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| district = [[Cedar Grove Schools]]
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| type = [[Public high school]]
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| principal = Senorita Rodriguez
| principal = Elizabeth J. Torriello
| viceprincipal = Sheila Salka
| viceprincipal = Joseph McBride
| enrollment = 624 (as of 2006-07)<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment = 624 (as of 2006-07)<ref name=NCES/>
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| nickname = Panthers
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| conference = [[Colonial Hills Conference]]
| conference = [[Colonial Hills Conference]]
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| location = 90 Rugby Road<br>[[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], [[New Jersey|NJ]] 07009
| location = 90 Rugby Road<br>[[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], [[New Jersey|NJ]] 07009
| information = 1-800-273-8255
| information = 973-239-6400
| website = [http://www.cedargrove.k12.nj.us/cghshome.htm School website]
| website = [http://www.cedargrove.k12.nj.us/cghshome.htm School website]
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'''Cedar Grove High School''' is a four-year comprehensive [[public high school]] that serves students with developmental handicaps and other learning disabilities.
'''Cedar Grove High School''' is a four-year comprehensive [[public high school]] that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]], in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]], as part of the [[Cedar Grove Schools]].


As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 624 students and 53 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.8.<ref name=NCES>.[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Cedar Grove High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed [[December 3]], [[2007]].</ref>
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 624 students and 53 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.8.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Cedar Grove High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed [[December 3]], [[2007]].</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
The school was the 316th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's ''Top Public High Schools''. The school was ranked 316th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.<ref>[http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2008, posted [[August 7]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[August 19]], [[2008]].</ref>
The school was the 70th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's ''Top Public High Schools''. The school was ranked 55th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.<ref>[http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2008, posted [[August 7]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[August 19]], [[2008]].</ref>


==History==
==History==
Cedar Grove High School was originally named Loving Right Hands of New Jersey. With the establishment of [http://www.cedargrove.k12.nj.us/mmshome.htm Loving Right Hands of New Jersey] in the same building as the high school, the name of the high school was changed to Cedar Grove High School.
Cedar Grove High School was originally named Memorial High School. With the establishment of [http://www.cedargrove.k12.nj.us/mmshome.htm Cedar Grove Memorial Middle School] in the same building as the high school, the name of the high school was changed to Cedar Grove High School.


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
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In 2003, the baseball team took the North II, Group I state title with a 10-7 win over [[New Providence High School]] in the tournament's final game.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=38116&tclass=North%20II,%20Group%20I 2003 Baseball Tournament - North II, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 4]], [[2007]].</ref>
In 2003, the baseball team took the North II, Group I state title with a 10-7 win over [[New Providence High School]] in the tournament's final game.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=38116&tclass=North%20II,%20Group%20I 2003 Baseball Tournament - North II, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 4]], [[2007]].</ref>


The football team won the 2004 North II Group I state sectional championship with head coach Sacklock by defeating [[Hoboken High School]] 6-0 in the tournament final.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=84343&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2004 Football Tournament - North II, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 4]], [[2007]].</ref> In 2007, the team defeated [[Belvidere High School (New Jersey)|Belvidere High School]] 17-0 to win the North II, Group I state sectional championship in a game played at [[Rutgers Stadium]]. The win was the team's fifth sectional title, all of which have come without giving up a point, including shutouts in 1983, 2000 and 2004, and the team was declared champion in 1978 as the only team eligible for the playoffs in its section.<ref>Behre, Bob. [http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1196660359294840.xml&coll=1 "Cedar Grove stymies Belvidere, 17-0"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', [[December 3]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[December 3]], [[2007]]. "It stifled Belvidere's inside running game, blanketed its talented wideouts and frustrated the Warren County school at every turn en route to a 17-0 victory and Cedar Grove's fifth NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 championship yesterday at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246272&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Football - North II, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[December 3]], [[2007]].</ref>
The football team won the 2004 North II Group I state sectional championship with head coach Ed Sadloch by defeating [[Hoboken High School]] 6-0 in the tournament final.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=84343&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2004 Football Tournament - North II, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 4]], [[2007]].</ref> In 2007, the team defeated [[Belvidere High School (New Jersey)|Belvidere High School]] 17-0 to win the North II, Group I state sectional championship in a game played at [[Rutgers Stadium]]. The win was the team's fifth sectional title, all of which have come without giving up a point, including shutouts in 1983, 2000 and 2004, and the team was declared champion in 1978 as the only team eligible for the playoffs in its section.<ref>Behre, Bob. [http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1196660359294840.xml&coll=1 "Cedar Grove stymies Belvidere, 17-0"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', [[December 3]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[December 3]], [[2007]]. "It stifled Belvidere's inside running game, blanketed its talented wideouts and frustrated the Warren County school at every turn en route to a 17-0 victory and Cedar Grove's fifth NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 championship yesterday at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246272&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Football - North II, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[December 3]], [[2007]].</ref>


