Ewing High School (New Jersey)

Ewing High School
Location
900 Parkway Avenue
Ewing, NJ 08618
Information
Type Public
School district Ewing Public Schools
Principal Dr. Rodney J. Logan[1]
Assistant principals Maggy Hanna
Scott Sheplock[1]
Faculty 87.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,135[2] (as of 2012-13)
Student to teacher ratio 13.05:1[2]
Color(s)      Blue
     White
Athletics conference Colonial Valley Conference
Team name Blue Devils
Website School website

Ewing High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Ewing Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Ewing Public Schools.

As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,135 students and 87.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.05:1. There were 304 students (26.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 113 (10.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 252nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[3] The school had been ranked 212th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 258th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[4] The school was ranked 196th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[5]

Curriculum

Academically, Ewing High School operates on an intensive block schedule, which allows students the opportunity to take eight courses (40 credits) a year, four classes during each semester. Each instructional block is 87 minutes, with an average teacher-student ratio of 1:11.1. Included in the 140 credit requirement are four courses in English, four in Science, three in Math, three in History, and one in a World Language (French, Spanish or Italian) all offered on four ability levels. The school offered over 225 courses during the 2006-07 school year, including a new Computer Science course sequence.

The school's Senior Experience program allows students the option of being dually enrolled at local colleges and universities, completing an internship at a local business, school, or government organization, or participating in a supervised work experience during their senior year. Each year several students are selected to attend the Princeton University Preparatory Program and the Sarnoff Corporation’s Dixon Mentoring in Engineering Program.

Of the 231 students in the 2005 graduating class, 71% were accepted to over 150 colleges and universities nationwide, with the balance moving on to technical schools, the military, or employment. 12 graduated as Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars for 2006-2007.

Extracurricular activities

Ewing High School offers a diverse set of extra- and co-curricular activities. Over 30 academic, dramatic, and performing arts groups, student government, community service groups, and other clubs expand the spectrum of experiences offered to our students.

Clubs offered include Anime Club, Drama Club, Athletic Club, Cheerleaders, Coffee for the Soul, Debate Team, EITC, Environmental Club, Forza Ewing, French Club, Frescoes, Gay-Straight Alliance, Handbell Choir, Key Club, Junior State of America, Math Club, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Odyssey of the Mind, REBEL, Renaissance, a FIRST Robotics team, Rotary Interact Club, SADD, School Show, Sign Language Club, Spanish Club, Spring Musical, Step Team, Student Government and Yearbook.

Music program

Ewing High also offers a comprehensive music program that includes orchestra, jazz band, marching band, choir, and Mastersingers. Their string orchestra includes instruments such as violin, viola, cello, and double bass. In the marching band the main instruments are the flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, trombone, and drums. The jazz band and Mastersingers are groups that meet outside of school hours, while orchestra, marching band, and choir all have designated classes that meet every other day during school.

Athletics

Interscholastic athletics, represented by 19 different sports available at a variety of levels (freshman, junior varsity, and varsity), perform competitively within the Colonial Valley Conference’s Patriot Division.

The Ewing High School Blue Devils compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Mercer County, Monmouth County and Middlesex County, New Jersey, under the supervision of the by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6] With 767 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as Central Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 776 to 1,073 students in that grade range.[7]

B=Boys,G=Girls,C=Co. Ed.

The boys basketball team won New Jersey State Group III championships in 1986 and 1991 under coach Emil Wandishin. The boys basketball team also won the 2007 Central, Group II state championship, topping Somerville High School 57-43.[8] The team won the Central Jersey Group III sectional title in 2000, with a 38-35 win over Wall High School.[9]

The boy’s basketball team again went on to win the 2011 Central Jersey Group II state championship, defeating Raritan High School 44-42.[10] They went on to lose in the NJSIAA Group II state final to Newark Central by a score of 66-58.[11]

The girls basketball team won the 1999 New Jersey State Group III championship and 2000 Central Group III Sectional Championship under coach Shelley Dearden.[12]

The football team has won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state sectional title in 1981, beating Somerville High School 21-18, and in 1985 with a 3-0 win versus Colonia High School.[13]

The Woman's track team sailed on to victory by placing 6th and becoming All-Americans at the Nike Indoor Nationals in 2005. Jenise Jones also placed 4th in the 55m Hurdles making her a two time All-American.

