West Side High School (New Jersey)
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| West Side High School | |
| Location | |
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| 403 South Orange Avenue Newark, NJ 07103 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Newark Public Schools |
| Principal | Otis Brown, Jr. |
| Enrollment |
1,512 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 101.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 15.0[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Established | 1925 |
| Information | 973-733-6977 |
| Homepage | School website |
West Side High School is a four-year public high school in Newark, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Newark Public Schools.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,512 students and 101.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.0.[1]
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[edit] History
West Side High School opened on September 14, 1925 in a building designed to provide students with classrooms, an auditorium, gyms, and other facilities, serving 520 boys and 809 girls.[2]
[edit] Athletics
The football team won the 2007 North II Group II state sectional championship with a 20-0 win against South Plainfield High School in a game played at Giants Stadium. The win was the team's first ever sectional title.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d West Side High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 3, 2007.
- ^ History of West Side, West Side High School. Accessed December 3, 2007.
- ^ Kinney, Mike. "Newark West Side rolls to first title, 20-0", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "That's how on-top-of-the-world West Side was feeling after its 20-0 victory over South Plainfield for the NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 championship yesterday in snowfall at Giants Stadium. It was the first championship for West Side (10-2), which became only the third Newark school to claim a crown but second in as many years."
- ^ 2007 Football - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.
