Stratford High School is a high school in Stratford, Connecticut

Stratford, Connecticut

Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639....

, USA. Stratford High serves students in grades 9 - 12. It is part of Stratford Public Schools and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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 and the Connecticut State Department of Education

Connecticut State Department of Education

Connecticut State Department of Education is a branch of the state government of Connecticut in the United States. The agency is headquartered in the State Office Building at 165 Capitol Avenue in Hartford...

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Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities at Stratford High School include art students league, build On, choir, drama society, Earth club, French club, Gay-straight alliance

Gay-straight alliance

Gay–straight alliances are student organizations, found primarily in North American high schools and universities, that are intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and their straight allies .-Goal:The goal of most, if not all,...

, Health Occupations Students of America, jazz band, Link Crew

Link Crew

Link Crew is a leadership program offered to high schools in the United States and Canada. The program allows the school to choose upper-classmen to be linked with freshmen throughout the year. The Link Leaders help the freshman get involved by informing them about the activities put on by the...

, literary magazine, marching band, Model United Nations

Model United Nations

Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....

, National Honor Society

National Honor Society

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, newspaper, peer advocates, peer mediators, Red Devils Inn (student restaurant), ski and snowboard club, Spanish club, student council, volunteer club, and yearbook.

The school's athletic teams, known as the Red Devils, compete in CAS-CIAC

Connecticut Association of Schools

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 size classification M, South West Conference

South West Conference

The South-West Conference is a high school athletics conference in Southwestern Connecticut. The conference comprises schools in Fairfield County, Litchfield County, and New Haven County-History:...

, Patriot Division. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance team (highsteppers), drill team, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Notable alumni

• Reginald B. DeLacour, Adjutant general
  Adjutant general
  An Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer.-Imperial Russia:In Imperial Russia, the General-Adjutant was a Court officer, who was usually an army general. He served as a personal aide to the Tsar and hence was a member of the H. I. M. Retinue...
  
   of Connecticut 1939-1948
• Tom Penders
  Tom Penders
  Tom Penders is a retired college basketball head coach, who last coached from 2004 through 2010 at the University of Houston. He is from Stratford, Connecticut and has a 648-438 career record...
  
  (1964), collegiate basketball coach.
• Ken Olsen (1944), the cofounder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957.