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West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County
Hartford County, Connecticut

Hartford County is located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000 the population was 857,183. The population estimate for 2005 was 877,393....
, Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford.

The population was estimated at 61,173 in 2005. The town is primarily an upmarket
Upmarket

Upmarket commodities are products, services or real estate targeted at high-income consumers. Examples of products would include items from Samsung, Mercedes-Benz, Hammacher-Schlemmer, and Chanel....
 inner-ring suburb
Inner suburbs

Inner suburbs can refer to neighbourhoods of the inner city in the Commonwealth countries , or to the innermost ring of suburbs that lie outside a city's limits, as in the United States....
 of Hartford. The town has a downtown area called West Hartford Center. This area is centered around Farmington Avenue and South/North Main Street. West Hartford Center has been the community's hub since the late 1600s.

In Money Magazine's Best Places to Live 2008 ranking, West Hartford placed 76th.

rding to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 22.4 square miles (57.9 km˛), of which 22.0 square miles (56.9 km˛) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km˛ or 1.70%) is water.

The west side of West Hartford is flanked by the Metacomet Ridge
Metacomet Ridge

The Metacomet Ridge, Metacomet Ridge Mountains, or Metacomet Range of southern New England, United States, is a narrow and steep fault-block mountain ridge known for its extensive cliff faces, scenic vistas, microclimate ecosystems, and communities of plants considered rare or endangered....
, a mountainous traprock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south....
 to nearly the Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 border.






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West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County
Hartford County, Connecticut

Hartford County is located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2000 the population was 857,183. The population estimate for 2005 was 877,393....
, Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford.

The population was estimated at 61,173 in 2005. The town is primarily an upmarket
Upmarket

Upmarket commodities are products, services or real estate targeted at high-income consumers. Examples of products would include items from Samsung, Mercedes-Benz, Hammacher-Schlemmer, and Chanel....
 inner-ring suburb
Inner suburbs

Inner suburbs can refer to neighbourhoods of the inner city in the Commonwealth countries , or to the innermost ring of suburbs that lie outside a city's limits, as in the United States....
 of Hartford. The town has a downtown area called West Hartford Center. This area is centered around Farmington Avenue and South/North Main Street. West Hartford Center has been the community's hub since the late 1600s.

In Money Magazine's Best Places to Live 2008 ranking, West Hartford placed 76th.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 22.4 square miles (57.9 km˛), of which 22.0 square miles (56.9 km˛) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km˛ or 1.70%) is water.

The west side of West Hartford is flanked by the Metacomet Ridge
Metacomet Ridge

The Metacomet Ridge, Metacomet Ridge Mountains, or Metacomet Range of southern New England, United States, is a narrow and steep fault-block mountain ridge known for its extensive cliff faces, scenic vistas, microclimate ecosystems, and communities of plants considered rare or endangered....
, a mountainous traprock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south....
 to nearly the Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 border. Notable features of the Metacomet Ridge in West Hartford include Talcott Mountain
Talcott Mountain

Talcott Mountain of central Connecticut, with a high point of , is a long traprock mountain ridge located west of the city of Hartford, Connecticut....
 and a number of highland reservoirs belonging to the Metropolitan District, which maintains watershed and recreation resources on the property. The Metacomet Trail
Metacomet Trail

The Metacomet Trail is a hiking trail that traverses the Metacomet Ridge of central Connecticut. Despite being easily accessible and close to large population centers, the trail is considered remarkably rugged and scenic....
 traverses the ridge.

West Hartford is adjacent to and west of Hartford
Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
, the State capital, and neighbors Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Connecticut

Bloomfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 19,587 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Newington
Newington, Connecticut

Newington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, it had a total population of 29,306....
, Farmington
Farmington, Connecticut

Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 23,641 at the 2000 United States Census....
, and Avon
Avon, Connecticut

Avon is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. , the town has an estimated total population of 17,209.Avon is a suburb of Hartford, Connecticut....
. West Hartford is approximately southwest of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
 and 100 miles northeast of New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
. I-84 runs through West Hartford.

