Parsippany Hills High School
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| Parsippany Hills High School | |
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| Motto | "Knowledge is Good" |
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| Contact Information | Phone: 973-682-2815 Fax: 973-326-9260 |
| Established | 1969 |
| Type | High School |
| Principal | Dr. Richard Konet |
| Location | 20 Rita Drive Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey USA |
| District | Parsippany Troy-Hills School District |
| Enrollment | 1,166 students |
| Grades | 9th to 12th |
| Publication | Runes |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Website | http://www.pthsd.k12.nj.us/SCH/PHHS/home.html |
Parsippany Hills High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grade as part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Built in 1969, the school serves 1,166 students who live in the western half of Parsippany. Its companion school in the District is Parsippany High School.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Parsippany Hills High School was the 87th-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]
[edit] Academics
Parsippany Hills High School offers the basic math, science, English, and history courses, but also has a wide range of elective courses ranging from human development to choir to marketing. Parsippany Hills also offers its students a wide range of Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses.
49.1% of Parsippany Hills teachers hold a master's degree or doctorate in the field that they teach in. Parsippany Hills also has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10.6 students per every faculty member.[1]
Parsippany Hills students can easily connect to the Internet, with 100% of all school computers having Internet connections.[1]
In order to graduate from Parsippany Hills High School, a student must take at least 24 credits of courses, where one credit equals a one period full-year class. A student must take four years of English, three years of mathematics, three years of science, three years of social sciences, one year of a career development course, one year of a foreign language, and one year of a visual and performing arts elective. In addition, all students must pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) in their junior or senior year.[2]
[edit] Arts
Parsippany Hills offers a wide range of artistic classes, from drawing to ceramics. Parsippany Hills has a large drama club, known unofficially as the Par Hills Players, which will be performing How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on March 29, March 30, and March 31, 2007. Past productions have included The Odd Couple: Female Version, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific, Picnic, Zombie Prom, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Bye Bye Birdie.
The marching band, in circuit from June to November, has taken a total of 4 All-State Championship titles (94,97,04,06) and 2 State Championship titles (02,04). After the band's victory last year, the marching Vikings approach a very difficult show for 2007 and hope to bring back more titles to the school. The group continues to grow and programs progressively become more and more demanding in regards to physical and musical stamina.
[edit] Athletics
The Parsippany Hills High School Vikings participate in the twenty-member Iron Hills Conference. Students at Parsippany Hills can play many sports, such as football, soccer, cross country running, field hockey, volleyball, and cheerleading in the fall, swimming, basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, track, and cheerleading in the winter, and baseball, softball, tennis, and golf in the spring.
The football team was in the 2005 playoffs as the third seed in the North I, Group III bracket, and won the first two rounds, beating #6-seed West Milford High School 13-6 and number-two Wayne Valley High School 27-7, before losing to top-seeded Wayne Hills High School 46-0 in the sectional finals.[3]
The Vikings were also in the North I Group III playoff finals again in 2006. They came in as 4th seed, and won the first two rounds - beating 5th-seeded Roxbury High School 28-7 and top seeded and heavy favorite Teaneck High School 38-20. They played Wayne Hills High School again, for the second consecutive year, for state title. Although they played a lot better than last year, they fell short once again: 23-12 against the top public in the state.
Parsippany Hills' most dominant and state renowned program is their wrestling team, although their football team is beginning to take that title. Parsippany Hills enters the 2006-2007 wrestling season with zero losing seasons dating back to the school's founding in 1969. Recent notable achievements include the 2005/06 District IX championship and the 2003/04 Iron Hills Conference Championship (first since 1989).
Individually, Parsippany Hills recently saw their streak of state place winners stop at school record six straight years and has placed someone in the State's top 8 in nine of the last ten years. Recent State place winners include Evan and Paul Galipeau, John Hesse and Chris Madia.
Parsippany Hills High School's primary rivals are Parsippany High School and Wayne Hills High School. Rivalries have also been seen between the Vikings and Morris Hills High School and Morris Knolls High School during crucial football, basketball, and baseball games.
[edit] Administration
- Richard J. Konet, principal,
- Norman Francis, Jr., assistant principal and athletic director
- Nancy A. Gigante, assistant principal
- Edward E. Nathan, assistant principal
[edit] Notable graduates
- R.J. Cobbs, Defensive back for the New York Giants.[4]
- Johnnie Morant, a Wide Receiver for the Oakland Raiders.[5]
- Joe Orsulak, a Major League Baseball player from 1983 to 1997.[5]
- Chris Singleton, an NFL linebacker who played for the New England Patriots (1990-1992, 1993) and the Miami Dolphins (1993, 1994-1996).
- Warren Eig, a Film Director noted for his award winning Short Films[1].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Top Public High Schools in New Jersey: 51-100, New Jersey Monthly, September 2006
- ^ Student Course Selection Bulletin 2007-2008, Parsippany-Troy Hills School District, January 2007
- ^ NJSIAA 2005 Football - North I, Group III, accessed June 5, 2006
- ^ UMass Profile for R.J. Cobbs, accessed January 9, 2007
- ^ a b Classroom a thrill for teacher, Daily Record (Morristown), November 9, 2004