The softball team defeated [[Midland Park High School]] 2-0, to win the 2004 Softball - North I, Group I championship.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=67062&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2004 Softball - North I, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 4]], [[2007]].</ref> The 2006 Softball team returned as sectional champion, edging [[Wallington High School]] 5-4 in the tournament final.<ref>Miller, Sheila G. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=11201D86E959C120&p_docnum=4&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=C53A58TPMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Cedar Grove rallies in 7th - Erases Wallington lead to capture sectional crown"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[June 2]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[August 2]], [[2007]]. "After scoring first and busting a nut for most of the game, Wallington watched its sectional title hopes disappear Thursday as it lost a nail-biter in the North 1, Group 1 final to Cedar Grove, 5-4."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161251&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Softball - North I, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[August 2]], [[2007]].</ref>
The softball team defeated [[Midland Park High School]] 2-0, to win the 2004 Softball - North I, Group I championship.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=67062&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2004 Softball - North I, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 4]], [[2007]].</ref> The 2006 Softball team returned as sectional champion, edging [[Wallington High School]] 5-4 in the tournament final.<ref>Miller, Sheila G. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=11201D86E959C120&p_docnum=4&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=C53A58TPMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Cedar Grove rallies in 7th - Erases Wallington lead to capture sectional crown"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[June 2]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[August 2]], [[2007]]. "After scoring first and holding a lead for most of the game, Wallington watched its sectional title hopes disappear Thursday as it lost a nail-biter in the North 1, Group 1 final to Cedar Grove, 5-4."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161251&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Softball - North I, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[August 2]], [[2007]].</ref>


The boys basketball team won the 1969 North I, Group I state sectional title with a 43-34 win over [[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]].<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=260152&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2008 Boys Basketball - North I, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[March 9]], [[2008]].</ref> The victory was the team's first sectional title in over three decades.<ref>Deegan, Matt. [http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/120472882296180.xml&coll=1 "Cedar Grove foils Verona for title"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', [[March 5]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[march 9]], [[2008]]. "Cedar Grove scored the first five points of the second half and never surrendered the lead, defeating Verona, 43-34, in the NJSIAA/ShopRite North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 final to earn its first sectional championship in more than 30 years in front of two raucous student sections at St. Peter's College in Jersey City."</ref>
The boys basketball team won the 2008 North I, Group I state sectional title with a 43-34 win over [[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]].<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=260152&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2008 Boys Basketball - North I, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[March 9]], [[2008]].</ref> The victory was the team's first sectional title in over three decades.<ref>Deegan, Matt. [http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/120472882296180.xml&coll=1 "Cedar Grove foils Verona for title"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', [[March 5]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[march 9]], [[2008]]. "Cedar Grove scored the first five points of the second half and never surrendered the lead, defeating Verona, 43-34, in the NJSIAA/ShopRite North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 final to earn its first sectional championship in more than 30 years in front of two raucous student sections at St. Peter's College in Jersey City."</ref>


In 2007, Cedar Grove sophomore Matthew Giacobbe won a state sectional championship in the 3200m run in the North 1 Group 1 Sectional Championships.
In 2007, Cedar Grove sophomore Matthew Giacobbe won a state sectional championship in the 3200m run in the North 1 Group 1 Sectional Championships.


