Emerson Middle School (New Jersey)

Emerson Middle School
Emerson Middle School main building, with the eastern terminus of the bridge connecting it to the gym building visible at left.
Location
318 18th Street
Union City, NJ 07087
Information
Type Public middle school
School district Union City Board of Education
Principal Robert Fazio
Faculty 112.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 6-8
Enrollment 1,342 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 10.9[1]
Color(s) Navy Blue and Silver (Previously Blue and White)
Athletics conference Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association
Nickname The Soaring Eagles (Previously the Bulldogs)
Information 201-348-5901
Website School website

Emerson Middle School (formerly Emerson High School) is a public middle school located in Union City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Union City Board of Education.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,342 students and 123.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9.[1]

Through the 2007-08 school year, Emerson High School was one of two high schools to serve Union City, along with Union Hill High School. The last graduating class for both schools was in June 2008. The student bodies of both schools were to merge into the new Union City High School, which is housed in a building on the site of the former Roosevelt Stadium. The switch was originally planned for September 2008, but the school was not completed by then, and pending the completion, Union Hill and Emerson became known as the north and south campuses of Union City High School, respectively. The new school opened September 3, 2009, with Emerson and Union Hill High Schools converting into middle schools.[2]

The school was the 288th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 265th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]

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Athletics

Emerson High School competes in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[4]

The boys basketball team won the 2000 North I, Group III state sectional championship as the sixth seed with wins over Demarest High School, Pascack Valley High School and Northern Highlands Regional High School to reach the championship game and a 54-51 win over the fifth seed, Fort Lee High School in the championship game played at Passaic County Technical Institute.[5] The boys basketball team also captured the 2004 Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association Coviello Division regular season and playoff championships while compiling an 11-0 regular season record, and then defeating Bayonne High School and Hudson Catholic Regional High School in the semifinals and finals respectively.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d Emerson High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Hu, Winnie. "After 88 Years of Rivalry, the Last as Us and Them", The New York Times, November 22, 2007. Accessed January 2, 2008. "But today’s so-called Turkey Game signals the end of the tradition. Next fall, the two schools will merge in a new $176 million building.... The new Union City High School will take up four-and-a-half acres in the center of the city, squeezed between row houses and commercial strips. It will have a football field and bleachers built on the roof so that players will no longer have to share the facilities at José Martí Middle School."
  3. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  4. ^ Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 15, 2007.
  5. ^ Public Sectionals - North I, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 12, 2007.
  6. ^ Principal, Ms. Perez, Emerson High School, accessed December 10, 2010.
  7. ^ Asst. Principal, Mr. Rivera, Emerson High School, accessed December 10, 2010.
  8. ^ Asst. Principal, Mr. Higuera, Emerson High School, accessed December 10, 2010.
  9. ^ 1989 Altruist: A Classic Year The Emerson High School yearbook for 1989
  10. ^ Sanabria, Santo. "Local roots". The Union City Reporter. July 24, 2011. pages 1 and 12
  11. ^ Brian P. Stack profile. Project Vote Smart. accessed July 28, 2011
  12. ^ Frank Winters at Database Football

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