Eisenhower Middle School (Wyckoff)

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name = Eisenhower Middle School


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grades = 6 - 8
district = Wyckoff School District
type = Middle school
principal = Richard D. Kuder
enrollment = 884 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 58.8 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 15.0
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colors = Blue and white
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location = 344 Calvin Court
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
information = 201-848-5750
website = [http://www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/index.html School website]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School (EMS) is a middle school located in Wyckoff, New Jersey, as part of the Wyckoff School District. The school is named for late-President Dwight Eisenhower. As of 2007, the school principal is Richard Kuder, and the vice principal is Stephen E. Raimo.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 884 students and 58.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.0. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418360&ID=341836000944 Eisenhower Middle School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 26, 2008.]

Awards and recognition

For the 2003-04 school year, Eisenhower Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education [Aberback, Brian. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-87474229.html "A proud moment for town, students"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 19, 2003. Accessed November 30, 2007.] [ [http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/10/10022003.html 2003 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program Chosen Schools] , United States Department of Education press release dated October 2, 2003. Accessed November 30, 2007.] , the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post". September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."]

Extracurricular activities

The school maintains a wide variety of after school clubs, such as a Fish Tank Club, Games Club, Chocolate Club, Newspaper Club, Current Events Club, Brain Busters, Drama Club, and Science Olympiad. The school also broadcasts a daily student-produced television show known as the "ETV", short for "Eisenhower Television, which is aired live on Wyckoff cable channel 77 each weekday morning when school is in operation as well as on weekends at different times.

Also, there are many sports teams at Eisenhower, including Boys' and Girls' Soccer, Boys' and Girls' Basketball, Girls' Cheerleading, Boys' Baseball, Girls' Softball, and Boys' and Girls' Track-and-Field.

Students also participated in the spring musical, The Music Man.

2006-2007 Construction

Starting in the spring of 2006, a major construction project started. It was the biggest in the history of Wyckoff, and took almost two years to build.

Within old building

Many changes occurred inside as well, including moving the Guidance office from a small room at the end of the hallway to a large, multi-room office, about 1.5 times the size of a normal classrooms. The old Guidance office was made smaller so the room on the other side of the wall could be made into a science classroom, and the old Guidance office is used for Special Education. The summers of 2006 and 2007 were made longer than normal so that the construction inside of the building could be finished without students in the building. As of October 2007, the entire project was finished, except for the auditorium and two bathrooms (one boys' and one girls'). The auditorium will have a large stage and is expected to be completed by January 2008. Due to the wait for the auditorium, all of the musical concerts have been postponed to late January.

Within new building

The most anticipated (and most expensive) portion of this construction was the new wings: one in the front and one in the back. With the new building, in the front there were two music rooms, one major music room, a new entrance and new main office, and a new auditorium as well as a new media center. In the back, eight new classrooms, two small group instruction rooms, four science classrooms and a teachers workroom on two floors were added.

Problems caused by construction

During the construction, there were several problems encountered by students, teachers, staff, and construction workers. For the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year, the Home Economics classroom was almost empty. On October 11, 2007, a sewer main pipe underneath the rear hallway backed up due to a break in the line causing waste water to spill out of a clean out in the floor which created a foul oder in the hallway and some surrounding classrooms before being cleaned up by the custodial staff, making it hard for students in the area. Throughout the construction, there were four times where the fire alarms went off from a faulty duct detector located in the multi-purpose room.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Eisenhower Middle School include:
* Katrina Bowden, actress from NBC's "30 Rock"
* Martha MacCallum, news anchor on Fox News Channel
* Constantine Maroulis, singer and finalist from "American Idol". [Coutros, Evonne. "TALKING TO: CONSTANTINE", "The Record (Bergen County)", March 14, 2005.]
* Sunny Mehta, professional poker player, author and musician
* Tara Reid, actress from "American Pie"
* Greg Schiano, head football coach at Rutgers University
* Danny Tamberelli, actor
* Bill Whitney, broadcast journalist for CBS News

References

External links

* [http://www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/index.html Eisenhower Middle School official website]
* [http://www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/etv/ Eisenhower Middle School ETV index]
*NJReportCard|03|5920|0|Wyckoff School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418360 Data for the Wyckoff School District] , National Center for Education Statistics