Ho-Ho-Kus Public School

Infobox_School | name = Ho-Ho-Kus Public School

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established = 1936
grades = Preschool - 8
district = Ho-Ho-Kus School District
type = Public school
principal = Alexis Eckert
enrollment = 650, as of 2005-06 school year
faculty = 6 (administration), 5 (Child Study Team), 17 (teaching assistants), 9 (building and grounds), 62 (teachers and other staff), as of 2007-2008 school year [ [http://www.hohokus.org/hohokus/SCHOOL%20INFORMATION/Staff%20Directory.doc Ho-Ho-Kus Public School staff directory] accessed December 1, 2007 ]
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nickname = Indians
colors = gold and blue
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location = 70 Lloyd Road
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
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website = [http://www.hohokus.org School website]

Ho-Ho-Kus Public School is a community public school district located in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 650 students. [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407320 Ho-Ho-Kus Public School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 18, 2008.]

Local high school students attend high school at the Northern Highlands Regional High School in nearby town of Allendale [http://hohokus.org/district_information.htm District Information] , Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. Accessed January 4, 2007.] , which serves students in the 9th-12th grades from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Upper Saddle River and part of Saddle River. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/03/3700/03-3700-000.html Northern Highlands Regional High School Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 18, 2008. "A four-year public high school, Northern Highlands strives to address the needs of all of its students, who come from four towns in northern Bergen County: Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Saddle River."]

Originally, high school students from Ho-Ho-Kus attended Midland Park High School at the nearby town of Midland Park, New Jersey with students from Midland Park. But around 1995, the mayor of Ho-Ho-Kus believed that it was not a good idea for Ho-Ho-Kus students to go to high school in Midland Park because the number of students were increasing and Midland Park High School was too small for this number of students and there were very few electives in that high school, so the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education had to seek alternatives. From then on, high school students from Ho-Ho-Kus have been attending Northern Highlands Regional High School.

History

The original school building was constructed in 1936. [ [http://www.hohokus.org/hohokus/DISTRICT%20INFORMATION Ho-Ho-Kus School District ] ] Over the years, several additions have been made to the school. The most recent construction added 30,000 square feet of space, primarily in the middle school wing, but the addition included the new cafeteria, two science rooms, and administrative offices. There was also a renovation of the existing school building.

Awards and recognition

During the 1989-90 school year, Ho-Ho-Kus Public School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE6DE133DF936A35751C0A963958260&sec=&pagewanted=2 If You're Thinking of Living In/Ho-Ho-Kus; A Borough That Guards Its Traditions] , "The New York Times", February 5, 1995. "As evidence of the quality of the school, she cites the 1989 Blue Ribbon for Excellence Award that it received from the Federal Department of Education at a White House ceremony."] [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , accessed May 11, 2006] , the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."]

In 2002, Mr. John Smith of the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School was recognized with the History of Distinguished Leadership Award by the New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. [ [http://www.njahperd.org/AWARDS_HISTORY.htm Awards History] , accessed January 4, 2007]

Administration

*Principal - Alexis Eckert
*Superintendent - Loretta Bellina, Ed. D.
*Business Administrator - James Davis

References

External links

* [http://www.hohokus.org Ho-Ho-Kus Public School]
*NJReportCard|03|2200|0|Ho-Ho-Kus Public School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407320 National Center for Education Statistics data for the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School]
* [http://www.northernhighlands.org/ Northern Highlands Regional High School]