*** Welcome to the Andrew Warde High School tribute website ... There are 46 issues of the Crimson Crier school newspaper from 1967 through 1976 available for download on this website ... Please click the newspaper image in the left-hand margin to access and download the Crimson Crier newspapers ... Please credit this website for any content, photos, or videos you share with others ... Paul Piorek is editor and publisher of the Andrew Warde High School tribute website and a proud member of the AWHS Class of 1976 ... This site has no affiliation or relation to Fairfield Warde High School ... Contact Paul at paulpiorek@gmail.com ...

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Celebrating the 60-Year Anniversary of Andrew Warde High School's Class of 1962

Bill Baker is a member of the Andrew Warde High School Class of 1962. He is a very unique live performer, the likes of which you have never seen or heard before. 

Bill wrote and sang this song 10 years ago for his 50-year high school reunion at Andrew Warde High School.

While many musicians/vocalists today use midi-tracks, tapes or CD's to back them up, Bill, on his keyboard, plays the bass with his left hand and the piano, sax, trombone, organ, strings, and vibes with his right hand..

Bill plays his own drumfills with his left foot and sings four-part harmony with a digitech vocalizer, creating an incredible sound.

Bill is an entertainer in the classic sense of the word. A skilled musician and vocalist playing both keyboards & guitar, he utilizes the epitome of today's "state-of-the-art" electronic keyboard sounds and plays guitar on songs from mellow James Taylor to bluesy Eric Clapton to the rhythmic Antonio Carlos Jobim. 

Bill has performed with and accompanied such performers as Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Roy Clark, Roger Miller, The Shirelles, The Drifters, Jay & the Americans, Chubby Checker, Little Anthony & the Imperials, and many more.

Bravo, Bill. Thank you.

Paul

Friday, August 12, 2022

Whatever Happened to Andrew Warde High School?

Whatever happened to Andrew Warde High School? That's a good question. In fact, if you happen to visit the high school, you'll see two monuments near the front entrance acknowledging the proud history of the 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.

The schools were named Fairfield Warde and Fairfield Ludlowe high schools in an attempt to unify the secondary student population, while at the same time offering a less-than-sincere cursory nod to the original names of the two high schools. The board never got it right in the first place, originally opting to name the schools Fairfield East and Fairfield West before yielding to public pressure, especially from alumni of the two high schools.

The childish antics of the board, students, and parents could have been avoided if the original names of the schools were returned. This corner has never fully embraced the new names of the schools, preferring instead to refer to them as Warde and Ludlowe. What is most troublesome, though, is the fact that there isn't any acknowledgement of the original Andrew Warde High School by the front entrance.

Upon entering the main lobby of Ludlowe High School, there are several engraved plaques acknowledging the building as the former home to Mill Plain School, Roger Ludlowe High School, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, and the current FLHS. In fact, an original school bell from Mill Plain School adorns the front lobby for all to see.

It's about time to pay tribute to Andrew Warde High School. Shouldn't there be a monument alongside the two which sit at the front of the high school? I think so. I am going to write to the Fairfield Board of Education and request that a third monument be placed alongside the others. Andrew Warde High School existed from 1956 through 1987. I should know. I graduated from AWHS! There are many proud graduates who will always call themselves Crimson Eagles.

What say you? Let's get a monument in honor of the original Andrew Warde High School.

Paul

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Andrew Warde High School Class of 1972 to Host 50-Year Reunion, Saturday, August 20, 2022

The Andrew Warde High School Class of 1972 will host its 50-year reunion this Summer.

The event is planned for Saturday, August 20, 2022, from 6 until 11 p.m. at Fayerweather Yacht Club, 51 Brewster Street, in Bridgeport. The reunion is for members of the Class of 1972 only. 

Please find details on the reunion website by clicking the image below. Information is also available on the class Facebook page.


Paul

Friday, July 22, 2022

Eighteen Issues of Crimson Crier Newspapers Added to Library Archives

I am pleased to announce that 18 additional issues of the Crimson Crier school newspaper have been added to the library archives. 

The issues were the gift of Mr. Jon L. Schoenhorn, an attorney in Hartford and editor-in-chief of the Crimson Crier newspaper during his senior year at Andrew Warde High School.

I am thrilled and gratified by the sincere offer from Mr. Schoenhorn. The 18 additional issues from 1971 and 1972 push the total number of Crimson Crier archived newspapers to 47.

The archived Crimson Crier newspaper issues are on PDF files and can be accessed by visiting both companion blog websites. They are linked in the left-hand margin of the AWHS blog.

Here is the link for the 18 additional issues of the Crimson Crier newspaper from 1971 and 1972:

https://paulpiorek.wixsite.com/website/post/andrew-warde-high-school-crimson-crier-issues

Paul

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Attorney Jon Schoenhorn Donates 17 Issues of Crimson Crier Newspapers to This Website

Mr. Jon L. Schoenhorn, an attorney in Hartford and editor-in-chief of the Crimson Crier newspaper during his senior year at Andrew Warde High School, has graciously donated 17 issues of the Crimson Crier for publication to our archives.

"I guess these were in a trunk in my parents' house," he wrote. "Perhaps the Fairfield Historical Society, the Board of Education, or Andrew Warde High School's librarian want these artifacts."

I am thrilled and gratified by the sincere offer from Mr. Schoenhorn. The 17 additional issues from 1971 and 1972 will push the total number of Crimson Crier archived newspapers to close to 50.

They will be posted to the Website soon. Please click the image below to access the companion site, the Crimson Crier Archives.


Paul