Marlboro High School

Marlboro High School
“The Struggle Makes Us Who We Are.”
Location
95 North Main Street Marlboro, NJ 07746
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1968
School district	Freehold Regional High School District
Principal	Shaun Boylan
Asst. Principal	Dr. Dawn Forgerson Maria Ilarraza Scott Liptzin
Faculty	119 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	2,034 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.09[1]
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	Shore Conference
Team name	Mustangs
Website	School website

Marlboro High School, home of the Mustangs, is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, operating as part of the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). The school serves students from portions of Marlboro Township.^[2] In addition, Marlboro High School hosts the Business Administration Learning Center within FRHSD, so there are students attending Marlboro High School from throughout the district. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1974.^[3]

Marlboro High School opened in 1968 and served all students from Colts Neck Township until Colts Neck High School opened in 1998.^[4]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,034 students and 119 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.09.^[1]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 93rd-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", after being ranked 117th in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[5] The school was ranked 76th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[6]

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 71st in New Jersey and 2,049th nationwide.^[7]

In 2001, Marlboro High School's Academic Challenge Team advised by Peggy Cullen Dever and composed of seniors Jay Heumann, Alan Dodkowitz, Evan Perlman, Larry Goldman, Ariel Agor, and juniors Shane Wilson, James Lin, and Andrei Mamolea emerged as the victorious runner-up (2nd place) from an original field of 113 teams in the statewide final competition.^[8] The team was honored with a New Jersey Senate floor resolution at the Statehouse in Trenton on June 7, 2001.^[9] The Rutgers Academic Challenge was an interscholastic statewide competition for high school teams that promoted academic excellence and team building through hands-on, multidisciplinary activities that engaged their knowledge and critical thinking skills. The competition included segments of problem-solving activities in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies and language arts.^[10][11]

In 2006, Principal James Mullevey was named Administrator of the Year by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils (NJASC).^[12]

In the late 70s and early 80s, Marlboro High School's Debate Team was nationally recognized as a consistent powerhouse and frequent invitee to elite, invitation only events. In 1981, the team of Meredith McClintock and Andrea Alterman completed their high school debate careers as the #3 team in the nation.^{[citation needed]}

Background

Approximately 92% of Marlboro High School students attend a 4-year college after graduation.^[13]

Athletics

The Marlboro High School Mustangs compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.^[14][15] 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).^[16]

In the Fall of 1994 the football team captured the Central Jersey Group IV Championship completing a 10-1 season with a 27-13 victory over Piscataway Township High School at Giants Stadium on December 4 of that year.^[17]

In the 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons, Marlboro High School's gymnastics team qualified for the State Competition held at Rutgers University. Each year the team placed higher than they were originally seeded. In 2006, the gymnastics team qualified for the Shore Conference competition and the Sectional Competition as well.

In 2009, The boy's soccer team became A-North Shore Conference Champions, the first time in school history. In that same season another school first was accomplished when the boy's soccer team won the Shore Conference Tournament with a 2-1 win in the tournament final over Christian Brothers Academy, having lost the previous season's final to Freehold Township High School.^[18]

Neighboring high schools

Marlboro High School Marching Band on Route 79 during Homecoming Parade 2005.

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^[19]) with their attendance zones for the class entering for the 2009-10 school year are:^[2]

• Colts Neck High School - 1,490 students from Colts Neck Township (all), Howell (part), Marlboro (part).
• 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).^[20]

