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Randolph High School
Address
Map
511 Millbrook Avenue

Randolph
,
Morris County
,
New Jersey
07869

United States
Coordinates40°50′53″N 74°33′45″W / 40.847991°N 74.562567°W / 40.847991; -74.562567
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoEducating students - Creating the future
Established1961
School districtRandolph Township Schools
NCES School ID3413650[1]
PrincipalJonathan Olsen (interim)
Faculty140.3 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,587 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.3:1[1]
Color(s)  Navy Blue and
  white[2]
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Team nameRams[2]
PublicationRampage
Websitewww.rtnj.org/Domain/204

Randolph High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Randolph, in Morris County, New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Randolph Township Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1973.[3] A new addition was completed for the 2007–08 school year with an extended cafeteria and new second floor wing. Randolph's first High School opened in 1961 in what is currently Randolph Middle School. The current building opened in 1975.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,587 students and 140.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. There were 84 students (5.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 35 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 16th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2016 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[4] The school was the 63rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[4] The school had been ranked 37th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 52nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[5] The magazine ranked the school 65th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6] The school was ranked 32nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[7]

The school was honored by Redbook magazine in April 1992 as the best high school in the state, recognizing the school for its academic and extracurricular performance.[8]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 90th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 24 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (87.9%) and language arts literacy (96.1%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[9]

Athletics

The Randolph High School Rams[2] participate in the regional Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Morris, Sussex and Warren counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[10][11] With 1,074 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015–16 school year as North I, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 786 to 1,074 students in that grade range.[12] Prior to the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had competed as part of the Iron Hills Conference, made up of private and public high schools in Essex County and Union County.[13] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV North for football for 2018–2020.[14]

The football team won the North II Group III state sectional championships in 1983 and from 1986 to 1989, and won in North II Group IV in both 1990 and 2010.[15] The Randolph football team set New Jersey state records by winning 54 consecutive regular-season and playoff games and going unbeaten in 59 straight games from 1986 to 1991, a record since broken by Paulsboro High School with 63 straight wins from 1992 to 1998.[16] In 1983, the team won the program's first North II Group III title and finished the season 10-1 after a 22-9 win against Linden High School in the finals.[17] The 1988 team finished the season with an 11-0 record and extended its unbeaten streak to 28 games after winning the North II Group III state sectional title with a 15-12 victory against previously undefeated Nutley High School after scoring a last-minute touchdown in the championship game.[18] The team's 34–22 win over East Orange High School in October 1990 had broken the state record of 40 consecutive wins, which had been set by Memorial High School of West New York.[19] The program won its fifth consecutive title and finished the season ranked 11th in the nation by USA Today after winning the 1990 North I Group IV sectional championship game with a 23-22 win against Montclair High School; the win was the team's 49th consecutive victory, breaking a record of 48 games without a loss (including two tie games) that had been set by Westfield High School from 1968 to 1973.[20][21] The 2010 football team won the New Jersey North I Group IV state sectional title, the team's first since 1990, with a 19-0 win against Montclair.[22]

The boys' soccer team won the Group III state title in 1986 (as co-champion with Lakewood High School).[23]

The girls' soccer team won the Group III championship in 1991 (defeating runner-up Holy Cross Academy in the finals), 1995 (vs. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School) and 2001 (in overtime vs. Lenape High School).[24] The 1991 team finished the season with a 20-1-1 record after winning the Group IV state title with a 1-0 victory against Holy Cross in the championship game played at Trenton State College.[25]

The wrestling team won the North II Group IV state championship in 1991–1995, won the North I Group IV title in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009; the team won the Group IV state championship in 1993.[26]

The field hockey team won the North I / II Group IV sectional title in 1994 and won the North I Group IV championship in 2009.[27]

The ice hockey team has won the Public School state championships in 2003 and 2006 (Public) and in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015 (Public A); the team's eight titles are tied for third-most of any school in the state.[28][29] In 2003, Randolph High School won its first New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Public School Ice Hockey state championship in the 64-team tournament, with a 7–0 shutout of Brick Memorial High School at the Continental Airlines Arena.[30] The team was the 2006 NJSIAA 64-team tournament.[31] In 2007, they won the championship with a 5–4 win against Bridgewater-Raritan High School.[32] The school won their fourth public title in the 2009 NJSIAA Public School A Ice Hockey state championship with a 1–0 win over Ridge High School.[33][34] The team won the 2011 Public A title with a 1–0 win against Montgomery High School at the Prudential Center.[35][36]

