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Terryville High School

21 North Main St., Terryville, CT, 06786-5328 -

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Definition of Terms

Terryville High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Litchfield County, CT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

429 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

35 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 45 students

Grade 10 - 126 students

Grade 11 - 137 students

Grade 12 - 121 students

This School

(CT) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CT) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	3%	13%
% Black	2%	16%
% White	93%	67%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CT) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(CT) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Plymouth School District

This School's Agency

(CT) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	5	6
Number of Students Managed	1,897 students	2,969 students
District Total Revenue	$24,894,000	$38,028,000
District Expenditure	$23,940,000	$36,375,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,123	$12,808
District Expenditure / Student	$12,620	$12,252
District Graduation Rates	90%	79%

Board of Ed meeting a night of awards (The Bristol Press)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:13:54 pm
PLYMOUTH — Eight students were recognized at the Board of Education meeting Wednesday night for their academic prowess, good citizenship and community service. They were the recipients of the superintendent’s award, which is given each year to two students from each school in the district.
Plymouth: Bell ringing recalls end of a war (The Bristol Press)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 04:01:29 am
PLYMOUTH — Commander of American Legion Post No. 20 Walt Kramarz rang a bell 11 times at 11:11 a.m. while local veterans and their supporters stood in silence.
In Plymouth, a celebration of democracy (The Bristol Press)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 11:48:00 am
PLYMOUTH — The town’s newly elected officials were sworn at the Inauguration Day ceremony Sunday at Terryville High School, but as every speaker noted, the day wasn’t just about them.
COACHES' CORNER: Fowler has seen a lot in coaching, game of life (The Register Citizen)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 06:24:09 am
Coaching at any level is a huge undertaking, as hundreds of area parents discover every year when they volunteer for T-Ball, Little League, Youth Soccer or any other sport. Raise the difficulty 10 notches in taking over a high school team; then hit infinity when you replace a local legend.
Plymouth to have recount, wrap up, swear in (The Bristol Press)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 04:24:49 pm
PLYMOUTH — A recount of the council votes in District 2 will take place Monday.

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Terryville High School is a public high school located in Terryville, Connecticut.
Terryville High School's Mission
The mission of Terryville High School is to educate its students to reach their maximum potential in learning, social growth, and awareness of themselves in an ever-changing society. The school, in partnership with family and the community, promotes career planning, continuous education, vocational preparation, and leadership.
Terryville encourages students to cultivate these basic values: the qualities of self-discipline, self-respect, self-direction, and integrity; the belief in the individuality of each person, the importance of a critical and analytical approach to problem solving; the recognition that learning requires involvement based on mutual respect, obligations and goals; the stimulation of students intellectual curiosity; the encouragement from the past in order to prepare for highly complex and changing world community; and the nurturing of learning as a valuable lifelong process.
Terryville's Sports
Terryville High School has a wide variety of fun stuff the students can participate in. There is baseball, softball, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys soccer, girls soccer, cross country, tennis, volleyball, track and field, golf, and wrestling. Historic sports moments for Terryville include six state basketball championships. Art Hamm coached the team to Connecticut state high school basketball championship victories in 1983-1984. The most recent title was won in 1995. In 1991, Phil Lyga coached his soccer team to a co-champion Berkshire League title. Jerry Daniels and his wrestling teams won several Berkshire League titles and coached many state champions like Kevin Higgins, Paul Higgins, Tony Piazza, Tom Yale, Diego Quintero. Ryan Gorack the last kangaroo state champ and 3x state open place winner was coached by Kevin Higgins who thrived under Jerry Daniels program. The Terryville softball squad was a very dominating team which came very close to winning the state title in 2008. Ashley Hogan and Bethany Grimes received all-state for the season. The gymnasium of Terryville High School is adorned with banners representing many years of athletic achievements. The Terryville Varsity Boys Basketball Team finished their 2008-2009 season with an undefeated record of 20-0. They are the first basketball team, first boys team, and second overall team in school history to have an undefeated season at Terryville High School. (The first was the girls volleyball team in 2000).
Terryville High School Drama Club
The Terryville High School Drama Club has a long history of presenting plays, including "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (2009), "Altar Egos: The I Do's and Don'ts of an American Wedding" (2008), Bram Stoker's Dracula (2007), Beauty and the Beast: French Fairy Tale Version (2006), Bye Bye Birdie (2004), The Sound of Music (2003), Hello Dolly, Anything Goes, South Pacific, and Mame.
The New Terryville High School
Work on the new Terryville High School began on January 25, 2006. Less than two years later, it was opened for operation on January 7, 2008.The School Building Committee Members are:
Chairman William O. Allread,
Warren Brayton,
Barbara Deschaine,
Scott Ewen,
William Hubbard ,
Joseph Sekorski,
Donna Wunsch,
John Wunsch,
Town Council Liaison: Councilman Zagurski.
External links
http://www.plymouth.k12.ct.us/ths/ for more information on Terryville High School.
http://www.plymouthct.us/newHS.htm for updates on the new school, and future changes.

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