West Morris Mendham High School

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West Morris Mendham High School
Location
65 East Main Street
Mendham, NJ 07945
Information
Type Public high school
School district West Morris Regional High School District
Principal Michael Matyas
Asst. Principal Robert Beers
William Carpluk
Janet Slover
Faculty 89 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 1,299 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 14.60[1]
Athletics conference Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Team name Minutemen
Website School website

West Morris Mendham High School (also known as Mendham High School) is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth though twelfth grade as part of the West Morris Regional High School District. The school is located in Mendham Borough, New Jersey, United States. Students hail from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township (includes the areas of Brookside and Ralston).[2]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,299 students and 89 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.60.[1]

Its sister school, West Morris Central High School, is located in Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central. The two schools maintain a healthy athletic rivalry, which has survived decades of conference and schedule changes for all sports. Mount Olive High School broke from the original three-school District in the 1970s.

Mendham was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in January 1998.[3] The school is one of only 16 schools in New Jersey to offer the IB program.[4]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 5th in New Jersey and 246th nationwide.[5] The school was ranked 562nd, the 13th-highest in New Jersey, in Newsweek magazine's 2010 rankings of America's Best High Schools, with 2.224 AP/IB tests taken per graduating senior.[6] The school was ranked 474th in Newsweek's 2009 ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States and was the 11th-ranked school in New Jersey; The school was ranked 751st nationwide in 2008.[7] In Newsweek's 2007 ranking of the country's top 1,200 high schools, Mendham High School was listed in 390th place, the fourteenth-highest ranked school in New Jersey while Central was ranked 117th in the nation and 3rd in the state.[8] The school was listed in 148th place, the fifth highest ranked school in New Jersey, in Newsweek's May 8, 2006, issue, listing the Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States.[9]

The school was the 26th-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 38th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[10] The school was ranked 29th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[11] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 30th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 17 positions 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).[12]

[edit] Athletics

West Morris Mendham High School offers over 30 athletic teams ranging in level from freshman to varsity, competing in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[13] Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Iron Hills Conference. With 994 students in grades 10-12, the school is classified by the NJSIAA as North II, Group III, a category that includes schools with enrollment of 808 to 1,106.[14] Since the school's opening in the fall of 1970, Mendham varsity teams have brought home more than 100 conference, county, region, and state championships.

Varsity cross country

The West Morris Mendham Boys Cross Country Team placed 1st in the final running of the Iron Hills Conference Championships (Hills Division) in the fall of 2008 with an average of 16:24.51, which is the second best team time ever run at the course. With a victory over the team with the best team time ever, Mendham ran arguably the best race ever run by a team at Freedom Park.


The team was 2nd at the Iron Hills Conference Championships in 2007.[15]

The West Morris Mendham Girls Cross Country Team roster in 2007 included Laura Vigilante (19:10.00 5kPR) and Janice O'Brien (19:36.00 5kPR). Both girls qualified for the Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park.

Boys soccer

The boys soccer team remains one of the most competitive public-school teams in the area. As of 2008, the team has won several Morris County tournaments and Conference titles. It won the North II Group III state sectional title in 1988. In 2005, under coach Tim Rymer, the team won the Conference title and lost the County final against Morris Catholic High School, ranked 6th in the nation at the time, in overtime. Following the loss the Minutemen unexpectedly lost in the second round of the State tournament. Despite these two losses the team was still voted as "team of the year" by various local newspapers including the Daily Record and The Star-Ledger (Morris County edition). The following year, the Minutemen clinched the Conference title for the second straight year and clinched the Morris County Cup after defeating Delbarton 4-1, becoming the first public school to win the County tournament in eight years. Despite a loss in the sectional semifinals, they were named 'team of the year' for many north Jersey papers, as they finished the season in the New Jersey top 10. In the 2007 fall season, the Minutemen finished 5th in the Conference and lost in the 1st round of the County tournament. However, unlike past years the team was able to reach the State Sectional finals, where they lost in overtime against Parsippany Hills. In the 2008 season, the boys Minutemen finished 2nd in the Conference, and suffered a 1-0 loss in the Morris County final finishing the season in the state's top 20.

Varsity football

The Football team under head coach Richard Attonito (1971–1988) secured three Colonial Hills Conference titles ('75, '82, '83) including an undefeated season in 1975 which included a still-standing club record eight shutouts and was capped off when the team won the NJSIAA North Jersey II Group I state sectional championship.[16] Under Head Coach William "Bill" Carpluk (1989–2005), the team posted a 116-49 (.703) overall record, including a club record 17 game winning streak (1992–1993). Carpluk's teams garnered six Iron Hills Conference Hills Division (IHC-Hills) championships ('93-'95, '00, '01, '04) and numerous Group II and III state championship playoffs and 6 finals appearances. Carpluk era teams posted only two losing seasons during his 16 season tenure. The team is currently under the leadership of a veteran coaching staff, led by Head Coach Doug Kirk (27-29) since the 2006 season, a former assistant to both Attonito and Carpluk. The 2008 team finished 8-2 losing their NJSIAA playoff bid in the first round to Phillipsburg High School (the Stateliners would later become State Champions).

Golf

The Varsity Men's Golf team had their best season on record in the Spring of 2009, winning both the IHC Conference Championship and the Morris County Championship. The team was also ranked #1 in the state of New Jersey for a short period.

Boys lacrosse

The varsity boys lacrosse team was crowned sole New Jersey State Champions in 1994, winning the New Jersey Tournament of Champions.[17] The team won the Group II State Championship in 2010, but finished the season 9-11, after a loss in the Tournament of Champions.

Girls lacrosse

The Girls Lacrosse team was ranked #2 in the state in 2005 and #3 in 2006. The girls lacrosse team remains one of the most competitive teams in the country as in most years they finish top four in the state tournament, county cup, and finish in the top 2 of the conference. The girls lacrosse team won the 2007 Group II State Championship with a 17-4 win vs. Hopewell Valley Central High School. In 2010 the girls played their way into the state championship after beating Shawnee 12-6 to become the New Jersey Group 3 NJSIAA/New Balance state champions. [18]

Girls volleyball

The girls volleyball team has been a success in the past few years being runner up in the state in 2007 and getting off to an even better start in the 2008 season.

Boys basketball

Under coach Jim Baglin, the boys won four consecutive County Tournaments (2008-2011), defeating Roxbury High School 34-27 in the 2011 final to make it four in a row and to give the program its ninth title in the 42-year history of the tournament, more than any other school.[19] In 2010, the boys won the Group III State Championship with a 44-41 victory over Kingsway Regional High School, but fell short to University High School in the quarterfinal round of the Tournament of Champions.[20][21]

Baseball

Under new coach Brad Wetzel, the 2011 baseball team has lost only four seniors from the previous season, when the baseball team went 5-17.

Girls basketball

In 1998, the Varsity Girls Basketball team finished #1 in the State of New Jersey with a perfect 32-0 record, winning the Tournament of Champions over previously undefeated Columbia High School by a score of 67-62, making Mendham the first public school to take the title since 1990.[22]

Girls soccer

The girls soccer program has won four Group II state championships, defeating Delran High School in 1999, co-champions with Gloucester Catholic High School in 1998, Moorestown High School in 1993 and Cinnaminson High School in 1992.[23] The varsity Girls Soccer team has won the Iron Hills Conference Championship. In 2007, the girls soccer team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Scotch Plains High School in the tournament final.[24]

Girls tennis

The Girls Tennis team has been for the past six years ranked in the Top 5 in the State.

Fencing

Both the boy's and girl's fencing teams annually place at the top five in the state. In 2011, the Girls finished second in the state, and the Boys finished third. 2009 graduate Emilee Kovolisky placed 4th at the international fencing competition in Barcelona during the summer following her senior year. All expenses paid courtesy of her high school.

[edit] Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[25]

  • Michael Matyas, Principal
  • Robert Beers, Assistant Principal
  • William Carpluk, Assistant Principal
  • Janet Slover, Assistant Principal

[edit] Academics

The West Morris Regional High School District offers four different levels of classes.

Each of the four levels in classes differs in the level of rigor, with studies being the least rigorous and Honors/AP/IB being the most rigorous. Students and their parents are free to decide the level of the students classes.

[edit] School statistics

  • 96% White
  • 4% Asian
  • <1% Hispanic
  • <1% Black
  • <1% Native American
  • 93% of Students go on to 4-year Universities
  • 5% of Students go on to 2-year colleges
  • $15,747 per student

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d West Morris Mendham High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  2. ^ West Morris Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 10, 2011. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The district serves the students of five Morris County communities, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township, in grades 9 through 12. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
  3. ^ West Morris Mendham High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  4. ^ Find an IB World School—results, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  5. ^ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: West Morris Mendham High School", The Washington Post. Accessed July 22, 2011.
  6. ^ Staff. "America's Best High Schools: The List", Newsweek, June 13, 2010. Accessed March 26, 2011.
  7. ^ Staff. "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools", Newsweek, June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  8. ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  9. ^ Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States, Newsweek May 8, 2006.
  10. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 26, 2011.
  11. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
  12. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 1, 2012.
  13. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2012.
  14. ^ 2011-2012 Public Schools Group ClassificationShopRite Cup–Tennis–Soccer–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North II, NJSIAA. Accessed January 2, 2012.
  15. ^ Iron Hills Conference Championships, Morris County Track Association, October 16, 2007. Accessed September 3, 2011.
  16. ^ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed January 1, 2012.
  17. ^ HISTORY OF THE NJSIAA BOYS' LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS, NJSIAA. Accessed June 10, 2011.
  18. ^ 2007 Girls Lacrosse - Group Finals, NJSIAA. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
  19. ^ Reilly, Sean. "Roxbury (27) at Mendham (34)", The Star-Ledger, February 26, 2011. Accessed July 22, 2011. "None of those contests, however, were quite like Mendham's game last night against Roxbury for the 42nd MCT title. Vicarisi scored 17 points when third-seeded Mendham defeated eighth-seeded Roxbury, 34-27, at County College of Morris in Randolph. It was the lowest-scoring final in the history of the tournament.Mendham won its fourth consecutive MCT. No other school has won more than two in a row. It was also its ninth overall, which moves coach Jim Baglin's program past Morristown for most all-time."
  20. ^ Kitchin, Mark. "Mendham boys win Group III state crown", Daily Record (Morristown), March 15, 2010. Accessed July 22, 2011. "Junior forward Tore Vicarisi scored 19 points and senior guard Caleb DeMoss added 13 to lift Mendham to a 44-41 victory over Kingsway Regional in the Group III final at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on the campus of Rutgers University on Sunday."
  21. ^ Kitchin, Mark. "BOYS BASKETBALL: Mendham's run comes to an end", Daily Record (Morristown), March 17, 2010. Accessed July 22, 2011. "Derrick Hunter scored 13 points and Brandon Waiters added 11 for University (28-4) advances to play Trenton Catholic in the semifinal of the TOC on Friday at Rutgers University."
  22. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Freshman Steals Show As Mendham Girls Win", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 1998. Accessed July 22, 2011. "West Morris Mendham's Kelley Suminski, who was dominating grade-school players a year ago, turned the Tournament of Champions girls' basketball final into her personal showcase last night. Suminski, a 5-foot-7 freshman, scored 29 points and was named the game MVP as fifth-seeded Mendham held off a furious rally to defeat top-seeded Columbia, 67-62, at Rutgers. Mendham, which beat Sterling by 58-40 for the Group 2 state championship, finished its season 32-0, while Group 4 champion Columbia ended 30-1. It was the first time in the tournament's 10 years that two teams entered a final undefeated.... Mendham became the first public school to win the girls' Tournament of Champions since 1990, when JFK-Paterson beat St. John Vianney, 70-47."
  23. ^ History of NJSIAA Girls Soccer, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2011.
  24. ^ 2007 Girls Soccer - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
  25. ^ School Administration, West Morris Mendham High School. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  26. ^ Pastime Club, Inc. - Athletes the Club Helped, accessed April 23, 2007. "Jim Collins attended Mendham High School 1972-1976, where he competed in Football and Baseball."
  27. ^ New York Liberty Select Five In WNBA Draft, New York Liberty, April 25, 2003. Accessed June 5, 2007. "Creamer (21), a West Morris Mendham, New Jersey High School graduate, averaged 27.1 ppg and 4.3 rpg during her senior year at Bucknell University."
  28. ^ Kitchin, Mark. "Morris duo continues to chase lacrosse dream", Daily Record, January 25, 2004. Accessed January 23, 2011. "Ghedina who is from Mendham and played lacrosse at Mendham High School and Leidl who is from Long Valley and is a former West Morris player..."
  29. ^ "Tom Keiger's Band-to-Band Profile". September 2009. http://www.bandtoband.com/artist/thomas-keiger. 
  30. ^ Ed McKirdy's Band-to-Band Profile. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
  31. ^ Kelley Suminski player profile, Stanford University. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
  32. ^ Carl Zander player profile. Retrieved April 23, 2007.

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