Central High School (Newark, New Jersey)

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name = Central High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Newark Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Ras Baraka
viceprincipal = Mark Brown
Patricia Clark-Jeter
Todd Warren
enrollment = 862 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 87.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 9.9
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conference = Mountain Valley Conference
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location = 100 Summit Street
Newark, NJ 07102
information = 973-733-6897
website = [http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/central/default.htm School website]

Central High School is a four-year public high school located in Newark, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Newark Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 862 students and 87.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9.9. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411340&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=341134002192 Central High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 7, 2008.]

The school was the 278th-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 304th 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.]

Academies

Central is made up of three academic academies. The pre-engineering, the liberal arts academy and the health/dental sciences academy. Students choose their career track once they have enrolled and began the academic year.

Some aspects of the pre-engineering academy curriculum are; Computer-aided drafting, Computer integrated manufacturing, Introduction to engineering design, digital electronics, and Principles of engineering. These courses expose students to the instruments and practices that may be used when they enter the field of engineering.

Project Grad Scholarship

Central students are given the opportunity to earn a scholarship towards their college education, called the Project Grad Newark College Scholarship [http://www.projectgradnwk.org/site/pp.asp?c=dnJJKRNpFiG&b=782625] . The students and the students' parents read and sign a pledge stating that the student will meet minimum requirements. Some include; maintaining an average GPA of 2.5 or better, completing two college-bound summer institutes, graduating in four years. When the student completes these requirements, they are awarded $6,000 which is paid in installments over the span of four years to the college they plan to attend.

Athletics

Central High School competes in the Mountain Valley Conference, which consists of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey. The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The boys basketball team won the 2006 North II, Group II State Sectional Championship with a 65-48 win over Madison High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=142024&tclass=North%20II,%20Group%20II 2006 Boys Basketball - North II, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed October 7, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/central/Faculty%20and%20Staff.htm Administrators] , Central High School. Accessed August 16, 2008.]
*Ras Baraka, Principal
*Mark Brown, Vice Principal
*Patricia Clark-Jeter, Vice Principal
*Todd Warren, Vice Principal

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/central/default.htm Central High School]
*NJReportCard|13|3570|0|Newark Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411340&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=341134002192 Statistical data for the Central High School] , National Center for Education Statistics