Sacred Heart High School (Connecticut)

Sacred Heart High School
Address
142 South Elm Street Waterbury , (New Haven County) , Connecticut 06706 United States
Coordinates	41°33′6″N 73°2′16″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Learning, Spirit, Service
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1922
Closed	2021
School district	Archdiocese of Hartford
Superintendent	Valerie Mara (interim)
President	Eileen Reagan
Principal	Anthony Azzara
Teaching staff	30 Full/part-time teachers
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	350 (September 2012)
Average class size	21
Color(s)	Maroon and gold
Athletics conference	Naugatuck Valley League
Sports	Boys: football, soccer, cross-country, basketball, swimming, baseball, tennis, cheerleading, indoor track, golf, track & field Girls: soccer, swimming, cross-country, basketball, softball, cheerleading, golf, indoor track, dance, tennis, track & field, cooperative gymnastics
Mascot	Hearts
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
School fees	$500
Tuition	$7750
Website	sacredhearthighschool.org

Sacred Heart High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school located in the downtown district in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut. It was in the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.

Background

Sacred Heart was established in 1922 as an all-girls school. The school became coeducational in 1938. Since 1975, the school was located in the old Waterbury Catholic High School building in downtown Waterbury.^[2]

Closure

On February 11, 2021, Sacred Heart announced it would be closing at the end of the 2020–2021 school year. The school's president said it was in part due to declining enrollment at the school.^[3]

Athletics

Conferences

• Part of the Naugatuck Valley League (NVL)
• Part of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC)

Notable alumni

• John Gereski - Former Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut 1985 to 1992

Baseball

• Ron Diorio - Former professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Dave Wallace - Former professional baseball pitcher, pitching coach and front office executive.

Basketball

• Tyrn Flowers - Professional basketball player, played college basketball for Long Island University
• Mustapha Heron - Professional basketball player, played college basketball at Auburn University and St John's University

Politician

• Gary Franks - Politician who was a member of the US House of Representatives from Connecticut from 1991-1997
• Michael Jarjura - Attorney and politician who served as the mayo of Waterbury from 2001-2011.

References

1. NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
2. SHHS. "History of the Heart". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
3. Teresa Pellicano (February 11, 2021). "Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury closing due to steady enrollment decline". WTNH. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

External links

• School Website
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford