Matthew Worden, who was accused in several brutality cases; 10 lawsuits were settled for a total of $792,500. Education Asnuntuck Community College is a two-year college in Enfield. Enfield Public Schools operates the town's public schools. Enfield High School is the town's sole high school. John F. Kennedy Middle School is the town's middle school. The Enfield primary schools educate students in kindergarten through grade 2, the intermediate schools educate students from grade 3 through grade 5, the middle school grades 6 through grade 8, and the high school runs from grade 9 through grade 12. Thomas G. Alcorn School was originally a high school until it was converted to an elementary school when the current high school (Enfield High School) was built in the 1960s. Alcorn School was closed in 2011 and its empty shell of a building is now used as office space. Enfield High School was later extensively renovated in 1993. Enrico Fermi High School was one of two high schools in town, which opened in 1972, but closed in 2016 as a result of the town's high school consolidation into Enfield High School. The Fermi high school mascot was a falcon. The Fermi high school logo included an image of an atom and a distillation flask. As of 2016, Enfield Public Schools educates approximately 5,000 students. Capitol Region Education Council has its own magnet school in Enfield. The Public Safety Academy ranges from grade 6 through 12 One Catholic parochial school (Kindergarten through grade 8) serves the Enfield community, known as St. Bernard School. Typically, this school operates on the same academic calendar as the public schools. There was formerly two Catholic parochial schools in Enfield, however St. Martha’s School was closed in June 2020 due to financial difficulties and COVID-19. St Martha’s School is now only a Catholic Church (the only Catholic church in Enfield that offers a Traditional Latin Mass and a Spanish Mass). Notable people Johnny April, bassist for the alternative metal/hard rock band Staind John Ashton, actor, attended Enfield High School Elijah Churchill, soldier in the American Revolutionary War and recipient of the medal later known as the Purple Heart James Dixon (1814–1873), U.S. Congressman and Senator Kevin Foxe, film producer, writer, executive producer of The Blair Witch Project; born and raised in Enfield, graduated Enfield High School Obed Hale, Wisconsin farmer and politician, born in Enfield Craig Janney, Olympian and professional