Palisades Park High School

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name = Palisades Park Jr./Sr. High School


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grades = 8 - 12
district = Palisades Park Public School District
type = Public high school
principal = Nicholas Cipriano
enrollment = 649 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 59.8 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 10.9
nickname = Tigers
conference = Bergen County Scholastic League
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location = 1 Veterans Plaza
Palisades Park, NJ 07650
information = 201-941-1100
website = [http://www.palpk.k12.nj.us/PPHSWEB/MAIN.htm School website]

Palisades Park Jr./Sr. High School is a five-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from Palisades Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Palisades Park Public School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 649 students and 59.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.9. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Palisades Park High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 4, 2007.]

The school was the 118th-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 133rd 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 Palisades Park High School Tigers compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) Olympic Conference, made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County.

In 2007, the Boy's Tennis Team won their first State Sectionals Title defeating Leonia High School 3-2 to win the North 1, Group 1 championship. [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNTMmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxMzg4NDAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2 "Palisades Park wins sectional"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", May 22, 2007. "James Hwang, Richard Park and Alejandro Marulanda all won their singles matches as second-seeded Palisades Park defeated fifth-seeded Leonia, 3-2, to win the North 1, Group 1 tennis title at Dwight-Englewood. It was the first sectional title for the Tigers' boys tennis program."] They have gone down in history for being the first to ever win a State Sectionals Title for both boys and girls.

The Palisades Park 2006-07 Football team defeated Cresskill High School after an 11-year losing streak against them. The team reached the state sectional championships for the first time in years. The Team had defeted all the teams that they encountered except for 2 teams. The 2006 - 07 Football team had the best team record in over a decade.

The Palisades Park Boys Cross Country teams have won North Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1976, 1987, 1994-2000 and in 2002, winning Group I championships in 1995, 1996 and 2000. The 2000 team was awarded honors from "The Star-Ledger" as team of the year, with Frank Donohue earning Coach of the Year, with the paper noting the team's seven consecutive sectional titles. They have also have won numerous State Sectional and County Group titles. ["Vengeance is sweet for Dailey.", "The Star-Ledger", December 6, 2000.] The team held a 70-0 dual meet winning streak through part of the 1990s and into the 2000s.

References

External links

* [http://www.palpk.k12.nj.us/PPHSWEB/MAIN.htm Palisades Park High School]
* [http://www.palpk.k12.nj.us/ Palisades Park Public School District]
*NJReportCard|03|3910|0|Palisades Park Public School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412360 Data for the Palisades Park Public School District] , National Center for Education Statistics