- Mount Olive High School (New Jersey)
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Mount Olive High School Location 18 Cory Road
Flanders, NJ 07836Information Type Public high school Motto "First we will be best, then we will be first!" Established 1972 (as West Morris Mount Olive HS)
1979 (as Mount Olive HS)School district Mount Olive Township School District Principal Kevin R. Stansberry Vice principal Don Woodring (Grades 9 and 12)
Dr. Deborah Kuzma (Grade 10)
James Kramer (Grade 11)Faculty 96 (on FTE basis)[1] Grades 9 - 12 Enrollment 1,470 (as of 2009-10)[1] Student to teacher ratio 15.31[1] Color(s) Red, Black, White and Gold Athletics conference Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference Nickname Marauders Website School website Mount Olive High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Mount Olive Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Mount Olive Township School District. The school is located in the Flanders section of the township.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,470 students and 96 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.31.[1]
The original school opened in October 1972 and was operated as West Morris Mount Olive High School by the West Morris Regional High School District until the 1978-1979 school year, when Mount Olive Township voters elected to leave the regional district.[2] West Morris Mount Olive High School Class of 1978 was the last graduating class from this facility under the regional administration. The high school building and remaining faculty became part of the Mount Olive Township Schools
The school was the 90th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 107th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 114th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
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Athletics
The Mount Olive High School Marauders compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, which includes of high schools located in Morris County, Sussex County and Warren County in New Jersey. Mount Olive High School competes in Group III at the state level.
Students participate in fall, winter and spring sports. Fall sports include boys/girls soccer, girls tennis, boys/girls cross country, boys football, girls cheerleading, girls volleyball, and girls field hockey. Winter sports include boys/girls basketball, boys/girls indoor track, boys wrestling, and boys/girls swimming. Spring sports include boys/girls track, boys/girls lacrosse, boys baseball, girls softball, and boys tennis.
Mount Olive High School recently obtained new athletic facilities as a result of construction during the 2005-2007 school years. New facilities include a turf field, auxiliary gym, weight room, dance room, training room, and new offices for coaches.
The Girls Cross County team has won the North Jersey Sectional title 11 times in their history starting with five in a row from 1977 - 1981. [5]
The soccer team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship in 1999 with a 2-1 win against Northern Highlands Regional High School in the tournament final.[6]
In 2002, the football team won the North II, Group III sectional championship with a 14-13 win against Jefferson Township High School.[7]
The 2003 field hockey team won the North I, Group III sectional title with a 1-0 win against High Point Regional High School.[8] The 2004 team repeated the title with a 3-0 win over Wayne Hills High School.[9]
In 2008 softball won the NJSIAA/Blue Ribbon Awards North I, Group III sectional tournament with a 1-0 shutout of Montville Township High School.[10]
Arts
The Mount Olive High School Drama Club competes in the Bucks County Playhouse competition annually as well as performing two shows a year. The fall show is either a comedy or drama and in the spring, Mount Olive has a musical. Mount Olive High School also has a band, choir and orchestra. The band competes in several band competitions during the marching band season as well as semi annual competitions in Orlando, Florida with the choirs and orchestra. The band performs at football games as well as concerts throughout the year.
In 2009, The Mount Olive High School Marching Band received 1st place in all competitions they competed in, including the USSBA Northern Allstates Championships. The show they performed was entitled, "Next Stop...", featuring themes from New York, such as Beethoven's Fifth in Lincoln Center, Variations on "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" for Yankee Stadium, "Clair De Lune" for Central Park, and "New York, New York", "Auld Lang Syne", and a medley of the songs performed in the show for the fourth movement, Times Square/Broadway.
The Mount Olive Choirs are directed by Matthew Vanzini who has been conducting choirs from Junior High to College for the past 20 years. Members of the MOHS Choirs have many outside performing opportunities. Members have sung with Essential Voices USA (under the direction of world renowned choral director Judith Clurman) at Symphony Space in NYC for a concert tribute to Leonard Bernstein as well the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall presenting a progam featuring the music of Lerner and Loewe. Also, the MOHS Concert Choir has sung on the PBS Special "Celebrate America" with award winning composer Tim Janis. Members have also been a part of the annual "American Christmas Carol" (also featuring Tim Janis) concert in December at Carnegie Hall where Mr. Vanzini is the Choirmaster of a 230 voice choir and will make his second conducting appearance at Carnegie Hall on December 2nd, 2011.
FIRST Robotics
The Mount Olive FIRST Robotics Team (MORT Team 11) is one of the leading technological education groups in the state. With the support of principals and the Board Of Education, robotics classes have been offered in the district since the year 2000.[citation needed]
In 2005 Team 11 won the Chairman's Award at the NJ Regional Competition. This award is the highest honor achievable at a regional competition by a FIRST robotics team. In 2004 and 2006 MORT won the Palmetto Regional and in 2008 they won the Chesapeake regional.
Founder Bill McGowan was awarded the FIRST New Jersey Regional Woodie Flowers Award in 2008. This award is the highest commendation that FIRST awards a team coach or mentor.
Mount Olive Robotics Team also was a charter team in the inaugural FIRST Lego League season in 2002 and received an at-large bid as one of only 17 teams to compete in the National Finals at Epcot that year.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[11]
- Dr. Kevin R. Stansberry - Principal
- Don Woodring - Vice Principal, Grades 9 and 12
- James Kramer - Vice Principal, Grade 11
References
- ^ a b c d Mount Olive High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 28, 2011.
- ^ Day in the Life: Mt. Olive HS, Daily Record (Morristown), accessed January 3, 2007
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 26, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ Sectional Cross-Country Championships, NJSIAA. Accessed June 28, 2011.
- ^ State Semifinals - North I, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
- ^ 2002 Football - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
- ^ 2003 Field Hockey - North I, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
- ^ 2004 Field Hockey - North I, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
- ^ Staff. "Mount Olive 1, Montville 0", The Star-Ledger, May 29, 2008. Accessed June 28, 2011. "Mount Olive pitcher Hannah Ensel was easily motivated for her team's game against Montville yesterday for the championship of the NJSIAA/Blue Ribbon Awards North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 tournament.... Mount Olive (23-4) captured its first sectional title since 1996 and will play Iselin Kennedy, No. 11 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, in a state semifinal on Tuesday at J.P. Stevens in Edison."
- ^ Administrative Team, Mount Olive High School. Accessed March 26, 2011.
External links
- Mount Olive High School
- Mount Olive Township School District
- Mount Olive Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Mount Olive Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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