Demographics


Historical population of
West Hartford
1850 4,411
1860 1,296
1870 1,533
1880 1,828
1890 1,930
1900 3,186
1910 4,808
1920 8,854
1930 24,941
1940 33,776
1950 32,402
1960 32,382
1970 38,031
1980 41,301
1990 50,110
2000 63,589


As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 63,589 people, 24,576 households, and 15,925 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,892.6 people per square mile (1,117.0/km˛). There were 25,332 housing units at an average density of 1,152.3/square mile (445.0/km˛). The racial makeup of the town was 85.96% White, 4.78% African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
, 0.12% Native American, 4.80% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.61% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.27% of the population.

There were 24,576 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,665, and the median income for a family was $77,865 (these figures had risen to $79,443 and $97,873 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $52,450 versus $39,051 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the town was $33,468. About 2.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% ages 65 or older.

Transportation

West Hartford is accessible by major thoroughfares including Interstate 84
Interstate 84 (east)

Interstate 84 is an Interstate Highway extending from Dunmore, Pennsylvania at an intersection with Interstate 81 to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, at an interchange with the Massachusetts Turnpike ....
 which passes through the mid-southern portion of town. U.S. Route 44
U.S. Route 44

U.S. Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 237 miles through four states in the Northeastern United States region of the United States....
, Albany Avenue, passes through the town from Hartford over Talcott Mountain to Avon, CT. The northern section of town is traversed by CT Route 218 along North Main Street, which starts at the intersection of U.S. Route 44 in Bishops Corner and leads to Bloomfield, CT.

West Hartford is served by several bus routes of Connecticut Transit Hartford
Connecticut Transit Hartford

Connecticut Transit Hartford is the largest division of Connecticut Transit, providing service on 43 local routes, 5 "flyer" limited stop routes and 12 express routes throughout 27 towns in Hartford County, Connecticut including: Bloomfield, Connecticut, East Hartford, Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, Glastonbury, Connecticut, Mancheste...
. Major roads served are Albany Avenue (Route 58), New Britain Avenue (Routes 37 and 39), Park Street (Routes 31 and 33), Farmington Avenue (Routes 60, 62, 64, and 66), Asylum Avenue (Route 72), Hillside Avenue (Route 63), and Boulevard/South Quaker Lane (Route 69).

Amtrak's Union Station
Union Station (Hartford)

Union Station is the main railway station as well as Bus Station in Hartford, Connecticut. It is located along Amtrak's New Haven-Springfield Line which branches off from the Northeast Corridor in New Haven....
 in Hartford is approximately ten minutes from the center of town by way of Farmington Avenue.

Educational Institutions

In 2006 Money Magazine ranked West Hartford as the 10th most educated town in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, as measured by the percentage of town residents holding graduate
Graduate school

A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees, such as Doctorate with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous Undergraduate education degree....
 or professional degrees
Academic degree

A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as University, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study....
. Connecticut Magazine 2006 rankings put West Hartford Public School education in the top three be among all the cities and towns in Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
 and for its population class of greater than 50,000 people behind only Greenwich
Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the town had a total population of 61,101....
 and Fairfield
Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield is a New England town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. It is situated along the Gold Coast . Fairfield is a town of many neighborhoods, two of which -- Southport and Greenfield Hill -- are notably affluent....
.

Public Schools

The town is home to two public high schools, Conard High School
Conard High School

Conard High School is a public high school in West Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut. It opened in 1957, and was named after Frederick Underwood Conard, president of Niles-Bement-Pond Company and chairman of the local Board of Education when plans for the school were approved....
 and Hall High School
Hall High School (Connecticut)

William H. Hall High School also known as Hall High School is a four-year public high school located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The School colors are blue and white , and the mascot is the "Warrior"....
, as well as 11 elementary schools and 3 middle schools in the West Hartford Public Schools
West Hartford Public Schools

West Hartford Public Schools provides education for West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
. The elementary schools are Aiken, Braeburn, Bugbee, Charter Oak, Duffy, Morley, Norfeldt, Smith, Webster Hill, Whiting Lane and Wolcott. The three middle schools are King Philip
King Philip Middle School

King Philip Middle School is a middle school in the town of West Hartford, Connecticut It is one of the West Hartford Public Schools as well as one of three public middle schools in the town of West Hartford....
, Sedgwick
Sedgwick Middle School

Sedgwick Middle School is a school in the town of West Hartford, Connecticut. It is one of the West Hartford Public Schools.The school was named after William Thompson Sedgwick, a key figure in shaping public health in the United States and who not in any way related to Frederick Underwood Conard....
, and the newest Bristow Middle School, located where Kingswood-Oxford Middle school was formerly located. The eleven elementary schools are evenly distributed to either King Philip or Sedgwick, and those that enroll at Bristow are chosen by lottery. After middle school students continue onto high school with their same student body. Those at Sedgwick go on to Conard High School, while those at King Philip go to Hall High School, and students at Bristow return to the same school district they were in during elementary school.

