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Newington High School Upcoming Event Dates & Tickets
About this Venue
Mission Statement
Newington High School, a community of learners, is committed to providing all students with high quality learning experiences by challenging and actively engaging them in their education in a safe, welcoming, and enriching environment. All students are expected to meet high academic and behavioral standards. These expectations are achieved through a dynamic partnership among students, staff, home, and community. In an increasingly technological and ever-changing world, Newington High School provides all students with the knowledge, skills, and values needed to set goals and reach their full potential as life-long learners.
School History
Newington High School has not always been the beautiful modern structure we occupy today. In fact, Newington High School, as a separate structure, did not exist. Until 1933, students of high school age in Newington traveled to Hartford or New Britain to attend high school. In 1933, to save money, eleven rooms were added to the existing junior high school to accommodate grades eleven and twelve. The first senior high graduating class was the class of 1938.
By 1940 improvisation was needed to serve Newington students in already limited space. World War II prevented a building program, but in 1949, Newington's citizenry voted to build a new high school building. This new building was occupied by 1951 and the first class to complete three years in the "new" Newington Senior High School graduated in 1954. Very soon, however, Newington's population growth was reflected in the over crowded conditions at the high school. By the mid-sixties, planning began for a new high school building. Meanwhile, the student population continued to grow. As a result, double sessions were instituted in 1967 and continued through 1971.
