Norwalk High School is a secondary school located in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is the oldest high school in Norwalk, created in 1902. The current building for the school was built in 1971. The principal of the school is Tony Daddona.
The school mascot is a bear and the school colors are green and white. Its crosstown rival is Brien McMahon High School and the two schools compete annually on Thanksgiving day with McMahon being the winner more often than not. The $4 million Shea-McGrath Sports Complex, which includes the astroturf Testa Field sits just to the south of the school. It replaces the aging Andrews Field, located 1/4 mile west of the school. The school also contains a theater, gymnasium, swimming pool, library, and cafeteria.
The school is divided into 5 lettered houses (A, B, C, D, and E) with a housemaster in charge of students in his/her house. Students are assigned lockers, homerooms, and guidance counselors within their house.
The Norwalk High School Marching Band, directed by Jeffrey Smith, is ranked among the top in the nation (in 2000, it finished 23rd at the Bands of America Grand Nationals Championship at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana). The marching band practices on the Andrews Field parking lot.
West Rocks and Nathan Hale Middle Schools feed into Norwalk High School.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Norwalk High School include:
- Dr. Edward C. Kendall, 1950 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology for research on the structure and biological effects of adrenal cortex hormones.
- Senator Brien McMahon, a former United States Senator and the first chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
- Calvin Murphy, former National Basketball Association player with the Houston Rockets, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
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