Kittatinny Regional High School

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name = Kittatinny Regional High School


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grades = 7 - 12
district = Kittatinny Regional High School District
type = Public high school
superintendent = Craig Hutcheson
principal = Christian Angelillo
asst principal = Sharon Falchetta (7-9)
Ed Lazzara (10-12)
enrollment = 1,251 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 101.5 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.3
teamname = Cougars
conference = Sussex County Interscholastic League
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location = 77 Halsey Road
Newton, NJ 07860
information = 973-383-1800
website = http://www.krhs.net/The Kittatinny Regional High School is a six-year comprehensive regional public high school and school district in Sussex County, New Jersey serving students in grades 7 - 12 from five municipalities in the northwest area of the county. The high school is located in Hampton Township, about 7 minutes outside of the County seat of Newton.

The high school serves over 1,300 students who reside in Fredon Township (258.5 students), Hampton Township (464.5 students), Sandyston Township (177 students), Stillwater Township (416 students) and Walpack Township (3 students). [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/37/2465/37-2465-000.html Kittatiny Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 25, 2008. "Located in beautiful, rural Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Kittatinny Regional School District serves the five municipalities of Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and the Township of Walpack."] ["2003 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, December 2004.]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,251 students and 101.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.3. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408060&ID=340806005372 Kittatinny Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 25, 2007.]

The school was the 163rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 149th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 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.]

Awards and recognition

During the 1997-98 school year, Kittatinny Regional High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , accessed May 11, 2006.] , 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."]

Kittatinny Regional High School has been recognized as a Star School District, and in the 2005-06 school year, was awarded the honor of Governor's School of Excellence.

Athletics

All Kittatinny Regional High School sports teams play in the Sussex County Interscholastic League (SCIL). This also includes Wallkill Valley Regional High School, Hopatcong High School, Newton High School, High Point Regional High School, Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta High School Jefferson Township High School, and Lenape Valley Regional High School.

In 2006, the Kittatinny Regional High School football team reached the first round of the regional playoffs against Pascack Valley High School. The team had a 6-3 record at the end of the season.

In 2007, the Kittatinny Cougars received the title of top in the SCIL, but were once again defeated by Pascack Valley High School in the second round of the North I, Group II state sectional championship tournament. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246272&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Football - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 25, 2007.] They finished off the season with 10 wins and 1 loss, marking one of the best seasons in team history. [French, Jimmy. [http://www.njherald.com/311234120091400.php "HS Football: Kittatinny can't escape Pascack Valley"] , "New Jersey Herald", November 18, 2007. Accessed November 25, 2007. "This past season was the best in Kittatinny history.... Although it didn't end the way Kittatinny wanted, the defeat won't diminish the undefeated regular season and the SCIL championship."]

The Kittatinny Regional High School wrestling team reached the finals of the NJSIAA North I Group II tourney defeating Raritan High School 50-18 to win the 2006 championship. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=141653&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2006 Team Wrestling - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed December 25, 2006.] In the 2006 Group II Championship, the team made it to the finals, edging Delaware Valley Regional High School 30-29 to win the state title. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=141653&tclass=Group%20II%20Championship 2006 Team Wrestling - Group II Championship] , NJSIAA. Accessed December 25, 2006.] The 2007 team won the North I, Group II state sectional championship with a 43-24 win against Lenape Valley Regional High School. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 1, 2007.]

Certain institutions, more specifically some proximate public high schools, claim Pope John's football team is often too strong and should not be competing with other public school teams, and thus removed from certain competition from the other teams within the SCIL. Most adamant about this issue is Wallkill Valley Regional High School Athletic Director, Mike Van Zile. He argues that Pope John recruits and is able to attract players from a more diversified region, whereas public schools are only limited to their respective district. Despite specific requests and complaints, many public schools have competed successfully against Pope John in several sports including wrestling, swimming, basketball, and baseball. The debate reached its pinnacle when Pope John went undefeated in their football season of 2006, giving them their 17th league championship in just 31 years. Some have argued that kicking out Pope John from the SCIL because of their success would reward mediocrity. The debate slowed down in 2007 when Kittatinny won its first ever SCIL football title in the 2007 football season.

Teacher arrested

James Cunneely, a teacher for seven years at Kittatinny Regional High School, was arrested for having a romantic relationship with a fifteen-year-old student on February 5, 2007. Ironically he was a former recipient of the Teacher of the Year award. Subsequently, he was found guilty and sentenced to three years in state prison on April 17, 2008. He will be eligible for parole in nine months. Additionally, he will have to register as a sex offender and will be monitored by the parole supervision for life. He was ordered to resign as a teacher and was fined more than $2,000. [ [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/former_kittatinny_high_teacher.html Teacher Arrested] . Accessed May 20, 2008.]

Notable alumni

*Matt Valenti (born 1984), two-time national champion wrestler from the University of Pennsylvania who won the 133 pound weight class at the NCAA tournament in both 2006 and 2007.Fact|date=July 2008

Administration

Core members of the school / district administration are: [ [http://www.krhs.net/ KRHS Administration] , Kittatinny Regional High School. Accessed August 20, 2008.]
*Craig Hutcheson, Superintendent
*Christian Angelillo, Principal
*Sharon Falchetta, Assistant Principal (7-9)
*Ed Lazzara, Assistant Principal (10-12)

Both Hutcheson and Angelillo are also former administrators at Kittatinny Regional. They both served as vice-principals before going elsewhere as administrators before returning to Kittatinny Regional.

References

External links

* [http://www.krhs.net/ Kittatinny Regional High School]
*NJReportCard|37|2465|050|Kittatinny Regional High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408060 Data for Kittatinny Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics