Freehold Township High School
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| Freehold Township High School | |
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| 281 Elton Adelphia Road Freehold Township, NJ, 07728 USA |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1972 |
| School district | Freehold Regional High School District |
| Principal | Elizabeth Higley |
| Asst. Principal | Steven Anderson Jacqueline Thomas Sheldon Klenetsky |
| Faculty | 154.0 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,132 (as of 2006-07)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 13.8[1] |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue, Navy and White |
| Athletics conference | Shore Conference |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Website | School website |
Freehold Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located within Freehold Township, New Jersey, and is part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The school serves students from Freehold Township, Englishtown, Howell Township and Manalapan Township.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,132 students and 154 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.8.[1]
The school was the 122nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 144th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[2]
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[edit] Athletics
The Freehold Township High School Patriots compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[3] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[4]
- Elizabeth Higley - Principal
- Steven Anderson - Assistant Principal
- Adam Angelozzi - Assistant Principal
- Jacqueline Thomas - Assistant Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, 1st runner up at Miss Teen USA 2007.[5]
- Val Majewski (born 1981), center fielder with the Houston Astros.[6]
- Kal Penn (born 1977), actor.[7] Penn also attended Howell High School, but graduated from Freehold Township.
[edit] Other high schools in the district
The other schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:
- Colts Neck High School - 1,766 students from Colts Neck and portions of Marlboro.
- Freehold High School - 1,385 students from Freehold Borough and portions of Freehold Township.
- Howell High School - 1,949 students from portions of Howell and Farmingdale.
- Manalapan High School - 1,973 students from portions of Manalapan and Englishtown.
- Marlboro High School - 2,241 students from portions of Marlboro.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Freehold Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 7, 2008.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
- ^ Administration Team, Freehold Township High School. Accessed August 22, 2008.
- ^ Alyssa Campanella: Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, Accessed December 19, 2006.
- ^ "Sports Shorts ", Farmingdale News Transcript, July 11, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007. "Majewski, who starred at Freehold Township High School, is leading the Baysox in batting (.285), hits (80) and runs scored (40), and is second in doubles (19) and RBI (38)."
- ^ Biography for Kal Penn, accessed November 23, 2006
- ^ Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 25, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Freehold Township High School website
- Freehold Regional High School District website
- Freehold Township High School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- DigitalSports Freehold Township Homepage
Coordinates: 40°13′15″N 74°16′52″W / 40.220957°N 74.281231°W
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