Jonathan Dayton High School

Jonathan Dayton High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school in Springfield Township, in Union County, New Jersey, as part of the Springfield Public Schools. The school is named after Jonathan Dayton, a signer of the United States Constitution.

Awards and recognition

Jonathan Dayton High School was the 44th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.

Curriculum

Jonathan Dayton offers Advanced Placement Program (AP) classes in the humanities (AP English Language and Composition, AP Art History, AP Music Theory, AP United States History, AP European History, and AP Psychology), sciences (AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Biology), and mathematics (AP Calculus).

Gifted and Talented Program

One unique attribute of Jonathan Dayton is its independent study or "Gifted and Talented" program. Though this program, run by Barbara Truger, students explore a personal interest and create a year-long project around it. Notable projects include a weather tracking system and a study of the effects of ubiquitous computing on the school district.

Dayton's Morning News

Another unique feature of this high school is its daily news show. This show gives up to date information on clubs, school sports and the weather every morning period two. Current cast includes: Dan Shabat- Anchor

Dave Saurhogh- Sports

Seth Benzell- Weather

Administration

• Elizabeth Cresci - Principal
• Michael LoRicco - Assistant Principal

External links

• Jonathan Dayton High School
• Springfield Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Springfield Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Springfield Public Schools