- Orange High School (New Jersey)
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Orange High School Location 400 Lincoln Avenue
Orange, NJ 07050Information Type Public high school School district Orange Board of Education Principal Faith Alcantara
Kalisha Harris-MorganAsst. Principal Oliverto Agosto, Jr.
Jason Belton
Dana GainesFaculty 81 (on FTE basis)[1] Grades 9 - 12 Enrollment 1,099 (as of 2009-10)[1] Student to teacher ratio 13.57[1] Athletics conference Super Essex Conference Nickname Tornadoes Website School website Orange High School is a three-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in tenth through twelfth grades from Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Orange Board of Education. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,099 students and 81 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.57.[1]
The school was the 315th-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 308th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 276th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
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History
The current building housing Orange High School is the fourth site used for the school, in three different parts of the city. The first, dedicated on September 13, 1869, was located next to the First Church of Orange (Presbyterian). The second site was located at Main and Cleveland Streets. The third is now being used as Orange Middle School. The fourth, and current site, was dedicated on October 7, 1973, after opening to students on September 5 of that year.
Athletics
The Orange High School Tornadoes compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[5] Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had been in the Skyline Division of the Northern Hills Conference, an athletic conference that had consisted of private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic County Counties. The school colors are orange and black.
In 1994, the boys basketball team captured their first Tournament of Champions trophy by defeating Tim Thomas and heavily-favored Paterson Catholic High School, giving the Tornadoes a #1 ranking in NJ, and national rank of #11 in USA Today.[6] The team was coached by fellow alum and former standout athlete Al Thompson.
Music
Orange High School is home to a musical rap group called the SoundBox Banditz which wrote a song about an Orange High School teacher getting laid off.[7]
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
- Faith Alcantara - Co-Principal
- Kalisha Harris-Morgan - Co-Principal
- Oliverto Agosto, Jr. - Assistant Principal
- Jason Belton - Assistant Principal
- Dana Gaines - Assistant Principal
- Jason Green - Athletic Director
Notable alumni
- Jay Alford (born 1983), defensive tackle for the New York Giants drafted in the 3rd Round of the 2007 NFL Draft (81st overall).[8]
- Cory Boyd (born 1985), running back for the Toronto Argonauts.[9]
- Beatrice Hicks (1919–79), founder of the Society of Women Engineers in 1950.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d Orange High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 30, 2011.
- ^ Orange High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed August 30, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 30, 2011.
- ^ Narducci, Marc. "Orange Drops Paterson Catholic To Win Tournament Of Champions The Tornadoes Prevailed, 64-55. The State Group 3 Champions Went Home With The Overall Title.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 21, 1994. Accessed August 30, 2011. "The Tornadoes became the first team not seeded first or second to win the Tournament of Champions boys' title, defeating top-seeded Paterson Catholic, 64-55, yesterday at Princeton University. Orange finished 25-3, losing all three games to Clifford Scott, a team the Tornadoes also beat once this season. Paterson Catholic, which hadn't lost to a New Jersey team all season, finished 26-3."
- ^ Bondy, Halley. "Students record tribute to Orange teacher being laid off", The Star-Ledger, May 13, 2009. Accessed August 30, 2011.
- ^ Giants Select Penn State DT Jay Alford in Third Round, New York Giants, April 28, 2007. Accessed May 1, 2007.
- ^ Cory Boyd profile, South Carolina Gamecocks. Accessed October 30, 2007.
- ^ Beatrice Alice Hicks, 1919-1979, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Accessed December 18, 2007. "After graduating from Orange High School in 1935, she enrolled in Newark College of Engineering, later renamed the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)."
External links
- School website
- Orange Board of Education
- Orange Board of Education's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Orange Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
- Orange Arts
Coordinates: 40°45′51″N 74°14′29″W / 40.764145°N 74.241472°W
Categories:- High schools in Essex County, New Jersey
- Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
- The Oranges, New Jersey
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