Francis T. Maloney High School
Francis T. Maloney High School is a public school located in Meriden, Connecticut. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 64 percent. Francis T. Maloney High School is 1 of 2 high schools in the Meriden School District a[2]
| Francis T. Maloney High School | |
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| Address | |
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121 Gravel Street , 06450 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41.5318°N 72.7725°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| School district | Meriden Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Mark D. Benigni |
| Principal | Jennifer Straub |
| Faculty | 89 (2014) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,134 (2018-19)[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Website | www.maloneyhs.com |
Maloney athletics are very well known throughout Meriden as an annual Thanksgiving football game against the cross-town rival Platt Panthers gains media attention all over the city and has upwards of 2000 people attending the game. The school's boys basketball team won the Class L CIAC championship against Lyman Hall of Wallingford on March 15, 2008. This was the first boys' basketball state title for Maloney. The schools athletic program also has produced Jonathan Jenkins, a defensive lineman currently playing professionally for the New York Giants.[3]
Maloney High School is the home of the Spartan Marching Band, which is the largest musical group in the city. The school's music department also hosts the annual Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA) Southern Region Music Festival, where top-notch musicians gather and play songs such as the A+ March.
Notable alumni
- Beau Billingslea, actor
- Rob Hyman, musician
- John Jenkins, NFL player
- Jay Murphy, Former NBA Player
- Abdelillah Elanaya, Celebrity manager
References
- "Francis T. Maloney High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- "http://www.meridenk12.org/Schools/High_Schools/". External link in
|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - Pettit, John. "For Maloney, It's Mission Accomplished." Meriden Record Journal. Record-Journal Publishing Company, 15 Mar. 2008. Web. . 03 Nov. 2011.