Hamden High School

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Location
Hamden High School

"To Everyone There Openeth A Way."
Hamden, Connecticut
Information
Principal	Gary Highsmith
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Green Dragon
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Established	1935
Homepage	http://www.hs.hamden.org/

Hamden High School is a four year high school for grades 9 through 12. It is located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school was built in 1935 and is still in operation today. One of its most notable features is a golden cupola atop a clock tower, at the front of the building. Below the clock tower sits a small circular window, with two draping plaster banners on the sides seeming to form the letter 'M,' and giving the building the nickname 'the MOM building.'

As of 2007, the school has roughly 2200 students. While most students come from the Hamden Middle School, many others come from private and magnet schools in the surrounding area.

1 Mission Statement
2 Layout
3 Athletics
4 Notable alumni
5 Bomb threats
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Mission Statement

In partnership with the students, parents and community of Hamden, our mission as educators is to develop well-educated, responsible and productive global citizens through a program of studies that will enable them to grow as individuals, to value differences, and to adapt to a changing world.

[edit] Layout

Hamden High has four main wings. These are the A, B, C, and D wings. Each wing is sometimes called by a nickname. A is the "Dixwell Side", B is the "Parkway Side", D is the "Chili's Side", and C is the "Backyard" and is the only side with four accessible floors. The C wing has an auditorium and gym on its first floor. A public pool is in the C-Wing basement. On the second floor is the Cafe and School Store. The library is located on the first floor A-Wing with the Career Center located just above it. In the middle of HHS, there is a courtyard, which students usually use as a thru-way. The A wing is generally for the social sciences and humanities, B wing for English and Science classes, C wing for lecture halls, chemistry, and some miscellaneous offices, and D wing for math and foreign languages. The first floor's B and C wings are noted as being the HQ for the HHS Art classes.

[edit] Athletics

Hamden High School competes in the CIAC of Connecticut, within the Southern Connecticut Conference, and class LL. They also compete within the inner city school system.

Hamden High School maintains a long-standing football rivalry with Notre Dame High School. Hamden's Green Dragons and Notre Dame's Green Knights have met in the "Green Bowl" on Thanksgiving Day for 57 consecutive years.

Sports Offered

Fall:

Badminton (Women)
Cheerleading
Cross-Country
Field-Hockey
Football
Soccer
Swimming (Women)
Volleyball (Women)

Winter:

Basketball
Cheerleading
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Indoor Track & Field
Swimming (Men)

Spring:

Baseball
Golf (Men)
Lacrosse
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field

[edit] Notable alumni

Scott Burrell, Basketball, Football, and Baseball player.
Anttaj Hawthorne, American football player.

[edit] Bomb threats

Students at Hamden High School were evacuated for several hours due to telephoned bomb threats on Friday, September 14, 2007, ^[1] and again on Thursday, September 27, 2007.^{[citation needed]} Nothing was found on either occasion.^[1]