Colts Neck High School

Colts Neck High School
"Let the Tradition Begin"
Location
59 Five Points Road Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Coordinates	40°16′30″N 74°12′37″W / 40.275134°N 74.210314°W / 40.275134; -74.210314Coordinates: 40°16′30″N 74°12′37″W / 40.275134°N 74.210314°W / 40.275134; -74.210314
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1998
School district	Freehold Regional High School District
Principal	Keith Land
Asst. Principal	Debra Kozar Brian Donahue
Faculty	93 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	1,490 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.02[1]
Color(s)	Navy, Green and Silver
Athletics conference	Shore Conference
Team name	Cougars
Newspaper	'The Paw Print'
Website	School website

Colts Neck High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, operating as part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The school is located at the corner of County Route 537 and Five Points Road. The school serves students from all of Colts Neck Township (all) and from portions of both Howell Township and Marlboro Township.^[2] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2008.^[3]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,490 students and 93 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 16.02.^[1]

The school's mascot is the Cougar, which was chosen collectively by the student body in a competition. The school's motto is "Let The Tradition Begin."

The school was the 80th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 109th in the magazine's September 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[4]

Athletics

The Colts Neck High School Cougars compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.^[5] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). Since the school opened in 2001, it has won numerous state, sectional, county, conference, and division titles and has become another powerhouse.

Girl's basketball

The girls basketball program has set a single season record for wins in 2009 and was Tournament of Champions finalists (falling 56-44 to St. John Vianney High School, who won their sixth Tournament of Champions), Group IV State Champions, Central Jersey Group 4 Champions and Class A North Champions.^[6] In 2008 they won the Shore Conference Tournament with a 55-47 win over Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in triple overtime, the first public high school to win the conference title since 1989.^[7]

Cross country / track & field

The cross country running and track program (in particular distance running) has been one of the school's most successful teams. The girls cross country team has been nationally ranked number 2 during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The team also qualified for Nike Team Nationals in 2006 and finished 3rd with Ashley Higginson, Briana Jackucewicz, Allison Donaghy, Kristen O'Dowd, Erin Donaghy, Allie Flott, Morgan Clark, and Allison Linnell (Linnell did not attend Colts Neck High School).^[8] This 2006 girls' team had wins at the 2006 Shore Conference, Monmouth County, Central Jersey Group IV, NJ Group IV, and NJ Meet of Champions.^[9] The cross country program also has produced three Foot Locker champions (Briana Jackucewicz, Craig Forys, and Ashley Higginson).^[10]

The indoor and outdoor track and field program is also extremely successful ranking number one nationally in 2007. The indoor track program to date has won five national titles Boys Distance Medley Relay 2005, Girls 4 x 1-mile (1.61 km) Relay 2006 & 2007, Boys 2 mile 2007, Girls 2 mile 2007. The track program also has produced numerous state champions and holds numerous NJ state records, the most notable being the Boys 4 x 800 Relay set in 2005 with a time of 7:39.54, the fastest record time in the nation that year.^[11]

Craig Forys is the New Jersey High School State two-mile (3.2 km) record holder and the Nike Indoor National Champion in the two-mile (3.22 km) and the one-mile (1.61 km) for the 2006-07 school year.^[12]

Campus

Colts Neck High School is the only school in the district that is fully climate controlled and is one of the largest schools in New Jersey consisting of two floors. The school underwent a large expansion in 2002 that increased the size of the building by roughly one third. The school has two gyms, the larger one being used for all varsity teams seating 3,000. The auditorium holds a total of about 1,750 people which is used for assemblies and the schools' arts program. There is also a transportable courtroom used by the Law and Public Service program and the Mock Trial team. The musicals and plays are also a very big part of the school and there is usually a great turnout for each performance. The school has over 75 acres (30 ha) of land that is used for its sports teams. The fields include soccer, track, football stadium and practice fields, lacrosse, and baseball fields. Other features include a large eight-mat wrestling room, five tennis courts, a large gymnastics room, four team rooms and film rooms, and a weight room.^[13]

Magnet programs

There are two magnet programs that students attending the FRHSD district can apply for.

