Morristown High School
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| Morristown High School | |
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| 50 Early Street Morristown, NJ 07960 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1869 |
| School district | Morris School District |
| Principal | Linda Murphy |
| Faculty | 117.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,477 (as of 2006-07)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 12.6[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon & White |
| Athletics conference | Iron Hills Conference |
| Nickname | Colonials |
| Publication | The Cobbonian |
| Information | 973-292-2000 |
| Website | School website |
Morristown High School (or MHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Morris School District. The school serves students from Morristown and Morris Township, along with students from Morris Plains, who attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[2]
Students feed into the high school from grades K-8 within the Morris School District from both Morristown, Morris Township, and various private schools. Students from Morris Plains in grades K-8 attend the Morris Plains Schools.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,477 students and 117 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
The school was the 75th best public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 65th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[3]
[edit] Athletics
The Morristown High School Colonials participate in the Iron Hills Conference, an athletic conference made up of high schools located in Essex County, Morris County and Union County in New Jersey.
The Morristown baseball team won the Group III state championship in 2006 with wins over Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan and Ocean Township High School by 3-1 and 11-7 respectively. They finished the season ranked third out of more than 300 high schools in the state by the Star Ledger's Top 20.[4]
The football team won the Section II Group III title in 1997, 1998, and 1999. These wins were the school's first ever "3-peat" consecutive wins. The team had earlier won state titles in 1974 and 1993, 1997, and 1.[5]
[edit] History
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Morristown High School was opened on December 13, 1869 on Maple Avenue, four years after Morristown had seceded from Morris Township. It accepted students from both the town and the township. The first graduates were the class of 1874, consisting of eight students, five girls and three boys.
Morristown High School played its first football game on September 28, 1901 against Port Oram.
The cornerstone of the current MHS building was laid on September 9, 1916. Classes at the current building began on September 4, 1918.
M.H.S. currently receives students from Frelinghuysen Middle School, Morris Plains Borough School, and various private schools, such as Saint Virgil's.
In 2005, Linda D. Murphy, an assistant principal at Morristown High School, was promoted to principal of Morristown High School, becoming the first Morristown High School graduate to fill the position.
In 2007, the principal announced a plan to replace the current semester-based block scheduling plan with a year-round rotating block schedule plan by the 2008-2009 school year. The decision was criticized.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable faculty
- Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918), poet and author, taught at Morristown High School 1908-1909.[6]
- Charlie Weis (born 1956), current head football coach at University of Notre Dame, was an assistant football coach and english teacher from 1980-1985.[7]
[edit] Notable alumni
- James J. Barry Jr 1964, Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Craig Newmark 1971, creator of the web community craigslist.[8]
- Gene Shalit , book and movie critic.[6]
- Rick Sofield 1974?, former Major League Baseball first-round draft pick & outfielder for the Minnesota Twins 1979-1981 [9]
- Clifton Todd Britt- 1987? Only pornographic actor to have won three Adult Video Network Awards. His stage name is Lexington Steele.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Morristown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 22, 2008.
- ^ Morristown High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 23, 2008. "It is composed of 1503 ethnically diverse students representing more than 31 different languages from Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains."
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ 2006 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed May 20, 2007.
- ^ Glickson, Grant. "HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL; Second Straight Title for Morristown", The New York Times, December 6, 1998. Accessed June 25, 2008. "First, the Morristown Colonials (11-0) defeated Westfield (9-3) by 37-14 in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 final.... The Colonials, now 7-0 in playoff action, claimed their first two state titles in 1974 and 1993.
- ^ a b Morristown at a glance, Gannett. Accessed January 27, 2008. Film critic who got his start writing a humor column, "The Korn Krib," for the high school newspaper."
- ^ Thamel, Pete. "Weis Made His Luck on Way to the Irish", The New York Times, December 19, 2004. Accessed September 16, 2008. "After graduating in 1978, Weis decided to become a coach and teacher. He returned to New Jersey and taught at Boonton High School, then at nearby Morristown High, where he found his first football mentor, Morristown Coach John Chironna."
- ^ "Web guru hails from Morristown", Daily Record (Morristown), June 26, 2004.
- ^ 1975 Baseball Draft Results - Round #1, accessed December 31, 2006
[edit] External links
- Morristown High School
- Morris School District
- Marching Colonials
- Morristown High School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Morris School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°48′06″N 74°29′09″W / 40.801682°N 74.48572°W
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