Southington High School
| Southington High School | |
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| Address | |
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720 Pleasant Street Southington, Conn. USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′55″N 72°51′41″W / 41.61519°N 72.86131°WCoordinates: 41°36′55″N 72°51′41″W / 41.61519°N 72.86131°W |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1950s |
| Principal | Brian Stranieri |
| Teaching staff | 206 |
| Enrollment | 2,400 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Blue Knight |
| Division | CCC West |
| Website | www |
Southington High School is a public high school located at 720 Pleasant Street in Southington, Connecticut.
It is the only high school in Southington.
Southington High School offers a hierarchical system with classes designed to suit student ability level. These courses are college prep (CP), competitive college prep (CCP), and honors-level (H) classes.
Faculty members are responsible for suggesting the most appropriate level of courses to individual students; however, students are allowed to enroll in courses of any difficulty level with the written permission of their parents and an individual meeting with the student's guidance counselor.
Southington High School offers a number of Advanced Placement courses as well as for-credit foreign language courses through the University of Connecticut's Early College Experience program.
AP courses offered at Southington High School include:
Southington competes in the West division of the Central Connecticut Conference, which consists of New Britain High School, Simsbury High School, Hall High School, Newington High School, Conard High School, Farmington High School, and Northwest Catholic High School.
The Emblem is Southington High School's student newspaper. First published in 1898, it has been continuously published since 1911.
In September of the 2000-2001 school year, the motor that runs the school's clocks exploded in the basement of Southington High School. Students were kept out of the building for days as everything was tested for cancerous PCBs.
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