Hackensack High School
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| Hackensack High School | |
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| First & Beech Streets Hackensack, NJ, 07601 USA |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "There is no limit to the good a man can do, if he doesn't care who gets the credit." Seal motto: Scientia Terras Irradiamus (We irradiate the Earth with knowledge.) |
| Established | 1894 |
| School district | Hackensack Public Schools |
| Principal | Mark Porto |
| Asst. Principal | Mark Johnson James Montesano William Paladino |
| Faculty | 141.2 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,854 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 13.1[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League |
| Nickname | Comets |
| Rivals | Teaneck |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Voice |
| Yearbook | The Comet |
| Information | 201-646-7900 |
| School Song | Old Hackensack |
| Athletics | 25 Teams |
| Website | School website |
Hackensack High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Hackensack, New Jersey, in the United States as part of the Hackensack Public Schools. Hackensack High School serves students from the Bergen County, New Jersey communities of Hackensack, South Hackensack, Maywood, and Rochelle Park.[2] Students from Teterboro, New Jersey may choose to attend either Hackensack High School or Hasbrouck Heights High School in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey as part of sending/receiving relationship with the respective districts.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,854 students and 141.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2.[1]
The school was the 184th-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 203rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
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[edit] History
Hackensack High School was founded in 1894 and graduated its first class on February 1, 1898. The cornerstone for its present location at First and Beech Streets in Hackensack was laid on December 2, 1916. The building was dedicated in 1918. By 1920, twenty-two Bergen County towns sent their students to Hackensack High School. New wings were built in the 40's and 50's. The 1965 expansion of Hackensack High School encompassed neighboring Beech Street School and extended a two-story bridge over First Street and in 1967 the Beech Street elementary school became the "east wing" of the high school as it stands today[4].
[edit] Sports
Hackensack is a founding member of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League. Hackensack High and Ridgewood High School are the only founding members of the NNJIL to remain in the league. Since the 1912 visit of Halley's Comet, Hackensack's athletic teams have been known as the Comets ("Colts" before 1912). During the 1924-25 season, the Hackensack Comets Boys Basketball team beat Passaic High School which had won an amazing 159 consecutive games. The ball commemorating this feat still remains in the trophy case in the gym named for that team's captain, Howard Bollerman, Sr. (later principal of Hackensack High School).
The HHS homecoming football game has been held annually on Thanksgiving Day against rival Teaneck High School since 1931, alternating each year with each school as host.[5]
Vince Lombardi was hired to coach football at Hackensack High School, but couldn't get out of his contract with neighboring St. Cecilia's in Englewood, New Jersey. Hackensack turned to Tom DellaTorre to coach the football team, he responded by winning 13 championships and having the football field renamed "Tom DellaTorre Athletic Field"
[edit] School song
The alma mater of Hackensack High School was written by W. Demarest and B. Pratt of the Class of 1918. It is to the tune of the alma mater of New York University, "Palisades" (used by permission).
"OLD HACKENSACK"
- Oh Hackensack, dear Alma Mater,
- For thee we raise the gold and blue,
- And strive to lift thy banner higher
- In each and everything we do.
- And when we bring up to thy altar
- Trophies from football, field, and track,
- We'll mingle many hearts and voices
- in praise of Hackensack.
- But high school friendships all must sever
- And fade as does the dying day,
- And comrades all must come to parting
- As out in life we wend our way.
- Whatever fate may hold in secret
- May we turn our memories back,
- Renew once more our old devotion
- For thee, dear Hackensack.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Hector Luis Bustamante (b. 1972, Class of 1990) Award Winning Hollywood Actor [6]
- Chet Forte (1935-1996, Class of 1953), television sports pioneer.[7]
- Mike Fratello (b. 1947, Class of 1965), former NBA coach who starred at Hackensack High School as a student and who returned for his first job as an assistant coach after graduating from college.[8]
- Matt Golombek (b. 1954, Class of 1972) Principal Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena, CA. Mars Exploration.[9]
- Chet Hanulak (b. 1933, Class of 1950), former Cleveland Browns running back.[10]
- Jimmy Howes (Class of 1979) Radio Morning Show Host, comedian, Marconi Award winning program Director.
- Alex Vincent LoScialpo (actor) Alex Vincent (b. 1981, Class of 1999), played Andy Barclay in the film Child's Play and its sequel Child's Play 2.[11]
- Gene Saks (b. 1921, Class of 1939) Broadway/Hollywood Director [11]
- Theodore Trautwein (1920-2000), judge who sentenced a reporter from The New York Times to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of Mario Jascalevich.[12]
- Walter G. Winne (1889-1972, Class of 1906), U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1922 to 1928.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Hackensack High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2008.
- ^ Hackensack High School 2006 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 12, 2008. "Hackensack High School serves the communities of Hackensack, South Hackensack, Maywood and Rochelle Park."
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ Hackensack High School pictures, accessed August 7, 2006
- ^ Schutta, Gregory. "HACKENSACK'S CARTER BURIES TEANECK", The Record (Bergen County), November 29, 1991. Accessed August 11, 2008. "Carter ran for 102 yards and three touchdowns as Hackensack trampled Teaneck, 39-21, in the 60th Thanksgiving football meeting between the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League Pacific Division rivals. "
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Chet Forte, 60, an Innovator in Television Sports", The New York Times, May 19, 1996. Accessed February 12, 2008.
- ^ Mike Fratello, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed November 1, 2007.
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ a b 2000 HHS Alumni Directory
- ^ Corcoran, David. "Theodore Trautwein, Judge in Landmark Press Case, Dies at 80", The New York Times, September 2, 2000. Accessed October 13, 2009.
- ^ Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide. 2. J.J. Scannell. 1919. p. 648. http://books.google.com/books?id=vdgDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA648.
[edit] External links
- Hackensack High School website
- Hackensack Public Schools
- Hackensack High School's 2007-08 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Hackensack Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°53′06″N 74°03′08″W / 40.88505°N 74.052119°W
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