Metuchen High School
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| Metuchen High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 400 Grove Avenue Metuchen, NJ 08840 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Metuchen School District |
| Principal | John Novak |
| Enrollment |
587 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 48.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 12.2[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference |
| Team name | Bulldogs |
| Homepage | School website |
Metuchen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Metuchen School District.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 587 students and 48.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.2.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Metuchen High School was the 56th-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.[2]
[edit] Athletics
The Metuchen High School Bulldogs compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, made up of public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. Metuchen is placed in the Gold Division for Football. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The school was recognized as the Group I winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2006-07. The award recognized the school for achieving 2nd place in Girls Soccer, 2nd in Boys Soccer, 1st in Girls Cross Country, 4th in Boys Cross Country, a tie for 3rd in Football, and 1st in Boys Track and Field.[3]
In 2007, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group I state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Robbinsville High School in the tournament final. The win marked the team's third consecutive sectional title, their first three-peat since 1988-90.[4][5] The team moved on to win the Group II state championship with a 1-0 win over Glen Ridge High School, the team's first ever state title.[6][7]
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Metuchen High School include
- David Copperfield (1956-), illusionist[8]
- Jim Fielding, track star
- Robert Hegyes (1951-), TV actor, best known for his role as Epstein on the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Metuchen High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 15, 2007.
- ^ "Top Public High Schools in New Jersey" (Schools 51-100), New Jersey Monthly, September 2006, backed up by Internet Archive as of March 10, 2007. Accessed March 5, 2008.
- ^ Fourth Annual ShopRite Cup: 2006‐2007 Final Standings, NJSIAA. Accessed June 2, 2008.
- ^ 2007 Girls Soccer - Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.
- ^ Layton, Shawn. "Metuchen claims another Group I crown: Girls soccer wins third title in a row", Edison Sentinel, November 14, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Girls Soccer - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed November 24, 2007.
- ^ "Metuchen wins girls soccer Group I title", Home News Tribune, November 17, 2004. Accessed November 24, 2007.
- ^ The life by David Copperfield (German), accessed November 21, 2006
- ^ About Robert Hegyes, Cinema Without Borders. Accessed September 30, 2007. "Mr. Hegyes was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and began studying acting in earnest at Metuchen High in the mid 1960s."
