Union High School (New Jersey)
Coordinates: 40°42′15″N 74°17′01″W / 40.704229°N 74.283639°W
| Union High School | |
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| Location | |
| 2350 North Third Street Union, NJ 07083 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Union Public School District |
| Principal | Edward Gibbons |
| Vice principal | Gerry Benaquista Michael Hamberg Benjamin Kloc Latee Moya-McCleod |
| Faculty | 157 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,410 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.35[1] |
| Athletics conference | Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference |
| Website | School website |
Union High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Union Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Union Public School District. In the late 1960s, a new high school was built, expanding on the existing Burnet Junior High School structure. Subsequent to completion of the new Union High School, the former high school building became Burnet Junior High and later, Burnet Middle School. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1953.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,410 students and 157 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.35:1 .[1]
The school was the 243rd-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 229th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 210th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
The high school itself has gone under construction to allow expansion of functions of the school. These include UHSPAC (Union High School Performing Arts Company), The C.A.S.T (Communication Arts Science and Technology) Program, A.J.R.O.T.C (Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) program and their football team, the "Fighting Farmers."
In the early 1990s, it was named an All-American school, along with all other schools in the Union Township School System.
The school itself was featured in Howard Stern's "autobiographical" movie, Private Parts, where it served as a stand in for Stern's actual high school, Roosevelt High School in Roosevelt, New York on Long Island.[citation needed]
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[edit] Union High School Performing Arts Company
The Union High School Performing Arts Company includes a theatre department, an instrumental music program, and a choral music group. Union High School’s theatre department, under the direction of James Mosser, has been recognized numerous times by the Paper Mill Playhouse in their annual Rising Star Awards. In 2010, the UHSPAC’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat received the Rising Star Award for Best Overall Production, Best Director, Best Music Direction and Best Chorus; winning more awards than any other school in the state.[5] They produce two major theatrical productions annually.
[edit] Sports
Union 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] Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Watchung Conference, a high school sports association which consisted of public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County.
The football team won the North II Group IV state sectional championships in 1978-79, 1982, 1984-87 and 1991-93.[7]
On May 2, 2008, Union High School's Armed Drill Team took first place at The Nationals in the challenger level.[8]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[9]
- Edward Gibbons, Principal
- Gerry Benaquista, Vice Principal
- Michael Hamberg, Vice Principal
- Benjamin Kloc, Vice Principal
- Latee Moya-McCleod, Vice Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Aminat Ayinde (Class of 2004), contestant on Cycle 12 of America's Next Top Model.[10]
- Larry Kubin (born 1959), linebacker who played with the Washington Redskins from 1981 to 1984.[11][12]
- Artie Lange (born 1967), comedian & mainstay of The Howard Stern Show (attended).[13]
- Ray Liotta (born 1954), actor who has appeared in such films as Goodfellas, Field of Dreams and Narc.[14]
- Elliott Maddox (born 1947), major league baseball outfielder.[15]
- Fred Rosser, (born 1979) WWE wrestler.
- Darnell Stapleton (born 1985), offensive guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[16]
- Robert Wuhl (born 1951), star of the HBO series Arliss, stand up comedian, and supporting actor in the original Batman movie directed by Tim Burton.[17]
- Isa Abdul-Quddus (born 1989) NFL football player, New Orleans Saints 2011
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Union High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 10, 2011.
- ^ Union High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed July 10, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 25, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ 2010 RECIPIENTS as presented at the 15th Annual Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, Paper Mill Playhouse, June 8, 2010. Accessed July 10, 2011. "Rising Star Award Outstanding Overall Production Union High School JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT"
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 6, 2011.
- ^ Goldberg, Jeff. N.J.S.I.A.A. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS, NJSIAA. Accessed November 29, 2011.
- ^ 2008 National High School Drill Team Championships - Challenge Level, The Nationals. Accessed July 18, 2008.
- ^ Union High School and Community Profile, Union High School. Accessed September 6, 2011.
- ^ Gacser, Ava. "“America’s Next Top Model” taps Union native", Home News Tribune, January 28, 2009. Accessed July 10, 2011 ."A 21-year-old student from Union named Aminat is listed among the 13 finalists who will fight for the top-model title beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25, on The CW. A quick Google search reveals that this could very well be Union High School Class of 2004 graduate Aminat Ayinde."
- ^ Strum, Charles. "He's Out! But Coach Appeals Call; Confusion in the Stands as Board Ejects a Baseball Coach", The New York Times, March 6, 1992. Accessed July 10, 2011. "It is axiomatic here that in March, when the temperature hits 40 degrees, baseball is just around the corner and Gordon LeMatty, the Union High School varsity coach, is not far behind.... Larry Kubin, a pitcher and an outfielder from the class of 1977 who went on to play football at Penn State and for the Washington Redskins, said the board had been 'ruthless in its disrespect.'"
- ^ Larry Kubin profile, database Football. Accessed June 6, 2007.
- ^ An evening of comedy with Artie Lange and the Killers of Comedy at the Lakeland Center, accessed December 1, 2006.
- ^ RAY LIOTTA BIOGRAPHY, accessed December 10, 2006.
- ^ Elliot Maddox bio, accessed April 15, 2007. "Elliott Maddox was born in East Orange, New Jersey on December 21, 1947. He was a Union County resident from kindergarten until graduation from Union High School."
- ^ Wentworth, Bridget. "Union's Darnell Stapleton on way to Super Bowl XLIII with Pittsburgh Steelers", The Star-Ledger, January 24, 2009. Accessed February 25, 2011."Stapleton's road made its first detour after he emerged as a talented lineman for Union High School. He had let his grades slip, though, and his GPA didn't qualify him to play for a Division 1 school."
- ^ Jordan, Chris. "Robert Wuhl knows history - and old movie theaters", Asbury Park Press, February 12, 2011. Accessed February 25, 2011. "'It was a great place to grow up in,' said Wuhl, a 1969 graduate of Union High School. 'It was a terrific school, terrific environment — I'm very proud of my Jersey roots. I'm not one of these people who knocks that at all.'"
[edit] External links
- Union High school web page
- Union High School Performing Arts Company web page
- Union Public School District
- Union Public School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Union Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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