Sacred Heart High School (Connecticut) Explained

Sacred Heart High School
Streetaddress:142 South Elm Street
City:Waterbury
State:Connecticut
County:(New Haven County)
Zipcode:06706
Country:USA
Coordinates:41.5517°N -73.0378°W
District:Archdiocese of Hartford
Religion:Roman Catholic
Superintendent:Valerie Mara (interim)
President:Eileen Reagan
Principal:Anthony Azzara
Teaching Staff:30 Full/part-time teachers
Avg Class Size:21
Type:Private, Coeducational
Fees:$500
Tuition:$7750
Grades:912
Conference:Naugatuck Valley League
Motto:Learning, Spirit, Service
Accreditation:New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Mascot:Hearts
Sports:Boys: football, soccer, cross-country, basketball, swimming, baseball, tennis, cheerleading, indoor track, golf, track & field
Girls: soccer, swimming, cross-country, basketball, softball, cheerleading, golf, indoor track, dance, tennis, track & field, cooperative gymnastics
Colors:Maroon and gold
Established:1922
Closed:2021
Enrollment:350
Enrollment As Of:September 2012

Sacred Heart High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school located in the downtown district in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut. It was in the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.

Background

Sacred Heart was established in 1922 as an all-girls school. The school became coeducational in 1938. Since 1975, the school was located in the old Waterbury Catholic High School building in downtown Waterbury.[2]

Closure

On February 11, 2021, Sacred Heart announced it would be closing at the end of the 2020–2021 school year. The school's president said it was in part due to declining enrollment at the school.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools. 2009-07-28. NEASC-CIS. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090616135733/http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools. 2009-06-16.
  2. Web site: History of the Heart. 2007-05-11. SHHS . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929013954/http://www.sacredhearthighschool.org/aboutus.html . 2007-09-29.
  3. Web site: Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury closing due to steady enrollment decline. Teresa Pellicano . WTNH . February 11, 2021 . February 11, 2021 .
  4. Web site: Gary Franks (Opinion): Can my high school be saved? . 27 February 2021 .
  5. Web site: Dave Wallace. Baseball-Reference.com. October 27, 2012.