Old Saybrook Senior High School

Old Saybrook High School is a secondary school located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States. It has a current enrollment of 444.[2] with a student to teacher ratio of about 9.74.[3] Old Saybrook students consistently exceed national and state averages on standardized tests.[4] The school, its students and its teachers have won numerous awards in academics, the arts, athletics and other areas.

Turtle replica on display at the Royal Navy submarine museum
Old Saybrook High School
Address
1111 Boston Post Road

Old Saybrook
,
Connecticut
Coordinates41.289°N 72.397°W / 41.289; -72.397
Information
School typePublic, High School
School districtOld Saybrook Public Schools
SuperintendentJan Perruccio
PrincipalSheila Riffle
Grades9-12
Enrollment451 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)Blue and white          
MascotRam
AccreditationNEASC
NewspaperRambler
WebsiteOld Saybrook Public Schools Home Page

In 1976, a re-creation of the first submarine ever used in battle, the American Turtle, was designed by Joseph Leary and constructed by Fred Frese as a Bicentennial project. It was christened by Connecticut's governor, Ella Grasso, and later tested in the Connecticut River. It is owned by the Connecticut River Museum and is currently on loan to Old Saybrook Senior High School, where students under the direction of Fred Frese are currently building a working re-creation of that model.

Old Saybrook High School is also known for its athletics and art programs. The 2012 wrestling and 2005 boys' basketball teams won their respective state championships. Old Saybrook High School's track and field teams have had much success in the previous years, winning several conference tournaments.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports

Old Saybrook High School is a member of the Shoreline Conference as well as the CIAC. Old Saybrook High School currently offers the sports: soccer, field hockey, cross country, football (co-op with Westbrook High School), cheerleading, basketball, indoor track, swimming, outdoor track, lacrosse, crew, golf, softball, baseball, and tennis. It also hosts unified soccer and basketball teams.

Drama

Old Saybrook High School's drama program features a fall play and a spring musical. They have won two Connecticut Drama Association state championships, in 2013 and 2015, and have had few CDA Monologue Contest winners. The program also features several HALO[5] award nominees and winners. The current drama director is Elenore Gringo.

Music

Old Saybrook High School's music program consists of two concert bands, two large choirs, three select choirs, a clarinet choir, a flute ensemble, two smaller jazz combos, and one select jazz big band. The two band directors are Jeremy Taylor and Laura Caruthers, and the chorus is conducted by Jeremy Milton.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Old Saybrook Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. "Old Saybrook Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  3. "Old Saybrook Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  4. "Old Saybrook Senior High School Test Scores". US News.
  5. "High School Halo Awards". Seven Angels Theatre.
  6. "BoxRec: Cassius Chaney". boxrec.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.


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