Hall High School (Connecticut)

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William H. Hall High School
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Hall High School (Connecticut)
975 North Main Street

West Hartford
,
Connecticut
06117

United States
Coordinates 41°47′41″N72°45′05″W / 41.7946°N 72.7513°W / 41.7946; -72.7513
Information
Type Public high school
Established1924(100 years ago) (1924) [1]
FounderWilliam H. Hall
School district West Hartford Public Schools
CEEB code 070900
PrincipalSarah Isaacs (Interim)
Faculty96.90 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades 9–12
Number of students1,408 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio14.53 [2]
Color(s)Blue and white
  
Team nameTitans
Rivals Conard High School
NewspaperHall Highlights
YearbookHallmarks
Website hall.whps.org
Source: [3] except where noted

William H. Hall High School, also known as Hall High, is a four-year public high school located in West Hartford, in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Opened in 1924, it was named after William Hutchins Hall, who was a teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools in West Hartford. [1] [4] [5] The school colors are blue and white, and the school’s mascot is the Titans, formerly the Warriors, after the Board Of Education voted to change it on February 1, 2022. [6] It is one of two public high schools in the West Hartford Public Schools, the other being Conard High School.

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Enrollment

The 2022–2023 demographic profile is as follows: White 60%, Hispanic 15%, Asian American 11%, Black 10%, two or more races 5%, American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.1%, and Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0.2%. [7]

Student body composition as of 2022 [7]
Race and ethnicityTotal
White 59.6%59.6
 
Hispanic 15.2%15.2
 
Asian 10.5%10.5
 
Black 9.5%9.5
 
Two or more Races 5.0%5
 
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2%0.2
 
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1%0.1
 
SexTotal
Male51%51
 
Female49%49
 
IncomeTotal
Economically disadvantaged21%21
 

Athletics and clubs

Hall High School is part of the CCC, the Central Connecticut Conference competing in the west division. The Board of Education added varsity sports for girls in January 1972. [8]

Soccer

In soccer, Hall won the state championship in 1980, 2019, and 2023. In 2018, they were state championship runner-ups. In 2020, the boys soccer team finished nationally ranked on several polls, including being ranked 3rd in the country, and as the highest ranked public school on the TopDrawerSoccer Fall Fab 50 rankings. [9]

Ice Hockey

Hall's boys' ice hockey team captured the CIAC Division II ice hockey state championship in 1993. [10]

Cross Country

Hall's boys' cross country team has won the Central Connecticut Conference Championships five of the last six years dating back to 2012. [11] Hall won the Class LL State Championship in cross country for the first time in 2021, and then repeated in 2022. In 2022, Hall also won the CT State Open Championship and the New England Championship in cross country.

Indoor Track

Hall's Boys' indoor track team won 5 consecutive CIAC Class LL Championships between 2019 and 2024 (no competition in 2021 due to Covid-19), as well as the CT State Open Championships in 2019, 2022, and 2023. [12]

Chess

In 2011, Hall's chess team won the state championship. [13]

State championships

TeamYear
Boys Soccer1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1980, 2019, 2023
Boys Indoor Track1955, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Boys Outdoor Track2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Boys Tennis1979, 1992, 1993, 2007
Boys Golf1952, 1973, 1977
Boys Cross Country2021, 2022
Girls Cross Country1987, 2019
Wrestling1976, 1987
Girls Outdoor Track1986
Girls Golf2021
Girls Gymnastics2004
Boys Ice Hockey1993

[14]

Pops 'n Jazz

Hall High School has a renowned jazz program, which stages an annual production called Pops 'n Jazz that regularly sells over 3,000 tickets every year. They have also won the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival twice, in 1998 and 2000. In 2023 they won the Charles Mingus Festival & High School Competition. The band has performed for the president at the White House, appeared in Ken Burns' documentary film "Jazz." [15]

Academic accomplishments

Notable alumni

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