The softball team won the 2014 Central Jersey Group III sectional championship under coach Dan Bernoski, the team's first sectional title since 1981.[14]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Contact, Ewing High School. Accessed February 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 School Data for Ewing High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  6. ↑ League Memberships – 2014-2015, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for Central Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed September 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ 2007 Boys Basketball - Central, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, accessed May 15, 2007.
  9. ↑ Public Sectionals - Central, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, accessed May 14, 2007.
  10. ↑ Christie, Sherlon. "Boys: Ewing stops Raritan in NJSIAA CJ Group II final", Asbury Park Press, March 7, 2011. Accessed March 25, 2012. "Griffin had a 3-point play opportunity but he missed the corresponding free throw and neither team scored in the final 1:38 as No. 2 seed Ewing defeated host No. 1 seed Raritan, 44-42, to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II title Monday night."
  11. ↑ Kinney, Mike. "Ewing (58) at Newark Central (66), NJSIAA Group Tournament, Final Round, Group 2", The Star-Ledger, March 13, 2011. Accessed March 25, 2012. "Ewing’s first shot attempt missed and Johnson grabbed the rebound and made a quick outlet to Patrick Cole, who fed Kameen McPleasant for the layup that triggered a game-ending run that guided Central to a 66-58 victory for the NJSIAA Group 2 championship last night at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway."
  12. ↑ Kipp, Guy. "Pascack Hills (50) at Ewing (59), NJSIAA Group Tournament, Final Round, Group 2 - Boys Basketball", The Star-Ledger, March 11, 2012. Accessed March 25, 2012. "It was Ewing’s first state crown since 1992, when the Mercer County school took the Group 3 championship. However, it was Dearden’s second state title. She was the head coach when the Ewing girls' team won Group 3 in 1999."
  13. ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 25, 2012.
  14. ↑ Borders, Andrew. "For first time in 33 years, Ewing softball team wins CJ Group III title", The Times (Trenton), May 30, 2014. Accessed September 16, 2014. "For the first time in 33 years, Ewing has won an NJSIAA softball sectional title, breaking it open late against Middletown South to win 8-2 in the Central Jersey Group III final."
  15. ↑ Schwartz, Marc. "Playing your hand at Blackjack", The Record (Bergen County), April 22, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007. "The Ewing high school graduate works with underprivileged kids in the Washington, D.C., area."
  16. ↑ Franklin, Paul. "Franklin: Ewing High's boys' basketball adds to its legacy with sectional title win', The Times (Trenton), March 10, 2014. Accessed September 16, 2014. "The stars are always out at this cozy gym, alumni like Terrance Bailey and Kelly Williams and longtime JV coach Ishmell McKithen."
  17. ↑ Bailey, Marilynn E. "Cole Bebops Into Greatness", Evening Independent, December 2, 1978. Accessed March 25, 2012. "Cole says he was pleased when he learned he and Johnson had gone to the same high school — Ewing High — in Trenton [sic]."
  18. ↑ Emanski, Joe. "Catching up with the Copelands", Ewing Observer, March 2004. Accessed June 20, 2007. "One moment, Ewing High grad Hollis Copeland was negotiating a new contract as a member of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association."
  19. ↑ Kerwick, Mike. "Harris outruns loaded hurdles field", Asbury Park Press, June 13, 2002. Accessed March 25, 2012. "But Harris did this against Dudley Dorival, a Ewing High School graduate who finished third at the World Championships last summer."
  20. ↑ "Wayne Krenchicki", Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed March 21, 2013.

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