Daniel Hand High School

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.

Daniel Hand High School
Address
286 Green Hill Rd Madison , Connecticut 06443 United States
Coordinates	41°17′36″N 72°37′12″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	PRIDE - Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, Enthusiasm
Established	1884 (140 years ago) (1884)
School district	Madison Public Schools
Superintendent	Craig Cooke
CEEB code	070370
Principal	Anthony Salutari
Faculty	86.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	828 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	9.57[1]
Color(s)	Black and gold
Fight song	On Wisconsin
Athletics conference	Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC)
Mascot	Tiger
Rival	Guilford
Feeder schools	Polson Middle School
Website	www.madison.k12.ct.us/daniel-hand-high-school

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]

State Championships

Sport	Year(s)
Baseball	2021
Basketball (boys)[4]	2022
Basketball (girls)[5]	1999, 2017
Cross country (boys)[6]	2007, 2008
Field hockey[7]	2014, 2017, 2023
Football[8]	1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023
Golf (boys)[9]	2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2023
Gymnastics[10]	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
Hockey (boys)[11]	2006, 2014
Soccer (boys)[12]	1993, 1995, 1997*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Softball[13]	2001
Swimming and diving (girls)[14]	2018
Tennis (boys)[15]	1980, 1981, 2013*, 2014, 2018
Tennis (girls)[16]	2011, 2012, 2017, 2019
Track and field (outdoor, boys)[17]	2010, 2017
Track and field (outdoor, girls)	2010
Wrestling[18]	1978, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2012

* 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

• Jack Driscoll, NFL player for the Miami Dolphins^[23]
• Chris Flanagan, broadcaster in the Washington Television market
• Joe Trapani, basketball player^[24]
• Streeter Seidell, head writer for Saturday Night Live and formerly CollegeHumor^[25]
• Madison Hamburg, director of the documentary Murder on Middle Beach

References

1. "Daniel Hand High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
2. "Number 27: Hand Academy" (PDF). Charlotte L. Evarts Memorial Archives, Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
3. Morelli, Joe (November 7, 2019). "Guilford blanks Hand to capture SCC title". New Haven Register. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
4. "Boys Basketball". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
5. "Girls Basketball". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
6. "Cross Country". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
7. "Field Hockey". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
8. "Football". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
9. "Golf". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
10. "Girls Gymnastics". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
11. "Boys Ice Hockey". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
12. "Boys Soccer". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
13. "Softball". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
14. "Girls Swimming and Diving". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
15. "Boys Tennis". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
16. "Girls Tennis". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
17. "Outdoor Track". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
18. "Wrestling". Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
19. "SCC: Viewing School - Daniel Hand High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
20. McCready, Brian (March 8, 2019). "Daniel Hand's VIBE Theme Stranger Things Wins Grand Championship". Patch. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
21. Freidmann, Megan (January 10, 2019). "High school show choir to give 'Stranger Things' performance". New Haven Register. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
22. "Clinton High show choir wins grand championship at Alabama competition". WJTV. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
23. Amore, Dom (April 25, 2020). "Eagles nab Hand-Madison lineman Jack Driscoll in NFL Draft's 4th round". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
24. Joe Trapani Boston College athletic profile Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
25. Nyberg, Ann (21 November 2017). "Local writer brings comedic work to television". WTNH. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019. Streeter Seidell grew up in Madison, went to Daniel Hand High School and became a comedy writer.

External links

• Official website