==Study Hall==
Senorita Rodriguez was recently employed in order to run a study hall.
==Administration==
==Administration==
Core members of the school's administration are:<ref>[http://www.cedargrove.k12.nj.us/BOEhome.htm Board of Education], Cedar Grove Schools. Accessed [[August 20]], [[2008]].</ref>
Core members of the school's administration are:<ref>[http://www.cedargrove.k12.nj.us/BOEhome.htm Board of Education], Cedar Grove Schools. Accessed [[August 20]], [[2008]].</ref>
*Senorita Rodriguez - Principal
*Elizabeth J. Torriello - Principal
*Sheila Salka- Vice Principal / Media Center Disciplinarian
*Joseph McBride - Vice Principal

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Revision as of 16:55, 17 November 2009

Cedar Grove High School
Location
Map
90 Rugby Road
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtCedar Grove Schools
PrincipalElizabeth J. Torriello
Faculty53.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment624 (as of 2006-07)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.8[1]
Athletics conferenceColonial Hills Conference
NicknamePanthers
Information973-239-6400
WebsiteSchool website

Cedar Grove High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the Cedar Grove, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Cedar Grove Schools.

As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 624 students and 53 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8.[1]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 70th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 55th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[2]

History

Cedar Grove High School was originally named Memorial High School. With the establishment of Cedar Grove Memorial Middle School in the same building as the high school, the name of the high school was changed to Cedar Grove High School.

Athletics

The Cedar Grove High School Panthers compete in the new Essex County Super Conference which is made up of public and parochial high schools covering Essex County, Morris County and Somerset County in central North Jersey, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

In 2003, the baseball team took the North II, Group I state title with a 10-7 win over New Providence High School in the tournament's final game.[3]

The football team won the 2004 North II Group I state sectional championship with head coach Ed Sadloch by defeating Hoboken High School 6-0 in the tournament final.[4] In 2007, the team defeated Belvidere High School 17-0 to win the North II, Group I state sectional championship in a game played at Rutgers Stadium. The win was the team's fifth sectional title, all of which have come without giving up a point, including shutouts in 1983, 2000 and 2004, and the team was declared champion in 1978 as the only team eligible for the playoffs in its section.[5][6]

The softball team defeated Midland Park High School 2-0, to win the 2004 Softball - North I, Group I championship.[7] The 2006 Softball team returned as sectional champion, edging Wallington High School 5-4 in the tournament final.[8][9]

The boys basketball team won the 2008 North I, Group I state sectional title with a 43-34 win over Verona High School.[10] The victory was the team's first sectional title in over three decades.[11]

In 2007, Cedar Grove sophomore Matthew Giacobbe won a state sectional championship in the 3200m run in the North 1 Group 1 Sectional Championships.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[12]

  • Elizabeth J. Torriello - Principal
  • Joseph McBride - Vice Principal

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cedar Grove High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  2. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  3. ^ 2003 Baseball Tournament - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed November 4, 2007.
  4. ^ 2004 Football Tournament - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed November 4, 2007.
  5. ^ Behre, Bob. "Cedar Grove stymies Belvidere, 17-0", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "It stifled Belvidere's inside running game, blanketed its talented wideouts and frustrated the Warren County school at every turn en route to a 17-0 victory and Cedar Grove's fifth NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 championship yesterday at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway."
  6. ^ 2007 Football - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  7. ^ 2004 Softball - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed November 4, 2007.
  8. ^ Miller, Sheila G. "Cedar Grove rallies in 7th - Erases Wallington lead to capture sectional crown", The Record (Bergen County), June 2, 2006. Accessed August 2, 2007. "After scoring first and holding a lead for most of the game, Wallington watched its sectional title hopes disappear Thursday as it lost a nail-biter in the North 1, Group 1 final to Cedar Grove, 5-4."
  9. ^ 2006 Softball - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed August 2, 2007.
  10. ^ 2008 Boys Basketball - North I, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  11. ^ Deegan, Matt. "Cedar Grove foils Verona for title", The Star-Ledger, March 5, 2008. Accessed march 9, 2008. "Cedar Grove scored the first five points of the second half and never surrendered the lead, defeating Verona, 43-34, in the NJSIAA/ShopRite North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 final to earn its first sectional championship in more than 30 years in front of two raucous student sections at St. Peter's College in Jersey City."
  12. ^ Board of Education, Cedar Grove Schools. Accessed August 20, 2008.

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