Spotswood High School (New Jersey)

Spotswood High School
Location
Spotswood High School
Spotswood High School
Spotswood High School
105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
Information
Type Public high school
School district Spotswood Public Schools
Principal Thomas Calder
Asst. principal Michael Mastroserio
Faculty 69.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 762[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 11.0:1[1]
Color(s)      Royal Blue
     Gold[2]
Athletics conference Greater Middlesex Conference
Team name Chargers[2]
Rival South River Rams
Newspaper The Scribbler
Website School website

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 the lone secondary school of the Spotswood Public Schools.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 762 students and 69.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 78 students (10.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 32 (4.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Students from Helmetta, a non-operating district, attend school in Spotswood beginning in grammar school; students from Milltown attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Milltown Public Schools.[3][4][5]

Awards, recognition and rankings

During the 1992-93 school year, Spotswood High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[6] the highest award an American school can receive.[7][8]

The school was the 159th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[9] The school had been ranked 102nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 105th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[10] The magazine ranked the school 126th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[11] The school was ranked 183rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[12]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school 80th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 17 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (89.8%) and language arts literacy (95.8%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[13]

Athletics

The Spotswood High School Chargers[2] compete in the Blue Division of the Greater Middlesex Conference, which operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[14] With 557 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as Central Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 506 to 749 students in that grade range.[15]

Cross country

Track and field

Baseball

Basketball

1,000 point scorers

The following men and women have scored more than 1,000 points playing for Spotswood:

Player Graduation
Year 		Points
Beth Ann Dickinson 1999 2,100+
Charlie Eibler 1995 1,633
Cody Pace 2010 1,155
Jean Georges 2003 1,100
Tommy Soulias 2012 1,043
Dave Curry 2003 1,000+
Jason Konek 1991 1,013
Jake Dadika 2014 1,000+
Geno Zimmerlink 1981 1,302

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[25]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for Spotswood High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Spotswood High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Milltown Fact Sheet 2015-2016, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed July 11, 2016. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Department of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our 2015-2016 operating budget of $15.9 million supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."
  4. ↑ Spotswood High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  5. ↑ Principal's Corner, Spotswood High School. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
  6. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
  7. ↑ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  8. ↑ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  9. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  10. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 7, 2012.
  11. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 25, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  13. ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 1, 2012.
  14. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for Central Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed September 19, 2014.
  16. ↑ Buganski, Patrick. "Metuchen hits stride, snaps Spotswood's streak", Home News Tribune, September 30, 2006. Accessed September 7, 2012. "The latest step toward revitalizing a once-great program was a dual meet win over defending NJSIAA Group II champion Spotswood. With a 26-29 win, Metuchen snapped the Chargers' 36-meet winning streak, as the Bulldogs improved to 3-0."
  17. ↑ Grant, Ed. Sectional Cross-Country Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  18. ↑ Cross Country State Group Team Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  19. ↑ Orlando, Chris. "Spotswood 7, Gov. Livingston 5", The Star-Ledger, May 29, 2010. Accessed June 1, 2011. "Pace, a senior right-hander, delivered a gutsy effort on the mound and hit a big two-run home run in the sixth inning to lift Spotswood to a 7-5 victory over Gov. Livingston in the championship game of the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament yesterday at Gov. Livingston in Berkeley Heights."
  20. ↑ 2007 Baseball - Central, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 6, 2007.
  21. ↑ 2007 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 13, 2007.
  22. ↑ History of the NJSIAA Baseball Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ Bigleow, Pete. "CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP I GIRLS BASKETBALL: SPOTSWOOD 56, MONTGOMERY 50 Poised Chargers capture first sectional crown", Home News Tribune, March 10, 1999. Accessed December 21, 2012.
  24. ↑ Bigelow, Pete. "Herren returns to coaching at Roselle Catholic", Home News Tribune, December 17, 1999. Accessed December 21, 2012. "CHARGER TRIBUTE: Spotswood will unveil its sectional championship banner tonight when the Chargers host Middlesex at 7 pm. The Chargers won the Central Jersey Group I championship last year, defeating Montgomery 58 [sic]-50 for the title."
  25. ↑ Administrative Staff , Spotswood High School. Accessed February 13, 2016.
  26. ↑ Jordan, Chris. "Spotswood native returns home as Hey Monday bassist", MyCentralJersey.com, November 13, 2008. Accessed June 1, 2011. "It's Mike Moriarty, formerly of local bands At A Glance and Someday Never, and the captain of Spotswood High School's 2003 Central Jersey Group II cross-country championship team."

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