Hackettstown High School

Infobox_School
name = Hackettstown High School


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established =
grades = 9 - 12
district = Hackettstown School District
type = Public high school
principal = Mike MacDougall
viceprincipal = Tyler Corby
enrollment = 974 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 63.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 15.5
nickname = Tigers
conference = Skyland Conference
colors = Orange & Black
publication =
location = 701 Warren Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
information = 908-852-8150
website = [http://hackettstown.schoolwires.com/hhs/site/default.asp School website]

Hackettstown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hackettstown in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hackettstown School District. Hackettstown High School serves students from Hackettstown, along with those from Allamuchy, Independence and Liberty, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/41/1870/41-1870-050.html Hackettstown High School 2005-06 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2007. "Hackettstown High School is a four year comprehensive High School with an enrollment of 951 students in grades 9-12 who come from the communities of Allamuchy, Hackettstown, Independence, and Liberty Township."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 974 students and 63.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.5. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406300&ID=340630005814 Hackettstown High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 30, 2007.]

The school was the 236th-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 215th 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 Hackettstown High School Tigers compete in the Skyland Conference, participating in football, golf, soccer, cheerleading, cross country, basketball, wrestling, fencing, baseball, softball, field hockey and track. In 2005, the baseball team had one of its most successful seasons posting an 17-7 record and were the Skyland Conference champions which put their program back on the map.

The wrestling team won the 2007 Skyland Conference Raritan Division championships, the team's first ever conference crown. [Loigu, Andy. [http://www.nj.com/sports/warrenreporter/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1170997893203890.xml&coll=15 Tigers, Liners claim conference titles] , "The Warren Reporter", February 9, 2007.] The 2007 team won the North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 54-6 win against West Morris Mendham High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - North II, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 24, 2007.]

The baseball team won the 2007 North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 5-4 win over Cliffside Park High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220867&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Baseball - North II, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 5, 2007.]

Notable alumni

*Pooja (born 1993), pitcher drafted by the Washington Nationals. [ [http://www.centenarycollege.edu/cms/?id=1625 "Centenary’s Kimball Chosen by Nationals in 12th Round."] , Centenary College of New Jersey press release dated July 7, 2006. Accessed January 13, 2008. "A graduate of Hackettstown High School, and a resident of Great Meadows NJ, Centenary has been a terrific fit for Cole’s most recent two seasons."]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.hackettstown.org/161320421154225100/site/default.asp Administrative Team] , Hackettstown High School. Accessed August 25, 2008.]
*Dr. Brian Purzak - Principal
*Roy Huchel - Vice-Principal

References

External links

* [http://hackettstown.schoolwires.com/hhs/site/default.asp Hackettstown High School]
* [http://www.hackettstown.org/ Hackettstown School District]
*NJReportCard|41|1870|0|Hackettstown School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406300 Data for the Hackettstown School District] , National Center for Education Statistics