Jonathan Dayton High School

Infobox School
name = Jonathan Dayton High School
established = 1934
location = 139 Mountain Avenue
city = Springfield
state = NJ
zipcode = 07081
country = USA
type = Public high school
grades = 9–12
principal = Elizabeth Cresci
asst principal = Norman Francis, Jr.
campus = Open
enrollment = 542 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 52.4 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 10.3
conference = Mountain Valley Conference
teamname = Bulldogs [ [http://www.springfieldschools.com/athletics/ JDHS Athletic Department] , Jonathan Dayton High School. Accessed November 2, 2007. "Home of the Bulldogs. GO DAWGZ!!"]
information = 973-376-1025
website = [http://www.springfieldschools.com/jd/index.html School website]
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Jonathan Dayton High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school in Springfield Township, in Union County, New Jersey, as part of the Springfield Public Schools. The school is named after Jonathan Dayton, who signed the United States Constitution.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 542 students and 52.4 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 10.3.) [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415630&ID=341563000213 Jonathan Dayton High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 2, 2007.]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 32nd-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 44th 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, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Curriculum

Jonathan Dayton offers Advanced Placement Program (AP) classes in the humanities (AP English Language and Composition, AP Art History, AP Studio Art, AP Music Theory, AP United States History, AP European History, and AP Psychology), sciences (AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Biology), and (AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics).They have also had the first and only female football player in NJ for the year 2007-2008 Cynthia Ibe

Gifted and Talented Program

One unique attribute of Jonathan Dayton is its independent study or "Gifted and Talented" program. Through this program students explore a personal interest and create a year-long project around it. Examples of previous projects include: an online teen magazine; a weather tracking system; a study of the effects of ubiquitous computing on the school district; a guide website for teenagers detailing the Manhattan neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and East Village (the results of which can be seen here [http://scottg530.brinkster.net] ; an attempt at writing and producing an original play; the creation of an original comic book; designing a healthy cooking website for teens; an experiment proving the beneficial effects of music therapy; an attempt to prove that the John F. Kennedy assassination was a conspiracy; an original design for a 9/11 memorial; the creation of the Junior State of America club, Model United Nations club, Amnesty International organization, and a book club; a collection of prose and poetry based on dreams; a quote calendar; the orchestration of several successful blood drives; a dance show benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation; and a study into what it takes to break into the music business.

Dayton's Morning News

Another unique feature of this high school is its daily news show. This show gives up to date information on clubs, school sports and the weather every morning between the new period zero and first period starting roughly around 8:22am.

Extracurricular Activities

Clubs

District statistics

Notable alumni

* [http://www.jondenning.com/ Jon Denning] , Nascar driver and winner of "the 2000 "Rookie of the Year" award at Whipcity Speedway in Westfield, Mass." [ [http://www.jondenning.com/profile.html Jon Denning profile] , accessed April 8, 2007.]
*Jeffrey Ross (born 1965), Comedian (born Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz)
*Kevin Scholla (born c. 1974), News/Sports Anchor CBS Radio
*James Yee (born c. 1968), United States Army chaplain. [Goodstein, Laurie; Kershaw, Sarah; and Lewis, Neil A. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E7D7143DF936A1575AC0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 "Army Chaplain in Detention Sought to Teach About Islam"] , "The New York Times", September 25, 2003. Accessed November 19, 2007. "Rick Iacono, Captain Yee's wrestling coach, said he had recruited Captain Yee, who weighed only 100 pounds in high school, and that he had quickly made an impression as someone who could deeply focus on what he was doing. Captain Yee kept in close touch with Mr. Iacono and would return sometimes to the high school, Jonathan Dayton High School, to speak to students about wrestling."] [Fonda, Daren. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,490718,00.html "Were They Aiding The Enemy?"] , "Time (magazine)", September 28, 2003. Accessed November 19, 2007. "One of five children born to devout Chinese Lutherans, Jimmy, as he was known at Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield, N.J., was a champion wrestler, an ace student and "a low-maintenance guy," according to his coach."]

Administration

*Elizabeth Cresci - Principal
*Norman Francis Jr. - Assistant Principal

References

External links

* [http://www.springfieldschools.com/jd/index.html Jonathan Dayton High School]
* [http://www.springfieldschools.com/ Springfield Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|39|5000|0|Springfield Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3415630 Data for the Springfield Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6939421 National Public Radio's report] on AP United States History teacher Mandee Bellarosa's innovative implementation of conflict resolution debates