Saint Bernard School
| Saint Bernard School Schola Sancti Bernardi |
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1593 Norwich-New London Turnpike Uncasville, Connecticut, (New London County) 06382 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′8″N 72°5′58″W / 41.46889°N 72.09944°WCoordinates: 41°28′8″N 72°5′58″W / 41.46889°N 72.09944°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic, Xaverian |
| Patron saint(s) |
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint Francis Xavier |
| Established | 1956 |
| Head of school | Donald Macrino |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Campus size | 113 acres (0.46 km2) |
| Color(s) | Red and Grey |
| Song | When the Saints go marching in |
| Athletics | Cheerleading Men's and Women's Cross Country Football Men's and Women's Soccer Men's and Women's Basketball Fencing (co-ed) Wrestling Baseball Golf Men's and Women's Lacrosse Softball Men's and Women's Tennis Track and Field Coed Varsity Ice hockey |
| Athletics conference | Eastern Connecticut Conference |
| Mascot | St. Bernard (dog) |
| Team name | Saints |
| Rival | Montville/Norwich Free Academy |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores | Critical Reading 550 Math 526 Writing 568 |
| Newspaper | The Shield |
| Yearbook | The Phoenix |
| Tuition | $13,500 |
| School Emblem | Fleur-de-lis |
| Website | www.saint-bernard.com |
Saint Bernard School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Uncasville, Connecticut. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich and is co-sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers.
Saint Bernard was established in 1956 as an all-girls school in New London, Connecticut. The school became coeducational in 1958. In 1967, the New London Campus reverted to an all-girls school, while a new boys' school opened in Uncasville. In addition, another all-girls school named Notre Dame opened in Norwich, Connecticut. This three-school model only lasted five years due to high operating costs and in 1972, the Norwich diocese closed Notre Dame and St. Bernard Girls' School, merging them with the Boys' school in Uncasville.
The former Notre Dame campus has since served as Three Rivers Community College Mohegan Campus and in the fall of 2008 became Norwich Regional Technical High School.
The present site of St. Bernard in Uncasville thrived from the early 1970s through the 1980s. Peak enrollment was about 1300 students, and its athletic and academic programs soared. However, as the region's economy changed in the 1990s, the school's population declined. Athletics have since not been as strong, but some teams are still known to hold their own against larger schools.
In an effort to reverse the enrollment trend, the Diocese of Norwich established St. Bernard Academy in 1997 as the diocese's only middle school, on the SBHS campus. This program grew quickly over the next few years, eventually adding a sixth grade class. Despite this, the high school's enrollment dropped to an all-time low of 330 for the 2000-2001 school year.
In the fall of 1998, the St. Bernard High School Marching Band returned to the field after a nearly twenty-year hiatus. In the fall of 1999, St. Bernard High School reclaimed its status as the only Catholic high school in the state of Connecticut with a competitive marching band. During the 1999 season, St. Bernard hosted the inaugural Big Dog Fall Preview, a USSBA sanctioned competition, named in honor of the school's mascot, Butler the Saint Bernard. Butler served in that role for seven years until his retirement in the summer of 2005.
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