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About Norwalk
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According
to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437 making it
the sixth largest city in Connecticut. The current mayor of Norwalk is Dick
Moccia, a Republican.
The name “Norwalk” itself comes from the Algonquin word “noyank” meaning “point
of land”, or its Native American name, “Naramauke” (or Norwauke, Norowake, or
Norwaake), a Native American chief.
The farming of oysters has long been important to Norwalk, which was once
nicknamed "Oyster Town." Norwalk is Connecticut's largest oyster producer and
home to the nation's largest oyster company, Tallmadge Brothers. Each September,
Norwalk holds its annual Oyster Festival. The festival is similar to many state
fairs.
Residents of Norwalk are referred to as "Norwalkers". They are served by Norwalk
Hospital.
The influential Financial Accounting Standards Board and related Government
Accounting Standards Board are headquartered in Norwalk.
Norwalk is composed of several neighborhoods: East Norwalk, Marvin Beach, West
Norwalk, Cranbury, Silvermine, Winnipauk, Wilson Point, Harbor View, Rowayton
and South Norwalk, known locally as "SoNo." Norwalk is bordered on the east by
Westport; on the north by Wilton; on the northwest by New Canaan; on the west by
Darien and on the south by Long Island Sound.
The public school system has three high schools, each covering Grades 9 through
12: The oldest, Norwalk High School (founded in 1902) is the home of the Norwalk
Bears. Brien McMahon High School (founded in 1960) is named for U.S. Senator
Brien McMahon. The third is Briggs High School.
The city has four middle schools, for grades 6-8: West Rocks Middle School and
Nathan Hale Middle School, which feed into Norwalk High School, and Roton Middle
School and Ponus Ridge Middle School, which feed into Brien McMahon High School.
There are twelve elementary schools in Norwalk: Brookside, Columbus Magnet,
Cranbury, Fox Run, Jefferson, Kendall, Marvin, Naramake, Rowayton, Silvermine,
Tracey, and Wolfpit. One charter school, Side by Side Community School, is
located in South Norwalk.
In 2006, three of the city's four middle schools and nine of its 12 elementary
schools, along with a "community school" were cited as falling behind in
standards for the federal "No Child Left Behind" Act. Three elementary schools
had not met the standards for two years in a row, so students in those schools
are offered the choice to go to a Norwalk public school that hasn't been
designated as needing improvement.