Whippany Park High School

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Whippany Park High School
Location
165 Whippany Road
Whippany, NJ 07981
Information
Type Public high school
School district Hanover Park Regional High School District
Principal John J. Manning
Asst. Principal Brian Palumbo
Faculty 45 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 617 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 13.71[1]
Athletics conference Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Website School website

Whippany Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the Township of Hanover, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District.[2] The school is located in the Whippany section of Hanover Township.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 617 students and 45 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.71.[1]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

The school was the 42nd-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 45th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 54th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[4]

[edit] Athletics

Whippany Park High School competes in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference which is composed of public and parochial high schools covering Morris County, Sussex County, and Warren County, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[5] Whippany Park's most recent athletic accomplishment was by its wrestling team who went 16-5 in the season and won their first ever State Sectional championship.

The boys soccer team won the 1988 Group I state title with a 1-0 win over Haddonfield High School in double overtime[6] and was co-champion with Arthur P. Schalick High School after a scoreless tie in 2001.[7][8] The boys soccer team won the 2003 NJSIAA Group I Sectional Championship with a 2-1 win over Bernards High School.[9] The boys soccer team won the 2006 NJSIAA North II Group II Sectional Championship with a 1-0 victory over Cliffside Park High School. On their way to the sectional final they defeated and shut out Harrison High School who was previously undefeated and ranked 3rd in the state at the time. The team went on to become Group II North Jersey champs with a 2-0 victory over Newton High School. They lost in the finals 1-0 to Haddonfield High School who finished the season ranked 18th in the state.[citation needed]

The 2004 girls soccer team won the North II, Group I sectional championship with a 3-0 win against Lyndhurst High School in the tournament final.[10] The 2004 team moved on to win the NJSIAA Group I State Championship with a pair of shutout victories, defeating Butler High School 1-0 in the semifinals and Arthur P. Schalick High School 1-0 to win the championship.[11]

Whippany Park is also well known for its softball program. They won the Morris County Championship back to back in 2006 and 2007 and hold the record for most Morris County tournament championships with 9. Whippany Park softball also holds the state record for consecutive victories with 75, a mark set by the teams which played from 1989 and 1991.[citation needed]

In 2007 the boys cross country team won the Group I State Sectional Title. In 2007 the boys track team finished as Co-Champs in the North II Group I Sectional Finals for Spring Track. In 2008 the boys track team were the North II Group I Section Champions.

In 2008 the boys Spring Track team was the North II Group I Section Champions.

The boys wrestling team won the conference championship in 2007. They beat county-ranked Parsippany High School and they have won the North Jersey Section II Group I sectional Championship in 2008. The team brought six members to the regions last year and had one fourth place finisher. The team then won the conference again in 2009.

The Whippany Park hockey team won back to back Haas Cup Championships in 2004 and 2005.[citation needed]

Whippany Park's girls lacrosse team is combined with Hanover Park High School.

The Park hockey team went back to the Haas Cup Championships in 2008, but lost to the undefeated Roxbury High School 4-1. They then went to their States game against 10th in the state Montclair, and lost, in overtime, 3-2. In 1980, the Whippany Park Wildcats won their first and only New Jersey North Section II, Group II State Football Championship, beating Madison High School 10-9. The victory culminated a 10-1 record for the season, in which the team beat two other state champions that year, Delbarton School 21-13 and Glen Ridge High School 17-6. The Seniors of this team went 25-5 games over a three-year varsity campaign.[citation needed]

The baseball team won back to back conference championships (2009-2010), and won the North II Group I Sectional Championship in 2010 with a 6-5 win over High Tech High School.[12] After winning the Group I semifinal against Emerson High School, the team lost in the Group I State Finals to Pitman High School 5-0, finishing the season with a record of 20-4.[13]

The softball team were North 2 Group 1 sectional champions in 2010. In 2011 the team lost to New Egypt High School in the Group I State finals.

[edit] Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[14]

  • John J. Manning - Principal
  • Brian Palumbo - Assistant Principal
  • Joe Merlino - Athletic Director

[edit] Sister school

Hanover Park High School serves students from East Hanover Township and Florham Park.[2]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notable faculty

  • Tom Wilson, soccer, basketball and softball coach inducted into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame in New Jersey High School Athletics.[17]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Whippany Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Hanover Park Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 19, 2011. "The Hanover Park Regional High School District is comprised of two high schools. Hanover Park High School is located in East Hanover, receives students from East Hanover and Florham Park, and has an enrollment of 837 students. Whippany High School is located in Hanover Township, receives students from Hanover Township and has an enrollment of 619 students."
  3. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  5. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Staff. "HADDONFIELD LOSES STATE TITLE ON FLUKE GOAL IN SECOND OT", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 18, 1988. Accessed October 19, 2011. "It just worked out that way. Ferentinos' bizarre goal - a corner kick that curved into the net with 7 minutes, 43 seconds left in the second overtime - gave Whippany Park a 1-0 win over Haddonfield in the Group 1 state final at Trenton State College."
  7. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Schalick boys share state Group 1 title after scoreless tie", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 18, 2001. Accessed October 19, 2011. "There were long faces, tears, and a genuine lack of enthusiasm by the Schalick boys' soccer team yesterday, moments after a scoreless tie against Whippany Park in the state Group 1 championship game at Kean University."
  8. ^ History of NJSIAA Boys Soccer, NJSIAA. Accessed October 19, 2011.
  9. ^ 2003 NJSIAA Group 1 Boys' Soccer State Tournament - NJSIAA, NJSIAA. Accessed May 29, 2007.
  10. ^ 2004 Girls Soccer - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed May 31, 2007.
  11. ^ 2004 Girls Soccer - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  12. ^ Staff. "Whippany Park 6, High Tech 5", The Star-Ledger, May 28, 2010. Accessed October 19, 2011. "Gary Falkman's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave Whippany Park a 6-5 victory over High Tech in the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 final yesterday in Whippany."
  13. ^ Anastasia, Phil. "only to lose in the Group I State Finals to Pitman High School 5-0.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 2010. Accessed October 19, 2011. "But one thing was typical for the Pitman Panthers in the Group 1 state baseball championship game: the superb pitching of Steve Schuler.The senior lefthander worked a complete game, allowing seven hits with 13 strikeouts, as Pitman beat Whippany Park, 5-0, Saturday at Toms River East."
  14. ^ Home page, Whippany Park High School. Accessed October 19, 2011.
  15. ^ St. John, Allen. "The Star Next Door: Rosemarie DeWitt’s ability to bring depth to supporting roles in Rachel Getting Married and United States of Tara has thrust her into the limelight.", New Jersey Monthly, June 15, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2011. "As a child DeWitt lived in Hanover Township and attended Whippany Park High School."
  16. ^ Lent, James. "Magic was Dan Frischman’s first passion, then came comedy stardom; he uses both in new book ", Hanover Eagle, April 24,2009. Accessed February 23, 2011. "After graduating from Whippany Park High School in 1977, Frischman attended Penn State University where he stayed for a couple of years acting in college plays until the restlessness to perform on a bigger stage got to him."
  17. ^ Seegers, Sandy. "WHIPPANY PARK'S WILSON TO BE INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME", Daily Record (Morristown), March 28, 1999. Accessed February 23, 2011.

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