Ansonia High School (Connecticut)

Ansonia High School is a public four-year high school located in Ansonia, Connecticut. It has approximately 683 students in grades 9 through 12. About 71.2 percent of the student body is Caucasian; 28.8 percent is minority. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and the Connecticut State Department of Education.

Ansonia High School
Address
20 Pulaski Highway

Ansonia
,
Connecticut
06401

United States
Coordinates41.3297°N 73.064°W / 41.3297; -73.064
Information
School typeHigh school
Established1675
Sister schoolDerby
SuperintendentDr. Carol Merlone
PrincipalPaul Giansanti
Employees44.30 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment565 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.75[1]
Color(s)   
SongOh Lavender
NicknameChargers
Team nameAnsonia Chargers
RivalNaugatuck High School
AccreditationConnecticut State Department of Education
NewspaperThe Charger Pride
Alumni
Websiteansonia.org/schools/high/high.asp

Facilities

Ansonia High school was originally located on the east side of the Naugatuck River, at the foot of Prospect Street, near the intersection of North and South Cliff Streets. Today the lot serves as a small park and playground. The building burned in a massive fire on February 23, 1939[2] According to the Evening Sentinel, the building was being used for eighth and ninth grades at the time of the fire, and served 590 students. The fire started in the basement and ten were injured while fighting it.

The original building was erected in 1880. A new high school was opened in 1937, located on Howard Avenue on the west side of the Naugatuck River. This was relocated to the east side, where a new building opened in 1999. The previous building became the new Ansonia Middle School.

The school has 79 employees. The staff has an average of 13.9 years of experience. 80 percent have a master's degree and 42 percent trained for the Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST) program as mentors, assessors, or cooperating teachers. The school year contains two semesters and four marking periods. The minimum passing grade for the school is a 60.

Graduation requirements

To graduate from Ansonia High School, a student needs four credits in English, three in social studies (including United States history), two credits in science, three credits in math, one credit in a vocational education or art, one credit in physical education, a half credit in computer applications, and half a credit in health.

Sports

In the mid-1970s, the high school adopted the "Chargers" as its mascot.

Ansonia is part of the Naugatuck Valley League[3]

Their football team has a storied rivalry with Naugatuck High School that has been played annually on thanksgiving since 1895. Ansonia has been the historic winner of the game and currently has a 10 game win streak over the Greyhounds.

The football team has won the Walter Camp Football Foundation's Joseph W. Kelly Trophy - awarded to Connecticut's top football team - in '83, '89, '05, '06, '07, and '13.[4]

It has placed boys in the all-star basketball team for the state.[5] The boys' football team has also produced players who have been recruited for colleges.[6]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Ansonia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. The Evening Sentinel, "Big Fire Ruins Old Ansonia High" Feb 24, 1939
  3. Naugatuck Valley League.
  4. "Ansonia High School To Receive Walter Camp's 2007 "Joseph W. Kelly" Trophy" (Press release). Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  5. "All-Star Basketball Festival rosters," March 24, 2009, found at Connecticut Post website. Accessed March 26, 2009.
  6. Mike Farrell, Rivals.com, in USA Today, "UConn translates on-field success into recruiting prowess," found at USA Today website. Accessed March 26, 2009.
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