Avon High School (Connecticut)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Avon High School
| image = Avon High School.JPG
| caption =
| address = 510 West Avon Road
| city = Avon
| state = Connecticut
| district = Avon Public Schools
| zipcode = 06001
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|41.7833|-72.8623|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| staff =
| ceeb = 070008
| avg_class_size =
| enrollment = 941 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0900120&ID=090012000011|title=Avon High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 12, 2025}}
| grades = 9-12
| conference = Central Connecticut Conference
| slogan =
| motto = Scientia Veritas (In knowledge there is truth).
| accreditation = NEASC
| rival =
| mascot = Falcon
| school_colors = Blue and white
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| founded = {{start date and age|1958|p=1}}
| website = {{URL|https://ahs.avon.k12.ct.us/}}
}}
Avon High School is a public high school in Avon, Connecticut, United States, serving grades 9–12.{{cite web |url=https://www.avon.k12.ct.us/uploaded/Avon_High_School/Student_Handbook/Student_Handbook_2019-2020_Final_080719.pdf|title=Avon High School 2019-2020 Student Handbook|publisher=Avon Public Schools |access-date=February 1, 2021}} The principal since the 2022–2023 school year is Dr. Stephanie Lockhart.
Demographics
Renovations
The school has undergone extensive renovations in the 2000s. The school started its latest renovation project in 2006, which was completed in the fall of 2008. This included the addition of classrooms, a second gymnasium, a new kitchen and cafeteria, orchestra room, several media centers, and interior cosmetic changes. An indoor track and a softball field were proposed, but were canceled due to a lack of funding. The school was also renovated during 1996 and 1997. The most recent renovations (2018-2019) were done to the football field and track, replacing the grass field with turf and replacing the track.{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/connecticut/avon/avon-high-school-turf-project-begins|title=Avon High School Turf Project Begins|date=23 April 2019 |publisher=patch|accessdate=September 20, 2020}}
Academics
In order to graduate, students of the Class of 2023 and beyond must earn a minimum of 25 credits.
Awards and rankings
- In 2023 the school was ranked #7 in Connecticut by Niche.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-29 |title=Avon High School Excels In Yet Another Ranking |url=https://patch.com/connecticut/avon/avon-high-school-excels-yet-another-ranking |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Avon, CT Patch |language=en}}
- In 2024 the school was ranked #606 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Avon High School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/connecticut/districts/avon-school-district/avon-high-school-4410 |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}
Athletics
Avon High School competes in the Central Connecticut Conference and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.
Facilities for field hockey, football, cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, track, and girls' lacrosse are located at the high school. Boys' lacrosse and girls' tennis play at the middle school. Soccer, softball, and cross country have home bases at the Fisher Meadow recreational facility. Baseball plays at the Buckingham recreational facility. The Swimming and Diving team practice and compete at Cornerstone Aquatics Center in West Hartford. The crew team's home base is at Spring Pond at Fisher Meadows, in Avon, Connecticut.
=Fall=
- Cross country — boys' and girls'
- Field hockey — girls'
- Football — boys'
- Soccer — boys' and girls'
- Volleyball — girls'
- Cheerleading — boys' and girls'
- Crew — boys' and girls'
- Golf — boys'
=Winter=
- Basketball — boys' and girls'
- Swimming and diving — boys' and girls'
- Ice hockey — boys' (Farmington Valley Generals){{cite web |url=https://collinsvillepress.com/2017/12/with-veteran-team-farmington-valley-hockey-team-has-big-goals-for-2018/15577/|title=With veteran team, Farmington Valley hockey team has big goals for 2018|date=22 December 2017 |publisher=Collinsville Press |access-date=February 1, 2021}}
- Indoor track — boys' and girls'
- Wrestling — boys'
- Cheerleading — boys' and girls'
=Spring=
- Baseball — boys'
- Golf — girls'
- Lacrosse — boys' and girls'
- Outdoor track — boys' and girls'
- Softball — girls'
- Tennis — boys' and girls'
- Crew — boys' and girls'
The crew team has won multiple Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association (CPSRA) state championship races, as well as many local races and titles. In the 2013 CPSRA championship, the girls' team won the Founder's Trophy for the varsity coxed four event.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Connecticut Public Schools Rowing |title=Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association |url=https://cpsra.org/regatta-history |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association |language=en-US}} In the 2022 CPSRA championship, the boys' team won the Henry Petty Cup for varsity coxed four event.{{Cite web |title=Avon rowing team finds success at states after last-minute removal from Batterson Park practice site |url=https://www.courant.com/community/avon/hc-news-avon-crew-batterson-park-20220531-lrsxqos3dfhzfbjj27mcvdulwq-story.html |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Hartford Courant|date=31 May 2022 }} They often compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta.
Avon High School's club sport, Ultimate Frisbee, won the Division I State Championship in 2018.{{Cite web |last1=deSimas |first1=Gerry |last2=Jr. |last3=Press |first3=Collinsville |date=2018-05-18 |title=Avon High ultimate team takes fifth at state championship tournament - The Collinsville Press |url=https://collinsvillepress.com/2018/05/avon-high-ultimate-team-takes-fifth-at-state-championship-tournament/17654/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |language=en-US}}
=CIAC State Championships=
| class="wikitable" |
| Team
! Year |
|---|
| Boys' soccer
|1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
| Wrestling
|1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2023 |
| Boys' tennis
|1986, 1994, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Girls' cross country
|1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| Boys' track and field (outdoor)
| 1964, 1966, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1994 |
| Girls' soccer
|2001, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012 |
| Boys' track and field (indoor)
| 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 |
| Boys' cross country
|2014, 2019, 2021 |
| Boys' golf
|1985, 2017, 2018 |
| Girls' outdoor track
|2016, 2018 |
| Boys' basketball
| 1998, 2005 |
| Field hockey
| 1983, 1984 |
| Baseball
| 1962, 1968 |
| Girls' volleyball
|2019 |
| Girls' basketball
|2008 |
| Girls' tennis
| 1986 |
| Ice hockey (Farmington Valley Generals)
| 2018 |
Notable alumni
{{alumni|date=June 2022}}
- Will Friedle, actor
- Jessica Lundy, actress
- Kia McNeill, professional soccer player{{cite web|last=Riley|first=Lori|title=McNeill Helps Beat To Victory Over Breakers In Women's Soccer|url=https://www.courant.com/2010/08/21/mcneill-helps-beat-to-victory-over-breakers-in-womens-soccer/|publisher=Hartford Courant|access-date=May 24, 2014|date=August 21, 2010}}
- Hank Plona, college basketball coach
- David Yoo, author
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://ahs.avon.k12.ct.us/}}
{{Central Connecticut Conference}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1958
Category:Schools in Hartford County, Connecticut