Simsbury High School (SHS) is a public high school in

Simsbury, Connecticut Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 24,517 in the 2020 census. History Early history At ...

Athletics

Simsbury has been honored multiple times with the Achievement Cup for outstanding achievement in athletics in the state of Connecticut.

Crew

The Crew program rows out of Paine Boathouse on the

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. Accomplishments New England Championships: -First Girls in 1980, 1982; -Second Girls 1981, 1983, 1984, -Third Girls 1978, 1982 -Third Boys 1987

Notable alumni

* Tommy Cross, professional ice hockey player for the

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, attended from 2004-2006. * Justin Foley, drummer for

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band

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, graduated in 1994. * Lisa Heller, singer-songwriter and pop musician, graduated in 2014. *

Sara Hendershot Sara Hendershot (born April 27, 1988) is an American rower from West Simsbury, CT, who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's pair with Sarah Zelenka. Sara played soccer and swimming in high school, but began rowing full-time in c ...

, member of 2012 United States Olympic Rowing Team (W2-), graduated in 2006. * Ken Richters, stage actor, playwright, and voice actor, graduated in 1974. *

Rachel Sennott Rachel Anne Sennott (born September 19, 1995) is an American actress and comedian. After training at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she began her career on the New York City open mic scen ...

, actress and comedian, graduated in 2014. * Maxim Naumov, figure skater, graduated in 2019. *

Franz von Holzhausen Franz von Holzhausen (born May 10, 1968) is an American automobile designer. He has been the chief designer at Tesla, Inc. since 2008, where he has led the design of multiple production and concept vehicles, including the Tesla Model S, Tesla ...

, designer of Tesla Model S and head designer at

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, graduated in 1986. *

Jennifer Weiner Jennifer Weiner (born March 28, 1970) is an American writer, television producer, and journalist. She is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her debut novel, published in 2001, was '' Good in Bed''. Her novel '' In Her Shoes'' (2002) was made i ...

, author of ''

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'' and '' In Her Shoes'', graduated in 1987. * Patrick Tubach, visual effects supervisor at

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and nominated for

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, Graduated 1992 * Amira Elfeky, singer and songwriter

References

External links

* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Simsbury, Connecticut Schools in Hartford County, Connecticut Public high schools in Connecticut