Guilford High School (formally Guilford Senior High School) is a four-year public high school located in Guilford, Connecticut. Opened in 1886, the school colors are green and white and the school's mascot is the Grizzlies, formerly the Indians, after the Board of Education voted to change it on June 29, 2020.
In 2015, the town opened a new high school.
Demographics The 2022–2023 demographic profile is as follows: White 82%, Hispanic 8.3%, Asian American 4.8%, two or more races 3.4%, Black 1.5%, American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.1%, and Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0.2%.
Athletics and clubs Guilford High School is part of the Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC), competing in the Hammonnasset division. The SCC is a division of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletics Conference (CIAC).
As of 2024, GHS has 28 teams competing in 20 different sports.
Fall Sports: Football, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Girls Swim & Dive
Winter Sports: Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Boys Ice Hockey, Girls Ice Hockey, Indoor Track & Field, Boys Swim & Dive, Fencing, Skiing, Cheerleading
Spring Sports: Baseball, Softball, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Boys Track & Field, Girls Track & Field, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, Golf, Crew
+Wins in CIAC State ChampionshipsSportClassYear(s)BaseballL2007Basketball (girls)L2001, 2002, 2003Cross country (boys)MM2005, 2010, 2012, 2015L1980, 1986, 2003, 2004Open2004Cross country (girls)MM2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022Open 2002, 2009Field hockeyM2018, 2019, 2021, 2024L1991 (Co-champions with Cheshire), 1997 (Co-champions with Simsbury)Ice Hockey (boys)III2010II1994, 2017Lacrosse (boys)M2025L2026Lacrosse (girls)M2021, 2022, 2023Soccer (boys)M1969, 1973L1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989LL1996, 2000Soccer (girls)M1987, 1989 (Co-champions with Lyman Hall), 1990, 1991, 1992L1984, 2003 (Co-champions with Farmington), 2013, 2019Tennis (boys)M1977, 2010, 2014Tennis (girls)L2022, 2023, 2026Track and field (indoor, boys)M1980, 1981, 1982Open1982 (Co-champions with Wilbur Cross)Track and field (outdoor, boys)L1979Track and field (outdoor, girls)M1982 (Co-champions with Montville)L1990WrestlingM1994L 1986
Debate In 2013, the Guilford High School Debate Team came in top 10 in the Novice Division of the Connecticut Debate Association Tournament.
Blackface incident In 2019, a Guilford High School student attended a school football game against Hartford Public Schools in blackface.
Academic accomplishments
Designated Blue Ribbon School in 2019. Ranked as the 18th best school in the state of Connecticut by U.S. News & World Report in 2021.
Notable alumni Will Aronson (1981-) composer, writer for musical theatre, and Tony Award winner Nick Fradiani (1985-) 2015 winner of American Idol Adam Greenberg (1981-) Major League Baseball player Becki Newton (1978-) actress Morris Pleasure (1962-) musician, singer, composer, producer David Allen Sibley (1961-) ornithologist and illustrator Jennifer Westfeldt (1970-) actress, screenwriter, and producer
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