Hanover Park High School
| Hanover Park High School | |
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| Location | |
| 63 Mount Pleasant Avenue East Hanover, NJ 07936 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Hanover Park Regional High School District |
| Principal | Thomas J. Callanan |
| Asst. Principal | William Brown |
| Faculty | 63 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 851 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.51[1] |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Hornets |
| Website | School website |
Hanover Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from East Hanover Township and Florham Park, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District.[2] The school opened in 1956.[3]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 851 students and 63 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.51.[1]
The school was the 96th-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 being ranked 67th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[4] Schooldigger.com ranked the school as 115th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (unchanged 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).[5]
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[edit] Design
The school's original master plan, conceived by a California architect, envisioned a series of one-story buildings (labeled A-H, with G for the gymnasium) each consisting of five classrooms, 35 in all. A spacious central core building housed administration, an auditorium, and separate wings with more classrooms for music (band and choir), arts, and home economics. Students had no lockers and walked outdoors after each succeeding period. The design, good for West Coast schools, was quickly deemed inappropriate for the heavy rains and harsh winters of northern New Jersey. The school was reconfigured in the 2000s, and by adding new buildings between existing structures, the campus now has five larger structures rather than the original ten smaller ones.
[edit] Athletics
Hanover Park High School now competes in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6] With 595 students in grades 10-12, the school is classified by the NJSIAA as North II, Group II, a category that includes schools with enrollment of 509 to 790.[7]
The football team won the North II Group II state sectional championships in 1990.[8]
[edit] Academic team
The Hanover Park High School Academic Decathlon Team, led by Coach Joseph Lunetta, won the 2008 New Jersey State Championship. They scored 42,405.5 out of 60,000 possible points for a 102.7-point victory over runners-up Parsippany Hills High School.[9]
At the national finals held in Garden Grove, California, the Academic Team placed sixth in Division III and twentieth overall with a score of 39,337.0. Senior Stephanie Wang was the highest scorer on the team, obtaining 8199.8 out of a possible 10,000 points.[10] The team won the Division III Rookie Award, given to the school competing at the finals for the first time that amasses the largest amount of points.[11]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[12]
- Thomas J. Callanan - Principal
- William Brown - Assistant Principal
- Joseph Merlino - Athletic Director
[edit] Sister school
Whippany Park High School, whose doors opened in 1967, serves the Township of Hanover. The school is located in the Whippany section of Hanover Township.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Linda Tripp (born 1949), central figure in the Lewinsky scandal.[13]
[edit] Notable faculty
- Wendell Wear, basketball and baseball coach inducted into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame in New Jersey High School Athletics. He also played minor league baseball for the Kokomo Dodgers in 1960, a team affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[14]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Hanover Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 22, 2011.
- ^ Hanover Park Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 20, 2011. "The Hanover Park Regional High School District is comprised of two high schools. Hanover Park High School is located in East Hanover, receives students from East Hanover and Florham Park, and has an enrollment of 837 students. Whippany High School is located in Hanover Township, receives students from Hanover Township and has an enrollment of 619 students."
- ^ 10-11.pdf 2010-2011 School Profile, Hanover Park High School. Accessed June 22, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 20, 2011.
- ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 5, 2012.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 5, 2012.
- ^ 2011-2012 Public Schools Group Classification for ShopRite Cup–Tennis–Soccer–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North II, NJSIAA. Accessed January 5, 2012.
- ^ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed December 20, 2011.
- ^ Academic Decathlon of New Jersey, Academic Decathlon of New Jersey. Accessed January 29, 2009.
- ^ United States Academic Decathlon, United States Academic Decathlon. Accessed January 29, 2009.
- ^ United States Academic Decathlon, United States Academic Decathlon. Accessed January 29, 2009.
- ^ Home page, Hanover Park High School. Accessed June 22, 2011.
- ^ "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO...", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.
- ^ Wendell Wear, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed June 22, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Hanover Park High School
- Hanover Park Regional High School District
- Hanover Park Regional High School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hanover Park Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°48′19″N 74°22′20″W / 40.805343°N 74.372315°W
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