Toms River High School East

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name = Toms River High School East


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established = 1979
grades = 9 - 12
district = Toms River Regional Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Anne Baldi
asst principal = Joe Arminio
John Green
Vernon Rutter
enrollment = 1,823 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 123.5 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.8
nickname = Raiders
conference = Shore Conference
colors = Blue, Black, and Silver
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location = 1225 Raider Way
Toms River, NJ 08753
information = 732-505-5666
website = [http://www.trschools.com/hseast/ School website]

Toms River High School East is a comprehensive four-year public high school, the third high school built in Toms River, New Jersey, as part of the Toms River Regional Schools. It was built in 1979, after the first and second high schools; Toms River High School South and Toms River High School North were too small for the quick population growth in Toms River. Its student body consists of nearly 1,900 students. The school won several awards for its heating system, which utilizes heat generating lighting fixtures. Its school colors are black, silver, and blue. The school mascot is the Raider. The school day lasts six hours and 20 minutes. The Toms River high school day ends at 1:40 PM, one of the earliest daily closing time of any high schools in New Jersey.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,823 students and 123.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.8. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Toms River High School East] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2007.]

The school was the 204th-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 205th 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

Toms River High School East competes in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. [ [http://www.shoreconference.org/school_info.php School Info] , Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.] 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).

The girls softball team won the 2007 South, Group IV state sectional championship with a 5-2 win over Absegami High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20IV 2007 Softball - South, Group IV] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 5, 2007.]

Notable alumni

*Mike Bucci (born 1972), professional wrestler, known currently as Simon Dean, and earlier as Nova or Super Nova.
*Frank Edgar (born 1981), professional MMA/UFC fighter. [Feitl, Steve. [http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071115/SPORTS01/711150311/1002/sports "BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Frank Edgar part of fight card in UFC's return to New Jersey"] , "Home News Tribune", November 15, 2007. Accessed December 28, 2007. "After an accomplished wrestling career — one that saw him place twice at states while at Toms River High School East and qualify for nationals all four years as an All-American at Clarion University in Pennsylvania — Edgar chose to train for the combat sport that merges numerous disciplines from wrestling to jiu-jitsu to kickboxing."]
*Brian Geraghty (born 1974), actor. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1310016/bio Biography for Brian Geraghty] , accessed December 23, 2006.]
*Ted Gillen (born 1968), former professional soccer player who led the school soccer team to the 1985 New Jersey Group IV High School soccer championship, and now coached the school's soccer team. [Christopher, Chris. [http://www.jerseyshoreboca.com/main.php?zone=article&article=38 "Ted Gillen - Back Where He Belongs"] , copy of article from "Ocean County Observer", October 30, 2002. "Gillen has been around. He starred at Toms River East, helping the Raiders win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association 1985 Group IV state title."]
*Chris Konopka (born 1985), goalkeeper with Bohemian F.C. in the FAI Premier Division. [ [http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/konopka_chris00.html Chris Konopka] , Providence Friars. Accessed April 8, 2008.]
*Joe Scott (born 1965), basketball coach. [Canavan, Tom. [http://www.ocobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070421/SPORTS02/704210348/1010 "Johnson takes reigns as Princeton coach"] , "Ocean County Observer", April 21, 2007. Accessed June 5, 2007. "The only three-time basketball captain at Princeton, the 32-year-old Johnson replaces Joe Scott, a Toms River High School East graduate who resigned to take the head coaching job at the University of Denver shortly after the Tigers finished in last place."]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.trschools.com/hseast/admin.htm Administration] , Toms River High School East. Accessed August 24, 2008.]
*Anne Baldi, Principal
*Joe Arminio, Assistant Principal for Grade 9 and Grade 10 A-H
*John Green, Assistant Principal for Grade 12 and Grade 10 I-P
*Vernon Rutter, Assistant Principal for Grade 11 and Grade 10 Q-Z

References

External links

* [http://www.trschools.com/hseast/ Toms River High School East website]
*NJReportCard|29|5190|030|Toms River High School East
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416230 Data for the Toms River Regional Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics