| Weehawken High School | |
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| 53 Liberty Place Weehawken, New Jersey 07086 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1940 |
| School district | Weehawken School District |
| Principal | Dr. Peter J. Olivieri Anthony LaBruno (7th & 8th) |
| Asst. Principal | Steven Spinosa |
| Faculty | 40 (on full-time equivalent basis)[1] |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 528 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.20[1] |
| Color(s) | Red/black |
| Mascot | Indians |
| Newspaper | 'Indian Ink' |
| Yearbook | 'The Zenith' |
| Website | School website |
Weehawken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Weehawken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Weehawken School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 528 students and 40 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.20.[1]
The school was the 104th-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 119th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 109th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 204th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 42 positions from the 2009 rank) 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).[5]
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The campus, located across the Hudson River from New York City, just off Boulevard East atop the New Jersey Palisades, consists of a three story brick structure located in a residential area. The building has many features including three computer labs, an ITV room, a modern library/media center, science labs, a refurbished auditorium that can accommodate 800 and a newly renovated gymnasium with a seating capacity of 1,200.
As of 2005, Weehawken's curriculum is divided into three separate Academies:
This academy contains the most rigorous curriculum, and is built to help students gain admission to the most prestigious and competitive universities in the country. Students are advised to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes in many subjects, including AP English Literature, AP United States History, AP Statistics, AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, AP Spanish Language in addition to college preparatory classes throughout high school, as well as electives offered in conjunction with St. Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Focused on students serious about attending college, helps prepare students for admission to competitive schools by advising taking up to five Advanced Placement classes, a number of Carnegie Unit-granting electives, and other academic classes such as PreCalculus and Meteorology.
Designed to help students in furthering their careers in business, culinary and technical areas.
Weehawken also allows Juniors to take a free Princeton Review SAT prep class on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays.
The Weehawken High School Indians compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which includes private and public high schools located in Bergen County, Passaic County and Hudson County, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6]. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Weehawken was a member of the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) National Division.
The school has a considerable number of clubs. They include:
Core members of the school's administration are:[7]
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