| South Brunswick High School | |
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| 750 Ridge Road Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | South Brunswick Public Schools |
| Principal | Timothy Matheney |
| Asst. Principal | Peter Varela (12th and Academic Leadership) Patricia Abitabilo (11th) Susana Nikitczuk (Student Services and 10th) Jaymee Boehmer (9th) |
| Faculty | 187 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,739 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.65[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Website | School website |
South Brunswick High School is a comprehensive community public high school in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the South Brunswick Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1965.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, there were 2,739 students enrolled and 187 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis) for a student–teacher ratio of 14.65.[1]
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For the 1990-91 school year, South Brunswick High School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[3]
For the 2000-01 school year, South Brunswick High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4]
In the 2010-11 school year, the South Brunswick High School was named the New Jersey School of Character, was ranked in the top 50 in the country and was selected as a final four finalist for being named the National School of Character of the 2010-11 school year.[5]
The school was the 89th-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 74th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6] The school was ranked 75th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[7] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 87th out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2009-10 rankings which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[8]
In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 40th in New Jersey and 1,333rd nationwide.[9]
Scores on the SAT indicate that South Brunswick High School students continue to out-perform state averages, with 2010 graduates scoring an average of 558 on the mathematics section, 527 on verbal and 544 on the essay portion. 992 students took Advanced Placement exams, with 26.9% of students in grades 11 and 12 participating and 879 of the tests resulting in grades of 3, or above. In addition, the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) administered to students in grade 11 in 2010 yielded a passing grade for 96.3% of students in language arts and 87.5% in mathematics.[10]
During the 2005-06 school year, South Brunswick High School had 45 Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars, three National Merit Scholarship Program Semi-finalists, 29 National Merit Commended students, two National Achievement Scholars, two Governor's Scholars, and six students named as National Advanced Placement Scholars.
In the area of musical activities, the South Brunswick District has received numerous awards including being named one among the top 100 school districts for music education in 2005 and 2006. The South Brunswick High School Viking Marching Band receives some of the highest scores in the state with a "Group VI" designation by the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) including a 98.7 in Allentown, Pennsylvania performing "Leonardo Dreams" and winning the USSBA Northern Champions. In the 2009 season, they performed "Reaching For the Light" at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana with a Group AAAA designation by Bands of America (BOA). They were placed 25th at Semifinals at BOA Grand Nationals and became the first band in New Jersey to break into the Semifinals round of competition. In their 2010 season, they performed "The Sounding Sea" music from "Symphonic Movement" first performed by the U.S. Air Force Band. Their season was such a success that they were undefeated at all of their competitions, including: winning the DeMoulin Challenge sponsored by DeMoulin Bros. & Co. marching band uniforms placing first in both preliminary and finals performances beating rival Trumbull High School with a score of 93.063 and winning the USSBA Northern States Championships receiving a 98.175, the season's best. The South Brunswick Marching Band's notable competitors are Immaculata High School (New Jersey) in Somerville, NJ and Roxbury High School in Roxbury Township, NJ. In the March 2008, the South Brunswick High School Wind Ensemble was invited to perform in Indianapolis, IN, for the Music for All National Concert Band Festival along with the top 16 high school wind bands in the country. They were previously invited in 2001. Recently, the South Brunswick Wind Ensemble was invited to play at University of Indiana, PA and perform "Angels in the Architecture" with Frank Ticheli the composer of the song.
In addition, the high school has won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Sportsmanship Award for the past four years.
South Brunswick High School offers a challenging curriculum coupled with extensive opportunities in the fine and performing arts, athletics, and extracurricular activities.
All students attending SBHS are encouraged to take a minimum of 16 units during the duration of their academic career. Starting with the Class of 2008, all students must also take a Practical Art (Such as Business, Technology) and Visual/Performing Art (such as Art I, II or Band). Starting with the Class of 2014, students will be required to take a 2.5 credit class in Personal Financial Literacy.
The school offers around 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
The South Brunswick High School Vikings compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, made up of public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[11]
The South Brunswick Boys Soccer team has won back to back to back Red Division Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008. In 2009 the boys soccer team won the GMC County Final, The first in school history.
SBHS Baseball won the Red Division title in 2006. Varsity wrestling finished 18-6 in 2010, winning the County Championship
The 2009-10 girls swim team won the Greater Middlesex Conference title.
The 2009 Boys Tennis Team won the Red Division Title and were GMC Champions, the first in school history. Again they repeated the same results in 2010 by winning GMC's and the Red Division Title.
The 2010 boys Track and Field team won the GMC Relays Championships (Greater Middlesex Championships)by defeating former champions, Old Bridge high school. The track team was led by Coach Wilfredo Rivera.
The 2010-11 boys ice hockey team went on to win the inaugural GMC Championship. South Brunswick beat perennial powerhouses Old Bridge and St. Joes to reach the final. South Brunswick then went on to be seeded #20 in the NJSIAA Public A Tournament and lost in the first round to Tenafly High School 3-0.
The SBHS boys bowling team won the New Jersey state title in 1996. A signed bowling pin from all team members is kept in the trophy case at the school.
Forewarning: Many of these clubs have been cut due to recent budget cuts. Clubs previously offered or currently offered at South Brunswick High School include:[12]
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Most of these were cut this past year 2010-2011
Members of the school administration are:[13]
For the 2010-2011 school year, the Assistant Principals are:
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