- Fort Lee High School
Infobox School
name = Fort Lee High School
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established = 1916
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type =Public high school
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grades = 9 to 12
principal = Jay Berman
asst principal = Jennifer Viti
enrollment = 1,083 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 75.1 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.4
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conference =Bergen County Scholastic League
colors = Orange and Black
nickname = Bridgemen
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newspaper = "Fort Lee-Der"
location = 3000 Lemoine Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
information = 201-585-4675
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website = [http://www.fortlee-boe.net/education/school/school.php?sectionid=7 School website]Fort Lee High School is a four year comprehensive
public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Fort Lee, in Bergen County,New Jersey ,United States , as part of theFort Lee School District .As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,083 students and 75.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.4. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405310&ID=340531000442 Fort Lee High School] ,
National Center for Education Statistics . AccessedDecember 2 ,2007 .]History
Fort Lee High School was first established in 1916. It was relocated to its current location in 1928. A new wing was added in 1964. New classrooms were constructed in 1968. The school was completely renovated in the 1980s. The high school's physical plant has been hailed as a "model of Georgian architecture." [ [http://fortlee.nj.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=529 School History] , Fort Lee High School. Accessed
July 30 ,2008 .]Awards and recognition
The school was ranked 778th out of the top 1000 High Schools in the United States by "
Newsweek " magazine. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/page/8/ The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools] , "Newsweek ". AccessedDecember 13 ,2006 .]The school was the 75th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in "
New Jersey Monthly " magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 99th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 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, postedAugust 7 ,2008 . AccessedAugust 19 ,2008 .]The school has had several
Advanced Placement Program (AP) scholars named by theCollege Board , fiveNational Merit Scholarship Program semi-finalists with 18 commended students and one National Merit finalist. 38 students in the last two years have been namedEdward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar s. TheAcademic Decathlon and the varsity Debate team have won numerous awards.Athletics
The Fort Lee High School Bridgemen compete in the
Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Conference, made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County. [ [http://bcsl-american.org/ School Info] ,Bergen County Scholastic League American Division. AccessedMarch 9 ,2008 .]Notable faculty
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Joan Voss (born 1940), was on the school's faculty from 1963 until she retired in 2001. Since 2004, she has represented Fort Lee and the rest of the 38th legislative district in theNew Jersey General Assembly .Notable Alumni
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://fortlee.nj.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=7 Home page] , Fort Lee High School. Accessed September 14, 2008.]
*Jay Berman - Principal
*Jennifer Viti - Assistant PrincipalReferences
External links
* [http://www.fortlee-boe.net/education/school/school.php?sectionid=7 Fort Lee High School]
* [http://www.fortlee-boe.net/ Fort Lee School District]
*NJReportCard|03|1550|0|Fort Lee School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405310 Data for the Fort Lee School District] ,National Center for Education Statistics
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