Marlboro High School

Marlboro High School

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Location
95 North Main Street
Marlboro, NJ 07746
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1968
School district Freehold Regional High School District
Principal Shaun Boylan
Assistant principals Elena Andreacci
Shanna Howell
Scott Liptzin
Faculty 125.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 1,952[1] (as of 2012-13)
Student to teacher ratio 15.52:1[1]
Color(s)           Navy Blue and Gold
Athletics conference Shore Conference
Team name Mustangs
Website School website

Marlboro High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Marlboro Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of the six secondary schools of the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). The school serves students from portions of Marlboro Township.[2] In addition, Marlboro High School hosts the Business Administration Learning Center within FRHSD, so there are students attending Marlboro High School from throughout Monmouth County. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1974.[3]

Marlboro High School opened in 1968 and served all students from Colts Neck Township until Colts Neck High School opened in 1998.[4]

As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,952 students and 125.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.52:1. There were 58 students (3.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 31 (1.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 343rd in the nation among participating public high schools and 26th among schools in New Jersey.[5]

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 71st in New Jersey and 2,049th nationwide.[6]

In 2001, Marlboro High School's Academic Challenge team, advised by Peggy Cullen Dever and composed of seniors Jay Heumann, Alan Dodkowitz, Evan Perlman, Larry Goldman, Ariel Agor, and juniors Shane Wilson, James Lin, and Andrei Mamolea, was runner-up (second place) from an original field of 113 teams in the statewide final competition.[7] The team was honored with a New Jersey Senate floor resolution at the Statehouse in Trenton on June 7, 2001.[8] The Rutgers Academic Challenge was an interscholastic statewide competition for high school teams that promoted academic excellence and team building through hands-on, multidisciplinary activities that engaged their knowledge and critical thinking skills. The competition included segments of problem-solving activities in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies and language arts.[9][10]

In 2006, Principal James Mullevey was named Administrator of the Year by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils (NJASC).[11]

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Marlboro High School's Debate Team was nationally recognized as a consistent powerhouse and frequent invitee to elite, invitation only events. In 1981, the team of Meredith McClintock and Andrea Alterman completed their high school debate careers as one of the top-ranked teams in the nation.[12]

The school was the 9th-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.[13] The school had been ranked 123rd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 93rd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[14] The magazine ranked the school 117th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[15] The school was ranked 76th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[16]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school 34th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 16 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (93.2%) and language arts literacy (98.6%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[17]

Business Administration Learning Center

The Business Administration Learning Center, currently located at Marlboro High School, offers a four-year program of study to a limited number of academically motivated students who wish to develop their interests in the areas of business and management. The program is focused through the study of targeted courses, which include finance, management, economics, law, and computer technology. Classroom activities are regularly augmented by guest lectures, field experiences, and close affiliations with business and industry. Enrollment in and successful completion of Algebra 1 with a B average or higher, as evidenced by the middle school transcript, is a pre-requisite.

Students are encouraged to apply and practice the academic knowledge gained in the classroom through participation in various competitions sponsored by the Future Business Leaders of America and the Federal Reserve Bank. These co-curricular activities, as well as other opportunities afforded by our close proximity to financial and corporate institutions in the greater metropolitan area, play an integral role in students’ personal and academic growth. Students will be prepared to attend a college or university with a foundation secured in human relations skills, rigorous academic training, and an appreciation for both social and ethical responsibility.[18]

Athletics

The Marlboro High School Mustangs compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore and located in Monmouth County and Ocean County, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[19] With 1,454 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as Central Jersey, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,083 to 2,230 students in that grade range.[20]

In the Fall of 1994 the football team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship, completing a 10-1 season with a 27-13 victory over Piscataway Township High School at Giants Stadium.[21][22]

In 2003, the Boys tennis team won the Group IV State Championship. The team was ranked #1 in the state for the entire year. Due to international tournaments, the tennis team could not provide their full strength team to the Tournament of Champions, and lost 3-2 to Newark Academy in a rematch in the semifinals.

In 2009, The boy's soccer team became A-North Shore Conference Champions, the first time in school history. In that same season another school first had been accomplished when the boy's soccer team won the Shore Conference Tournament with a 2-1 win in the tournament final over Christian Brothers Academy, having lost the previous season's final to Freehold Township High School.[23]

In 2011, the hockey team won the Shore Conference Division D title, the first championship of the hockey program.[24]

In 2013, the boys Sprint Medley Relay team, consisting of Chaz Byrnes, Ruben Cruz, Zac Vignola, and Brandon Mazzarella, became the first ever boys relay team from the district to win a Group IV State Title.[25] Later in that same year, Sprint Medley anchor, Brandon Mazzarella, went on to win the Shore Conference Title in the 800 Meter Run.

Neighboring high schools

Marlboro High School Marching Band on Route 79 during Homecoming Parade 2005.

Attendance at each of the district's six schools is based on where the student lives in relation to the district's high schools. In order to balance enrollment, district lines are redrawn for the six schools to address issues with overcrowding and spending in regards to transportation. The five other schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[26]) with their attendance zones for incoming students are:[2][27]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 School Data for Marlboro High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boundaries_0.pdf FRHSD Attendance Boundaries; Which High School Will My Child Attend?, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ Marlboro High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ Master Plan Background Studies-Community Facilities, Colts Neck Township, Revised June 1996. Accessed October 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ Streib, Lauren. "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast, May 6, 2013. Accessed May 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: Marlboro High School", The Washington Post. Accessed September 11, 2011.
  7. ↑ "State champions in the Rutgers Academic Challenge to be honored with a Senate resolution June 7 in Trenton", Rutgers University press release dated June 7, 2001. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Livingston High School, the 2001 state champion of the Rutgers Academic Challenge, runner-up Marlboro High School and third-place Brick Township Memorial High School will be honored with a Senate floor resolution at the Statehouse in Trenton Thursday (June 7)."
  8. ↑ Scanlon, Joni. "State champions honored", Rutgers University Focus, June 15, 2001. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Livingston High School, the 2001 state champion of the Rutgers Academic Challenge, runner-up Marlboro High School and third-place Brick Township Memorial High School were honored with a Senate floor resolution at the Statehouse in Trenton June 7."
  9. ↑ Rutgers Academic Challenge, New Jersey Network. Accessed June 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ Scanlon, Joni. "Nine enter Academic Challenge final rounds", Rutgers University Focus, March 30, 2001. Accessed June 27, 2011. "The Academic Challenge was developed by Rutgers faculty and staff in partnership with K-12 educators using New Jersey's core curriculum content standards as its foundation. It provides for a rigorous scholastic competition that allows students to think creatively, strategize in teams and present their ideas as part of a group."
  11. ↑ MULLEVEY NAMED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, Monmouth University Magazine, Volume 27 Number 3, p. 21
  12. ↑ Geslewitz, Gina. "Crossing Swords (Without the 'S')", The New York Times, February 17, 1980. Accessed December 1, 2011.
  13. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  14. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012.
  15. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 19, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  17. ↑ School Overview; Click on "Rankings" for 2003-11 HSPA results, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 7, 2012.
  18. ↑ Business Administration Learning Center Fact Sheet
  19. ↑ League Memberships – 2014-2015, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  20. ↑ 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 22, 2014.
  21. ↑ Morris, Tim. "Marlboro celebrating its '94 CJ state champions: Players to be introduced at halftime of Manalapan game", Farmingdale News Transcript, November 23, 2004. Accessed October 20, 2007. "But Thursday the former Marlboro High School football coach will gladly do some reminiscing when he and the 1994 Mustang football team get together for the very first time since winning the Central Jersey Group IV championship to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their historic triumph.... Ten years removed from Marlboro’s 27-13 win over Piscataway at Giants Stadium, Zdilla said he better understands the significance of Marlboro's championship."
  22. ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. N.J.S.I.A.A. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2011.
  23. ↑ Morris, Tim. "Mustangs rally to win first conference crown: Two late goals help Marlboro sink CBA in soccer tournament", News Transcript, November 4, 2009. Accessed June 27, 2011. "The Mustangs certainly proved that by scoring a pair of goals in less than two minutes to stun CBA, 2-1, and win the program's first Shore Conference Tournament title. It was an especially sweet victory for all of the Marlboro seniors who lost in the championship game last year to Freehold Township."