Law and Public Service

The Center for Law and Public Service, located at Colts Neck High School, is a four-year program for students with demonstrated interests and abilities in history, politics, government, law, volunteerism and leadership. Targeted skills for development include problem solving, critical thinking and reading, written and oral communication, research, and organization. The values of citizenship, justice, and service serve as the foundation for academic study. Students study history as it relates to the development of the US and the evolution of world societies and governments, as well as political thought, ethical philosophy, and leadership theory. Special attention is given to NJ history and civic affairs. Courses include: Speech, Debate and Dramatic Arts Workshop, Civitas, Constitutional, Civil and Criminal Law, Comparative Civilizations, American Social and Political History I and II, Senior Seminar.

Navy ROTC Character and leadership development

This four-year course of study, encompasses three main subject areas: Leadership, Naval Science, and Physical Training. The Leadership curriculum develops skills in study, time management, and personal leadership, as well as self-discipline and self-reliance. The roles and capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces, particularly sea power, shipboard life, national security and naval history are reviewed. Cadets learn military customs, courtesies, drills, ceremonies and respect for the flag, and develop a sense of patriotism through community and school service. The leadership value of fitness is reinforced with weekly physical training. This is an opportunity for students to develop leadership qualities in a nurturing and exciting environment. The cadets are also able to take part in unique and adventurous opportunities such as orienteering, visiting naval bases, and the mud run.

Other high schools in the district

Attendance at each of the district's six schools is based on where the student lives in relation to the high school closest to the student. Each year, district lines are redrawn for each of the six schools to reduce issues with overcrowding and spending in regards to transportation. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[14]) with their attendance zones for the class entering for the 2009-10 school year are:^[2]

• Freehold High School - 1,494 students from Freehold (all) and Freehold Township (part).
• Freehold Township High School - 2,213 students from Freehold Township (part), Howell (part), Manalapan (part).
• Howell High School - 2,487 students from Farmingdale (all) and Howell (part).
• Manalapan High School - 2,079 students from Englishtown (all) and Manalapan (part).^[15]
• Marlboro High School - 2,034 students from Marlboro (part).

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Colts Neck High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 27, 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b} FRHSD Attendance Boundary Changes Effective 2009 - 2010 School Year, Freehold Regional School District. Accessed June 27, 2011.
3. ^ Colts Neck High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 27, 2011.
4. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2010: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2010, Accessed September 1, 2010.
5. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
6. ^ Stephenson, Colin. "St. John Vianney defeats Colt's Neck, 56-44, to win Girls Tournament of Champions for the sixth time", The Star-Ledger, March 23, 2009. Accessed June 27, 2011.
7. ^ Morris, Tim; and McKenzie, Doug. "Colts Neck captures first Shore Conference crown", News Transcript, February 27, 2008. Accessed June 27, 2011. "In a memorial semifinal that matched two teams that were too stubborn to give in and too proud to lose, the Cougars won a triple-overtime marathon, 55-47, over Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School.... 'We felt that the fast play was in our favor,' said Truhan, whose team became the first public school to win the SCT since Neptune in 1989."
8. ^ Northeast Region Week 11 rankings, dated November 3, 2006
9. ^ Newman, Josh. "JOE LYKES, Colts Neck, girls cross country", Asbury Park Press, December 9, 2006. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Colts Neck picked up wins at the Monmouth County, Shore Conference, Central Jersey Group IV and Group IV championship and the Meet of Champions."
10. ^ Bloom, Marc. "HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING; Great Expectations Come in Threes", The New York Times, November 20, 2005. Accessed June 27, 2011.
11. ^ Boys' high school top performers: 2005 rankings, USA Today, accessed March 17, 2007
12. ^ Morris, Tim. "Cougars' Forys smashes three state records in single race", News Transcript, May 9, 2007. Accessed August 3, 2008.
13. ^ Seacoast Builders Corporation: Colts Neck High School, Seacoast Builders Corporation. Accessed February 15, 2008.
14. ^ Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 9, 2011.
15. ^ Manalapan High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Manalapan High School is a fully-accredited comprehensive high school serving a community of nearly 38,000 residents living exclusively in the Township of Manalapan and the Borough of Englishtown."

External links

• Colts Neck High School website
• Freehold Regional High School District website
• Colts Neck High School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics