Garfield High School (New Jersey)

For schools of the same name, see Garfield High School (disambiguation)
Garfield
Location
500 Palisades Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
Information
Type Public high school
Motto to promote success
School district Garfield Public Schools
Principal Dora D'amico
Vice principal Gregory Kulig
Nancy Kutsup
Faculty 78 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 1,134 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 14.54[1]
Color(s) Gold and Purple
Athletics conference North Jersey Interscholastic Conference
Nickname Boilermakers
Website School website

Garfield High School is a four-year public high school located in Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Garfield Public Schools. The school serves students in grades 9-12.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,134 students and 78 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.54.[1]

The school was the 286th-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 285th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2]

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Athletics

The Garfield High School Boilermakers compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC), made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County, Hudson County and Passaic County, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[3] Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Garfield was a member of the smaller Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League (BPSL).

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[4]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Notable current and former faculty members include:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Garfield High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 1, 2011.
  3. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Faculty, Garfield High School. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys. Accessed April 1, 2011
  6. ^ Brubaker, Paul. "NFL stars return to their roots", Herald News, July 7, 2007. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Luis Castillo, San Diego Chargers defensive end, and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin returned to Garfield High School's gridiron to pass the love of the game to some 65 boys between the ages of 8 and 14."
  7. ^ Luis Castillo player profile, National Football League Players Association. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Hometown: Garfield, N.J....SuperPrep All-America at Garfield High School in Garfield, New Jersey…first-team all-state and all-county as junior and senior by Associated Press and Newark Star-Ledger…three-time first-team all-league choice…team captain and team MVP as senior…also lettered in track and wrestling as state’s top heavyweight"
  8. ^ Hermoso, Rafael. "GARFIELD'S CHREBET HOPES TO IMPRESS JETS", The Record (Bergen County), May 4, 1995. Accessed December 5, 2007. "Wayne Chrebet wasn't exactly overconfident when he began his football career as a sophomore at Garfield High School."
  9. ^ Dick Vitale bio, ESPN.com. Accessed June 13, 2011. "He began coaching at the high school level at Garfield High School, where he coached for one season (1963-64)."

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