Hoboken High School

Infobox_School
name = Hoboken High School


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opened = 1960s
grades = 9 - 12
district = Hoboken Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Lorraine Cella
viceprincipal = Eileen Carvalho
Anne Hovanyetz
enrollment = 621 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 61.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 10.2
nickname = Redwings
conference = Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association
colors = Red and White
publication =
location = 9th and Clinton Streets
Hoboken, NJ 07030
information = 201-356-3700
website = [http://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/index.php?q=node/24 School website]

Hoboken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Hoboken, New Jersey, part of the Hoboken Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 621 students and 61.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.2. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408610&ID=340861005556 Hoboken High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 1, 2008.]

Hoboken High School has been an IB World School since August 1994, offering students the IB Diploma Programme. [ [http://www.ibo.org/school/000779/ Hoboken High School] , International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed May 1, 2008.]

The school was the 139th-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 260th 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.]

History

The current Hoboken High School was built in the mid-1960s. Prior to that time, A.J. Demarest High School, dedicated in the autumn of 1911, served as the city's high school. [ [http://www.hobokenmuseum.org/this%20month%20in%20hoboken%20history/october_in_hoboken_history.htm October in Hoboken History ] ] When the current high school was built, Demarest became a Jr. High School (grades 8-9), and is currently one of two middle schools in the district. The first principal of Hoboken HS was Tom Gaynor - Boys were required to wear button down shirts with ties and a jacket or sweater - long hair was frowned on by Mr. Gaynor.

In 1997, one of the school's history teachers, John A. Sacci, was shot and killed by Geraisimov Metaxas, who then shot and killed himself. [Goodnough, Abby. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9F04E3DF103CF930A25751C0A96E958260 "Gunman Kills Teacher, Then Himself, Outside Hoboken High"] , "The New York Times", February 13, 1998. Accessed June 8, 2007.]

tudent body

The student body of the school is 67% Hispanic, 20% Black, 11% White, 2% Asian, and 1% Native American. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/nj/other/807 Hoboken High School profile] , Greatschools.com. Accessed June 8, 2007.]

Extracurricular activities

Hoboken High School has a large musical theatre group. [ [http://www.milesquaretheatre.org/education.htm Education ] ]

Athletics

The Hoboken High School Redwings compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [ [http://www.hciaa.com/home.html Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association] . Accessed July 15, 2007.]

The 2005 football team won the North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 21-6 win over Verona High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=128997&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2005 Football - North II, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.]

The 1998 football team won the state sectional title over Wayne Hills High School with a 14-7 win in the tournament final at Giants Stadium. The win was the team's fourth title in five years. From 1995 to 1998, the team went 50-1, their only loss coming in 1997 in overtime against Ramapo High School. [Glickson, Grant. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DD163AF935A35751C1A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL; Second Straight Title for Morristown"] , "The New York Times", December 6, 1998. Accessed June 25, 2008.]

The softball team won the North II, Group I sectional title in 2007, edging Secaucus High School 8-7 in 14 innings in the tournament final. [Mantzouranis, Tom. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=1197F13215EE26A8&p_docnum=4&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=D6EN56GOMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Hoboken 8 (14) Secaucus 7 NJSIAA Softball: Wings win it in 14th"] , "Jersey Journal", June 1, 2007. Accessed July 31, 2007. "Yet inside the park, where third-seeded Hoboken was playing No. 4 Secaucus for the North 2, Group I championship, the only person who went home was the Red Wings' Ashley Classen. As Paige Peguero lilted a ball over second base, Classen broke for home, putting an end to a riveting 8-7 Hoboken victory that stretched 14 innings."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Softball - North II, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 8, 2007.] The baseball team matched the feat, earning the North II, Group I title with a 5-4 win against Lyndhurst High School. [Mantzouranis, Tom. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=119844BC2CE6B870&p_docnum=8&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=A4FW55GMMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "HOBOKEN 5 - LYNDHURST 4: NJSIAA NORTH 2, GROUP I FINAL. Sweet sweep for Hoboken"] , "Jersey Journal", June 2, 2007. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Just minutes after leading the Red Wings to a 5-4 victory over Lyndhurst in the North 2, Group I championship, a game in which Inhulsen overcame a bizarre and trying start to dominate the Lyndhurst lineup, the bleached-blonde hurler offered an opinion that many at the game would vehemently disagree with."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220867&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Baseball - North II, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/index.php?q=node/24 Home page] , Hoboken High School. Accessed August 12, 2008.]
*Lorraine Cella, Ed.D. - Principal
*Eileen Carvalho - Vice Principal
*Anne Hovanyetz - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

* Derrick Alston (born 1972), professional basketball player. [Brennan, John. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22465690.html "ALL-STAR EFFORTS CARRY NETS"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", January 14, 1995. Accessed August 12, 2008. "Derrick Alston, a second-round draft choice by the 76ers out of Duquesne, is a Hoboken High School graduate."]
* David Walsh (1889-1975), inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961 as a referee. [ [http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-david-walsh.html David Walsh] , Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed August 12, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/index.php?q=node/24 Hoboken High School]
* [http://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us/ Hoboken Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|17|2210|0|Hoboken Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407350 Data for the Hoboken Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics