Raritan High School
| Raritan High School | |
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| Location | |
| 419 Middle Road Hazlet, NJ 07730 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Hazlet Township Public Schools |
| Principal | Wayne C. Ramsey |
| Asst. Principal | Paul Zicker Robert Generelli |
| Faculty | 76 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,058 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.92[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and Grey |
| Athletics conference | Shore Conference |
| Nickname | Rockets |
| Website | School website |
Raritan High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving Hazlet Township, New Jersey, operating as part of the Hazlet Township Public Schools. The district's first and only high school, named after the former community name, Raritan Township, was opened in September 1962 with an enrollment of 778 students, increasing to over 2,300 students in 1979. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2000.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,058 students and 76 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.92.[1]
The school was the 166th-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 164th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 153rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
Raritan High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools.[5] The school offers to the students of Hazlet, a comprehensive program of education ranging from an academically oriented, college preparatory curriculum to courses in the vocational and career oriented field.
In May 2010, the Hazlet Township Board of Education embarked on a trial of "Going green to save green" by agreeing to enter into a power purchase agreement with Ray Angelini, Inc. and Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC. Under this agreement, solar panels are to be erected on awnings over the student parking lot at Raritan High School and on the rooftop of Hazlet Middle School. The project, while expected to cost in total $7.5 million, will not be paid for by the Hazlet taxpayer: Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC and Angelini, Inc. are to pay the costs of construction and maintenance in their entirety and in return the Hazlet school district has contractually agreed to purchase the electricity at a rate "significantly below market cost." The district expects to save $1.7 million in energy costs over the next 15 years. [6]
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[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
- Wayne C. Ramsey - Principal[7]
- Paul Zicker - Assistant Principal[8]
- Robert Generelli - Assistant Principal[8]
[edit] Athletics
The Raritan High School Rockets compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[9] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[10]
The football team won the Central Jersey Group II state sectional championships in 2004.[11]
The schools wrestling team won the 2006 Shore Conference Class A Central title.[12] With a 19-4 record, the team reached the finals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey. The 2012 wrestling team won the Class A Central title, with a 24-6 team record, the team won the Central Jersey Group II State Sectional Championship title (second state sectional title and first time since 2004) and the very first Group II State Championship title.
The girls' track and field team won the 2007 Shore Conference A-Central Division title. They beat Red Bank Catholic High School's girls' track and field team for the first time in the school's 45-year history in 2007.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Doug Hamilton (1963-2006), Major League Soccer executive.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Raritan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 23, 2011.
- ^ Raritan High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed December 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 21, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ Raritan High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 23, 2011.
- ^ "Hazlet Township School District Goes Green to Save Green". Accessed January 17, 2010.
- ^ Principal, Raritan High School. Accessed March 21, 2011.
- ^ a b Administrative Staff, Raritan High School. Accessed March 21, 2011.
- ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 2, 2011.
- ^ Goldberg, Jeff. N.J.S.I.A.A. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS, NJSIAA. Accessed December 2, 2011.
- ^ Raritan could compete with Shore's elite teams, Holmdel Independent, December 13, 2006.
- ^ Rutgers Men’s Soccer Hosts Connecticut in the Second Annual Doug Hamilton Memorial Soccer Classic, Rutgers University press release dated April 4, 2008. Accessed June 23, 2011. "The Doug Hamilton Memorial Classic is a tribute to Hazlet native, who starred on the Raritan High School soccer team (Raritan class of 1981) and went on to a distinguished career including President and General Manager of both the Miami Fusion (2000-2002) and the Los Angeles Galaxy (2002-2006) of Major League Soccer."
[edit] External links
- Raritan High School - Official Website
- RHS School Review
- Hazlet Township Public Schools
- Hazlet Township Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hazlet Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°25′28″N 74°09′11″W / 40.424323°N 74.152997°W
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