Union High School (New Jersey)
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Union High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Union Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Union Public School District. It was constructed and completed in the late 60's, and thus began taking on the duties of the previous High School, Burnet High, which in turn became Burnet Junior High School, and later, Burnet Middle School.
The high school itself has gone under construction in the past year (its 43rd in operation), to allow expansion of functions of the school. These include, but are not limited to: The C.A.S.T (Communication Arts Science and Technology) Program, The School's highly decorated Army Junior ROTC program, and their National Champion football team, the "Fighting Farmers."
In the early 90's, it, along with all other schools in the Union Township School System was named an All-American school.
The school itself was featured in Howard Stern's "autobiographical" movie, Private Parts, where it served as a stand in for Stern's actual high school, Roosevelt High School in Roosevelt, New York on Long Island.
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[edit] Sports
Union High School participates in the Watchung Conference, a high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The conference consists of eleven public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Artie Lange, comedian & mainstay of the Howard Stern Show (attended).[1]
- Ray Liotta, actor, Goodfellas and Narc.[2]
- Elliott Maddox, major league baseball outfielder
- Tony Stewart, former running back for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes where he was all-time leading rusher, draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks (NFL), and running back of the Calgary Stampeders (Canadian Football League)
- Robert Wuhl, star of the HBO series Arliss, stand up comedian, and supporting actor in the original Batman movie directed by Tim Burton.
[edit] References
- ^ An evening of comedy with Artie Lange and the Killers of Comedy at the Lakeland Center, accessed December 1, 2006
- ^ RAY LIOTTA BIOGRAPHY, accessed December 10, 2006
[edit] External links
- Union High school web page
- Union Public School District
- Union Public School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Union Public School District