Kinnelon High School

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name = Kinnelon High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Kinnelon Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Dr. Wayne Merckling
viceprincipal = Matthew Scanlon
Scott Rosenberg (Athletics & Student Activities)
enrollment = 617 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 49.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.6
nickname = Colts
conference = Colonial Hills Conference
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location = 121 Kinnelon Road
Kinnelon, NJ 07405
information = 973-838-5500
website = [http://www.kinnelonpublicschools.org/KHS/ School website]

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

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 617 students and 49.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408040&ID=340804004282 Kinnelon High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 24, 2008.]

The school was the 34th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 35th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 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

Kinnelon High School competes in the Colonial Hills Conference, which is made up of public and parochial high schools covering Essex County, Morris County and Somerset County in west central New Jersey, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [ [http://www.colonialhillsconference.com/ Home page] , Colonial Hills Conference. Accessed August 15, 2008.]

On November 9, 2006, Kinnelon won the 2006 North I, Group I Girls Soccer Tournament, defeating Cresskill High School 5-0. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=186262&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Girls Soccer Tournament - North I, Group I Girls Varsity Soccer State Champions] , NJSIAA. Accessed December 10, 2006.] The team then moved on to win the 2006 Girls Soccer Group I state championship, defeating Metuchen High School 2-1 on November 18, 2006, in a game played at the College of New Jersey. [ [http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061125/SPORTS0812/611250329/1134/SPORTS08 Kinnelon duo shows toughness in final] , "Daily Record (Morristown)", November 25, 2006.]

The girls basketball team won the 2007 North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 48-37 win against Butler High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=202578&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Girls Basketball - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 25, 2007.]

On March 22, 2008, the Kinnelon ice hockey team beat the Jefferson Township High School Falcons at the Prudential Center to win the Public B state tournament. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=262713&tclass=Public%20B 2008 Ice Hockey Tournament - Public B] , NJSIAA. Accessed March 23, 2008.] The win was the team's first ever state championship. [Hague, Jim. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080323/SPORTS0811/803230371/1013/SPORTS08 "Kinnelon captures state championship"] , "Daily Record (Morristown)", March 23, 2008. Accessed March 23, 2008. "It marked the first state championship for Kinnelon (24-2-2), which only initiated a hockey program less than a decade ago."]

Administration

*Dr. Wayne Merckling - Principal
*Matthew Scanlon - Vice Principal
*Scott Rosenberg - Vice Principal / Athletics & Student Activities
*Meridith Charles - Guidance Supervisor
*Deborah New-PTA Member

References

deborah new PTA member

External links

* [http://www.kinnelonpublicschools.org/KHS/ Kinnelon High School]
* [http://www.kinnelonpublicschools.org/ Kinnelon Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|27|2460|0|Kinnelon Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408040 Data for the Kinnelon Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics