Hillsborough High School (New Jersey)
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Hillsborough High School is a four-year comprehensive
public high school
that serves students from Hillsborough Township
in Somerset County, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Hillsborough Township School District
. Students from Millstone
attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,383 students and 157 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.18.
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 84th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 100th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
In 2010, 20.7% of students in grades 11 and 12 participated in Advanced Placement classes. The school graduated 98.6% of its senior class.
Alumni of Hillsborough High School regularly matriculate at the nation's top ranked universities including Northwestern, Harvard, Princeton, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Duke, Cornell, Brown, Smith College, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgetown. Graduates have later gone on to prestigious graduate programs including PhD programs at Princeton, Harvard, and University of Chicago; MBA and Masters programs at Oxford University, Columbia and Harvard; and law school at Harvard and Columbia.
. In 2006, at the USSBA National Championships at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
in Annapolis, Maryland
, Hillsborough High School was recognized as Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class IV. Also in 2006 at USSBA-hosted State Championships at Rowan University
in Glassboro, New Jersey
, Hillsborough High School took the title of Group IV Open State Champs for the fourth consecutive year.
and Model Congress
, collectively known as HHS Debate. HHS Debate regularly wins delegation awards and many individual awards at conferences all across the country. In 2008, HHS Debate picked up the Best Delegation Award from Duke Model United Nations, with every individual member of the team winning an individual award. In 2009, the team won Best Delegation at Virginia Model United Nations. At Hillsborough's flagship conference, Rutgers Model Congress, the team has won a first or second place delegation award for nine out of the past ten years.
. This dedicated the week of February 26 through March 3 of 2007 to FIRST in an effort to support science, technology, as well as all the participants at FIRST. The robotics team, known formally as Team 75, has continuously worked with NJ legislature to support recognition for science and technology, and is the oldest active FIRST team in New Jersey. The team also won the 2007 Chesapeake Regional and the 2007 Chairman's Award at the NJ Regional.
, which includes public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County
, Somerset County
and Warren County
in west Central Jersey
, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
The boys swimming team won the 2007 Central - A state championship with a 103-67 win against Montgomery High School.
The boys baseball team won the Somerset County Championship, the Central Jersey Group 4 Sectional Final, and the Group 4 Finals in 2005.
In 2008, Mary Kate Lynch was honored at the Annual Scholar Athlete Luncheon for Hillsborough High School
In 2009, David Wilson broke his own school record (21.05) for the 50 freestyle to win the individual State Championship and claim the title of “the fastest man in the state.” Also at the Meet of Champions, Wilson earned All-American status for the butterfly 200 medley relay. Wilson won two more titles during his senior year, the 50 free and 100 fly at Somerset County and Skyland Conference meets.
In 2009, Steven Wu won Somerset County Boys Tennis Championship. He was also a tennis court namesake in 2011.
In 2009, Zachary Schiffman won the Somerset County Golf Tournament individually, being the first Raider to do so since Todd Bourke in 1992.
In 2009, Gina Li became the first tennis player from Hillsborough to be named First Team All-State while making it all the way to the semi-finals of the state championship.
The Rugby Team competes in a competitive league with schools such as Delbarton School
, Xavier High School, and Darien High School
.
In 2009, the Girls Cross Country team won overall State Champion by defeating Randolph High School
by a single point to win the Meet of Champions in Holmdel. In 2010, the Girls Cross Country Team won the Group IV state title and was the overall State Champion again by winning the Meet of Champions by a wide margin over Voorhees, earning the team recognition by The Star-Ledger
as its team of the year.
In 2010, Sushanth Kodali was State High Jump Champion.
s in Hillsborough High School. From 2006-2011, at least one member of each graduating class has committed suicide. As a result, the board is increasing funding for counseling.
(HSPA) and successfully complete the following courses:
All students must carry at least 25 credits to be promoted to the next grade level. These graduation requirements only apply to students currently in 10th-12th grade.
Comprehensive high school
Comprehensive high schools are the most common form of public high schools in the United States and are meant to serve the needs of all students, as compared to the common practice in other nations in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations...
public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
that serves students from Hillsborough Township
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Hillsborough Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 38,303....
in Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
, United States, operating as part of the Hillsborough Township School District
Hillsborough Township School District
The Hillsborough Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students from Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade...
. Students from Millstone
Millstone, New Jersey
Millstone is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 418.Millstone was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 14, 1894, from portions of Hillsborough Township, based on the results of...
attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,383 students and 157 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.18.
