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. [ [http://www.west-hartford.com/Library/nameswhps.htm Names of the West Hartford Public Schools] ]

The school was opened in 1931. Total enrollment in 2004-2005 was 1123. [ [http://www.whps.org/pubs/ssp/0405/sedgwick.pdf Strategic School Profile 2004-05] ]

The school mascot is the Wildcat.

The present principal of Sedgwick is Dr. Benjamin Skaught.

In May 2005, two students brought guns to the school; one was a BB gun, the other an unloaded handgun. [cite news |publisher=NBC30 |date=2005-05-19 |title=Parents Concerned After Two Students Bring Guns To School |url=http://www.nbc30.com/news/4506243/detail.html |accessdate=2007-04-01] In March 2006, two students drew swastikas on the interior walls of the school. [cite news |publisher=The Hartford Courant |title=Lesson in Respect is Vital |date=2007-02-17 |pages=A10]

Sedgwick was a Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000. [Blue Ribbon Schools: [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf 1982-2002] ]

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* [http://www.whps.org/school/sedgwick/index.htm Sedgwick Middle School]