Millburn High School

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Millburn High School
Location
462 Millburn Avenue
Millburn, NJ 07041
Information
Type Public high school
School district Millburn Township Public Schools
Principal Dr. William Miron
Faculty 106.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 1,492 (as of 2010-11)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 13.97:1[1]
Color(s) Royal blue and white
Athletics conference Super Essex Conference
Nickname Millers
Website School website

Millburn High School is a four-year public high school in Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Millburn Township Public Schools. The school enrolls students from the town of Millburn, including its neighborhood of Short Hills. It was honored as a Blue Ribbon School in the 2007-08 school year and was named the best high school in the state in the September 2008 and 2010 issues of New Jersey Monthly.

As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,492 students and 106.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.97:1. There were 10 students (0.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 2 (0.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

During the 2007-08 school year, Millburn School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[2][3] the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 69th in the nation among participating public high schools and 6th overall (and the highest-ranked non-magnet school) among schools in New Jersey.[6] The school was ranked 83rd in the nation and fourth in New Jersey on the list of "America's Best High Schools 2012" prepared by The Daily Beast / Newsweek, with rankings based 25% each on graduation rate, matriculation rate for college and number of Advanced Placement / International Baccalaureate courses taken per student, with 10% based on average scores on the SAT / ACT, 10% on AP/IB scores and an additional 5% based on the number of AP/IB courses available to students; It was the highest-ranked open enrollment (non-selective / non-magnet) school in the state.[7]

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 4th in New Jersey and 236th nationwide.[8] The school was ranked 170th in Newsweek's 2009 ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States and was the second-ranked school in New Jersey, with 3.165 AP tests taken in 2008 per graduating senior and 56% of all graduating seniors passing at least one AP exam, after being ranked 151st in 2008.[9] In Newsweek's 2007 ranking of the country's top high schools, Millburn High School was listed in 165th place, the third-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[10] The school was 181st, sixth-highest in New Jersey, on Newsweek's May 8, 2006, list of 1,200 U.S. high schools.[11] Millburn High School was ranked as Number 148 in Newsweek's 2005 rankings.[12]

The school was the 8th-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 1st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[13] The school had also ranked highest in the state in the magazine's 2008 report.[14] The school was ranked 3rd in the magazine's 2006 rankings out of 316 schools included across the state.[15] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 31st out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 9 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (93.5%) and language arts literacy (98.5%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[16]

In 2005-06, the school averaged an 1860 combined SAT score, seventh highest of all public high schools statewide, and the highest score for any non-magnet general admission high school.[17]

In 1998, Jay Matthews, an author and education reporter, named Millburn High School the second-best public school in the country, according to ratios of students taking AP exams.

Athletics

Millburn High School now competes in the super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[18] Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had competed in the Skyline Division of the Northern Hills Conference. Known primarily for their consistently strong Boys' and Girls' tennis and fencing teams, the Millers have proven to be perennial contenders for state titles in these sports. The school teams are officially called the Millburn Millers. However, most teams simply call themselves Millburn.

The Millburn baseball program has a strong history as a perennial competitor in their conference and section. In 2007, the Millers finished 18-9 and bowed out in their sections' semifinals. In 2008, the Millers set a school record with 27 wins, finishing 27-5 with conference and winning a North II, Group III state sectional title with a 9-8 win over John F. Kennedy Memorial High School of Iselin after trailing by 8-0 in the game's fourth inning before losing 17-8 to Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan in the Group III semifinal.[19][20][21]

The Millburn Cross Country team has a strong history. The Millers finished 4th in the State of New Jersey at the Meet of Champions in 2007, and 7th in 2009.[22] Coach Jeffrey Kaye won Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2012.[23]

In 1966, the Millburn Football team was undefeated and was ranked first in the state. In 2002, the Millers finished the season 6-4 and had the team's first winning season since 1973 and the first six-game winning season since 1970. In 2006, the Millers finished the regular season 4-4 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in school history since the playoff system was established in 1973. In the North II, Group III state sectional championship, the team came in as the 8th seed, falling to top-ranked Irvington High School 47-14 in the first round of the tournament.[24]

