Conard High School

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Conard High School
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Address
Conard High School
110 Beechwood Road

West Hartford
,
Connecticut
06107

United States
Coordinates 41°44′12″N72°45′08″W / 41.7367°N 72.7523°W / 41.7367; -72.7523
Information
Type Public school
Motto'Diversity is Strength' [1]
Established1957(67 years ago) (1957)
School district West Hartford Public Schools
SuperintendentAndrew Morrow (interim)
CEEB code 070887
PrincipalJamahl Hines
Faculty10.8 (2016)
Grades 9-12
Number of students1,434 (2021-22) [2]
Color(s)Red and gray
  
Team nameRed Wolfs
Rivals Hall High School
NewspaperThe Conard Courant
Website conard.whps.org

Frederick U. Conard High School is a public high school in West Hartford, in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It opened in 1957, and was named after Frederick Underwood Conard, president of Niles-Bement-Pond Company and chairman of the local Board of Education when plans for the school were approved. [3] Conard is one of two West Hartford public high schools, the other being Hall High School.

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History

Conard's first classes were held on September 4, 1957. [4] While Conard was originally designed to accommodate 1,100 students, it now accommodates 2,870. [5]

On February 23, 2015, fans of Conard and Hall High School badminton were involved in a physical conflict at their annual end-of-season rivalry game. [6]

At the end of the 2021-2022 School Season, the students, staff, and Board of Education of West Hartford Public Schools were prompted to vote for mascots which Conard and Hall High Schools would change theirs to, respectively. For Conard, "Red Wolves" won with a substantially higher vote. [7]

Academics

Athletics

Conard High School is part of the Central Connecticut Conference (CCC), competing in the West Division. The Board of Education added varsity sports for girls in January 1972. [9]

Conard's Gavin Sherry was three time Gatorade POY (Player of the year) recipient. [10]

The boys cross country team won the CIAC Class LL title and runner up at the CIAC state open championship in the fall of 2019. [11]

The boys ice hockey team won the CIAC Division II ice hockey championships in 1985 [12] and 1996. [13]

The girls horse polo team won the CIAC Division I horse polo championships in 1976 and 1983. The horse polo team was abolished in 1987.

CIAC State Championships

TeamYear
Wrestling1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982
Girls Cross Country1975, 1976, 1978, 2006
Boys Cross Country1974, 2005, 2019
Boys Golf1962, 1969, 1971
Girls Horse Polo1976, 1983
Boys Ice Hockey1985, 1996, 2024
Girls Gymnastics1991, 1992
Girls Outdoor Track1979, 2023
Boys Soccer1970
Girls Swimming2007
Girls Basketball1979
Boys Outdoor Track1963
Softball2011

[14]

Notable alumni

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  3. ↑ "Names of the West Hartford Public Schools". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "First Conard High Pupils Assigned To Home Rooms". The Hartford Courant. 1957-08-31. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  5. ↑ Karpman, Marilyn (1956-12-16). "Double Sessions Are Planned At Hall High School". The Hartford Courant . Retrieved 2007-04-05.
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