Waldwick High School
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| Waldwick High School | |
| Location | |
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| 155 Wyckoff Avenue Waldwick, NJ 07463 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Waldwick Public School District |
| Principal | Mr. Paul Fried |
| Enrollment |
418 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 24.8 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 16.9[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League |
| Motto | Proud and Positive |
| Nickname | Warriors |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Information | 201-652-9000 |
| Homepage | School website |
Waldwick High School is a four year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Waldwick Public School District.
The school building serves Waldwick students grades six though twelve along with a pre-school program run by students as part of a class.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 418 students and 24.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.9.[1]
In 2008, the school is coming up for Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools re-accreditation for the next ten years.[2]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Waldwick High School was the 96th-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] Athletics
The Waldwick High School Warriors compete in the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League (BPSL), made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County. The current athletic programs are as follows: Varsity Football Junior Varsity Football Boys Varsity Soccer Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Boys Freshman Soccer Girls Varsity Soccer Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Girls Freshman Soccer Girls Varsity Volleyball Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Girls Freshman Volleyball Girls Varsity Tennis Varsity Wrestling Boys Varsity Basketball Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Boys Freshman Basketball Girls Varsity Basketball Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Girls Freshman Basketball Boys & Girls Winter Track Varsity Baseball Junior Varsity Baseball Freshman Baseball Varsity Softball Junior Varsity Softball Freshman Softball Boys Varsity Track Girls Varsity Track Boys Varsity Tennis
The School is currently working on starting a Lacrosse program.
The boys basketball team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship in 2000 with a 62-49 win against Henry P. Becton Regional High School.[4][5]
The boys soccer team won the state tournament and Bergen County tournament in 1995. It has won numerous North I, Group I state sectional championships, most recently in the 2006 fall season.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dave Fiore, offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins.[6]
- David Anderson Jr., Defensive Lineman for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Waldwick High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 31, 2007.
- ^ Waldwick School District - Superintendent's Message. Accessed March 30, 2008.
- ^ "Top Public High Schools in New Jersey" (Schools 51-100), New Jersey Monthly, September 2006, backed up by Internet Archive as of March 10, 2007. Accessed March 5, 2008.
- ^ Kurland, Bob. "WALDWICK STAVES OFF BECTON WITH LATE RUN", The Record (Bergen County), March 8, 2000. Accessed July 31, 2007. "Waldwick captured its second straight Section 1 Group 1 boys basketball championship Tuesday night, but not before Becton threw a huge scare into the Warriors before a standing-room-only crowd at Northern Highlands."
- ^ Public Sectionals - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed July 31, 2007.
- ^ Dave Fiore profile, database Football. Accessed June 14, 2007.
- ^ [1], database Football. Accessed April 22, 2008.
