Bassick High School
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History
In 1924, the Bassick Family home was demolished to begin construction for a school. The E & F Construction Company was awarded the contract after submitting a bid for $692,946. Architect E.G. Soothey created a GeorgianGeorgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style plan set back 100 feet from Fairfield Avenue leaving "ample room to the south of the school for a large athletic field...."
Bassick Junior High School opened in 1929 with 1,034 students in grades seven through nine and was soon thereafter converted to a Senior High School. A new addition was built in 1968 at a cost of $3.5 million.
Academics
As of 2006, the school administration planned to continue developing "Achievement and Career Academies" within the school. "These Academies will create small communities of learners that will personalize the educational experience for each student and provide needed support for increased levels of academic achievement," according to the Federal Department of Education Web site. "Through an Advisory Program, Bassick will ensure that each student is known well by at least one adult member of the school community." The program was also to integrate reading and mathematics instruction.In the federal 2006 fiscal year, The U.S. Department of Education awarded the school $476,753 for a five-year "Smaller Learning Communities" grant.
Athletics
The school is a member of the FCIACFCIAC
FCIAC, the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, was established in 1961 and is made up of high schools throughout Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA...
conference. Bassick's boys' basketball team year started with the loss of junior TaVon Duharte. There was a ceremony during the first game of the season in which the team retired his jersey. Although they lost their first game, the basketball team went on to the playoffs with a record of 23-3, but lost to Weaver High in the third playoff game.