Butler High School (New Jersey)

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Butler High School
Location
38 Bartholdi Avenue
Butler, NJ 07405

Information
School district Butler Public Schools
Principal Mr. W. Hanisch
Enrollment

489 (as of 2005-06)[1]

Faculty 43.5 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 11.2[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 9 - 12
Athletics conference Northern Hills Conference
Nickname Bulldogs
Color(s) Royal blue and gold
Information 973-492-2000
Homepage

Butler High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Butler, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Butler Public Schools.

Students from Bloomingdale attend Butler High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Bloomingdale School District.[2]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 489 students and 43.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.2.[1]

The Academy for Law and Public Safety is a full time, four-year high school program located at Butler High School. The Academy focuses on Law, Government and Public Affairs with concentrations in Law, Criminal Justice, Technology, Humanities and Law Enforcement. The Academy was founded in September 2000, as a collaborative effort of the Morris County Vocational School District, the Butler Public Schools and the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[3]

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[edit] Athletics

Butler High School Bulldogs compete in the Northern Hills Conference an athletic conference made up of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic counties.

The girls basketball team won the 2003 North II Group I championship, defeating runner-up Glen Ridge High School 65-39.[4] The team moved on to the Group I state championship, defeating Wildwood High School by 43 - 37 in the final game.[5]

The girls' soccer team won the 2002 North I Group I state championship over Glen Ridge High School by a score of 2-1.[6] In 2004 they made it to the finals again, defeating Glen Rock High School 1-0 in the final game of the tournament.[7] The team won the sectional state championship again in 2005, with a 3-0 win over Midland Park High School.[8]

[edit] Administration

  • Mr. W. Hanisch - Principal
  • Mr. J. Vogel - Vice Principal

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