West Morris Mendham High School

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West Morris Mendham High School (also known as Mendham High School) is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth though twelfth grade as part of the West Morris Regional High School District. The school is located in Mendham Borough, New Jersey, United States. Students hail from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township.

Its sister school, West Morris Central High School, is located in Washington Township. Students from Washington Township and portions of Chester Township attend West Morris Central.

Mendham was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in 1998.

For the 2006-2007 School Year, school began on September 6, 2006 and ends on June 21, 2007 with graduation.

1 Athletics
2 Awards and recognition
3 Administration
4 Academics
5 Activities
6 School statistics
7 Notable alumni
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Athletics

West Morris Mendham High School offers over 30 Athletic teams ranging in level from Freshman (no cuts) to Varsity. Mendham has a strong tradition of athletic excellence; since the school's opening in the fall of 1970, Mendham varsity teams have brought home more than 100 conference, county, region, and state championships. The West Morris Mendham Minutemen participate in the twenty-member Iron Hills Conference.

Varsity Football: The Football team under head coach Richard Attonito (1971-1988) secured three Colonial Hills Conference titles ('75, '82, '83) including a State Group I Championship in 1975, capping an undefeated season which included a still standing club record 8 shutouts. Under Head Coach William "Bill" Carpluk (1989-2005), the team posted a 116-49 overall record, including a club record 17 game winning streak (1992-1993). Carpluk's teams garnered six Iron Hills Conference Hills Division (IHC-Hills) championships ('93-'95, '00, '01, '04) and numerous Group II and III state championship playoffs and finals appearances. Carpluk's era ushered in a new period during which they posted only two losing seasons during his 16 season tenure. The team is currently under the leadership of a veteran coaching staff, led by Head Coach Doug Kirk (2006-incumbent), a former assistant to both Attonito and Carpluk. The 2006 team finished 4-6-0 and made it to the first round of the playoffs, losing an extremely well played game against Hanover Park High School. The 2007 Team, comprised of numerous skilled soon to be senior players, under the leadership of captains Aaron DeWitt, Andrew Sklover, Mike Sheridan and Pete Cavalero has high hopes for the 2007 season. The main source of revenue for the team, the booster club, is now on the way to financing a new 'field turf' stadium for the Minutemen.

Other Sports: The Varsity Boys Lacrosse team was crowned sole New Jersey State Champions in 1994, winning the New Jersey Tournament of Champions. In 1998, the Varsity Girls Basketball team finished #1 in the State of New Jersey, also winning the Tournament of Champions. For the past 14 years in a row, the varsity Girls Soccer team has won the Iron Hills Conference Championship. The Girls Lacrosse team was ranked #2 in the state in 2005 and is currently ranked #3. The Girls Tennis team has been for the past 4 years ranked in the Top 5 in the State.

[edit] Awards and recognition

West Morris Mendham High School was the 29th-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].

The school was listed in 148th place, the fifth highest ranked school in New Jersey, in Newsweek's May 8, 2006, issue, listing the Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States.^[2]

[edit] Administration

Principal: Michael Matyas
Assistant Principals: Robert Beers, William Carpluk, Janet Moran Slover
Director of Guidance: Dr. Marianna Marchese
Director of Athletics: James Baglin
Activities Coordinator: Ned Panfile
IB Coordinator: Kathleen Kremins, D.Litt.

[edit] Academics

The West Morris Regional High School District offers four different levels of classes.

Studies
Academic
Advanced
Honors / Advanced Placement (AP) / International Baccalaureate (IB)

Each of the four levels in classes differs in the level of rigor, with studies being the least rigorous and Honors/AP/IB being the most rigorous. Students and their parents are free to decide the level of the students classes.

[edit] Activities

West Morris Mendham High School offers over 40 clubs and activities, not including sports.

[edit] School statistics

95% White
2% Hispanic
2% Asian
<1% Black
<1% Native American
88% of Students go on to 4-year Universities
5% of Students go on to 2-year colleges
$15,747 per student

[edit] Notable alumni

Amie Carey, Class of 1994, Actress.
Jim Collins, Class of 1976, former NFL player.
Molly Creamer, Class of 1999, former WNBA player.
Joe Ghedina, Class of 1995, professional Lacrosse player for the New York Titans (NLL) and the New Jersey Pride (MLL).
Thomas Keiger - class of 2000. Singer/guitarist of Houston Calls (Drive-Thru Records)
Kelley Suminski, Class of 2001. Girls Basketball Player. Two-time Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year (2000 & 2001). Played basketball for Stanford University.^[3]
Carl Zander, Class of 1981, former NFL player.