Weston High School, Connecticut

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Weston High School is a public college-preparatory high school in Weston, Connecticut. Opened in 1968 as Weston's first and only high school—public or private—the school exceeded the expectations of its founders by proving to be an institution that provided a high-quality education to its students, as evidenced by a variety of data: SAT scores, college placements, college acceptance rates, college enrollment rates and CAPT scores. The current principal is Rose Marie Cipriano.

For the purpose of comparison with the achievement levels of similar schools, the state Department of Education classifies schools and communities in "District Reference Groups", defined as "districts whose students' families are similar in eduation, income, occupation and need, and that have roughly similar enrollment".^[1] Weston is one of eight school districts in District Reference Group A (others are Darien, Easton, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Westport, and Wilton).^[2]

[edit] Student Media

Several student publications have taken root at Weston High School.

The Weston High School Journal is the students' main newspaper. The WHS Potato, a parody of "The Onion", was an unofficial school newspaper during the 2004-2005 school year. "Inlook" is a student literary magazine, published annually every June. "Heliotrope" is Weston High School's yearbook. It has been published annually since the 1970s. "Company" is Weston High School's drama department, putting on a drama or comedy in the fall time and a musical each spring. Coming in March 2007 is My Fair Lady.

[edit] Athletics

The school offers many programs, such as track and field, wrestling, swimming, diving, basketball, and other sports typical of high schools. The School's mascot, for sporting purposes and otherwise, is a warrior dressed in ancient roman style armor, known officially as the "Trojan". One of the strongest teams at Weston High School is the Boys Soccer Team. In 2005, they won the Class M State Championship and were SWC tournament semi-finalists under Coach Mark Berkowitz. In 2006 the team made a strong return by beating powerhouse teams such as Newtown High School, Connecticut and New Canaan High School, Connecticut. The Trojans were recently knocked out of the 2006 SWC Tournament and 2006 Class M State Tournament in the first round. The Weston Boys Ski Team has won the "Class S State Championship" for the past 8 years. Most recently in the past two years the team has won the "State Open Championship".

[edit] External links

Weston High School's website
Weston Public Schools website
Weston High School's Athletics Website
[1] Weston High School "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006", Connecticut Department of Education
[2] Weston High School Web page at Great Schools Web site