Monroe Township High School
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| Monroe Township High School | |
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| 1629 Perrineville Road Monroe Township, NJ, 08831 USA |
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| School district | Monroe Township School District |
| Principal | Mr. Robert Goodall |
| Enrollment |
1,395 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 124.2 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 11.2[1] |
| Type | Public School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Yearbook | Reflections |
| Established | 197? |
| Homepage | web site |
Monroe Township High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Monroe Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is part of the Monroe Township School District. The school serves students from Monroe Township and those from Jamesburg Borough who attend Monroe Township High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Jamesburg Public Schools. The school's mascot is a falcon, the school colors are purple and gold, and the motto is "Excellence is Our Expectation". The school was built in the 1970s, The Marasco Center for the Performing Arts was added in the 1990s, and more classrooms were added in the early 2000s. Because of Monroe Township's increasing population, there are plans (that are on hold) to build a new high school. The present-day high school would become the township's middle school, and Applegarth Middle School would become another elementary school. The school in now enforcing a stricter security policy with the addition of school IDs that are being regularly checked and cameras outside the school.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,395 students and 124.2 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 11.2.[1]
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[edit] Athletics
The Monroe Township High School Falcons compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, comprised of 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. The school has fall, winter, and spring sports. They are most known for wrestling, track, and mostly boy's and girl's soccer. The team's colors are purple and gold.
[edit] Administration
- Principal: Mr. Robert Goodall
- Assistant Principals: Mr. James Griffin, Mr. Anthony Jozefowicz and Mr. Scott Madreperla
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities provide an excellent medium for MTHS students to explore their interests, learn, and help the community. Most "clubs" meet after school when additional buses are available for after school transportation. Some clubs meet at night, in which cases the students are responsible for their own transportation.
Note: Some information may be inaccurate due to clubs forming or dissipating late in the year and sparse updates for the website.
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[edit] Proposed relocation
In recent years, the population of Monroe Township has grown, leading to a proposal for relocation of the high school onto the soccer fields of Thompson Park, across the road from the current high school. Opponents of the site of the proposed high school claim that historical records show that the new location is the 18th century site of Bethel Indian Town. An archaeological study found mostly European artifacts on 3 or 4 of the 35 acres of the proposed site, with only about eight or so Native American artifacts among them.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Monroe Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 27, 2007.
