Crosby High School is a

public high school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

located in the

East End The East End of London, often referred to within the London area simply as the East End, is the historic core of wider East London, east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It does not have uni ...

section of the city of

Waterbury, Connecticut Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, southwest of Hartford and northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the second-largest city in New Haven County, Connecticut. According to the 2020 US Census, in 20 ...

. It is part of the

Waterbury Public Schools Waterbury Public Schools is a school district based in Waterbury, Connecticut. The district serves over 18,000 students. Waterbury is notable as the first school district in Connecticut to establish a dress code for all students. Waterbury Public ...

district. It was first opened in 1851 and is currently the third oldest high school in Connecticut. It has an enrollment of approximately 1368 students. Originally located at 255 East Main Street in Waterbury, it moved to 300 Pierpont Road in September, 1975. It is attached to Wallace Middle School, in the Edward D. Bergin Educational Park. The principal is Jade L. Gopie, the first African-American principal in the history of the Waterbury Public Schools.

History

When first opened 164 years ago it was called Waterbury High. A fire destroyed Waterbury High building after which a second one opened in 1873 on Elm Street. Crosby High School is named after former Waterbury Superintendent, Minot Sherman Crosby.

Notable alumni

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, class of 1934, geologist, CEO of Sundance Oil Co. *

Leon Silver Leon Theodore Silver (April 9, 1925 – January 31, 2022) was an American geologist who was professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He was an instructor to the Apollo 13, 15, 16, and 17 astronaut crews. Workin ...

, class of 1942, geologist who trained

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astronauts in field geology for lunar exploration *

Lisa Nemec Lisa Christina Nemec (née Stublić; born May 18, 1984) is a Croatian American long-distance runner. Born and raised in the United States, where she competed for the Columbia University, Stublić moved to Croatia, her father's homeland, and est ...

, first Croatian long-distance runner to be qualified for the Olympics *

Rick Mastracchio Richard Alan "Rick" Mastracchio (born February 11, 1960) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He has flown on three NASA Space Shuttle missions as a mission specialist in addition to serving as a Flight Engineer on the Soyuz TMA-1 ...

, class of 1978, NASA astronaut *

Jerome Cunningham Jerome Cunningham (born May 25, 1991) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Southern Connecticut State. Professional career After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, Cunningham was invited to the Indianapolis ...

, #86 Tight end for New York Giants * Patrick Graham, class of 1997, NFL coach *

Louis Sobol Louis Sobol (August 10, 1896 – February 9, 1986) was a journalist, Broadway gossip columnist, and radio host. Sobol wrote for Hearst newspapers for forty years, and was considered one of the country's most popular columnists. Sobol wrote about ...

, Broadway columnists

References

External links

* Schools in Waterbury, Connecticut Public high schools in Connecticut {{Connecticut-school-stub