Brien McMahon High School

Brien McMahon High School
Brien McMahon High School
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Location
	300 Highland Ave. ; Norwalk, CT 06854
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Home of the Senators
Established	1960
Principal	Joseph Rodriguez
Faculty	about 85
Enrollment	approx. 1,400
Information	(203) 852-9488
Colors ; Mascot	Red, white and blue ; Senator
Website	http://www.brienmcmahon.org/

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, appropriately, a Senator with the school colors being red, white, and blue. The school's first senior class graduated in 1962. The current principal is Joesph Rodriguez.

Brien McMahon High School's crosstown rival is Norwalk High School and the two schools compete in an annual Thanksgiving Day football game with McMahon being the winner more often than not. The football team was state champion in 1994. The lacrosse team was Division 2 state champion in 2000 and the runner-up in 2005 and 2006. Brien McMahon is a member of the FCIAC athletic conference.

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 Japanese or Chinese language, culture, and history. Beginning in Fall 2006 a Middle Eastern Studies program will be introduced, offering students the opportunity to learn Arabic in addition to Middle Eastern culture.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Brien McMahon High School include:

Jesse Bradford, actor and former McMahon Homecoming King
John Mayer, singer-songwriter and guitarist

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