The boys' lacrosse team won the Group III state championship in 2005, defeating West Morris Central High School in the tournament final.[37]

The cheerleading squad were three-time national champions, in 2006, 2007 and 2008 at the CanAm Nationals in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[38] They won again in 2010 at the CanAm Nationals.[citation needed] In 2013, the small varsity team was second in the region behind national champions Burlington High School by 3 points. In 2013 the competition cheerleading team was ranked 16th in the nation in the Small Varsity division in the UCA NHSCC competition at Walt Disney World, which was the first time that RHS was a national finalist in the competition.

The girls' cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 2009.[39]

The 2010 baseball team won the New Jersey Group IV state championship with an 8–4 win over Jackson Memorial High School.[40][41] The team has won the Morris County Tournament three times, tied for the fourth-most in tournament history, winning in 1994, 2004, 2007 and 2013.[42]

Media

Ram-Page is the school's monthly newspaper, and was the first high school newspaper in the state with a mobile application, available on Android devices.[43]

Administration

The school's interim principal is Jonathan Olsen. His core administration team includes three vice principals.[44]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Randolph High School (New Jersey) alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Randolph High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Randolph High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Randolph High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 15, 2012. Accessed March 29, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  5. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 23, 2012.
  6. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  8. ^ van Tassel, Priscilla. "'Smiling School' Wins National Recognition", The New York Times, May 3, 1992. Accessed November 19, 2020. "Don't tell Ridgewood High School, Westfield High, Moorestown High or any of the other schools in New Jersey that are often touted as the best in the state, but Redbook magazine, in an article in last month's issue on the nation's public high schools, has proclaimed Randolph High School as New Jersey's finest. This 1,200-student high school in Morris County, known more for its performance on the athletic field than off, may not have the recognition factor of some other schools, but it has in fact been gathering laurels in academic subjects and extracurricular activities as well as sports for most of its 30 years. And that was what led Redbook's panel of judges to select the school from among the 25 that applied for the honor."
  9. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011[permanent dead link], Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 2, 2012.
  10. ^ Home Page, Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference. Accessed August 27, 2020. "The Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference prides itself on being one of New Jersey's premier high school conferences and is comprised of 39 high schools located in Northwest New Jersey."
  11. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  12. ^ General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016 9, 2014.
  13. ^ Home Page, Iron Hills Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2014.
  14. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  15. ^ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  16. ^ Idec, Keith. "Wayne Hills' streak hits 55", The Record, September 26, 2009. Accessed April 11, 2011. "Randolph won 54 consecutive games from 1986-91, but the Rams tied Roxbury, 6-6, in their 55th game.... Randolph's unbeaten streak extended to 59 games, but Paulsboro broke both marks by winning 63 straight games from 1992-98."
  17. ^ "Passaic (11-0) Tops North Bergen, 24-13", The New York Times, December 4, 1983. Accessed December 24, 2020. "Scott Sandler, a junior quarterback, completed three touchdown passes in the first half and led Randolph (10-1) to a 22-9 victory over Linden (9-2) in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 game in Linden."
  18. ^ "School Sports: New Jersey; Wayne Valley Routs Ramapo", The New York Times, December 4, 1988. Accessed December 17, 2020. "Cecil Barrett, a senior halfback, capped a 73-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 26 seconds to play to give Randolph (11-0), winner of a state-leading 28 games in a row, a 15-12 victory over Nutley (9-1-1) in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 championship in Randolph."
  19. ^ Staff. "School Football; Randolph Revels In Breaking Record", The New York Times, October 7, 1990. Accessed December 2, 2020. "Four days a week, John Bauer receives dialysis treatment for his kidneys. Then after a four-and-a-half hour session, Bauer heads to the Randolph High School football field, where the team he coaches just eclipsed a New Jersey state record of 41 consecutive victories."