The town also hosts many private and parochial schools including most notably the American School for the Deaf
American School for the Deaf

The American School for the Deaf was the first institution for the education of the deaf in United States. It was founded April 15, 1817 in Hartford, Connecticut by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc and became a state-supported school in 1817....
, Kingswood-Oxford School
Kingswood-Oxford School

Kingswood-Oxford School is a private day school located in West Hartford, Connecticut. Originally two separate schools--Kingswood for the boys and Oxford for the girls--it is now a co-ed school for grades 6 through 12....
, Renbrook School
Renbrook School

Renbrook School is an independent, private day school in West Hartford, Connecticut....
, the Hebrew High School of New England
Hebrew High School of New England

The Hebrew High School of New England is a private school, Modern Orthodox Jewish high school located in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA. The school was created by members of the New Haven, Connecticut, Springfield, Massachusetts, Hartford, Connecticut communities and currently serves as the only co-educational Jewish secondary school betwee...
, the Solomon Schechter Day School, and the German School of Connecticut.

Private Catholic Schools

  • Saint Thomas the Apostle Elementary School
  • Saint Timothy Middle School
  • Northwest Catholic High School
  • Saint Brigid Elementary School

Colleges and Universities

Institutions of higher learning located in town include the following colleges and universities:
  • University of Hartford
    University of Hartford

    The University of Hartford, often called UHA or UHart, was founded in 1877, and is a private, independent, and nonsectarian coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut....
  • Saint Joseph College
  • University of Connecticut Greater Hartford Campus
    University of Connecticut

    The University of Connecticut is the Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 28,000 students on its six campuses, including nearly 8,000 graduate students in multiple programs....


Media


Print media

  • , monthly newspaper
  • , weekly newspaper


Radio stations



TV stations

  • , access cable television on Comcast Cable Channels 5, 19 and 21


Blogs



Notable people

In alphabetical order:
  • Chip Arndt
    Chip Arndt

    Chip Arndt is an United States gay activist, best known as a winner of The Amazing Race 4 in 2003 with former partner Reichen Lehmkuhl. The team was the first out gay couple to win a Reality Television competition....
    , gay rights activist, philanthropist, and winner of The Amazing Race 4
    The Amazing Race 4

    The Amazing Race 4 was the fourth installment of the reality television show on US television, The Amazing Race. It premiered on May 29, 2003 and ended on August 21, 2003....
    .
  • E. Alexander Bergstrom
    E. Alexander Bergstrom

    E. Alexander Bergstrom was an ornithologist, scientific journal editor, and conservationist, doing all of his work in these fields as a volunteer....
    , conservationist
  • Manute Bol
    Manute Bol

    Manute Bol is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. Until the debut of Gheorghe Muresan, Bol was undisputedly the tallest player ever to appear in the National Basketball Association....
    , NBA player
  • Chris Carrabba
    Chris Carrabba

    Christopher Andrew "Ender" Carrabba is the lead singer and guitarist of the Acoustic music-Alternative rock musical band Dashboard Confessional, and previously was the original vocalist for the Christian rock band Further Seems Forever....
    , singer/songwriter from Dashboard Confessional
    Dashboard Confessional

    Dashboard Confessional is an United States Rock music band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The band started out with Carrabba solely playing intimately personal acoustic songs, and eventually became a full band ensemble....
  • Joyce Cohen
    Joyce Cohen

    Joyce Cohen is an United States actress. She is known for playing Mrs. Gallagher in the Disney Channel Original Movie Read it and Weep.She has also played:...
    , actress
  • Larry Collins, actor
  • John Droney
    John Droney

    John Droney is a Connecticut politician and lawyer. He is the senior partner of Levy & Droney, a large law firm based in Farmington, Connecticut....
    , politician and lawyer
  • Dominick Dunne
    Dominick Dunne

    Dominick Dunne is an American writer and investigative journalist whose subjects frequently hinge on the ways high society interacts with the judicial system....
     (b. 1925) and John Gregory Dunne
    John Gregory Dunne

    John Gregory Dunne was an United States novelist, screenwriter and literary critic.He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut, and was a younger brother of author Dominick Dunne....
    , (1932-2003), famous writers, were born in Hartford and grew up in West Hartford.
  • John Franklin Enders
    John Franklin Enders

    John Franklin Enders was an United States medical scientist and Nobel laureate.Enders was born in West Hartford, Connecticut and was educated at the Noah Webster School at Hartford and St....
    , Nobel Laureate 1954 for Medicine
    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

    The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institutet. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and Physiology or Medic...
  • Liz Janangelo
    Liz Janangelo

    Liz Janangelo is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour....
     , Professional Golfer on the LPGA Tour.
  • Jared Jordan
    Jared Jordan

    Jared Ahern Jordan is an United States professional basketball player.Jordan, who graduated from Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, Connecticut in 2003, became the point guard for the Marist College basketball team until his graduation in 2007....
    , Drafted 45th by Los Angeles Clippers in the 2007 NBA Draft.
  • Vincent Liff, director
  • Edward Lorenz
    Edward Norton Lorenz

    Edward Norton Lorenz was an American mathematician and Meteorology, and a pioneer of chaos theory. He discovered the Attractor#Strange attractor notion and Neologism the term butterfly effect....
    , American mathematician
    Mathematician

    A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and/or research is the field of mathematics....
     and meteorologist, early pioneer of chaos theory
    Chaos theory

    In mathematics, chaos theory describes the behavior of certain dynamical system s ? that is, systems whose states evolve with time ? that may exhibit dynamics that are highly sensitive to initial conditions ....
    , inventor of the strange attractor notion, and coiner of the term butterfly effect
    Butterfly effect

    The butterfly effect is a phrase that encapsulates the more technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory....
  • Joseph Mascolo
    Joseph Mascolo

    Joseph Mascolo is an United States actor and soap opera veteran, best known for his long-running role as Stefano DiMera on NBC's Days of our Lives....
    , American actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
     and soap opera
    Soap opera

    A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in Serial format on television or radio. Programs described as soap operas have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap....
     veteran
  • Edward Morley
    Edward Morley

    Edward Williams Morley was an United States scientist famous for the Michelson-Morley experiment....
    , namesake of Morley Elementary School, scientist best-known for the Michelson–Morley experiment
  • Rita Morley, actress
  • William Thompson Sedgwick
    William Thompson Sedgwick

    William Thompson Sedgwick was a key figure in shaping public health in the United States.William T. Sedgwick completed his college education at the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University in 1877 and received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1881....
    , professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private university research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
     and a key figure in shaping public health
    Public health

    Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." It is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis....
     in the United States
  • John O'Hurley
    John O'Hurley

    John O'Hurley is an United States actor and television personality who since 2006, has been the host of the game show Family Feud. He is best known for his recurring role as Jacopo Peterman on the List of years in television#1990s NBC Situation comedy Seinfeld....
    , actor who played Elaine's boss on Seinfeld
    Seinfeld

    Seinfeld is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Television in the United States Situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in Broadcast syndication....
  • Peter Paige
    Peter Paige

    Peter Paige is an United States actor, Film director and screenwriter. His debut as director and writer was on the film Say Uncle....
    , actor
  • John P. Reese
    John P. Reese

    John P. Reese is a U.S.-based money manager, author, and financial columnist who writes for Forbes.com and Real Money. He has developed several proprietary stock screening tools, which he terms "Guru Strategies", each of which is based on the published investing philosophy of a different famous stock investor....
    , American money manager and financial columnist
  • Jimmy Shea
    Jimmy Shea

    James Edmund Shea, Jr. is a retired United States skeleton racer who won the Gold medal in dramatic fashion at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....
    , gold medalist in the 2002 Winter Olympics
    2002 Winter Olympics

