West Morris Mendham High School

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name = West Morris Mendham High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = West Morris Regional High School District
type = Public high school
principal = Michael Matyas
asst principal = Robert Beers
William Carpluk
Janet Slover
enrollment = 1,208 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 96.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.6
teamname = Minutemen
conference = Iron Hills Conference
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location = 65 East Main Street
Mendham, NJ 07945
information = 973-543-2501
website = [http://www.wmmhs.org/ School website]

West Morris Mendham High School (also known as Mendham High School) is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth though twelfth grade as part of the West Morris Regional High School District. The school is located in Mendham Borough, New Jersey, United States. Students hail from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township (includes the areas of Brookside and Ralston). [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/27/5660/27-5660-000.html West Morris Regional High School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 17, 2008. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The district serves the students of five Morris County communities, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township, in grades 9 through 12. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,208 students and 96.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417550&ID=341755004552 West Morris Mendham High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 10, 2007.]

Its sister school, West Morris Central High School, is located in Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central. The two schools maintain a healthy athletic rivalry, despite the fact that they have been in different Divisions of the same Conference since the 1994-1995 school year. Mount Olive High School broke from the then three school District in the 1970s.

Mendham was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in January 1998. [ [http://www.ibo.org/school/001035/ West Morris Mendham High School] , International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed May 24, 2007.] The school is one of only 16 schools in New Jersey to offer the IB program. [ [http://www.ibo.org/school/search/index.cfm?programmes=&country=US&region=NJ&find_schools=Find Find an IB World School—results] , International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed May 24, 2007.]

For the 2006-2007 School Year, school began on September 6, 2006 and ends on June 21, 2007 with graduation.

Awards and recognition

In "Newsweek's" May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Mendham High School was listed in 390th place, the fourteenth-highest ranked school in New Jersey while Central was ranked 117th in the nation and 3rd in the state. [ [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 listed in 148th place, the fifth highest ranked school in New Jersey, in "Newsweek's" May 8, 2006, issue, listing the Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/page/2 Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States] , "Newsweek" May 8, 2006.]

The school was the 38th-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 29th 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

West Morris Mendham High School offers over 30 Athletic teams ranging in level from Freshman (no cuts) to Varsity. Mendham has a strong tradition of athletic excellence; since the school's opening in the fall of 1970, Mendham varsity teams have brought home more than 100 conference, county, region, and state championships.

Varsity Cross CountryThe West Morris Mendham Boys Cross Country Team placed 2nd at the Iron Hills Conference Championships in 2007. [http://nj.milesplit.us/meets/26084/results/56422] The varsity roster for the 2007 team included Michael Franklin (15:54.42 5kPR), James Frick(16:47.40 5kPR), Jon Riley (17:04.87 5kPR), Ryan Savercool (17:20.24 5kPR) and Christian Herridge(17:29.85 5kPR). [http://nj.milesplit.us/teams/MENDH/performances/2007/cc]

The West Morris Mendham Girls Cross Country Team roster in 2007 included Laura Vigilante( 19:10.00 5kPR) and Janice O'Brien(19:36.00 5kPR). [http://nj.milesplit.us/teams/MENDH/performances/2007/cc] Both girls qualified for the Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park.

Varsity Football: The West Morris Mendham Minutemen participate in the Iron Hills Conference. The Football team under head coach Richard Attonito (1971-1988) secured three Colonial Hills Conference titles ('75, '82, '83) including a State Group I Championship in 1975, capping an undefeated season which included a still standing club record 8 shutouts. Under Head Coach William "Bill" Carpluk (1989-2005), the team posted a 116-49 (.703) overall record, including a club record 17 game winning streak (1992-1993). Carpluk's teams garnered six Iron Hills Conference Hills Division (IHC-Hills) championships ('93-'95, '00, '01, '04) and numerous Group II and III state championship playoffs and finals appearances. Carpluk's era ushered in a new period during which they posted only two losing seasons during his 16 season tenure. The team is currently under the leadership of a veteran coaching staff, led by Head Coach Doug Kirk (11-9) since the 2006 season, a former assistant to both Attonito and Carpluk. The 2007 team finished 7-3 and was one of only three 6-2 Group III teams in the state to be denied a playoff bid under the NJSIAA Power Point system. The booster club is working on efforts to finance a new 'field turf' stadium for the Minutemen.

