Cresskill High School

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Cresskill High School
Location
One Lincoln Drive
Cresskill, NJ 07626
Information
School district Cresskill Public Schools
Principal Mr. Pete Eftychiou
Enrollment

750 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 54.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 13.9[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 7 - 12
Athletics conference Bergen County Scholastic League
Olympic Division
Team name Cougars
Information 201-567-5479
Homepage School website

Cresskill High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Cresskill in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Cresskill Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 750 students and 54.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.9.[1]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Cresskill High School was listed in 209th place, the fifth-highest ranked school in New Jersey; the school had been ranked 202nd in the 2006 survey and in 93rd in 2005.[2]

Cresskill High School was the 15th-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.[3]

[edit] Athletics

The Cresskill High School Cougars compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League Olympic Division.

In 2008, Cresskill won the BCSL Olympic Division for Wrestling.

In 2007, Cresskill won the Group I County Meet in track.

On November 9, 2006, Cresskill played in the finals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) 2006 North I, Group I Girls Soccer Tournament, falling to Kinnelon High School by a score of 5-0.[4]

The 2007-08 Junior Varsity Basketball team won the BCSL Olympic Division with a league record of 15-0 and a total record of 18-3.

The 2006-07 Freshman Basketball Team finished the season 16-4 with a 15-1 league record.

The girls tennis team defeated Verona High School 3-2, to win the 2005 North I, Group I sectional title.[5]

The 2001 boys tennis team won the North Jersey Group I sectional championship, defeating Waldwick High School 4-1.[6]

The girls volleyball team won the 2002 Group I championship, sweeping Secaucus High School 15-10, 15-7 in the final match.[7] The 2003 team repeated the title, defeating North Arlington High School in the final.[8]

The 2003 girls basketball team won the North I, Group I title with a win over previously unbeaten County Prep High School, by a 71-65 score.[9][10] The 2004 team repeated the feat, winning their third consecutive title by defeating North Warren Regional High School, 74-61, in the tournament final.[11][12]

The 2002 boys basketball team defeated Bogota High School by 15 points, to win the finals of the North I, Group I State Finals. They finished 22-5.[citation needed]

The 2001 boys basketball team defeated Secaucus High School by 61-50, to win the finals of the North I, Group I tournament. They finished with a school best 26-2 record.[13]

[edit] Administration

Core members of the school administration are:[14]

  • Mr. Pete Eftychiou - Principal
  • Mr. Paul Diverio - Assistant Principal
  • Mr. Michael Burke- Principal of Junior High School

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Cresskill High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 16, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "Top Public High Schools in New Jersey", New Jersey Monthly, September 2006, backed up by Internet Archive as of April 29, 2007. Accessed March 5, 2008.
  4. ^ 2006 Girls Soccer Tournament - North I, Group I Girls Varsity Soccer State Champions, NJSIAA, accessed December 10, 2006.
  5. ^ 2005 Girls Team Tennis - North I, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 28, 2007.
  6. ^ 2001 NJSIAA Boys Team Tennis - North I, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 28, 2007.
  7. ^ 2002 Girls Volleyball - Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 28, 2007.
  8. ^ 2003 Girls Volleyball - Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 28, 2007.
  9. ^ McIntyre, Jason. "Cresskill earns title on Ostrove's heroics", The Record (Bergen County), March 11, 2003. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Ostrove, a 5-foot-3 guard, sprinted from behind the three-point line to make a sensational block, and Cresskill held on for a 71-65 victory over previously unbeaten County Prep in the North 1, Group 1 girls basketball final."
  10. ^ 2003 Girls Basketball - North I, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 28, 2007.
  11. ^ Koo, Bob. "Cresskill not ready to give up the crown - Second-half surge gives Cougars third straight title", The Record (Bergen County), March 9, 2004. Accessed August 2, 2007. "The senior sharpshooter scored 17 of her 26 points in that third quarter as the top-seeded Cougars outscored No. 7 North Warren, 28-10, en route to a 74-61 win in Monday's North 1, Group 1 sectional girls basketball final."
  12. ^ 2004 Girls Basketball - North I, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 28, 2007.
  13. ^ 2001 - North I, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 28, 2007.
  14. ^ Administration, accessed January 6, 2007.

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