Gary Franks (opinion): Can my high school be saved? Gary A. Franks FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 A basketball game at Sacred Heart High School of Waterbury in 2020. The school faces closure.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Gary Franks in his yearbook at Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Gary A. Franks served three terms as U.S. representative for Connecticut’s 5th District.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less The announced closing of Sacred Heart High School represents a crisis for the Waterbury community. I would like to offer some ideas as to how we can possibly avoid such a shocking development from a once vibrant institution. Where there is a will, there is a way.