- Emerson Jr./Sr. High School (Emerson, New Jersey)
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name = Emerson Jr./Sr. High School
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grades = 7 - 12
district =Emerson School District
type =Public high school
principal = Dr. Paula Valenti
viceprincipal = Richard Orso
enrollment = 458 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 36.6 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.5
teamname = Cavaliers
conference =Bergen County Scholastic League
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location = 131 Main Street
Emerson, NJ 07630
information = 201-262-4447
website = [http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/EHS/EHS.htm School website]Emerson Jr./Sr. High School is a six-year comprehensive
public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Emerson, in Bergen County,New Jersey ,United States , as part of theEmerson School District .As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 458 students and 36.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.5. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404710&ID=340471000380 Emerson Jr./Sr. High School] ,
National Center for Education Statistics . AccessedNovember 1 ,2007 .]Awards and recognition
The school was the 55th-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 51st 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 .]EHS also has an award-winning journalism program having won several prestigious awards, for its Adopt-A-Journalist Program, under guidance of Ms. Ava Annese and "The Record". Recent adopted journalists include Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer
Thomas E. Franklin , ESPN-online writerBob Klapisch , stand-up comic and "The Record" columnist Bill Ervolino. Awards received for the program include:
*1999 NJ Best Practices. [ [http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/oipp/bp3.pl?string=recid=0025&maxhits=10000 1998-99 Best Practices Award for Emerson Junior-Senior High School] ,New Jersey Department of Education . AccessedJune 15 ,2007 .]
*2000 A+ for Kids Network Grant
*2002Newspaper Association of America Innovators in Newspaper Education AwardIn 2003, Ms. Ava Annese received the New Jersey High School Teacher of Civics Education award from the VFW. In the National contest, she received third place. [ [http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/staff/aannese/whoami.html Ms. Ava Annese-Media profile] , Emerson Public School. Accessed
November 1 ,2007 .]Athletics
The Emerson Jr./Sr. High School Cavaliers (commonly known as the Cavos) compete in the
Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) Olympic Division, which comprises public high schools located in Bergen CountyEmerson is known for their wrestling team coached by legendary coach Stan Woods, who was named New Jersey Coach of the Year for the Emerson/Park Ridge team of 2006-2007. Woods' 538 career victories (through the 2006-07 season) make him the second-winningest coach in New Jersey history. [Schutta, Gregory. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcwOTA1MzImeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2 "Woods: 'I don't do this by myself'"] , "
The Record (Bergen County) ",March 10 ,2007 . AccessedJune 15 ,2007 . "Stan Woods stood at the entrance to Boardwalk Hall on Sunday surrounded by 112 State medalists and seven other coaches who had been nominated at their region tournaments for New Jersey State Wrestling Coach of the Year.... Ten minutes later, Woods was standing on the center mat at Boardwalk Hall, accepting the congratulations of officials and his peers as Coach of the Year.... Three weeks earlier, Woods became the second-winningest coach in State history, winning his 534th career dual match to pass Hunterdon Central's Russ Reigel. Woods has 538 career wins and his sights are set on state leader Ralph Ross, who retired as Highland Regional's coach in 2000 with 601 victories."]The baseball team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship in 2001 with a 4-1 win over
Midland Park High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/scripts-bracketmaker/tmenu.cfm?tid=5824&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2001 NJSIAA Baseball - North I, Group I] ,NJSIAA . AccessedJuly 31 ,2007 .]The softball team took the 2003 North I, Group I state sectional tile with a string of shutout victories, defeating
Ridgefield Memorial High School 4-0 in the first round,Leonia High School 10-0 in the quarterfinals,High Tech High School 9-0 in the semis, andMidland Park High School by a 7-0 score in the tournament final. [ [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FB5E3C322B987AB&p_docnum=7&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=S51C57XOMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Emerson shuts out Midland Park"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",May 30 ,2003 . AccessedAugust 1 ,2007 . "Erin Ax and Kim McDermott drove in two runs each, pacing Emerson to a 7-0 win over Midland Park on Thursday in the North 1, Group 1 sectional final."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=37922&tclass=North%20I,%20Group%20I 2003 Softball Tournament - North I, Group I] ,NJSIAA . AccessedAugust 1 ,2007 .]Extracurricular activities
Five students represented the school on News 12 New Jersey's and Power to Learn's NJ Challenge, under the guidance of Mr. Clifford Brooks, Media Center Director. The show is slated to air on Channel 12 on
December 8 ,2007 .Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
*Dr. Paula Valenti - Principal
*Richard Orso - Vice Principal [ [http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/staff/rdorso/whoami.html Richard Orso - Vice Principal] , Emerson Public Schools. AccessedJuly 30 ,2008 .]Notable alumni
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Kevin Higgins , head football coach at The Citadel. [ [http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=102 Kevin Higgins] ,Detroit Lions . AccessedFebruary 20 ,2008 . "He was also the head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Emerson (N.J.) High School from 1977-78. A native of Emerson, N.J., Higgins attended Emerson High School where he was captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams during his senior year."]
*Andy Papathanassiou , a member ofNASCAR 'sHendrick Motorsports . [Schwartz, Paul. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1OTAmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY0MjYxMTMmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2 "Papathanassiou still owns Bergen shot put record"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",September 14 ,2003 . AccessedOctober 17 ,2007 . "At Emerson High School from 1982-1985, Papathanassiou anchored a line that led Emerson to an 11-0 football season in his junior year and the designation of the best team in school history."]External links
* [http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/EHS/EHS.htm Emerson High School]
* [http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/ Emerson Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|03|1360|0|Emerson School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404710 Data for the Emerson School District] ,National Center for Education Statistics
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