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Bloomfield High School (Bloomfield, Connecticut)
Bloomfield High School is the sole public high school serving the town of Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States. Overview Bloomfield High School has been a four-year high school since 1985, changing from a three-year high school as the school age population and public school attendance declined. The campus consists of the Bloomfield High School main building and the Harris Agricultural Science Center. Notable alumni * Dwight Anderson (gridiron football), Dwight Anderson (class of 2000) - Canadian football, football player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders * Marcus Cooper (Class of 2008) - cornerback for the Chicago Bears * Dwight Freeney (class of 1998) - American football, football player (Super Bowl XLI-winning Indianapolis Colts) * Jimmy Greene (class of 1993) - Grammy Award-nominated jazz alto saxophonist * Jessica Hecht (class of 1982) - actress * Tyrique Jones (born 1997) - basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Bloomfield is a suburb of Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town's population was 21,535 at the 2020 census. Bloomfield is best known as the headquarters of healthcare services company Cigna. History Originally land of the Poquonock Native Americans, the area was first settled in 1660 as part of Windsor, organized as the Parish of Wintonbury in 1736. Wintonbury comes from three names from neighboring towns Windsor, Farmington, and Simsbury. It was finally incorporated as the town of Bloomfield by the Connecticut General Assembly on May 28, 1835. Initially, the town's local economy was agriculturally based, mostly in shade tobacco, remaining as such until it developed as a postwar suburb of Hartford starting in the 1950s. Today, Bloomfield's local character varies. While the town's southern and eastern fringes are more densely populated and developed, the northern and western sections maintain a more rural feel with meadows, woods, and some remaining f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
