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West Orange High School applied for, and was awarded, a Dodge Grant for the 2004-05 academic year through [[Montclair State University]]. The focus of the grant is to explore how to develop a Conflict Resolution program responsive to the needs of West Orange High School. The Dodge Grant Team has spent this past year researching and developing a potential Conflict Resolution Model for West Orange High School. |
West Orange High School applied for, and was awarded, a Dodge Grant for the 2004-05 academic year through [[Montclair State University]]. The focus of the grant is to explore how to develop a Conflict Resolution program responsive to the needs of West Orange High School. The Dodge Grant Team has spent this past year researching and developing a potential Conflict Resolution Model for West Orange High School. |
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West Orange High School competes in the [[Super Essex Conference]], following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]].<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/10leagueaffiliations.pdf League Memberships – 2011-2012], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 9, 2011.</ref> Before the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the [[Northern Hills Conference]]. |
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The 2006 Boys Soccer team finished the season with a 24-1 record, and was ranked 4th in the nation at the beginning of the 2006 Season but finished 17th in the NSCAA/adidas National Rankings.<ref>[http://www.nscaa.com/hsRes.php?it=1032 NSCAA/adidas National Rankings: National Final Regular Season Poll Poll], November 21, 2006. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> The 2006 team won the Group IV State Championship with a 4-1 win over [[Bridgewater-Raritan High School]] in the semifinals and a 3-0 win against [[Manalapan High School]] in the finals.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=186283&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2006 Boys Soccer Tournament - Public Semis/Finals], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed September 25, 2007.</ref> |
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Their marching band, the Marching Mountaineers, are three-year [[United States Scholastic Band Association]] (USSBA) Group V Open State Champs (2005, 2006, 2009), [[USSBA]] Group V Open Northern State Champs (2009), and ninth in the northeastern region as of 2007 BOA (Bands of America). In addition, their Color Guard is nationally known for their "globe-tossing" performance. |
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The school hosted a match between a team representing the [[New York Athletic Club]] and teams from [[Russia]] and [[Romania]]. The NYAC team beat Russia 14-11 in free style and Romania 14-12 in Greco-Roman matches.<ref>Abbott, Gary. [http://www.usolympicteam.com/11652_53764.htm "NYAC beats Russia, 14-11 in freestyle and Romania 14-12 in Greco-Roman in dual meet in New Jersey"], [[United States Olympic Committee]], November 16, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2007.</ref> |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1898 |
| School district | West Orange Public Schools |
| Principal | Arthur Alloggiamento |
| Faculty | 172 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,042 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.87[1] |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue , Navy Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Super Essex Confrence |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Website | School website |
West Orange High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey. WOHS is currently the only high school serving the West Orange Public Schools. West Orange High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,042 students and 172 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.87.[1]
Faculty and academics
A faculty of 200 includes administration and supervisory personnel, as well as Guidance Staff, two full-time Library Media Specialists, two nurses, a Student Assistance Counselor, and a full-time Child Study Team. The majority of the professional staff members have earned masters degrees, seven have earned doctorates.
West Orange High School has a comprehensive program with a wide variety of course offerings. Graduation requirements are based on study in grades nine through twelve. Students must satisfy the state and local requirements for graduation and take additional courses to total a minimum of 135 credits. In addition to the basic academic courses offered at multiple ability levels, there are Honors and Advanced Placement courses in most disciplines. Programs in business education, technical and industrial education, computer education, performing and fine arts, and English as a Second Language are also offered.
The Horizons Program, an alternative approach to education, is offered to meet the needs of disaffected students. The Cooperative Education Program provides students with the opportunity to study academics as well as receive on-the-job training. Students can also choose from a wide variety of electives.
History
The high school was built in 1898 on Gaston Street in West Orange and burned down in 1913. It was rebuilt and then moved to a new building on Northfield Avenue in 1922. The old building became Gaston Street Junior High School and was torn down in 1972. The current facility was built in 1960 as Mountain High School. In 1984, the building constructed in 1922 was sold to become Seton Hall Preparatory School, a private Catholic school. Mountain High School and the adjoined Abraham Lincoln Junior High School were converted into the existing facility. In 2004, a new building was added, doubling the size of the school. The current athletic complex includes a football field, two soccer fields, five tennis courts and a baseball field.
