Steinert High School
Steinert High School (also called Hamilton High School East) is a four- year comprehensive public high school, one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Township School District, located in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The other high schools in the district are Nottingham High School (Hamilton High School North) and Hamilton High School (Hamilton High School West). The school mascot is the Spartan.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,595 students and 103 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.49:1.[1]
The school was the 189th-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 199th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2]
Courses
Steinert offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in AP United States History, AP European History, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States Government and AP Calculus.
Sports
The Steinert High School Spartans compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[3]
The 1992 baseball team defeated Hoboken High School, 5-4, to win the NJSIAA Group III State Championship. The squad finished with a 31-1 record, the most wins ever recorded in a season by a Mercer County baseball school. The team was inducted into the Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[4]
The 2006 baseball team won the Central, Group IV title, defeating South Brunswick High School 11-4 in the tournament final.[5] The team then moved on to win the state Group IV championship, defeating Randolph High School 4-1 in the final game.[6][7]
The girls' softball team won the 2004 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship.[8]
In 2007, the field hockey team won the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Toms River High School South in the tournament final.[9]
In 2007, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Jackson Memorial High School in the tournament final.[10][11]
In 2011, Steinert's varsity lacrosse team finished its first season with a 6-10 record.
The 2011 football team won the first two rounds of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state championship tournament, defeating Wall High School and Woodbridge High School, and will face Neptune High School in the tournament final in the first weekend of December, hoping to become the first team from Mercer County in over three decades to win a sectional football title.[12]
Steinert offers a wide variety of clubs and activities:
- Breakfast Club
- Environmental Activist Club
- Awesome Anime Club
- Latin, German, Spanish, Italian, French Language Clubs
- Sports including-Cross Country, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Football, Track, Swimming, Basketball, Golf, and Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse.
- Creative Writing Club
- Student government (SGA)
- An annual play
- The Spectrum (student newspaper)
- GSA a gay and lesbian rights advocacy club
- Computer Club
- A music program which includes marching band, jazz band, concert band, and pit ensemble.
- Mr. SHS - Male Beauty Pageant
- Travel Club - offering students a venue to discuss and encourage travel
- Parallax - student creative writing and art magazine
- Science club
- Class officers
- FIRST Robotics Team - Steinert Robotics Team #2180
- Chess Club
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Ping Pong Club
- Ski Club
- Lacrosse Club
- Fashion Club
- Web page Design Club
- Nascar Club
- DECA
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[13]
- Principal - Kelly Mattis
- Vice Principal - Duane Robinson
- Vice Principal - Roberta Schectel
- Vice Principal - Steve Simek
Notable alumni
- Samuel Alito (born 1950), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[14]
- Bill Baroni (born 1971), Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who previously represented the 14th legislative district in the New Jersey Senate.[15]
- Greg Coleman (born 1974), Minor League Baseball executive, General Manager of the Modesto A's (2001–2004).[16]
- Wayne DeAngelo (born 1965), represents New Jersey's 14th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008.[17]
- Dan Donigan (born 1967), retired United States soccer forward, former head coach of Saint Louis University Men's Soccer team and current head coach of Rutgers University Mens Soccer team. In 1999, he was named by The Star-Ledger as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s.[18]
- Dave Gallagher (born 1960), former MLB outfielder.[19]
- Dahntay Jones (born 1980), G/F for the NBA's Denver Nuggets.[20]
- Chris Pittaro (born 1961), former MLB 2nd baseman and current Oakland Athletics National Field Coordinator.[21]
- Art Smith, football player for the Arena Football League Arizona Rattlers.[22]
- Bobby Smith (born 1951), North American Soccer League All Star defender who won three league championships, one in Philadelphia and two with the New York Cosmos.[23]
Notable staff
Past events
- In 2008, the Senior Gifted and Talented (GT) English class organized a 5K Run/Walk in order to raise money for Autism Speaks. The event was held in Veteran’s Park in Hamilton on June 7, 2008. The GT English teacher, Andy Sinkleris, organized and motivated his senior class to make this event happen through education and a personal responsibility to spreading awareness of Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. The student body was successful in holding the event, raising awareness, and raising money for Autism Speaks.[24]
References
- ^ a b c d School Detail for Hamilton East-Steinert, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 3, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 1, 2011.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 23, 2011.
- ^ 1992 Baseball, Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame, accessed December 16, 2010.
- ^ 2006 Baseball - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA, accessed May 7, 2007.
- ^ 2006 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed May 7, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Baseball - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed June 20, 2007.
- ^ 2004 Softball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed April 25, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Field Hockey - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed November 12, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Girls Soccer - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.
- ^ Ziegler, Robert. "Jaguars denied in final: Jackson had season to be plenty proud of", Asbury Park Press, November 9, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "On Thursday, they had a chance to capture the program's first sectional title, but were denied by Victoria Leigh's goal in the 66th minute, which gave Steinert a 1-0 victory at home in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV final."
- ^ O'Gorman, George. "HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Scintillating Spartans on the verge of history", The Trentonian, November 19, 2011. Accessed November 23, 2011. "This was easily the greatest win in Steinert history, and as a reward the Spartans get to play for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III crown the weekend of Dec. 2-3 against 9-1 Neptune."
- ^ Administration, Steinert High School. Accessed June 3, 2011.
- ^ Samuel A. Alito, Jr. biography, FindLaw. Accessed February 22, 2011.
- ^ Duffy, Erin. "Victor pays visit to Steinert", The Times (Trenton), November 10, 2009. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Accompanied by his running mate, Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno, Christie spoke before students and a number of local politicians, including Steinert graduates state Sen. Bill Baroni, R-Hamilton, and Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo, D-Hamilton."
- ^ Staff. "Former Trenton Thunder Assistant GM reunites with GM/CEO Brad Taylor", OurSportsCentral.com, September 2, 2008. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Coleman graduated from Steinert High School in Hamilton, NJ in 1992, and The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ in 1996."
- ^ Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 9, 2008.
- ^ Jandoli, Ron. "The Century's Best -- Boys Soccer: Top 10 Players of each decade", The Star-Ledger, November 7, 1999, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 10, 2003. Accessed September 11, 2008.
- ^ Maloney, Kevin. "Another Generation of Gallaghers", The Times (Trenton), June 25, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2007. "The dining room table is where Logan's dad, Dave, who had a nine-year big-league baseball career after starring at Steinert High, puts something that he calls the 'Hitter's Journal' after every game he attends."
- ^ Prospect Profile: Dahntay Jones, NBA.com. Accessed February 22, 2011.
- ^ Anthes, Rob. "All in the family: chatting with former Steinert baseball star and major leaguer Chris Pittaro", Hamilton Post, January 2, 2008. Accessed August 24, 2008. "The Post's Rob Anthes caught up with Chris Pittaro, Steinert graduate, former major league baseball player and scout for the Oakland Athletics professional baseball team since 1991."
- ^ Arizona Rattlers profile for Art Smith, accessed May 4, 2006.
- ^ Fisher, Rich. "Indoor soccer coming soon to new Robbinsville facility", The Trentonian, November 29, 2006, accessed April 17, 2007. "Bobby Smith, the former Steinert High and Rider University standout who went on to star for the U.S. National Team and in the North American Soccer League, is now forming indoor leagues at the new, state-of-the-art Robbinsville Fieldhouse."
- ^ Fling, Caroline. "Local teacher's son inspires students to hold a 5K for Autism", The College Voice, August 1, 2008, accessed April 5, 2011.
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