Avon High School is a public high school in Avon, Connecticut, United States, serving grades 9–12. The student population is about 1100. The school has undergone extensive renovations over the last 20 years. The school started its latest renovation project in 2006, which was completed in the fall of 2008. The latest renovation included the addition of classrooms, a second gymnasium, a new kitchen and cafeteria, orchestra room, several media centers, and interior cosmetic changes. An indoor track and a softball field were proposed, but were canceled due to a lack of funding. The school was also renovated during 1996 and 1997. The most recent renovations done to the football field and track, replacing the grass field with turf and replacing the track. The principal for the 2018-2019 school year is Michael Renkawitz. On August 11, 2016, Newsweek ranked Avon High School as the 116th best public high school in the United States.
Arts offerings include music, visual arts, and theater arts. The music offerings at Avon High School have expanded in recent years. Ensembles currently include: Bands
9th grade Concert Band combined with the Symphonic Band.
The Avon High website notes that, "Avon High offers a great variety of extracurricular activities for students to get involved. A wide array of sports teams is well complemented by an eclectic mix of school clubs and groups." Popular extracurricular activities include Student Government, the Avon Volunteers On Newness Club, Diversity Club, FIRST Robotics Team, Katie's Club, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, Gay-Straight Alliance, debate club, cooking club, Peer Support Club, and Yearbook. The Model U.N. club has been successful in local and state level competitions, and the Robotics Team, the , regularly competes in local, New England, and International FIRST Competitions.
Awards and rankings
Ranked number 116 as top public high school in America by newsweek magazine 2016
Ranked number 16 best high school in Connecticut in US News & World report rankings in 2017
Sports
Avon High School has an extensive athletics program that frequently earns recognition in the Central Connecticut Conference and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Several athletes have earned All-American status. Offerings include cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, volleyball, crew, basketball, ice hockey, swimming and diving, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, softball, tennis, and track. Facilities for field hockey, football, cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, track, and girls lacrosse are located at the high school. Boys lacrosse and girls tennis play at the middle school. Soccer, softball, and cross country have home bases at the Fisher Meadow recreational facility. Baseball plays at the Buckingham recreational facility. The crew team's home base is at the Batterson Park recreational facility in Farmington, CT. The crew team has won multiple Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association Championship races, as well as many local races and titles. They often participate in the Head of the Charles Regatta. Avon High School's Club Sport, Ultimate Frisbee won the Division II State Championship for Ultimate Frisbee.
