Daniel Hand High School Explained

Daniel Hand High School
District:Madison Public Schools
Superintendent:Craig Cooke
Motto:PRIDE - Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, Enthusiasm
Type:Public
Address:286 Green Hill Rd
City:Madison
State:Connecticut
Zipcode:06443
Country:United States
Ceeb:070370
Students:828 (2022-2023)[1]
Grades:9-12
Faculty:86.50 (FTE)
Ratio:9.57
Principal:Anthony Salutari
Athletics Conference:Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC)
Mascot:Tiger
Colors:Black and gold
Fight Song:On Wisconsin
Rival:Guilford
Feeder Schools:Polson Middle School

Daniel Hand High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Madison, Connecticut, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in Madison Public Schools.

History

Businessman Daniel Hand, a native of Madison, funded construction of a high school for the city in 1884 at the price of $15,000 and relinquished property ownership to the local government. Under the name of Hand Academy, it served the city until 1921, when the building was torn down and a schoolhouse for all grades was built. That school lasted forty years until Madison Public Schools constructed a purpose-built high school in 1961 and named it Daniel Hand High School.[2]

Athletics

Daniel Hand athletic team's mascot are the Tigers and compete in the Southern Connecticut Conference.[3]

State Championships!Sport!Year(s)
Baseball2021
Basketball (boys)[4] 2022
Basketball (girls)[5] 1999, 2017
Cross country (boys)[6] 2007, 2008
Field hockey[7] 2014, 2017, 2023
Football[8] 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023
Golf (boys)[9] 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2023
Gymnastics[10] 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
Hockey (boys)[11] 2006, 2014
Soccer (boys)[12] 1993, 1995, 1997*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Softball[13] 2001
Swimming and diving (girls)[14] 2018
Tennis (boys)[15] 1980, 1981, 2013*, 2014, 2018
Tennis (girls)[16] 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019
Track and field (outdoor, boys)[17] 2010, 2017
Track and field (outdoor, girls)2010
Wrestling[18] 1978, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2012

* denotes a co-championship

# denotes state open championship

Performing arts

DHHS has a competitive mixed-gender show choir, "VIBE", and previously fielded the all-female "Aura".[19] VIBE has won regional-level championships before,[20] and is regarded as one of the most consistently successful choirs in New England.[21] The program has also hosted an annual competition, the Connecticut Classic, which has drawn choirs from as far as Mississippi and California.[22]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daniel Hand High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: Number 27: Hand Academy . Charlotte L. Evarts Memorial Archives, Inc. . September 30, 2020.
  3. Web site: Morelli . Joe . Guilford blanks Hand to capture SCC title . New Haven Register . September 30, 2020 . November 7, 2019.
  4. Web site: Boys Basketball . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . June 15, 2023.
  5. Web site: Girls Basketball . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  6. Web site: Cross Country . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  7. Web site: Field Hockey . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  8. Web site: Football . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  9. Web site: Golf . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . June 15, 2023.
  10. Web site: Girls Gymnastics . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . June 15, 2023.
  11. Web site: Boys Ice Hockey . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  12. Web site: Boys Soccer . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  13. Web site: Softball . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  14. Web site: Girls Swimming and Diving . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  15. Web site: Boys Tennis . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  16. Web site: Girls Tennis . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  17. Web site: Outdoor Track . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  18. Web site: Wrestling . Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . September 30, 2020.
  19. Web site: SCC: Viewing School - Daniel Hand High School . Show Choir Community . September 30, 2020.
  20. Web site: McCready . Brian . Daniel Hand's VIBE Theme Stranger Things Wins Grand Championship . Patch . September 30, 2020 . March 8, 2019.
  21. Web site: Freidmann . Megan . High school show choir to give ‘Stranger Things’ performance . New Haven Register . September 30, 2020 . January 10, 2019.
  22. Web site: Clinton High show choir wins grand championship at Alabama competition . WJTV . September 30, 2020.
  23. Web site: Amore. Dom. April 25, 2020. Eagles nab Hand-Madison lineman Jack Driscoll in NFL Draft’s 4th round. Hartford Courant. April 26, 2020.
  24. http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/joe_trapani_296565.html Joe Trapani Boston College athletic profile
  25. Web site: Nyberg . Ann . Local writer brings comedic work to television . WTNH . 21 November 2017 . Streeter Seidell grew up in Madison, went to Daniel Hand High School and became a comedy writer. . 2 February 2019 . 3 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203082022/https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/local-writer-brings-comedic-work-to-television_20180403095939303/1097396010 . dead .
  26. Web site: Perez . Sarah . 2022-01-27 . The.com launches a low-code, collaborative website builder that uses customizable ‘blocks,’ not templates . 2024-05-23 . TechCrunch . en-US.

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