Passaic High School
| Passaic High School | |
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| Location | |
| 170 Paulison Avenue Passaic, NJ 07055 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Passaic City School District |
| Principal | Tobias Weissman |
| Faculty | 224 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,776 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.39[1] |
| Athletics conference | Big North Conference |
| Nickname | Indians |
| Website | School website |
Passaic High School is a four-year community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Passaic, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Passaic City School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,776 students and 224 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.39.[1]
The school was the 313th-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 312th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 310th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
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[edit] History
Passaic High School's first graduating class, in 1873, was made up of eight students, who attended the Acquackanonk District School. The first Passaic High School was constructed in 1886-87 at the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue (now Broadway). The district's second high school was built in 1910 across the street from the original building on Lafayette Avenue. The present high school on Paulison Avenue was completed in May 1957.[5]
[edit] Athletics
The Passaic High School Indians now compete in the Big North Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6] Prior to the realignment in 2010, the school competed in Division B of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) which included public and private high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County.[7]
Between 1915 and 1924, Ernest Blood coached Passaic High School basketball team to a remarkable 200-1 record. Passaic was unbeaten for more than five seasons, a feat which is considered to be the longest winning streak in amateur sports history,[8] challenged only by the 151-game winning streak of the De La Salle High School football team.
The boys basketball team won the 2001 North I, Group IV state sectional championship, edging Teaneck High School 64-62 in the tournament final.[9]
The football team won the North I Group IV state championship in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1989.[10]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Passaic High School hosts one of the largest Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) programs in the country. In 2004 the unit was awarded the Navy's Unit Achievement award, in 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years the Distinguished Unit Award. Also in 2006 and 2007,under the command of Chelsea Woodson, the unit's Color Guard drill team won First Place at the National JROTC Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida. Also in 2007 at the National Drill Championship in Daytona Florida Senior Yasser Acosta earned a Fourth Place trophy for Platoon Armed. In 2008, the unarmed exhibition team under the command of Senior, Anthony Palma, came in a strong fourth place finish on a national level in Daytona Beach, Florida. This second only to Karla Ramos 4th place trophy earned in 2004.
In 2006, at the USSBA National Championships at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Passaic High School was recognized with the Best Percussion National Championship title and the Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class V.[11]
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Passaic High School include:
- Art Harris (1949-70), running back who played college football at Marshall University who was killed in the 1970 Marshall plane crash.[12]
- Craig Heyward (1966-2006), a running back who was a Heisman Trophy candidate in 1987 and played for the New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams, and Indianapolis Colts in an 11-year National Football League career.[13]
- Dennis Johnson (born 1951), former NFL defensive tackle.[14]
- Augie Lio (1918-1989), football player, who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.[15]
- William J. Martini (born 1947), United States district court judge who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district in Congress.[16]
- Bill Mokray (1907-1974), basketball historian and statistician enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965 as a contributor to the sport.[17]
- John Roosma (1900-83), captain of Ernest Blood's "Wonder Teams" who became the first college player to total 1,000 points for his career while at the United States Military Academy.[18]
- Sonia Rosado, first Hispanic elected to the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[19]
- Víctor Santos (born 1976), starting pitcher who played most recently for the Cincinnati Reds. Santos played for the Detroit Tigers (2001), Colorado Rockies (2002), Texas Rangers (2003) and Milwaukee Brewers (2005).[20]
- The Shirelles, the first major female vocal group of the rock and roll era and the first girl group to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.[21]
- Jay Sniatkowski (born 1964), former mayor and deputy mayor of Verona, New Jersey, Essex County Republican Committee member and Chairman of the Verona Republican Committee.[citation needed]
- Tyronne Stowe (born 1965), former NFL linebacker.[22]
- Jack Tatum (1948-2010), former American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 to 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League.[23][24]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Passaic High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 28, 2011.
- ^ Passaic High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed November 8, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ Passaic City Schools: School - School History, Passaic High School. Accessed May 2, 2011.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 28, 2011.
- ^ Home page, Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League. Accessed August 28, 2011.
- ^ Ernest Blood profile, Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed December 17, 2006.
- ^ 2001 - North I, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed July 16, 2007.
- ^ Goldberg, Jeff. N.J.S.I.A.A. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS, NJSIAA. Accessed November 8, 2011.
- ^ USSBA National Championship Titles, United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) press release dated November 14, 2006.
- ^ Art Harris, Marshall University November 14, 1970 ... Remembered. Accessed August 28, 2011.
- ^ Litsky, Frank. "Craig Heyward, Who Was N.F.L.'s Ironhead, Is Dead at 39", The New York Times, May 29, 2006. Accessed August 28, 2011. "From ages 10 to 12, Heyward lived in a training school for wayward boys. He became an all-state player at Passaic High School before starring at Pittsburgh."
- ^ Dennis Johnson, database Football. Accessed January 28, 2008.
- ^ Augie Lio profile database Football. Accessed August 7, 2007.
- ^ William J. Martini, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed July 13, 2007.
- ^ William G. "Bill" Mokray enshrined as a contributor in 1965, Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed July 13, 2007. "Mokray's romance started while a student at Passaic High School during the era of the 'Passaic High School Wonder Teams.'"
- ^ "Col. John Roosma Dead at 83; Basketball Star at West Point", The New York Times, November 14, 1983. Accessed January 11, 2008.
- ^ Sonia Rosado Freeholder profile, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed July 13, 2007.
- ^ Santos makes most of opportunity: Non-roster invitee enjoying breakthrough season, MLB.com, August 4, 2004. "One the pitches Santos offers, his fastball, was nowhere to be seen when he graduated from Passaic High School in New Jersey in 1995.
- ^ Nutt, Amy Ellis. "Passaic dedicates street to the Shirelles", The Star-Ledger, September 21, 2008. Accessed August 28, 2011. "The Shirelles were just teenagers when they sang their own doo-wop song, 'I Met Him on a Sunday,' and brought down the house at the annual Passaic High School talent show in 1957."
- ^ Tyronne Stowe Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards, databaseFootball.com. Accessed February 19, 2008.
- ^ via Associated Press. "Jack Tatum", The Star-Ledger, July 27, 2010. Accessed November 8, 2010. "Tatum was born in North Carolina but grew up in Passaic, where he was named an All-American as a senior at Passaic High School."
- ^ Jack Tatum player profile, DatabaseFootball. Accessed December 17, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Passaic High School
- Passaic City School District
- Passaic City School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Passaic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°51′22″N 74°07′39″W / 40.855985°N 74.127401°W
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