Bordentown Regional High School

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name = Bordentown Regional High School


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established = 1965
grades = 9 - 12
district = Bordentown Regional School District
type = Public high school
principal = Patrick M. Lynch
asst principal = Coletta Black
Alessandra Montoya
enrollment = 694 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 49.1 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.1
nickname = Scotties
conference = Burlington County Scholastic League
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location = Bordentown, NJ 08505
information = 609-298-0025
website = [http://www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/brhs/brhs.htm School website]

Bordentown Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from five communities in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bordentown Regional School District. The high school serves students from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough. The New Hanover Township School District, consisting of New Hanover Township (including the Cookstown area) and Wrightstown Borough, sends students to the district on a tuition basis for grades 9 - 12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/05/0475/05-0475-000.html Bordentown Regional School District 2006 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2008. "The Bordentown Regional School District is a progressive, comprehensive K-12 regional. Comprised of four schools and serving the communities of Bordentown Township, Bordentown City and Fieldsboro, the district prides itself on offering programs that address the needs of our diverse population. Students from the New Hanover School district attend our high school on a tuition basis."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 694 students and 49.1 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=3402030&ID=340203000960 Bordentown Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 10, 2008.]

Bordentown Regional High School is the biggest school in the Bordentown Regional School District. The school first opened in 1965. The high school then relocated to its current building in 2006, with the former building becoming Bordentown Regional Middle School. Burlington County College uses the school facilities to offer courses during the evening, offering complete Associate Degree programs at the high school. [ [http://www.bcc.edu/pages/444.asp Bordentown Regional High School Center] . Accessed January 17, 2007.]

The school was the 208th-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 172nd 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

Bordentown Regional High School competes in the Burlington County Scholastic League, which consists of public and parochial high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA)

The Boys Basketball team won the 2006 Central, Group I state sectional title, edging Metuchen High School by a score of 75-73 in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=142024&tclass=Central,%20Group%20I 2006 Boys Basketball - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 15, 2007.]

The Girls Softball team made it to the 2006 Central Jersey Group 1 tournament as the number 1 seed, defeating Middlesex High School 2-0 in the first round and Metuchen High School by a score of 10-0 in the second round, before losing to New Egypt High School by a score of 3-2 in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161251&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Softball - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 17, 2006.]

The Boys Bowling Team (in the 2004- 2005 year) make it through the Freedom Division, The Burlington County Scholastic, and the NJSIAA State Tournament. They are the 2005 Freedom Division Champions, The 2005 Burlington County Scholastic Champions and took 2nd in the NJSIAA State Tournament.

Jon Kohler is the all time leading basketball scorer at BRHS (male or female) with 1,662 points. [ [http://www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/brhs/Athletics/news/records.htm Records] , Bordentown Regional High School. Accessed September 11, 2008.] He scored 28 points in a game against Burlington Township High School to bring his career total to 1,325 points, breaking the previous boys' career record of 1,298 set by 2005 graduate Sam McDuffie. [Staff. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmtpi/is_200712/ai_n21170442 "S. Jersey Boys | Kohler reaches milestone in Bordentown victory"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", December 2007. Accessed September 11, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/brhs/staff.htm Staff] , Bordentown Regional High School. Accessed August 24, 2008.]
*Patrick M. Lynch - Principal
*Coletta Black - Assistant Principal
*Alessandra Montoya - Assistant Principal

Notable Current Faculty

Michael "Doc" Nolan- An Algebra teacher and the king of homecoming at Bordentown Regional High School. Mr. Nolan is an absolutely legendary figure of B.R.H.S. Known by most people as Doc.

References

External links

* [http://www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/brhs/brhs.htm Bordentown Regional High School]
* [http://www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/ Bordentown Regional School District]
*NJReportCard|05|0475|0|Bordentown Regional School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402030 Data for the Bordentown Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/lgbr/schpdf/bordentownboe.pdf Local Government Budget Review - Bordentown Regional School District: September 1999]