Hasbrouck Heights High School

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name = Hasbrouck Heights High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Hasbrouck Heights School District
type = Public high school
principal = Peter G. O'Hare
enrollment = 518 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 37.6 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.8
nickname = Aviators
conference = Bergen County Scholastic League
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location = 365 Boulevard
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
information = 201-288-3971
website = [http://hs.hhschools.org/ School website]

Hasbrouck Heights High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Hasbrouck Heights, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hasbrouck Heights School District. It consists of Grades 9-12.

Students from Teterboro have the option of attending either Hackensack High School or Hasbrouck Heights High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the two districts. Because of this, the school receives many students who attended South Hackensack School District's Memorial School.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 518 students and 37.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.8. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Hasbrouck Heights High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 3, 2007.]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 82nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 92nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 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.]

Athletics

The school participates in the Bergen County Scholastic League National athletic conference. The team nickname is the Aviators.

Hasbrouck Heights has long enjoyed success on the athletic field. Others sports notwithstanding, the football, wrestling, and track programs have established themselves among the elite on the league, county, and state level.

Baseball

The baseball team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship in 2007, topping Verona High School 7-4 in the tournament final. Four of the best players in the school's history graduated between the years of 2006 and 2007. Joe Armeli and Anthony Yeswita (2006) and Bobby Spindler and Matt Connors (2007) all were part of the best 4 years in history. The team compiled over 80 wins to go along with 3 league titles, 4 county tournament appearances, and the 2007 state championship which was led by Connors,Spindler,Jamie Pasqualone, and Shawn Mansfield. Yeswita owns the home run record and Spindler holds the RBI and doubles record. Armeli holds the wins record and the innings pitched record. Connors owns many records, including hits, runs and stolen bases. Spindler continued his playing career at Muhlenberg College (PA), while Yeswita and Connors play at Rutgers Newark. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220867&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Baseball - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.]

Boys Soccer

The Hasbrouck Heights Varsity Soccer program was ran for many years by head coach Dennis Sayer. After he resigned following the 2001 season, Peter Morisco stepped in as head coach and took the team to the states two out of the three years he ran the program. The first game of the 2004 states was an overtime win against Leonia High School, the first in the soccer team's history. The next game was the state semis against North Warren Regional High School getting the furthest the team ever did, falling 3-2. Joe Bitteto took over the team and brought it to its 2nd consecutive state appearance. The Team is currently coached by Vincent Marchese.

Football

Currently coached by Nick Delcalzo, the last state championship won by the football program was in 1994. In 2005, Hasbrouck Heights made the Group 1, North 1 State Final in Giants Stadium, losing 27-7 to Pompton Lakes High School. [Stapleton, Art. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-115960775.html "The unlikely champions"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", December 4, 2005. Accessed June 8, 2008. "Pompton Lakes was dominant in all facets during its 27-7 victory over Hasbrouck Heights, capturing only its third sectional title since the school opened in 1932."] Hasbrouck Heights made the 2nd round in the North 1 Group 1 state playoffs in 2006, beating Pascack Hills High School 9-3 in the opening round then losing to ultimate winner Bogota High School 24-17 in the semifinals. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=188015&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Football Tournament - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed October 21, 2007.]

In 2007, the team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 26-16 win over New Milford High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium. [Czerwinski, Mark J. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjI5MDE5 "Heights caps off unfinished job"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", December 2, 2007. "Heights completed a perfect season with a 26-16 victory over the Knights in the North 1, Group 1 title game at frigid Giants Stadium.... The championship is the first since 1994 for the Aviators (12-0), who are ranked No. 6 in The Record's Top 25."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246272&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Football - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.]

In 1975, the Heights team went 10-0-1 and won the North I, Group I state sectional championship by defeating Ridgefield Memorial High School 22-6 in the first year that the state held playoffs. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50B17F7395E16738DDDAE0894DA415B858BF1D3 "Passaic Valley Routs North Bergen, 23-7", "The New York Times", December 7, 1975. Accessed July 8, 2008. "Hasbrouck Heights (10-0-1) took the North Jersey Secion 1, Group 1, title with a 22-6 defeat of Ridgefield (7-3)."] They were also the BCSL National champions as well.Fact|date=July 2008

The 1976, the 11-0 Heights Aviators repeated as North I, Group I sectional champions by defeating Mahwah High School in the finals. They were also the BCSL National Champs in 1976 as well.Fact|date=July 2008

Girls Soccer

Coached for a decade by Ollie Pimm. The Girls Varsity team won its sixth straight BCSL-National Division championship and won almost 100 straight game against in-league competition. [Doviak, Cory K. [http://www.northjerseysports.com/girlssoccer/2006/100606HHeightsSMarys.htm "Heights keeps on keepin' on"] , "North Jersey Sports", October 6, 2006. Accessed January 13, 2008.] They have not won a state championship under Pimm, losing to River Dell Regional High School in the semifinals of the 2007 state tournament. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Girls Soccer - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed January 13, 2008.] The JV Girl's Soccer team has been coached by Joe Mastropietro for the last six years.

