Malcolm X Shabazz High School

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Malcolm X Shabazz High School
Location
80 Johnson Avenue
Newark, NJ 07108

Information
School district Newark Public Schools
Enrollment

1,359 (as of 2005-06)[1]

Faculty 108.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 12.6[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 9 - 12
Athletics conference Watchung Conference
Nickname Bulldogs
Information 973-733-6760
Homepage

Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a four-year public high school in Newark, New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools. The school was formerly named South Side High School, but was renamed in 1972.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,359 students and 108.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.[1]

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[edit] Athletics

The Malcolm X Shabazz High School Bulldogs compete in the Watchung Conference, which consists of public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County in northern New Jersey. The conference is a high school sports association that operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The girls basketball team won the 2003 Tournament of Champions, defeating Marlboro High School 48-45 in the tournament final.[2][3]

The boys basketball team won the 2001 North II, Group III state sectional title with a 56-45 win against Cranford High School.[4] The team won the 2005 NJSIAA Group III State Championship, defeating Ramapo High School 64-59 in the semifinals and Camden High School 76-58 in the championship game.[5]

The Boys' Basketball Team won the 2006 North 2 Group III State Championships. In the Group III State Tournament, the team knocked off North 2 Group III champion Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 77-68 in the semifinals, before falling to Hamilton High School 66-34 in the Group III championship game on March 12, 2006, at Rutgers University.[6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Malcolm X Shabazz High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Shabazz girls outlast Marlboro, 48-45", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 26, 2003. Accessed July 17, 2007. "The seeds held form as top-seeded Shabazz held off second-seeded Marlboro, 48-45, in the championship game at the Continental Airlines Arena."
  3. ^ 2003 Girls Basketball - Tournament of Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  4. ^ 2001 - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
  5. ^ 2005 Boys Basketball - Group III, Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.
  6. ^ 2006 Boys Basketball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed December 7, 2006
  7. ^ "Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, whose new book is 'Buzz: How to Create It and Win with It'", The Bob Rivers Show, June 26, 2007. Accessed July 25, 2007. "Koch graduated in 1941 from Newark's South Side High School in 1941 (now called Malcolm X Shabazz High School)."
  8. ^ Greg Latta, database Football. Accessed April 14, 2008.
  9. ^ Greg White player profile, NFL.com. Accessed September 3, 2007.

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