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Putnam High School (abbreviated as PHS) is a
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Putnam, Connecticut Putnam is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,224 at the 2020 census. History Putnam, originally known as Aspinock, then part of Killingly, is a New England mill town incorporated in 1855. Created from se ...
, United States.


History

The original school building at 126 Church Street was constructed in 1874. It was added to the
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in 1993, and is now used as the
Putnam Town Hall Putnam Town Hall, formerly Putnam High School, is an historic civic building at 126 Church Street in Putnam, Connecticut. Constructed in 1874, it is one of the oldest surviving high school buildings in the state, and a distinctive local example ...
. The present school was built in 1955 on Schoolhouse Drive off Woodstock Avenue and a new wing was added in 1970. A second addition was completed in 1994 which houses the technical education department,
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, and television studio. From 2014 to 2017, the high school has undergone renovations to expand the school and remove an outbreak of asbestos beneath the flooring. Part of this renovation included an all new gymnasium, bullet proof windows, and a new modern look. The auditorium was removed and replaced with a small theater room.


Athletics

Putnam High School's athletic programs, nicknamed the Clippers, have captured four
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State Championships. The Putnam High football team defeated Haddam-Killingworth 20-14 for the 1994 Class S Championship. The Clippers lost championship games to Ansonia in 1984 and to Trinity Catholic in 1993.The Connecticut Association of Schools - Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
/ref> The Putnam boys basketball team won the Class S championship in 1986 against Portland 60-58. The team lost the championship game in 1929, 1930, 1956, 1995 and 2006. The baseball team won the 1985 Class S title, topping Thomaston 7-3. The Clipper softball team defeated Old Saybrook 7-1 for the 1989 Class S Championship, and was runner-up in 1991 and 1992. Putnam High School joined the
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(ECC) in the 2000-2001 school year. They switched to the
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(CSC) in the 2010-2011 school year.


Administration

The principal of Putnam High School is Heather Taylor as of April 14, 2021.


Past administrators

* 1880 Principal Burnette *1886 Principal A. F. Amadon *1889-? Professor George F. Jewett of New Brunswick, New Jersey *?-1905 Principal Harrison F Gay Principal Gay resign
Cheerleading

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The cheerleading
squad won the ECC Cheer Championships in 2001, 2002, 2008, and 2009. In 2002, the Class "S" was dissolved for the competition and Putnam competed in Class "M." The Class "S" division was resumed thereafter. In the 2001 State Championships the cheerleading squad finished 4th in Class "S," coming in 1 point behind Ellington High School">Ellington, missing the 3rd-place finish. They finished Top 5 in 1999 and 2001. They finished Top 10 in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, and 2008. In 2009 at the State Championships the cheerleading squad placed third in the Class "S" division.


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* {{authority control Schools in Windham County, Connecticut Putnam, Connecticut Public high schools in Connecticut Educational institutions established in 1874 1874 establishments in Connecticut