  20. ^ Mattura, Greg. "Fate still favors Randolph streak", The Record, December 2, 1990. Accessed December 1, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "The death of coach John Bauer Sr. Nov. 14 brought great sadness to the program, but Saturday's come-from-behind 22-21 Group 4, Section 2 victory over Montclair kept alive the Rams' State-record winning streak and set another standard. By capturing the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association title against the state's No. 1-ranked team, second-ranked Randolph stretched its victory streak to 49.... The Rams had shared the previous mark of 48 with Westfield's streak from 1968-73, which included two ties."
  21. ^ "Year-by-year final football rankings", USA Today, June 20, 200. Accessed January 30, 2021.
  22. ^ Staff. "Randolph shuts out Montclair 19-0 to capture the North 1, Group 4 title" Archived December 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, The Star-Ledger, December 4, 2010. Accessed April 11, 2011. "Randolph Senior Chris Westenhiser threw two scoring passes in the first half to Mike Rampone and Mike Mastrangelo, and ran for a touchdown in that half to account for the game's scoring and guide Randolph to a 19-0 win and their first sectional title since 1990."
  23. ^ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  24. ^ NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  25. ^ McGurk, Tom. "Holy Cross girls drop 1-0 thriller in championship", Courier-Post, November 24, 1991. Accessed January 27, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Holy Cross High School girls' soccer team fell short in its bid to become the first South Jersey team ever to win a Group 4 state title when they dropped a 1-0 decision to Randolph Group 4 on Saturday after noon at Trenton State College in the championship game.... Randolph finished its season at 20-1-1."
  26. ^ NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  27. ^ History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  28. ^ NJSIAA Ice Hockey State Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  29. ^ Stypulkoski , Matt. "Matt Koop, Matt Bruno lead Randolph to fourth state title in five years", NJ.com, March 9, 2015. Accessed September 24, 2015. "It took two third-period goals, but the Rams defeated Howell, 2-1, at the Prudential Center in Newark to claim the NJSIAA/Devils Public A tournament title Monday night."
  30. ^ 2003 NJSIAA Ice Hockey Tournament. Accessed August 10, 2011.
  31. ^ 2006 Ice hockey - Public, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 12, 2006.
  32. ^ 2007 Ice Hockey Tournament - Public, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 10, 2011.
  33. ^ Hague, Jim. "Randolph's stifling defense stellar again", Daily Record (Morristown), March 22, 2009. Accessed April 11, 2011. "Not only was one the goal total for the victorious Rams, a number that proved to be enough to come away with the school's fourth state title in the last seven years, but for an amazing 13-minute stretch of the second period, it was the entire shot total for Ridge."
  34. ^ Staff. "Randolph 1, Ridge 0 (High school Boys Ice Hockey scores and results)", The Star-Ledger, March 21, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2011. "A forecheck led to a turnover and senior defenseman Alex Zackowski delivered his first goal of the season at the most opportune time as Randolph, No. 9 in The Star-Ledger, behind sophomore Dan Fullam's 17 saves, held on for a 1-0 victory over No. 4 and top-seeded Ridge in the final of the NJSIAA/Devils Public A state championships yesterday before 9,234 at the Prudential Center in Newark.... Randolph (18-6-4) earned its first Public A title and fourth public title overall."
  35. ^ High School Sports 2011 NJSIAA Boys Ice Hockey Championship - Public A, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 10, 2011.
  36. ^ Brett, Joshua. "Randolph stops Montgomery again in final", The Times (Trenton), March 14, 2011. "A pleasantly surprising run to the Public A state final after losing 14 seniors ended in more heartache with a 1-0 loss to the top-seeded Rams yesterday at the Prudential Center."
  37. ^ NJSIAA Boys Lacrosse Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  38. ^ Manochio, Matt. "Randolph cheerleading squad takes 3rd straight U.S. title", Daily Record (Morristown), March 23, 2008. Accessed April 11, 2011.
  39. ^ NJSIAA Girls Cross Country Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  40. ^ Lerner, Gregg. "Randolph 8, Jackson 4", The Star-Ledger, June 5, 2010. Accessed April 11, 2011. "After missing a fastball, Hugg got another and unloaded a line-drive grand slam to right field that ignited Randolph, No. 7 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to an 8-4 victory over No. 4 Jackson in the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger Group 4 championship game yesterday at Toms River East."
