Harwood Union High School

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Harwood Union High School
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Harwood Union High School
458 VT Route 100
Duxbury, Vermont 05660

United States
Coordinates 44°15′14″N72°47′11″W / 44.253837°N 72.786494°W / 44.253837; -72.786494
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Type Public
Established1967
School districtHarwood Union High School District #19
SuperintendentMike Leichliter
PrincipalMegan McDonough and Laurie Greenberg
Faculty63.65 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades 7 to 12
Enrollment592 [1]  (2019-20)
Student to teacher ratio9.30 [1]
Color(s)Black and gold
SloganGive respect, get respect
SportsWrestling, cross country running, soccer, hockey, tennis, field hockey, lacrosse, basketball, cross country skiing, track and field, baseball, and bass fishing
MascotHighlander
Nickname HUHS
Team nameHighlanders
Budget US$11,243,609 [2]
Website www.harwood.org
[3]

Harwood Union High School is a mid-sized public secondary school located in Duxbury, Vermont. As a member of the Washington West Supervisory Union, the school serves the towns of Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren, and Waterbury. [4] The institution is also referred to as "Harwood UHSD #19."

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History and overview

Ground broke in 1964 for the construction of Harwood High School. Situated in South Duxbury, the school was built on a 20-acre (81,000 m2) plot of land and cost approximately $1.6 million to build. Construction was completed in early 1966 and the doors opened for the 1966–1967 school year. Harwood is named after Dr. Charles Harwood, a local physician who served at the births of a large number of the schools original students. Harwood is a union high school, meaning it serves multiple towns. These towns are Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston, Moretown, Duxbury, Waterbury, and Waterbury Center for the high school and Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston and Moretown for the middle school. In 1997, Harwood underwent a $7.2 million renovation in order to modernize its facilities as well as add a dedicated Middle School wing of the school. These renovations included a new exterior design featuring a curved front roof meant to look like a turning page. Notably, Harwood began a compost program for its student in the school year of 2011–2012 to help the environment.

Students and sports

Harwood serves approximately 550 High School students and 150 Middle School students. The school falls into the Vermont Principals' Association Division 2 for all sports (as of 2007). Harwood Athletics include; Soccer, Field Hockey, Cross Country Running, Basketball, X/C Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Hockey, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Baseball, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis and Softball. Harwood has become a seasonal favorite in Cross Country Running and Track, as well as Boys' Soccer and X/C Skiing.

Harwood boasts recent State Championships in 2007, 2008 2009, and 2011 Boys' Cross Country, 2007 Boys' Soccer; 2021 Boys' Lacrosse, 2009 and 2010 Boys' Track and Field. 2008 Boys' Soccer were State Runners up, after a loss to U-32 HS, 2008 Boys' Basketball were State Semi-finalists, and 2008 Boys' Lacrosse made it to the State Quarterfinals. The Boys' and Girls' Cross Country teams won the 2009 and 2014 state championships sending both teams to New Englands. Girls' Cross Country were 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021 State Champions. The Girls' soccer team finished as state runners-up in 2009 and took home the Championship in 2010. The Girls' Field Hockey team has also won three straight championships, 2010–2012. The Girls' Ice Hockey also got state-runner up in 2011. Harwood also swept all categories Player of the Year in 2010.

In October 2016, Harwood students Mary Harris, Cyrus Zschau, Liam Hale, and Eli Brookens were killed in a head-on traffic collision. In ensuing days the slogan "Harwood Strong" was created as a reaction to the untimely deaths of the students. [5] Schools across Vermont sent flowers and notes of condolence to Harwood, and a few days after the crash South Burlington High School students even wore black and gold as a show of support for grieving Harwood community. [6]

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  1. 1 2 3 . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2021-12-09.
  2. ↑ "Town Meeting: Washington County". Burlington Free Press. February 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-29.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ 2007-2008 Student Handbook [ permanent dead link ] (DOC). Harwood Union High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
  4. ↑ School Handbook Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine . Harwood Union High School.
  5. ↑ "Harwood Strong: Lives of five teenagers honored". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ↑ "Schools Across Vermont Are "Harwood Strong" Following Deaths". NECN. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
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