| Allentown High School | |
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| Location | |
| 27 High Street Allentown, NJ 08501 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1972 |
| School district | Upper Freehold Regional School District |
| Principal | Constance DeNicola Embley |
| Vice principal | Brian Myslinski |
| Faculty | 76 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,179 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.51[1] |
| Athletics conference | Colonial Valley Conference |
| Nickname | Redbirds |
| Website | School website |
Allentown High School is a public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from three communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Upper Freehold Regional School District. The school serves students from Allentown Borough and Upper Freehold Township. Millstone Township sends students to the High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[2][3] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1959.[4]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,179 students and 76 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.51.[1]
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at Allentown High School, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program.[5] Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education.[6]
The school was the 82nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 90th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[7] The school was also ranked 103rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[8] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 138th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 44 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[9]
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The Allentown High School Redbirds compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Mercer County, Monmouth County and Middlesex County, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[10]
The 2004 field hockey won the Central, Group II sectional championship, edging Shore Regional High School 3-2 in the tournament final.[11] The 2004 team repeated the championship, defeating Cinnaminson High School 2-0.[12]
In 2006, the girls softball won the Central, Group II sectional championship over John F. Kennedy Memorial High School, by a 3-0 final score.[13] The team moved on to win the NJSIAA Group II state championship, topping Pascack Valley High School 11-1.[14]
The 2003 girls tennis team won the Central, Group II title with a 3-2 win over Shore Regional High School.[15]
The 2008 varsity baseball team won the NJSIAA group II state championship against Mahwah on June 7.[16]
The 2010 football team won first in the Colonial Valley Conference, their record was 6-4. Their biggest win was over Trenton Central High School, they won 74-44.[17]
The classes feature block scheduling. It has four lunch periods and a school book store in the storage room of the cafeteria.
The Allentown High School marching band has received recognition over the years, including winners of the 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2009 USSBA marching band All-State Finals competitions. The percussion section of the band has won the award for Best Percussion three years in a row at All-State Finals from 2007 to 2009. The band has gone on to winning many other awards and appearances, such as the St. Patrick's Day Parade on New York City's Fifth Avenue. The band enjoyed back-to-back victories in New York in 1990 and 1991, then five in a row from 1999-2003.[18] Meanwhile, the band repeated their performance in Philadelphia's parade, winning in 1990-93, 1999–2000, and 2005-06.[19]
Allentown High School is home to FIRST Robotics Team #1807, Redbird Robotics. Though one of the school's newer competitive activities, the team has received much support from the surrounding community and multiple awards. Since its rookie year in 2006, Redbird Robotics has accepted such honors as the 2006 New Jersey Star Award, the 2007 Regional Motorola Quality Award, and the 2009 New York City Regional Underwriters Laboratory Safety Award and Regional Champion.[20] The team also qualified for and attended the 2006 and 2009 FIRST Robotics Championships in Atlanta.[21] Redbird Robotics is sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, NASA, TAH Enterprises, Blank Sheet Inc, Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education, Laser expressions and the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics.[22]
Core members of the school's administration are:[23]
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