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Brien McMahon High School 
Home of the SenatorsLocation 300 Highland Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06854Information Type Public Established 1960 Principal Suzanne Brown Koroshetz Faculty approx. 89 Enrollment approx. 1,700 Colors
MascotRed, white and blue
SenatorWebsite http://portal.norwalkps.org/schools/bmhs/ Brien 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. The current principal is Suzanne Brown Koroshetz.
Brien McMahon High School's crosstown rival is Norwalk High School. The two schools compete in an annual Thanksgiving Day football game. The boy's lacrosse team was the Division 2 State Champions in 2000 and Division 1 runner-up in 2005. The football team was state champion in 1994. The girl's lacrosse team was Division 2 State Champion runner-up in 2007. Brien McMahon is a member of the FCIAC athletic conference. The Baseball team was Class LL State Champion runner-up in 2009 and was the FCIAC Central Division Champion in 1998 and 2006.
The Center for Global Studies is a magnet school within Brien McMahon High School. The center is a magnet program for high school students in Fairfield County that want to learn the Arabic Language, Japanese or Chinese culture, or Chinese language/history. Beginning in Fall 2006 a Middle Eastern Studies program was introduced.
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History
Entrance
On September 29, 2010, the school began its garden project, to convert their center courtyard into a garden for the entire school to use. Volunteers from Pepperidge Farm, the school's National Honor Society, and teachers and students worked hours to begin the garden. The garden will be used for biology classes, cooking classes, and various other classes around the school.[1]
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Central entrance
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Zen Garden at the southern side of the school
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Front side of building
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Center for Global Studies entrance
Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
- Jesse Bradford, actor and former McMahon Homecoming King
- Travis Simms, Pro Boxer in the Super welterweight division, former Champion
- Mitch Longley, TV, stage and screen actor, founder of the non-profit organization SOWOHO
- Idris Price, former NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Kevin Morton, former MLB player for the Boston Red Sox
- Daniel Walsh, winner of a bronze medal in rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- John Mayer, Grammy award-winning singer
References
- ^ "Gardens will nourish students mentally and physically". Norwalk Citizen. http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/article/Gardens-will-nourish-students-mentally-and-693706.php. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Center for Global Studies at Brien McMahon High School website
- Brien McMahon High School Web pages at Great Schools website
- Brien McMahon High School "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006", Connecticut Department of Education
- Brien McMahon High School Marching Band Website
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- Schools in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Educational institutions established in 1960
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