Wall High School (New Jersey)

Infobox School
name = Wall High School


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type = Public high school
principal = Steven Genco
asst principal = Gary Azzolini
Robert Paneque
enrollment = 1,327 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 104.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.8
colors = Crimson, White and Blue
nickname = Crimson Knights
conference = Shore Conference
newspaper = "The Crimson Courier"
location = 1630 18th Avenue
Wall, NJ 07719
information = 732-556-2000
website = [http://www.wall.k12.nj.us/hs School website]

Wall High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Wall Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Wall Township Public Schools. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,327 students and 104.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.8. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416890&ID=341689004132 Wall High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 4, 2007.] The school was the 127th-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 121st 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 Wall High School Crimson Knights compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. [ [http://www.shoreconference.org/school_info.php School Info] , Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Wall High School is known for its intense football rivalry with Manasquan High School in Manasquan, New Jersey.Fact|date=March 2008

The softball team won the 2007 Central, Group III state sectional championship with a 6-5 win over Monroe Township High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Softball - Central, Group III] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 8, 2007.] The team moved on to win the Group I State Championship with wins over Hammonton High School (11-10) and Ramapo High School (4-1) in the final game. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2007 Softball - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.]

The 2007 girls tennis team won the Central Jersey, Group III state sectional championship with a 3-2 win over Princeton High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=242871&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Girls Team Tennis - Central, Group III] , NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.]

In 2008, the Wall High School Golf team won the South-Central Jersey Group III Tournament.Fact|date=September 2008

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.wall.k12.nj.us/hs/Administration/principals.htm Meet Our Principals] , Wall High School. Accessed August 22, 2008.]
*Steven Genco, Principal
*Gary Azzolini, Assistant Principal
*Robert Paneque, Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

*Jessie Poland (born 1988), musician currently signed to Geffen Records.Fact|date=August 2008
*Ashley Alexandra Dupré (born 1985 as Ashley Youmans), best known as the woman at the center of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. [cite news |first=Giovanna |last=Fabiano |title='Kristen' becomes a star, but aunt calls her a 'brat' |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/crimeandcourts/Kristen_becomes_a_star_but_aunt_calls_her_a_brat.html |work=The Record |date=2008-03-14 |accessdate=2008-03-16 ]
*Tom Kain (born 1963), Nike Director of Global Soccer Marketing. [Mifflin, Lawrie. [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F00E11F73D5C0C708DDDAB0994DB484D81 "SCOUTING"] , "The New York Times", December 13, 1983. Accessed June 8, 2007. "To be a sophomore and make all- America is just great," said Kain who led Wall High School to three straight New Jersey Group 3 state titles from 1978 through 1980."]
*Dennis W. Hall (born 1964), Actor in film and television. [internet movie data base.com. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1667150/]

References

External links

* [http://www.wall.k12.nj.us/hs/ Wall High School Official website]
* [http://www.wall.k12.nj.us Wall Township Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|25|5420|0|Wall Township Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416890 Data for the Wall Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://wallhighclassof82.com Wall High School Class of 82 Official website]