Palisades Park High School
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Palisades Park Jr./Sr. High School is a five-year comprehensive
public high school
that serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from Palisades Park
, in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Palisades Park Public School District
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 552 students and 54 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.22.
The school was the 87th-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 118th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 133rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
(NJIC), following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Palisades Park was a member of the Bergen County Scholastic League
(BCSL).
In 2007, the Boy's Tennis Team won their first State Sectionals Title defeating Leonia High School
3-2 to win the North 1, Group 1 championship. They have gone down in history for being the first to ever win a State Sectionals Title for both boys and girls.
The Palisades Park Boys Cross Country teams have won North Jersey I Group I state sectional championships in 1976, 1987, 1994-2000 and in 2002, with the team's 10 sectional titles being the second most of any high school in North Jersey I. The team won Group I championships in 1995, 1996 and 2000. The 2000 team was awarded honors from The Star-Ledger
as team of the year, with Frank Donohue earning Coach of the Year, with the paper noting the team's seven consecutive sectional titles. They have also have won numerous State Sectional and County Group titles. Donohie was recognized by The Record
as its Coach of the Year in 2004. The team held a 70-0 dual meet winning streak through part of the 1990s and into the 2000s. Recently the team won their first County title since 2002.
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 in eighth through twelfth grade from Palisades Park
Palisades Park, New Jersey
Palisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,622....
, in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, 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 Palisades Park Public School District
Palisades Park Public School District
The Palisades Park Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Palisades Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 552 students and 54 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 10.22.
The school was the 87th-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 118th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 133rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Palisades Park High School Tigers compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic ConferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
The North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, or NJIC, is a high school athletic conference located in New Jersey. It is one of the so-called "super conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association as a part of a realignment of high school sports leagues in North...
(NJIC), following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by 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:...
.. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Palisades Park was a member of the Bergen County Scholastic League
Bergen County Scholastic League
The Bergen County Scholastic League was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of thirty public and parochials high schools covering Bergen County and Hudson County in northern New...
(BCSL).
In 2007, the Boy's Tennis Team won their first State Sectionals Title defeating Leonia High School
Leonia High School
Leonia High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from the Borough of Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Leonia Public Schools...
3-2 to win the North 1, Group 1 championship. They have gone down in history for being the first to ever win a State Sectionals Title for both boys and girls.
The Palisades Park Boys Cross Country teams have won North Jersey I Group I state sectional championships in 1976, 1987, 1994-2000 and in 2002, with the team's 10 sectional titles being the second most of any high school in North Jersey I. The team won Group I championships in 1995, 1996 and 2000. The 2000 team was awarded honors from 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 team of the year, with Frank Donohue earning Coach of the Year, with the paper noting the team's seven consecutive sectional titles. They have also have won numerous State Sectional and County Group titles. Donohie was recognized by The Record
The Record (Bergen County)
The Record is a newspaper in northern New Jersey. It has the second largest circulation of New Jersey's daily newspapers, behind The Star-Ledger. Owned by the Borg family since 1930, it is the flagship publication of the North Jersey Media Group. Stephen Borg is the publisher of The Record...
as its Coach of the Year in 2004. The team held a 70-0 dual meet winning streak through part of the 1990s and into the 2000s. Recently the team won their first County title since 2002.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Nicholas Cipriano, Principal
- Joseph Cirillo, Vice Principal
External links
- Palisades Park High School
- Palisades Park Public School District
- Data for the Palisades Park Public 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...