Pequannock Township High School
| Pequannock Township High School | |
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| 85 Sunset Road Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Pequannock Township School District |
| Principal | Frank Ingargiola |
| Faculty | 60.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 775 (as of 2006-07)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.0[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue/Gold |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Golden Panthers |
| Information | 973-616-6000 |
| Website | School website |
Pequannock Township High School, established in 1956, is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Pequannock Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pequannock Township School District.
Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered in AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP United States History, AP European History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP Spanish Language, AP Latin: Vergil, and AP Studio Art.
Honors courses are also available for students. These include Honors Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, English I, English II, English III, English IV, World History, US History I, US History II and many others.
Out of the 175-student Class of 2005, there were ten Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars, two National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students and 38 recipients of the President’s Education Award.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 775 students and 60 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
The school was the 100th-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 78th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[2]
Most recently in 2010, Pequannock Township High School was given the rank of 46 (from 100 the previous year) out of the "Top Public High Schools" in New Jersey Monthly, thus having the largest increase out of any NJ Public School in the top 100 of that year.
[edit] Athletics
The Pequannock Township High School Golden Panthers compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, an athletic conference consisting of private and public high schools located in Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties in Northwestern New Jersey. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The sports at the school include:
FALL SPORTS: Football, Fall Cheerleading, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Girls Tennis Marching Band
WINTER SPORTS: Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Winter Cheerleading, Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming, Indoor Track, Ice hockey, SPRING SPORTS: Golf, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Baseball Softball, Boys Track, Girls Track, Girls Field team, Boys Field team, Boys Tennis
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[3]
- Frank Ingargiola - Principal
- Richard Hayzler - Vice-Principal
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Pequannock Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2007.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ Administration, Pequannock Township High School. Accessed June 2, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Pequannock Township High School
- Pequannock Township School District
- Pequannock Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Pequannock Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°57′41″N 74°18′22″W / 40.961451°N 74.305991°W
