| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Hartford County, CT |
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| Total Students |
1096 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
86 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 43 students | | Grade 10 - 355 students | | Grade 11 - 380 students | | Grade 12 - 318 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:13 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
9% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
16% |
13% |
| % Black |
12% |
16% |
| % White |
62% |
67% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
17% |
19% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
8% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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(CT) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
West Hartford School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
16 |
6 |
| Number of Students Managed |
9,988 students |
2,969 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$128,196,000 |
$38,028,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$123,560,000 |
$36,375,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,835 |
$12,808 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,371 |
$12,252 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
79% |
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- Conard High School is a public high school in West Hartford, 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. Conard is one of two high schools in the West Hartford Public Schools, the other being Hall High School.
- History
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Conard's first classes began on September 4, 1957. Conard was originally designed to accommodate 1100 students.
- In 1998, Alphonse Chuck Landroche became Conard's principal. Landroche retired at the end of the 2007 school year. Tom Moore became Conard's principal in 2007.
- Mission Statement
- Facts and Statistics
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As of 2005, Conard had a population of 1,405 students, with 63.1% White, 16.5% Hispanic, 11.1% Black, 9.3% Asian American and 0.1% American Indian.
- There is a prominent rivalry between Conard High School and its cross-town counterpart, Hall High School.
- Accomplishments
- Recognized by Newsweek magazine as Connecticut's top public high school in 2006, based on "the number of Advanced Placement and/or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 2005 divided by the number of graduating seniors".
- Blue Ribbon School in 1984-85.
- Recognized by Connecticut News Channel 3 as the first Cool School of Fall 2009.
- Controversy
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In 2002, Olympic gold medalist and Conard graduate Jim Shea gave a talk at Conard in which he told students, "I'm not saying not to drink; I drank a lot in this school ... What I'm saying is, don't die. Don't be crippled for the rest of your life, don't lose your arm, don't mangle your face." The comments caused some controversy among Conard faculty and the media.
- In late spring of 2006, student council president Francisco Acevedo was arrested on charges of breach of peace during "Senior Prank Day" in the events following the release of hundreds of crickets in the school cafeteria.
- Student Activities
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Conard High School offers a variety of different clubs and boards.Clubs
- Art Club
- Business Club
- Chess Club
- Drama
- Drill Team
- Environmental Club
- French Club (Le Club Francais)
- Freshman Class Board
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Junior Class Board
- Math Team
- Mock Trial Team
- Model UN Club
- Musical
- Ping Pong Club
- Pow Wow (School Newspaper)
- Senior Class Board
- Sophomore Class Board
- Step Team
- Student Council
- Unified Theater
- Video Club
Athletics
- Baseball
- Basketball M
- Basketball W
- Cheerleading
- Cross-Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf M
- Golf W
- Gymnastics
- Ice Hockey M
- Ice Hockey W
- Indoor Track
- Lacrosse M
- Lacrosse W
- Soccer M
- Soccer W
- Softball
- Swimming & Diving M
- Swimming & Diving W
- Tennis M
- Tennis W
- Track & Field
- Volleyball M
- Volleyball W
- Winter Cheerleading
- Wrestling
Honor Societies
- Athletic Leadership Council
- National Honor Society
- French Honor Society
- Latin Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- Notable alumni
- David Naughton, class of 1969, actor (An American Werewolf in London)
- James Naughton, actor, winner of the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (1990, 1997)
- Jim Shea, class of 1987, 2002 Olympic gold medal winner
- Matt Sinatro, class of 1978, Major League Baseball player and coach
- Marcus Camby, professional basketball player (transferred before graduating)[1]
- External links
- Conard High School
- School Report 2003-04 for No Child Left Behind
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| About This Zip Code (06107) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
18,189 people |
3,282,160 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
69% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
43 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.4 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$76,240
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$52,927 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.8 rooms |
5.5 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
58 years old |
48 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
85% / 15% |
62% / 38% |
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