Awards and recognition
The school was the 81st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey MonthlyNew Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 84th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 100th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
In 2010, 20.7% of students in grades 11 and 12 participated in Advanced Placement classes. The school graduated 98.6% of its senior class.
Alumni of Hillsborough High School regularly matriculate at the nation's top ranked universities including Northwestern, Harvard, Princeton, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Duke, Cornell, Brown, Smith College, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgetown. Graduates have later gone on to prestigious graduate programs including PhD programs at Princeton, Harvard, and University of Chicago; MBA and Masters programs at Oxford University, Columbia and Harvard; and law school at Harvard and Columbia.
Clubs
Hillsborough High School has 74 different clubs and activities. Of course students can make a new club with a faculty member and the administration’s approval.Marching Band
Under the direction of Jules Haran, HHS Raider Marching Band took the title of 2010 Group V Open Northern State Champion with a score of 97.175 in Allentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
. In 2006, at the USSBA National Championships at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium near the campus of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the home field of the Navy Midshipmen football team, the men's lacrosse team, and the Chesapeake Bayhawks lacrosse team....
in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
, Hillsborough High School was recognized as Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class IV. Also in 2006 at USSBA-hosted State Championships at Rowan University
Rowan University
Rowan University is a public university in Glassboro, New Jersey, USA with a satellite campus in Camden, New Jersey. The school was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a twenty-five acre tract of land donated by the town...
in Glassboro, New Jersey
Glassboro, New Jersey
Glassboro is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 19,068....
, Hillsborough High School took the title of Group IV Open State Champs for the fourth consecutive year.
Debate Club
One of the most popular and successful clubs at the school is Model United NationsModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
and Model Congress
Model Congress
Model Congress gives students a chance to engage in a role-playing simulation of the United States Congress. Such events are hosted by the Congress itself, Rutgers University, American International College, Columbia University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, The...
, collectively known as HHS Debate. HHS Debate regularly wins delegation awards and many individual awards at conferences all across the country. In 2008, HHS Debate picked up the Best Delegation Award from Duke Model United Nations, with every individual member of the team winning an individual award. In 2009, the team won Best Delegation at Virginia Model United Nations. At Hillsborough's flagship conference, Rutgers Model Congress, the team has won a first or second place delegation award for nine out of the past ten years.
Robotics
In 2007, the robotics team of Hillsborough High school helped pass legislation through the New Jersey Senate recognizing FIRSTFirst
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one.First or 1st may also refer to:* First , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland* First , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland...
. This dedicated the week of February 26 through March 3 of 2007 to FIRST in an effort to support science, technology, as well as all the participants at FIRST. The robotics team, known formally as Team 75, has continuously worked with NJ legislature to support recognition for science and technology, and is the oldest active FIRST team in New Jersey. The team also won the 2007 Chesapeake Regional and the 2007 Chairman's Award at the NJ Regional.
Athletics
Hillsborough High School competes in the Skyland ConferenceSkyland Conference
The Skyland Conference is a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference is made up of nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County, Somerset County and Warren County in west...
, which includes public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
, Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
and Warren County
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...
in west Central Jersey
Central Jersey
Central Jersey is a common designation for a region of the state of New Jersey in the United States of America. Trenton is considered the boundary between designated "North Jersey" and "South Jersey"...
, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
.
The boys swimming team won the 2007 Central - A state championship with a 103-67 win against Montgomery High School.
The boys baseball team won the Somerset County Championship, the Central Jersey Group 4 Sectional Final, and the Group 4 Finals in 2005.
In 2008, Mary Kate Lynch was honored at the Annual Scholar Athlete Luncheon for Hillsborough High School
In 2009, David Wilson broke his own school record (21.05) for the 50 freestyle to win the individual State Championship and claim the title of “the fastest man in the state.” Also at the Meet of Champions, Wilson earned All-American status for the butterfly 200 medley relay. Wilson won two more titles during his senior year, the 50 free and 100 fly at Somerset County and Skyland Conference meets.
In 2009, Steven Wu won Somerset County Boys Tennis Championship. He was also a tennis court namesake in 2011.
In 2009, Zachary Schiffman won the Somerset County Golf Tournament individually, being the first Raider to do so since Todd Bourke in 1992.
