West Morris Mendham High School

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Location
West Morris Mendham High School
65 East Main Street Mendham, NJ 07945
Information
School district	West Morris Regional High School District
Principal	Michael Matyas
Enrollment	1,208 (as of 2005-06)^[1]
Faculty	96.0 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Student:teacher ratio	12.6^[1]
Type	Public high school
Grades	9 - 12
Athletics conference	Iron Hills Conference
Team name	Minutemen
Information	973-543-2501
Homepage	School website

West Morris Mendham High School (also known as Mendham High School) is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth though twelfth grade as part of the West Morris Regional High School District. The school is located in Mendham Borough, New Jersey, United States. Students hail from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township (includes the areas of Brookside and Ralston).

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,208 students and 96.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.^[1]

Its sister school, West Morris Central High School, is located in Washington Township. Students from Washington Township and portions of Chester Township attend West Morris Central. The two schools maintain a healthy athletic rivalry, despite the fact that they have been in different Divisions of the same Conference since the 1994-1995 school year. Mount Olive High School broke from the then 3 school District in the 1970s.

Mendham was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in January 1998.^[2] The school is one of only 16 schools in New Jersey to offer the IB program.^[3]

For the 2006-2007 School Year, school began on September 6, 2006 and ends on June 21, 2007 with graduation.

1 Awards and recognition
2 Athletics
3 Administration
4 Academics
5 School statistics
6 Notable alumni
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Awards and recognition

In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Mendham High School was listed in 390th place, the fourteenth-highest ranked school in New Jersey while Central was ranked 117th in the nation and 3rd in the state.^[4] The school was listed in 148th place, the fifth highest ranked school in New Jersey, in Newsweek's May 8, 2006, issue, listing the Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States.^[5]

West Morris Mendham High School was the 29th-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.^[6]

[edit] Athletics

West Morris Mendham High School offers over 30 Athletic teams ranging in level from Freshman (no cuts) to Varsity. Mendham has a strong tradition of athletic excellence; since the school's opening in the fall of 1970, Mendham varsity teams have brought home more than 100 conference, county, region, and state championships. The West Morris Mendham Minutemen participate in the Iron Hills Conference.

Varsity Football: The Football team under head coach Richard Attonito (1971-1988) secured three Colonial Hills Conference titles ('75, '82, '83) including a State Group I Championship in 1975, capping an undefeated season which included a still standing club record 8 shutouts. Under Head Coach William "Bill" Carpluk (1989-2005), the team posted a 116-49 (.703) overall record, including a club record 17 game winning streak (1992-1993). Carpluk's teams garnered six Iron Hills Conference Hills Division (IHC-Hills) championships ('93-'95, '00, '01, '04) and numerous Group II and III state championship playoffs and finals appearances. Carpluk's era ushered in a new period during which they posted only two losing seasons during his 16 season tenure. The team is currently under the leadership of a veteran coaching staff, led by Head Coach Doug Kirk (11-9) since the 2006 season, a former assistant to both Attonito and Carpluk. The 2007 team finished 7-3 and was one of only three 6-2 Group III teams in the state to be denied a playoff bid under the NJSIAA Power Point system. The booster club is working on efforts to finance a new 'field turf' stadium for the Minutemen.

Other Sports: The Varsity Boys Lacrosse team was crowned sole New Jersey State Champions in 1994, winning the New Jersey Tournament of Champions. In 1998, the Varsity Girls Basketball team finished #1 in the State of New Jersey, also winning the Tournament of Champions. For the past 14 years in a row, the varsity Girls Soccer team has won the Iron Hills Conference Championship. The Girls Lacrosse team was ranked #2 in the state in 2005 and is currently ranked #3. The Girls Tennis team has been for the past four years ranked in the Top 5 in the State.

The girls lacrosse team won the 2007 Group II State Championship with a 17-4 win vs. Hopewell Valley Central High School.^[7]

In 2007, the girls soccer team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Scotch Plains High School in the tournament final.^[8]

[edit] Administration

Principal: William Carpluk
Assistant Principals: Robert Beers,Janet Moran Slover
Director of Guidance: Marianna Marchese
Director of Athletics: James Baglin
Activities Coordinator: Ned Panfile and Andrew Sklover
IB Coordinator: Kathleen Kremins, D.Litt.

[edit] Academics

The West Morris Regional High School District offers four different levels of classes.

Studies
Academic
Advanced
Honors / Advanced Placement (AP) / International Baccalaureate (IB)

Each of the four levels in classes differs in the level of rigor, with studies being the least rigorous and Honors/AP/IB being the most rigorous. Students and their parents are free to decide the level of the students classes.

[edit] School statistics

95% White
2% Hispanic
2% Asian
<1% Black
<1% Native American
88% of Students go on to 4-year Universities
5% of Students go on to 2-year colleges
$15,747 per student

[edit] Notable alumni

Jim Collins, Class of 1976, former NFL player.^[9]
Molly Creamer, Class of 1999, former WNBA player.^[10]
Joe Ghedina, Class of 1995, professional Lacrosse player for the New York Titans (NLL) and the New Jersey Pride (MLL).
Kelley Suminski, Class of 2001. Girls Basketball Player. Two-time Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year (2000 & 2001). Played basketball for Stanford University.^[11]
Carl Zander, Class of 1981, former NFL player who played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1985-1991.^[12]
Ed McKirdy, Class of 1991, Recording artist for Equal Vision Records and Bridge 9 Records having recorded and toured with Hands Tied, The Killing Flame, and Triple Threat among others. ^[13]
Tom Keiger, Class of 2000, Recording artist for Drive Thru Records and singer for Houston Calls having recorded and toured the world.
Jarrett Seltzer, Class of 2000, Recording artist for Drive Thru Records and bassist for Houston Calls having recorded and toured the world.
Andrew V. Schofield, Class of 2007, Attended Michigan State University but dropped out after his first semester. Currently is singing back up vocals for Journey[1] and is the nephew of Neil Diamond[2].