Plainfield High School (New Jersey)
| Plainfield High School | |
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| Location | |
| 950 Park Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07060 |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′43″N 74°24′45″W / 40.611948°N 74.412515°WCoordinates: 40°36′43″N 74°24′45″W / 40.611948°N 74.412515°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1857 |
| School district | Plainfield Public School District |
| Principal | Otis Brown |
| Vice principal | Deborah Celestand Daniel Cone Dian Roach Sasha Slocum Deltria Smith |
| Faculty | 112 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,638 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.62[1] |
| Athletics conference | Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Cardinals |
| Website | School website |
Plainfield High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, one of New Jersey's 31 Abbott Districts.[2] Plainfield High School was established in 1857, making it the second-oldest high school in New Jersey.[citation needed] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.[3]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,638 students and 112 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.62.[1]
The school was the 307th-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 293rd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[4] The school was ranked 307th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[5]
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[edit] Athletics
Plainfield High School now competes in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6] Before the 2010 realignment, the school had competed in the Watchung Conference, a high school sports association that consists of public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County.
Plainfield's football rivalry with Westfield High School dates back to 1900, making it the oldest active public high school football rivalry in the state.
The Boys' Basketball team won the 2004 North II, Group IV state sectional championship, defeating Elizabeth High School 47-42 in the final.[7]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[8]
- Otis Brown - Principal
- Deborah Celestand - Vice Principal (Guidance)
- Daniel Cone - Vice Principal (Athletics)
- Dian Roach - Vice Principal (Grade 10/11)
- Sasha Slocum - Vice Principal (Grade 11/12)
- Deltria Smith - Vice Principal (Grade 9)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ernest R. Ackerman (1863-1931), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1919-1931.[9]
- Joe Black (1924-2002), first African American pitcher to win a World Series game, in 1952.[10][11]
- Margaret Bourke-White (1906-1971), photographer.[12]
- Milton Campbell (born 1933), gold medalist in the decathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[13]
- Manny Collins (born 1984) American football cornerback.[14]
- Peter Liske (born 1942), former professional football quarterback, who played in the NFL, AFL and CFL.[15]
- Peter McDonough (1925-98), member of the New Jersey Senate.[citation needed]
- Eugene Monroe (born 1987), professional football player with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and collegiate star at the University of Virginia.[16]
- Donald Van Blake (born 1922), member of United States Tennis Association Eastern Hall of Fame.[17]
- Adella Wotherspoon (1903-2004), youngest and longest-living survivor of the 1904 fire on the General Slocum. After graduating from the school, she taught business administration here from 1925 to 1961.[18]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Plainfield High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 23, 2011.
- ^ Abbott Districts, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the internet Archive as of May 15, 2009. Accessed October 23, 2011.
- ^ Plainfield High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed October 23, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 18, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 23, 2011.
- ^ 2004 Boys Basketball - North II, Group IV, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
- ^ About Our School > Contact Us, Plainfield High School. Accessed October 23, 2011.
- ^ Ernest R. Ackerman, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 16, 2008.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard. " Joe Black, Pitching Pioneer for the Dodgers, Dies at 78", The New York Times, May 18, 2002. Accessed October 8, 2007. "Black was born in Plainfield, N.J., where he was an all-around athlete in high school."
- ^ McKenzie, Doug. "South River’s Pearson to be inducted to N.J. Hall of Fame", East Brunswick Sentinel, February 7, 2001. Accessed October 8, 2007. "Also on this year’s list of inductees are Joe Black, a Plainfield High School graduate who became the first African-American pitcher to win a World Series game"
- ^ Margaret Bourke-White, Photography at Temple University. Accessed June 21, 2007. "She grew up in Bound Brook, NJ, and graduated from Plainfield High School."
- ^ "CAMPBELL CAPTURES TWO NEWARK EVENTS", The New York Times, February 28, 1953. Accessed November 6, 2007. "Milt Campbell, Plainfield High School star, won the first two events in the twenty-ninth Newark Athletic Club track and field championships today."
- ^ "71st Annual Hot Stove Awards Dinner, Feb. 11, Honors Union County Athletes, Young and Old", Union County, New Jersey press release dated February 2, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2007. "Manny Collins was a standout at both wide receiver and defensive back for the Plainfield High School Cardinals and earned All-County, All-Conference and All-Area honors."
- ^ Pete Liske profile, database Football. Accessed September 8, 2007.
- ^ Stanmyre, Matthew. "Plainfield High graduate Eugene Monroe ends holdout, signs with the Jacksonville Jaguars", The Star-Ledger, August 14, 2009. Accessed March 18, 2011.
- ^ [1],Tennis Week, April 24, 2008. Accessed September 5, 2009. "Kay and John P. McEnroe, Dick Scheer, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour CEO Larry Scott and Donald Van Blake were honored at the 21st anniversary of the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame on Friday evening, April 18, in New York City."
- ^ Martin, Douglas. "Adella Wotherspoon, Last Survivor of General Slocum Disaster, Is Dead at 100", The New York Times, February 4, 2004. Accessed August 17, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Plainfield High School
- Plainfield Public School District
- Taiwan Brown on Plainfield Public School District website.
- Plainfield Public School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Plainfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
