Ramsey High School (New Jersey)
| Ramsey High School | |
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| Main Street and Island Avenue Ramsey, NJ 07446 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1908 |
| School district | Ramsey Public School District |
| Principal | Richard S. Lio |
| Asst. Principal | Dr. Matthew J. Certo |
| Faculty | 66 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 958 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.52[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Big North Conference |
| Team name | Rams |
| Website | School website |
Ramsey High School, established in 1909, is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in Ramsey, New Jersey, operating as part of the Ramsey Public School District. Students from Saddle River attend the district's middle school and then have the option of attending either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands Regional High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with each of the respective districts.[2][3][4][5]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 958 students and 66 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.52.[1]
Ramsey High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.
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[edit] History
The first class to graduate from Ramsey was the class of 1908, and they went to school in the current Borough Hall. After that, students went to John Y. Dater School, which was a regional K-12 school at the time. The first Ramsey High School was constructed in 1912, with the first commencement held in June 1913. An addition was constructed in 1923. By 1935, additional space was needed, and a new building was proposed to take advantage of funding available through the New Deal-era Public Works Administration. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new building were held on January 16, 1936, and the “New Ramsey High School” was dedicated in 1937.
[edit] Honors and distinctions
The school was the 33rd-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 13th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6] The school was ranked 27th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[7]
In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 61st in New Jersey and 1,743rd nationwide.[8] Ramsey High School was recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the top 500 high schools in the nation.
On New Jersey's High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), 97.2% of 2010 graduates scored at the proficient or advanced proficient level on the math section, while 98.6% of Ramsey High School students scored at the proficient or advanced proficient levels on the language arts sections of the test. 93% of Ramsey High School's 2010 graduating class took the SAT. Student scores exceeded state averages, with those taking the exam averaging 563 on the match section (vs. 520 for all test takers in New Jersey), 576 on the verbal section (vs. 515) and scored 515 on the essay portion of the exam (vs. 515 statewide).[9]
Ramsey High School's Big Blue Marching Band was the 2005 Musical Arts Conference NJ State Champion and the 2005 Tournament of Bands Chapter 10 Group 4 Champion. The Band, under direction of Mr. Clifford "B" Bialkin, Is recognized as one of New Jersey's finest High School bands, and has won countless honors from across the country and the world.
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[edit] Programs and curriculum
Programs at Ramsey High School include the following:
- College preparatory program (math, science, language arts, and social studies)
- Foreign languages (French, German, Latin, Spanish, on four and five levels, as well as two levels of Chinese in 2009)
- Honors courses
- Advanced Placement courses are available in AP Calculus, AP Statistics, and AP Computer Science; AP English Literature and Composition and AP English Language and Composition; AP Physics, AP Chemistry, and AP Biology; AP United States History and AP United States Government; AP Spanish Language, AP French Language, AP German Language, and AP Latin Literature; and AP Music Theory
- Courses designed to address the needs of students with learning disabilities
- Elective program (fine arts, practical arts, technology education, and business education)
- Wireless mobile laptop technology along with a CAD lab and large and small computer labs, all connected to the internet
- A library-media center with 27,000 print volumes along with internet connectivity at 24 research stations
- A full complement of musical, athletic, artistic, literary, social, cultural, and service activities
- Student government, leadership, character education, peer mediation, and various volunteer activities
- A Japanese exchange program established with Fukui Prefecture in Japan
- Musical programs include, the Ramsey High School Big Blue Marching Band, a world class High School Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Winter Percussion, and Winter Guard.
[edit] Diploma requirements
In order to graduate with a diploma, students must complete 120 credits consisting of 4 years of English / Language Arts; 1 year of Physical Education, Health, and Safety for each year of enrollment; 2 years of United States History; 1 year of World History / Cultures; 3 years of Mathematics; 3 years of Science; 2 years of World Language; 5 credits of Fine Arts and 5 credits of Practical Arts. Cross-content workplace readiness skills, which are integrated into content areas in grades 9-12. All students, unless specifically exempted, must pass the Eleventh Grade HSPA as required by the State of New Jersey. All students must also take a state mandated Biology test when they take biology (freshman year for honors students and sophomore year for CP and MCP students).
[edit] Athletics
The Ramsey Rams 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.[10] Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school participated in the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League (NBIL/NBIAL). Almost every sport has both a Varsity and a Junior Varsity team, and many sports have Freshmen teams. (Inclusion of "boys"/"girls" designates two distinct teams, even if both practice together.)
Teams marked with an asterisk (*), although technically separate teams that compete and score independently of each other, usually practice and compete alongside the opposite sex's team of the same sport.
