Hillsborough High School (New Jersey)

Infobox_School
name = Hillsborough High School


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established = 1969
grades = 9 - 12
district = Hillsborough Township School District
type = Public high school
principal = Karen A. Bingert
enrollment = 2,390 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 168.2 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.2
nickname = Raiders
conference = Skyland Conference
colors = colorbox|marooncolorbox|gold
scarlet and gold
publication = "The Voice"
location = 466 Raider Boulevard
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
information = 908-874-4200
website = [http://www.hillsborough.k12.nj.us/hhs/site/default.asp School website]

Hillsborough High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students from Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hillsborough Township School District. Students from Millstone attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,390 students and 168.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.2. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407230&ID=340723005222 Hillsborough High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2007.]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 84th-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 100th 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.]

Extracurricular activities

In 2006, at the USSBA National Championships at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Hillsborough High School was recognized as Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class IV. [ [http://www.marchingbandplanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=32 USSBA National Championship Titles] , United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) press release dated November 14, 2006] The band received second place in Group IV, and also received best music.Also in 2006 at USSBA-hosted State Championships at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, Hillsborough High School took the title of Group IV Open State Champs for the fourth consecutive year.

Athletics

Hillsborough High School competes in the Skyland Conference, which comprises nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County, Somerset County and Warren County in west Central Jersey.

The boys swimming team won the 2007 Central - A state championship with a 103-67 win against Montgomery High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=201886&tclass=Central%20-%20A 2007 Boys Team Swimming - Central - A] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 5, 2007.]

The boys baseball team won the Somerset County Championship, the Central Jersey Group 4 Sectional Final and the Group 4 Finals in 2005. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=107442&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20IV 2005 Baseball - Central, Group IV] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 24, 2007.]

Notable alumni

*Michael Ian Black (born 1971), actor and comedian.Fact|date=December 2007
*Shawn Mayer (born 1979), professional American football player, currently a safety on the Cleveland Browns practice squad. [ [http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=26457 Shawn Mayer player profile] , New England Patriots, accessed April 14, 2007. "Played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back at Hillsborough (N.J.)"]
*Shaun O'Hara (born 1977), New York Giants starting center. [Eisen, Michael. [http://www.giants.com/display_cont.asp?cont_id=234161 Giants Sign Offensive Lineman O'Hara] , New York Giants, March 7, 2004. Accessed May 14, 2007. "Although he was born in Chicago, O'Hara and attended Hillsborough (N.J.) High School. He was an all-state football player as a junior and senior and also a member of the basketball and track teams. O'Hara was a second-team all-county selection in basketball and the county and conference discus champion. "]
*Ricky Proehl (born 1968), 18-year NFL veteran. [ [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=210 Ricky Proehl player profile] , National Football League Players Association, accessed May 14, 2007. "attended Hillsborough (N.J.) High School...earned all-state, New York area all-metro and Somerset County Player-of-the-Year honors as senior"]

References

External links

* [http://www.hillsborough.k12.nj.us/hhs/site/default.asp Hillsborough High School]
* [http://www.hillsborough.k12.nj.us/ Hillsborough Township School District]
*NJReportCard|35|2170|0|Hillsborough Township School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407230 Data for the Hillsborough Township School District] , National Center for Education Statistics