Torrington High School Explained
| Torrington High School |
| Motto: | "Quod Facis Bene Fac" What(ever) you do, do (it) well |
| Type: | Public Secondary |
| Address: | 50 Major Besse Dr |
| City: | Torrington |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Zipcode: | 06790 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.8164°N -73.1111°W |
| Ceeb: | 070795 |
| Enrollment: | 1,003 (2017)[1] |
| Colors: | Maroon and white
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Torrington High School is the lone public high school in the city of Torrington, Connecticut, United States. The current high school building opened in 1963 and was renovated in 2000.
Community
Torrington is the commercial, industrial, and financial center of Northwestern Connecticut. It is the largest city in Litchfield County with a population of 36,383 in 2017.[2] Torrington High School is a four-year comprehensive high school serving students with varying backgrounds and interests through a range of programs and co-curricular activities. As of the 2018-2019 school year, the Torrington School District consists of four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. In 2017, the expenditure per pupil is $17,049. Torrington High School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[3]
Rape cases
See main article: Torrington High School rape cases.
Notable alumni
- Joe Dugan, former MLB player
- Jordan Williams, University of Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
- Naveen Selvadurai, co-founder of location-based social networking site Foursquare.com
- John A. Speziale, first Italian-American chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court[4]
- Elinor Carbone, mayor of Torrington
- Patricia Wald, the first woman appointed to and to serve as the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, who later served on the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. In 2013, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
- Rebecca Podos, author and literary agent[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Torrington High School Profile . www.publicschoolreview.com . January 24, 2018 . en.
- Web site: Current Torrington, Connecticut Population, Demographics and stats in 2017, 2018. . suburbanstats.org . SuburbanStats.org . 2018-10-21.
- Web site: Population Demographics for Torrington, Connecticut in 2017, 2018 . www.torrington.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231160724/http://www.torrington.org/uploaded/High_School/guidance/Profile_done_10-1010_-_09-10.pdf . December 31, 2010 . January 24, 2018.
- News: Olmstead . Jamie Preston . Former State Chief Justice Speziale dies . 7 January 2024 . The Middletown Press . Hearst Media Services Connecticut . 4 January 2005.
- Web site: Chupeco. Rin. June 19, 2018. Agent Interview: Rebecca Podos from Rees Literary #SEACritterspub.