Awards and recognition
In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 44th in New Jersey and 1,379th nationwide.[3]
The school was the 128th-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 114th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[4] The school was ranked 98th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[5]
For the 1998-99 school year, West Orange High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[6]
West Orange High School applied for, and was awarded, a Dodge Grant for the 2004-05 academic year through Montclair State University. The focus of the grant is to explore how to develop a Conflict Resolution program responsive to the needs of West Orange High School. The Dodge Grant Team has spent this past year researching and developing a potential Conflict Resolution Model for West Orange High School.
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Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[7]
- Arthur Alloggiamento – Principal
- Louis Della Pia – Assistant Principal
- Dr. Kimberly Juirdano-Mancarella – Assistant Principal
- Hayden N. Moore – Assistant Principal
- Eric Price – Assistant Principal
Notable alumni
- Brendan Byrne (born 1924), former governor of New Jersey.[8]
- Ginny Duenkel (born 1947), gold medalist in the 400 meter freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9]
- Mark Kelly (born 1964), astronaut and identical twin of Scott Kelly.[10]
- Scott Kelly (born 1964), astronaut and identical twin of Mark Kelly.[11]
- General Paul J. Kern was the commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command from 2001-2004.[12]
- Joshua D. Maurer, actor best known as "Roger Horn" on Tour of Duty and producer of Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.[citation needed]
- Vinnie Politan, anchor, talk show host for Court TV; radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio.[13]
- Elizabeth Shin (1980–2000), MIT student who died from burns inflicted by a fire in her dormitory room. Her death resulted in the upgrading of MIT's counseling services.[citation needed]
- Scott Wolf (born 1968), actor best known as "Bailey Salinger" on Party of Five.[14]
- Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor best known as "Steve Sanders" on Beverly Hills, 90210.[15]
Popular culture references
In the fifth season of the HBO series The Sopranos an episode entitled The Test Dream shows Tony Soprano in a dream scene with his high school football coach, Mr. Molinero. The school letters "W.O.H.S." were shown on a jacket in the coach's office.
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References
- ^ a b c d West Orange High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 21, 2011.
- ^ West Orange High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 21, 2011.
- ^ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: West Orange High School", The Washington Post. Accessed September 9, 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.
- ^ Star School Award recipient detail 1998-99 school year, West Orange High School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2006.
- ^ Home page, West Orange High School. Accessed April 5, 2011.
- ^ Brendan T. Byrne Archive - Biography, Rutgers Program on the Governor / Eagleton Institute of Politics. Accessed January 16, 2011.
- ^ "WORLD MARK SET BY ROSE IN SWIM", The New York Times, August 18, 1962, pg. 16."The unheralded 15-year-old Miss Duenkel cracked the listed world record in the 200-meter back-stroke in 2:32.1. The 125-pound sophomore from West Orange High School beat Miss de Varona in a tense dual [sic] in the last fifty meters. Donna was clocked in 2:33.1."
- ^ Mark E. Kelly Biographical Data, NASA. Accessed March 25, 2007.
- ^ Scott J. Kelly Biographical Data, NASA, accessed March 25, 2007.
- ^ "Major Army Command Says Farewell to Four-Star Commander", United States Army Materiel Command press release. Accessed November 19, 2007. "Kern was raised in West Orange , NJ and graduated from West Orange High School."
- ^ Q and A with Vinnie Politan, November 20, 2006, accessed April 12, 2007. "It'll be tough to deal with him, even if I was the two-time captain of the West Orange Cowboys' Group 2 Section 2 State Championship basketball team."
- ^ Staff. "Engagements-Weddings-Anniversaries", Belleville News-Democrat, August 3, 2003. Accessed April 5, 2011. "Wolf is a 1986 graduate of West Orange High School in West Orange, NJ, and a 1990 graduate of George Washington University in Washington D.C."
- ^ Staff. "Celebrity Proms: ‘Dancing’s’ Ian Ziering", Access Hollywood, May 10, 2007. Accessed April 5, 2011. "We took Ian back twenty-five years to prom 1982 at Mountain High School in West Orange, New Jersey. We found his prom date, Julie Slavitt, happily married with two little girls in Demarest, New Jersey."
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