Jefferson Township High School (New Jersey)

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name = Jefferson Township High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Jefferson Township Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Karl Mundi
viceprincipal = John Cinotti
Gregory J. Currie
enrollment = 1,045 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 73.9 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.1
nickname = Falcons
conference = Sussex County Interscholastic League
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location = 1010 Weldon Road
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
information = 973-697-3535
website = [http://www.jefftwp.org/HighSchool/HighSchool.shtml School website]

Jefferson Township High School is a comprehensive community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Jefferson Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Jefferson Township Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,045 students and 73.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.1. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407800&ID=340780004264 Jefferson Township High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 24, 2008.]

The school was the 167th-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 152nd 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 Jefferson Township High School Falcons compete in the Sussex County Interscholastic League, a high school athletic conference comprising schools in Sussex County and Morris County. The league operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), the statewide organization for high school sports.

The Girls Softball team won the 2004 NJSIAA Group II State Championship. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=67062&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2004 Softball - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA, accessed April 25, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.jefftwp.org/HighSchool/faculty.shtml School Staff 07-08] , Jefferson Township High School. Accessed August 23, 2008.]
*Karl Mundi - Principal
*John Cinotti - Vice Principal
*Greg Currie - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

* Derek Drymon (born 1965), one of the creators of the Nicktoon "SpongeBob SquarePants". [Jennings, Rob. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/articles/news1-Spongebob.htm "Jefferson native, SpongeBob go way back: Cartoonist an executive producer for animated film"] , "Daily Record (Morristown)", November 19, 2004. Accessed October 23, 2007. "But in Jefferson, Drymon is perhaps best remembered as an offensive guard and defensive tackle on the high school's state championship football team in 1986.... At Jefferson High School, when not playing football, Drymon was sketching comic books."]
* Mike Leach (born 1976), long snapper for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. [ [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=728 83 Mike Leach, Tight End/Long Snapper] , Denver Broncos, accessed April 25, 2007. "Leach was a first-team all-state selection at Jefferson Township High School in Jefferson Township, N.J., and graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball."]
* Branden Morgan, actor ("Blacksheep", "In Enemy Hands").Fact|date=October 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.jefftwp.org/HighSchool/HighSchool.shtml Jefferson Township High School]
* [http://www.jefftwp.org/ Jefferson Township Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|27|2380|0|Jefferson Township Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407800 Data for the Jefferson Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.jths.com Jefferson Township High School Student and Alumni Page]