Lodi High School (New Jersey)

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name = Lodi High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Lodi Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Joan Fragala
viceprincipal = Rachel Yzquierdo
enrollment = 841 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 63.4 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.3
nickname = Rams
conference = Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League
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location = 99 Putnam Street
Lodi, NJ 07644
information = 973-478-6100
website = [http://www.lodi.k12.nj.us/schools/lhs/home.html School website]

Lodi High School is a four year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lodi, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Lodi Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 841 students and 63.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.3. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408850&ID=340885000550 Lodi High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 25, 2008.]

The school was the 219th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 199th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Athletics

The Lodi High School Rams compete in the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League (BPSL), which includes private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County.

;Notable recent accomplishments:

*Girls Volleyball qualified for the state tournament in both 2006 and 2007, falling in the tournament's first round both years. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=186169&tclass=Group%20II 2006 Girls Volleyball - Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 29, 2008.] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246270&tclass=Group%20II 2007 Girls Volleyball - Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 29, 2008.]
*2007 Girls tennis team consisting of 24 girls went to the state North II Group II tournament. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=242871&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Girls Team Tennis - North II, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 29, 2008.]
*2006 Keith Dobish Wrestling State Champion (189 lb)
*2005 North 2 Group 2 Sectional Football Champs, defeating Chatham High School 21-7 in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=128997&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20II 2005 Football - North II, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed October 28, 2007.]
*2003 Jerry Rinaldi Wrestling State Champion (189 lb)
*2003 North I Group II Baseball Champions. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=38116&tclass=North%20I,%20Group%20II 2003 Baseball Tournament - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA, accessed April 25, 2007.]

Wrestling: four-time BPSL, District 6 Champs, Region II Team Of The Year

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.lodi.k12.nj.us/schools/lhs/administration.html Administration and Staff Phone numbers] , Lodi High School. Accessed August 25, 2008.]
*Joan Fragala - Principal
*Rachel Yzquierdo - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

*Diane DiPiazza original bass player of the band The Misfits, type designer.
*Dr. Chud (born 1964 as David Calabrese), punk rock drummer and singer, most notably of The Misfits.
*Glenn Danzig (born 1955), of the bands The Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig.
*Jerry Only (born 1959 as Gerald Caiafa) of the band The Misfits.
*Doyle (born 1964, as Paul Caiafa) younger brother of Jerry Only; after Bobby Steele was kicked out of The Misfits, Doyle took his place.

References

External links

* [http://www.lodi.k12.nj.us/schools/lhs/home.html Lodi High School]
* [http://www.lodi.k12.nj.us/ Lodi Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|03|2740|0|Lodi Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408850 Data for the Lodi Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics