Bloomfield High School is the sole

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serving the town of

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 ...

, 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 (class of 2000) -

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player for the

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(Class of 2008) - cornerback for the

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(class of 1998) -

player (

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-winning

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) *

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(class of 1993) -

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(class of 1982) - actress *

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(born 1997) - basketball player for

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in the

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* Matt Lawrence (class of 2003) - football player for the

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(class of 1999) - former NFL

player *

Lewis Rome Lewis "Lew" B. Rome (September 12, 1933 – July 1, 2015) was an American attorney and politician who served in the Connecticut State Senate and ran unsuccessfully as the Republican Party nominee in the 1982 Connecticut gubernatorial election. ...

(class of 1950) - Bloomfield mayor and

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(class of 1990) -

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-winning singer-actress *

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(class of 1994) - professional women's

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(class of 2004) - running back for the

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(class of 2008) - Football player for the

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Jay Karas Jay Karas is an American film and television director and producer. Career Karas's resume primarily consists of directing live telecasts and stand-up comedy specials. In recent years he moved on to directing episodic television, directing epi ...

(class of 1990) - film and television director and producer *

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- Bass Player for

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References

External links

* Bloomfield, Connecticut Schools in Hartford County, Connecticut Public high schools in Connecticut {{Connecticut-school-stub