Park Ridge High School
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| Park Ridge High School | |
| Location | |
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| 2 Park Avenue Park Ridge, NJ 07656 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Park Ridge Public Schools |
| Principal | Richard Martinez |
| Enrollment |
560 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 49.6 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 11.3[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 7 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Bergen County Scholastic League |
| Team name | Owls |
| Information | 201-573-6000 |
| Homepage | School website |
Park Ridge High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school with an integrated two-year middle school located in the borough of Park Ridge in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Park Ridge Public Schools. The school is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education. The school hosts students in grades 7-12, and is located on the corner of Park Avenue and Pascack Road in the center of Park Ridge. The school is one of the three public schools in the town of Park Ridge, along with East Brook Elementary School and West Ridge Elementary School, which serve grades K-6.
Park Ridge High School is a small, co-educational school consisting of class sizes from 80 to 130 students. The building itself has two sections: the "main" building of three floors and the "A-wing" of two. The main building contains a multipurpose venue known as the "little theater," which hosts arts events such as the annual "Popcert," "Mini-Pop," and a variety of other arts showcases, including seasonal theatrical productions. The A-wing branches off into two spacious gymnasiums through its lower floor.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 560 students and 49.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.3.[1]
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[edit] Academic achievement
Park Ridge High School was the 40th-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.[2]
The school is highly acclaimed as one of the top public schools in Bergen County, and offers several Advanced Placement Program (AP)classes, run by the College Board. Average SAT scores for the class of 2006 were 542 for the math section, 532 for verbal and 524 on the essay component, compared to statewide averages of 516, 494 and 493 respectively.[3]
[edit] Athletics
Under the nickname Owls, Park Ridge High School boasts a rich tradition of athletics. The school hosts several sports in statewide competition, including football, soccer, track and field, basketball, baseball, and several others. The school's athletic complex consists of several acres of open fields and a full sized high school football infield, surrounded by a recently constructed running track. Park Ridge High School competes in the Bergen County Scholastic League Olympic athletic conference. The school runs a combined wrestling team with Emerson Jr./Sr. High School. Park Ridge has done very well athletically in past years, especially with girls sports, wrestling, and the track & field program. In 2006, Park Ridge Boy's Spring Track went undefeated on their way to a BCSL Olympic Championship, their first in 30 years. The Girl's team lost only once, and also proceeded to win a Championship.
In 2007, the girls soccer team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Pompton Lakes High School in the tournament final, marking the first sectional title in team history.[4][5]
The 2007 combined Park Ridge/Emerson cross country team experienced great success in their fall season. After working to obtain an undefeated 6-0 record they continued on to win both League Championships and County Championships. The team also finished 2nd in State Sectionals and 4th in State Groups for their most successful season since 1973. Team coach, Mike Farrell greatly contributed to the teams success.
[edit] Administration
- Superintendent - Dr. Patricia Johnson
- Principal - Richard Martinez
- Assistant Principal - Mark E. Cosgrove
[edit] Noted alumni
- Jedh Colby Barker, awarded the Medal of Honor.[6]
- Karen Duffy, model, television personality, and actress.
- James Gandolfini, star of the HBO TV show, The Sopranos.[7]
- The Roches, folk singers
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Park Ridge High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 15, 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.
- ^ 2005-06 School Report Card for Park Ridge High School , new Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 7, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Girls Soccer - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.
- ^ Bondy, Stefan. "Park Ridge tough on Cards", The Record (Bergen County), November 9, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "The victory represented Park Ridge's first-ever sectional title, according to Schneider, and highlighted a playoff run that included impressive victories over Midland Park and Belvidere."
- ^ Dawkins, Walter. "Park Ridge service keeps a hero's memory alive", The Record (Bergen County), September 27, 2007. Accessed October 7, 2007. "He was also an outstanding athlete -- captain of the high school football and baseball teams and a member of the basketball and track teams."
- ^ Biography for James Gandolfini from the Internet Movie Database. Accessed December 9, 2006.
