Mountain Lakes High School

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Mountain Lakes High School
Location
96 Powerville Road
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
Information
School district Mountain Lakes Schools
Principal Lewis Ludwig
Enrollment

687 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 60.2 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 11.4[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 9 - 12
Athletics conference Colonial Hills Conference
Team name Lakers
Information 973-334-8400
Homepage School website

Mountain Lakes High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Mountain Lakes, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Mountain Lakes Schools.

Students from Boonton Township attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[2]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 687 students and 60.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.4.[1]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

Mountain Lakes High School was the 5th 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]

Mountain Lakes High School was the 2006 National Champion in the Deaf Academic Bowl sponsored by Gallaudet University.[4]

In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Mountain Lakes High School was listed in 843rd place, the 22nd-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[5]

[edit] Athletics

The Mountain Lakes High School Lakers compete in the Colonial Hills Conference which includes public and parochial high schools covering Essex and Morris counties in west central New Jersey, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The school was recognized as the Group I winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2005-06. The award recognized the school for achieving 1st in Girls Cross Country, a tie for 3rd Field Hockey, a tie for 3rd Girls Swimming, 1st in Boys Swimming, a tie for 3rd in Girls Basketball, 2nd in Boys Golf and 1st in Boys Lacrosse.[6]

Mountain Lakes High School is well known for its athletic program as well. Its two major sports are lacrosse and football. In 2006, the lacrosse team made it to the state finals. The 2007 boys lacrosse team won the NJSIAA Group I State Championship with an 8-6 win over Madison High School.[7] The team moved on to win the Tournament of Champions, defeating Hunterdon Central Regional High School 9-5 in the semifinals, and took the ToC title with a 13-11 victory over Delbarton School, thereby, becoming state champions.[8]

The 2007 girls lacrosse team won their own North, Group I state sectional title, edging Chatham High School 14-13 in the tournament final.[9]

The football program, under long time head coach Doug Wilkins, is one of the winningest in the state. It's highlights include several state championships, including two undefeated state championship teams, in the 1970s. It has also recently regained its past glory: From the years 2000-2007 the teams record is 73-15, which includes a 23 game win streak from Thanksgiving 2001 until late November 2003. In 2002 the football program won a state title (North II, Group I) over arch rival Boonton 23-16 to cap a perfect (12-0) season. The football team came into the 2006 state tournament ranked sixth in their bracket, and proceeded to beat #3 seed Glen Rock High School 35-21 in the first round and seventh-ranked Cedar Grove High School by 14-9 in the semifinal game.[10] On December 1, 2006, Mountain Lakes fell to top-seeded Bogota High School 28-0 at Giants Stadium, in the North 1, Group I state championship game.[11] In October 2007 coach Wilkins won his 300th career game. Coach Wilkins has: won over 22 CHC titles, won 6 state titles, a streak of 20 consecutive seasons of making the NJSIAA playoffs, and has not had a losing season since 1984.

The boys swimming team won the 2007 North II - B state sectional championship with a 112-58 win over Chatham High School.[12] The team moved on to win the 2007 Group B State Championship, edging Haddonfield High School 86-84.[13]

In 2006, the girls basketball team won North I, Group I state sectional title, edging Pascack Hills High School 43-42 in the tournament final.[14][15]

The JV tennis team is also a top team in the Colonial Hills Conference.[citation needed]

[edit] Administration

  • Lewis Ludwig - Principal
  • Steve Ryan - Vice Principal

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Mountain Lakes High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 28, 2007.
  2. ^ Mountain Lakes High School 2006 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2007. "Mountain Lakes High School is a 9th through 12th grade school which serves the communities of Mountain Lakes and Boonton Township (beginning in 9th grade)."
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ New Jersey team captures national title, Gallaudet University, April 25, 2006. "Mountain Lakes High School from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, is the champion of the 10th annual National Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students."
  5. ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  6. ^ Third Annual ShopRite Cup: 2005‐2006 Final Standings, NJSIAA. Accessed June 2, 2008.
  7. ^ 2007 Boys Lacrosse - Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 5, 2007.
  8. ^ 2007 Boys Lacrosse - Tournament of Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed July 20, 2007.
  9. ^ 2007 Girls Lacrosse - North, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
  10. ^ 2006 Football Tournament - North I, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed December 24, 2006.
  11. ^ Destiny finally gets its due, The Record (Bergen County), December 2, 2006.
  12. ^ 2007 Boys Team Swimming - North II - B, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
  13. ^ 2007 Boys Team Swimming - Group Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 24, 2007.
  14. ^ Seegers, Sandy. "Mtn. Lakes holds on to win section", Daily Record (Morristown), March 7, 2006. Accessed August 1, 2007. "The game wasn't at all pretty but top-seeded Mountain Lakes got what it wanted Monday night -- a 43-42 victory over sixth-seeded Pascack Hills for a second consecutive North Jersey Section 1, Group I girls basketball title."
  15. ^ 2006 Girls Basketball - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed August 1, 2007.

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