Seymour High School (Connecticut)


Seymour High School is a secondary school at 2 Botsford Road in Seymour, Connecticut in the United States.

History

The town of Seymour began building its first public high school in 1884 on Bank Street. It was built on a piece of property that the town purchased for $3,000. When the school first opened in the fall of 1886, it had 456 students, who all attended class in nine rooms. Later, the building was used as an elementary school, Center School. That building and its annex are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Seymour purchased land on Pine Street in 1915. By 1916, a high school was built. After the 1955 flood the school needed major renovations. After the renovations were complete, in the 1960s, The Pine Street school was converted into a middle school and a new high school was opened on Botsford Road. In 2006, a 22 million dollar renovation was added to the high school.

Athletics

Seymour High School is part of the Naugatuck Valley League and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference . It consists of Seymour, Derby, Ansonia, Crosby, Waterbury Career Academy, Watertown, Wilby, and Wolcott in the Brass Division, with Holy Cross, Kennedy, Naugatuck, Sacred Heart, St. Paul, Torrington, and Woodland Regional belonging to the Copper Division.
The Seymour High School Cheerleading team won the state championship in 2010 and the Division IV regional championship in 2012.
Coach Paul Sponheimer spent 29 years as head coach of the football team, and was named New Haven County Coach of the Year twice. He finished with a record of 210-102 and four state titles before retiring after the 2008 season. The last state title the Wildcats won was in 2007.
Coach Bob Kelo had coached the baseball team for 27 years as of 2012, winning his 400th game on May 2, 2012. His teams have won one state championship and made five other appearances in the championship game.
The Wildcats Softball Team has won multiple state championships. From 2005-2007, they had a 78-game winning streak which is a Connecticut record and ranks 6th nationally all-time. In 2004, Seymour Softball set a Connecticut state record for the most wins in a season. In 2006, Seymour's 31 home runs were the 8th best nationally all-time, and their 27 runs allowed was 3rd fewest nationally all-time. From 2005-2006, Danielle Liska's 50 consecutive wins was 8th nationally all-time.
Coach Jamie Burns coached the Seymour High School Weightlifting team to a 2014 NVL Championship win. The NVL Weightlifting competition takes place at Seymour High School every year. The competition is divided into weight classes: Under 160, 161-180, 181-200, 201-220, & Over 220. Three events must be completed by all competitors: Squat, Power Clean, & Bench. At the end the team member's weights are totalled and the winner is decided by the most weight lifted.

Theater Productions

2014: Seussical, Annie
2015: 12 Angry Jurors
2016: Theory of Relativity
2017: Selfie and This is a Test

Clubs and Activities

an alternative energy vehicle every year.