Morris Knolls High School
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| Morris Knolls High School | |
| "Home Of The Golden Eagles" | |
| School type | Public |
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| Established | 1964 |
| Principal | Bill Cleffi |
| Faculty | 156 |
| Students | 1620 |
| Class Size Colors Mascot |
20.8 Green and gold Golden Eagle |
| Location | 50 Knoll Drive Rockaway, NJ 07866 |
| Information | (973) 664-2209 |
| Website | http://www.mhrd.k12.nj.us/mk/ |
Morris Knolls High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 9 - 12 in Morris County, New Jersey as part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District. The school is located in Denville but has a Rockaway mailing address. The other high school in the district is Morris Hills High School.
The high school serves students from the communities of Rockaway Township, Rockaway and Denville.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Morris Knolls High School was the 71st-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.[1]
For the 1996-97 school year, Morris Knolls High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[2]
[edit] Athletics
The Morris Knolls High School Golden Eagles participate in the twenty-member Iron Hills Conference.
The varsity football team is known as a strong local program and was undefeated in 2005, winning every game including the New Jersey State football championships in the NJSIAA North I, Group IV[3]. The football team also won state championships in 1994, 1995, and 1996. They have been coached for over 30 years by Bill Regan Jr. whose father was a legendary local coach at the nearby Delbarton School.
In 1999, the football program suffered from a sophomore hazing scandal that was exposed in a several article series in the Daily Record and The Star-Ledger.[citation needed]
In 2003, the Morris Knolls Marching Band won the USSBA Group 3 Open State Championships.
In 2006, at the USSBA National Championships at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Morris Knolls High School was recognized as Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class III.[4] Morris Knolls also won the 2005 USSBA national color guard championship.
The wrestling[5], bowling[6], girls track, and ice hockey[7] teams have all had recent success.
[edit] Administration
- Mr. Bill Cleffi - Principal
- Mr. Jim Devlin - Assistant Principal
- Mrs. Susan Kanoff - Assistant Principal
- Mr. Bill Schilling - Assistant Principal
- Mrs. Rita McNaught - Head of Guidance
- Mr. Ken Mullen - Athletic Director
Both Mr. Cleffi and Mr. Mullen are graduates of Morris Knolls's sister high school, Morris Hills.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Lou Benfatti, former professional football player, New York Jets
- Laura San Giacomo, actress known for playing the role of Maya Gallo on Just Shoot Me!.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Top Public High Schools in New Jersey: 51-100, New Jersey Monthly, September 2006
- ^ New Jersey Department of Education Star School Award recipient detail 1996-97 school year, Morris Knolls High School, accessed May 29, 2006
- ^ 2005 Football - North I, Group IV, NJSIAA, accessed May 9, 2006
- ^ USSBA National Championship Titles, United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) press release dated November 14, 2006
- ^ MK right at home in sections: Morris Knolls High School wrestling coach Larry Rizzo will be getting his wish - his Eagles have landed a home date for the state team sectionals, The Citizen, January 31, 2007
- ^ It’s revenge on the lanes for Knolls: Greg Elbin knew he didn’t have to remind his team about what had happened less than a week ago ... but he did anyway., The Citizen, January 31, 2007
- ^ Tomensky's five goals help Morris Knolls advance to Public semis, Daily Record, March 10, 2007
- ^ Laura San Giacomo interview by Chet Cooper, Ability Magazine, accessed December 20, 2006
