Science Park High School (New Jersey)

Infobox School
name = Science Park High School


imagesize = frameless
district = Newark Public Schools
principal = Christine Taylor
enrollment = 1000 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 43.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.5
motto= science is knowledge
grades = 7-12
established = 1522
type = Magnet Public high school/Junior High
location = 260 Norfolk Street
Newark, NJ 07102
information = 973-733-8689
campus = Urban
colors = royal blue & yellow
nicknames = Chargers
conference = Colonial bucks Conference
website = [http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/science/index.htm School website] |

Science Park High School, formerly known as Science High School, is a public magnet public high school located in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey. The school opened in 1974.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 623 students and 43.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.5. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411340&SchoolPageNum=5&ID=341134002200 Science Park High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 24, 2008.]

The mission of Science Park High School is to transform mathematics and science teaching and learning by developing ethical leaders who know the joy of discovery and forging connections within and among mathematics, science, the humanities and the arts by means of exemplary laboratory environments characterized by research, innovative teaching, and service.

The school was the 50th-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 53rd 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.]

The school selects applicants based an application including test scored in reading and mathematics, and also requires an entrance test.

The student population is composed of 40% black, 30% Hispanic, 28% white and 2% Asian/Pacific Islander.

History

For 32 years, Science High School was located at 40 Rector Street in Newark. The building was the was originally the Ballantine Brewery. After the brewery closed, it was acquired by Rutgers-Newark and was converted into a facility for chemistry research and training.

In the 1970s, the Newark Public Schools leased the structure and converted it for use as a high school.

Science High School officially left the Rector Street building in November 2006 to move to its new location adjacent to Newark's Science Park.

New Location

The new building has a capacity of 800 students and is located on a convert|6|acre|m2|sing=on campus. The school was renamed Science Park High School because of its location near and connections with the University Heights Science Park.

University Heights Science Park is a collaborative venture between Newark's higher education institutions, the City of Newark, and private industry designed to harness university science and technology research as a force for urban and regional economic and community development.

[http://www.scienceparknewark.com University Heights Science Park] is uniquely positioned to provide technology businesses with a competitive advantage through its ties with the three NJ public research universities located nearby: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and Rutgers University at Newark.

The building includes a state of the art solar and geothermal energy system.

The new facility includes grades 7-12. At the completion of grade 8, students may apply for entrance into the high school in the same way as other students from Newark schools.

Athletics

Science Park High School competes in the Colonial Hills Conference which is composed 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).

Sports include Boys and Girls Basketball, Coed Indoor and Outdoor Track, Coed Cross Country, Coed Bowling, Coed Golf, Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, Girls and Boys Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Coed Swimming, Boys Volleyball and Cheerleading

The basketball team won the 2008 North II, Group I state sectional title with a 51-40 win over Bloomfield Tech High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=260152&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2008 Boys Basketball - North II, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed March 10, 2008.] [Kinney, Mike. [http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/120472888396180.xml&coll=1 "Ortiz, Frierson help Science capture crown"] , "The Star-Ledger", March 5, 2008. Accessed March 10, 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/science/index.htm School website]
* [http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ Newark Public Schools]
* [http://www.designshare.com/index.php/projects/newark-science-park-high Science Park High School Design Building Project]
*NJReportCard|13|3570|055|Science High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411340 Newark Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics