Lyndhurst High School
| Lyndhurst High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Lyndhurst School District |
| Principal | Dr. Jean Marie Gordon |
| Faculty | 49 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 630 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.86[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue & Gold |
| Athletics conference | North Jersey Interscholastic Conference |
| Team name | Golden Bears |
| Website | School website |
Lyndhurst High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lyndhurst, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Lyndhurst School District.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 630 students and 49 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.86.[1]
The school was the 178th-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 182nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 179th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
Athletics
The Lyndhurst High School Golden Bears compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC) Meadowlands Division, which includes private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[4] Prior to realignment that took place in the fall of 2010, Lyndhurst was part of the Bergen County Scholastic League.
Lyndhurst Baseball
During the spring 2008 baseball season, the Lyndhurst Varsity Baseball team won its first ever Group I State Championship with a 7-3 win against Robbinsville High School, its first group championship in 40 years, since they won the Group III State Championship.[5][6] On their way to the State Championship they won the North 2 Group 1 State Sectional Championship over Weehawken High School[7], and the BCSL National Division Title.
Lyndhurst Cross Country
The Lyndhurst High School Cross Country team did not have many successful individuals or a team until the 2009 season. Led by Patrick Rono, the son of Olympian gold-medalist Peter Rono, the Golden Bears clinched a Bergen County Scholastic League National Division championship.
2010 Season
In the 2010 season, the Golden Bears were undefeated in the new North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC) Meadowlands Division and went on to with the division championship, again led by Rono. Lyndhurst then took second place in the Bergen County Division C Championships, losing to Ramsey. The following week in Warinanco Park in Elizabeth, NJ, the Bears were led by Rono and juniors Thiago Fernandes and Danny Gaspar (1st, 4th, and 9th, respectively) to clinch their first Sectional Title.
Lyndhurst had five runners take 1st Team All-Conference. It was also the first time the Bears qualified for the Bergen County Meet of Champions in Darlington Park (Mahwah, New Jersey) as a team. It was also the first time Lyndhurst had three All-County runners, with Rono taking 1st-Team and Gaspar and Fernandes being Honorable Mentions. The trio also received All-State Group honors, Rono 1st-Team, Fernandes 2nd-Team, and Gaspar 3rd-Team.
Rono went on to run in the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions, finishing 7th, and received 1st Team All-State honors. The following week, Rono ran at Foot Locker Northeast Regional in Sunken Meadow State Park (Kings Park, NY), again finishing 7th, earning a spot to Foot Locker Nationals, held in Balboa Park (San Diego, CA). Rono finished 24th in a race with 40 of the nation's elite runners.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[8]
- Jean Gordon - Principal
- Frank Venezia - Vice-Principal
Santiago maldonado all state pitcher for 50 years
References
- ^ a b c d Lyndhurst High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 21, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 21, 2011.
- ^ Behre, Bob. "Lyndhurst 7, Robbinsville 3", The Star-Ledger, June 7, 2008. Accessed October 7, 2008.
- ^ "2008 Baseball Tournament - Public Semis/Finals", NJSIAA. Accessed October 7, 2008.
- ^ 2008 Baseball Tournament - North II, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed October 7, 2008.
- ^ Administration, Lyndhurst High School. Accessed April 5, 2011.
External links
- Lyndhurst High School
- Lyndhurst School District
- School Performance Reports for the Lyndhurst School District, New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Lyndhurst School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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