Griswold High School (Connecticut)

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Griswold High School
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Griswold High School (Connecticut)
267 Slater Avenue

Griswold, Connecticut
06351

United States
Coordinates 41°35′51″N71°58′49″W / 41.5976°N 71.9804°W / 41.5976; -71.9804
Information
Type Public High School
Established1936(88 years ago) (1936)
School district Griswold Public Schools
SuperintendentSean P. McKenna
CEEB code 070325
NCES School ID090174000311
PrincipalErin Palonen
Teaching staff50.90 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment533 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio10.47 [1]
CampusGriswold Public Schools
Color(s)Green and white
  
MascotWolverine
Nickname GHS
YearbookSentinel
Website www.griswold.k12.ct.us/ghs

Griswold High School is the only public secondary school in Griswold, Connecticut, for grades 9 to 12. In addition to students promoted from Griswold Middle School, the school also enrolls students from the nearby towns of Canterbury, Franklin, Lisbon, Norwich, Preston, Sprague, and Voluntown. [2] Griswold High School is part of Griswold Public Schools, supported by the Griswold Board of Education. [3]

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The original Griswold High School was constructed in 1936, and now serves as Griswold Middle School. The new Griswold High School was built in 1992 adjacent to the original School, and shares Griswold Public Schools' 70-acre campus along the Quinebaug River [4] in northern New London County. Griswold High School's state-of-the-art facility features various labs for STEM programs (Sciences, Engineering, Manufacturing, Medical, Culinary, and an advanced-technology Nexus Lab for Computer-Aided Drafting and Design, Animation, coding, and esports [5] ), spacious classrooms, a modern Learning Commons library media center, [6] a 600-seat auditorium and musical rehearsal spaces, a gymnasium, print-shop, athletic fields, nature trails, [7] [8] and more. [9]

Griswold supplies Chromebooks for every student. [10]

Facilities within Griswold High School are available for community use outside of school hours. [11]

Athletics

Griswold High School became a member of the Eastern Connecticut Conference (ECC) in 2000, when it merged with several schools from the Quinebaug Valley Conference (QVC). [12] The Griswold sports teams are known as the Wolverines and compete in:

Griswold High School's football rivalry with Plainfield High School dates back to 1937; the Thanksgiving Day game tradition began in 1966. [21]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ Griswold High School. "About Griswold High School" . Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Boards & Commissions". www.griswold-ct.org. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Griswold science classes take part in Harvard Forest Program". The Day. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. ↑ Otte, Emilia (2021-10-18). "Griswold Fields Esports Team in League of 3,400 Participating Schools" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. ↑ "Learning Commons - Griswold Public Schools". www.griswold.k12.ct.us. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. ↑ "Campus Trails - Griswold Public Schools". www.griswold.k12.ct.us. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Griswold Campus Nature & Cross Country Trails - The Last Green Valley" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  9. ↑ "About Us - Griswold Public Schools". www.griswold.k12.ct.us. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  10. ↑ "Technology - Griswold Public Schools". www.griswold.k12.ct.us. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  11. ↑ "Use of Facilities - Griswold Public Schools". www.griswold.k12.ct.us. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  12. ↑ "Eastern Connecticut Conference". Eastern Connecticut Conference. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  13. ↑ "Football | CIAC" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  14. ↑ "Baseball | CIAC" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  15. ↑ "Cross Country | CIAC" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  16. ↑ "Cross Country | CIAC" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  17. ↑ "Softball | CIAC" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  18. ↑ "Indoor Track | CIAC" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  19. ↑ "Outdoor Track | CIAC" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  20. ↑ "Wrestling | CIAC" . Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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