Fairfield Warde High School Must Acknowledge Its Past

Whatever happened to Andrew Warde High School? My younger son is a freshman at Warde, and each afternoon when I pick him up from school, I see two prominent monuments near the front entrance acknowledging the proud history of the school. The monuments pay tribute to Fairfield High School and Fairfield Warde High School.  The only problem is that there isn't any reference to Andrew Warde High School. It actually existed from 1956 to 1987. Don't you remember?

Once Andrew Warde High School consolidated with Roger Ludlowe High School into Fairfield High School at the Warde site in the Autumn of 1987, thirty years of memories were all but forgotten. Nearly two decades later, however, due to an exploding student population in town, the Fairfield Board of Education decided to reopen the former Roger Ludlowe High School and return to two public high schools in 2004.

Visit the AWHS Gift Shop for Holiday Shopping on Cyber Monday

Looking for that perfect holiday gift for an Andrew Warde High School alumnus? Visit our Andrew Warde High School Gift Shop and see a wide variety of gifts for adults and children.

Today is Cyber Monday, the day on which most people shop online. If you have the opportunity, check out the Gift Shop. In fact, take $15 off orders over $50 through December 10.

The Gift Shop has shirts, sweatshirts, hats, tote bags, mugs, pillows, journals, mousepads, calendars, and much more with the school name and logo. Orders can be shipped in time for the holidays.

Click the sweatshirt below to enter the Gift Shop.

Ludlowe Capitalizes on Warde Miscues to Win Thanksgiving Day Battle, 31-13

The following was written by Pat Pickens, sports editor of The Fairfield Citizen-News

The Fairfield Ludlowe football team was 1-5 in mid-October and its coach, Matt McCloskey, announced his resignation effective at season's end. Less than one month later, thanks to some stellar defense, the Falcons sent McCloskey out a winner. Ludlowe blocked a punt for a score and forced four turnovers as the Falcons beat crosstown rival Fairfield Warde, 31-13 on Thursday in front of 2,750 at Tetreau/Davis Field.

Aiello Carried Warde Over Kolbe in Come-From-Behind Fashion, 28-18, on This Date in 1973

Senior halfback Ken Aiello exploded for 115 yards and two touchdowns in the second half to carry Andrew Warde High School to a 28-18 come-from-behind victory over Kolbe, Thanksgiving morning, November 22, 1973.

Aiello's fourth-quarter scoring runs erased an 18-14 Friars' lead as the guests failed to notch their first win in the annual Turkey Day series between the two schools. Warde extended its winning streak to six games, dating back to 1968.

Aiello, who finished with 155 yards on the ground, earned the Warde Most Valuable Player award for his efforts, while Kolbe halfback Ken Iassogna, who churned out 129 yards in 18 carries and scored a touchdown, was the Friars' recipient.

Warde & Ludlowe to Meet for Eighth Time in Renewal of Modern-Day Thanksgiving Day Rivalry

The eighth meeting of the renewal of the Thanksgiving Day football rivalry between Warde and Ludlowe high schools takes place tomorrow morning, November 22, at 10 o'clock at the Mustangs' home field on Melville Avenue. Warde has won four of the last six meetings to take a 4-3 lead in the modern-day series between the two Fairfield public high schools.

Remembering Warde's Original Thanksgiving Day Rivalry

Fairfield Warde High School will host the annual "Battle of Fairfield" this Thanksgiving morning when the Mustangs take on the Fairfield Ludlowe Falcons at 10 o'clock. This will be the eighth Turkey Day tussle between the two schools since the rivalry was resurrected in 2005.

However, 44 years ago this month, Warde began a short-lived and all-but-forgotten Thanksgiving Day rivalry against a small private school in Bridgeport. Prior to the opening of Andrew Warde High School in 1956, cross-town rival Roger Ludlowe High School had an established Turkey Day football game against Bassick in Bridgeport.