Hanover Park High School

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name = Hanover Park High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Hanover Park Regional High School District
type = Public high school
principal = Edward Franko
asst principal = William Brown
enrollment = 875 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 68.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.9
nickname = Hornets
conference = Iron Hills Conference
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location = 63 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936
information = 973-887-0300
website = [http://www.hanoverpark.org School website]

Hanover Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from East Hanover Township and Florham Park, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/27/1990/27-1990-000.html Hanover Park Regional High School District] ] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2008. "The district serves the communities of East Hanover, Florham Park, and Hanover Township. Students in East Hanover and Florham Park attend Hanover Park High School, which has a population of 898 students. Students from Hanover Township attend Whippany Park High School, which has a population of 615 students."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 875 students and 68.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.9. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Hanover Park High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 20, 2007.]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 67th-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 52nd 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.]

Athletics

The Hanover Park High School Hornets compete in the Iron Hills Conference, composed of private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Union Counties.

The baseball team won the Group II State Championship with a 8-0 win over Governor Livingston High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161273&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2006 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 26, 2007.]

Notable alumni

*Linda Tripp, central figure in the Lewinsky scandal. [ [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EFD502D5C99C190&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=J4BH4EDFMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO..."] , "The Star-Ledger", June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.hanoverpark.org/sections/faculty/sections/adminfacultystaff/adminpage.htm Administration] , Hanover Park High School. Accessed August 20, 2008.]
*Edward Franko - Principal
*William Brown - Assistant Principal
*Joseph Merlino - Athletic Director

ister school

Whippany Park High School, whose doors opened in 1967, serves the Township of Hanover. The school is located in the Whippany section of Hanover Township.

References

External links

* [http://www.hanoverpark.org Hanover Park High School]
* [http://www.morris.k12.nj.us/hanpk/ Hanover Park Regional High School District]
*NJReportCard|27|1990|0|Hanover Park Regional High School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406660 Data for the Hanover Park Regional High School District] , National Center for Education Statistics