Sacred Heart High School (Connecticut)

Sacred Heart High School
Sacred Heart High School
Location
	142 South Elm Street; Waterbury, (New Haven County), Connecticut 06706; United States; 41°33′6″N 73°2′16″W / 41.55167°N 73.03778°W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Learning, Spirit, Service
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Established	1922
Status	Closed
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
Average class size	21
Colors	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
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. The school was named after the most holy Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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. Christopher Nugai - Former College Football Coach

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 mayor of Waterbury from 2001-2011.

Media Personality

Adam Lopez - A media personality and award show host who has hosted the New England Music Awards five consecutive times from 2021-2025.

References

↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
↑ SHHS. "History of the Heart". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
↑ Teresa Pellicano (February 11, 2021). "Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury closing due to steady enrollment decline". WTNH. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

External links

[NEASC-Commission_on_Independent_Schools-1] NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.

[History_of_the_Heart-2] SHHS. "History of the Heart". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.

[3] Teresa Pellicano (February 11, 2021). "Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury closing due to steady enrollment decline". WTNH. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

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Archdiocese of Hartford
Ordinaries	Bishops William Tyler Bernard O'Reilly Francis Patrick McFarland Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. Lawrence S. McMahon Michael Tierney John J. Nilan Maurice F. McAuliffe Archbishops Henry J. O'Brien John Francis Whealon Daniel Anthony Cronin Henry J. Mansell Leonard P. Blair Coadjutor archbishops Christopher J. Coyne
Auxiliary bishops	Joseph Francis Donnelly John Francis Hackett Paul Loverde Christie Macaluso John Gregory Murray Henry Joseph O'Brien Peter A. Rosazza Juan Miguel Betancourt
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford Basilica Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury Parishes St. Joseph Church, Ansonia St. Stanislaus Church, Bristol St. Michael the Archangel Church, Derby St. Adalbert Church, Enfield St. Augustine Church, Hartford Holy Trinity Church, Hartford SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford St. Stanislaus Church, Meriden Holy Cross Church, New Britain Sacred Heart Church, New Britain St. Mary's Church, New Haven St. Joseph's Church, New Haven St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven St. Mary Church, Newington Church of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk Immaculate Conception Church, Southington St. Joseph Church, Suffield St. Casimir Church, Terryville St. Mary Church, Torrington St. Hedwig Church, Union City St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, Hartford SS. Peter and Paul Church, Wallingford St. Anne Church, Waterbury Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Waterbury Former parishes St. Anne/Immaculate Conception Parish, Hartford St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Waterbury
Education	Seminaries St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield High schools Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, Milford Canterbury School, New Milford East Catholic High School, Manchester Holy Cross High School, Waterbury Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford Notre Dame High School, West Haven Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden Sacred Heart High School, Waterbury St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol
Priests	Peter Leo Gerety Francis Patrick Keough
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