Bloomfield High School (Connecticut)

Bloomfield High School
Location
5 Huckleberry Lane Bloomfield , Hartford County , Connecticut 06002 United States
Coordinates	41°49′41″N72°43′34″W / 41.828°N 72.726°W / 41.828; -72.726
Information
School type	Public
Motto	Knowledge is Power
School district	Bloomfield School District
Superintendent	Tracy Youngberg
CEEB code	070030
Principal	Jesse White
Faculty	50.40 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	509 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	10.10 [1]
Color(s)	Blue and orange
Slogan	Raising the Bar is Taking us Far.
Team name	Warhawks
Website	bhs.bloomfieldschools.org

Bloomfield High School is the sole public high school serving the town of Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States.

Overview

Bloomfield High School has been a four-year high school since 1985, changing from a three-year high school as the school age population and public school attendance declined. The campus consists of the Bloomfield High School main building and the Harris Agricultural Science Center.

Athletics

CIAC State Championships

Team	Year
Girls' outdoor track	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Girls' indoor track	1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Boys' outdoor track	1992, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
Football	1982, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2015, 2018, 2023
Boys' indoor track	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025
Boys' basketball	1938, 1946, 1961, 2002, 2022
Boys' soccer	1950, 2012
Girls' cross country	1986
Girls' basketball	2008

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Notable alumni

• Dwight Anderson (class of 2000) ^[3] - football player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Marcus Cooper (Class of 2008) ^[4] - cornerback for the Chicago Bears
• Dwight Freeney (class of 1998) - football player (Super Bowl XLI-winning Indianapolis Colts)
• Arthur Ganson (class of 1973) - sculptor
• Jimmy Greene (class of 1993) - Grammy Award-nominated jazz alto saxophonist
• Jessica Hecht (class of 1982) - actress
• Tyrique Jones (transferred) ^[5] - basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Jay Karas (class of 1990) - film and television director and producer
• Matt Lawrence (class of 2003) - football player for the Baltimore Ravens
• Andrew Pinnock (class of 1999) - former NFL football player
• Lewis Rome (class of 1950) - Bloomfield mayor and Connecticut state senator
• Anika Noni Rose (class of 1990) - Tony Award-winning singer-actress
• Nykesha Sales (class of 1994) - professional women's basketball player
• Kory Sheets (class of 2004) ^[6] - running back for the Oakland Raiders
• Julian Stanford (class of 2008) ^[7] - football player for the Carolina Panthers
• Doug Wimbish - bass player for Living Colour

References

1. "Bloomfield High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
2. "CIAC Sports Champions Database Search". CIAC. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
3. "Dwight Anderson, Bloomfield, Wide Receiver". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
4. "Marcus Cooper, Bloomfield, Wide Receiver". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
5. "Jones Joining Xavier". New England Recruiting Report. June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
6. "Kory Sheets, Bloomfield, APB". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
7. Wagner profile

External links

• Official website