Hartland. This change brought the school into a new era of school governance, whereby the State of Connecticut was able to provide direct funding for building and educational projects. In 2010, the town of Winchester reached an agreement with the school to send its 7th- and 8th-graders to Gilbert beginning in September 2011. The Gilbert School today Today, The Gilbert School is a six-year comprehensive middle and secondary school offering a variety of challenging academic programs designed to meet the needs of all its students. The head of school/superintendent is Greg Shugrue. There is a faculty and support staff of 70 and a student body of approximately 540 students. Gilbert continues to maintain a tradition of strong interscholastic athletics, as well as student extracurricular activities including music, drama, yearbook and newspaper. The program is geared to provide students with the essential knowledge and skills to be successful in postsecondary study and/or entry into the world as productive citizens. Gilbert is fully accredited by the Connecticut State Department of Education and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The school has boarding facilities for international students. Athletics Gilbert supports a number of sports, but not as many as its main rival, Northwestern Regional High School. However, Gilbert has won a large number of Berkshire League Championships. The Gilbert mascot is the Yellowjacket, and its colors are royal blue and gold. It is a member of the Berkshire League. The school has the following sports: Boys sports Fall: Football (League Champions, 1972) Soccer Cross country Winter: Basketball (Bershire League Champions, 2008, 2012) Swimming Wrestling (Berkshire League Champions, 2009) Spring: Baseball (1973, 1976, 1979, CIAC Class "M" and 1989 & 1993 Class "S" State Champions) Track and field Tennis Golf Girls sports Fall: Soccer Cross country Winter: Basketball Swimming Spring: Softball Track and field Tennis Golf Notable alumni Ralph Nader '51, author, lawyer, political activist, and four-time presidential candidate. Evelyn Weigold Crane '37, army nurse in WWII, chief of foreign service nurses for US State Department, 1955-1962 See also Other Connecticut private academies acting as public high schools: Norwich Free Academy Woodstock Academy Other private academies acting as public high schools: Pinkerton Academy St. Johnsbury Academy Fryeburg Academy John Bapst Memorial High School Burr and Burton Academy References External links Schools in Litchfield County, Connecticut Educational institutions established in 1895 Hartland, Connecticut Winchester, Connecticut Public high schools in Connecticut Public middle schools