Pequannock Township High School

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name = Pequannock Township High School


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established = 1956
grades = 9 - 12
district = Pequannock Township School District
type = Public high school
principal = Frank Ingargiola
enrollment = 790 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 60.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.2
nickname = Golden Panthers
conference = Northern Hills Conference
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location = 85 Sunset Road
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
information = 973-616-6000
website = [http://pths.pequannock.org School website]

Pequannock Township High School, established in 1956, is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Pequannock Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pequannock Township School District.

Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered in AP English Language and Composition, AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP French Language, AP Spanish Language, , AP Music Theory, AP Studio Art

Out of the 175-student Class of 2005, there were ten Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars, two National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students and 38 recipients of the President’s Education Award.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 790 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.2. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Pequannock Township High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2007.]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 100th-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 78th 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 Pequannock Township High School Golden Panthers compete in the Suburban Division Northern Hills Conference, an athletic conference consisting of private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic County Counties in Northern New Jersey. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

The sports at the school include:

FALL SPORTS:Football,Fall Cheerleading,Boys Soccer,Girls Soccer,Field Hockey,Cross Country,Girls Tennis,Marching Band

WINTER SPORTS:Wrestling,Boys Basketball,Girls Basketball,Winter Cheerleading,Boys Swimming,Girls Swimming,Indoor Track,Ice Hockey

SPRING SPORTS:Golf,Boys Lacrosse,Girls Lacrosse,Baseball,Soft ball,Boys track,Girls Track,Girls Field team,Boys Field team,Boys Tennis

The teams with the most wins are the wrestling and field hockey teams.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://pths.pequannock.org/index.cfm?sid=40&nav_id=11277&ArticleID=33311 Administration] , Pequannock Township High School. Accessed December 27, 2007.]
*Frank Ingargiola - Principal
*Richard Hayzler - Vice-Principal

References

External links

* [http://pths.pequannock.org/ Pequannock Township High School]
* [http://www.pequannock.org/ Pequannock Township School District]
*NJReportCard|27|4080|0|Pequannock Township School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412900 Data for the Pequannock Township School District] , National Center for Education Statistics