Sacred Heart High School was a

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located in the downtown district in the city of

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. It was in the jurisdiction of the

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Background

Sacred Heart was established in 1922 as an all-girls school. The school became

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in 1938. Since 1975, the school has been located in the old Waterbury Catholic High School building in downtown Waterbury.

Closure

On February 11, 2021, Sacred Heart announced it would be closing at the end of the 2020–2021 school year. The school's president said it was in part due to declining enrollment at the school.

Athletics

Conferences

* Part of the

Naugatuck Valley League The Naugatuck Valley League (abbreviated NVL) is a 15-team athletic conference of high schools, located in the Naugatuck River Valley of Connecticut. The NVL is a member of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC). It is the old ...

(NVL) * Part of the

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(CIAC)

Notable alumni

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, former Republican U.S. representative of the fifth congressional district. *

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, professional basketball player *

Ron Diorio Ronald Michael Diorio (born July 15, 1946), and attended Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, Connecticut. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, in and . He batted and threw right-handed. Diorio was drafted by ...

, Major League baseball pitcher for

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1973-1974. * Dave Wallace, Major League Baseball pitching coach, and a former general manager and player * Christopher Evans, French-American graphic designer and illustrator, well known in France * John Gereski, adjutant general of the

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References

External links

School Website

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
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