Daniel Hand High School

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Daniel Hand High School
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Address
Daniel Hand High School
286 Green Hill Rd

Madison
,
Connecticut
06443

United States
Coordinates 41°17′36″N72°37′12″W / 41.2934°N 72.6199°W / 41.2934; -72.6199
Information
TypePublic
MottoPRIDE - Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, Enthusiasm
Established1884(140 years ago) (1884)
School districtMadison Public Schools
SuperintendentCraig Cooke
CEEB code 070370
PrincipalAnthony Salutari
Faculty86.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students828 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.57 [1]
Color(s)Black and gold
  
Fight song On Wisconsin
Athletics conference Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC)
MascotTiger
Rival Guilford
Feeder schoolsPolson Middle School
Website www.madison.k12.ct.us/daniel-hand-high-school

Daniel Hand High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Madison, Connecticut, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in Madison Public Schools.

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History

Businessman Daniel Hand, a native of Madison, funded construction of a high school for the city in 1884 at the price of $15,000 and relinquished property ownership to the local government. Under the name of Hand Academy, it served the city until 1921, when the building was torn down and a schoolhouse for all grades was built. That school lasted forty years until Madison Public Schools constructed a purpose-built high school in 1961 and named it Daniel Hand High School. [2]

Athletics

Daniel Hand athletic team's mascot are the Tigers and compete in the Southern Connecticut Conference. [3]

State Championships
SportYear(s)
Baseball2021
Basketball (boys) [4] 2022
Basketball (girls) [5] 1999, 2017
Cross country (boys) [6] 2007, 2008
Field hockey [7] 2014, 2017, 2023
Football [8] 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023
Golf (boys) [9] 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2023
Gymnastics [10] 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
Hockey (boys) [11] 2006, 2014
Soccer (boys) [12] 1993, 1995, 1997*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Softball [13] 2001
Swimming and diving (girls) [14] 2018
Tennis (boys) [15] 1980, 1981, 2013*, 2014, 2018
Tennis (girls) [16] 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019
Track and field (outdoor, boys) [17] 2010, 2017#
Track and field (outdoor, girls)2010
Wrestling [18] 1978, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2012

* denotes a co-championship

# denotes state open championship

Performing arts

DHHS has a competitive mixed-gender show choir, "VIBE", and previously fielded the all-female "Aura". [19] VIBE has won regional-level championships before, [20] and is regarded as one of the most consistently successful choirs in New England. [21] The program has also hosted an annual competition, the Connecticut Classic, which has drawn choirs from as far as Mississippi and California. [22]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "Number 27: Hand Academy" (PDF). Charlotte L. Evarts Memorial Archives, Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Morelli, Joe (November 7, 2019). "Guilford blanks Hand to capture SCC title". New Haven Register. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Boys Basketball". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Girls Basketball". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cross Country". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Field Hockey". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Football". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Golf". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Boys Soccer". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Softball". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Girls Swimming and Diving". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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  16. ↑ "Girls Tennis". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Outdoor Track". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Wrestling". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  19. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Daniel Hand High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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