Asbury Park High School

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name = Asbury Park High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Asbury Park Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Tyler Blackmore
viceprincipal = Kelly Gayle
Mark Gerbino
Gavin McGrath
enrollment = 601 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 62.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 9.7
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conference = Shore Conference
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location = 1003 Sunset Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
information = 732-776-2638
website = [http://www.asburypark.k12.nj.us/Schools/High_School/ School website]

Asbury Park High School is a comprehensive, four-year community public high school headquartered in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Asbury Park Public Schools. APPS, an Abbott District, serves children in prekindergarten through twelfth grade.

Students from Allenhurst and Interlaken attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Students from Deal attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Students from Belmar attend either Asbury Park High School or Manasquan High School. [Cheslow, Jerry. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DB1639F933A15755C0A9629C8B63 " LIVING IN/Belmar, N.J.; Pushing Back on a Rowdy Reputation"] , "The New York Times", June 20, 2004. Accessed October 23, 2007. "From Belmar Elementary, students are slotted to go to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School, according to a 56-44 percent formula worked out with the New Jersey Department of Education in the late 1940's."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 601 students and 62.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9.7. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400930&ID=340093003732 Asbury Park High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 3, 2007.]

The school was the 281st-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 296th 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

Asbury Park High School competes 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).

The 2007 football team won the Central Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 32-18 win over Keansburg High School in a game played at Rutgers Stadium, finishing the season with an 11-1 record and earning its first state tile since 1984. [Moretti, Mike. [http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1196494551250710.xml&coll=1 "Bell, Johnson lead Asbury Park"] , "The Star-Ledger", December 1, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. " It was one of three TD passes from Johnson to Bell as Asbury Park recorded a 32-18 victory over Keansburg last night in the NJSIAA/Gatorade Central Jersey, Group 1 championship at Rutgers Stadium. The victory marked the first state title for Asbury Park (11-1) since it went undefeated in 1984."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246272&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Football - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.asburypark.k12.nj.us/Schools/High_School/admin.php Administration] , Asbury Park High School. Accessed December 3, 2007.]
*Tyler Blackmore, Principal
*Gavin McGrath, Vice Principal
*Mark Gerbino, Vice Principal
*Kelly Gayle, Vice Principal

Notable alumni

*Frank Budd (born 1939), world class sprinter, and later wide receiver in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BUDDFRA01 Frank Budd profile] , database Football. Accessed June 4, 2007.]
*James J. Howard (1927-1988), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1965–1988. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000840 James John Howard] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 30, 2007.]
*Phil Villapiano (born 1949), former NFL linebacker who played in four Pro Bowls and was a part of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI winning team. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VILLAPHI01 Phil Villapiano] , database Football. Accessed December 15, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.asburypark.k12.nj.us/Schools/High_School/ Asbury Park High School]
* [http://www.asburypark.k12.nj.us/ Asbury Park Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|25|0100|0|Asbury Park Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400930 Data for the Asbury Park Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.digitalsports.com/school/id/1182.aspx DigitalSports Asbury Park Homepage]