Bogota High School

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Bogota High School
Location
One Henry C. Luthin Place
Bogota, NJ 07603
Information
School district Bogota Public Schools
Principal Arnold Oftedal
Enrollment

536 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 38.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 13.8[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 7 - 12
Athletics conference Bergen County Scholastic League
Olympic Conference
Mascot Buccaneers
Information 201-441-4808
Homepage School website

Bogota High School is a comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Bogota, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bogota Public Schools. There are several activities the students engage in from sports to clubs.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 536 students and 38.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 13.8.[1]

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[edit] Athletics

The Bogota High School Buccaneers compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) Olympic Conference, comprising private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County.

The Buccaneers came into the state tournament ranked first in their bracket, and proceeded to beat #8 seed Cresskill High School 36-7 in the first round and fourth-ranked Hasbrouck Heights High School by 24-17 in the semifinal game.[2] On December 1, 2006, Bogota beat #6 seed Mountain Lakes High School 28-0 at Giants Stadium, to take home the North 1, Group I state championship. This was Bogota's first football state championship since 1957, and their first since the playoff era statrted in the 1970's.[3]

The Boys Cross Country Team also has done a major part themselves. The boys team won the 2006 Bergen County Division D Championship.[4]

[edit] Clubs

Clubs and extracurricular activities are:

  • YAC
  • DECA
  • Sporting Teams
  • Yearbook Committee
  • MultiCultural Club
  • The Klaxon Committee
  • The Drama Club

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Bogota High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2007.
  2. ^ 2006 Football Tournament - North I, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed December 14, 2006
  3. ^ Destiny finally gets its due, The Record (Bergen County), December 2, 2006
  4. ^ Aberback, Brian. Bogota to honor football team that won state championship, The Record (Bergen County), December 10, 2006.

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