    The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States....
  • Cornelius J. Vanderbilt (1830–1882) disowned son of The Commodore, Cornelius Vanderbilt
    Cornelius Vanderbilt

    Cornelius Vanderbilt , also known by the sobriquets Commodore or Commodore Vanderbilt, was an United States entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and Rail transport and was the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family....
    , died shortly after completing his estate (demolished) at West Hill (now part of the town).
  • Noah Webster
    Noah Webster

    File:Noah Webster engraving.jpgNoah Webster was an American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor. He has been called the ?Father of American Scholarship and Education.? His ?Blue-Backed Speller? books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children....
    , American lexicographer, textbook author, Bible translator, spelling reformer, writer, and editor
  • Korczak Ziolkowski
    Korczak Ziólkowski

    Korczak Zi?lkowski was the American designer and sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial....
    , sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial
    Crazy Horse Memorial

    The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction in the Black Hills of South Dakota, in the form of Crazy Horse, an Oglala Sioux Lakota people warrior, riding a horse and pointing into the distance....
     in South Dakota
    South Dakota

    South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....
  • Brian Rosenworcel
    Brian Rosenworcel

    Brian Andrew Rosenworcel is the drummer for the band Guster. For many years, Rosenworcel, the youngest member of the band, played a combination of bongos, congas, djembe, hand snares and cymbals instead of using a traditional drumset....
    , hand percussionist/drummer from Guster
    Guster

    Guster is an United States alternative rock band that is known for its live performances, humor, and cult following, and was formed by Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller , and Brian Rosenworcel in 1991 while attending Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts....


Conard graduates

  • Jim Shea, class of 1987, 2002 Olympic
    2002 Winter Olympics

    The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States....
     gold medal
    Gold medal

    A gold medal is typically the highest medal awarded for achievement in a non-military field. The concept comes from the military, initially with a simple recognition of military rank, and later decorations for admission to military orders dating back to medieval times....
     winner
  • James Naughton
    James Naughton

    James Naughton is an United States Tony Award-winning theater, film and television actor....
    , actor, winner of the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
    Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

    The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a Musical theatre, whether a new production or a revival....
     (1990, 1997)
  • David Naughton
    David Naughton (actor)

    David Walsh Naughton is an United States of America actor and singer, perhaps best known for starring in the 1981 horror film An American Werewolf in London as David Kessler....
    , class of 1969, actor (An American Werewolf in London
    An American Werewolf in London

    An American Werewolf in London is a Cinema of the United States-Cinema of the United Kingdom comedy film/horror film, screenwriter and film director by John Landis....
    )
  • Peter Dante
    Peter Dante

    Peter Francis Dante is an United States actor. He has been in most Happy Madison films with his friend, Adam Sandler. His roles are usually alongside Jonathan Loughran and/or Allen Covert....
    , actor
  • Jack Sonni
    Jack Sonni

    Jack Sonni is a guitarist and former member of Dire Straits.In the late 1970s Jack had become a Monday night fixture at Kenny's Castaways on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, performing with his band, The Leisure Class the place for up and coming acts....
    , guitarist for Dire Straits
    Dire Straits

    Dire Straits were a United Kingdom Rock music, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers , and managed by Ed Bicknell....
     (1985–1988)
  • Matt Sinatro
    Matt Sinatro

    Matthew Stephen Sinatro is a former Major League Baseball catcher and the current first base coach for the Chicago Cubs. He attended Conard High School in West Hartford, Connecticut....
    , class of 1978, Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     player and coach
  • Robert Romanus
    Robert Romanus

    Robert Romanus , also billed as Bob Romanus, is an United States actor who has starred in film and television. He is best remembered for his role in the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High as the ticket scalper Mike Damone, and as Natalie Green's boyfriend Snake on The Facts of Life ....
    , actor Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 in film Cinema of the United States Coming of age teen film-comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and directed by Amy Heckerling....
    , class of 1974
  • Marcus Camby
    Marcus Camby

    Marcus D. Camby is an United States professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association....
    , professional basketball player (attended, Graduated From Hartford High School)