  41. ^ History of the NJSIAA Baseball Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  42. ^ "The history of the Morris County Baseball Tournament (Throwback Photos)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 11, 2019, updated August 24, 2019. Accessed November 17, 2020.
  43. ^ Knapp. Claire. "Randolph High's 'Ram-Page' reaches new heights", Randolph Reporter, May 16, 2012. Accessed August 23, 2012.
  44. ^ RHS Administration, Randolph High School. Accessed January 13, 2021.
  45. ^ Frank Beltre , Calgary Stampeders, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 1, 2014. Accessed June 18, 2018. "Beltre was born in the Dominican Republic and attended Randolph High School in New Jersey."
  46. ^ Staff. "Recalling 'The greatest high school game ever played'", The Star-Ledger, December 2, 2010. Accessed October 4, 2018. "'I said to everyone "Look, we've had a great year, we just came up a little short today"' - Mike Groh, Randolph QB/LB/K who was in the Randolph defensive huddle when it appeared Montclair would be able to run out the clock."
  47. ^ a b Cahillane, Kevin. "Homegrown: A Stoner Comedy Straight Out of Randolph", The New York Times, August 15, 2004. Accessed March 2, 2012. "'The high school we went to had a lot of Indian and Asian kids,' said Mr. Schlossberg, who graduated from Randolph High in Morris County in 1996, as did Mr. Hurwitz."
  48. ^ a b "A movie with Jersey written all over it." (Editorial), The Star-Ledger, July 8, 2004, p. 19.
  49. ^ Roche, Megan. "Former Radio City Rockette Still Shares Joy of Dance", p,. 53, Mt. Olive Life, December 2019. Accessed July 13, 2020. "Jennifer Jones, a Rockette that began her journey in 187, hails from Randolph. A proud graduate of Randolph High School and County College of Morris, Jones also holds a special place in the history books as she was the first African American Rockette ever cast."
  50. ^ Burton, Charlie "ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia on how she built a fitness empire; The global gym-subscription service has 30 million reservations under its belt. Executive chairman Payal Kadakia shares her tips for reaching the top", Wired UK, November 23, 2017. Accessed July 13, 2020. "1983 - Born in Randolph, New Jersey, to Indian parents; 2001: Graduated from Randolph High School"
  51. ^ Mike Lansing, Bucknell Bison men's soccer. Accessed July 13, 2020. "Hometown: Randolph, N.J.; High School: Randolph"
  52. ^ Amanda Magadan, United States Olympic Committee. Accessed June 18, 2018. "Hometown: Randolph, N.J.; High School: Randolph High School"
  53. ^ Brendan Mahon, Penn State Nittany Lions football. Accessed October 4, 2018. "Hometown: Randolph, N.J.... Cornerstone of the offensive line for coach Joe Lusardi at Randolph High School."
  54. ^ Staff. "Chris Pennie", Sick Drummer Magazine, August 30, 2006, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 13, 2016. Accessed June 18, 2018. "After graduating from Randolph High School in 1995, Chris attended Berklee College of music in Boston Massachusetts, where he majored in music synthesis. After leaving in 1996, he along with Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minikakis, John Fulton, and Adam Doll, formed the Dillinger Escape Plan."
  55. ^ Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Class of 2007[permanent dead link], Randolph High School Alumni Association, May 4, 2007. Accessed September 11, 2015. "Ms. Ross was the salutatorian of the RHS graduating class of 1972."
  56. ^ Staff. "N.J. Statehouse to honor Sherry Ross", New Jersey Devils, March 22, 2010. Accessed April 11, 2011. "The resident of West Orange, NJ has covered the Stanley Cup Finals on 15 occasions, while attending the Kentucky Derby six times.... In May 2007, the native of Dover, NJ was among those inducted into the inaugural class of Randolph (NJ) High School's Hall of Fame."
  57. ^ Staff. "NFL alumni, friends tee off for good causes", Daily Record (Morristown), July 24, 2014. Accessed October 4, 2018. "Lee Saltz, a Daily Record All-Area quarterback at Randolph who went on to play for the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions, made his debut as golf committee chairman."
  58. ^ Staff. "No storm clouds lie in Randolph's Robert Van Dillen's forecast", New Jersey Hills, December 26, 2002. Accessed April 15, 2015. "Van Dillen moved to the Shongum Lake area of Randolph with his family in 1977 when he was 4. He progressed through the public school system and graduated from Randolph High School in 1991."
  59. ^ McKissic, Rodney. "Willy bowls over UB coaches", The Buffalo News, August 2, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2009. "Willy had worked under a different offensive coordinator and offensive system for four straight seasons, dating from his senior season at Randolph High School in New Jersey."
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