Conard High School

Frederick U. Conard High School is a public high school in West Hartford, in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It opened in 1957, and was named after Frederick Underwood Conard, president of Niles-Bement-Pond Company and chairman of the local Board of Education when plans for the school were approved.[3] Conard is one of two West Hartford public high schools, the other being Hall High School.

Conard High School
Address
110 Beechwood Road

West Hartford
,
Connecticut
06107

United States
Coordinates41.7367°N 72.7523°W / 41.7367; -72.7523
Information
TypePublic school
Motto'Diversity is our Strength'[1]
Established1957
School districtWest Hartford Public Schools
SuperintendentThomas Moore
PrincipalJamahl Hines
Faculty10.8 (2016)
Grades9-12
Number of students1,470 (2018-19)[2]
Color(s)Red and Gray    
Team nameNone
RivalsHall High School
NewspaperThe Conard Courant
WebsiteCHS Homepage

History

Conard's first classes were held on September 4, 1957.[4] Conard was originally designed to accommodate 1100 students.[5]

On February 23, 2015, fans of Conard and Hall High School basketball were involved in a physical conflict at their annual end-of-season rivalry game.[6]

Academics
  • Blue Ribbon School in 1984-85.[7]
  • Julio Duarte, current Principal of Conard High School, was selected as the 2013 High School Assistant Principal of the Year by the Connecticut Association of Schools.[8]

Athletics

Conard high school is part of the Central Connecticut Conference (CCC), competing in the West Division. The Board of Education added varsity sports for girls in January 1972.[9]

The most recent state championship came in the fall of 2020 when the boys cross country team won the CIAC Class LL title.[10]

The boys ice hockey team won the CIAC Division II ice hockey championships in 1985[11] and 1996.[12]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Conard's mission statement". Archived from the original on 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
  2. "Conrad High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. Names of the West Hartford Public Schools Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "First Conard High Pupils Assigned To Home Rooms". The Hartford Courant. 1957-08-31. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  5. Karpman, Marilyn (1956-12-16). "Double Sessions Are Planned At Hall High School". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  6. "Premature court-storming leads to brawl in high school game".
  7. Blue Ribbon Schools: 1982-2002 Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Conard's Julio Duarte Named High School Assistant Principal of the Year". 26 November 2012.
  9. Michael Walsh. "Fifty years later, West Hartford's first varsity female athletes and coaches recall early days of Title IX". CT Insider. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  10. "CIAC Tourney". CIAC. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. "CIAC Tourney" (PDF). CIAC. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  12. "CIAC Tourney" (PDF). CIAC. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  13. ESPNMAG.com - ESPN The Magazine: Skeleton Crew
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