Naugatuck High School is a high school

High school

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 (grades 9-12) in Naugatuck

Naugatuck, Connecticut

Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town spans both sides of the Naugatuck River just south of Waterbury, and includes the communities of Union City on the east side of the river, which has its own post office, Straitsville on the...

, New Haven County

New Haven County, Connecticut

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, Connecticut

Connecticut

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. The school principal is Janice Saam.

The school is located at 543 Rubber Avenue. The building was constructed in 1959. 3 wings were added during the 1970s and are known as Castle House, Goodyear House, And the Applied Education Wing which contains all of the shop classes. The main building is now known as the Judd House. The original building, located on Hillside Ave., was built in 1905 by McKim, Mead, and White

McKim, Mead, and White

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 and then was the Hillside Middle School until the 2010-2011 term when it became Hillside Intermediate School.

The school mascot is the greyhound and the school colors are garnet and grey. Naugatuck competes against other towns in the Naugatuck Valley. These towns include Waterbury, Watertown, Torrington, Derby, Ansonia, Bristol, Region 16, Seymour, New Haven, and Oxford.

NHS has a storied football rivalry with the high school in Ansonia

Ansonia, Connecticut

Ansonia is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, on the Naugatuck River, immediately north of Derby and about northwest of New Haven. The population was 19,249 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code for Ansonia is 06401. The city is serviced by the Metro North railroad...

 that is one of the longest in America. Like the other high schools in the Naugatuck Valley

Naugatuck River Valley

The Naugatuck River Valley refers to the watershed area of the Naugatuck River in the western part of Connecticut. The Naugatuck Valley straddles parts of Litchfield County, New Haven, and Fairfield counties. The Route 8 corridor and Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North railroad line run along the...

, the two teams meet the morning of Thanksgiving Day. The first meeting was in 1900. Ansonia is the long-term winner in the series. Then in 2010 the greyhounds beat Ansonia to win the NVL Championship.

Other notable student activities include the NHS Marching Band, Chamber Singers, NHS Drama Club, AFJROTC and the boys' Cross Country Team, which has gone undefeated for three years straight, with a record of 60-0.

The school, in 2009, added solar panels to its roof.