Clayton Middle/High School

Clayton Middle/High School
Location
350 East Clinton Street
Clayton, NJ 08312

Information
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

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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Awards and recognition

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.

Athletics

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]

Curriculum and programs

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]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Clayton Middle/High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 24, 2011.
  2. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed December 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  4. ^ New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipients, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  5. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Report Card Narratives / Clayton Boro", New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  7. ^ "Report Card Narratives / Clayton High", New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  8. ^ Harbach, Louise. "Star of Clayton High School cable sitcom is never actually scene", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 13, 2000, page CH04. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  9. ^ McDonald, Melody. "High schoolers get a high-tech taste of higher ed / Interactive, closed-circuit TV allows Clayton High students to take a college course in psychology", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 15, 1998, page GL01. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  10. ^ Hobbs, Erika. "HIGH SCHOOLERS ATTENDING CLASS VIA VIDEO \ A NETWORK OF CAMERAS, MODEMS AND TELEVISIONS \ ENABLES THEM TO TAKE COURSES AT OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS - OR COLLEGES", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 24, 1999, page GL07. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  11. ^ Administration for Clayton Middle/High School, Clayton School District. Accessed December 24, 2011.

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