Manasquan High School

Manasquan High School
Location
167 Broad Street Manasquan, NJ 08736
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1931
School district	Manasquan Public Schools
Principal	Richard Coppola
Faculty	61 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	1,016 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.66[1]
Color(s)	Royal blue and grey
Athletics conference	Shore Conference
Mascot	Big Blue Warrior
Website	School website

Manasquan High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Manasquan, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Manasquan Public Schools. In addition to students from Manasquan, the high school also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar,^[2] Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights, who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.^[3][4]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,016 students and 61 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.66.^[1]

Manasquan High School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1935.^[5] In March 2004, a validation team visited the school and recommended that the school's accreditation should be extended.^[6]

The school was the 124th-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 115th in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[7] The school was ranked 108th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[8]

Awards and recognition

In 1996-97, Manasquan High School's Horticultural Botany program, taught at Barlow's Flower Farm, was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as a "Best Practice" of educational partnership.^[9]

Extra-Curricular activities

Manasquan High School offers many clubs and after school activities. Clubs are as follows: Environmental Club, Film Club, Friends Helping Friends, Amnesty International, Ping-Pong Club, History Club, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, Key Club, the National Honor Society, the Academy of Finance (see below), DECA, Academic Team, and many more.

Curriculum

The Course Ahead Program allows seniors to take courses in European and American History, Calculus, and Entrepreneurship at Georgian Court College for college credit.

Students have the option to take Advanced Placement (AP) courses in their Junior and Senior years. The high school offers AP courses in Language and Composition, Literature, World History, United States History, Psychology, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Calculus (AB and, more recently, BC), Spanish, and French. After taking these classes, students will take the national administered AP examinations, which can earn students credit at most institutions of higher learning (the exact score required for credit may vary depending on the college or university).

The Academy of Finance program focuses on the field of finance, using a curriculum that combines traditional classroom instruction, with lectures from experts in the subject, mentoring and job shadowing with industry specialists. Students gain practical knowledge and skills through a paid summer internship that is required as part of the program. Students are awarded a Certificate in Financial Studies upon satisfactory completion of the Academy curriculum mandates.

Athletics

Manasquan High School competes in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.^[10] 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).

The High School is known for its intense sports rivalry with Wall High School in Wall Township. The school had a longstanding rivalry with Point Pleasant Boro High School.^[11]

The 2004, 2005, and 2006 football teams won the Shore Conference Champs back-to-back-to-back years. The 2006 team went 12-0 and won the Central Jersey Group II state sectional title with a 28-0 win over West Deptford High School in the sectional title game, one of 10 state titles won by coach Vic Kubu during his 22-year tenure at Manasquan before his death in 2007.^[12] The 2008 football team also won the Central Jersey Group II sectional title, coming from a touchdown behind at the half to a 19-14 win against Arthur L. Johnson High School at Rutgers Stadium, the program's 11th sectional title.^[13][14]

The 2007 girls tennis team won the Central Jersey, Group II state sectional championship with a 3-2 win over Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in the tournament final.^[15]

The 2009 boys tennis team advanced very far at the state level, reaching State Group Semifinals, although ultimately losing to Pascack Hills High School ^[16]

The Manasquan Warrior Band, directed by Alan Abraham, performs at all of the games, playing music both in the stands and during halftime. The Drum Major this year is David Buckle, Field Captain is Dave Abraham, and Drum Captain is Joe Khammar. This year, the Manasquan High School Warrior Band is performing a Chuck Mangione hits themed show. Songs include Feels so Good., [[Children of Sanchez", "Land of Make Believe, "Echano", and the Manasquan High School School Song. They include an extensive repertoire of over 70 songs. The Warrior Band Drum Line also features a Percussion Ensemble using trash cans instead of drums, called Big Bang, as a part of the Warrior Jazz Band.^[17]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[18]

• Richard Coppola, Principal
• Donald Bramley, Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

