Crosby High School is a public high school located in the East End section of the city of Waterbury, Connecticut. It is part of the Waterbury Public Schools district. It was first opened in 1851 and is currently the third oldest high school in Connecticut. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,453 students. Originally located at 255 East Main Street in Waterbury, it moved to 300 Pierpont Road in September, 1974. It is attached to Wallace Middle School, in the Edward D. Bergin Educational Park. The former principal was Jade L. Gopie, the first African-American principal in the history of the Waterbury Public Schools. , Michael Veronneau, a member of the Class of 1999 and a former teacher at Crosby High School, has served as the school's head principal since 2021.
History When first opened 164 years ago it was called Waterbury High. A fire destroyed Waterbury High building after which a second one opened in 1873 on Elm Street. Crosby High School is named after former Waterbury Superintendent, Minot Sherman Crosby.
Sports +Wins in CIAC State ChampionshipsSportClassYear(s)Basketball (boys)L1998I2005LL2008Swimming (boys)M1975
Notable alumni
John S. Monagan, class of 1929, Mayor of Waterbury 1943–48, U.S. Representative 5th District 1959-73 Caswell Silver, class of 1934, geologist, CEO of Sundance Oil Co. Leon Silver, class of 1942, geologist who trained Apollo astronauts in field geology for lunar exploration Lisa Nemec, first Croatian long-distance runner to be qualified for the Olympics Rick Mastracchio, class of 1978, NASA astronaut Jerome Cunningham, #86 Tight end for New York Giants Patrick Graham, class of 1997, NFL coach Louis Sobol, Broadway columnists James Hanrahan, school founder and college basketball coach Anthony Ireland, class of 2009, Crosby High School basketball athlete, currently serves as a Waterbury Board of Education Commissioner, President and CEO of the Greater Waterbury YMCA, and founder of the AI3 Basketball Leadership Academy. Damian Saunders, class of 2006, Crosby High School basketball athlete, earned consecutive All-State accolades, played at Duquesne University, becoming one of the nation's premier defensive players, earning the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Award. Jordin Saunders, class of 2026, recent graduate of the ECHS program who became the 6th girls' basketball player in Crosby history to surpass the elite 1,000 career-point milestone. She also represented the Bulldogs as a multi-sport varsity athlete in cross country and track. Juan Mendoza, class of 1995, Deputy Superintendent of Waterbury Public Schools Geraldo Reyes Jr., class of 1976, State Representative of Connecticut's 75th State House District Laniah Moffett, class of 2024 ECHS graduate, one of the most dominant high school golfers in Connecticut history. She was named the 2023-24 Naugatuck Valley League (NVL) Female Athlete of the Year after becoming a four-time All-State golf selection. She plays Division I collegiate golf at Howard University.
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