Steinert High School

Infobox_School
name = Steinert High School
Hamilton High School East


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Hamilton Township Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Kelly Mattis
viceprincipal = Steve Simeck
Roberta Schectel
Duane Robinson (interim)
enrollment = 1,647 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 101.5 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 16.2
teamname = Spartans
conference = Colonial Valley Conference
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location = 2900 Klockner Road
Hamilton, NJ 08690
coordinates = coord|40.2163|-74.6623|display=inline,title
information = 609-631-4150
website = [http://www.hamilton.k12.nj.us/hamilton/Schools/Steinert%20High%20School School web pages]

Steinert High School (also called Hamilton High School East) is a four year comprehensive public high school, one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Township Public Schools, located in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The other high schools in the district are Nottingham High School (Hamilton High School North) and Hamilton High School (Hamilton High School West). The school mascot is the Spartan.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,647 students and 101.5 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 16.2. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406540 Data for the Hamilton Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2007.]

Courses

Steinert offers Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses in AP United States History, AP European History, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States Government and AP Calculus.

ports

The Steinert High School Spartans compete in the thirteen-member Colonial Valley Conference.

The 2006 baseball team won the Central, Group IV title, defeating South Brunswick High School 11-4 in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161273&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20IV 2006 Baseball - Central, Group IV] , NJSIAA, accessed May 7, 2007.] The team then moved on to win the state Group IV championship, defeating Randolph High School 4-1 in the final game. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161273&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2006 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA, accessed May 7, 2007.] The 2007 team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship with a 5-0 win over Hillsborough High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220867&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20IV 2007 Baseball - Central, Group IV] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 20, 2007.]

The girls' softball team won the 2004 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=67062&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2004 Softball - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA, accessed April 25, 2007.]

In 2007, the field hockey team won the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Toms River High School South in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243004&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20IV 2007 Field Hockey - Central, Group IV] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 12, 2007.]

In 2007, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Jackson Memorial High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20IV 2007 Girls Soccer - Central, Group IV] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.] [Ziegler, Robert. [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071109/SPORTS01/711090481/1071/rss05 "Jaguars denied in final: Jackson had season to be plenty proud of"] , "Asbury Park Press", November 9, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "On Thursday, they had a chance to capture the program's first sectional title, but were denied by Victoria Leigh's goal in the 66th minute, which gave Steinert a 1-0 victory at home in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV final."]

Marching Band

The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1981 (Group 3) and 1983 (Group 2). [ [http://www.tob1.org/history.html Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History] , Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.]

The Steinert Marching Unit returned to competition performances after a multi-year hiatus in September 2001.

Extracurricular activities

Steinert offers a wide variety of clubs and activities:
* AFS- American Field Service
* An Anime/Manga Club
* Latin, German, Spanish, Italian, French Language Clubs
* Sports including Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Football, Track, Swimming, Basketball, Golf, and Baseball.
* Creative Writing Club
* Student government (SGA)
* Key Club
* a school betterment club
* an annual play
* "The Spectrum" (student newspaper)
*GSA a gay and lesbian rights advocacy club
* Computer Club
* a music program - The marching unit as well as the Jazz Band consistently produces top scores in competitions.
* Mr. SHS - Male Beauty Pageant
* Rock concert
* spirit week
*"parallax" - student creative writing and art magazine
*science club
* wacky races
* class officers
*FIRST Robotics Team - [http://www.steinertrobotics.org/ Steinert Robotics Team #2180]
* Chess Club
* Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
* Ping Pong Club
* Ski Club
* Lacrosse Club

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.hamilton.k12.nj.us/hamilton/Schools/Steinert%20High%20School/Administration/ Administration] , Steinert High School. Accessed April 29, 2008.]
*Principal - Kelly Mattis
*Vice Principal - Steve Simeck
*Vice Principal - Roberta Schectel
*Vice Principal - Duane Robinson (interim)
*Director of Athletics - Rich Gialella

