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renovated into the Mahoney-Hewat Science and Technology Center, containing areas for extended curriculum activities needing more space than in the school's science laboratories and includes permanent space for the high school's robotics team (FIRST # 716), electric vehicle construction, a conference room with space for the Alumni Association activities, a business office for the 21st Century organization and various displays and supplies. The renovations were completed late 2012 and will serve not only high school students but all the CT Region One School District schools and students.
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authorized the formation of the first regional school district in the state (hence the name of the new district, "Regional School District Number One"). The newly formed board of education purchased the 75-acre (300,000 m) former Lorch farm at the junction of the Salmon Kill and the Housatonic
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Prior to the opening of Housatonic Valley Regional High School, four of the six towns it currently serves each had its own high school. In the 1920s, William Teague, the state's rural supervisor of schools, suggested that Connecticut's sprawling Northwest Corner consolidate its public schools. In
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takes its name. The historic White Oak was so badly damaged in a storm on Monday, July 5, 2004, shortly after the arrival of previous principal Gretchen Foster, that it was taken down. The School also has two other courtyards: the Sophomore Courtyard located near the cafeteria, and the Faculty
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In early 2008, a plan was unveiled to renovate the former Clarke B. Wood Agricultural Center on campus. Part of that building, closed in 2001 after construction of a new Agriculture Center, has been turned into the artgarage, an afterschool activity center. The main part of that building was
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In 2001, the school facility expanded; adding a new agricultural education center, library, and updated science labs. The school facility includes one gymnasium, an auditorium, a cafeteria and dozens of classrooms. The school sat under the shadow of a white oak, from which the yearbook
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In addition to the standard high school curricula, the school offers a variety of elective classes including drawing, color and design, painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, wood technology, metal technology, drafting, and a wide array of courses in agriculture.
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Housatonic supports a large number of sports in comparison to other schools in its league. Housatonic has earned three state championships; Girls Track (1985 and 1988) and Division IX Golf (2007). Its notable
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River near the Canaan-Salisbury town line for $ 8,000. The school was subsequently constructed on that site, opening in the fall of 1939.
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The Housatonic mascot is The Mountaineer. The school's colors are royal blue and gold, and it is a member of the
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Courtyard (formerly Freshman courtyard). In 2007, HVRHS became the North American Champions of the
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Soccer (Berkshire League Champions 2005, Berkshire League Runners-up 2010, 2011, 2012)
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Cross Country (Class S Runners-up 2016, Berkshire League Runners-up 2015, 2016)
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Football-first year of 11 man football was 1953 and that team was undefeated
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Public high school in Falls Village, Connecticut, United States
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Khoury, Jorge; Nolen-Weathington, Eric (December 2011).
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Falls Village
Coordinates
41°56′15″N 73°21′34″W / 41.9375°N 73.3595°W / 41.9375; -73.3595
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high school
CEEB code
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090360000766
FTE
Berkshire League
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www.hvrhs.org
public
high school
Falls Village, Connecticut
Canaan
Cornwall
Kent

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