Livingston High School (New Jersey)
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 The front of Livingston High School |
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| Motto | A Tradition of Excellence |
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| Established | 1953 |
| School type | Free public |
| District | Livingston Public Schools |
| Grade levels | 9th - 12th |
| Principal | Pam Clause McGroarty |
| Location | Livingston, NJ, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, |
| Enrollment | 1590 |
| Faculty | 201 |
| Mascot | Lancer  |
| Colors | Green and white |
| Homepage | http://www.livingston-hs.org |
Livingston High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Livingston, in Essex County, New Jersey, as part of the Livingston Public Schools.
Livingston High School offers 15 Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses within eight department areas.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 1997-98 school year, Livingston High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[1]
Livingston High School was the 14th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[2]
[edit] Athletics
The Livingston High School Lancers compete in the Iron Division of the 20-member Iron Hills Conference.
[edit] Administration
- Pamela Clause McGroarty - Principal
- Warren Curd - Vice Principal
- Daniel Finkle - Vice Principal
- Nancy Elmezzi - Vice Principal
- Pat Genova - Athletics Director
[edit] Notable alumni
- Erin Abrahamson, Miss New Jersey USA 2001, Miss New Jersey USA 2007.
- Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan), an actor who played George Costanza on Seinfeld.[3]
- Alan Cooper, class of 1967, founding member of Sha Na Na.
- William Kanengiser Recognized as one of the USA’s finest classical guitarists, member of Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
- Jian Li, 2006 graduate who filed a civil rights complaint with the Office for Civil Rights against Princeton University claiming the University discriminated against him on the basis of his race.[4]
- Tommy Page, singer who had a #1 single on the Billboard 100 with I'll Be Your Everything, a collaboration with New Kids on the Block.
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
- ^ Top Public High Schools in New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly, September 2006
- ^ Jason Alexander / Seinfeld, TVtropolis, May 26, 2006
- ^ Rejected applicant alleges bias against Asians, Daily Princetonian, November 13, 2006. "Princeton students from Li's high school, Livingston High School, in Livingston, N.J., argued that the complaint was unnecessary."