In 2009, Gina Li became the first tennis player from Hillsborough to be named First Team All-State while making it all the way to the semi-finals of the state championship.
The Rugby Team competes in a competitive league with schools such as Delbarton School
Delbarton School
Delbarton School is a private all-male Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey, educating young men from 7th to 12th grade. Delbarton is a Catholic independent school directed by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey....
, Xavier High School, and Darien High School
Darien High School
Darien High School is the single public high school serving the town of Darien, Connecticut, in the United States.The Latin motto on the school seal means "The truth will set you free" or "The truth will make you free." The motto is shared by other institutions, including Johns Hopkins...
.
In 2009, the Girls Cross Country team won overall State Champion by defeating Randolph High School
Randolph High School (New Jersey)
Randolph High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve from Randolph, in Morris County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Randolph Township Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and...
by a single point to win the Meet of Champions in Holmdel. In 2010, the Girls Cross Country Team won the Group IV state title and was the overall State Champion again by winning the Meet of Champions by a wide margin over Voorhees, earning the team recognition by The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
as its team of the year.
In 2010, Sushanth Kodali was State High Jump Champion.
Suicide rate
The Board of Education is beginning an inquiry into the high number of suicideSuicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
s in Hillsborough High School. From 2006-2011, at least one member of each graduating class has committed suicide. As a result, the board is increasing funding for counseling.
Graduation requirements
New Jersey State law requires that every student pass the High School Proficiency AssessmentHigh School Proficiency Assessment
The High School Proficiency Assessment is a standardized test administered by the New Jersey Department of Education to all New Jersey high school students in March of their junior year...
(HSPA) and successfully complete the following courses:
| Department | Minimum Credits |
|---|---|
| Language Arts | 20 |
| Mathematics | 15 |
| Science | 15 |
| Social Studies | 15 |
| Physical Education, Health, or JROTC | 20 |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 5 |
| World Language | 5 |
| Career Education or Life Skills | 5 |
| Electives | 20 |
| Total Minimum Credits | 120 |
All students must carry at least 25 credits to be promoted to the next grade level. These graduation requirements only apply to students currently in 10th-12th grade.
New graduation requirements
Beginning with this year’s incoming freshman, the graduating class of 2012, there is a change in the graduation requirements. The changes are listed in the chart below.| Department | Minimum Credits |
|---|---|
| Language Arts Literacy | 20 aligned to grade 9-12 (New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards The New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards were created by the New Jersey State Board of Education in 1996 as the framework for education in New Jersey's public schools and clearly define what all students should know and be able to accomplish at the end of thirteen years of public education.... ) standards |
| Mathematics | 15 includes Algebra I content, Geometry content, and Algebra II content |
| Science | 15 includes biology, chemistry and additional lab science |
| Social Studies | 15 includes integrated civics, economics, geography, and global content |
| Economics | 2.5 includes financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy |
| Physical Education, Health, or JROTC | 20* |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 5* |
| World Language | 5* |
| Career Education or Life Skills | 5* |
| Electives | 20* |
| Total Minimum Credits | 120 |
| * = no change in requirements |
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Karen Bingert, Principal
- Evette Chaney, Vice Principal
- Steven Jablonski, Vice Principal
- Michael Simborski, Vice Principal
Notable alumni
- Michael Ian BlackMichael Ian BlackMichael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including The State, Ed, Viva Variety, Stella and Michael & Michael Have Issues. He is also a prominent poker player, appearing on Celebrity Poker Showdown several times...
(born 1971), actor and comedian. - Shawn MayerShawn MayerShawn A. Mayer is a professional American football player, currently a safety on the Cleveland Browns practice squad....
(born 1979), professional American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player, currently a safetyDefensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
on the Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
practice squad. - Shaun O'HaraShaun O'HaraShaun O'Hara is an American football center in the National Football League who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Rutgers University, and has been in the NFL since 2000, having begun his pro career as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns...
(born 1977), New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
starting center. - Ricky ProehlRicky ProehlRichard Scott Proehl is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Proehl played 17 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts...
(born 1968), 18-year NFL veteran. - Dustin SheppardDustin SheppardDustin Sheppard is an American retired professional soccer player.- Playing career :Sheppard was signed to a developmental contract with MetroStars after graduating from Rutgers University....
(born 1980), soccer player
External links
- Hillsborough High School
- Hillsborough Township School District
- Data for the Hillsborough Township School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...