Hall graduates

  • Roger Sperry, neuropsychologist and Nobel Prize
    Nobel Prize

    The Nobel Prize , established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature, and Nobel Peace Prize in 1901....
     laureate
  • Wavy Gravy
    Wavy Gravy

    Wavy Gravy is a life-long activist for peace and personal empowerment, best known for his hippie appearance, personality, and beliefs. His moniker was given to him by B.B....
    , peace activist and "official clown" of the Grateful Dead
    Grateful Dead

    The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of Rock music, Folk music, bluegrass music, blues, reggae, country music, jazz, Psychedelic rock, space rock and gospel music?and for live performances of long musical improvisati...
  • Charlie Kaufman
    Charlie Kaufman

    Charles Stuart Kaufman is an American playwright, film producer, theater director and film director, and an Academy Awards, BAFTA, and Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay-winning screenwriter....
    , Academy Award
    Academy Awards

    The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
    -winning screenwriter (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 in film United States drama film film by France director Michel Gondry. The film uses elements of science fiction film and neosurrealism to explore the nature of memory and Romantic love....
    , Adaptation
    Adaptation

    Adaptation is the process, which takes place under natural selection, whereby an organism becomes better suited to its habitat. Also, the term may refer to some characteristic which stands out as being especially significant in the organism's survival....
    , Being John Malkovich
    Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich is a 1999 in film film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, as well as the actor John Malkovich, who plays a fictionalized version of himself....
    )
  • David Alan Basche
    David Alan Basche

    David Alan Basche is an United States actor.Basche was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His first acting role was in a school production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer when he was in the sixth grade at West Hartford, Connecticut's Norfeldt Elementary School....
    , actor (United 93
    United 93 (film)

    United 93 is a 2006 in film film written and directed by Paul Greengrass that chronicles events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked during the September 11, 2001 attacks....
    , War of the Worlds
    War of the Worlds (2005 film)

    War of the Worlds is a 2005 in film science fiction-disaster film based on H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin....
    )
  • Brian Rosenworcel
    Brian Rosenworcel

    Brian Andrew Rosenworcel is the drummer for the band Guster. For many years, Rosenworcel, the youngest member of the band, played a combination of bongos, congas, djembe, hand snares and cymbals instead of using a traditional drumset....
    , musician and member of the band Guster
    Guster

    Guster is an United States alternative rock band that is known for its live performances, humor, and cult following, and was formed by Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller , and Brian Rosenworcel in 1991 while attending Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts....
  • Michael Schur
    Michael Schur

    Michael Herbert Schur is an Emmy-nominated television producer and writer. He wrote for six seasons on NBC's Saturday Night Live until 2004....
    , writer and producer (The Office
    The Office (US TV series)

    The Office is an Emmy-Award winning American Situation comedy airing on NBC and developed by Greg Daniels. It is an American adaptation of the BBC series The Office and depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company....
    , Saturday Night Live
    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
    )
  • Brad Mehldau
    Brad Mehldau

    Brad Mehldau is an United States jazz pianist. Possessing a unique style, he is considered by many to be one of the most influential pianists on modern and contemporary jazz, and his style has affected most contemporary pianists of the past two decades....
    , jazz pianist


Points of interest

  • West Hartford Center
  • Blue Back Square
    Blue Back Square

    Blue Back Square, located east of West Hartford Center, and South of Bishops Corner, is a new commercial development. Talk of the new square started in 2003....
  • American School for the Deaf
    American School for the Deaf

    The American School for the Deaf was the first institution for the education of the deaf in United States. It was founded April 15, 1817 in Hartford, Connecticut by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc and became a state-supported school in 1817....
  • Bishops Corner
  • Elizabeth Park
    Elizabeth Park, Hartford

    Elizabeth Park is a city park located in Hartford, Connecticut and West Hartford, Connecticut. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
  • Elmwood Center
  • Noah Webster House
    Noah Webster House

    The Noah Webster House is a historic house museum located at 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. It was the home of American lexicographer Noah Webster, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962....
  • Park Road
  • Wolcott Children's Forest
  • Rockledge Golf Course
  • Westfarms Mall
    Westfarms Mall

    WestFarms Mall, sometimes referred to as WestFarms, is a high-end mall located seven miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut. The mall developer is Taubman Centers....
     and Corbin's Corner


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