Notable alumni

• Josh Flitter (born 1994), actor most noted for starring in the movies The Greatest Game Ever Played and Nancy Drew.^[21]
• Dan Klecko (born 1981), NFL football player and son of Joe Klecko.^[22]
• Jeff Kwatinetz, talent manager for high profile actors and musicians.^{[citation needed]}
• Adam Mesh, winner of Average Joe and star of Average Joe: Adam Returns reality shows.^[23]
• Miles Macik (born 1973), football player who played in seven games during his one-year career with the Detroit Lions.^[24]
• Sarah Mergenthaler, member of the 2008 US Olympic Sailing Team.^[25]
• Jim Nantz (born 1959), sports commentator for CBS Sports.^[26]
• Howie Roseman (born 1975), General Manager of the Philadelphia Eagles.^[27]
• Ross Seligman, vocalist/guitarist for the band Echo Helstrom.^{[citation needed]}
• Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, two brothers who launched the internet media company JibJab.^[28]
• Felicia Stoler, host of Honey, We're Killing the Kids on The Learning Channel.^[29]
• Paul Wesley (born 1982), actor most noted for playing vampire Stefan Salvatore on CW's hit drama, The Vampire Diaries.^[30]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Marlboro 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. ^ Marlboro High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 27, 2011.
4. ^ Master Plan Background Studies-Community Facilities, Colts Neck Township, Revised June 1996. Accessed October 22, 2011.
5. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 19, 2011.
6. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
7. ^ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: Marlboro High School", The Washington Post. Accessed September 11, 2011.
8. ^ "State champions in the Rutgers Academic Challenge to be honored with a Senate resolution June 7 in Trenton", Rutgers University press release dated June 7, 2001. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Livingston High School, the 2001 state champion of the Rutgers Academic Challenge, runner-up Marlboro High School and third-place Brick Township Memorial High School will be honored with a Senate floor resolution at the Statehouse in Trenton Thursday (June 7)."
9. ^ Scanlon, Joni. "State champions honored", Rutgers University Focus, June 15, 2001. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Livingston High School, the 2001 state champion of the Rutgers Academic Challenge, runner-up Marlboro High School and third-place Brick Township Memorial High School were honored with a Senate floor resolution at the Statehouse in Trenton June 7."
10. ^ Rutgers Academic Challenge, New Jersey Network. Accessed June 27, 2011.
11. ^ Scanlon, Joni. "Nine enter Academic Challenge final rounds", Rutgers University Focus, March 30, 2001. Accessed June 27, 2011. "The Academic Challenge was developed by Rutgers faculty and staff in partnership with K-12 educators using New Jersey's core curriculum content standards as its foundation. It provides for a rigorous scholastic competition that allows students to think creatively, strategize in teams and present their ideas as part of a group."
12. ^ MULLEVEY NAMED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, Monmouth University Magazine, Volume 27 Number 3, p. 21
13. ^ Top High Schools 2008
14. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 11, 2011.
15. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
16. ^ ABOUT MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL, Marlboro High School. Accessed October 20, 2007.
17. ^ Morris, Tim. "Marlboro celebrating its ’94 CJ state champions: Players to be introduced at halftime of Manalapan game", Farmingdale News Transcript, November 23, 2004. Accessed October 20, 2007. "But Thursday the former Marlboro High School football coach will gladly do some reminiscing when he and the 1994 Mustang football team get together for the very first time since winning the Central Jersey Group IV championship to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their historic triumph.... Ten years removed from Marlboro’s 27-13 win over Piscataway at Giants Stadium, Zdilla said he better understands the significance of Marlboro’s championship."
18. ^ Morris, Tim. "Mustangs rally to win first conference crown: Two late goals help Marlboro sink CBA in soccer tournament", News Transcript, November 4, 2009. Accessed June 27, 2011. "The Mustangs certainly proved that by scoring a pair of goals in less than two minutes to stun CBA, 2-1, and win the program's first Shore Conference Tournament title. It was an especially sweet victory for all of the Marlboro seniors who lost in the championship game last year to Freehold Township."
19. ^ Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 9, 2011.
20. ^ 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."
21. ^ Boyd, Alesha Williams. "Kids find reading can be fun", Asbury Park Press, March 3, 2010. Accessed March 3, 2011. "At 5 feet tall, Josh said he may be the shortest in his sophomore class at Marlboro High School, but he's already well on his way to being a big star."
22. ^ Player profile: Dan Klecko - Defensive Tackle, Indianapolis Colts, accessed November 29, 2006.
23. ^ Ramer, Larry. "'Average Joe' using fame to boost charity efforts", News Transcript, April 21, 2004. Accessed May 5, 2007. "Life seems to be going well for one of Marlboro High School's most famous alumni, Adam Mesh."
24. ^ Staff. "FOR CHAMPS, LITTLE MARGIN FOR ERROR", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 1994. Accessed March 3, 2011. "Macik, from Marlboro High in New Jersey, is a prime example of the sort of not- quite-blue-chip prospect who comes into an Ivy League program and evolves into an impact player."
25. ^ Wentworth, Bridget. "Marlboro's Mergenthaler, teammate protest after disappointing sailing result", The Star-Ledger, August 11, 2008. Accessed March 3, 2011. "Marlboro High graduate Sarah Mergenthaler and her teammate, Amanda Clark, finished 12th in both races of the women's 470 two-person dinghy event this morning, leaving them in 13th place, according to the Associated Press."
26. ^ Cox Classic Headliners, accessed November 29, 2006.
27. ^ Jensen, Mike. "Howie Roseman relentlessly pursued NFL dream", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2010. Accessed March 3, 2011. "All the NFL teams had begun getting Roseman's letters while he was still in high school in Marlboro, NJ, in Monmouth County."
28. ^ The Note: First Source for Political News, transcript from The Note, October 8, 2004.
29. ^ Tesoriero, Tobi Drucker. 'Felicia Stoler: Spreading Health With A Little TLC", living Marlboro, July 1, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2008. "Stoler calls both Holmdel and Marlboro home. She grew up in Marlboro, where she attended the Delfino (Central School), Marlboro Middle School, and Marlboro High School (her family owns a home in town). Now she, along with her 9-year-old daughter Isabella and 6-year- old son Zachary, live in Holmdel."
30. ^ Morton, Rebecca (September 10, 2009). "Small college awakened future senator to service". New Brunswick Sentinel. http://nbs.gmnews.com/news/2009/0910/front_page/025.html. Retrieved October 5, 2009. 

External links

• Marlboro High School website
• Freehold Regional High School District website
• Marlboro 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
• DigitalSports Marlboro Homepage

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