Stratford High School

SHS Spirit Week - Twins Day, Dress like you're ready to spend a weekend at the Jersey Shore, Senior Citizen Day and Teachers dress like students

The Drama Society's production of Little Women!

SHS Drama Society presents "Little Women" Well done!

Congratulations to Mr. Takesue (Alpha), Mrs. Mack (SHS), Mr. Jockle (BHS), Mr. Mignone (BHS), and Mrs. Scatamacchia's (BHS) students for creating lyrics for submission to the Blues and Beyond Showcase. We even had one of Mr. Jockle''s Bunnell students, Daniel Planas, featured on the Saxophone as part of a performance--Congrats! Performances linked below using student submissions. Blues and Beyond Performance using Student Submitted Lyrics: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D0xE9nlknfA9bgzOuDd-VlwxovjX0_6k/view?usp=sharing Showcase Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QfwulFdbz8TqRXScU3yO05EYVFxBCAZS/view?usp=sharing

Students recently performed at the Poetry Jam held in our Library Media Center.

Stratford High School - Winter Concerts Orchestra and Choir Band and Jazz

Jazz A at National Jazz Festival: Philadelphia

On Tuesday, January 30th, Jessica Teague (Veteran ELA Teacher) and Elizabeth Bourjaili (Humanities Department Chair) inducted students into Stratford High's first National English Honor Society. We congratulated these students for their achievements in leadership, community service, scholarship, character, and enthusiasm for English literature and language. Students Casey Carretta, Madelyn Randolph, and Chelsea Williams initiated interest in bringing a Chapter to SHS, and they will serve as founding officers for the 2023-2024 school year, their leadership instrumental to this organization. 38 students were inducted, grades 10 through 12, and student-created chapter names were submitted for selection from inductees. We are excited to announce the title as the "Dead Poets Society Chapter" of SHS.

Eleven SHS students attended Yale's 50th Model United Nations trip in January. These students served on 9 different committees ranging from the Economic and Social Council to NATO and the European Union/ They tackled issues such as eradicating rural poverty, closing the wage gap for women, and sustainable resource management in Antarctica. Students wrote resolutions with students who came from over 46 different countries and voted to get them passed over the course of 4 days and 6 meetings. The special guest speaker at the event was former Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

On February 10, 2024, Stratford Rotary participated in their first Four-Way Speech contest, featuring Stratford and Bunnell students. Brennan Kelly, 10th Grade, and Taylor Tunstall, 9th Grade, gave speeches on Gratitude as a means to Cultivate Happiness and the need to reconsider student perspectives on education to bring about future success. Both students were exceptional in their delivery, confident and assertive in their beliefs. Brennan Kelly placed third, receiving a $50 award. Taylor Tunstall received runner-up recognition and prizes. In attendance were Stratford Rotarians as judges, families, Bunnell teacher Ashley Ravo-Lynch, and Humanities Department chairs Elizabeth Bourjaili (SHS) and Kirsten Kovacs-Hardy (BHS).

Dr. Jennifer Brett, Director of the Acupuncture Institute at the University of Bridgeport visited Mrs. Semple's Career Development classes about a career in Acupuncture. As you can see from many of the pictures, she keeps the students engaged & entertained with her interactive presentation(s). It's so much fun to have her and the students enjoy it.

Veteran's Day celebration at SHS on November 9th. Fourteen veterans were in attendance from four branches of the military: Air Force, Army, Navy and the Marines. They shared accolades about the effort and dedication of students and faculty in honoring them at this event.

Football game pics

SHS First Pep Rally

Holly Franquet recently was a guest speaker in Mrs. Semple's Career Development and Personal Finance and spoke to the students about the cost of college. She will be setting up a date and time to meet with parents to go over the brand new FAFSA application

Homecoming Football Game

SHS Homecoming Dance

The Outing Club recently hiked Indian Wells State Park in Shelton, CT

SHS Friday Night Pink Out Football Game

Stratford High School Link Crew Leaders welcome the freshmen (Class of 2027) during the freshmen orientation.