Long Branch High School
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| Long Branch High School | |
| Location | |
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| 391 Westwood Avenue Long Branch, NJ 07740 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Long Branch Public Schools |
| Enrollment |
1,204 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 114.5 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 10.5[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Shore Conference |
| Nickname | Green Wave |
| Color(s) | Dartmouth Green and white |
| Information | 732-229-7300 |
| Homepage | School website |
Long Branch High School is a comprehensive, four-year community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades in the city of Long Branch, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Long Branch Public Schools. LBPS, an Abbott District, serves the city of Long Branch.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,204 students and 114.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.5.[1]
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[edit] Athletics
The Long Branch High School Green Wave compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[2] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The school wrestling team won the 2008 state championship and completed perfect record of 26-0 and set a school record as being undefeated state champs
[edit] Notable alumni
- Sam Mills (1959-2005), former professional football player for the NFL.[3][4]
- Clinton Wheeler (1959-), former professional basketball player.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Long Branch High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 9, 2008.
- ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
- ^ Sam Mills, database Football. Accessed October 25, 2007.
- ^ Smith, Timothy W. "Mills at 37: The Little Linebacker Who Could", The New York Times, January 9, 1997. Accessed October 25, 2007. "Going back to the Long Branch playgrounds, to Long Branch High School, to Montclair (N.J.) State College, to the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League, to the New Orleans Saints to the Panthers, not many people have been able to knock Sam Mills down."
- ^ Clinton Wheeler, database Basketball. Accessed October 1, 2007.
