Hightstown High School
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File:Hightstown Ram.jpg
Hightstown High School Mascot
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| 25 Leshin Lane Hightstown, NJ 08520 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | East Windsor Regional School District |
| Principal | Alix Arvizu |
| Faculty | 111 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,457 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.13[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Colonial Valley Conference |
| Team name | Rams |
| Publication | The Ram Page |
| Website | School website |
Hightstown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from three communities in Mercer County and Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the East Windsor Regional School District. Students come from East Windsor Township and Hightstown Borough, both in Mercer County. Students from Roosevelt Borough (a community in Monmouth County) attend the district's high schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[2]
The High School building opened during the 1965-66 school year. Additions to the original structure were completed in 1973, 1982 and 2005. The High School is approved by the New Jersey Department of Education and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[citation needed]
Hightstown High School offers a wide range of courses. Included are Advanced Placement, honors, vocational and standard academic courses. The curriculum is broad in scope and flexible to meet general and individual needs. After meeting basic curricular proficiency standards, students may choose from the wide variety of elective courses that will meet their individual interests and needs.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,457 students and 111 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.13.[1]
The school was the 180th-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 175th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 119th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 225th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 4 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).[5]
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[edit] Athletics
The Hightstown High School Rams compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Mercer County, Monmouth County and Middlesex County, New Jersey, under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6]
Interscholastic sports include: cross country, football, soccer, field hockey, cheerleading, wrestling, indoor track and field, basketball, swimming, ice hockey, baseball, softball, tennis, and lacrosse.
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration include:[7]
- Alix Arvizu - Principal
- Dr. Diana Chase - Assistant Principal
- William Delaney - Assistant Principal
- Robert Scott - Assistant Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Melanie Balcomb, Head Basketball Coach at Vanderbilt University.[8]
- Jim Barlow, two-time high school soccer All-American and current head soccer coach at Princeton University.[9]
- William R. Forstchen, (born 1950, class of 1968), author and historian.[citation needed]
- Hilly Kristal (1931–2007), the owner and founder of CBGBs, graduated from Hightstown in 1949.[citation needed]
- Marlon LeBlanc, Head Men's Soccer Coach at West Virginia University.[10]
- Randal Pinkett (born 1971), Chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, Rhodes Scholar, the winner of the reality show, The Apprentice 4, attended and graduated from Hightstown High School.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Hightstown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 10, 2011.
- ^ East Windsor Regional School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 7, 2011. "The East Windsor Regional School District is a pre-kindergarten through grade 12 district serving the communities of East Windsor Township, Hightstown Borough and the grades 7 through 12 students of Roosevelt Borough."
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 2, 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 January 1, 2012.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2012.
- ^ Hightstown High School. Accessed April 7, 2011.
- ^ HHS grad coaches team to Southeastern Conference title, Princeton Packet, March 16, 2007.
- ^ Staff. "Six-Member Freshmen Class to Join Princeton Men's Soccer in 2006: Group includes players from Colorado, California.", CBS Sports, June 5, 2006. Accessed February 2, 2011. "Head coach Jim Barlow, in his 11th season in 2006, welcomes a group that includes players from six states, including California and Colorado. One will become the third member of his family to play for Barlow at Princeton, while another is a graduate of Hightstown High School, Barlow's alma mater."
- ^ Men's Soccer Coaching Staff: Marlon LeBlanc - Head Coach, West Virginia Mountaineers. Accessed July 9, 2008. "A Hightstown High School four-year starter, the New Jersey native received All-State, All-Area, and All-County honors during his scholastic career."
- ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Hightstown; A Borough With Respect for Its Roots", The New York Times, February 6, 1994. Accessed February 2, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Hightstown High School
- East Windsor Regional School District
- East Windsor Regional School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the East Windsor Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Hightstown High School Athletic Hall of Fame
Coordinates: 40°15′40″N 74°31′52″W / 40.261°N 74.531°W
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