FCIAC
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FCIAC, the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, was established in 1961 and is made up of high schools throughout Fairfield County, Connecticut
, USA. FCIAC hosts more than 100 combined championship/ tournament games for all sports throughout the academic year.
(New Canaan) are believed to be the "Founding Fathers of Connecticut Lacrosse." In 2008 in Inside Lacrosse Magazine, Bates Head Lacrosse Coach, Peter Lasagna stated "Guy Whitten (Wilton) and Howard Benedict (New Canaan) created cultures of excellence to be envied."
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...
, USA. FCIAC hosts more than 100 combined championship/ tournament games for all sports throughout the academic year.
List of member high schools
- Bassick High SchoolBassick High School-History:In 1924, the Bassick Family home was demolished to begin construction for a school. The E & F Construction Company was awarded the contract after submitting a bid for $692,946. Architect E.G...
- Central High SchoolCentral High School (Connecticut)Central High School is a high school in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut in the United States. It was originally founded in 1876 as Bridgeport High School.In 2003 the school held 2,217 students and 152 teachers...
- Danbury High School
- Darien High SchoolDarien High SchoolDarien High School is the single public high school serving the town of Darien, Connecticut, in the United States.The Latin motto on the school seal means "The truth will set you free" or "The truth will make you free." The motto is shared by other institutions, including Johns Hopkins...
- Fairfield Ludlowe High SchoolFairfield Ludlowe High SchoolFairfield Ludlowe High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.-Origins:Fairfield Ludlowe High School opened in the fall of the 2003–2004 as a satellite campus of Fairfield High School...
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolFairfield Warde High SchoolFairfield Warde High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.- History :In 2001, Fairfield High School was deemed overcrowded. To alleviate population overflow, Fairfield Ludlowe High School was opened at the former Roger Ludlowe High School site...
- Greenwich High SchoolGreenwich High SchoolGreenwich High School is a four-year public high school in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The school is part of the Greenwich Public Schools system and serves roughly 2,700 students....
- Warren Harding High SchoolWarren Harding High SchoolWarren Harding High School is a public high school in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The cornerstone of Warren Harding High School was laid on May 10, 1924 and the school opened on September 9, 1925...
- Brien McMahon High SchoolBrien McMahon High SchoolBrien McMahon High School is a secondary school located in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. It is named after Brien McMahon, a former United States Senator from Norwalk. The school's mascot is a Senator with the school colors being red, white, and blue. The school's first senior class graduated in 1962...
- New Canaan High SchoolNew Canaan High SchoolNew Canaan High School is a public high school in New Canaan, Connecticut.- History :Construction on the school was finalized in 1971. The school is located on grounds donated by the Lapham family, carving off approximiately 46 acres of Waveny Park....
- Norwalk High School
- Ridgefield High SchoolRidgefield High School (Ridgefield, Connecticut)Ridgefield High School is a public high school in Ridgefield, Connecticut. It was voted #683 in Newsweek's 2010 list of the top 1600 high schools in America. The school mascot is the Tiger....
- St. Joseph High SchoolSt. Joseph High School (Trumbull, Connecticut)St. Joseph High School is a private Catholic high school in Trumbull, Connecticut. A four-year, coeducational college preparatory school, St. Joseph was founded in 1962 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport. The school is made up of approximately 850 students, of which about 86% are Catholic...
- Stamford High School
- Staples High SchoolStaples High SchoolStaples High School is a public secondary school, that opened on April 26, 1884 located in the town of Westport, Connecticut, USA. Staples High School is named after its founder Horace Staples who founded the school in 1884. The school was first located at Riverside Ave. and moved to its current...
- Trinity Catholic High SchoolTrinity Catholic High School (Connecticut)Trinity Catholic High School is a regional, coeducational Catholic school for grades 9-12 located in Stamford, Connecticut. It serves parts of Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York. The school is a member of the FCIAC athletic conference. Trinity Catholic is accredited by...
- Trumbull High SchoolTrumbull High School-History:Trumbull High School was founded in 1961 following a population increase in Trumbull during the 1950s. The high school was originally situated at 4630 Madison Avenue, in the building currently serving as Madison Middle School. As the 1960s progressed, the town was compelled to commission a...
- Westhill High SchoolWesthill High School (Connecticut)Westhill High School is a high school located in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Westhill is located on Roxbury Road, in the northern section of Stamford.-The Westword/School Newspaper:...
- Wilton High SchoolWilton High SchoolWilton High School is a public high school in Wilton, Connecticut, and considered "one of Connecticut’s top performers" in various measures of school success. The current principal is Robert O'Donnell. Previously the long-time-principal was Timothy H. Canty, who also attended the school in the...
Lacrosse
Coaches Guy Whitten (Wilton) and Howard BenedictHoward Benedict
Howard Benedict is an American lacrosse coach. He coached at New Canaan High School for 34 years.- Biography :Howard Benedict graduated from Fairfield College Preparatory School and Lafayette College. He was a varsity lacrosse player while at Lafayette...
(New Canaan) are believed to be the "Founding Fathers of Connecticut Lacrosse." In 2008 in Inside Lacrosse Magazine, Bates Head Lacrosse Coach, Peter Lasagna stated "Guy Whitten (Wilton) and Howard Benedict (New Canaan) created cultures of excellence to be envied."