Kittatinny Regional High School

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The Kittatinny Regional High School is a six-year comprehensive regional public high school and school district in Sussex County, New Jersey serving students in grades 7 - 12 from five municipalities in the northwest area of the county. The high school is located in Hampton Township, about 7 minutes outside of the County seat of Newton.

The high school serves over 1,300 students who reside in Fredon Township (258 students), Hampton Township (465 students), Sandyston Township (177 students), Stillwater Township (416 students) and Walpack Township (3 students).

The school has 209 students in 7th grade, 230 students in 8th grade, 227 students in 9th grade, 214 students in 10th grade, 224 students in 11th grade, 202 students in 12th grade and 5 students who are ungraded. With 1,311 students and 105.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), the school has a student / teacher ratio of 12.4.

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[edit] Awards and recognition

During the 1997-98 school year, Kittatinny Regional High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[1], the highest award an American school can receive.[2][3]

Kittatinny Regional High School has been recognized as a Star School District, and in the 2005-06 school year, was awarded the honor of Governor's School of Excellence.

[edit] Athletics

All Kittatinny Regional High School sports teams play in the Sussesx County Interscholastic League (SCIL). This also includes Wallkill Valley Regional High School, Hopatcong High School, Newton High School, High Point Regional High School, Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Jefferson Township High School, and Lenape Valley Regional High School. In 2006, the Kittatinny Regional High School football team reached the first round of the regional playoffs against Pascack Valley High School. The team had a 6-3 record at the end of the season. The Kittatinny Regional High School wrestling team reached the finals of the NJSIAA North I Group II tourney defeating Raritan High School 50-18 to win the 2006 championship.[4] In the 2006 Group II Championship, the team made it to the finals, edging Delaware Valley Regional High School 30-29 to win the state title.[5]

[edit] Administration

  • Superintendent - Robert G. Walker
  • Principal - Susan Kappler

[edit] References

  1. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  2. ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  3. ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  4. ^ 2006 Team Wrestling - North I, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed December 25, 2006
  5. ^ 2006 Team Wrestling - Group II Championship, NJSIAA, accessed December 25, 2006

[edit] External links

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