North Hunterdon High School
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| North Hunterdon High School | |
| Location | |
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| 1445 Route 31 Annandale, NJ 08801 |
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| Information | |
| School district | North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District |
| Principal | Michael Hughes |
| Enrollment |
1,693 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 119 [1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 14.3[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Skyland Conference |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Established | 1951 |
| Information | 908-713-4199 |
| Homepage | School website |
North Hunterdon High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Annandale (in Clinton Township). As of 2007, the school serves students from six municipalities in northern Hunterdon County as one of two high schools in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District.
As of the 2005-2006 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,693 students and 119 classroom teachers, for a student-teacher ratio of 14.3.[1]
The school opened in September of 1951 and has undergone several additions over the course of time. Clifford G. Singley was the school's first principal and the football field currently bears his name. Its team nickname is the Lions and its mascot's name is Reggie, in recognition of the early days, when the school was known as Regional.
Students in the high school hail from Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Bethlehem Township, Franklin Township, Union Township, and Lebanon Borough.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 2001-2002 school year, North Hunterdon High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2], the highest award an American school can receive.[3][4]
North Hunterdon High School was the 37th-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.[5]
In Newsweek's May 22, 2007, issue, ranking the country's top high schools, North Hunterdon High School was listed in 587th place, the 11th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[6]
[edit] Athletics
North Hunterdon High School competes in the Skyland Conference, which includes public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County, Somerset County and Warren County in west central New Jersey. The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
North Hunterdon High School's football team competes in the annual Milk Can Game against rival Voorhees High School. After the conclusion of the game, a golden milk can is awarded to the winner. This school receives bragging rights and ownership of the can until the next year's game. The 32nd annual Milk Can Game was played on November 16, 2007, with North winning 24-14 at Voorhees.[7] [8]
The girls softball team won the 2007 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with an 8-0 win over J. P. Stevens High School.[9]
The boys fencing team took home the epée state title in the 03-04 season.
The girls fencing team has taken home foil district champions in 05-06, and 06-07 seasons in addition to a sabre district championship title during the 05-06 season. Many former NHHS girls fencers dominate the college fencing circuit, attending schools like NYU and Boston College as well as many others.
[edit] Marching band
The North Hunterdon High School Golden Lion Marching Band performs at the football games. The band currently has 100+ members and is led by Vincent Angeline and Perry Andrews.
In the 06-07 marching season, the band won first place in the Columbus Day Parade, and performed New York, New York with Joe Piscopo.
[edit] Administration
- Michael Hughes - Principal
- John Hahola - Assistant Principal for Instruction
- Irene Dolan - Assistant Principal for Operations
- John Deutsch - Director of Athletics
- Michael Gleason - Dean of Students
[edit] Alma Mater
- On a hill in Hunterdon against the rising sun
- Stands beloved our Alma Mater, pride of time to come
- Our sons and daughters ever striving towards the goal in sight
- Though we falter in the struggle, we stand for right
- Hail to Thee dear Alma Mater as we sing thy praise
- Loyal hearts remember fondly many happy days
- May the green and gold be ever cherished, emblem of the just
- Humbly now we stand recalling, life is a trust.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Christian Bauman - Novelist (In Hoboken, Voodoo Lounge, and The Ice Beneath You) and regular contributor to NPR's All Things Considered (class of 1988)
- Sandra Burton - Writer, Time magazine and author of Impossible Dream: The Marcoses, the Aquinos, and the Unfinished Revolution.
- Jess Cliffe - co-creator of popular video game, Counter Strike.
- Leonard Lance (1952-), serves in the New Jersey Senate.
- Anne Marie Lauck - Runner who competed in the Summer Olympic games in 1996 (10th place in marathon) and 2000 (5000m).[10]
- Peter Ostrum - Actor, Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.[11]
- Christopher S. Penn - Founder of the PodCamp conference. Class of 1993.[citation needed]
- Josh Thurman - Deceased NCAA Division I athlete and national lecturer who raised awareness of leukemia (class of 2006).[citation needed]
- James Valenti - Known worldwide as an operatic tenor. NY City Opera debut in 2006. La Scala debut in 2007.
- Gary Vaynerchuk - Host of Wine Library TV (1994).
[edit] See also
- Voorhees High School, which serves students from Glen Gardner Borough, Lebanon Township, Tewksbury Township, High Bridge Borough, Califon Borough, and Hampton Borough.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Data for North Hunterdon High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2007.
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ 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."
- ^ 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."
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
- ^ Kimsy, Rich. "Delia, Thorne help Lions regain Milk Can", Courier News, November 17, 2007. Accessed November 17, 2007. "Friday night, North Hunterdon won the rivalry game 24-14, extending its series lead to 20-11-1 while breaking Voorhees' two-year winning streak with a heavy dose of running from junior Ted Delia, who carried 38 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns."
- ^ Pictures from the 2007 Milk Can Game, Olschool.net, November 16, 2007. Accessed November 29, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Softball - North II, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed June 1, 2007.
- ^ USATF News & Notes, June 5, 2002.
- ^ Biography for Peter Ostrum, access November 13, 2006.
[edit] External links
- North Hunterdon High School website
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District website
- North Hunterdon High School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
