North Warren Regional High School

North Warren Regional School District
Superintendent:		Dr. Brian Fogelson
Business Administrator:		Christina Sharkey
Address:		10 Noe Road Blairstown, NJ 07825
Grade Range:		7-12
School facilities:		1
Enrollment:		1,090 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs):		89
Student–teacher ratio:		12.25
District Factor Group:		FG
Web site:		http://www.northwarren.org/
Ind.	Per Pupil	District Spending	Rank (*)	7-12 Average	%± vs. Average
1	Comparative Cost	$11,854	6	$13,359	-11.3%
2	Classroom Instruction	6,721	7	7,564	-11.1%
6	Support Services	1,648	11	1,827	-9.8%
8	Administrative Cost	1,571	23	1,520	3.4%
10	Operations & Maintenance	1,106	1	1,738	-36.4%
13	Extracurricular Activities	693	21	621	11.6%
16	Median Teacher Salary	52,890	7	57,840
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of 7-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

North Warren Regional High School
"Students of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow"
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1970
Principal	Louis Melchor
Vice principal	Lou Sylvester
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Red, White and Blue
Athletics conference	Skyland Conference
Mascot	Patriot
Website	http://www.northwarren.org/

North Warren Regional High School is a public high school and regional school district, serving students in grades 7-12 in the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton.^[3] The school is located in Blairstown Township.

The school opened in September 1970, replacing the former Blairstown High School.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,090 students and 89 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.25.^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.^[4]

The school was the 138th-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 194th in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[5] The school was ranked 167th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[6]

Administration

Core members of the district's / school's administration are:

• Dr. Brian Fogelson, Superintendent^[7]
• Christina Sharkey, Business Administrator / Board Secretary^[7]
• Louis Melchor, Principal^[8]
• Lou Sylvester, Vice-Principal^[8]

The Marching Patriots

North Warren is especially known for their award winning marching band. The North Warren Marching band won the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) Group 2A Championships in the Fall 2000 Season with their show, "The Art of War". During the 2005 season the band earned 3rd in the state championships along with the state color guard title. In 2007 the Marching Band became State Champions in group III A.^{[citation needed]}

In their 2007 competition season, the Marching Band earned 1st place in New Jersey for group 3A. In their 2008 competition season, the Marching Band earned 3rd place at the USSBA Group 3A championships held at Hershey, Pennsylvania on November 2, 2008.^[9]

In their 2009 competition season, the Marching band earned 1st place in New Jersey for group 3A, winning the caption awards for Best Music and Best Visual Effect, they also took best in show.^[10]

In their 2010 competition season, the Marching band earned 1st place in New Jersey for group 3A, again.^[11]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} District information for the North Warren Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 13, 2011.
2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
3. ^ Home page, North Warren Regional High School. Accessed March 16, 2011. "Welcome to North Warren Regional, a public secondary school district, serving students in grades 7-12 in the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton. The district covers 96.8 square miles (250 km²) bordering the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in scenic Warren County."
4. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
5. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 16, 2011.
6. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
7. ^ ^{a b} District Office, North Warren Regional School District. Accessed June 14, 2011.
8. ^ ^{a b} Main Office, North Warren Regional School District. Accessed June 14, 2011.
9. ^ http://bandstuff.org/event_html/E247.php
10. ^ http://www.nwrmb.com/102509.pdf
11. ^ http://www.nwrmb.com/102410.pdf

External links

• North Warren Regional High School
• North Warren Regional High School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the North Warren Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics
• North Warren Regional High School Marching Band

Coordinates: 40°58′56″N 74°59′26″W / 40.982175°N 74.990516°W / 40.982175; -74.990516