New Canaan High School

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Type Public Principal Mr. William Egan Website New Canaan High School District New Canaan Public Schools Mascot Red Rams		Established 1971 Colors Red and Black Phone +1 203-594-4600 Number of students 1,300

Address 11 Farm Rd, New Canaan, CT 06840, USA

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New Canaan High School is the only public high school in New Canaan, Connecticut. The current Principal is William Egan. The school is a part of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, otherwise known as the FCIAC.

New canaan high school class of 2015 graduation

History

Construction on the school was finalized in 1971. The school is located on grounds donated by the Lapham family, carving off approximately 46 acres of Waveny Park.

The donations of land came in two installments, one being 31 acres (130,000 m²) in 1964 and the second being 15 acres (61,000 m²) in 1966.

The school is at the intersection of Farm Rd and South Avenue, with the latter being a major thoroughfare into and out of downtown New Canaan. The school is set back from South Avenue by a 19-acre (77,000 m²) wetlands buffer which includes running trails.

Campus

The school recently completed a multi-year, $60+ million renovation. An additional $14 million was spent on asbestos abatement, a portion of which was reimbursed through the settlement of an asbestos related lawsuit.

Athletics

New Canaan High School is part of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC).

The varsity lacrosse program was founded by Howard Benedict in 1973, and he coached the team for 34 years. Benedict is considered one of the greatest high school lacrosse coaches of all time.

The varsity boys' soccer program won its first ever state championship in 2005. The team was coached by Eric Swallow, currently the athletic director at Southington High School.

Library

In 2010, the program was honored by the American Association of School Librarians with the National School Library Program of the Year Award (acceptance video) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians with the state equivalent, the Bernice "Bunny" Yesner School Library Media Program of the Year Award. It also received honorable mentions for instructional collaboration from two international educational technology organizations: the International Society for Technology in Education and the Consortium for School Networking.

Academics

Forbes magazine recently rated the school a 105.32 out of 100 for its educational quality.

Notable alumni

Ann Coulter (Class of 1980), conservative social and political commentator, writer, syndicated columnist, and lawyer

Phil Iazzetta (Class of 1994) actor, radio producer and radio personality (Late Night with David Letterman, ABCSports, SiriusXM Radio, iHeartRadio)

Katherine Heigl (Class of 1997), film producer and former fashion model, actress on Grey's Anatomy, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Knocked Up, 27 Dresses

Martin Mull (Class of 1961), actor who has appeared in many television and film roles

Max Pacioretty (Class of 2007), professional hockey left winger and captain of the Montreal Canadiens

Bill Toomey (Class of 1957), track and field competitor and the 1968 Olympic decathlon champion

Jon Vitti (unknown), writer best known for his work on the television series The Simpsons

Sid Yudain (Class of 1951), journalist who founded Roll Call in 1955 as a community newspaper focused on the United States Congress and Capitol Hill

Curt Casali (Class of 2007), professional baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays

Michael McCusker (Class of 1984), film editor of the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line

Bill Roorbach (Class of 1971), author of short stories

Will Hanley (Class of 2008), basketball player

Peter Demmerle (Class of 1972), Notre Dame Fighting Irish football player

Andrew Campbell Olympic Rower

Charlie Cole Olympic Rower

Notable faculty

Howard Benedict, lacrosse coach

References

New Canaan High School Wikipedia

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