Avon High School (Connecticut)

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Avon High School
Address
Map
510 West Avon Road

Avon
,
Connecticut
06001

United States
Coordinates41°47′00″N 72°51′44″W / 41.7833°N 72.8623°W / 41.7833; -72.8623
Information
MottoScientia Veritas (In knowledge there is truth).
Founded1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
School districtAvon Public Schools
CEEB code070008
PrincipalStephanie Lockhart [1]
Faculty83.60 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment955 (2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.09[2]
Color(s)Blue and white
  
Athletics conferenceCentral Connecticut Conference
MascotFalcon
AccreditationNEASC
Websiteahs.avon.k12.ct.us

Avon High School is a public high school in Avon, Connecticut, United States, serving grades 9–12.[3] The principal since the 2022-2023 school year is Dr. Stephanie Lockhart.

Demographics[edit]

The 2019–2020 demographic profile is as follows: White 72%, Asian American 13%, Black 5%, Hispanic 5%, two or more races 4%, American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.2%, and Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0%.[4]

Renovations[edit]

The school has undergone extensive renovations over the last 20 years. The school started its latest renovation project in 2006, which was completed in the fall of 2008. The latest renovation 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) done to the football field and track, replacing the grass field with turf and replacing the track.[5]

Academics[edit]

In order to graduate, students of the Class of 2023 and beyond must earn a minimum of 25 credits.

Awards and rankings[edit]

  • Ranked number 116 as top public high school in America by Newsweek magazine 2016[6]
  • Ranked number 16 best high school in Connecticut in U.S. News & World Report rankings in 2017[7]

Athletics[edit]

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 the Batterson Park recreational facility in Farmington, Connecticut.

Fall[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • Basketball — boys and girls
  • Swimming and Diving — boys and girls
  • Ice hockey — boys (Farmington Valley Generals)[8]
  • Indoor track — boys and girls
  • Wrestling — boys
  • Cheerleading — boys and girls

Spring[edit]

  • 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.[9] In the 2022 CPSRA championship, the boys' team won the Henry Petty Cup for varsity coxed four event.[10] They often compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Avon High School's Club Sport, Ultimate Frisbee won the Division II State Championship (2015) for Ultimate Frisbee.[citation needed]

CIAC State Championships[edit]

Team Year
Boys Soccer 1976, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2000, 2014, 2015
Wrestling 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2023
Boys Tennis 1986, 1994, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023
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 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

[11]

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Staff Directory". Avon Public Schools. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Avon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Avon High School 2019-2020 Student Handbook" (PDF). Avon Public Schools. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Avon High School Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Avon High School Turf Project Begins". patch. 23 April 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Newsweek: Avon High School Among the Best In The Nation". patch. 11 August 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Avon High School Cracks the Top 20 in US News Rankings". patch. 26 April 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "With veteran team, Farmington Valley hockey team has big goals for 2018". Collinsville Press. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Association, Connecticut Public Schools Rowing. "Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association". Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  10. ^ "Avon rowing team finds success at states after last-minute removal from Batterson Park practice site". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  11. ^ "CIAC Sports Champions Database Search". CIAC. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Riley, Lori (August 21, 2010). "McNeill Helps Beat To Victory Over Breakers In Women's Soccer". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 24, 2014.

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