Bloomfield High School (Connecticut)

For other schools with the same name, see Bloomfield High School (disambiguation).

Bloomfield High School
Knowledge is Power
Address
5 Huckleberry Lane Bloomfield, Connecticut, (Hartford County) 06002 United States
Coordinates	41°49′41″N 72°43′34″W / 41.828°N 72.726°W / 41.828; -72.726Coordinates: 41°49′41″N 72°43′34″W / 41.828°N 72.726°W / 41.828; -72.726
Information
School type	Public
School district	Bloomfield School District
Superintendent	James Thompson
Principal	Daniel Moleti
Grades	9-12
Number of students	603 (2014) ^[1]
Color(s)	Blue and orange
Slogan	Raising the Bar is Taking us Far.
Team name	Warhawks
Website	BHS homepage

Bloomfield High School is the sole public high school serving the town of Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States.

Overview

Bloomfield High School has been a four-year high school since 1985, changing from a three-year high school as the school age population and public school attendance declined. The campus consists of the Bloomfield High School main building and the Harris Agricultural Science Center.

Sports

The Lady Hawks won the Class S State championship on June 2, 2008.

The boys' track team has won nine consecutive track championships, led by head coach Garfield White. The boys broke the state record last season when they placed over Canton High.

Notable alumni

Dwight Anderson (class of 1999) - football player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Dwight Freeney (class of 1998) - football player (Super Bowl XLI-winning Indianapolis Colts)
Jimmy Greene (class of 1993) - Grammy Award-nominated jazz alto saxophonist
Ronald P. Harris, Jr. (1969-1971) - multi-platinum and gold record award winner; Grammy-nominated producer^[2]
Jessica Hecht (class of 1982) - actress
Matt Lawrence (class of 2003) - football player for the Baltimore Ravens
Andrew Pinnock (class of 1999) - former NFL football player
Anika Noni Rose (class of 1990) - Tony Award winning singer-actress
Nykesha Sales (class of 1994) - professional women's basketball player
Kory Sheets (class of 2004) - running back for the Oakland Raiders
Brett Shuster (class of 1984)

References

External links

Bloomfield High School

Central Connecticut Conference

CCC North	East Catholic East Hartford Glastonbury Manchester South Windsor Weaver Wethersfield Windsor

CCC South	Berlin Bristol Central Bristol Eastern Bulkeley Maloney Middletown Plainville Platt

CCC East	Bloomfield E.O. Smith Enfield Hartford Public RHAM Rockville Rocky Hill Tolland

CCC West	Conard Farmington Hall New Britain Newington Northwest Catholic Simsbury Southington

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