Edison High School (Edison, New Jersey)
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| Edison High School |
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| Motto | Nothing Less Than Excellence |
| Established | 1955 |
| Type | Public High School |
| Principal | Joseph J. Kovacs |
| Faculty | approx. 180 |
| Students | approx. 2,200 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 50 Boulevard of the Eagles Edison, New Jersey USA |
| District | Edison Township Public Schools |
| Colors | Red and Gold |
| Mascot | Edgar the Eagle |
| Newspaper | Edison Eagle |
| Website | http://www.edisonhigh.org/ |
| Image:Ehs21.jpg | |
Edison High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Edison, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. The school serves over 2,000 students of many diverse cultures, and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools. The other high school in the district is J.P. Stevens High School. Edison High School came out as 75th out of 300 in New Jersey's best high schools. Most of the Edison High School students come from either Herbert Hoover Middle School or Thomas Jefferson Middle School, though some come from Woodrow Wilson Middle School.
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[edit] Curriculum
Edison High School students are required to take four years of English, four years of math, three years of science, three years of history (one of world and two of U.S.) and at least two years of a foreign language (including Latin, French, and Spanish). In addition, health and physical education classes are required for every year in which a student attends EHS. Starting with the Class of 2008, one year of "Career Education and Consumer, Family and Life Skills" such as Foods or Technology Fundamentals is required as well as another year of the "Visual Performing Arts" such as Chorus, Band, Visual Arts, Clothing for Fashion, and Architectural Drawing. EHS has an Honors college preparatory track that features several Advanced Placement courses.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Choir
Edison High School is often recognized for its fine music department. The A Cappella Choir and Chamber Singers, for example, have been awarded first place superior ratings in national competitions for the past five years. The success of the choir is largely due to its director, Mr. Kenneth Brown.
EHS offers seven different choirs:
- Concert Choir is the entry-level choir. This choir is open to anyone, regardless of experience or talent level and no audition is required. Concert Choir performs at the annual winter and spring concerts, as well as various community performances throughout the school year.
- A Cappella Choir is an audition only mixed choir. The size of this choir usually ranges from about forty to eighty members. In addition to performing at many different events during the school year, the A Cappella Choir competes nationally each spring.
- Jazz Choir is a smaller mixed choir whose members are taken from the best of the A Cappella Choir. Their repertoire is comprised of jazz music and they too compete each year in the spring. This choir meets one day per week after school.
- Treble Choir is an advanced all female audition only ensemble. This choir meets one day per week after school and competes nationally each spring. This choir meets one day per week after school.
- Chambers Singers is the most advanced ensemble in the choral department. Members are accepted by audition only and the size of the group ranges from sixteen to twenty-one students. The group performs at many events throughout the school year and competes nationally each spring. The repertoire of this group includes a wide assortment of musical styles.
- The Barbershop Quartet is an all male group composed of four of the best male singers in the choral program. They compete nationally each year. This group meets one day per week after school.
- The Beautyshop Quartet is an all female group made up of four of the best female singers in the choral program. They compete nationally each year. This group meets one day per week after school.
[edit] Band
The band programs are also ranked highly in their divisions, with the band placing first in many competitions.
Several bands exist at Edison High School.
- The Freshman Band is for incoming freshman. Band students must play in the freshman band before auditioning for the Wind Ensemble.
- The Symphonic band is directed by Mr. Borcelli.
- The Wind Ensemble, which is entered by audition only, is directed by Marc DeNicuolo. This ensemble recently took 3rd place with a rating of Gold at the South Brunswick Regional Competition.
- A Jazz band and jazz ensemble are entered by audition only. The jazz ensemble is the more advanced band, and participates in various competitions.
- The marching band plays during football season and competes annually. They recently finished their 2006 season undefeated, placing first in the state championship and at the all states championships.
[edit] Drama
In March 2005, the drama department performed its production of Crazy For You, a Gershwin musical based on the original Girl Crazy. Crazy For You was directed by Mr. Harris with Mr. McCaffrey as the technical director.
