Montville High School (New Jersey)
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| Montville High School | |
| Location | |
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| 100 Horseneck Road Montville, NJ 07045 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Montville Township School District |
| Principal | Mr. Fred D'Antoni |
| Enrollment |
1,158 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 70.4 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 16.4[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Northern Hills Conference |
| Motto | "You Can't Hide From Mustang Pride" |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
| Color(s) | Green, Gold and White |
| Information | 973-331-7100 |
| Homepage | School website |
Montville Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Montville Township, New Jersey, in suburban Morris County. The school was founded in 1972 and is part of the Montville Township School District.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,158 students and 70.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.4.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Montville High School was listed in 964th place, the 28th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[2]
Montville High School was the 49th-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.[3]
[edit] Stats
- Graduation rate: 98%
- Percentage going to college: 91.4%
- Average SAT: 1148
- Percentage of eligible students taking AP test: 27.5%
- Percents of AP test takers scoring 3+: 89.5%
[edit] Athletics
Montville High School competes in the Northern Hills Conference, an athletic conference of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic County Counties in Northern New Jersey. Montville is assigned to the Suburban Division.
The 2007 Mustang baseball team defeated Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, 9-7, to take the North I Group III section title for the first time since 1989.[4]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[5]
- Mr. Fred D'Antoni - Principal
- Mr. Leo Kelly - Vice Principal
- Mr. Martin Wall - Vice Principal
[edit] Notable graduates
- Lester Archambeau, former professional football player.[6][7]
- Bruce Dostal, former professional baseball player (former) [8]
- Lauren English, (1989-), competitive swimmer who set the United States Open Record in the 50 Meter Backstroke.[9]
- Dan O'Dowd: General Manager of the Colorado Rockies.[10]
- Jim Price, former professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys.[11][12]
- Kelly Chang Rickert: Attorney/ Contestant on NBC's The Law Firm.[citation needed]
- Scott Shields, political activist.[citation needed]
- Dena Tauriello, Drummer for the all-female band Antigone Rising.[citation needed]
- Peter Verniero (1977), former New Jersey Attorney General and New Jersey Supreme Court Justice.[13]
- Ashley Wolf: 2003 Wendy's High School Heisman Winner.[14]
- Pete Yorn, Singer/Songwriter "Strange Condition" [15]
- Dante Tomaselli, Director/Writer/Score Composer.
- Chris Brauchle, Professional Soccer Player - New York MetroStars, Bayern Munich, Tampa Bay Rowdies
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Montville High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 4, 2007.
- ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2007 Baseball - North I, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.
- ^ Montville High School Administration, accessed March 31, 2007.
- ^ Yahoo! Sports Profile, "Lester Archambeau", Yahoo! Sports
- ^ Hall of Fame Member Profile: Lester Archambeau, accessed November 29, 2006.
- ^ Hectus, Suzanne, "Bruce Dostal: 'Hitting his pitch'" (PDF file), The Beacon, April 22, 1985. Sports p. 18.
- ^ Lauren English, USA Swimming. Accessed December 9, 2007.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Member profile: Dan O'Dowd".
- ^ Fox, Ron. "MONTVILLE PRODUCED SUPER DUO", The Record (Bergen County), January 19, 1999. Accessed November 28, 2007.
- ^ Hall of Fame Member Profile: Jim Price, accessed November 29, 2006.
- ^ Hall of Fame Member Profile: Peter Verniero, accessed November 29, 2006.
- ^ DiLeo, Frank, "Montville's Wolf Wins HS Heisman", The Daily Record, December 14, 2003.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Member profile: Pete Yorn".
