Robert E. Fitch High School is a public high school located in

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History

The original Fitch High School (now the former location of Fitch Middle School) was built in 1928 next to the Town Hall on Poquonock Road, and was funded in part by the will of a local merchant, Charles Fitch, with the stipulation that it be named after his son, Robert E. Fitch. In the early 1950s, the district enrollment was larger than the school could handle. The school district decided to split to a junior high and senior high system. In 1954, the school district built a new school, the current Robert E. Fitch Senior High School, in its current location at the top of Fort Hill Road, and renamed the existing school Robert E. Fitch Junior High School.

Notable alumni and faculty

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(NFL) head coach *Jason Filardi, screenwriter * Jesse Hahn,

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(MLB) player * John J. Kelley, runner and cross country coach at the school * Fran Mainella,

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Director, 2001–2006 * Paul Menhart, former

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* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Groton, Connecticut Schools in New London County, Connecticut Public high schools in Connecticut Educational institutions established in 1928 1928 establishments in Connecticut