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Revision as of 14:16, 6 March 2011
| Sayreville War Memorial High School | |
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820 Washington Road , 08859 | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | James Brown |
| Faculty | 107.9 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,675 (as of 2008-09)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.7[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Grey |
| Mascot | Bomber/Jet |
| Website | school website |
Sayreville War Memorial High School is a four-year community public high school located in the Parlin section of Sayreville, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Sayreville Public Schools.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,675 students and 107.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.7.[1]
The school was the 232nd-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 213th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 217th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
The school colors are blue and gray, and their sports teams are the Sayreville Bombers. The mascot resembles a bomber jet.
Athletics
The Sayreville War Memorial High School Bombers compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, made up of public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Sports consist of tennis, bowling, softball, field hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, football, cross country, track and field, baseball, wrestling.
Clubs
- Sayreville Choir
- Sayreville Singers
- Vox Humana
- SWMHS Award Winning Theatre Society
- COOP
- Stage, Sound and Light Crews
- Costume Crews
- Cued Speech Club
- DECA
- Echo Lites
- FBLA
- Film and Television Society
- French Club
- French Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society
- Improv Troupe
- Interact Club
- International Society
- Library Council Club
- Makeup Crew
- Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
- Worship Raj Club
- SWMHS Marching Band
- Jazz Band
- Math club
- Odyssey of the Mind
- Platinum Soundz step squad
- Quo vadis - yearbook
- SADD
- Science Rules Club
- Student Council
- TIGS
- Downhill Club
- Japanese Club
- History Club
- African American History Club
- STEAD
- Knitting Club
- SWMHS Red Cross Club
- Perpetual Motion Dance Club
- Winter Guard
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
- James Brown, Principal
- Clare Goscienski, Vice Principal
- Michael Leonardo, Vice Principal
- Robert Preston, Vice Principal
Notable alumni
- Barry T. Albin (born 1952), justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court.[4]
- Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), lead singer of the rock band Bon Jovi.[5]
- Greg Evigan (born 1953), actor.[6]
- Marilyn Ghigliotti (born 1961), actress. Played the character Veronica Loughran in Kevin Smith's cult hit Clerks.[7]
- Dulé Hill (born 1975, class of 1993), actor on Psych, and earlier on The West Wing.[8]
- Brandon Hoyte, linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts.[9]
- Bill Loguidice (born 1972), writer and producer, who graduated Sayreville War Memorial High School in 1990.[10]
- Roland Ruby (born 1966), composer/performer mostly for world music and music theatre who wrote the book, music and lyrics for The Return of the Jersey Devil.[11]
- John S. Wisniewski (born 1962), New Jersey General Assemblyman, Deputy Speaker since 2004 [4]
References
- ^ a b c d Sayreville War Memorial High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 14, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 14, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ a b SWMHS Hall of Fame, Sayreville War Memorial High School. Accessed September 21, 2008.
- ^ JBJ - interview with singer Jon Bon Jovi - Interview, Interview (magazine), February 1998. "JBJ: I went to Sayreville High School, in New Jersey."
- ^ "Hall of Fame honors four", Home News Tribune, April 6, 2007. Accessed August 15, 2007. "Greg Evigan, Class of 1971: Actor and musician"
- ^ Beckerman, Jim. "IT WAS SLOW GOING AT THE QUICK STOP: `CLERKS' STARS KEPT WAITING", The Record (New Jersey), November 4, 1994. Accessed August 15, 2007. "A 20-year Sayreville resident, she plays Veronica, girlfriend of the hapless clerk Dante (O'Halloran).... A graduate of Sayreville High School and a friend of O'Halloran's for several years, Ghigliotti has acted opposite him in theater productions of "Wait Until Dark" and the off-off Broadway production "Sabona."
- ^ Granieri, Laurie. "Sayreville native Dule Hill gears up for show's new season", Home News Tribune, August 7, 2009. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The biggest challenge for me is not making Gus too nerdy or too cool. Because Gus is a nerd, says Hill, 34, who grew up in Sayreville and is a 1993 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School. "
- ^ Brandon Hoyte - Linebacker, Indianapolis Colts. Accessed October 21, 2006.
- ^ http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/28
- ^ [1].