Other Sports: The Varsity Boys Lacrosse team was crowned sole New Jersey State Champions in 1994, winning the New Jersey Tournament of Champions. In 1998, the Varsity Girls Basketball team finished #1 in the State of New Jersey, also winning the Tournament of Champions. For the past 14 years in a row, the varsity Girls Soccer team has won the Iron Hills Conference Championship. The Girls Lacrosse team was ranked #2 in the state in 2005 and is currently ranked #3. The Girls Tennis team has been for the past four years ranked in the Top 5 in the State.

The girls lacrosse team won the 2007 Group II State Championship with a 17-4 win vs. Hopewell Valley Central High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=222215&tclass=Group%20Finals 2007 Girls Lacrosse - Group Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 5, 2007.]

In 2007, the girls soccer team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Scotch Plains High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Girls Soccer - North II, Group III] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.wmmhs.org/facultylist.html Faculty & Staff Directory] , West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed September 29, 2008.]
*Michael Matyas, Principal [ [http://www.wmrfh.org/mmatyas/ Michael Matyas, Principal] , West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed September 29, 2008.]
*Robert Beers, Assistant Principal [ [http://www.wmrfh.org/bbeers/ Robert Beers, Assistant Principal] , West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed September 29, 2008.]
*William Carpluk, Assistant Principal [ [http://www.wmrfh.org/wcarpluk/ William Carpluk, Assistant Principal] , West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed September 29, 2008.]
*Janet Slover, Assistant Principal [ [http://www.wmrfh.org/jslover/ Janet Slover, Assistant Principal] , West Morris Mendham High School. Accessed September 29, 2008.]

Academics

The West Morris Regional High School District offers four different levels of classes.
*Studies
*Academic
*Advanced
*Honors / Advanced Placement (AP) / International Baccalaureate (IB)Each of the four levels in classes differs in the level of rigor, with studies being the least rigorous and Honors/AP/IB being the most rigorous. Students and their parents are free to decide the level of the students classes.

chool statistics

*95% White
*2% Hispanic
*2% Asian
*<1% Black
*<1% Native American
*88% of Students go on to 4-year Universities
*5% of Students go on to 2-year colleges
*$15,747 per student

Notable alumni

*Jim Collins, Class of 1976, former NFL player. [ [http://www.pastimeclub.com/Athletes%20Club%20Help.htm Pastime Club, Inc. - Athletes the Club Helped] , accessed April 23, 2007. "Jim Collins attended Mendham High School 1972-1976, where he competed in Football and Baseball."]
* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/molly_creamer/index.html Molly Creamer] , Class of 1999, former WNBA player. [ [http://www.wnba.com/liberty/news/draft_release_030429.html New York Liberty Select Five In WNBA Draft] , New York Liberty, April 25, 2003. Accessed June 5, 2007. "Creamer (21), a West Morris Mendham, New Jersey High School graduate, averaged 27.1 ppg and 4.3 rpg during her senior year at Bucknell University."]
* [http://www.newjerseypride.com/team/?id=189 Joe Ghedina] , Class of 1995, professional Lacrosse player for the New York Titans (NLL) and the New Jersey Pride (MLL).
*Kelley Suminski, Class of 2001. Girls Basketball Player. Two-time Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year (2000 & 2001). Played basketball for Stanford University. [ [http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/suminski_kelley00.html Kelley Suminski player profile] , Stanford University, accessed February 21, 2007.]
*Carl Zander, Class of 1981, former NFL player who played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1985-1991. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ZANDECAR01 Carl Zander player profile] , accessed April 23, 2007.]
*Ed McKirdy, Class of 1991, Recording artist for Equal Vision Records and Bridge 9 Records having recorded and toured with Hands Tied, The Killing Flame, and Triple Threat among others. [ [http://bandtoband.com/index.php?Page=Search&ArtistId=235 Ed McKirdy's Band-to-Band Profile] , accessed January 14, 2008.]
*Tom Keiger, Class of 2000, Recording artist for Drive Thru Records and singer for Houston Calls.
*Jarrett Seltzer, Class of 2000, Recording artist for Drive Thru Records and bassist for Houston Calls.

References

External links

* [http://www.wmmhs.org/ West Morris Mendham High School]
* [http://www.wmrhsd.org/ West Morris Regional High School District]
* [http://www.wmrhsd.org/curriculum.html West Morris Regional High School District Curriculum]
*NJReportCard|27|5660|050|West Morris Mendham High School
* [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/nj/other/2167 Greatschools.net West Morris Mendham High School]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=341755004552&ID=341755004552 Data for West Morris Mendham High School] , National Center for Education Statistics