Notable alumni

* Samuel Alito (born 1950), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States [ [http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/justices/alito.html Samuel A. Alito, Jr. biography] from FindLaw, accessed November 20, 2006.]
* Bill Baroni (born 1971), represents New Jersey Legislature#District 14 in the New Jersey General Assembly, and was elected to the New Jersey Senate in 2007. [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=14322 Bill Baroni] , Ourcampaigns.com. Accessed November 10, 2007.]
* Wayne DeAngelo (born 1965), represents New Jersey's 14th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008. [ [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=279 Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo] , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 9, 2008.]
* Dan Donigan (born 1966), retired United States soccer forward and current head coach of Saint Louis University Men's Soccer team. In 1999, he was named by "The Star-Ledger" as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s. [Jandoli, Ron. [http://web.archive.org/web/20030110132039/http://nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/century/stories/bsoccerdecades.html "The Century's Best -- Boys Soccer: Top 10 Players of each decade"] , "The Star-Ledger", November 7, 1999, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 10, 2003. Accessed September 11, 2008.]
* Dave Gallagher (born 1960), former MLB outfielder. [Maloney, Kevin. [http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-4/118274434072730.xml&coll=5 "Another Generation of Gallaghers"] , "The Times (Trenton)", June 25, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2007. "The dining room table is where Logan's dad, Dave, who had a nine-year big-league baseball career after starring at Steinert High, puts something that he calls the 'Hitter's Journal' after every game he attends."]
* Eddie Gaven (born 1986), Major League Soccer player for the Columbus Crew. [Haley, Craig. [http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-4/118222590928430.xml&coll=5&thispage=2 "Gaven working to regain magic"] , "The Times (Trenton)", June 19, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2007. "Gaven's slump was unexpected considering his vast success. In 2001, after his freshman year at Steinert High, he was invited into the U.S. residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla."]
* Dahntay Jones (born 1980), G/F for the NBA's Sacramento Kings. [ [http://www.nba.com/draft2003/profiles/JonesDahntay.html Prospect Profile: Dahntay Jones] from NBA.com, accessed November 20, 2006.]
* Chris Pittaro (born 1961), former MLB 2nd baseman and current Oakland Athletics National Field Coordinator. [Anthes, Rob. [http://www.hamiltonspace.com/Articles-c-2008-01-02-42587.113122_All_in_the_family_chatting_with_former_Steinert_baseball_star_and_major_leaguer_Chris_Pittaro.html "All in the family: chatting with former Steinert baseball star and major leaguer Chris Pittaro"] , "Hamilton Post", January 2, 2008. Accessed August 24, 2008. "The Post's Rob Anthes caught up with Chris Pittaro, Steinert graduate, former major league baseball player and scout for the Oakland Athletics professional baseball team since 1991."]
* Art Smith, football player for the Arena Football League Arizona Rattlers. [ [http://www.azrattlers.com/team/?id=940 Arizona Rattlers profile for Art Smith] , accessed May 4, 2006.]
* Bobby Smith (born 1951), North American Soccer League All Star defender who won three league championships, one in Philadelphia and two with the New York Cosmos. [Fisher, Rich. [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17524137&BRD=1697&PAG=461&dept_id=178120&rfi=6 "Indoor soccer coming soon to new Robbinsville facility"] , "Trentonian", November 29, 2006, accessed April 17, 2007. "Bobby Smith, the former Steinert High and Rider University standout who went on to star for the U.S. National Team and in the North American Soccer League, is now forming indoor leagues at the new, state-of-the-art Robbinsville Fieldhouse."]

References

External links

* [http://www.hamilton.k12.nj.us/hamilton/Schools/Steinert%20High%20School Steinert High School official website]
*NJReportCard|21|1950|050|Steinert High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406540 Data for the Hamilton Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,34381-196475-38-72390,00.html Steinert High School PTA website]
* [http://www.smupa.com Steinert High School Marching Unit]