| Edison High School | |
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| Location | |
| 50 Boulevard of the Eagles Edison, NJ, 08817 United States |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Nothing Less Than Excellence |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Edison Township Public Schools |
| Principal | Charles K. Ross |
| Asst. Principal | Jannette Ball Daniel Kelly Earl Rutan |
| Faculty | 158 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,039 (as of 2008-09)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.91[1] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference |
| Mascot | Edgar the Eagle |
| Newspaper | 'Edison Eagle' |
| Website | School website |
Edison High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Edison, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students of many diverse cultures, and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools. The other high school in the district is J. P. Stevens High School.
Most of the Edison High School students come from either Herbert Hoover Middle School or Thomas Jefferson Middle School, though some come from Woodrow Wilson Middle School.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,039 students and 158 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.91.[1]
The school was the 169th-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 177th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 155th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
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Edison High School students are required to take four years of English, four years of math, three years of science, three years of history (one of world and two of U.S.) and at least two years of a foreign language (including Latin, French, Spanish and starting in 2008, Hindi). In addition, health and physical education classes are required for every year in which a student attends EHS. Starting with the Class of 2008, one year of "Career Education and Consumer, Family and Life Skills" such as Foods or Technology Fundamentals is required as well as another year of the "Visual Performing Arts" such as Chorus, Band, Visual Arts, Clothing for Fashion, and Architectural Drawing. EHS has an Honors college preparatory track that features several Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
Every year, the Student Council hosts Mr. EHS, a beauty pageant, talent show and fund raiser that also searches for the very special and outstanding male who attends Edison High. A month prior to the performance, contestants are required to individually raise money for the affiliated charity such as the Simpson-Baber Foundation for the Autistic (2006) and Buddy Ball (2005). Whichever contestant raises the most money is immediately awarded "Most Charitable." In addition, each year Mr. EHS finalizes with announcements of the winner, Mr. Congeniality, and the amount of money the show raised (approx. $3–5000 per show).
Edison High School is often recognized for its fine music department. The A Cappella Choir and Chamber Singers, for example, have been awarded first place superior ratings in national competitions for the past 8 years, under its director, Kenneth Brown.
EHS offers nine different choirs:
The band programs in Edison High School are outstanding and also ranked highly in their divisions, with the band placing first in many competitions.Also has different kinds of bands.
Several bands exist at Edison High School:
Director of Bands- Marc DeNicuolo Asst. Director- Vincent Borcelli
Concert Band: All incoming freshmen are placed in the concert band to help them develop their skills and technique.
Symphonic Band:The Symphonic Band is open to all sophomore, juniors and seniors who wish to further develop their skills and musical knowledge. This band plays more difficult than the Concert Band.
Wind Ensemble:The Wind Ensemble is by audition only and is directed by Marc Denicuolo. The Wind Ensemble plays challenging music and competes in the Region II Concert Band Festival in March every year. In 2005 the Ensemble was ranked 2nd overall in the state for its performance of yiddish dances. In 2006 the Wind Ensemble received 3rd place in region II and was invited to participate in the New Jersey Concert Band Gala. The Wind Ensemble performs at other festivals as well as on the band's annual spring trip.
Jazz Ensemble: The Jazz Ensemble is the bands' most selective group accepting 16-21 of the school's top jazz musicians. The ensemble plays difficult music and participates in various jazz competitions throughout New Jersey.
Jazz Band: The Jazz Band is open for students to learn how to play the style of jazz. Audition is recommended but will not matter. This band rehearses once a week every Tuesdays. This Band does not compete among other bands but goes to festivals and performs with our jazz ensemble in the spring trip and spring jazz concert.
Indoor Percussion Ensemble: The Indoor Percussion Ensemble is composed of our drummers and pit percussionists. They go to many different indoor competitions and goes to wildwood every year for the final championships.
Marching Band: The Eagle Marching Band performs at all varsity football games. The Eagle Marching band took home two state titles in 2002 and 2003 for their shows the rise and fall of rome and medusa which they performed in group IV open. Now in USSBA Group III Open competitions. The Marching Band was undefeated and took home title of first place group III Open at State Championships and Northern States Championships in 2006 with their show entitled: Breaking Boundaries: The Saga of the Berlin Wall. In 2007, the Eagle Marching Band took 2nd place at NJ States, 5th place at Northern States and 6th place at Nationals in Baltimore, Maryland.
In March 2005, the drama department performed its production of Crazy for You, a Gershwin musical based on the original Girl Crazy. Crazy for You was directed by Mr. Harris with Mr. McCaffrey as the technical director and Anthony DiDia as Music Director.
In the dump Spring of 2006, the school presented a production of Barnum, a show that featured a sideshow before the actual musical began. The play was directed by Mr. Harris, with production by Mr. McCaffrey and Music Direction by Anthony DiDoa. Tom Lombardi was the lighting designer for Barnum.
In March 2007, EHS Drama put on a production of Cabaret starring several new additions to the EHS Drama team. The show incorporated songs of both the original and the revival versions. The cast and crew did not receive any Rising Star Award nominations from the Paper Mill Playhouse despite the fantastic two-week run the show had. However, the Kit Kat Girls received honorable mention for their role. The show was directed by Mr. Harris and co-directed by Mrs. Troy, with production by Mr. McCaffrey aided by Mr. Scarpa, and Music Direction by Anthony DiDia
In March 2008, EHS Drama presented a production of Beauty and the Beast, was directed by Kathi Troy and Brian Harris, with production by John Scarpa and Music Direction by Anthony DiDia.
In March 2009, EHS Drama presented the production of Bye Bye Birdie, a comedy musical. This production was directed by Staci Almquist with Music Direction by Nicholas Kaminski.
In March 2010, EHS Drama presented Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Kathi Tory and Music Directed by Nicholas Kaminski. The production also featured an original orchestration by Nicholas Kaminski.
In January 2011, the EHS Improv Troupe's Jordan Cohen and Michael Fernandes came in 4th place in the state in the STANJ Theater Competition at Rutgers University, marking the first official award for EHS Theater.
In March 2011, EHS Drama presented Hairspray as its spring musical, directed by Kathi Troy and choreographed by Danielle Andriano, with music direction by Nicholas Kaminski.
The Edison High School Eagles compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, made up of public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The Eagles won the GMC Red Division championship and won the 2007 Baseball - North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 10-4 win versus Westfield High School.[4]
Core members of the school's administration are:[11]
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