Waterford High School (Connecticut)
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Waterford High School is a public high school in Waterford, Connecticut
, United States
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More information will be available on the new building when it becomes available.
The school is known for its business and hospitality electives. Waterford has an early childhood education program in which students are able to earn credit at Three Rivers Community College. The Culinary/Prostart program is a four year program where students are able to learn about hotel and restaurant management, gourmet cooking, and about hospitality in general.
, medical careers club, National Honor Society
, newspaper, Ocean Science Bowl, Science Bowl, Students Against Destructive Decisions, student council, video production club, and yearbook.
Waterford High School belongs to the Eastern Connecticut Conference
. The Waterford sports teams, known as the Lancers, compete in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.
Waterford, Connecticut
Waterford is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Waterford, Ireland. The population was 19,152 at the 2000 census. The town center is listed as a census-designated place .-Geography:...
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History
The high school was constructed in 1957. The first graduating class was in 1960. The school renovation began in 2010 with a budget of $67 million dollars.Campus
Starting in the spring of 2010, WHS will begin construction on a new building. The old building will be torn down, but not until the new building has been completed.More information will be available on the new building when it becomes available.
Curriculum
Waterford High School currently offers 100+ courses in high school level math, science, English, history, foreign language, and more. Standard, advanced, and honors level classes are available for students to take; standard being the easiest, and honors being the toughest. The school also offers Advanced Placement credit classes, in which students are able to take the school's required courses while earning college credit. WHS also has many elective courses that students may take in music, art, technology, and hospitality, in addition to academic electives such as coastal navigation, film studies, journalism, and psychology.The school is known for its business and hospitality electives. Waterford has an early childhood education program in which students are able to earn credit at Three Rivers Community College. The Culinary/Prostart program is a four year program where students are able to learn about hotel and restaurant management, gourmet cooking, and about hospitality in general.
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities include magazine club, anti-bullying coalition, jazz ensemble, dance club, drama club, Exchange: All Mentors club, fencing club, magazine (Pulse), film society, Key ClubKey Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
, medical careers club, National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, newspaper, Ocean Science Bowl, Science Bowl, Students Against Destructive Decisions, student council, video production club, and yearbook.
Waterford High School belongs to the Eastern Connecticut Conference
Eastern Connecticut Conference
The Eastern Connecticut Conference serves high schools in Windham County and New London County.-Schools:*Bacon Academy*East Lyme High School*Fitch Senior High School*Griswold High School*Killingly High School*Ledyard High School...
. The Waterford sports teams, known as the Lancers, compete in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.
Notable alumni
- Veronica BallestriniVeronica BallestriniVeronica Ballestrini is an Italian-American country music singer and songwriter from Waterford, Connecticut. Her self-made success story has caught national attention as Jon Caramanica wrote in the New York Times, "...When someone like Ms...
, Country singer - Tanisha BritoTanisha BritoTanisha Nicole Brito is a beauty queen who has competed at both Miss America and Miss USA.Brito is an experienced pageant contestant. Her first major pageant was the 2000 Miss Connecticut state pageant, where she finished second runner-up. The following year she competed in Georgia, where she...
(1998), Miss ConnecticutMiss ConnecticutThe Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once .- Winners :- External links :***...
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