Lenape Valley Regional High School

Infobox School


name = Lenape Valley Regional High School
motto =
established =
type = Public high school
head = Douglas deMarrais
location = 28 Sparta Road
Stanhope, NJ 07874
enrollment = 888 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 68.4 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.0
conference = Sussex County Interscholastic League
nickname = Patriots
colors = Red, white and blue
information = 973-347-7600
homepage = [http://www.lvhs.org/webfiles/index.html/ School website]

Lenape Valley Regional High School is a four-year regional public high school and school district in New Jersey serving approximately 850 students from two municipalities in Sussex County and one in Morris County.

The communities served by the high school are Byram Township and Stanhope Borough in Sussex and Netcong Borough in Morris County. The school is located in Stanhope. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/37/2615/37-2615-050.html Lenape Valley Regional High School 2007 Report Card narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 27, 2008. "Blending a traditional program with a vision for the future, Lenape Valley Regional High School located in the town of Stanhope is a high school of significant prominence in our geographic region. Serving the communities of Byram Township, Netcong Boro, and Stanhope Borough, and bridging Morris and Sussex counties..."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,958 students and 156.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.5. The school has 175 students in 9th grade, 204 students in 10th grade, 191 students in 11th grade, 175 students in 12th grade and 114 students who are ungraded. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410560&ID=341056002166 Lenape Valley Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 21, 2008.]

Lenape Valley also holds the distinction of being one of the few schools in New Jersey to have a planetarium.Fact|date=January 2008

The school was the 105th-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 139th 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.]

Athletics

The Lenape Valley Regional High School Patriots participate in the Sussex County Interscholastic League. The school is categorized by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) as North I, Group II.

The patriots wrestling team in the 2005-2006 season was 21-7, ranked #16 in New jersey, and won district 2.The Patriots wrestling team repeated with a district championship in the 2006-2007 season, and finished the year with a 16-11 record

The Patriots made it to the 2004-05 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group II Section I state championship at Giants Stadium, falling in double overtime to Lakeland Regional High School Lancers by a score of 17-14. [ [http://service.govdelivery.com/docs/NJPASSA/NJPASSA_11/NJPASSA_11_20050426_en.pdf PASSAIC COUNTY FREEHOLDERS HONOR LAKELAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPS] , press release dated April 26, 2005]

Notable Alumni

*Adam Riggs (born 1972), former Los Angeles Angels player known for his misspelled "Angees" jersey in a 2003 game. [Havsy, Jane. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/sports/pro/sports1-riggs0829.htm "Soaring with the Angels"] , "Daily Record (Morristown)", August 29, 2003. Accessed November 4, 2007. "I said, cool," recalled Riggs, a graduate of Lenape Valley High School and County College of Morris."]
*Jim Kuhner (born 1982), Heavyweight Drinker He can take down a 30 case in a single bound and no one ON THE PLANET can out drink him..... . [Havsy, Jane. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/sports/pro/sports1-riggs0829.htm "Soaring with the Angels"] , "Daily Record (Morristown)", August 29, 2003. Accessed November 4, 2007. "I said, cool," recalled Riggs, a graduate of Lenape Valley High School and County College of Morris."]

Extracurricular activities

Lenape Valley Regional High School offers a selection of sports, including Football, Soccer, Tennis, Wrestling, Field Hockey and Cheerleading. [.cite web | url=http://www.lvhs.org/webfiles/sports/index.htm | title=Sports | accessdate=2007-03-27] The school also offers "Business" activities, Creative Writing based courses and Music courses, including Choirs and Bands. [cite web | url=http://www.lvhs.org/webfiles/clubsactivities/index.htm | title=Lenape Valley Clubs and Activities | accessdate=2007-03-27]

Special Education

The school itself contains 17 special education teachers. The school offers support to the visually, hearing and physically impaired, through special classes and extra-curricular help. [cite web | url=http://www.lvhs.org/webfiles/SS/index.html | title=Special Services | accessdate=2007-03-27] . The school also does work with speech therapy and development.

References

External links

* [http://www.lvhs.org/ Lenape Valley Regional High School]
*NJReportCard|37|2615|0|Lenape Valley Regional High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408500 Data for the Lenape Valley Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics