E. O. Smith High School

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E. O. Smith High School
E O Smith High School, Storrs CT.jpg
Location
1235 Storrs Road

Storrs
,
(Tolland County)
,
Connecticut
06268

United States
Coordinates41°48′09″N 72°14′39″W / 41.8026°N 72.2441°W / 41.8026; -72.2441Coordinates: 41°48′09″N 72°14′39″W / 41.8026°N 72.2441°W / 41.8026; -72.2441
Information
TypePublic school
EstablishedSeptember 1958
School districtRegional School District 19
Teaching staff97.70 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12[1]
Enrollment1,091 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.17[1]
Color(s)Red and black   
Team namePanthers
RivalsTolland
CEEB Code070754
Websiteeosmith.org

E. O. Smith High School, named after politician Edwin O. Smith, is a secondary school located in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. E. O. Smith was established by the University of Connecticut in 1958.

Overview[]

E.O. Smith High School serves the towns of Ashford, Mansfield, and Willington, which together make up Connecticut's Regional School District #19. E.O. Smith also serves students from nearby the town of Columbia. In addition, students from surrounding towns such as Coventry and Windham may also attend E. O. Smith, as participants in the school's Agriculture Education program, if their school does not offer an agriculture program. The current principal is Dr. Louis DeLoreto.

History[]

E.O. Smith was established in 1958 as a teaching school for the University of Connecticut, serving the towns of Ashford and Mansfield. It is located adjacent to the University of Connecticut campus, and was owned by the State of Connnecticut and operated by the university until June 30, 1987. On that day, Public Act 84-42 was instated and the State Legislature voted to give ownership of the school to the Town of Mansfield and the Town of Ashford as long as the towns agreed to pay for the physical rehabilitation of the school. The Town of Willington joined the region in 1993.[2]

Clubs and activities[]

The E.O. Smith Drama Club presents four shows per year, including a winter musical, two straight shows in the fall and spring, and a night of senior directed one-acts at the end of the year. The spring show is performed at the Connecticut Drama Association Festival where cast and crew members have a chance to win awards and advance to the New England Drama Festival. E.O. Smith's Drama Club has won several awards from the Connecticut Drama Association including outstanding performance for Animal Farm (2009) and Lily's Purple Plastic Purse (2010), allowing them to continue to the New England Drama Festival, which E.O. Smith hosted in 2009.[3] Several E. O. Smith actors have also won individual awards for their performances in the shows or in the Connecticut Drama Association Monologue Contest.

The school has had a computer science competitive team since the early 1980s.[4]

E.O. Smith soccer has a noteworthy record. The soccer coach for forty years, John Blomstrann, has led the teams to more wins than any other coach in Connecticut history. From 1980 to 2020, Blomstrann coached the teams to 565 victories.[5][6]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "E.O. Smith High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "History". www.eosmith.org. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. ^ "Connecticut Drama Association Newsletter" (PDF). Connecticut Drama Association. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  4. ^ Page, Warren; Grabiner, David (1985). "An Interview with the 1985 USA Team to the International Mathematical Olympiad". The College Mathematics Journal. 16 (5): 336–360. doi:10.2307/2686993.
  5. ^ Lori Riley (2020-10-06). "Connecticut's winningest boys soccer coach collected 565 victories and five state titles before retiring last winter — sort of". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  6. ^ Matthew Conyers (2014-10-21). "E.O. Smith Soccer Coach Sets State Record With 500th Win". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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