Avon High School (Connecticut)

The 2019–2020 demographic profile is as follows: White 72%, Asian American 13%, Black 5%, Hispanic 5%, two or more races 4%, American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.2%, and Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0%.[4]

The school has undergone extensive renovations over the last 20 years. The school started its latest renovation project in 2006, which was completed in the fall of 2008. The latest renovation included the addition of classrooms, a second gymnasium, a new kitchen and cafeteria, orchestra room, several media centers, and interior cosmetic changes. An indoor track and a softball field were proposed, but were canceled due to a lack of funding. The school was also renovated during 1996 and 1997. The most recent renovations (2018-2019) done to the football field and track, replacing the grass field with turf and replacing the track.[5]

Academic departments include Math, Social Studies, English, Science, World Languages, Health, Visual Arts, Music, and Physical Education. There are 67 subject area teachers.[6]

In order to graduate, students of the class of 2018 (the class of 2019 faces updated graduation requirements) and earlier must earn a minimum of 22.5 credits according to the following distribution:[7]

Arts offerings include music, visual arts, and theater arts.

The music offerings at Avon High School have expanded in recent years. Ensembles currently include:[8]

Bands

• 9th grade Concert Band combined with the Symphonic Band.(2018-2019)
• Wind Ensemble (audition-only)

Choirs

• Women's Choir
• Men's Choir
• Chamber Choir
• Camerata Singers

Orchestras

• Concert Orchestra
• Symphony Orchestra
• Chamber Orchestra (audition-only)

Other musical opportunities include the jazz band, American School Band Directors Association festivals, American Choral Directors Association festivals, Connecticut Music Educators Association Northern Regional and All-State Festivals, and the New England Music Festival Association's festival (NEMFA).

The Avon High website notes that, "Avon High offers a great variety of extracurricular activities for students to get involved. A wide array of sports teams is well complemented by an eclectic mix of school clubs and groups."[9] Popular extracurricular activities include Student Government, the Avon Volunteers On Newness (A.V.O.N.) Club, Diversity Club, FIRST Robotics Team, Katie's Club, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, Gay-Straight Alliance, debate club, cooking club, Peer Support Club, and Yearbook. The Model U.N. club has been successful in local and state level competitions, and the Robotics Team, the ÜberBots, regularly competes in local, New England, and International FIRST Competitions.[10]

• Ranked number 116 as top public high school in America by newsweek magazine 2016[11]
• Ranked number 16 best high school in Connecticut in US News & World report rankings in 2017[12]

Avon High School has an extensive athletics program that frequently earns recognition in the Central Connecticut Conference and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Several athletes have earned All-American status.

FALL

• Cross country
• Field hockey
• Football
• Soccer — boys and girls
• Swimming — girls
• Volleyball — girls
• Cheerleading - boys and girls
• Crew

WINTER

• Basketball — boys and girls
• Ice hockey — boys (Farmington Valley Generals)[13]
• Indoor track — boys and girls
• Wrestling — boys
• Cheerleading - boys and girls

SPRING

• Baseball
• Golf
• Lacrosse — boys and girls
• Outdoor track — boys and girls
• Softball
• Tennis — boys and girls

Facilities for field hockey, football, cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, track, and girls lacrosse are located at the high school. Boys lacrosse and girls tennis play at the middle school. Soccer, softball, and cross country have home bases at the Fisher Meadow recreational facility. Baseball plays at the Buckingham recreational facility. The crew team's home base is at the Batterson Park recreational facility in Farmington, CT.

The crew team has won multiple Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association Championship races, as well as many local races and titles. They often participate in the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Avon High School's Club Sport, Ultimate Frisbee won the Division II State Championship (2015) for Ultimate Frisbee.

• Will Friedle, actor
• Jessica Lundy, actress
• David Yoo, author
• Kia McNeill, professional soccer player[15]

• Official website