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West Haven High School is a secondary school located in
West Haven, Connecticut West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the coast of Long Island Sound. At the 2020 census, the population of the city was 55,584. History Settled in 1648, West Haven (then known as West Farms) ...
, which educates students in grades 9–12. The
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of West Haven is the Blue Devil.


Administration and campus

As of July 1, 2009, the
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was Pamela Gardner. Her predecessor, Ronald Stancil, Sr., served as principal for ten years. West Haven High School enrolls about 1,800 students each year even though it was only designed for 1,500, in contrast to the state average of 524.4. The current campus opened September 1963 at 1 Circle Street (also known as McDonough Plaza). Its previous location was the Carl C. Gianotti Jr. High School on Main Street, a building now used as a residential complex. Before that, it was on the corner of Center Street and Union Avenue, a building since used as a grammar school and senior housing.


Academics

West Haven High School offers various non-core courses, including automotives, wood shop, metal shop, photography, graphic arts, drafting, video production, academics, art, and music courses. Among its notable programs are the Theater Workshop, JoAnn Andrees' Pillow Time Theatre and, in music, marching and concert bands, Bel Canto, Camerata and Concert Choir. Its
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team has won ten state championships and the school also has a successful
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team.


Athletics

West Haven High School athletic facilities include Ken Strong Stadium (an artificial turf football field and track), an enclosed ice skating rink, indoor gymnasium and swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball and softball fields. The Blue Devils soccer and lacrosse teams use the Ken Strong field. West Haven High is part of the
Southern Connecticut Conference The Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) is a high school athletics conference in Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east ...
, Quinnipiac Division, for athletics. In wrestling, they share a co-op team with Platt Regional Vocational Technical School, which competes in the Constitution State Conference. Visi
The West Haven Athletic Hall of Fame
online. *1968 Football, State Championship, Team ranked 1st in Conn. (''New Haven Register'' Sportswriters Poll, 9-0, Class LL), 4th in the United States (''National Sports News Service'' Poll). *1972 Football, State Championship, Team ranked 1st in Conn. (''New Haven Register'' Sportswriters Poll, 10-0, Class LL) *1986, 1987, 1989 Football, Class L State Championships, under the leadership of Coach Ed McCarthy. *2002 Football, Class LL State Championship, also under Ed McCarthy, Team ranked 1st in Conn. (''New Haven Register'' Sportswriters Poll, 12-0, Class LL) *2003 Football, Class LL Semifinals Winner (Lost to New Britain in the Championship) *2009 Wrestling, CSC Championship Runners-up (4-0)
''Constitution State Conference''. Retrieved on 2008-07-28. *1984 Baseball, Class LL State Championship. The team defeated Crosby High High School 7-4 to capture the title. *2009 Baseball, Class LL State Championship. The team defeated Brian McMahon High School 1-0 to win Tommy Lawrence threw a 7 inning complete game shutout. He later on went on to be signed by the Tampa Bay Rays. Note: 1976 was the first year of CIAC football playoffs; 1968 and 1972 Championships are unofficial. *1994 Division I State Champions in Ice Hockey *1990 Division I State Champions in Ice Hockey defeating Greenwich 4-0 *1988 Division I State Champions in Ice Hockey


Notable alumni

* Ulish Booker, professional football player. * Art Ceccarelli, former
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player. * Melanie Chartoff, actress and inventor * Jim Greco, professional skateboarder * Patrick Earl Hammie, contemporary visual artist * Tommy Nelson, actor * Rob Jackson, former NFL linebacker * Rob Radlosky, former MLB player *
Ken Strong Elmer Kenneth Strong (April 21, 1906 – October 5, 1979) was an American football halfback and fullback who also played minor league baseball. Considered one of the greatest all-around players in the early decades of the game, he was inducted ...
, professional football player, inducted into the
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in 1967. *
Tommy Lawrence Thomas Johnstone Lawrence (14 May 1940 – 10 January 2018) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers from the 1950s to the 1970s. Lawrence was with Liverpool for 14 years, making more ...
, former Professional Baseball Player


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* {{authority control Buildings and structures in West Haven, Connecticut Schools in New Haven County, Connecticut Public high schools in Connecticut Rugby league stadiums in the United States Rugby league in Connecticut