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Marlboro High School
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Address
Map
95 North Main Street

Marlboro
,
NJ
07746

USA
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1968
School districtFreehold Regional High School District
PrincipalShaun Boylan
Faculty140.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,008 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.3[1]
Color(s)    Navy Blue and Gold
Athletics conferenceShore Conference
NicknameMustangs
NewspaperThe Hitching Post
WebsiteSchool website

Marlboro High School, home of the Mustangs, is a four-year comprehensive public high school located within Marlboro Township, New Jersey, and is part of the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). Students from most areas of Marlboro, including all of the Morganville section, are districted to attend Marlboro High, while residents of some parts of Marlboro are districted to attend Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck Township. In addition, Marlboro High School hosts the Business Administration Learning Center within FRHSD, so there are students attending Marlboro High School from throughout the district.

Marlboro High School opened in 1968. Before Colts Neck High School opened in 1998, all Colts Neck students attended Marlboro High School.Marlboro high school is open today and has students of all different denominations.

As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,142 students and 140 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.3.[1]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 117th-ranked 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 76th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[2]

In 2001, Marlboro High School's Academic Challenge Team, advised by Peggy Cullen Dever and composed of Jay Heumann, James Lin, Alan Dodkowitz, Shane Wilson, Evan Perlman, Andrei Mamolea, Larry Goldman, and Ariel Agor, emerged as the victorious runner-up (2nd place), from an original field of 113 teams, in the statewide final competition.[3] The team was honored with a Senate floor resolution at the Statehouse in Trenton on June 7th, 2001.[4] The Rutgers Academic Challenge was an interscholastic statewide competition for high school teams that promoted academic excellence and team building through hands-on, multidisciplinary activities that engaged their knowledge and critical thinking skills. The competition included segments of problem-solving activities in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies and language arts.[5] [6]

In 2006, Principal James Mullevey was named Administrator of the Year by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils (NJASC).[7]

In the late 70s and early 80s, Marlboro High School's Debate Team was nationally recognized as a consistent powerhouse and frequent invitee to elite, invitation only events. In 1981, the team of Meredith McClintock and Andrea Alterman completed their high school debate careers as the #3 team in the Nation.

Background

Approximately 92% of Marlboro High School students attend a 4-year college after graduation.[8]

Athletics

The Marlboro High School Mustangs compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[9] 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).[10]

In the Fall of 1994 the football team captured the Central Jersey Group IV Championship completing a 10-1 season with a 27-13 victory over Piscataway Township High School at Giants Stadium on December 4 of that year.[11]

In the 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons, Marlboro High School's gymnastics team qualified for the State Competition held at Rutgers University. Each year the team placed higher than they were originally seeded. In 2006, the gymnastics team qualified for the Shore Conference competition and the Sectional Competition as well.

In 2009, The boy's soccer team became A-North Shore Conference Champions, the first time in school history. In that same season another school first was accomplished when the boy's soccer team won the Shore Conference Tournament.[citation needed]

Neighboring High Schools

Marlboro High School Marching Band on Route 79 during Homecoming Parade 2005.

The other schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d Marlboro High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 15, 2007.
  2. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  3. ^ http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=1391
  4. ^ http://ur.rutgers.edu/focus/article/State%20champions%20honored/754/
  5. ^ http://www.njn.net/education/teachers/rutgerschallenge.html
  6. ^ http://urwebsrv.rutgers.edu/focus/article/Nine%20enter%20Academic%20Challenge%20final%20rounds/692/
  7. ^ MULLEVEY NAMED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, Monmouth University Magazine, Volume 27 Number 3, p. 21
  8. ^ Top High Schools 2008
  9. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  10. ^ ABOUT MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL, Marlboro High School. Accessed October 20, 2007.
  11. ^ Morris, Tim. "Marlboro celebrating its ’94 CJ state champions: Players to be introduced at halftime of Manalapan game", Farmingdale News Transcript, November 23, 2004. Accessed October 20, 2007. "But Thursday the former Marlboro High School football coach will gladly do some reminiscing when he and the 1994 Mustang football team get together for the very first time since winning the Central Jersey Group IV championship to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their historic triumph.... Ten years removed from Marlboro’s 27-13 win over Piscataway at Giants Stadium, Zdilla said he better understands the significance of Marlboro’s championship."
  12. ^ Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 25, 2008.
  13. ^ Player profile: Dan Klecko - Defensive Tackle, Indianapolis Colts, accessed November 29, 2006.
  14. ^ Ramer, Larry. "'Average Joe' using fame to boost charity efforts", News Transcript, April 21, 2004. Accessed May 5, 2007. "Life seems to be going well for one of Marlboro High School's most famous alumni, Adam Mesh."
  15. ^ Cox Classic Headliners, accessed November 29, 2006.
  16. ^ The Note: First Source for Political News, transcript from The Note, October 8, 2004.
  17. ^ Tesoriero, Tobi Drucker. 'Felicia Stoler: Spreading Health With A Little TLC", living Marlboro, July 1, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2008. "Stoler calls both Holmdel and Marlboro home. She grew up in Marlboro, where she attended the Delfino (Central School), Marlboro Middle School, and Marlboro High School (her family owns a home in town). Now she, along with her 9-year-old daughter Isabella and 6-year- old son Zachary, live in Holmdel."
  18. ^ Morton, Rebecca (September 10, 2009). "Small college awakened future senator to service". New Brunswick Sentinel. Retrieved October 5, 2009.

Gregory Moore, Commissioner, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)

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