Jonathan Law High School

Public school in Milford, Connecticut, United States

Jonathan Law High School

Address

20 Lansdale Avenue

Milford, Connecticut

06460

United States

Coordinates| 41°12′16″N 73°05′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.204538°N 73.087664°W﻿ / 41.204538; -73.087664
Information
Type| Public
Established| 1961 (63 years ago) (1961)
School district| Milford Public Schools
CEEB code| 070423
Principal| Bryan Darcy
Faculty| 72.50 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 834 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 11.50[1]
Color(s)| Black and gold[5]

Athletics conference| CAS/CIAC Southern Connecticut Conference[5]
Mascot| Eagle
Publication| The Guardian[3]
Newspaper| The Advocate
Yearbook| The Rostrum[4]
Website| www.milforded.org/o/jlhs

Jonathan Law High School is a public high school located in Milford, Connecticut, United States. It serves about 1,000 students in grades 9–12 in the Milford Public Schools system.

## History[edit]

The school was built in the 1960s to accommodate the increased student numbers caused by the baby-boom after World War II. It was named in honor of the 27th Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, Jonathan Law (August 6, 1674 – November 6, 1750). Until the 1970s, the Milford Public School System continued to include two public high schools, Milford High School in the central part of the city and Jonathan Law High School on the west end of the city, but shortly after the opening of a third, Joseph A. Foran High School on the east end of the city, Milford High School was closed and converted to accommodate municipal administrative offices due to the city's diminishing student numbers. The school mascot is a humanoid eagle, but male sports teams refer to themselves as the Lawmen.

## About[edit]

Students have many offerings of AP classes and college preparatory courses. The school offers grades 9–12 to students from West Shore Middle School and Harborside Middle School. It is located at 20 Lansdale Avenue in Milford,[6] a walkable distance from Walnut Beach and Route 1.

## Sports[edit]

Sports offered are:[7]

* Softball
* Baseball
* Tennis (male and female)
* Cross country (male and Female)
* Football
* Volleyball
* Basketball (male and female)
* Swimming (male and female)
* Soccer (male and female)
* Wrestling (male and female)
* Ice Hockey (male and female)
* Male team co-operates with Joseph A. Foran High School and is known as the Milford Indians
* Female team co-operates with Joseph A. Foran High School and Notre Dame in Fairfield[8]
* Outdoor track (male and female)
* Indoor track (male and female)
* Lacrosse (male and female)
* Golf (male and female)

Sports teams participate in the CIAC[9] and Southern Connecticut Conference.[10]

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Doug Coby, racing driver[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Jonathan Law High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
2. ^ "Jonathan Law High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
3. ^ Law's News
4. ^ Clubs and Activities
5. ^ a b "CAS/CIAC Member Search". Connecticut Association of Schools. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
6. ^ "Milford Public Schools: Jonathan Law High School". www.milforded.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
7. ^ "Milford Public Schools: Athletics". www.milforded.org. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
8. ^ "Girls hockey: Kerri Rowland's journey a life lesson". Milford Mirror. February 9, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
9. ^ "Welcome". CASCIAC. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
10. ^ "Home page". Southern Connecticut Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
11. ^ "Driver Doug Coby just wants to have fun". New Haven Register. August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* School district website

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Southern Connecticut Conference

* Amity
* Branford
* Career
* Cheshire
* East Haven
* Fairfield Prep
* Foran
* Guilford
* Hamden
* Hand
* Hillhouse
* Lauralton Hall
* Law
* Lyman Hall
* Mercy
* North Haven
* Notre Dame-West Haven
* Sacred Heart Academy
* Sheehan
* Shelton
* West Haven
* Wilbur Cross
* Xavier

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* ISNI

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* NCES

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