In the Spring of 2006, the school presented a production of Barnum, a show that featured a sideshow before the actual musical began. The play was directed by Mr. Harris, with production by Mr. McCaffrey. Tom Lombardi was the lighting designer for Barnum.
In March of 2007, EHS Drama put on a production of Cabaret starring several new additions to the EHS Drama team. The show incorporated songs of both the original and the revival versions. The cast and crew are very hopeful of receiving Rising Star Award nominations from the Paper Mill Playhouse because of the fantastic two-week run the show had. The show was directed by Mr. Harris and codirected by Mrs. Troy, with production by Mr. McCaffrey aided by Mr. Scarpa.
| Director | Tech Director | Lighting Designer: | Stage Manager | Stage Crew | Projector Operator | Prop Master | Sound Engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Harris | Mr. McCaffery | Julian DeAmicis | Justin Sereni | Evan Ruffini, others | Evan Ruffini | Tom Lombardi | Michael Balka |
| Director | Tech Director | Lighting Designer: | Stage Manager | Stage Crew | Sound Engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Harris | Mr. McCaffery | Evan Ruffini, Tom Lombardi | Christopher Gadomski | Meghan Fulton, Steve Martin, Pat Duffy, Ryan Martin, others | Michael Balka |
| Director | Tech Director | Lighting Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Harris | Mr. McCaffery | Tom Lombardi |
| Director | Tech Director | Lighting Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Harris | Mr. McCaffery |
[edit] Film festival
The school will host the Edison High School Student Film Festival, which will be held in 2007 and is currently looking for submissions.
Work on the festival began during the summer of 2005. Since then, the festival has evolved from a small six-film movie night to a three-night festival encompassing High Schools across New Jersey. The deadline for films to be submitted is March 2007.[1]
[edit] Athletics
The Edison High School Eagles compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, comprised of 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
[edit] Football
Although previously state champions, the Edison High Eagles have only won 4 games in the past five years. One victorious game was against Spotswood High School on November 11, 2005, in a game that went into double overtime with a final score of 26-20. The other victory was on November 3, 2006, against Perth Amboy High School, with a final score of 28 to 21. The last victory was against Columbia High School in South Orange, a score of 44-7. The Eagles finished their last game of the season on November 24, 2006 defeating rival J.P. Stevens 29-28.
[edit] Hockey
Edison High will be forming its first ice hockey team for the 2006-2007 season.
[edit] Basketball
Both boys and girls squads improved their records in the 2006-07 season, led by Coach Mohr (Boys) and Coach p (Girls).
[edit] Cross Country
The boys had a successful season under Coach D and Coach MacCaffery, placing third at the GMC championship, and both the boys qualified for the group state championships by placing third and fourth respectively in the Northern Jersey Group IV sectionals. They also have promising freshman runners with three of their boys finishing in the top ten in the freshman race and one girl with a strong showing in the varsity race.
[edit] Track and Field
Edison High offers track and field in the Winter and Spring.
[edit] Volleyball for charity
On February 17, 2006, the volleyball team cleverly named "Safe Sets" won the Edison High School Volleyball for Charity tournament. Safe Sets trampled through every team they encountered, and finally defeated "South Sides Finest."
[edit] Notable alumni
- Stephen Kaminski, Composer (World Series of Pop Culture, Shaman King, Various History Channel Specials)
- Susan Sarandon (1964), Academy Award-winning actress
- Gayleatha B. Brown, United States Ambassador to Benin
- Donald B. Wagner, East Asian scholar
[edit] HuaXia Edison Chinese School
During Sundays from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Edison High School is host to the HuaXia Edison Branch Chinese School where students of mostly Asian and Chinese ancestries learn how to read, speak and write Simplified Chinese.
[edit] References
- ^ Edison High School Student Film Festival, accessed September 5, 2006
