Cheshire High School

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Cheshire High School
Location
Cheshire High School
525 South Main Street

Cheshire
,
Connecticut
06410

United States
Coordinates 41°29′24″N72°54′25″W / 41.490048°N 72.907022°W / 41.490048; -72.907022
Information
Type Public
School district Cheshire Public Schools
SuperintendentJeff Solan
CEEB code 070095
PrincipalMary Gadd
Teaching staff105.24 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9 to 12
Gender Co-ed
Enrollment1,183 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.24 [1]
Color(s)Red and white
  
MascotDiesel and Ramsey the Ram
NewspaperThe Rampage
Website sites.google.com/a/cheshire.k12.ct.us/chs/
Senator Chris Murphy on election day, 2018. Cheshire High School is a polling place. Chris Murphy on election day 01.jpg
Senator Chris Murphy on election day, 2018. Cheshire High School is a polling place.

Cheshire High School is a comprehensive public high school serving approximately 1,538 students; it is the sole comprehensive high school of Cheshire Public Schools.

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Located at 525 South Main Street in Cheshire, Connecticut, Cheshire High School is 15 miles (24 km) north of New Haven and 25 miles (40 km) south of Hartford. It is the town's sole public high school.

As of 2016, Cheshire High School has approximately 1,538 students, 104 faculty members, six guidance counselors, three assistant principals, and one principal. [2] The school is accredited by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. [3]

Renovations

The last renovations to Cheshire High School were completed during the summer of 2000. Prior to this, the school was last renovated in 1971. Designed by DeCarlo & Doll, Inc. and built by Trataros Construction, Inc., the renovations added 73,400 square feet (6,820 m2) of space at a cost of over eight million dollars. [4]

The renovation brought to the school a new two-story wing of about 51,000 square feet (4,700 m2), [4] containing:

A new band room was also built in the rear of the building. Additionally, three science classrooms were renovated, faculty parking lots were created, and landscaping work was done in the front of school, around the new wing. As this new addition faced the main road, it became the new facade and main entrance to the school. Previously, the main entrance was tucked away at the south side of the building.

In 2011, the Technology Department received a $73,000 grant to improve its video studio. Cheshire High School offers multiple media-based classes which use the studio, including video production and news media production. Graduates had been excelling at media colleges for years prior to the renovation and now are doing so to a greater extent.

Athletics

Cheshire High School participates in the Southern Connecticut Conference.

Baseball

The Rams baseball team won the class LL state championship in 2018. [5]

Softball

The Rams softball team won their first class LL state championship in 2016 during their first ever unbeaten season finishing 27-0. [6]

List of Championship Wins

CIAC State Championship Wins [7]
SportClassYear(s)
BaseballL1984
LL1992, 1993, 2018
Cross country (boys)M1969
Cross country (girls)L1994, 1996
Field hockeyM1978, 1981
L1987, 1989, 1991 (Co-Champions with Guilford), 1996 (Co-Champions with Simsbury), 2000, 2001, 2011
FootballL1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
LL1996, 1997, 2009
Golf (boys)I1999
Spring-I2023
Ice Hockey (boys)III2006
II2009, 2011, 2024
I1978
Lacrosse (boys)I2002
M2023
L2010, 2024
Soccer (boys)L2022
LL1988
Soccer (girls)LL2003, 2005 (Co-Champions with Simsbury)
SoftballLL2016
Swimming (boys)M1977, 1978, 1982
L1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
LL1992
Open1992
Swimming (girls)M1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995
L1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2017, 2018
LL2004, 2009, 2019
Open1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2019
Tennis (boys)L1995 (Co-Champions with Simsbury), 1996, 1997, 2002
LL1998
Tennis (girls)Open (singles)2024
Track and field (indoor, girls)L1999, 2000
Volleyball (boys)L2011, 2012
Volleyball (girls)M1974, 1976, 1977
L1997, 1998
LL2007, 2013

Arts

The Ram Band marched in parades such as the 43rd Presidential Inaugural Parade, the 1999 Tournament of Roses Parade, and the 2000 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

YearAchievements
19992nd Place USSBA Group 5-Open
20022nd Place USSBA Group 5-Open
20042nd Place USSBA Group 5-Open
20051st place USSBA Group 5-Open
20061st Place USSBA Group 5-Open
20073rd Place USSBA Group 5-Open
20082nd Place USSBA Group 5-Open
20091st USSBA Northern States Group 3-Open
20145th US Bands Group 4-Open
20165th US Bands Group 5-Open
20175th US Bands Group 5-Open

Cheshire's Winter Percussion Ensemble won first place two years in a row (2008–09) at MAC Championships. They also won USSBA National Championships in the AAA category in 2011. [8] [9]

Notable alumni

Brad Ausmus Ausmuscrop.jpg
Brad Ausmus

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cheshire High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "How Does Cheshire High School Rank Among America's Best High Schools?". www.usnews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Class of 200 Profile [ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 Awards – DeCarlo & Doll, Inc Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Topic Galleries". Courant. Retrieved January 17, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Class LL Softball: Cheshire tops Amity, caps unbeaten season with first state title". June 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "FusionPoint Sports". ciac.fpsports.org.
  8. ↑ "Winter 2008 Scores". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Winter 2009 Scores".[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Brad Ausmus Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Cass completes final China run". Record-Journal. February 8, 2022. pp. B3. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Cheshire". Record-Journal. December 30, 1988. p. 34. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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