Hoboken High School

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Hoboken High School
Location
9th and Clinton Streets
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Information
School district Hoboken Public Schools
Principal Lorraine Cella
Vice principal Eileen Carvalho
Anne Hovanyetz
Enrollment

621 (as of 2005-06)[1]

Faculty 61.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 10.2[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 9 - 12
Athletics conference Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association
Nickname Redwings
Information 201-356-3700
Homepage

Hoboken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Hoboken, New Jersey, part of the Hoboken Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 621 students and 61.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.2.[1]

The principal of the school is Dr. Lorraine Cella.[2] Hoboken High School has a large musical theatre group.[3] The school's mascot is the Redwings.

Hoboken High School has been an IB World School since August 1994, offering students the IB Diploma Programme.[4]

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[edit] History

The current Hoboken High School was built in the mid-1960s. Prior to that time, A.J. Demarest High School, dedicated in the autumn of 1911, served as the city's high school.[5] When the current high school was built, Demarest became a Jr. High School (grades 8-9), and is currently one of two middle schools in the district. The first principal of Hoboken HS was Tom Gaynor - Boys were required to wear button down shirts with ties and a jacket or sweater - long hair was frowned on by Mr. Gaynor.

In 1997, one of the school's history teachers, John A. Sacci, was shot and killed by Geraisimov Metaxas, who then shot and killed himself.[6]

[edit] Student body

The student body of the school is 67% Hispanic, 20% Black, 11% White, 2% Asian, and 1% Native American.[7]

[edit] Athletics

The Hoboken High School Redwings compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[8]

The 2005 football team won the North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 21-6 win over Verona High School.[9]

The softball team won the North II, Group I sectional title in 2007, edging Secaucus High School 8-7 in 14 innings in the tournament final.[10][11] The baseball team matched the feat, earning the North II, Group I title with a 5-4 win against Lyndhurst High School.[12][13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Hoboken High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 1, 2008.
  2. ^ http://hoboken.k12.nj.us/hhs/index.htm
  3. ^ Education
  4. ^ Hoboken High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed May 1, 2008.
  5. ^ October in Hoboken History
  6. ^ Goodnough, Abby. "Gunman Kills Teacher, Then Himself, Outside Hoboken High", The New York Times, February 13, 1998. Accessed June 8, 2007.
  7. ^ Hoboken High School profile, Greatschools.com. Accessed June 8, 2007.
  8. ^ Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 15, 2007.
  9. ^ 2005 Football - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.
  10. ^ Mantzouranis, Tom. "Hoboken 8 (14) Secaucus 7 NJSIAA Softball: Wings win it in 14th", Jersey Journal, June 1, 2007. Accessed July 31, 2007. "Yet inside the park, where third-seeded Hoboken was playing No. 4 Secaucus for the North 2, Group I championship, the only person who went home was the Red Wings' Ashley Classen. As Paige Peguero lilted a ball over second base, Classen broke for home, putting an end to a riveting 8-7 Hoboken victory that stretched 14 innings."
  11. ^ 2007 Softball - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 8, 2007.
  12. ^ Mantzouranis, Tom. "HOBOKEN 5 - LYNDHURST 4: NJSIAA NORTH 2, GROUP I FINAL. Sweet sweep for Hoboken", Jersey Journal, June 2, 2007. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Just minutes after leading the Red Wings to a 5-4 victory over Lyndhurst in the North 2, Group I championship, a game in which Inhulsen overcame a bizarre and trying start to dominate the Lyndhurst lineup, the bleached-blonde hurler offered an opinion that many at the game would vehemently disagree with."
  13. ^ 2007 Baseball - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.

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