Carteret High School
| Carteret High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 199 Washington Avenue Carteret, NJ 07008 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Carteret School District |
| Principal | Lamont Repollet |
| Vice Principals | Susan Lanning Nicholas G. Sysock (suspended) |
| Faculty | 68.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,039 (as of 2010-11)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.28:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference |
| Nickname | Ramblers |
| Website | http://carteretschools.org/CarteretHigh.cfm |
Carteret High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carteret in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Carteret School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1929.[2]
Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP United States History, AP Spanish Language and AP English Literature and Composition. The Project Acceleration Program allows students to receive college credit from Seton Hall University and over 200 other colleges and universities. Schedule permitting, students may also earn college credits by attending classes at Middlesex County College.[3]
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 68.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.28:1. There were 436 students (42.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 115 (11.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 296th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 302nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 272nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 312th in the magazine's September 2010 issue, which surveyed 332 schools across the state.[6] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 270th out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 17 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).[7]
Athletics
The Carteret High School Ramblers compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[8]
The football team won the NJSIAA state sectional championships in Central Jersey Group III in 1976 and in Central Jersey Group II in 1992, 1996, 2007 and 2012.[9] The 2007 football team won the Central Jersey, Group II state sectional championship with a 20-14 over Rumson-Fair Haven High School in a game played at Rutgers Stadium, The win was Carteret's fourth sectional title, and its first since 1996. The 2012 football team went undefeated at 12-0 and were crowned Central Jersey Group II champions as well. They beat Weequahic by the score of 13-12 in game played at Metlife Stadium. [10][11]
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[12]
- Lamont Repollet - Principal
- Susan Lanning - Vice Principal
- David Salvatore- Vice Principal
- Nicholas Sysock - Vice Principal. Sysock was suspended without pay in October 2012 after being charged with possession of child pornography.[13]
Notable alumni
- Jim Babjak (born 1957), Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros formed The Smithereens.[14]
- Joseph A. Cafasso (born 1956), former Fox News consultant on military and counterterrorism issues who left the network after allegations surfaced that he misrepresented his military record.[15]
- Jason Worilds (born 1988), outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[16]
- Joe Medwick (1911-1975), left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Data for Carteret High, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 8, 2012.
- ↑ Carteret High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed August 5, 2012.
- ↑ District Information, Carteret School District. Accessed November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed November 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2010: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed December 30, 2011.
- ↑ League Memberships – 2012-2013, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 27, 2012.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 29, 2011.
- ↑ Moretti, Mike. "Lewin's TD lifts Carteret past Rumson", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "But with senior tailback Byron Lewin picking up 143 yards on 22 carries and scoring the winning touchdown with 2:18 to go, Carteret defeated Rumson, 20-14, in the NJSIAA/Gatorade Central Jersey, Group 2 championship game before 4,000 at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. It was Carteret's first state title since 1996 and fourth in six final appearances."
- ↑ 2007 Football - Central, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 3, 2007.
- ↑ updated.pdf 2011-2012 Student handbook, Carteret High School. Accessed November 2, 2011.
- ↑ Makin, Cheryl. "Carteret High School Vice Principal Nicholas Sysock of Rahway was arrested on child pornography charges Tuesday", Courier News, October 24, 2012. Accessed November 8, 2012. "Shock and dismay continues to rock the community in the wake of Carteret High School Vice Principal Nicholas G. Sysock’s arrest on child pornography charges.... Ahearn said that as a result of the arrest and formal charges, Sysock has been suspended without pay or benefits immediately."
- ↑ Cahillane, Kevin. "Not Fade Away: The Smithereens' Monument to Persistence", The New York Times, October 10, 2004. Accessed November 3, 2007. "The band formed in 1980 when three Carteret High School graduates (class of 1975) and childhood friends (Mr. Babjak, Dennis Diken on drums and Mike Mesaros on bass) met Pat DiNizio, a Scotch Plains singer-songwriter-garbage man."
- ↑ Rutenberg, Jim. "At Fox News, the Colonel Who Wasn't", The New York Times, April 29, 2002. Accessed December 30, 2011. "Born in 1956, he graduated from Carteret High School in Carteret, N.J., military records show."
- ↑ Vrentas, Jenny. "Steelers draft Carteret product Jason Worilds in second round of NFL Draft", The Star-Ledger, April 23, 2010. Accessed July 15, 2010.
External links
- Carteret High School
- Carteret School District
- Carteret School District's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Carteret School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°34′51″N 74°13′37″W / 40.580765°N 74.22697°W
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