Lakewood High School (New Jersey)
Encyclopedia
Lakewood High School is a four-year comprehensive
public high school
in Lakewood Township
, Ocean County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Lakewood School District
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,141 students and 86 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.27.
The school was the 316th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 300th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 288th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore
. 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 school competes in the C-Central Division of the Shore Conference, in the sports, Football, Tennis, Bowling, Cheerleading, Softball, Baseball, Wrestling, Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Cross Country, and Field Hockey, with the most success over previous years coming in Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer, and Girls and Boys Track.
The boys basketball team won the Central Jersey Group III state sectional title in 2010, defeating Neptune High School
in the sectional final by a score of 59-51.
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....
in Lakewood Township
Lakewood Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 60,352 people, 19,876 households, and 13,356 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,431.8 people per square mile . There were 21,214 housing units at an average density of 854.8 per square mile...
, Ocean County
Ocean County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States, operating as part of the Lakewood School District
Lakewood School District (New Jersey)
The Lakewood School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Lakewood Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,141 students and 86 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 13.27.
The school was the 316th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New 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 300th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 288th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Lakewood High School Piners compete in the Shore ConferenceShore Conference
The 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 public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore is a term used to refer to both the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities. . The New Jersey State Department of Tourism considers the Shore Region, Greater Atlantic City, and the Southern Shore to be distinct, each having...
. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
and Ocean County
Ocean County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...
. The league operates under the jurisdiction 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:...
(NJSIAA). The school competes in the C-Central Division of the Shore Conference, in the sports, Football, Tennis, Bowling, Cheerleading, Softball, Baseball, Wrestling, Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Cross Country, and Field Hockey, with the most success over previous years coming in Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer, and Girls and Boys Track.
The boys basketball team won the Central Jersey Group III state sectional title in 2010, defeating Neptune High School
Neptune High School
Neptune High School is a comprehensive, four-year community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Neptune Township Schools. Neptune Township Schools is one of New Jersey's...
in the sectional final by a score of 59-51.
Administration
Core member of the school's administration are:- Al Gilson - Principal
- Doug Riley - Assistant Principal
- Mike Waluk - Assistant Principal
- Kelly Williams - Assistant Principal
Notable alumni
- Matthew BoxerMatthew BoxerMatthew Boxer is the New Jersey State Comptroller. Matthew Boxer was sworn in as New Jersey’s first independent state comptroller on January 17, 2008 after the recreation of the office in 2007....
, the 1st New Jersey State ComptrollerNew Jersey State ComptrollerThe New Jersey State Comptroller is an office of the Government of New Jersey recreated by an act of the state legislature in 2007. The Comptroller is appointed by the Governor of New Jersey, with the advice and consent of the New Jersey Senate, to a renewable six-year term...
. - Melvin CottrellMelvin CottrellMelvin Cottrell was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 until his death...
(1929-2002), former mayor of Jackson Township who served in the New Jersey General AssemblyNew Jersey General AssemblyThe New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
from 1992 until his death. - Marc EckoMarc EckoMarc Eckō is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, investor, artist, and philanthropist. He is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Marc Eckō Enterprises, a billion-dollar global fashion and lifestyle company...
(born 1972), founder and CEO of *eckōEckoEckō unltd. is a brand of urban lifestyle clothing founded by fashion designer Marc Ecko, that has been popular since the late 1990s, and moved into the mainstream urban culture in the early 2000s. It is most often associated with hip-hop people. The style is based on graffiti art.The creation of...
Unltd. - Dick EstelleDick EstelleRichard Henry "Dick" Estelle is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the San Francisco Giants in 1964 and 1965.Estelle was inducted into the Lakewood High School Hall of Fame in 2006....
(born 1942), pitcher for the San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
in 1964 and 1965. - Damian Hahn, Wrestler, 3x NJ State Champion, 3x All American at Minnesota, and 2x NCAA Champion.
- J. R. Smith (born 1985), National Basketball AssociationNational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player currently with the Denver NuggetsDenver NuggetsThe Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
. - Emanuel Mayers, (Born 1989) Track and Field, Hurdler, NJ State Champion, 2x Penn Relay Champion, All American .Mississippi State University Athlete.
External links
- Lakewood High School website
- Lakewood School District
- Lakewood 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...
- DigitalSports Lakewood Homepage