Belleville High School (New Jersey)
| Belleville High School | |
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| 100 Passaic Avenue Belleville, NJ 07109 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Belleville School District |
| Principal | Joseph Petrillo (9 & 10) |
| Vice principal | Russell C. Pagano, Jr. (11 & 12) |
| Faculty | 111.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,395 (as of 2010-11)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.57:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Super Essex Conference |
| Mascot | Buccaneers |
| Website | School website |
Belleville High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Belleville, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Belleville School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1964.[2]
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,395 students and 111.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.57:1. There were 388 students (27.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 89 (6.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
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Awards, recognition and rankings [edit]
The school was the 214th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in The school was the 160th-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 214th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[3] The magazine ranked the school 2008 out of 316 schools.[4] The school was ranked 241st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[5] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 311th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 12 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).[6]
Athletics [edit]
The Belleville High School Buccaneers now compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] They had previously participated in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, which was made up of high schools located in Bergen County, Passaic County and Essex County. Its school colors are blue and gold. With 1,086 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA in the 2011-12 school year for most sports as North II, Group III, a category that included schools with enrollment of 808 to 1,106.[8]
Administration [edit]
Core members of the school's administration are:[9]
- Joseph Petrillo, Principal
- Russell C. Pagano, Jr., Vice Principal, Grades 11 & 12
Notable alumni [edit]
- Phil Cuzzi (born 1955), Major League Baseball umpire.[10]
- Tommy DeVito (born 1936), lead guitarist for The Four Seasons who dropped out of school following eighth grade to pursue his music career, but was named an honorary graduate of Belleville High School in 2007.[11]
- Connie Francis (born 1938, class of 1955), singer.[12]
- Ines Rosales (Class of 2000), traffic reporter for Good Day New York.[13]
- The Delicates, singing group consisting of Denise Ferri, Arleen Lanzotti, and Peggy Santiglia from the Class of 1962.[14]
- Gerard Way (born 1977, class of 1995), frontman of My Chemical Romance and writer of The Umbrella Academy.[15]
- Ray Toro (born 1977, class of 1995), lead guitarist of My Chemical Romance.[citation needed]
- Mikey Way (born 1980, class of 1998), bass guitarist of My Chemical Romance.[citation needed]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d Data for Belleville Sr High, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 8, 2012.
- ^ Belleville high School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed August 12, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2012.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: 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 January 14, 2012.
- ^ League Memberships – 2012-2013, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 27, 2012.
- ^ 2011-2012 Public Schools Group Classification for ShopRite Cup–Tennis–Soccer–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North II, NJSIAA. Accessed January 14, 2012.
- ^ Home page, Belleville High School. Accessed November 25, 2011.
- ^ Uschak, Roman J. "Six added to Belleville High School’s Wall of Recognition", Belleville Post, October 20, 2010. Accessed June 5, 2011. "The Wall of Recognition honors those with notable achievements after they graduate from Belleville High. The master of ceremonies last week was Major League Baseball umpire Phil Cuzzi, himself a Wall of Recognition member."
- ^ Fink, Jerry. "Vegas man knows ‘Jersey Boys’: Before Tommy DeVito came to town, he started the Four Seasons, gave Frankie Valli a platform", Las Vegas Sun, April 2, 2008. Accessed April 13, 2011. "He quit school after the eighth grade. (Belleville High made him an honorary graduate last year.)"
- ^ Bondy, Halley. "Belleville to honor hometown girl, the resilient Connie Francis", The Star-Ledger, October 22, 2009. Accessed April 13, 2011. "Francis graduated from Belleville High School in 1955. Her first hit, 'Who’s Sorry Now?' took off in 1958 after airing on Dick Clark’s 'American Bandstand."
- ^ Karidis, Maria. "Fox anchor's career dream started at BHS", Belleville Times, September 30, 2010. Accessed April 13, 2011. "Good Day New York anchor Ines Rosales visited her alma mater on Thursday, speaking with Belleville High School mass communication students."
- ^ Grushkin, Paul. Rockin' Down the Highway: The Cars and People That Made Rock Roll, p. 190. Voyageur Press, 2006. ISBN 0-7603-2292-9. Accessed June 5, 2011.
- ^ Macadam, Harry. "Geeks become No1 emo stars", The Sun, October 23, 2006. Accessed April 13, 2011. "But old snaps reveal just how much the American goth rocker has changed from his days as a tubby teen. His is taken from the 1995 yearbook for Belleville High School, New Jersey, when Gerard, then 18, posed for the camera alongside other students in his leaving year."
External links [edit]
- Belleville High School
- Belleville School District
- Belleville School District's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for Belleville High School, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°48′14″N 74°09′45″W / 40.803794°N 74.162606°W
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