Hightstown High School

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name = Hightstown High School


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established = 1965
grades = 9 - 12
district = East Windsor Regional School District
type = Public high school
principal = Alix Arvizu
enrollment = 1,427 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 105.5 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.5
teamname = Rams
conference = Colonial Valley Conference
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location = 25 Leshin Lane
Hightstown, NJ 08520
information = 609-443-7717
website = [http://www.eastwindsorregionalschools.com/ewrs/Schools/Hightstown%20High%20School School website]

Hightstown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from three communities in Mercer County and Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the East Windsor Regional School District. Students come from East Windsor Township and Hightstown Borough, both in Mercer County. Students from Roosevelt Borough (a community of 933 residents in Monmouth County) attend the district's high schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/21/1245/21-1245-000.html East Windsor Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2008. "The East Windsor Regional School District, located in central New Jersey at New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8, is a growing K-12 public school district serving the communities of the East Windsor Township and the Borough of Hightstown as well as Roosevelt Borough students grades 7 through 12."]

The High School building opened during the 1965-66 school year. Additions to the original structure were completed in 1973, 1982 and 2005. The High School is approved by the New Jersey Department of Education and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Hightstown High School offers a wide range of courses. Included are advanced placement, honors, vocational and standard academic courses. The curriculum is broad in scope and flexible to meet general and individual needs. After meeting basic curricular proficiency standards, students may choose from the wide variety of elective courses that will meet their individual interests and needs.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,427 students and 105.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.5. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404320&ID=340432003054 Hightstown High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 26, 2007.]

The school was the 175th-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 119th 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 Hightstown High School Rams compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Mercer County, Monmouth County and Middlesex County, New Jersey, under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Administration

Core members of the school's administration include: [ [http://www.eastwindsorregionalschools.com/ewrs/Schools/Hightstown%20High%20School Hightstown High School] . Accessed July 29, 2007.]
*Alix Arvizu - Principal
*Dr. Diana Chase - Assistant Principal
*William Delaney - Assistant Principal
*Robert Scott - Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

* Jim Barlow, two-time high school soccer All-American and current head soccer coach at Princeton University.
* Melanie Balcomb, Head Basketball Coach at Vanderbilt University. [ [http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=18088994&BRD=1091&PAG=461&dept_id=346950&rfi=8 HHS grad coaches team to Southeastern Conference title] , "Princeton Packet", March 16, 2007]
* Randal Pinkett (born 1971), Rhodes Scholar, the winner of the reality show, "The Apprentice 4", attended and graduated from Hightstown High School. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804EFD81039F935A35751C0A962958260&sec=&pagewanted=2 If You're Thinking of Living In/Hightstown; A Borough With Respect for Its Roots] , "The New York Times", February 6, 1994]
* Hilly Kristal (1931-2007), the owner and founder of CBGBs, graduated from Hightstown in 1949.
* Marlon LeBlanc, Head Men's Soccer Coach at West Virginia University. [ [http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?sport=msoccer&show=94 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff: Marlon LeBlanc - Head Coach] , West Virginia Mountaineers. Accessed July 9, 2008. "A Hightstown High School four-year starter, the New Jersey native received All-State, All-Area, and All-County honors during his scholastic career."]
* Rona Binenbaum (aka Rona Benson), actress, "The Gilmore Girls"

References

External links

* [http://www.eastwindsorregionalschools.com/ewrs/Schools/Hightstown%20High%20School Hightstown High School]
* [http://www.eastwindsorregionalschools.com/ East Windsor Regional School District]
*NJReportCard|21|1245|0|East Windsor Regional School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404320 Data for the East Windsor Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.angelfire.com/hi3/webtopub4/Hall1.htm Hightstown High School Athletic Hall of Fame]