Sayreville War Memorial High School
| Sayreville War Memorial High School | |
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| 820 Washington Road Parlin, NJ 08859 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | James Brown |
| Vice principal | Shawn Currie Gregory Jegou Michael Leonardo |
| Faculty | 101 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,701 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.84[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gray |
| Mascot | Bomber |
| Website | school website |
Sayreville War Memorial High School is a four-year community public high school located in the Parlin section of Sayreville, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Sayreville Public Schools.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,701 students and 101 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.84.[1]
The school was the 232nd-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 213th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 217th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 222nd out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 1 position from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[4]
The school colors are blue and gray, and their sports teams are the Sayreville Bombers.
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[edit] Athletics
The Sayreville War Memorial High School Bombers compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, made up of public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area and operating under the supervision of New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[5] Sports consist of tennis, bowling, softball, field hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, football, cross country, track and field, baseball and wrestling. With 1,278 students in grades 10-12, the school is classified by the NJSIAA for most sports as North II, Group IV, a category that includes schools with enrollment of 1,200 to 3,015.[6]
The football team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state sectional championship in 1997 and the Central Jersey Group IV title in 2010.[7]
[edit] Clubs
- Sayreville Choir
- Sayreville Singers
- Vox Humana
- SWMHS Theatre Society
- COOP
- Stage, Sound and Light Crews
- Costume Crews
- Cued Speech Club
- Chess Club
- DECA
- Echo Lites
- FBLA
- Film and Television Society
- Fishing Club
- French Club
- French Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- Improv Troupe
- Interact Club
- International Society
- Library Council Club
- Makeup Crew
- Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
- SWMHS Marching Band
- Jazz Band
- Math club
- Odyssey of the Mind
- Platinum Soundz step squad
- Quo vadis - yearbook
- SADD
- Science Rules Club
- Student Council
- TIGS
- Downhill Club
- Japanese Club
- History Club
- STEAD
- Knitting Club
- SWMHS Red Cross Club
- Perpetual Motion Dance Club
- Winter Guard
- S.A.D.D
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[8]
- James Brown, Principal
- Shawn Currie, Vice Principal
- Gregory Jegou, Vice Principal
- Michael Leonardo, Vice Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Barry T. Albin (born 1952), justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court.[9]
- Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), lead singer of the rock band Bon Jovi.[10][11]
- Greg Evigan (born 1953), actor.[12]
- Marilyn Ghigliotti (born 1961), actress who played the character Veronica Loughran in Kevin Smith's cult hit Clerks.[13]
- Dulé Hill (born 1975, class of 1993), actor on Psych, and earlier on The West Wing.[14]
- Brandon Hoyte (born 1983, class of 2001), linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts.[15][16]
- Dan Huff (born 1985), Arena football player for the Trenton Steel.[15][17]
- Bill Loguidice (born 1972, class of 1990), writer and producer.[18]
- Roland Ruby (born 1966), composer/performer mostly for world music and music theatre who wrote the book, music and lyrics for The Return of the Jersey Devil.[citation needed]
- John S. Wisniewski (born 1962), New Jersey General Assemblyman, Deputy Speaker since 2004.[10][9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Sayreville War Memorial High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 29, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 14, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 1, 2012.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2012.
- ^ 2011-2012 Public Schools Group Classification for ShopRite Cup–Tennis–Soccer–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North II, NJSIAA. Accessed January 14, 2012.
- ^ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- ^ Administration Staff, Sayreville War Memorial High School. Accessed May 29, 2011.
- ^ a b SWMHS Hall of Fame, Sayreville War Memorial High School. Accessed September 21, 2008.
- ^ a b Peters, Jeremy W. "Politicians of All Stripes Join the Line for Bon Jovi", The New York Times, December 16, 2007. Accessed September 20, 2011. "“Who would have thought?” said John S. Wisniewski, a Democratic assemblyman who graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School with Mr. Bon Jovi. “I’m probably one of the few people in my graduating class who was involved in politics then and involved in politics now. And most of my friends looked at me like I had two heads.”"
- ^ JBJ - interview with singer Jon Bon Jovi - Interview, Interview (magazine), February 1998. "JBJ: I went to Sayreville High School, in New Jersey."
- ^ Staff. "Sayreville Native Stars In Hallmark Channel Film", News Record, November 7, 2008. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Evigan, who was recently inducted into the Sayreville War Memorial High School Alumni Hall of Fame for his contributions to the arts, began his career as something of a teen idol, and starred in the original Broadway casts of Jesus Christ Superstar and Grease."
- ^ Beckerman, Jim. "IT WAS SLOW GOING AT THE QUICK STOP: `CLERKS' STARS KEPT WAITING", The Record (New Jersey), November 4, 1994. "A 20-year Sayreville resident, she plays Veronica, girlfriend of the hapless clerk Dante (O'Halloran).... A graduate of Sayreville High School and a friend of O'Halloran's for several years, Ghigliotti has acted opposite him in theater productions of "Wait Until Dark" and the off-off Broadway production "Sabona."
- ^ Granieri, Laurie. "Sayreville native Dule Hill gears up for show's new season", Home News Tribune, August 7, 2009. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The biggest challenge for me is not making Gus too nerdy or too cool. Because Gus is a nerd, says Hill, 34, who grew up in Sayreville and is a 1993 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School. "
- ^ a b Rappleyea, Warren. "Bombers hope to book return trip to CJ Group IV final Sayreville football team to feature some new, some familiar faces", Sayreville Suburban, September 7, 2001. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Sayreville quarterback Dan Huff has the unenviable job of replacing Brandon Hoyte as the Bombers’ offensive leader, but the junior seems poised to step in and lead Sayreville back to the top of the division."
- ^ Brandon Hoyte, Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. Accessed September 20, 2011.
- ^ Roster, Trenton Steel. Accessed September 20, 2011.
- ^ Slaughter, Sam. "Video-game nirvana: Sayreville man’s passion for gaming systems yields two books, film in the making", Sentinel, November 25, 2010. Accessed September 20, 2011. "Loguidice, a graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School, has since spent his life collecting and playing video games."
[edit] External links
- Sayreville High School web site
- Sayreville Public Schools web site
- Sayreville Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Sayreville Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Sayreville Youth Bombers Football Team
Coordinates: 40°27′46″N 74°19′26″W / 40.46277°N 74.323919°W
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