Shepaug Valley School (SVS) is a seven-year (grades 6-12) public, coeducational middle and high school in
Washington, Connecticut
Washington is a rural town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. The population was 3,646 at the 2020 census. Washington is known for its picturesque countryside, historic architecture, and active civi ...
. Shepaug Valley School is the only public secondary school of
Regional School District 12, which serves Washington,
Bridgewater, and
Roxbury.
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It was formerly two separate schools, Shepaug Valley Middle School (SVMS) and Shepaug Valley High School (SVHS). It was chosen as Connecticut's only public high school to receive the
blue-ribbon school in 1998, and one of two in
New England
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.
History
Prior to 2000 the school received
block scheduling
Block scheduling or blocking is a type of academic scheduling used in schools in the American K-12 system, in which each pupil has fewer classes per day. It is more common in middle and high schools than in primary schools. Each class is schedu ...
. In 2012 the superintendent of the school district, Patricia Cosentino, wanted to establish a "flexible schedule" (using elements of both block and traditional scheduling) regime for both the middle and high schools, and therefore end block scheduling for high school students. The high school parent council opposed the plan. In 2012 there were about 320 students in the high school, and the enrollment was decreasing. 10 years later in 2022, there has been a continued decline in the amount of attendees at the institution, with a total enrollment of 434 students across grades 6-12.
Ground plan
Shepaug is a one-floor building housed on an campus. Since the space is shared with students of Shepaug Valley Middle School, who have their own wing in the building, high school students take academic courses in their own section of the building, a long hallway off of which classrooms branch.
The rest of the building is shared between middle and high school students. It consists of a cafeteria, a large, central cavity known as "the mall", a library resource center with more than 10,000 print volumes, gymnasium, planetarium, swimming pool, band and choir practice rooms, fine arts, auto, and woodworking shops, and a professionally equipped theatre.
Outdoors on campus, there is a
peace pole and reflection area, a swing-set, a pond, and a memorial to former student
Tam Farrow. Shepaug also hosts soccer and field hockey fields, a competitive cross country trail, and a track that was recently under renovation.
Notable alumni
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Stephen C. Reich, United States Army Major killed during
Operation Red Wings
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Evan Scribner
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Professional career Arizona Diamondbacks
Scr ...
, former
MLB
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player (
San Diego Padres
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,
Oakland Athletics
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)
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Joe Moravsky
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, athlete and reality television contestant
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Sadie Dupuis
Sadie Dupuis (born Sarah Dupuis; July 8, 1988) is an American musician who is the guitarist, lead vocalist and lyricist for the band Speedy Ortiz and formerly for the band Quilty. She has also released two solo albums, ''Slugger'' and ''Haunted P ...
, lead vocals and guitar in band
Speedy Ortiz
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Speedy may refer to:
Ships
* HMS ''Speedy'', nine ships of the Royal Navy
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References
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Schools in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Public high schools in Connecticut
Public middle schools in Connecticut
1969 establishments in Connecticut