| South Plainfield High School | |
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| 200 Lake Street South Plainfield, NJ, 07080 USA |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | James Pedersen |
| Asst. Principal | Joseph Cirigliano Ralph Errico Kelly Richkus |
| Faculty | 88.8 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,219 (as of 2008-09)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.7[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Website | School website |
South Plainfield High School (or SPHS) is a four-year, co-ed public high school located in South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. It is the sole high school in the South Plainfield Public Schools. The school offers numerous clubs, activities, and athletics.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,219 students and 88.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7.[1]
The school was the 148th-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 158th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 160th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
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In 1996, the New Jersey Department of Education recognized the school with the "Best Practices Award" for its Respect All Races Everywhere (R.A.R.E.) Program in which administrators, staff, and students work together to make cultural and ethnic diversity an instructional theme.
The South Plainfield High School Tigers compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes 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 wrestling and softball teams have seen great success the past decade, with the wrestling team winning Group III state titles in 2001, 2005 and 2006. They also won group II state titles in 2000 and 2007. The softball team won a Group II title in 2000 and a Group III banner in 2005.
In 2007, the wrestling team took Central Group II with a 48-16 win over Raritan.[4] The team then moved on to win a Group II state title that year with a 58-6 semifinal win against Point Boro and a 42-9 in the finals against Hackettstown.[5] In 2008, the wrestling team lost to Brearley in the North 2 Group II sectional final.
The 2005 softball team captured a North 2 Group III title with a 2-0 victory over Voorhees in the sectional final.[6] They then defeated North 1, Group III sectional champion Sparta to advanced to the Group III final. They defeated No. Burlington in the final to capture the Group III State Championship.
In 2007, the girls basketball team was the Group III runner-up, falling to Willingboro 53-46 in the tournament final.[7]
Members of high school administration are:[8]
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