Brookfield High School (Connecticut)

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Brookfield High School
Front of building, west entrance
Address
45 Longmeadow Hill Road Brookfield, Connecticut 06804 United States
Coordinates	41°28′51″N 73°23′26″W / 41.480949°N 73.390624°W / 41.480949; -73.390624
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Respect, Responsibility, Rigor
Established	1962 (62 years ago) (1962)
School district	Brookfield Public Schools
CEEB code	070085
NCES School ID	090054000109
Principal	Marc Balanda
Grades	9–12
Number of students	903 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.12
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Mascot	Bobcat
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	Paw Print
Website	www.brookfield.k12.ct.us/brookfield-high-school

Brookfield High School is a public high school serving the town of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The school offers a wide variety of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, and is frequently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top high schools in Connecticut and the United States.^[2] Brookfield is one of the twenty-one school districts in District Reference Group B.^[3]

In the 2021–2022 school year the school had 902 students. The ethnic makeup of the student body is approximately 76.2% Caucasian, 2.4% Black, 8.5% Asian, and 12.1% Hispanic.

The school was originally built in 1962 as Long Meadow Hill Junior High School. Less than 10 years later, it was converted to a high school and graduated its first class in 1967. It has had a number of additions. In 1967, a 3-floor section was added. In 1974, a new auditorium and a second gym were added. Another wing was later added (unsure of when). The most recent expansion was in 2007. It included a new video production studio and two new wings, the library was made bigger, and the existing classrooms were updated (completed in early 2008). The football field and track was redone shortly thereafter. In August 2009, the student parking lot was repaved. In 2016, the new basketball gym was repainted and waxed. Later, in 2017, the roof was completely reconstructed.

The school mascot is the Bobcat and the school colors are blue and gold. Both white and black have also been used for team uniforms.

Brookfield High School is a member of the South West Conference. Commonly referred to as the SWC, Brookfield competes with 12 other local schools.

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (June 2022)

• Julia DeMato (class of 1997), professional cosmetologist and singer.
• Will Denton (Class of 2008), actor.
• Stephen Harding, attorney and representative for Connecticut's 107th General Assembly District.
• Darren LaBonte, CIA Officer killed in Camp Chapman attack in 2009
• Scott Lutrus (class of 2006), NFL linebacker.
• Michael Walrath, investor and CEO of Right Media.
• Scott Werndorfer, co-founder and head developer of Cerulean Studios.
• Bill Westenhofer (class of 1986), visual effects artist and two-time Academy Award winner.
• Kari Wührer (class of 1985), actress and singer.

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41°28′51″N 73°23′26″W / 41.480949°N 73.390624°W / 41.480949; -73.390624