Abraham Clark High School
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| Abraham Clark High School | |
| Location | |
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| 122 East 6th Avenue Roselle, NJ 07203 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Roselle Public Schools |
| Principal | Mary McLoughlin |
| Enrollment |
1,039 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 82.6 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 12.6[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Mountain Valley Conference |
| Information | 908-298-2000 |
| Homepage | School website |
Abraham Clark High School is a five-year public high school that serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from the borough of Roselle, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Roselle Public Schools.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 82.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.[1]
The school is named for Abraham Clark, a Revolutionary War figure and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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[edit] Athletics
Abraham Clark High School competes in the Mountain Valley Conference, which consists of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The 2008 boys basketball team won the Central, Group II state sectional championship with a 72-63 win over Weequahic High School in the tournament final.[2][3]
[edit] Administration
- Nathan Fisher - Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (1932-), former professional football player for the New York Giants. Part of the "fearsome foursome". Also movie, television actor and author.
- Rabih Abdullah (1975-), former running back who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears and New England Patriots during his seven-year NFL career.[4]
- Jesse Holley (1984-), signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2007.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Abraham Clark High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 20, 2008.
- ^ 2008 Boys Basketball - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed March 12, 2008.
- ^ Reilly, Sean. "Roselle rallies to capture crown", The Star-Ledger, March 4, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2008.
- ^ Rabih Abdullah, database Football. Accessed March 12, 2008. High school listed as "Barham[sic] Clark (Roselle, NJ)"
- ^ Jesse Holley, University of North Carolina. Accessed October 6, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Abraham Clark High School
- Roselle Public Schools
- Roselle Public Schools's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Roselle Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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