Barnegat High School

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name = Barnegat High School


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established = 2004
grades = 9 - 12
district = Barnegat Township School District
type = Public high school
principal = Joseph Saxton
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nickname = Bengals [http://www.shoreconference.org/school_info_details.php?id=34 Barnegat High School] , Shore Conference. Accessed March 11, 2008.]
conference = Shore Conference
colors = Black, Orange & White
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location = 180 Bengal Boulevard
Barnegat, NJ 08005
information = 609-660-7510
website = [http://barnegatschools.com/bhs/site/default.asp School website]

Barnegat High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Barnegat Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, as a part of the Barnegat Township School District.

The school served 848 students in grades 9 through 11 for the 2006-07 school year, with 267 seniors at Southern Regional High School in Stafford Township representing the final group attending under a sending/receiving relationship with the Southern Regional School District that has now ended. Barnegat High School is now open for Grades 9 through 12, with Grade 12 having been added starting in September 2007. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/29/0185/29-0185-000.html Barnegat Township School District 2005-06 School Report Card District Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 10, 2007.]

Facility

The school's building was completed in Barnegat Township under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation. The convert|156000|sqft|m2|-2|sing=on, two-story building is located on a 66 acre campus, and includes 29 classrooms, six science labs, two technology labs and art and music rooms, along with a cafeteria, media center, gymnasium and a 600-seat auditorium. The campus includes six athletic fields and a track. The new building opened to students in September 2004, with ribbon cutting ceremonies held on November 13, 2004. A contract for a second phase of work was awarded on October 16, 2006, and will include convert|50000|sqft|m2|-3 of new space, with 28 additional classrooms and an alternate gymnasium. [ [http://www.njscc.com/scc/Schools/School_detail.asp?sec=&SchoolID=29-0185-N01 Barnegat Township District: New Barnegat High School] , accessed March 7, 2007]

Athletics

The Barnegat High School Bengals compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. [ [http://www.shoreconference.org/school_info.php School Info] , Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.] 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).

Administration

Members of the school's administration include: [ [http://barnegatschools.com/1431201222124032157/site/default.asp Barnegat High School Administration] , accessed March 7, 2007]
*Principal - Joseph J Saxton, Jr. Ed. D
*Vice Principal - Gregory J. Brandis Jr.
*Vice Principal - Tiffany Martinez
*Athletic Director - John Germano

References

External links

* [http://barnegatschools.com/bhs/site/default.asp Barnegat High School]
* [http://barnegatschools.com/barnegatschools/site/default.asp Barnegat Township School District]
*NJReportCard|29|0185|0|Barnegat Township School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416470 Data for the Barnegat Township School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.digitalsports.com/school/id/1639.aspx DigitalSports Barnegat Homepage]