Jackson Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public
high schoolAs part of education in the United States, secondary education usually covers grades 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 through 12.-Historical Impact of Secondary Education in the United States:...
located in
Jackson TownshipJackson Township, named after Andrew Jackson, is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 42,816. Jackson's most famous attraction is Six Flags Great Adventure, which as of May 2005 has the tallest and fastest roller...
, in
Ocean CountyOcean County is a county located along the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Toms River, which, like the county itself, has been one of the fastest growing areas of the state since the 1990s. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 510,916...
,
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,
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, as part of the Jackson School District. It is the sister high school of
Jackson Liberty High SchoolJackson Liberty High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, as part of the Jackson School District. It is the sister high school of Jackson Memorial High School....
, which first opened in the late summer of 2006.
In the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,263 students and 141 classroom teachers (on a
FTEFull-time equivalent is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time...
basis, for a
student-teacher ratioStudent-Teacher ratio refers to the number of teachers in a school or university with respect to the number of students who attend the institution. For example, a student teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students for every one teacher. The term can also be reversed to create a...
of 16.0.
The school was the 214th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in
New Jersey MonthlyNew 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 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".
Jackson Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public
high schoolAs part of education in the United States, secondary education usually covers grades 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 through 12.-Historical Impact of Secondary Education in the United States:...
located in
Jackson TownshipJackson Township, named after Andrew Jackson, is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 42,816. Jackson's most famous attraction is Six Flags Great Adventure, which as of May 2005 has the tallest and fastest roller...
, in
Ocean CountyOcean County is a county located along the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Toms River, which, like the county itself, has been one of the fastest growing areas of the state since the 1990s. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 510,916...
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as part of the Jackson School District. It is the sister high school of
Jackson Liberty High SchoolJackson Liberty High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, as part of the Jackson School District. It is the sister high school of Jackson Memorial High School....
, which first opened in the late summer of 2006.
In the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,263 students and 141 classroom teachers (on a
FTEFull-time equivalent is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time...
basis, for a
student-teacher ratioStudent-Teacher ratio refers to the number of teachers in a school or university with respect to the number of students who attend the institution. For example, a student teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students for every one teacher. The term can also be reversed to create a...
of 16.0.
The school was the 214th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in
New Jersey MonthlyNew 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 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 193rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
History
Jackson Memorial High School first opened in 1964. Before then, students living in Jackson attended
Lakewood High SchoolLakewood High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States as part of the Lakewood School District....
. The school was originally a single, one story building with three wings. Around 1970, a second story was added to one wing. In the 1980s, it was expanded to include the nearby middle school which became known as the Clayton building. The original high school building was known as the memorial building in the early 1990s; later it was renamed the Bernie Reider Hall, for a longtime wrestling coach and former principal. The Fine Arts building, added ca. 1993, connects the once separate Clayton building, previously a middle school, and the two-story Bernie Reider Hall.
Athletics
The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguars compete in the
Shore ConferenceThe Shore Conference is an athletic conference of private and public high schools in the U.S. state of New Jersey, centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The Shore Conference is broken up into six classes based on...
, an athletic conference made up of private and
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s centered at the Northern
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. All schools in this conference are located within
Monmouth CountyMonmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 615,301, which had grown to 642,030 as of the Bureau's 2007 estimate. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is...
and
Ocean CountyOcean County is a county located along the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Toms River, which, like the county itself, has been one of the fastest growing areas of the state since the 1990s. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 510,916...
. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association , founded in 1918, is a voluntary, non-profit organization made up of 425 accredited public, private and parochial high schools in New Jersey. The daily administration is carried out by the Executive Director, Mr. Steve Timko. NJSIAA...
(NJSIAA).
Jackson is a powerhouse in many sports and its rivals are Toms River North, Toms River South, Toms River East, Brick Memorial, Of Champions Winners - 2006 - 2007
Wrestling
- Team Championships
- Group 4 Champions - 2006, 2007 (38-22 vs. Southern Regional High School
Southern Regional High School is a regional public high school in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in grades 9 - 12, as part of the Southern Regional School District. The school is located on roughly 550 wooded acres, upon which future projects are to be completed...
), [1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Division Champions - 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
- State Champions (Individual)
- 1974 - Hector Rivera (122)
- 1974 - Ed Rivera (135)
- 1975 - Ed Rivera (135)
- 1978 - Lou Durant (122)
- 1990 - Jumel Kinchen (125)
- 1990 - Rob Johnson (160)
- 1991 - Rob Johnson (171)
- 2001 - Doug Withstandley (140). Now a Physical Education teacher at JMHS.
- 2006 - Scott Winston (145)
- 2007 - Dan Sefburg (152).
- 2007 - Timothy Parker (160)
Soccer
- Team Championships
- Shore Conference Tournament Champions - 1988 (co-champs), 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,2007
- South Jersey Group IV Sectional Champions - 1990
- New Jersey Group IV State Champions - 1990
Notable alumni
- Bill Muirhead, former president and general manager of Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, located from New York City, from Newark and from Philadelphia. It is located next to Six Flags Wild Safari animal park and Hurricane Harbor water park. It serves as the amusement park for one of the biggest and most...
and current CEO of Starparks Europe (1973)
- Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde is an American musician, who is best known for his roles as a guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of heavy metal band Black Label Society. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory, who released one self-titled album in 1994 before disbanding...
, guitarist for Ozzy OsbourneJohn Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer-songwriter, whose career has now spanned four decades. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career which revolutionized the heavy metal genre...
and Black Label SocietyBlack Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with seven studio albums released to date.-Formation:In the early 1990s, Wylde had formed his own solo band Pride & Glory, playing a mixture of bluesy southern rock with heavy metal. However, after one album, they disbanded in December...
(1985).
- Scotty Cranmer
Scotty Cranmer is a BMX rider from Jackson, New Jersey, USA. Nicknamed "the Bulldozer", he is sponsored by Vans Shoes, Felt Bikes, Tylenol, Fox Clothing, Pro-tec Helmet, Unbound Energy Drink and Staff Mail Order...
, professional BMX rider, including four X Games medals (2005).
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
- Anthony Gaita - principal
- Lynn Coddington - vice-principal
- Carl J. Perino - vice-principal
- Thomas Tarver - assistant principal
Sources
- Erbe, E. Robert (1999). Cranberries, Coops, and Courts: A History of Jackson Township.
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