Wrestling

Many outstanding wrestlers have passed through the halls of Hasbrouck Heights High School. With the creation of a recreation level program, established in the 1970's by then-director, Andy "The King" Feintuch, experience began to filter into the high school program. In 1976, heavyweight Bill Spindler became the school's first ever NJSIAA state champion, pinning each of his opponents on his way to the gold medal.

Team success came with the hiring of head coach, Tom Basile, who would guide the 1989 team to league and county titles. The Aviator's would capture their first ever North Jersey Group I state sectional championship after a one-sided victory over defending champion Waldwick High School. The team was back-to-back champions in 1990. For their accomplishments, the 1989 team would be elected to the Hasbrouck Heights Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.

In the mid-1990s, HH alum Mike Scuilla would take over the reins from Basile and continue the team's winning ways. The pinnacle individual performance came in 2001 when Morgan Horner won the 189 lb. weight class at the NJSIAA championships defeating the defending champion. This accomplishment would earn Horner the award for the championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler.

The wrestling team won the North II, Group I state sectional title in 2006 with a 43-28 win against New Providence High School. [Cooper, Darren. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=10FD8490A28E7B38&p_docnum=8&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=C53A58TPMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Late surge means new Heights for Aviators"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", February 17, 2006. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Keyed by victories at heavyweight by Tyler Blake and four in a row to end the match, the Aviators dumped New Providence, 43-28, to win the North 2, Group 1 title Thursday night."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=141653&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Team Wrestling - North II, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed August 2, 2007.] The 2007team repeated as North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 46-16 win vs. Madison High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - North II, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.]

Extracurricular Activities

Pilot's Log

The high school publishes "Pilot's Log", an award-winning student newspaper. At the 2006 National Scholastic Press Association Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, "Pilot's Log" earned the highest accolade of "best in show" for newspapers with 13-16 pages, from all high schools, regardless of size. [ [http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/f06bs.html NSPA Best of Show Winners: 2006 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention] , accessed January 1, 2007.] The newspaper staff also walked away with a National Pacemaker Award for the publication, one of 26 high school publications nationwide to be recognized, unofficially known as the "Pulitzer Prizes of student journalism." [ [http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/npm06.html 2006 NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker Winners] , accessed January 1, 2007.]

Theatrical performances

Every school year, a selected performance is created by students under the supervision of the school's communications teacher Erin Schneeweiss. A different play is performed every year.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://hs.hhschools.org/ Home Page] , Hasbrouck Heights High School. Accessed July 30, 2008.]
*Peter G. O'Hare - Principal
*Geraldine Stein - Director of Curriculum and Scheduling

Notable alumni

*Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor, star of American Pie. [McKinley, Jesse. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DA133BF932A05750C0A9649C8B63 "THEATER; Bye, Bye 'American Pie'; Mrs. Robinson Is Calling"] , "The New York Times", March 31, 2002. Accessed March 3, 2008. "Unlike that character, Mr. Biggs was proving to be a pretty normal teenager, playing high school tennis and holding a series of menial jobs (flower delivery boy, sandwich maker, kitchen staff at a hospital). In 1996, he graduated from Hasbrouck Heights High School and started at New York University, where he enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences."]
*Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983), radio and television broadcaster and entertainer. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,814888-1,00.html "The Working Class"] , "Time (magazine)", June 11, 1951. Accessed June 4, 2007. "Radio-TV Comic Arthur Godfrey, whose formal higher education consisted of 'one short year at Hasbrouck Heights High School' in New Jersey, got an honorary Doctor of Science degree at Rider College in Trenton, N.J."]
*Scott Slutzker- Former NFL tight end who played for the Colts and Saints.

References

External links

* [http://hs.hhschools.org/ Hasbrouck Heights High School]
*NJReportCard|03|2080|050|Hasbrouck Heights High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406930 Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District] , National Center for Education Statistics