Colonia High School

Colonia High School
Location
180 East Street Colonia, NJ 07067
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Woodbridge Township School District
Principal	Robert Zega
Vice principal	Patricia Fitzgerald Joseph Short
Faculty	107 FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,475 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.79[1]
Color(s)	Blue      and Gold
Athletics conference	Greater Middlesex Conference
Mascot	The Patriot
Nickname	Patriots
Newspaper	'The Declaration'
Yearbook	'The Arch'
Website	School website

Colonia High School is one of three four-year comprehensive public high schools that serve students in ninth through twelfth grades from Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Woodbridge Township School District. The other two high schools in the district are John F. Kennedy Memorial High School and Woodbridge High School. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1973.^[2]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,475 students and 107 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.79.^[1]

The school was the 192nd-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 188th in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[3] The school was ranked 208th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[4]

Athletics

The Colonia High School Patriots compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.^[5]

The boys basketball team won the 2007 North II, Group III state sectional championship, edging Union Hill High School 84-83 in the tournament final.^[6]

In 2008, the Patriots finished their basketball season with a record of 22-7.^{[citation needed]} This included a State Tournament Semi-Final win against the 7th ranked team in the state of New Jersey, Rahway High School. Also in the 07-08 school year, the Patriots were undefeated White Division Champions in football and also Co-White Division Champions, sharing the title with Monroe Township High School in Baseball. They also finished a close second in the White Division in Golf and finished third in the White Division in Cross Country. In the 07-08 school year, Colonia High School introduced three new sports, Volleyball (Boys and Girls), ice hockey and Swimming.

Publications

Colonia High School's official newsletter is titled The Declaration. The Declaration is published seasonally, with one issue published and sent home each winter, spring, and summer.

The Arch is Colonia High School's annual yearbook. In additional to the physical yearbook, the yearbook club has worked to develop an interactive yearbook CD.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[7]

• Robert Zega, Principal
• Patricia Fitzgerald and Joseph Short, Vice Principals

Notable alumni

• Tom Higgins (born 1954), NFL and Canadian football player and coach.^[8]
• Stewart Krentzman (born 1951), business executive.^{[citation needed]}
• Eric LeGrand (born 1990), college football player who suffered a severe spinal injury during a game for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.^[9]
• Glen Mason (born 1950), sports commentator and football coach.^[10]
• Dagmara Wozniak (born 1988), sabre fencer named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's sabre competition.^[11]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Colonia High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 13, 2011.
2. ^ Colonia High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed September 13, 2011.
3. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 26, 2011.
4. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
5. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 13, 2011.
6. ^ 2007 Boys Basketball - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed July 25, 2007.
7. ^ Staff Directory, Colonia High School. Accessed September 13, 2011.
8. ^ Tom Higgins, database Football. Accessed November 14, 2007.
9. ^ via Associated Press. "High schools to honor paralyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand", USA Today, October 22, 2010. Accessed March 28, 2011. "High school players around the state will pay tribute to the Rutgers University junior defensive tackle who was paralyzed from the neck down during a kickoff against Army last Saturday. Their helmets will feature Eric LeGrand's No. 52 in Rutgers' scarlet color. The idea came from LeGrand's alma mater, Colonia High School."
10. ^ Kerkhoff, Blair. "Kickoff Classic Notebook", Kansas City Star, August 28, 1993. Accessed March 28, 2011. "Mason grew up in Woodbridge, NJ, and graduated from nearby Colonia High."
11. ^ Chang, Kathy. "Young fencer enjoys living on the edge: Woodbridge resident hoping for a spot on 2008 Olympic team", Woodbridge Sentinel, August 16, 2006. Accessed July 8, 2008. "Wozniak graduated from Colonia High School in June. She heads to St. John's University in Queens, N.Y., this fall on a full athletic scholarship."

External links

• Colonia High School
• Colonia High School - Alumni
• Woodbridge Township Public Schools
• Woodbridge Township Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Woodbridge Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 40°35′35″N 74°19′12″W / 40.593189°N 74.3199°W / 40.593189; -74.3199