• Barbara Friedrich – Olympic athlete; graduated in 1967. Captured the gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games and represented the U.S. at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, finishing ninth.^[19]
• Jack Nicholson (born 1937, Class of 1954) – actor.^[20]
• Rusty Schweickart (born 1935, Class of 1952) – astronaut.^[21]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Manasquan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 29, 2011.
2. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "LIVING IN/Belmar, N.J.; Pushing Back on a Rowdy Reputation", The New York Times, June 20, 2004. Accessed October 23, 2007. "From Belmar Elementary, students are slotted to go to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School, according to a 56-44 percent formula worked out with the New Jersey Department of Education in the late 1940's."
3. ^ Manasquan Public Schools 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 19, 2011. "Manasquan High School receives students from eight different districts; Avon, Bradley Beach, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. Including our Manasquan students, the high school population is just over one-thousand"
4. ^ Manasquan High School 2009-2010 Profile, Manasquan High School. Accessed March 19, 2011.
5. ^ Manasquan High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed July 7, 2011.
6. ^ MIDDLE STATES ACCREDITATION FOR GROWTH PROGRESS UPDATE September 2004, accessed November 1, 2006.
7. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 19, 2011.
8. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
9. ^ New Jersey Best Practices Award Recipient, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2006.
10. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
11. ^ James, George. "Thanksgiving, and Goal to Go", The New York Times, November 24, 1996. "Like Manasquan and Point Boro, as it is called, towns around New Jersey will be playing out their traditional rivalries, some of which date back almost to the 19th century."
12. ^ Heininger, Claire. "Legendary Manasquan H.S. football coach Kubu dies", The Star-Ledger, August 26, 2007. Accessed July 7, 2011. "Kubu won 263 career games, the second-highest total among active Shore coaches behind Brick coach Warren Wolf, who has 350 victories. Kubu started his head coaching career at Middletown North and spent the past 22 years at his alma mater, Manasquan, which he turned into a perennial state power. His teams won 10 state championships, including one last season when Manasquan went 12-0 and captured the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 2 title. A weakened Kubu guided the team from the press box when Manasquan defeated West Deptford, 28-0, for the 2006 championship while interim head coach Pete Cahill took over on the sideline."
13. ^ Staff. "Manasquan 19, Johnson 14", The Star-Ledger, December 6, 2008. Accessed July 7, 2011. "Lorenzo Venable is Manasquan’s tailback, and he accepted the enhanced role by carrying 28 times for 191 yards and all three touchdowns to rally Manasquan to a 19-14 victory over Johnson in the NJSIAA/Gatorade Central Jersey, Group 2 championship game at Rutgers Stadium. Venable was at his best after halftime as he ran 13 times for 147 yards and two third-quarter scores as Manasquan (10-2) overcame a 14-7 deficit to claim its 11th NJSIAA football title."
14. ^ Ziegler, Robert. "The legacy keeps growing", Asbury Park Press, December 6, 2008. Accessed July 7, 2011. "Lorenzo Venable rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns, and the Warriors beat AL Johnson, 19-14, in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II final at Rutgers Stadium to win their Shore Conference-record 11th sectional title."
15. ^ 2007 Girls Team Tennis - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.
16. ^ [1]. Accessed February 9, 2010.
17. ^ "Manasquan High School Warrior Band", Manasquan High School Warrior Band.
18. ^ Contact Information, Manasquan High School. Accessed July 7, 2011.
19. ^ Kean University Athletics
20. ^ Nash, Margo. "FILM; For Asbury Park, an Unflattering Role", The New York Times, December 24, 2000. Accessed October 21, 2007. "She had hoped to be an extra. Since she retired, she has been studying acting at Union County College, an interest that began when she was in a drama class at Manasquan High School, a few year behind Jack Nicholson."
21. ^ Biographical Data for Russell L. (Rusty) Schweickart, NASA. Accessed July 7, 2011.

External links

• Manasquan High School
• Manasquan Public Schools
• Manasquan Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Manasquan Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Warrior Marching Band
• DigitalSports Manasquan Homepage

Coordinates: 40°07′43″N 74°02′53″W / 40.128476°N 74.048019°W / 40.128476; -74.048019