Hall High School (Connecticut) Explained

William H. Hall High School
Streetaddress:975 North Main Street
State:Connecticut
Zipcode:06117
Country:United States
Ceeb:070900
Established:[1]
Coordinates:41.7946°N -72.7513°W
Principal:Dan Zittoun
Founder:William H. Hall
Faculty:96.90
Ratio:14.53
Students:1,408 (2022–23)[2]
Team Name:Titans
Colors:Blue and white
Newspaper:Hall Highlights
Yearbook:Hallmarks
Footnotes:Source:[3] except where noted

William H. Hall High School, also known as Hall High, is a four-year public high school located in West Hartford, in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Opened in 1924, it was named after William Hutchins Hall, who was a teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools in West Hartford.[4] [5] The school colors are blue and white, and the school’s mascot is the Titans, formerly the Warriors, after the Board Of Education voted to change it on February 1, 2022.[6] It is one of two public high schools in the West Hartford Public Schools, the other being Conard High School.

Enrollment

The 2022–2023 demographic profile is as follows: White 60%, Hispanic 15%, Asian American 11%, Black 10%, two or more races 5%, American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.1%, and Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0.2%.[7]

Student body composition as of 2022
Race and ethnicityTotal
White
Hispanic
Asian
Black
Two or more Races
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native
SexTotal
Male
Female
IncomeTotal
Economically disadvantaged

Athletics and clubs

Hall High School is part of the CCC, the Central Connecticut Conference competing in the west division. The Board of Education added varsity sports for girls in January 1972.[8]

Soccer

In soccer, Hall won the state championship in 1980, 2019, and 2023. In 2018, they were state championship runner-ups. In 2020, the boys soccer team finished nationally ranked on several polls, including being ranked 3rd in the country, and as the highest ranked public school on the TopDrawerSoccer Fall Fab 50 rankings. [9]

Ice Hockey

Hall's boys' ice hockey team captured the CIAC Division II ice hockey state championship in 1993.[10]

Cross Country

Hall's boys' cross country team has won the Central Connecticut Conference Championships five of the last six years dating back to 2012.[11] Hall won the Class LL State Championship in cross country for the first time in 2021, and then repeated in 2022. In 2022, Hall also won the CT State Open Championship and the New England Championship in cross country.

Indoor Track

Hall's Boys' indoor track team won 5 consecutive CIAC Class LL Championships between 2019 and 2024 (no competition in 2021 due to Covid-19), as well as the CT State Open Championships in 2019, 2022, and 2023. [12]

Chess

In 2011, Hall's chess team won the state championship.[13]

State championships

Team Year
Boys Soccer1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1980, 2019, 2023
Boys Indoor Track1955, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Boys Outdoor Track2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Boys Tennis1979, 1992, 1993, 2007
Boys Golf1952, 1973, 1977
Boys Cross Country2021, 2022
Girls Cross Country1987, 2019
Wrestling1976, 1987
Girls Outdoor Track1986
Girls Golf2021
Girls Gymnastics2004
Boys Ice Hockey1993
[14]

Pops 'n Jazz

Hall High School has a renowned jazz program, which stages an annual production called Pops 'n Jazz that regularly sells over 3,000 tickets every year. They have also won the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival twice, in 1998 and 2000. The band has performed for the president at the White House, appeared in Ken Burns' documentary film "Jazz."[15]

Academic accomplishments

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What Year Was this Team Picture Taken? . Newton . Ronni . April 30, 2012 . March 30, 2018.
  2. Web site: Hall High School. National Center for Education Statistics. July 26, 2024.
  3. Web site: Hall High School in West Hartford, CT . US News . 2017 . March 30, 2018.
  4. Web site: William H. Hall High School Student Handbook 2020–2021 . February 1, 2021.
  5. Book: Hall, William Hutchins . West Hartford . [s.n] . 1930 . West Hartford . 119.
  6. Web site: Newton . Ronni . February 2, 2022 . West Hartford Board of Education: High School Nicknames Will Be Changed . April 13, 2023 . We-Ha.
  7. Web site: 2023 . Hall High School Student Body . April 13, 2023 . U.S. News & World Report.
  8. Web site: Fifty years later, West Hartford’s first varsity female athletes and coaches recall early days of Title IX. CT Insider. Michael Walsh. March 9, 2022.
  9. Web site: Final Boys Fall High School Soccer Rankings: November 24, 2020 . 2023-03-02 . SoccerWire . en.
  10. Web site: CIAC Tourney. CIAC. December 8, 2020.
  11. Web site: Cross Country Archives: Championship Meets . Central Connecticut Conference . March 30, 2018 . March 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173245/http://centralconnecticutconference.org/index.php/championship-meets-crosscountry-b-2798 . dead .
  12. Web site: Indoor Track (B&G) Past Champions . FusionPoint Sports.
  13. Web site: Hall Chess Team wins State Championship . June 23, 2011 . March 30, 2018.
  14. Web site: CIAC Sports Champions Database Search. CIAC . June 10, 2023.
  15. News: Not Just Another School Band Recital . Staudter . Thomas . May 13, 2001 . The New York Times . March 5, 2016 . 0362-4331.
  16. Web site: Archived Information: Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 . U.S. Department of Education . March 30, 2018.
  17. Web site: These Are The 15 Best Public High Schools In CT, According To U.S. News . 9 May 2018 . The Hartford Courant . September 21, 2018.
  18. News: Twin reality stars to help at 'The Amazing Race' casting call . Naples . Kaitlyn . April 7, 2015 . January 17, 2018 . KCTV; Kansas City . Zinni . Mark . January 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180118122508/http://www.kctv5.com/story/28743521/twin-reality-stars-to-help-at-the-amazing-race-casting-call . dead .
  19. Web site: Kristin . Stoller . West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor Plans To Stay Approachable . courant.com . The Hartford Courant . 3 May 2019.
  20. News: Dashboard Confessional is back on the scene but focused on touring first . Chaiken . Mike . June 26, 2015 . Bristol Observer . January 17, 2018.
  21. Web site: David Chameides. IMDb. 2020-01-27.
  22. Web site: West Hartford's Hall High School Prepares for Annual Pops 'n Jazz . February 13, 2017 . we-ha.com . July 4, 2017.
  23. Web site: Jacob Neusner, Judaic Scholar Who Forged Interfaith Bonds, Dies at 84. NY Times. 2021-07-09.
  24. Web site: Falcone. Amanda. Hall Graduate Gets FCC Seat. 2021-01-21. Courant Community. en-US.
  25. News: West Hartford Guy Behind Poehler's "Parks & Recreation". NBC Connecticut. 2018-10-10. en.
  26. Web site: Roger W. Sperry - Biographical . Nobelprize.org . March 12, 2016.
  27. Web site: West Hartford to World Cup. 2022-03-26. West Hartford Life. en-US.

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