Spotswood High School (New Jersey)
Encyclopedia
Spotswood High School is a four-year comprehensive
public high school
, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade in Spotswood
, in Middlesex County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Spotswood Public Schools
.
Students from Milltown
also attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Milltown Public Schools
. Students from Helmetta
, a non-operating district, attend school in Spotswood beginning in grammar school.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 773 students and 57 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.56.
The school was the 105th-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 126th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 183rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
, the highest award an American school can receive.
, under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
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 ninth through twelfth grade in Spotswood
Spotswood, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2008, there were 7,880 people, 3,099 households, and 2,163 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,389.8 people per square mile . There were 3,158 housing units at an average density of 1,358.5 per square mile...
, in Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, 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 Spotswood Public Schools
Spotswood Public Schools
The Spotswood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Spotswood, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States....
.
Students from Milltown
Milltown, New Jersey
Milltown is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,893.Milltown was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 29, 1889, from portions of North Brunswick Township, based on the...
also attend 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...
with the Milltown Public Schools
Milltown Public Schools
The Milltown Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Milltown, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States....
. Students from Helmetta
Helmetta, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,825 people, 746 households, and 495 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,153.6 people per square mile . There were 769 housing units at an average density of 907.5 per square mile...
, a non-operating district, attend school in Spotswood beginning in grammar school.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 773 students and 57 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 13.56.
The school was the 105th-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 126th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 183rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Awards and recognition
During the 1992-93 school year, Spotswood High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon SchoolBlue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
, the highest award an American school can receive.
Athletics
The Spotswood High School Chargers compete in the Blue Division of the Greater Middlesex ConferenceGreater Middlesex Conference
The Greater Middlesex Conference is an athletic conference comprising 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County, New Jersey area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.-Gold Division:-Blue...
, under the auspices 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:...
.
Cross Country
- The men's cross country team had a 33 consecutive dual meet winning streak from 2001-2006.
- In the 2003 season, the Men's team won the Central Jersey Group II Sectional.
- In 2005 the Men's team won the State Sectional and Group II Title and advanced to the Meet of Champions, where the team finished in 11th place.
Track and field
- The 2004 Men's Spring Track team broke Metuchen's 11-year win streak becoming 2004 Blue Division Champions.
Baseball
- 2010 Central Jersey Group II Champions, with a 7-5 win over Governor Livingston High SchoolGovernor Livingston High SchoolGovernor Livingston High School, known informally as GL, is a comprehensive four-year co-educational public high school located in Berkeley Heights, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Berkeley Heights Public Schools...
- 2007 Central Jersey Group II Champions, with a 1-0 win over Somerville High SchoolSomerville High School (New Jersey)Somerville High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school of the Somerville Public Schools serving students from Somerville and Branchburg Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States....
. - 2007 GMC Tournament Champions
- 2007 NJSIAA Group II Baseball State Champions, defeating Sterling High School 13-2 in the semifinals and Indian Hills High SchoolIndian Hills High School (New Jersey)Indian Hills High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Bergen County, New Jersey. The school is a part of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff. The high school is located in Oakland. Ramapo...
11-1 in the group final.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Thomas Calder - Principal
- Michael Mastroserio - Assistant Principal
Notable faculty
- Jamie EganJamie EganJames "Jamie" Egan is a high school band teacher and professional musician who resides in New Jersey. He has taught at Spotswood High School and E.R. Appleby Elementary School in Spotswood. He currently teaches at North Brunswick Township High School, in North Brunswick, New Jersey...
was once a music teacher at Spotswood's Appleby Elementary School. He is most noted for his performances with influential New Jersey skaSkaSka |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
bands Catch 22, Bandits of the Acoustic RevolutionBandits of the Acoustic RevolutionBandits of the Acoustic Revolution, or BOTAR, is a musical collective including influences from ska, punk, classical, and eastern European music, entirely in an acoustic format...
, and Streetlight ManifestoStreetlight ManifestoStreetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....
.
Notable alumni
- Michael "Jersey" Moriarty, bassist for the band Hey MondayHey MondayHey Monday is an American rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, formed in 2008. They released their debut album Hold on Tight in 2008 which produced notable singles "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now". The album was followed up with their 2010 EP Beneath It All, which achieved moderate...
attended this school graduating in the class of 2004.
External links
- Spotswood High School
- Spotswood Public Schools
- Data for the Spotswood Public 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...