- Fall sports teams: Football, Soccer (boys), Soccer (girls), Cross country (boys), Cross country (girls), Field hockey, Tennis (girls), Volleyball (girls),Cheerleading (non-NBIL), and Marching band
- Winter sports teams: Basketball (boys), Basketball (girls), Bowling (boys)*, Bowling (girls)*, Track (boys)*, Track (girls)*, Ice hockey, Swimming (boys)*, Swimming (girls)* Wrestling, Winter percussion, and Winter guard
- Spring sports teams: Baseball (boys), Softball (girls), Track (boys)*, Track (girls)*, Golf (boys)*, Golf (girls)* and Tennis (boys)
The school has won the following state championships:[11]
- Boys Basketball - Group II (1950)
- Field Hockey - Group III (1976)
- Boys Cross Country - Group III (1978)[12]
- Softball - Group II (1981), Group III (1991)
- Volleyball - Group II (1995)
- Girls Cross Country - Group II (1995-1997)[12]
- Boys Track & Field- Group II (1999)
- Girls Soccer - Group II (2000-2001)[13][14][15]
- Golf - All Groups (2001)
- Boys Soccer - Group II (2007)[16]
- Ice Hockey - Public B (2009)[17]
- Football - Group II (2002, 2009)
The 2007 boys soccer team won the North I, Group II state sectional championship with a 5-0 win over Tenafly High School in the tournament final.[18] The team moved on to win the Group II state championship, the first ever by the program, with a 3-1 win over Cinnaminson High School.[19][20]
In 2002 the Rams football team went 11-1 capturing the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North I Group II state championship for the first time in school history, with a 7-6 win over Hoboken High School.[21] In 2009 the Rams football team went 10-2 and won their second NJSIAA North I Group II football championship with a 36-10 victory over River Dell High School.[22]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Ramsey High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 10, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "Tuition to rise $219 under new contract", Town Journal, November 19, 2009. Accessed August 22, 2011. "With no high school in the borough, Saddle River students have the option of enrolling in either Ramsey High School or Northern Highlands. The new deal replaces the previous agreement that covered 1998 to 2008."
- ^ Ramsey Public Schools 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 12, 2011. "In addition to serving the residents of Ramsey, the District also educates the students of Saddle River in grades 6-12 through a send-receive relationship."
- ^ Ramsey Schools Overview, Saddle River School District. Accessed April 12, 2011. "Following graduation from Fifth grade, students enter Eric Smith Middle School in Ramsey, New Jersey. Upon graduation from Eighth grade students may attend Ramsey High School."
- ^ Northern Highlands High School Overview, Saddle River School District. Accessed April 12, 2011. "Northern Highlands High School is located in Allendale New Jersey and is one of the two high schools Saddle River students may elect to attend."
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: Ramsey High School", The Washington Post. Accessed September 10, 2011.
- ^ Ramsey High School 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 11, 2011.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 22, 2011.
- ^ Team Championships, Ramsey High School. Accessed April 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Cross Country State Group Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed September 11, 2011.
- ^ HISTORY OF NJSIAA GIRLS SOCCER, NJSIAA. Accessed September 10, 2011.
- ^ Narducci, Marc. "Delran Loses In State Soccer Final The Bears Controlled Most Of The Play In The Group 2 Girls' Title Game, But Ramsey Got The Only Goal.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 19, 2000. Accessed September 11, 2011. "Despite controlling play throughout, Delran suffered a 1-0 defeat to Ramsey in the state Group 2 championship game at the College of New Jersey."
- ^ Morris, Tim. "Colonials bid for a title is thwarted in double OT Borough falls 2-1 to Ramsey", News Transcript, November 21, 2011. Accessed September 11, 2011. "That the Colonials’ state title bid ended agonizingly in a double-overtime loss to Ramsey, 2-1, Saturday at The College of New Jersey, hardly diminished what the Colonials had achieved."
- ^ 2007 Boys Soccer - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed February 27, 2008.
- ^ Staff. "Public B Finals: Ramsey 2, Kinnelon 02009 NJSIAA High School Hockey Championships", New Jersey Devils, March 21, 2009. Accessed September 11, 2011. "Ramsey's Matt Braun made 40 saves Saturday to shut out Kinnelon, 2-0, in the Public B title game at Prudential Center.... In its first trip to the New Jersey Devils/NJSIAA Championships presented by Chase, Ramsey became the first Bergen County school to capture a state title."
- ^ 2007 Boys Soccer - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed November 13, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Boys Soccer - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed November 24, 2007.
- ^ Schutta, Gregory. "Ramsey savors first State championship", The Record (Bergen County), November 18, 2007. Accessed November 24, 2007.
- ^ Hague, Jim. "Red Wings suffer heartbreaking loss: Drop a 7-6 decision to Ramsey in Group II finale", Hudson Reporter, December 13, 2002. Accessed September 11, 2011. "The final outcome was not even imaginable. It was supposed to be destiny that Hoboken would win the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group II state football championship last Sunday. Everything had fallen into place for the Red Wings.... However, that's not what happened. Sometimes, destiny plays funny tricks on even the surest of events. Sometimes, things don't go quite according to plan. Ramsey pulled off the unthinkable and shocked the Red Wings, 7-6."
- ^ Kinney, Mike. "Ramsey 36, River Dell 10", The Star-Ledger, December 4, 2009. Accessed September 11, 2011. "Paced by the brilliant running of senior halfback Zach Donnarumma, Ramsey shook off a long TD run by River Dell on the game’s second play, rolling to a 36-10 victory last night for the NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 1, Group 2 championship before a crowd of 8,018 at Giants Stadium."
- ^ Principal's Message, Ramsey High School. Accessed April 12, 2011.
- ^ Assistant Principal's Message, Ramsey High School. Accessed April 12, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Ramsey High School
- Ramsey High School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for Ramsey High School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Brief history of Ramsey High School
Coordinates: 41°03′28″N 74°08′12″W / 41.05774°N 74.136609°W
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