Randolph High School (New Jersey)
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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 Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1973. A new addition was completed for the 2007-08 school year with an extended cafeteria and new second floor wing.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,723 students and 126 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student-teacher ratio
of 13.67.
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 65th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 32nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
The Randolph football team set New Jersey state records by winning 54 consecutive regular-season and playoff games and going unbeaten in 59 straight games from 1986 to 1991, a record since broken by Paulsboro High School
with 63 straight wins from 1992 to 1998. The team's 34-22 win over East Orange High School
in October 1990 had broken the state record of 40 consecutive wins, which had been set by Memorial High School
of West New York
. The 2010 football team won the New Jersey North 1 Group 4 state sectional title, the team's first since 1990.
The ice hockey team has won the Public School State Championships in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011. In 2003, Randolph High School won its first New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA) Public School Ice Hockey State Championship in the 64-team tournament, with a 7-0 shutout of Brick Memorial High School
at the Continental Airlines Arena
. The team was the 2006 NJSIAA 64-team tournament. In 2007, they won the championship with a 5-4 win against Bridgewater-Raritan High School
. The school won their fourth public title in the 2009 NJSIAA Public School A Ice Hockey State Championship with a 1-0 win over Ridge High School
. The team won the 2011 Public A title with a 1-0 win against Montgomery High School at the Prudential Center.
The Cheerleading Squad were three time national champions, in 2006, 2007 and 2008 at the Canam Nationals in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
. They won in 2010 at the CanAm Nationals.
The 2010 baseball team won the New Jersey Group IV State Championship with an 8-4 win over Jackson Memorial High School
.
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....
serving students in grades nine through twelve from Randolph
Randolph, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,847 people, 8,679 households, and 6,804 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,185.2 people per square mile . There were 8,903 housing units at an average density of 424.7 per square mile...
, in Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, 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...
, operating as part of the Randolph Township Schools
Randolph Township Schools
The Randolph Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves children in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Randolph, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1973. A new addition was completed for the 2007-08 school year with an extended cafeteria and new second floor wing.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,723 students and 126 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
Student-teacher ratio
Student-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...
of 13.67.
Awards and recognition
The school was the 52nd-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 65th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 32nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Randolph High School Rams participate in the regional Northwest Jersey Athletic ConferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
The Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference is a sports league that includes public and private high schools from Morris County, Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey, that operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
, 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:...
.
The Randolph football team set New Jersey state records by winning 54 consecutive regular-season and playoff games and going unbeaten in 59 straight games from 1986 to 1991, a record since broken by Paulsboro High School
Paulsboro High School
Paulsboro High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Paulsboro Public Schools....
with 63 straight wins from 1992 to 1998. The team's 34-22 win over East Orange High School
East Orange Campus High School
East Orange Campus High School is a public high school located in the city of East Orange, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in grades 10-12, located in the former campus of Upsala College. The school is part of the East Orange School District, classified as an Abbott...
in October 1990 had broken the state record of 40 consecutive wins, which had been set by Memorial High School
Memorial High School (West New York, New Jersey)
Memorial High School is a four-year public high school that serves students from West New York, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West New York School District. WNYSD, an Abbott District, serves all of the city of West New York...
of West New York
West New York, New Jersey
West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...
. The 2010 football team won the New Jersey North 1 Group 4 state sectional title, the team's first since 1990.
The ice hockey team has won the Public School State Championships in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011. In 2003, Randolph High School won its first 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) Public School Ice Hockey State Championship in the 64-team tournament, with a 7-0 shutout of Brick Memorial High School
Brick Memorial High School
Brick Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Brick Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, operating as a part of the Brick Public Schools....
at the Continental Airlines Arena
Continental Airlines Arena
Izod Center is a multi-purpose arena, in the MetLife Sports Complex, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. It opened in 1981 and currently has a maximum seating capacity of 20,000...
. The team was the 2006 NJSIAA 64-team tournament. In 2007, they won the championship with a 5-4 win against Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school. It is the single high school of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District serving students from Bridgewater Township and Raritan in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States...
. The school won their fourth public title in the 2009 NJSIAA Public School A Ice Hockey State Championship with a 1-0 win over Ridge High School
Ridge High School
Ridge High School is a four-year public high school serving students from Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bernards Township School District...
. The team won the 2011 Public A title with a 1-0 win against Montgomery High School at the Prudential Center.
The Cheerleading Squad were three time national champions, in 2006, 2007 and 2008 at the Canam Nationals in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
. They won in 2010 at the CanAm Nationals.
The 2010 baseball team won the New Jersey Group IV State Championship with an 8-4 win over Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Jackson Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, opened in 1964 as part of the Jackson School District...
.
Media
Ram-Page is the school's award winning newspaper, which is published every month and staffed entirely by students. The high school is also the home of Ramparts, the television show produced by Media Production students.Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Debbie Iosso - Principal
- Joshua Cogdill - Vice Principal
- Lee Hackney - Vice Principal
- Theodore Loeffler - Vice Principal
- Michael Loricco - Vice Principal
Notable alumni
- Jon HurwitzJon HurwitzJonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz is an American screenwriter. He grew up on James Rd. Randolph NJ, 07869. He attended Randolph High School, where he now has a glass cabinet of his own to show how happy he is of his high school education...
(born 1977), screenwriter - Chris PennieChris PennieChris Pennie is the former drummer for the progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria and former drummer and co-founder of mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan.-Background:...
(born 1977), drummer for The Dillinger Escape PlanThe Dillinger Escape PlanThe Dillinger Escape Plan is an American mathcore band from Morris Plains, New Jersey. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, a hardcore punk trio consisting of Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minakakis, and Chris Pennie. The band's current line-up consists of guitarist Ben Weinman,...
and Coheed and CambriaCoheed and CambriaCoheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York. Formed in 1995, the group incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore.... - Sherry RossSherry RossSherry Ross is an American sports broadcaster and journalist, currently working alongside Matt Loughlin as a color commentator for the NHL's New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts...
, sportscaster and journalist - Hayden SchlossbergHayden SchlossbergHayden Schlossberg is an American screenwriter/director/producer from Randolph, New Jersey who became well known for co-writing with Jon Hurwitz: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and for co-writing, co-directing, and co-producing with him "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay."He is a...
(born 1978), screenwriter - Drew WillyDrew WillyDrew Willy is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
(born 1986), NFL quarterback
External links
- Randolph High School
- Randolph Township Schools
- Data for the Randolph Township Schools, 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...
- Enrollment statistics