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1425:(Bethlehem)
1397:(Fairfield)
1391:(Greenwich)
1295:North Haven
1119:, Waterbury
1095:, Waterbury
777:Archbishops
656:SHAppenings
617:SHAthletics
569:NEASC-CIS.
417:Connecticut
358:high school
289:Publication
222:Campus size
142:Established
103:Information
90: /
65:Coordinates
51:Connecticut
1530:Categories
1466:(Simsbury)
1409:(Westover)
1320:West Haven
1285:Lyman Hall
1240:East Haven
1061:Seminaries
724:Ordinaries
581:2009-07-28
557:References
531:Bos taurus
462:basketball
442:volleyball
198:Enrollment
78:72°55′53″W
1454:(Milford)
1270:Hillhouse
1125:, Bristol
1077:, Milford
1055:Education
892:Cathedral
488:Fine arts
428:Athletics
297:Newspaper
271:Team name
168:Principal
160:President
151:CEEB code
125:Excelsior
116:All-Girls
75:41°22′1″N
1489:(Hamden)
1448:(Baltic)
1255:Guilford
1235:Cheshire
1225:Branford
1113:, Hamden
912:Parishes
902:Basilica
886:Churches
474:softball
470:lacrosse
450:swimming
320:$ 16,500
307:Yearbook
262:Nickname
230:Color(s)
1315:Shelton
1310:Sheehan
1133:Priests
730:Bishops
539:GenBank
399:History
333:Website
317:Tuition
311:Clelian
301:Alethea
176:Faculty
112:Private
27:Address
1503:Merged
1330:Xavier
1260:Hamden
1230:Career
480:, and
478:tennis
456:, and
446:soccer
325:Alumni
274:Sharks
253:Mascot
239:
236:
184:Grades
155:070263
42:Hamden
1290:Mercy
1250:Foran
1220:Amity
374:Italy
328:7000+
256:Shark
209:18-23
122:Motto
54:06514
1265:Hand
464:and
342:.org
217:10:1
145:1946
108:Type
1280:Law
545:in
497:in
391:in
376:by
360:in
338:www
266:SHA
201:500
1532::
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623:^
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472:,
452:,
448:,
444:,
440:,
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192:12
179:68
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