- Middlesex High School
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Middlesex High School Location 300 Kennedy Drive
Middlesex, NJ, 08846
United StatesInformation Type Public high school Motto "Home of the Blue Jays" Established 1959 Principal Joseph Sabato Asst. Principal Scott Walsh Faculty 55 (on FTE basis)[1] Grades 9 - 12 Enrollment 682 (as of 2009-10)[1] Student to teacher ratio 12.40[1] Color(s) Royal Blue and White Athletics conference Greater Middlesex Conference Nickname Blue Jays Website School website Middlesex High School (MHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the center of Middlesex, Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is part of the Middlesex Board of Education. The school is surrounded by Mountain View Park and all its athletic complexes, including Memorial Field.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 682 students and 55 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.40.[1]
The school was the 183rd-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 169th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 148th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
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Athletics
The Middlesex High School Blue Jays compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Boys' soccer and wrestling teams operate on a cooperative basis with Dunellen High School, with Middlesex serving as the host school.[4]
Athletic championships
Middlesex is competitive in a wide range of sports.
Sectional, State, and Conference Titles:
- The football team won the state championship in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Central Jersey Group 2 (CJG2) in 1971, 1972, and 1975, then in its Central Jersey Group 1 (CJG1) in 1981, 1982, and 1984.
- The baseball team won the CJG1 championship in 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, and 2007. Won the New Jersey State Group I Championship in 1990 & 2007, a 13-3 win over Metuchen High School [5]
- The softball team won the CJG1 championship in 2000 and 2001 and 2002 and 2003 and 2004. Won the New Jersey State Group I Championship in 2004. Enrollment made them a CJG2 team in 2005 but they were able to capture the GMC title.[6] It won the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament (GMCT) championship in 2005.
- The boys tennis team won the CJG1 state championship in 2003 and 2007, with a 3-2 win vs. Florence Township Memorial High School.[7]
- The boys basketball team won the CJG1 state championship in 1994.
- The boys cross country team won the Mountain Valley Conference championship in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1991, and 1992.
- The competitive cheerleaders -
1st Place Medium Varsity 2005 Del Val Invitational 1st Place Medium Varsity 2005 UCA Regional 1st Place Medium Varsity 2006 UCA Garden State Open 6th Place Medium Varsity 2006 UCA NATIONALS*
Current coaches
- Football - Brett Stiblitz.
- Football Cheerleading - Janice Walsh.
- Baseball - Mike O'Donnell.
- Softball - Megg Reilly.
- Girls Tennis - Bill Hottensen.
- Boys Tennis - Bill Hottensen.
- Boys Soccer - Keith Murray.
- Girls Soccer - Heidi Figel
- Boys Basketball - TBA.
- Girls Basketball - Tom Hintleman.
- Basketball/Competitive Cheerleading - Brenda Reilly.
- Golf - Mike Hayes
- Wrestling - Pat Appello.
Clubs
- FBLA-PBL
- Key Club
- Harry Potter
- Pride
- Spanish
- French
- Anime
- Robotics
- Mock trial
- Chess
- Model United Nations
- Youth and Government
- Academic Tournament
- Peer Leadership
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[8]
- Joseph Sabato – Principal
- Scott Walsh – Assistant Principal
- Rich Gianchiglia - Director of Athletics
Notable alumni
- Charlie Weis (born 1956), Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d Middlesex High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 12, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 18, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ Middlesex High School 2005-06 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education, accessed April 25, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Baseball - Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 6, 2007.
- ^ 2001 NJSIAA Softball - Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed July 15, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Boys Tennis - Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 7, 2007.
- ^ Staff directory, Middlesex High School. Accessed March 18, 2011.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam. "7 PC players headed to Elite Combine", Herald News, April 4, 2007, accessed April 25, 2007. "A year ago, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano and Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis, a Middlesex High School graduate, were on hand when the event was held at the Indoor Sports Pavilion in Randolph."
External links
- Middlesex High School web pages
- Middlesex Borough Public Schools
- Middlesex Board of Education's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Middlesex Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°34′53″N 74°29′42″W / 40.58127°N 74.494883°W
Greater Middlesex Conference (NJSIAA) Blue Division Bishop George Ahr • Highland Park • John F. Kennedy (Woodbridge) • Metuchen • Middlesex • Mother Seton • South River • Spotswood
Gold Division Cardinal McCarrick • Dunellen • Middlesex County Academy • Middlesex County Vocational (East Brunswick) • Middlesex County Vocational (Perth Amboy) • Middlesex County Vocational (Piscataway) • Middlesex County Vocational (Woodbridge Township) • South Amboy
Red Division White Division Categories:- High schools in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Educational institutions established in 1959
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