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===The Red Zone===
===The Red Zone===
Jackson Liberty also has its student section, the Red Zone.(Founded by Mr. Lax, and Mr. Currie, now assisted by Mr. Z) If you are a student, and have your red zone shirt, it gets you admission to the home football, and basketball games. Liberty has a section at the football games for the red zone, after a BBQ, they get to sit in bleachers behind the left endzone. The red zone plays a part in pep-rallies, and all around school spirit.<ref>http://liberty.jacksonsd.org/blogs/pridesdomain/post/get-in-the-red-zone-by-emily-forman</ref>
Jackson Liberty also has its student section, the Red Zone.(Founded by Mr. Lax, and Mr. Currie, now assisted by Mr. Z) If you are a student, and have your red zone shirt, it gets you admission to the home football, and basketball games. Liberty has a section at the football games for the red zone, after a BBQ, they get to sit in bleachers behind the left endzone. The red zone plays a part in pep-rallies, and all around school spirit.<ref>http://liberty.jacksonsd.org/blogs/pridesdomain/post/get-in-the-red-zone-by-emily-forman</ref>
===Rivals===
In football the rivals of Jackson Liberty High School are [[Lakewood_High_School_(New_Jersey)|Lakewood]] High School, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_High_School_(New_Jersey)|Wall]] High School, and [[Monsignor_Donovan_High_School|monsignor donovan]]High School.


=Fine Arts=
==Music==
===Music===
Jackson Liberty has had a successful Marching Band and Jazz Band since the program's inception in 2007. In 2010 The Jackson Liberty Jazz Band competed throughout the State and acquired numerous Best Rhythm Section, Trumpet Section, Trombone Section, and Saxophone Section awards. They have also earned 10 best soloist awards. On April 24, 2010, the Jackson Liberty Jazz Band competed in the NJAJE Division II State Finals in Princeton, New Jersey. Liberty placed 3rd and also won two best soloist awards which were awarded to Tenor Sax player Gary Basko, and Bass Guitarist Zane Decker.
Jackson Liberty has had a successful Marching Band and Jazz Band since the program's inception in 2007. In 2010 The Jackson Liberty Jazz Band competed throughout the State and acquired numerous Best Rhythm Section, Trumpet Section, Trombone Section, and Saxophone Section awards. They have also earned 10 best soloist awards. On April 24, 2010, the Jackson Liberty Jazz Band competed in the NJAJE Division II State Finals in Princeton, New Jersey. Liberty placed 3rd and also won two best soloist awards which were awarded to Tenor Sax player Gary Basko, and Bass Guitarist Zane Decker.

===AtLib Players===
The students in the Drama Club at Jackson Liberty High School are called the AtLib Players. The Drama Club is Directed by Mrs. Mathias, and Miss Hanlon. Past productions put on by the AtLib players consist of Guys and Dolls <ref>http://liberty.jacksonsd.org/blogs/pridesdomain/post/one-talented-doll-by-shannon-herterich</ref>, A Christmas Carol <ref>http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2010/11/30/jackson-township-december-2010-event-calendar/19298/</ref>, All Shook Up <ref>http://normandystudio.zenfolio.com/p443633895</ref>, The Crucible <ref>http://normandystudio.zenfolio.com/p616840555</ref>, The Father of the Bride , Little Shop of Horrors, the miracle worker <ref>http://www.app.com/article/20090528/LIFE/905280308/First-graduating-class-proud-first-time-feats</ref>, Anything Goes, etc. Currently they are working on Oklahoma!<ref>http://www.rnh.com/event/7663/Oklahoma</ref>


==Alumni==
==Alumni==

Revision as of 02:46, 3 February 2012

Jackson Liberty High School
Location
Map
125 North Hope Chapel Road
Jackson, NJ 08527
Information
TypePublic high school
Established2006
School districtJackson School District
PrincipalMaureen Butler
Faculty94.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,384 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.38[1]
Color(s)Red and Silver   
Athletics conferenceShore Conference
MascotLion
Team nameLiberty Lions
WebsiteSchool website

Jackson Liberty High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Jackson School District. It is the sister high school of Jackson Memorial High School.

In the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,384 students and 90.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 15.38.[1]

The school was the 215th-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 not being ranked in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] Schooldigger.com ranked the school as tied for 129th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 67 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).[3]

History and design

The school first opened its doors to the public on August 24, 2006, for guided tours and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Classes began in September of the 2006-07 school year for 9th and 10th grades only. The school is now open for Grades 9 through 12, with an estimated capacity of 1,900 students. The school stands at two stories and 288,500 square feet (26,800 m2) on a 150-acre (0.61 km2) parcel of land, and features 85 classrooms, a 1,800-seat gymnasium, and about a dozen athletic fields.

Built in between 2005 and 2006, the school has two floors. The bottom floor holds a liberal arts (history, English, language) wing (commonly referred to as "C" wing) as well as a mathematics and science wing. (Commonly referred to as "B" wing) There is a cafeteria in both wings. The upstairs wing will hold additional mathematics and science wings. Additionally "D" wing is home to the arts (fine art, television production, CAD, graphic design) classes. A central atrium ("A" wing) connects "D", "C", and "B" wings into a central great hallway. The theater holds about 900 people and is equipped to handle presentations as well as performances. The two gymnasiums are next to each other and they have a weight room and an athletic trainer's office. The football field is surrounded by a regulation size track which could be used for meets. There is also a music wing behind the auditorium and a lecture hall in the atrium. Jackson Liberty High School is Wi-Fi ready and wireless LAN stations are set up throughout the school. Teachers are given swivel-head laptops which have a wireless card which connect them to projectors in each classroom. All multimedia functions from the classroom projectors. The student-run television channel, Liberty Live, as well as a DVD and VCR hook up to the projector for large format display. The school auditorium is suited to seat 799 people and is equipped with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems.

Athletics

Jackson Liberty High School competes in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[4] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[5] With 1,051 students in grades 10-12, the school is classified by the NJSIAA for most sports as Central Jersey Group III, a category that includes schools with enrollment of 802 to 1,104.[6]

The Red Zone

Jackson Liberty also has its student section, the Red Zone.(Founded by Mr. Lax, and Mr. Currie, now assisted by Mr. Z) If you are a student, and have your red zone shirt, it gets you admission to the home football, and basketball games. Liberty has a section at the football games for the red zone, after a BBQ, they get to sit in bleachers behind the left endzone. The red zone plays a part in pep-rallies, and all around school spirit.[7]

Rivals

In football the rivals of Jackson Liberty High School are Lakewood High School, [[1]] High School, and monsignor donovanHigh School.

Fine Arts

Music

Jackson Liberty has had a successful Marching Band and Jazz Band since the program's inception in 2007. In 2010 The Jackson Liberty Jazz Band competed throughout the State and acquired numerous Best Rhythm Section, Trumpet Section, Trombone Section, and Saxophone Section awards. They have also earned 10 best soloist awards. On April 24, 2010, the Jackson Liberty Jazz Band competed in the NJAJE Division II State Finals in Princeton, New Jersey. Liberty placed 3rd and also won two best soloist awards which were awarded to Tenor Sax player Gary Basko, and Bass Guitarist Zane Decker.

AtLib Players

The students in the Drama Club at Jackson Liberty High School are called the AtLib Players. The Drama Club is Directed by Mrs. Mathias, and Miss Hanlon. Past productions put on by the AtLib players consist of Guys and Dolls [8], A Christmas Carol [9], All Shook Up [10], The Crucible [11], The Father of the Bride , Little Shop of Horrors, the miracle worker [12], Anything Goes, etc. Currently they are working on Oklahoma![13]

Alumni

  • Ari Nwobi(Class of 2011) Football, Defensive end for Temple University #58[14]


References

  1. ^ a b c d Data for Jackson Liberty High School National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 3, 2011.
  3. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 20, 2012.
  4. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  5. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 20, 2012.
  6. ^ 2011-2012 Public Schools Group Classification for ShopRite Cup–Tennis–Soccer–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for Central Jersey, NJSIAA. Accessed January 20, 2012.
  7. ^ http://liberty.jacksonsd.org/blogs/pridesdomain/post/get-in-the-red-zone-by-emily-forman
  8. ^ http://liberty.jacksonsd.org/blogs/pridesdomain/post/one-talented-doll-by-shannon-herterich
  9. ^ http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2010/11/30/jackson-township-december-2010-event-calendar/19298/
  10. ^ http://normandystudio.zenfolio.com/p443633895
  11. ^ http://normandystudio.zenfolio.com/p616840555
  12. ^ http://www.app.com/article/20090528/LIFE/905280308/First-graduating-class-proud-first-time-feats
  13. ^ http://www.rnh.com/event/7663/Oklahoma
  14. ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/513413/ari-nwobi

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