Warren Hills High School
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| 41 Jackson Valley Road Washington, NJ 07882 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1968 |
| School district | Warren Hills Regional School District |
| Principal | Earl C. Clymer, III |
| Asst. Principal | Ronald Griffith Patricia Hetrick Frank Loughlin |
| Faculty | 102.7 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,387 (as of 2010-11)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.5[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Nickname | Blue Streaks |
| Affiliation | Skyland Conference |
| Website | warrenhills.org |
Warren Hills Regional High School is a four-year public high school located in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Warren Hills Regional School District, and offers a comprehensive education for students in grades 9 through 12. The student population includes students from Washington Township, Washington Borough, Mansfield Township, Oxford Township, and Franklin Township.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,387 students and 102.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis) for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5.[1]
The school was opened in 1968 to replace an overcrowded Washington High School, which became the Warren Hills Regional Middle School for the new regional district. The building received an expansion in the early 1990s, which included a new library and gym. Construction was recently finished on a new expansion to meet growing enrollment in the district.
The school was the 202nd-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. The school was ranked 179th in the magazine's September 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[2]
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[edit] Controversy
The school has had quite a bit of controversy in recent years as a court case in 2002 was filed by a student for wearing a shirt the school deemed inappropriate. The student was suspended after refusing to turn his shirt inside out. The student eventually filed a case that led to a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.[3]
[edit] Athletics
The High School's athletic teams, known as the Blue Streaks (named after the Cold War ballistic missile "Blue Streak" which was designed by a former resident of the region), compete in the Skyland Conference against teams in Warren, Hunterdon, and Somerset Counties. Some of the schools biggest sports rivals include nearby Hackettstown High School and Phillipsburg High School.
Warren Hills Wrestling was started by Frank Bennet who is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Bennet also started the program at Fair Lawn High School in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.[citation needed]
Warren Hills wrestling ranks second all-time in the number of individual State Champions crowned.[citation needed] It has produced such notables as Dan Slack, who beat future Olympian Bruce Baumgartner on way to the State Heavyweight crown in 1977, and Ben Oberly who was a two-time State Champion (and placed 3rd his sophomore year) and ranked #1 at his weight in the nation in 1986. After a period of stability in the coaching ranks with John Goles, Richard Kerr, and Jim Reynolds serving almost 50 years at the school, there has been much turnover within the last decade. The traditional rivalry with Phillipsburg has been lopsided in recent years, though those who saw the 1990 Warren Hills State Champion Team beat Phillipsburg twice in one year got some much-needed satisfaction.
Warren Hills holds one of the states oldest wrestling tournaments the John Goles Tournament. This tournament is held to honor one of the schools greatest coaches this tournaments invites schools from around the area. At the end of the tournament one school is crowned as the champion of the tournament as well as the wrestler that wins the tournament. Every year the wrestling team honors the record holders that came before. this tournament has seen many state champions over the years.
The wrestling team won the 2007 North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 33-29 win against Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.[4]
2008-2009 Warren Hills Girls Bowling went 10-0 after the 2007-2008 record was only 3-7. They Were Section and Division Champions and finished 15th in the State.
The 2000 Football team won the Group 3 North 2 Sectional Title beating West Morris Central 21-14.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Data for Warren Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 1, 2011.
- ^ "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, September 2010, posted August 16, 2010. Accessed April, 2011.
- ^ THOMAS SYPNIEWSKI, JR.; MATTHEW SYPNIEWSKI; BRIAN SYPNIEWSKI v. WARREN HILLS REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, October 3, 2002. Accessed May 23, 2008.
- ^ 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed June 1, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Warren Hills High School Website
- Warren Hills Regional School District website
- Warren Hills Regional School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Warren Hills Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°46′19″N 74°59′00″W / 40.771889°N 74.983459°W
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