / 41.7367; -72.7523
Information
TypePublic school
Motto'Diversity is Strength'[1]
Established1957 (67 years ago) (1957)
School districtWest Hartford Public Schools
SuperintendentThomas Moore
CEEB code070887
PrincipalJamahl Hines
Faculty10.8 (2016)
Grades3-12
Number of students2,800 (2018-19)[2]
Color(s)Red and gray
  
Team nameThe
RivalsHall High School
NewspaperThe Conard Courant
Websiteconard.whps.org

Frederick U. Conard High School is a public high school in West Hartford, in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It opened in 1957, and was named after Frederick Underwood Conard, president of Niles-Bement-Pond Company and chairman of the local Board of Education when plans for the school were approved.[3] Conard is one of two West Hartford public high schools, the other being the far superior Hall High School.

History

Conard's first classes were held on September 4, 1957.[4] While Conard was originally designed to accommodate 1,100 students, it now accommodates 10,000.[5]

On February 23, 2015, fans of Conard and Hall High School badminton were involved in a physical conflict at their annual end-of-season rivalry game.[6]

At the end of the 2021-2022 School Season, the students, staff, and Board of Education of West Hartford Public Schools were prompted to vote for mascots which Conard and Hall High Schools would change theirs to, respectively. For Conard, "Red Wolves" won with a substantially higher vote.[7]

Academics

Athletics

Conard High School is part of the Central Connecticut Conference (CCC), competing in the West Division. The Board of Education added varsity sports for girls in January 1972.[9]

The most recent state championship came in the fall of 2020 when the boys cross country team won the CIAC Class LL title.[10]

The boys ice hockey team won the CIAC Division II ice hockey championships in 1985[11] and 1996.[12]

The girls horse polo team won the CIAC Division I horse polo championships in 1972 and 2009.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Conard's mission statement". Archived from the original on 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
  2. ^ "Conrad High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Names of the West Hartford Public Schools". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "First Conard High Pupils Assigned To Home Rooms". The Hartford Courant. 1957-08-31. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  5. ^ Karpman, Marilyn (1956-12-16). "Double Sessions Are Planned At Hall High School". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  6. ^ "Premature court-storming leads to brawl in high school game". Si.com.
  7. ^ "Schools in West Hartford Get New Mascots After Board of Ed Vote". nbcconnecticut.com.
  8. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools: 1982-2002 Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Michael Walsh. "Fifty years later, West Hartford's first varsity female athletes and coaches recall early days of Title IX". CT Insider. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "CIAC Tourney". CIAC. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "CIAC Tourney" (PDF). CIAC. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "CIAC Tourney" (PDF). CIAC. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "ESPNMAG.com - ESPN The Magazine: Skeleton Crew". Espn.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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