  24. ↑ Morris, Tim. "Marlboro ice hockey team wins first division crown", News Transcript, February 9, 2011. Accessed December 1, 2011. "With one division game left, the Mustangs had already clinched the Shore Conference D Division title. On Feb. 8 the Mustangs played Point Pleasant Borough High School in their final division game and they were looking to finish division play undefeated. The Mustangs (15-1) were 9-0 in the division with one game to play."
  25. ↑ Morris, Tim. " Historic win for Marlboro; Freehold Twp. wins twice at NJSIAA State Relay Championships", News Transcript, January 23, 2013. Accessed September 22, 2014. "For Mazzarella and teammates Chaz Byrnes, Zac Vignola and Ruben Cruz, the Group IV sprint medley relay state championship came with an added bonus — it made school history. They are the first relay team to win a state title."
  26. ↑ School Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  27. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Freehold Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  28. ↑ Colts Neck High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  29. ↑ Freehold Township High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  30. ↑ Howell High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  31. ↑ Freehold High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  32. ↑ Manalapan High School, Freehold Regional High School District. Accessed September 22, 2014.
  33. ↑ Manalapan High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 22, 2014. Manalapan High School is a fully accredited comprehensive high school serving a community of nearly 39,000 residents living in the Township of Manalapan and the Borough of Englishtown."
  34. ↑ Idec, Keith. "Mamma's Boy bucks trend", The Record (Bergen County), July 15, 2009. Accessed January 16, 2012. "Two years after they moved to New Jersey, the summer before Douglin's senior year at Marlboro High School, he was involved in a car accident in which he suffered a career-threatening neck injury."
  35. ↑ Boyd, Alesha Williams. "Kids find reading can be fun", Asbury Park Press, March 3, 2010. Accessed March 3, 2011. "At 5 feet tall, Josh said he may be the shortest in his sophomore class at Marlboro High School, but he's already well on his way to being a big star."
  36. ↑ Player profile: Dan Klecko - Defensive Tackle, Indianapolis Colts, accessed November 29, 2006.
  37. ↑ Staff. "FOR CHAMPS, LITTLE MARGIN FOR ERROR", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 1994. Accessed March 3, 2011. "Macik, from Marlboro High in New Jersey, is a prime example of the sort of not- quite-blue-chip prospect who comes into an Ivy League program and evolves into an impact player."
  38. ↑ Wentworth, Bridget. "Marlboro's Mergenthaler, teammate protest after disappointing sailing result", The Star-Ledger, August 11, 2008. Accessed March 3, 2011. "Marlboro High graduate Sarah Mergenthaler and her teammate, Amanda Clark, finished 12th in both races of the women's 470 two-person dinghy event this morning, leaving them in 13th place, according to the Associated Press."
  39. ↑ Ramer, Larry. "'Average Joe' using fame to boost charity efforts", News Transcript, April 21, 2004. Accessed May 5, 2007. "Life seems to be going well for one of Marlboro High School's most famous alumni, Adam Mesh."
  40. ↑ Stewart, larry. "Nantz Shanked Shot on Course, but Not in Broadcast Booth", Los Angeles Times, March 29, 1991. Accessed September 22, 2014. "Jim stayed behind in Colts Neck, N.J., near Marlboro, living with a friend. He didn't want to miss his senior year at Marlboro High, where he became co-captain of the basketball team and captain of the golf team."
  41. ↑ Considine, Bob. "Take Five With Melissa Rauch", Inside Jersey, , May 2011. Accessed July 15, 2013. "I also had a terrific theater teacher at Marlboro High School who taught me a great deal and was very encouraging. There wasn’t a ton to do in Marlboro, so for me, it was either hang outside the Wawa or put on a show."
  42. ↑ Jensen, Mike. "Howie Roseman relentlessly pursued NFL dream", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2010. Accessed March 3, 2011. "All the NFL teams had begun getting Roseman's letters while he was still in high school in Marlboro, NJ, in Monmouth County."
  43. ↑ The Note: First Source for Political News, transcript from The Note, October 8, 2004.
  44. ↑ Tesoriero, Tobi Drucker. 'Felicia Stoler: Spreading Health With A Little TLC", living Marlboro, July 1, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2008. "Stoler calls both Holmdel and Marlboro home. She grew up in Marlboro, where she attended the Delfino (Central School), Marlboro Middle School, and Marlboro High School (her family owns a home in town). Now she, along with her 9-year-old daughter Isabella and 6-year- old son Zachary, live in Holmdel."
  45. ↑ Morton, Rebecca. "'Vampire Diaries' to give Marlboro native star turn ", Sentinel, September 10, 2009. Accessed September 22, 2014. "Wesley attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft and Marlboro High School for a period during his high school years."

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