Hillside High School (New Jersey)

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name = Hillside High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Hillside Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Dr. Lee D. McCaskill
viceprincipal = Norman Crystal
Ralph Rotando
enrollment = 1,048 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 73.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.4
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location = 1085 Liberty Avenue
Hillside, NJ 07205
information = 908-352-7662
website = [http://www.hillsidek12.org/public/department40.cfm School website]

Hillside High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hillside, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hillside Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,048 students and 73.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.4. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407290&ID=340729005540 Hillside High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 12, 2008.]

The school was the 287th-ranked public 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 262nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Programs

In 2001, students from David Brearley High School and Hillside High School collaborated to develop literary and art projects about bigotry presented at an exhibit, "Making Connections: Two Culturally Diverse Schools Address Prejudice and Hatred by Studying the Holocaust Together." The exhibit was presented at Kean University, and was viewed together with local Holocaust survivors and concentration camp liberators. ["Two-school project fights prejudice; Kenilworth, Hillside art and computer classes team up.", "The Star-Ledger", June 7, 2001]

History

Hillside High School on Liberty Avenue was originally constructed in 1947, replacing the Coe Avenue (A.P. Morris) School which became a grammar school. Additions were later added to accommodate the baby-boomers of the 1950's and l960's. In the mid-sixties the high school held some 1,500 students.

Athletics

Hillside High School competes in the Mountain Valley Conference, which consists of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey. The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

In 1986, The Hillside Comets cruised to an 11-1 record and a North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 State Championship vs. Dover High School.fact|date=May 2007

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.hillsidek12.org/public/department40.cfm Home page] , Hillside High School. Accessed August 12, 2008.]
*Dr. Lee D. McCaskill - Principal
*Norman Crystal - Vice Principal
*Ralph Rotando - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

* Arthur Seale (born 1946), responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Sidney Reso, the Vice President of International Operations for Exxon on April 29, 1992. [McQuiston, John T. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7D71238F932A15755C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "Details Given On Suspects In Abduction"] , "The New York Times", June 21, 1992. Accessed August 12, 2008.]
* Hela Yungst (d. 2002), Miss New Jersey 1971, representing the state in the Miss America Pageant. She changed her name to Hela Young and became the New Jersey Lottery representative on television.Fact|date=August 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.hillsidek12.org/public/department40.cfm Hillside High School]
* [http://www.hillsidek12.org/ Hillside Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|39|2190|0|Hillside Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407290 Data for the Hillside Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics