Millburn High School

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Millburn High School
Location
462 Millburn Avenue
Millburn, NJ 07041
Information
School district Millburn Township Public Schools
Principal Dr. Bill Miron
Enrollment

1,283 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 105.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 12.2[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 9 - 12
Athletics conference Northern Hills Conference
Nickname Millers
Color(s) Royal blue and white
Information 973-564-7130
Homepage School website

Millburn High School is a four-year public high school in Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey. It is part of the Millburn Township Public Schools, and enrolls students from the town of Millburn, including its neighborhood of Short Hills. It was nominated as a Blue Ribbon School in the 2007/2008 school year.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,283 students and 105.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.2.[1]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

During the 2007-08 school year, Millburn School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2][3], the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]

In 1998, Jay Matthews, an author and education reporter, named Millburn High School the second-best public school in the country, according to ratios of students taking AP exams.

In Newsweek's May 22, 2007, ranking the country's top high schools, Millburn High School was listed in 165th place, the third-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[6] The school was 181st, sixth-highest in New Jersey, on Newsweek's May 8, 2006, list of 1,200 U.S. high schools.[7] Millburn High School was ranked as Number 148 in Newsweek's 2005 rankings.[8]

Millburn High School was ranked third of 316 New Jersey public high schools in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[9]

In 2005-06, the school averaged an 1860 combined SAT score, seventh highest of all public high schools statewide, and the highest score for any non-magnet general admission high school.[10]

Katherine Reilly was recognized for her writing portfolio at the 2001 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, one of the five top national honorees, selected from more than 50,000 entries in the writing category.[11]

[edit] Athletics

Millburn High School competes in the Skyline Division of the Northern Hills Conference. Known primarily for their consistently strong Boys' and Girls' tennis and fencing teams, Millers have, in these sports, proven to be perennial contenders for their respective state titles.

The Millburn baseball program has a strong history as a perennial competitor in their conference and section. In 2007, the Millers finished 18-9 and bowed out in their sections' semifinals.

The Millburn Cross Country team has a strong history. In 2007, the Millers finished 2nd in the state of New Jersey. Coach Jeffery Kaye won Coach of The year in 2005.

In 1966, the Millburn Football team was undefeated and was ranked first in the state. In 2002, the Millers finished the season 6-4 and had the team's first winning season since 1973 and the first six-game winning season since 1970. In 2006, the Millers finished the regular season 5-4 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in school history since the playoff system was established in 1973. In the North II, Group III state sectional championship, the team came in as the 8th seed, falling to top-ranked Irvington High School 47-14 in the first round of the tournament.[12]

The Millburn wrestling program has a strong tradition that dates back to 1965. They won the Northern Hills Conference Suburban Division title and established the school win record with 18 wins in the 2005-06 season.

The boys tennis team won the 2006 Group III State Championship, defeating Moorestown High School 3½-1½ in the semifinals and Ramapo High School 5-0 in the finals to take the title.[13] The 2007 team won the North II, Group III state sectional title with a 4-1 win vs. Ridge High School.[14]

On June 6, 2008 Millburn Track and Field sophomore phenom, Tyler Udland, won the NJSIAA Meet of Champions 3,200 m with a 9:04.08</ref>

The 2007 girls tennis team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 5-0 win over Holmdel High School in the tournament final.[15] The team moved on to take the Group III State Championship with a 3½-1½ win over Wall Township High School in the semifinals and Moorestown High School in the finals by a 5-0 score.[16]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Millburn High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Addison, Kasi; and Juri, Carmen. "Three Essex schools capture blue ribbon", The Star-Ledger, October 7, 2007. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Principals in three Essex County schools found out last week their buildings joined an exclusive club of exemplary schools when the U.S. Department of Education named the nation's latest batch of No Child Left Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools.... The three Essex County schools are Oakview School in Bloomfield, Millburn High School and Harriet Tubman School in Newark."
  3. ^ No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2007 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed October 15, 2007.
  4. ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  5. ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  6. ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  7. ^ Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States - 2006, Newsweek May 8, 2006.
  8. ^ Top 1000 High Schools in The United States - 2005, Newsweek August 5, 2005.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 2005-06 School Test Score Rankings, The Star-Ledger. Accessed June 19, 2007.
  11. ^ Falkenstein, Michelle. "JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS; Millburn Student Wins Writing Award", The New York Times, July 1, [[2001]. Accessed January 24, 2008. "Now, Katherine Reilly, a 17-year-old senior from Millburn High School, has received one of five top national honors for her writing portfolio in the 2001 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards."
  12. ^ 2006 Football Tournament - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed June 15, 2007.
  13. ^ 2006 Boys Team Tennis - Public Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed May 30, 2007.
  14. ^ 2007 Boys Tennis - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed June 6, 2007.
  15. ^ 2007 Girls Team Tennis - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  16. ^ 2007 Girls Team Tennis - Public Group Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.

    [edit] Extracurricular activities

    Millburn is home to a nationally regarded Forensics team, which placed fifth in the National Debate Rankings during the 2005-2006 school year. It is especially known for its strong Lincoln-Douglas debate and Extemporaneous Speaking teams.

    Millburn also competes in state and national Academic Quiz Bowl competitions, netting sixth place in the 2006 National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) National High School Championship.

    [edit] Administration

    • Dr. Bill Miron - Principal
    • Mr. Robert Keenan - Assistant Principal
    • Dr. Michelle Pitts - Assistant Principal

    Miron is also a graduate of Millburn High School, graduating in 1974.

    [edit] Noted alumni

    • Emily Bauer, actress, appeared in Mona Lisa Smile
    • Fritz Buehning, former American tennis player, who won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/century/stories/btennistop10.html Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]''. Accessed [[December 10]], [[2007]].</li>

    <li id="cite_note-Eisler-16">'''[[#cite_ref-Eisler_16-0|^]]''' [http://www.barryeisler.com/forum/index.php?topic=1247.15 barryeisler.com]. Accessed [[February 26]], [[2008]].</li> <li id="cite_note-17">'''[[#cite_ref-17|^]]''' McKinley, Jesse. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E1D9113FF93BA25751C0A9649C8B63 " An A for Aplomb Onstage, and Political Science in the Wings"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[February 18]], [[2002]], accessed [[April 4]], [[2008]]."A thin brunette with large brown eyes and fine, sharp features, Ms. Hathaway speaks with the quick self-confidence and self-effacement of a chronic A student, which she was -- ''except in math,'' she says with a wince -- while attending Millburn High School in her hometown, Millburn, N.J."</li> <li id="cite_note-18">'''[[#cite_ref-18|^]]''' [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001525/bio Biography for John C. McGinley] from the [[Internet Movie Database]], accessed [[December 5]], [[2006]].</li>

    <li id="cite_note-19">'''[[#cite_ref-19|^]]''' Caldwell, Dave. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E5D81531F937A35751C1A9639C8B63&scp=18&sq=%22millburn+high+school%22&st=nyt "IN PERSON; Renaissance Man"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[December 4]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[January 24]], [[2008]]. "The taciturn Mulcahy, who graduated from Millburn High School and lives in Basking Ridge, did much of the groundwork that let Schiano, after a few tough seasons, become a success in his home state -- their home state."</li></ol></ref>

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