Notable Alumni
- Daniel Altman, journalist and author
- Scott Burrell, former professional basketball and minor league baseball player
- Lawrence DeNardis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and president of the University of New Haven
- James J. Greco, CEO and President of Sbarro
- Linda Greenhouse, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist of The New York Times
- Anttaj Hawthorne, professional football player
- Frederick W. Kagan, architect of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007
- Jonathan Quick, (Graduated from Avon Old Farms after transfer}, professional hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings, 2012 Stanley Cup Finals Champion, Conn Smythe Trophy {playoff MVP) winner.
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Famous quotes containing the word notable:
“In one notable instance, where the United States Army and a hundred years of persuasion failed, a highway has succeeded. The Seminole Indians surrendered to the Tamiami Trail. From the Everglades the remnants of this race emerged, soon after the trail was built, to set up their palm-thatched villages along the road and to hoist tribal flags as a lure to passing motorists.”
—For the State of Florida, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)