Daniel_Hand_High_School

Daniel Hand High School

Daniel Hand High School

Public school in Madison, Connecticut, United States

Daniel Hand High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Madison, Connecticut, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in Madison Public Schools.

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History

Businessman Daniel Hand, a native of Madison, funded construction of a high school for the city in 1884 at the price of $15,000 and relinquished property ownership to the local government. Under the name of Hand Academy, it served the city until 1921, when the building was torn down and a schoolhouse for all grades was built. That school lasted forty years until Madison Public Schools constructed a purpose-built high school in 1961 and named it Daniel Hand High School.[2]

Athletics

Daniel Hand athletic team's mascot are the Tigers and compete in the Southern Connecticut Conference.[3]

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* denotes a co-championship

# denotes state open championship

Performing arts

DHHS has a competitive mixed-gender show choir, "VIBE", and previously fielded the all-female "Aura".[19] VIBE has won regional-level championships before,[20] and is regarded as one of the most consistently successful choirs in New England.[21] The program has also hosted an annual competition, the Connecticut Classic, which has drawn choirs from as far as Mississippi and California.[22]

Notable alumni

References

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