Garfield High School (New Jersey)

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Garfield High School
Location
500 Palisades Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
Information
Type Public high school
School district Garfield Public Schools
Principal Micheal McGinley
Vice principal Gregory Kulig
Rita Sciuto
Faculty 85.7 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 1,205 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 14.1[1]
Color(s) Purple and Gold
Athletics conference Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League
Nickname Boilermakers
Information 973-340-5010
Website School website
See also: Garfield High School for schools of the same name

Garfield High School is an American four-year public high school located in Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Garfield Public Schools. The school serves students in grades 9-12.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,205 students and 85.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.1.[1]

The school was the 285th-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 294th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[2]

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[edit] Athletics

The Garfield High School Boilermakers compete in the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League (BPSL), made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County.

[edit] Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[3]

  • Micheal McGinley - Principal
  • Gregory Kulig - Vice Principal
  • Rita Sciuto - Vice Principal/ Alternative Education

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notable faculty

Notable current and former faculty members include:

  • Dick Vitale (born 1939), sports broadcaster who coached a single season at Garfield High School (1963-64).[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Garfield High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  3. ^ Contacts, Garfield High School. Accessed July 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Brubaker, Paul. "NFL stars return to their roots", Herald News, July 7, 2007. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Luis Castillo, San Diego Chargers defensive end, and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin returned to Garfield High School's gridiron to pass the love of the game to some 65 boys between the ages of 8 and 14."
  5. ^ Luis Castillo player profile, National Football League Players Association. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Hometown: Garfield, N.J....SuperPrep All-America at Garfield High School in Garfield, New Jersey…first-team all-state and all-county as junior and senior by Associated Press and Newark Star-Ledger…three-time first-team all-league choice…team captain and team MVP as senior…also lettered in track and wrestling as state’s top heavyweight"
  6. ^ Hermoso, Rafael. "GARFIELD'S CHREBET HOPES TO IMPRESS JETS", The Record (Bergen County), May 4, 1995. Accessed December 5, 2007. "Wayne Chrebet wasn't exactly overconfident when he began his football career as a sophomore at Garfield High School."
  7. ^ Dick Vitale bio, ESPN.com, dated November 2004

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