Montville High School (New Jersey)

Infobox_School
name = Montville High School


imagesize =
motto = "You Can't Hide From Mustang Pride"
established =
grades = 9 - 12
district = Montville Township School District
type = Public high school
principal = Mr. Fred D'Antoni
enrollment = 1,158 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 70.4 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 16.4
nickname = Mustangs
conference = Northern Hills Conference
colors = Green, Gold and White
publication =
location = 100 Horseneck Road
Montville, NJ 07045
information = 973-331-7100
website = [http://www.montville.net/highschool School website]

Montville Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Montville Township, New Jersey, in suburban Morris County. The school was founded in 1972 and is part of the Montville Township School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,158 students and 70.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.4. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410650&ID=341065004332 Montville High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 4, 2007.]

Awards and recognition

In "Newsweek's" May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Montville High School was listed in 964th place, the 28th-highest ranked school in New Jersey. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=State&count=1257&search=&start=700&limit=100&year=2007& "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools"] , "Newsweek", May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.]

The school was the 54th-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 49th 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.]

tats

*Graduation rate: 98%
*Percentage going to college: 91.4%
*Average SAT: 1148
*Percentage of eligible students taking AP test: 27.5%
*Percents of AP test takers scoring 3+: 89.5%

Athletics

Montville High School competes in the Northern Hills Conference, an athletic conference of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic County Counties in Northern New Jersey. Montville is assigned to the Suburban Division.

The 2007 Mustang baseball team defeated Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, 9-7, to take the North I Group III section title for the first time since 1989. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220867&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Baseball - North I, Group III] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.]

The 2007 Mustang Marching Band were USSBA Group IV A State Champions, Northern State Champions, and Group VI A National Champions.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.montville.net/highschool/uca.htm Montville High School Administration] , accessed March 31, 2007.]
*Fred D'Antoni - Principal
*Leo Kelly - Vice Principal
*Martin Wall - Vice Principal

Notable graduates

*Lester Archambeau (born 1967), former professional football player. [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/1/1776/ Yahoo! Sports Profile, "Lester Archambeau"] , "Yahoo! Sports"] [ [http://www.montville.net/highschool/halloffame/index.asp?ID=1 Hall of Fame Member Profile: Lester Archambeau] , accessed November 29, 2006.]
*Bruce Dostal, former professional baseball player (former) [Hectus, Suzanne, [http://jupiter.wpunj.edu/W.P/1980s/1985/April/04221985BEACON.pdf "Bruce Dostal: 'Hitting his pitch'" (PDF file)] , "The Beacon", April 22, 1985. Sports p. 18.]
*Lauren English, (born 1989), competitive swimmer who set the United States Open Record in the 50 Meter Backstroke. [ [http://usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=bc16bfe4-58ff-4653-984e-96a7124669e5&TabId=388&Mid=597 Lauren English] , USA Swimming. Accessed December 9, 2007.]
*Dan O'Dowd: General Manager of the Colorado Rockies. [ [http://www.montville.net/highschool/halloffame/index.asp?ID=4 "Hall of Fame Member profile: Dan O'Dowd"] .]
*Jim Price (born 1966), former professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys. [Fox, Ron. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22449016.html "MONTVILLE PRODUCED SUPER DUO"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", January 19, 1999. Accessed November 28, 2007.] [ [http://www.montville.net/highschool/halloffame/index.asp?ID=3 Hall of Fame Member Profile: Jim Price] , accessed November 29, 2006.]
*Kelly Chang Rickert (born 1976), Attorney/ Contestant on NBC's "The Law Firm".Fact|date=December 2007
*Scott Shields, political activist.Fact|date=December 2007
*Dena Tauriello, Drummer for the all-female band Antigone Rising.Fact|date=December 2007
*Peter Verniero (born 1959), former New Jersey Attorney General and New Jersey Supreme Court Justice. [ [http://www.montville.net/highschool/halloffame/index.asp?ID=7 Hall of Fame Member Profile: Peter Verniero] , accessed November 29, 2006.]
*Ashley Wolf: 2003 Wendy's High School Heisman Winner. [DiLeo, Frank, [http://www.dailyrecord.com/sports/highschool/articles/highschoolsports54-wolf1214.htm "Montville's Wolf Wins HS Heisman"] , "The Daily Record", December 14, 2003.]
*Pete Yorn, Singer/Songwriter "Strange Condition" [ [http://www.montville.net/highschool/halloffame/index.asp?ID=24 "Hall of Fame Member profile: Pete Yorn"] .]
*Dante Tomaselli (born 1969), Director/Writer/Score Composer.
*Chris Brauchle, Professional Soccer Player - New York MetroStars, Bayern Munich, Tampa Bay Rowdies

References

External links

* [http://www.montville.net/highschool Montville High School website]
*NJReportCard|27|3340|010|Montville High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410650 Data for the Montville Township School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.podium.aeskape.com/ School newspaper]
* [http://www.mthsstage.org/ MTHS STAGE]
* [http://www.montville4n6.com/ Montville Forensics Team]