OT,
@afitzy, but when was the high school campus built???
(Since you moved, Laughing, just like the Talmadge Hill Station!
Next you're going to tell me that there is no lobster tank at Grand Union, and I can't buy fabric at The Rag Doll, aren't you?)
Ha ha! The HS main building was built in the late 70's (similar to most area towns such as Wilton, Darien and Westport) as the area experienced a population increase as NYC suburbia crept northward from Westchester County. The HS is actually part of Waveny and if you do a satellite view on google you can see how the HS and Farm Road define the far boundary of Waveny. Its a beautful set up with an elementary school (South) across the street from the HS on Farm Road and Saxe Middle School on South Avenue. Children are able to walk to town, to the YMCA on South Avenue and Waveny.
Here is the wiki info on the HS:
Construction on the school was finalized in 1971. The school is located on grounds donated by the Lapham family, carving off approximately 46
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Waveny Park.
The donations of land came in two installments, one being 31 acres (130,000 m2) in 1964 and the second being 15 acres (61,000 m2) in 1966.
The school is at the intersection of Farm Road and South Avenue, with the latter being a major thoroughfare into and out of downtown
New Canaan. The school is set back from South Avenue by a 19-acre (77,000 m2) wetlands buffer which includes running trails, a part of Waveny Park.
In August 2018, two lunch ladies from the school were arrested and accused of stealing about $500,000 from the cafeteria over a five-year period. The school received nationwide attention for the arrests.
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For the purpose of comparison with the achievement levels of similar schools, the state Department of Education classifies schools and communities in "District Reference Groups," defined as "districts whose students' families are similar in education, income, occupation and need, and that have roughly similar enrollment." New Canaan is one of eight school districts in District Reference Group A (the others are
Darien,
Westport,
Wilton,
Weston,
Ridgefield,
Easton, and
Redding.).
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