Clayton Middle/High School | |
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350 East Clinton Street Clayton, NJ 08312 |
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Type | Public high school |
Motto | "In Pursuit of Excellence" |
School district | Clayton Public Schools |
Principal | Nikolaos Koutsogiannis |
Asst. Principal | Dan Antonelli |
Faculty | 32 (on FTE basis)[1] |
Enrollment | 337 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.53[1] |
Color(s) | Navy Blue Yellow |
Athletics conference | Tri-County Conference |
Nickname | Clippers |
Website | School website |
Clayton Middle/High School is a comprehensive community middle school / public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Clayton Public Schools.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 337 students and 32 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.53.[1]
The school was the 224th-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 210th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 244th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
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In the 1997-98 school year, Clayton High School was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as a Best Practice School for its Commercial Art program in the Public Engagement category.[4] In 2010, Clayton High School received a bronze medal as on of the Top High Schools in the United States by U.S. News and World Report.
Clayton High School is one of the member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[5]
The school operates "Clayton Place", a youth services program that provides counseling and tutoring for high school students.[6]
The high school's "Communications Academy", started in September 2000, provides courses in video production, mass media, journalism, and computer graphics.[7] In 2000, a cable-television sitcom created by a student in one of Clayton High School's video production classes was broadcast on Comcast's Channel 31 in the community. The student, Steve Carr, played Jacob, and all scenes in the show, ..Jacob's Locker.., were seen through his eyes.[8]
Clayton High School has received press coverage for offering students distance learning opportunities at Gloucester County College and elsewhere. In 1998, for instance, 15 students from the high school took a Psychology 101 course at the college via a closed-circuit television hookup.[9] In 1999, three students from the school took a Spanish III class given at West Deptford High School via closed-circuit television.[10]
Core members of the school's administration are:[11]
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