The Millburn wrestling program has a strong tradition that dates back to 1965. In the 2005-06 season, the team won the Northern Hills Conference Suburban Division title and established the school win record with 18 wins. The high school principal, is a former top wrestler from the school, placing first in the wrestling state tournament at the weight class of 157 lbs in 1973.[25]

The boys tennis team won the 2006 Group III State Championship, defeating Moorestown High School 3½-1½ in the semifinals and Ramapo High School 5-0 in the finals to take the title.[26] The 2007 team won the North II, Group III state sectional title with a 4-1 win vs. Ridge High School.[27] The 2008 team fell in the Group III Finals to rival Moorestown by a score of 3-2.

On June 6, 2008, sophomore Tyler Udland won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Meet of Champions 3,200 m with a 9:04.80, the sixth-fastest ever run in the state by a sophomore. Udland became the schools fourth individual Meet of Champions winner, joining All-Americans Tom Lester (junior, discus, 1966), Steve O'Connell (1975, 1976, Mile) and Will Nesbitt (1980, Pole Vault)[28][29] as well as Marty O'Hare (1973, Long Jump).

The 2007 girls tennis team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 5-0 win over Holmdel High School in the tournament final.[30] The team moved on to take the Group III State Championship with a 3½-1½ win over Wall Township High School in the semifinals and Moorestown High School in the finals by a 5-0 score.[31]

The Millburn High School Fencing Team has won numerous state championships and produced several international competitors, including Olympian Tamir Bloom. It has also produced many individual state champion fencers. Most recently, Alexander Mills won the New Jersey State Foil title for two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008 and his brother, Michael Mills claimed the state saber title in 2010.[32] In the 08-09 season, the girls fencing team won the state foil title, as well as gold for Overall, led by Brianna Martin who had an individual record of 86-2 and won the New Jersey State Foil individual title.[33]

The 2008 boys varsity soccer team won the Group III state sectional championship with a 3-0 win over Moorestown High School.[34] It was the first soccer team in Millburn school history to win an outright Group III championship, and the first since 1987 to win any state sectional championship. The team also captured the Essex County and Northern Hills Conference championships, finishing with a record of 23-2 and ranked 3rd in the state of New Jersey and 32nd in the nation.[35] In 2012 the Millburn boys varsity soccer team won the 2012 NJSIAA Group IV state championship with a 3-2 win over Monroe Township High School, after moving up from Group III before the season.[36]

In 2013, the boys and girls cross country teams won the Essex County championship as well as the Group IV state sectional championship. This was the third straight country title for the boys team and the first for girls.[37] [38] The sectional championship was the second in school history for the girls team, the first being in 1988. [39]

Curriculum

Millburn is also known for its academics, and wide offering of AP (Advanced Placement) courses. AP courses are available for: (with grade normally taken in) English Language (11/12th grade), English Literature (12th grade), Calculus AB and BC (12th grade), Computer Science(11/12th grade), Statistics (11/12th grade), Music Theory (10/11/12th grade), Studio Art I&II (10/11/12th grade), Spanish Language (11/12th grade), Spanish Literature (12th grade), French Language (11th/12th grade), Latin Vergil (12th grade), Chinese Language (12th grade), United States History (11th grade), European History (10/11/12th grade), Art History (11/12th grade), United States Government and Politics (11/12th grade), Psychology (12th grade), Microeconomics & Macroeconomics (12th grade), Biology (10th grade), Chemistry (11/12th grade), Physics (11/12th grade), and Environmental Science (12th grade).

Extracurricular activities

Millburn is home to a nationally regarded Forensics team, which placed fifth in the National Debate Rankings during the 2005-06 school year.[40] It is especially known for its strong and competitive Lincoln-Douglas debate, Public Forum Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking and Speech (Interpretation and Oratory) teams.

Millburn also competes in state and national Academic Quiz Bowl competitions, netting sixth place in the 2006 National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) National High School Championship.

Millburn's Key Club is one of the largest clubs in the school, with over 140 registered members. At the New Jersey District Convention for Key Club, Millburn won the gold medal for UNICEF (raising $3,700), as well as gold for the Platinum Single Service Award (Haiti Relief Fund effort - $15,000+). Millburn has provided 3 Lieutenant Governors for district 14, and has also represented with several candidates for District Treasurer, Secretary and Webmaster.

Millburn has a Literary Magazine, Cellar Door, and Newspaper. An item included in the school's literary magazine, Word, was winner of a 2009 Gold Medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.[41]

Millburn's performing arts program, the Millburn Limelight Players, is also recognized for annual musical and dramatic productions. Recent productions have included Into the Woods, Cheaper by the Dozen, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Metamorphoses, "Thoroughly Modern Millie", and Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water". Between 80 and 100 students each year are involved with the musical and dramatic productions, whether as onstage performers, backstage and technical crew, set builders, or members of the pit orchestra. Notable Limelight alums include Anne Hathaway.

Other clubs and activities include The MHS Peer Leader Program, Soulfege (MHS' student-led a cappella group) Yearbook, Art Club, Science and Tech Club, Philosophy Club, Asian Club, Astronomy Club, Stage Crew, Drama Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Jewish Cultural Club, March of Dimes Club, Gay Straight Alliance, Chamber Orchestra, Pit Orchestra, Chorale, Jazz Band, the Future Physicians and Nurses Club, and many others.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[42]

  • Dr. William Miron - Principal
  • Dr. Robert Keenan - Assistant Principal
  • Dr. Michele Pitts - Assistant Principal

Miron is also a graduate of Millburn High School, graduating in 1974. While in school, he was a member of the wrestling team, and in the 1973 season, he placed number 1 in the state in his 157 lb. weight class.[25]

Noted alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Data for Millburn Sr High, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ Addison, Kasi; and Juri, Carmen. "Three Essex schools capture blue ribbon", The Star-Ledger, October 7, 2007. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Principals in three Essex County schools found out last week their buildings joined an exclusive club of exemplary schools when the U.S. Department of Education named the nation's latest batch of No Child Left Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools.... The three Essex County schools are Oakview School in Bloomfield, Millburn High School and Harriet Tubman School in Newark."
  3. ↑ No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2007 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed October 15, 2007.
  4. ↑ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  5. ↑ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  6. ↑ Streib, Lauren. "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast, May 6, 2013. Accessed May 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ Staff. "America's Best High Schools 2012", The Daily Beast / Newsweek, May 20, 2012. Accessed May 21, 2012.
  8. ↑ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: Millburn High School", The Washington Post. Accessed July 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ Staff. "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools", Newsweek, June 8, 2009. Accessed June 10, 2009.
  10. ↑ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  11. ↑ Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States - 2006, Newsweek May 8, 2006.
  12. ↑ Top 1000 High Schools in The United States - 2005, Newsweek August 5, 2005.
  13. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed October 28, 2012.
  14. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, September 2010. Accessed September 16, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  16. ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 26, 2012.
  17. ↑ 2005-06 School Test Score Rankings, The Star-Ledger. Accessed June 19, 2007.
  18. ↑ League Memberships – 2012-2013, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 27, 2012.
  19. ↑ Staff. "Millburn 9, Iselin Kennedy 8", The Star-Ledger, May 30, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2011. "Millburn spotted Iselin Kennedy an eight-run advantage by the fourth inning, in the championship game of the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tournament no less.... Millburn (27-4), No. 9 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, will face Old Tappan, a 2-0 winner over Montville, in the state Group 3 semifinal on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Elizabeth."
  20. ↑ Connelly, Jim. "Millburn baseball team reaches sectional final", The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, June 1, 2011. Accessed July 22, 2011. "The Millers are appearing in the section final for the second time in four years. Millburn rallied from an 8-0 deficit to edge Iselin Kennedy 9-8 in nine innings in the 2008 NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 title contest."
  21. ↑ Staff. "Old Tappan 17, Millburn 8", The Star-Ledger, June 3, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2011. "Millburn, No. 5 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, which rebounded from an eight-run deficit to earn a sectional title last Friday, fell behind in the bottom of the fifth inning yesterday and never recovered, bowing to unranked Old Tappan, 17-8, in the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger Group 3 semifinals at Williams Field in Elizabeth.... Millburn, which set a school record for victories in a season, saw Camitta and Elliot Dawes each single with one out in the seventh, but Scott was able to retire the final two batters and cement the victory."
  22. ↑ Cross Country 2007 Season NJSIAA State Meet of Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 22, 2011.
  23. ↑ "ALL-LEAGUE BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY", The Record (Bergen County), December 8, 2004. Accessed July 5, 2008.
  24. ↑ 2006 Football Tournament - North II, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 15, 2007.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 State Champions, New Jersey Wrestling. Accessed July 22, 2011.
  26. ↑ 2006 Boys Team Tennis - Public Group Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 30, 2007.
  27. ↑ 2007 Boys Tennis - North II, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 6, 2007.
  28. ↑ Frank, Reuben. "Mixed emotions for Forward", Burlington County Times, June 6, 2008. Accessed July 5, 2008. "Millburn sophomore Tyler Udland, who edged Forward in the state Group 3 meet, came from 30 meters back in the final 300 to win in 9:04.80, the sixth-fastest soph time ever."
  29. ↑ Kochman, George Jr. "NJSIAA Championships", DyeStat. Accessed September 23, 2008.
  30. ↑ 2007 Girls Team Tennis - North II, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  31. ↑ 2007 Girls Team Tennis - Public Group Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  32. ↑ Karn, Jeff. "NJ boys fencing: Mills, Hadzic, Kaneshige win titles at state tournament", The Star-Ledger, March 14, 2010. Accessed July 22, 2011. "Alen Hadzic of Montclair and Columbia’s Brian Kaneshige both earned their second titles and Mike Mills of Millburn brought home his first crown at the NJSIAA/Bollinger Individual championships yesterday at Rider University in Lawrenceville.... Mills joined his brother, Alex, as a state champion. Alex Mills won back-to-back foil titles in 2007 and 2008 for Millburn."
  33. ↑ Staff. "Millburn's Martin is Fencer of the Year (High school Girls Fencing news)", The Star-Ledger, March 22, 2009. Accessed July 27, 2011. "Martin ended her final season with an 86-2 record. She was outscored in one bout at the Santelli Tournament and lost just one time in 15 matches at the state squad tournament. She went undefeated the rest of the way -- in dual meets, at the District 3 championships and through all three pools at the state individual tournament. Martin also led her foil team to titles at the Santelli, district and squad state tournaments while winning her second straight individual crown at districts."
  34. ↑ Narducci, Marc. "A season to remember with an ending to forget. It was a frustrating finish for Moorestown's Miller", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 22, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2011. "Not all careers end in storied fashion, as Miller discovered after last night's 3-0 loss to Millburn in the state Group 3 final at the College of New Jersey."
  35. ↑ Plump propels Millburn to crown, The Star-Ledger. Accessed November 22, 2008.
  36. ↑ Rea, Joseph. "Monroe (2) at Millburn (3), NJSIAA Group Tournament, Final Round, Group 4 - Boys Soccer", The Star-Ledger, December 1, 2012. Accessed July 16, 2013. "Rohan Sood scored with 7:04 remaining in the second overtime to give Millburn, No. 5 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, a 3-2 victory over No. 13 Monroe in the final of the NJSIAA Group 4 tournament yesterday at The College of New Jersey in Ewing.... Millburn moved up from Group 3 to Group 4 this past off-season. Millburn's last state championship was in 2008 when it defeated Moorestown in the Group 3 final."
  37. ↑ "Millburn High School girls cross country team wins first Essex County title"
  38. ↑ "Millburn High School varsity boys cross country team wins third straight county crown"
  39. ↑ "Millburn High School girls cross country squad wins first state sectional title in 25 years"
  40. ↑ Walker, Ronald Boyce. "NO. 1 AND NO DEBATE: Strake Jesuit team is tops in nation - Students want to maintain competitive edge", Houston Chronicle, February 1, 2006. Accessed August 10, 2011. "Trailing Strake Jesuit in the national rankings are Minneapolis Edina High School; Scarsdale, N.Y., High School; Highland Park, Texas, High School; and Dallas Hockaday School for Girls. Other schools ranked in the Top 10 include: St. James School in Birmingham, Ala.; Milburn, N.J., High School; Berkeley, N.Y., Carroll High School; Minneapolis Apple Valley High School; and Highland Park, Minn., High School."
  41. ↑ 2009 Scholastic Circle Recipients: Magazine, Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Accessed August 10, 2011.
  42. ↑ Administration and Key Personnel, Millburn High School. Accessed July 22, 2011.
  43. ↑ Staff. "Judges for Millburn Film Fest announced", The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, February 1, 2012. Accessed February 26, 2012. "Emily Bauer, a professional actress for more than 20 years, has starred in movies, TV shows, Broadway and national tours, commercials, and also lends her voice to many popular animated series.... She is a Millburn High School graduate who received her undergraduate degree from New York University in business and theatre, and lives in town with her two children."
  44. ↑ Staff. "Tamir Bloom, MD, of Millburn, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) on Feb. 8, during ceremonies at the Academy’s 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.", Independent Press, February 20, 2012. Accessed February 26, 2012. "Dr. Bloom attended Millburn High School, where he excelled in fencing. He went on to win multiple U.S. National Championships in the sport and represent the U.S. at the Summer Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000."
  45. ↑ Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007.
  46. ↑ barryeisler.com. Accessed February 26, 2008.
  47. ↑ McKinley, Jesse. "An A for Aplomb Onstage, and Political Science in the Wings", The New York Times, February 18, 2002. Accessed February 26, 2012. "A thin brunette with large brown eyes and fine, sharp features, Ms. Hathaway speaks with the quick self-confidence and self-effacement of a chronic A student, which she was -- 'except in math,' she says with a wince -- while attending Millburn High School in her hometown, Millburn, N.J."
  48. ↑ De Leon, Kris. "Scrubs Star Gets Married", BuddyTV, April 11, 2007. Accessed May 21, 2012. "McGinley, a 47-year old native of New York, attended Millburn High School and studied acting at Syracuse University, as well as New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts."
  49. ↑ Caldwell, Dave. "IN PERSON; Renaissance Man", The New York Times, December 4, 2005. Accessed January 24, 2008. "The taciturn Mulcahy, who graduated from Millburn High School and lives in Basking Ridge, did much of the groundwork that let Schiano, after a few tough seasons, become a success in his home state -- their home state."
  50. ↑ D'Onofrio, Laura. "Former resident helps others find love", The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, February 10, 2011. Accessed February 27, 2011. "Patti Stanger moved to Millburn when she was 11 years old and graduated from the high school in 1979. Maybe the name means something to you, or maybe the phrase Millionaire Matchmaker will ring some bells."
  51. ↑ Staff. "What Happened, Rachel Zoe?", Star (magazine), December 17, 2008. Accessed February 27, 2011. "'Rachel always seemed to have a normal body weight; I'd estimate that she weighed around 115 lbs. back then,' says an ex-classmate at Millburn High School near her hometown of Short Hills, N.J. 'But from what I've seen of her now, she looks like she's 25 or 30 lbs. thinner than she used to be.'"

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