Glen Rock High School
| Glen Rock High School | |
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| Location | |
| 400 Hamilton Avenue Glen Rock, NJ 07452 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Glen Rock Public Schools |
| Principal | John Arlotta |
| Asst. Principal | Steven Purciello |
| Faculty | 57 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 748 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.12[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, Black & White |
| Athletics conference | North Jersey Interscholastic Conference |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Website | School website |
Glen Rock High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Glen Rock, in Bergen County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Glen Rock Public Schools.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 748 students and 57 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.12.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 31st in New Jersey and 1,070th nationwide.[2] Glen Rock was ranked 874th, the 24th-highest in New Jersey, in Newsweek magazine's 2010 rankings of America's Best High Schools.[3] In Newsweek's May 22, 2007, issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Glen Rock High School was listed in 964th place, the 28th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[4] The school was ranked as number 614 in the April 30, 2006 issue, the 18th highest ranked school in New Jersey.[5]
The school was the 28th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after having also been ranked 28th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6] The school was ranked 6th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[7] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 38th out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 39 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).[8]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[9]
- Principal - John Arlotta
- Assistant Principal - Steven Purciello
In May 2011, the district announced that John Arlotta would assume the position of principal starting in July 2011, taking over from James McCarthy.[10]
[edit] Publications
The school newspaper, The Glen Echo, publishes 10 issues a year. John Milsovic serves as the newspaper's faculty advisor.
[edit] Athletics
The Glen Rock Panthers compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC), made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County, Hudson County and Passaic County, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[11] Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Glen Rock was a member of the smaller Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League (BPSL).
Glen Rock's athletic teams have been successful in recent years. The football team won five consecutive state championships, from 1998-2002, one short of the state record.[12] The football team has also won the North I Group I state sectional championships in 1980 and 1996, in addition to winning in North I Group II in 1988.[13] The girls soccer team has also been a state power for a decade.
The football team won the 2001 North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 22-14 win against Cresskill High School.[14] The team won its fifth consecutive sectional championship with a 41-0 win against Henry P. Becton Regional High School in 2002.[12][15]
The girls tennis team took the North I, Group I sectional title in 1999 with a 4-1 win vs. Henry P. Becton Regional High School in the tournament finals.[16][17]
Glen Rock is one of the smallest high schools in New Jersey to support ice hockey and lacrosse programs.[18][19] Because the NJIC does not offer competition in these sports, Glen Rock is a member of the Big North Conference for hockey and competes in lacrosse-specific leagues for both boys' and girls' lacrosse.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Floyd Vivino (born 1951), star of The Uncle Floyd Show.[20]
- Jimmy Vivino (born 1955), musician.[20]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Glen Rock High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 1, 2011.
- ^ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: Glen Rock High School", The Washington Post. Accessed August 14, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "America's Best High Schools: The List", Newsweek, June 13, 2010. Accessed March 26, 2011.
- ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
- ^ America's Best High Schools, Newsweek, April 30, 2006.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 26, 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 December 30, 2011.
- ^ Principal's Office, Glen Rock High School. Accessed August 21, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "Glen Rock BOE names John Arlotta new principal of Glen Rock High School", Glen Rock Public Schools press release dated May 11, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2011.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 21, 2011.
- ^ a b Fox, Ron. "Long Live Rock! - Panthers roll; capture fifth straight title", The Record (Bergen County), December 8, 2002. Accessed July 31, 2007. "But the senior quarterback/safety returned to action quickly enough and contributed another interception and two more scores to the 41-0 rout of the third-seeded Wildcats, which earned the fourth-seeded Panthers their fifth straight sectional title, one short of the State record held by Pope John of Sparta and Paulsboro."
- ^ Goldberg, Jeff. N.J.S.I.A.A. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS, NJSIAA. Accessed November 26, 2011.
- ^ 2001 NJSIAA Football - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed July 31, 2007.
- ^ 2002 Football - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed July 31, 2007.
- ^ "IMMACULATE HEART WINS CHAMPIONSHIP", The Record (Bergen County), October 22, 1999. Accessed July 31, 2007. "In Group 1, freshman phenom Gabby Pasternak, the Bergen County small schools first singles champ, led a 4-1 Glen Rock victory over Becton."
- ^ Girls Tennis Public Group Finals - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed July 31, 2007.
- ^ "2011 Ice Hockey Regulations", NJSIAA. Accessed January 28, 2011. (Public School Classification on page 10 lists Glen Rock as 5th smallest school.)
- ^ "2010 Boys Lacrosse Groups", NJSIAA. Accessed January 28, 2011. (Glen Rock is 10th smallest school.)
- ^ a b Jimmy Vivino: Biography, accessed April 21, 2007. "By the mid-seventies, The Uncle Floyd Show was very popular, and Floyd Vivino was selling out the Bottom Line in New York City. At this time Jimmy's band provided the music. On sax was Jerry Vivino; on guitar, Jimmy Vivino; on keyboards the fabulous Ed Alstrom; and on drums, Frank Pagano. Interestingly, all of the band were Glen Rock High School graduates, and they all went on to be successful musicians."
[edit] External links
- Glen Rock High School website
- Glen Rock High School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Glen Rock Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Glen Rock High School Alumni website
Coordinates: 40°57′20″N 74°07′23″W / 40.955641°N 74.123017°W
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