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The Hebrew High School of New England is a private Jewish high school located in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA. The school was created by members of the New Haven, Springfield, and Hartford communities, and its students hail from communities throughout central Connecticut and western Massachusetts. The school is affiliated with the Modern Orthodox denomination but caters to a wide variety of Jewish backgrounds and religious affiliations.From its opening in September 1996 until December 2010, the school was housed in the basement of the Agudas Achim Synagogue in West Hartford. In January 2011, the school moved into a newly constructed facility, located on Bloomfield Avenue in West Hartford across from the Zachs Campus and Mandell JCC.HistoryThe Hebrew High School of New England first opened its doors to 18 students in ninth and tenth grades in September 1996 under the leadership of its founding president, Ann Pava. Rabbi Zvi Kahn, who had been hired earlier that year, assumed the role of principal. The school prides itself on an experienced and dedicated faculty, five members of which have won Harold Grinspoon Foundation Teaching Awards.In the 2005-2006 school year, Rabbi Daniel Loew assumed the role of Head of School. The school currently has an enrollment of roughly 80 students.CampusIn June 2007, the school purchased the property across the street from the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center. The property was previously owned by the University of Hartford and included the university's Alumni house. The school received zoning approval in November 2009 to demolish the Alumni House and build a 30000sqft school building in its place. An old carriage house on the property was also demolished, and a free-standing art and music center that resembled the carriage house was built in its place. The new building was designed to accommodate up to 120 students. The school moved onto the $6.8M campus over the course of December 2010, and the first day of classes in the new facilities was January 3, 2011.