Emerson High School (Union City, New Jersey)

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name = Emerson High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Union City Board of Education
type = Public high school
principal = Robert Fazio
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enrollment = 1,495 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 112.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.3
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conference = Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association
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location = 318 18th Street
Union City, NJ 07087
information = 201-348-5901
website = [http://www.union-city.k12.nj.us/schools/uchs/ehs/index.html School website]

Emerson High School is a four-year public high school located in Union City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Union City Board of Education.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,495 students and 112.0 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=3416380&ID=341638002908 Emerson High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 12, 2008.]

Through the 2007-08 school year, the city was served by two public high schools, Emerson High School and Union Hill High School. The last graduating class for both schools was in June 2008. The student bodies of both schools were to merge into the new Union City High School, which is to be housed in a building on the site of the former Roosevelt Stadium. The switch was originally planned for September 2008, but the school was not completed by then, and pending the completion, Union Hill and Emerson became known as the north and south campuses of Union City High School, respectively. The new school is planned to be completed in 2009. [Hu, Winnie. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/nyregion/22union.htm "After 88 Years of Rivalry, the Last as Us and Them"] , "The New York Times", November 22, 2007. Accessed January 2, 2008. "But today’s so-called Turkey Game signals the end of the tradition. Next fall, the two schools will merge in a new $176 million building.... The new Union City High School will take up four-and-a-half acres in the center of the city, squeezed between row houses and commercial strips. It will have a football field and bleachers built on the roof so that players will no longer have to share the facilities at José Martí Middle School."]

The school was the 288th-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 265th 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

Emerson High School competes in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [ [http://www.hciaa.com/home.html Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association] . Accessed July 15, 2007.]

The boys basketball team won the 2000 North I, Group III state sectional championship as the sixth seed with wins over Demarest High School, Pascack Valley High School and Northern Highlands Regional High School to reach the championship game and a 54-51 win over the fifth seed, Fort Lee High School in the championship game played at Passaic County Technical Institute. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=323&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20III Public Sectionals - North I, Group III] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 12, 2007.] The boys basketball team also captured the 2004 Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association Coviello Division regular season and playoff championships while compiling an 11-0 regular season record, and then defeating Bayonne High School and Hudson Catholic Regional High School in the semifinals and finals respectively.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:
*Robert Fazio, Assistant Superintendent / Principal [ [http://www.union-city.k12.nj.us/schools/uchs/ehs/principal.html Principal] , Emerson High School. Accessed August 12, 2008.]

Notable alumni

*Alfredo Alonso, media executive with Clear Channel Radio. [cite news |author=Clear Channel |title=Clear Channel Radio Creates Bilingual ``Hurban/CHR" Format for Hispanic Youth. |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/population-demographics/demographic-groups/5547760-1.html |work=Business Wire |date=November 15 2004>]
*Erick Morillo (born 1971), DJ and music producer. ["1989 Altruist: A Classic Year" The Emerson High School yearbook for 1989]
*Brian P. Stack (born 1966), mayor of Union City and member of the New Jersey General Assembly. [ [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/stack.asp Brian P. Stack legislative profile] , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed March 21, 2007.]
*Frank Winters (born 1964), former center for the Green Bay Packer.Fact|date=July 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.union-city-nj.org/modules/mxdirectory/visit.php?cid=4&lid=4 Emerson High School]
* [http://www.union-city-nj.org/modules/AMS/ Union City Board of Education]
*NJReportCard|17|5240|0|Union City Board of Education
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416380 Data for the Union City Board of Education] , National Center for Education Statistics