| Brick Township High School | |
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| http://www.brickschools.org/Home%20Page%20Slideshow/bths.jpg | |
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| 346 Chambers Bridge Road Brick, NJ 08723 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Brick Public Schools |
| Principal | Dennis Filippone |
| Vice principal | William Kennedy William Kleissler Ronald Sutter |
| Faculty | 112 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,559 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.92[1] |
| Color(s) | Kelly Green White[2] |
| Athletics conference | Shore Conference[2] |
| Nickname | Green Dragons[2] |
| Website | School website |
Brick Township High School is a four-year public high school located in Brick Township, New Jersey, operating as part of the Brick Public Schools. The school day lasts 6 hours and 40 minutes (7:10 AM – 1:30 PM).
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,559 students and 112 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.92.[1]
The school was the 248th-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 251st in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 251st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
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The Brick Township High School Green Dragons compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[5] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6]
Sports programs offered at Brick Township include Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheering, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track, Volleyball and Wrestling.
The school's football team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 1974, 1981-83 and 1989, and won the South Jersey Group III title in 1994.[7] BTHS is noted for its strong football program formerly led by head coach Warren Wolf. Wolf is the Green Dragano's first head coach and is the school's all-time winningest football coach, with a record of 361-122-11. Wolf retired after the 2008 football season as the state of New Jersey's all-time winningest football coach.[8]
In the past couple of years, the gymnastics team has excelled, having placed fourth in state sectionals in 2006.[9]
The school's ice hockey program which produced NHL player Jim Dowd. Head Coach Bob Auriemma Sr. is New Jersey's all-time highest-winning high school ice hockey coach earning his 600th career win (on January 21, 2008), third highest winning high school coach in the nation, and the only hockey coach in the school's history.[10]
BTHS also is notable for its performing arts program, which includes Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Chorus and Advanced Chorus. Their marching band has had great success competing in the USSBA circuit where they won the regional championship in 1998 and 2000 under their band director David Lyncheski.
BTHS's mascot is a green dragon.
Active clubs in Brick Township High School include Art & Poetry Society, Bible Club, CBE, Challenge Yearbook, Chess Club, DECA, GSA Club, Dance Club, Drama, FBLA, Fashion Design, Forensics, HOSA, Interact Club, Key Club, LEO Club, Math Club, Multicultural Club, National Honor Society, Regaler, Student Government Association, School Store, Ski Club, Spirit Club, Sweep, Table Tennis, The Flame - School Newspaper, TV Club, Marching Band, Chorus, Color Guard, Jazz Band, Junior State of America and Sewing Club.
Core members of the school's administration are:[11]
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