Bogota High School

Infobox_School
name = Bogota Jr./Sr. High School


imagesize =
motto =
established =
grades = 7 - 12
district = Bogota Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Arnold Oftedal
viceprincipal = Lydia Suarez
enrollment = 536 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 38.8 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.8
mascot = Buccaneers
conference = Bergen County Scholastic League
Olympic Conference
colors =
publication =
location = One Henry C. Luthin Place
Bogota, NJ 07603
information = 201-441-4808
website = [http://bogotaboe.com/highschool/highschool.htm School website]

Bogota Jr./Sr. High School is a comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Bogota, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bogota Public Schools. There are several activities the students engage in from sports to clubs.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 536 students and 38.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 13.8. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404710&ID=340471000380 Bogota High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2007.]

The school was the 173rd-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 132nd 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 Bogota High School Buccaneers compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) Olympic Conference, which includes private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County.

The Buccaneers came into the state tournament ranked first in their bracket, and proceeded to beat #8 seed Cresskill High School 36-7 in the first round and fourth-ranked Hasbrouck Heights High School by 24-17 in the semifinal game. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=188015&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Football Tournament - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA, accessed December 14, 2006] On December 1, 2006, Bogota beat #6 seed Mountain Lakes High School 28-0 at Giants Stadium, to take home the North 1, Group I state championship. This was Bogota's first football state championship since 1957, and their first since the playoff era started in the 1970s. [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDI5NTc2 Destiny finally gets its due] , "The Record (Bergen County)", December 2, 2006]

The Boys Cross Country Team also has done a major part themselves. The boys team won the 2006 Bergen County Division D Championship. [Aberback, Brian. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDM1Nzc2 Bogota to honor football team that won state championship] , "The Record (Bergen County)", December 10, 2006.]

On November 10, 2007, the girl's volleyball team defeated Midland Park High School in the title match of the 27-team Group I tournament at William Paterson University by scores of 22-25, 25-18 and 25-13. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246270&tclass=Group%20I 2007 Girls Volleyball - Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 30, 2008.]

Clubs

Clubs and extracurricular activities are:
*YAC
*DECA
*Sporting Teams
*Yearbook Committee
*MultiCultural Club
*The Klaxon Committee
*The Drama Club

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://bogotaboe.com/highschool/HighSchoolPhoneNumbers&Email.htm High School Phone Numbers & Email] , Bogota Jr./Sr. High School. Accessed July 30, 2008.]
*Arnold Oftedal, Principal
*Lydia Suarez, Vice Principal

References

External links

* [http://bogotaboe.com/highschool/highschool.htm Bogota High School]
* [http://www.bogotaboe.com/ Bogota Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|03|0440|0|Bogota Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401920 Data for the Bogota Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.maywood46bogota49.homestead.com web page for alumni of Maywood Jr High-Bogota High Schools circa 1946/1949]