Eisenhower Middle School (Wyckoff)

Eisenhower Middle School
Location
344 Calvin Court
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Information
Type Middle school
Established 1963
School district Wyckoff School District
Principal Chris Iasiello
Faculty 58.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 6 - 8
Enrollment 771 (as of 2013-14)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 15.0[1]
Color(s) Blue and white
Nickname Generals
Information 201-848-5750
Website www.wyckoffps.org/eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School (EMS) is a middle school located in Wyckoff, New Jersey, as part of the Wyckoff School District. The school is named for late-President Dwight Eisenhower. As of 2013, the school principal is Chris Iasiello.[2] As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 771 students and 58.8 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.0.

Awards and recognition

For the 2003-04 school year, Eisenhower Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3][4] the highest award an American school can receive.[5][6]

Extracurricular activities

The school maintains a wide variety of after school clubs, such as a, Games Club, Newspaper Club, Drama Club, Mathletes, Brain Busters, Homework Club, TAP, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Track, Basketball, Science Olympiad, and much more. The school also broadcasts a daily student-produced television show known as the "ETV", short for "Eisenhower TeleVision", which is aired live on Wyckoff cable channel 77 each weekday morning when school is in operation as well as on weekends at different times. It has a daily feature, school news updates, a Joke of the Day, a lunch update, birthday announcements, an ETV quiz question, and an opening and closing video where winners of the last ETV quiz are videotaped.

Also, there are many sports teams at Eisenhower, including Boys' and Girls' Soccer, Boys' and Girls' Basketball, Girls' Cheerleading, Boys' Baseball, Girls' Softball, and Boys' and Girls' Track-and-Field.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Eisenhower Middle School include:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eisenhower Middle School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 26, 2008.
  2. ↑ Iasiello, Chris. "Mr. Iasiello, Principal". Eisenhower Middle School. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ Aberback, Brian. "A proud moment for town, students", The Record (Bergen County), November 19, 2003. Accessed November 30, 2007.
  4. ↑ 2003 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program Chosen Schools, United States Department of Education press release dated October 2, 2003. Accessed November 30, 2007.
  5. ↑ 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."
  6. ↑ 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."
  7. ↑ Coutros, Evonne. "TALKING TO: CONSTANTINE", The Record (Bergen County), March 14, 2005.

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