Pompton Lakes High School

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name = Pompton Lakes High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Pompton Lakes School District
type = Public high school
principal = Vincent Przybylinski Jr.
vice principal = Anthony Mattera
enrollment = 635 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 44.9 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.1
teamname = Cardinals
conference = Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League
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location = 44 Lakeside Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
information = 973-835-7100
website = [http://www.plps.org School website]

Pompton Lakes High School (often referred to as PLHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the borough of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pompton Lakes School District. The school has an average of about 625 students enrolled. The school accepts students from Pompton Lakes as well as those from Riverdale who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [http://www.pomptonlakesgov.com/documents/68812-web.pdf Pompton Lakes Information and Reference Calendar '07-'08] , Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Accessed January 28, 2008. "Pompton Lakes High School initially received students from Oakland, Wayne and Midland Park. Currently, there is a receiving district relationship between Pompton Lakes and Riverdale students."] The high school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education.

The school mascot is the Cardinal. The actual structure of the building displays a classic colonial revival exterior, a product of the New Deal Era. The building was erected in the mid 1930s.Fact|date=June 2008

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 635 students and 44.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.1. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413350&ID=341335004930 Pompton Lakes High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 19, 2007.] The school was the 136th-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 188th 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.]

Awards and recognition

During the 1986-87 school year, Pompton Lakes High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , accessed May 11, 2006.] , the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 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."] [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."]

History

Built in 1932 in Colonial Revival style, the High School opened to students in September 1933. Students attended Butler High School before the opening of Pompton Lakes High School. At its opening in 1933, the school received students from Wayne, Oakland, and Midland Park as well as Pompton Lakes. Since then, the school has maintained much of its original structure, with additions of a larger library, another locker room, and an entirely new wing erected in the 1960s.

For much of the 1996-1997 school year, the comedy "In & Out" (starring Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck) was shot in and around the high school. Many different classrooms and facilities were used as the set for the movie, as well as many students were used as extras. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119360/trivia Trivia for In & Out] , Internet Movie Database. Accessed December 16, 2006.]

Academics

Many different courses and programs are offered at Pompton Lakes High School.They include:
*Physical Education
*Independent Study
*Teacher Aide
*Language Arts Literacy (including elective courses)
*Social Studies (including elective courses)
*Science (including elective courses)
*Mathematics
*World Languages
**Spanish
**French
**German
**Latin
*Business/Technology
*Industrial/Technology
*Family and Consumer Sciences
*Art
*Music

Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses offered include AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP United States History, AP English Language and Composition, AP Spanish Language, AP German Language, AP French Language

Clubs

There are many different clubs that students can participate in at Pompton Lakes High School.Including:
*Assembly Planning Committee
*Environmental Club
*ERASE
*FBLA
*French Club
*German Club
*Spanish Club
*Health Careers Club
*Interact
*Math League
*Model United Nations
*National Honor Society
*Peer Helpers
*Performing Arts Club
*Student Council
*Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC)
*Student Opportunities for Academic Recognition (SOAR)
*Yearbook
*Varsity Club
*Zonta club

Athletics

The Pompton Lakes High School Cardinals compete in the 13-member Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League (BPSL), which comprises private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County.

PLHS is reputable among small schools as being very competitive while engaging in athletic contests. The school has won many championships in all their sports since the very beginning. In the fall of 2005, the Football and Boys Soccer teams advanced all the way in their respective playoffs, both bringing home state championships. The football team won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North I, Group I title, defeating Hasbrouck Heights High School 27-7 in the final. [Czerwinski, Mark J. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=10E4CC625AB95EA0&p_docnum=15&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=C53A58TPMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Missed chances doomed Heights"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", December 4, 2005. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Hasbrouck Heights simply couldn't put its signature on Saturday's North 1, Group 1 title game. 'The ball didn't bounce our way,' senior running back Jeff Seidel said after the 27-7 loss to Pompton Lakes at Giants Stadium."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=128997&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2005 Football - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA, accessed May 3, 2007.] The Boys Soccer won the NJSIAA overall Group I championship).

The 2001 boys tennis team won the North I, Group II over Rutherford High School 3½-1½ in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/scripts-bracketmaker/tmenu.cfm?tid=5826&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2001 NJSIAA Boys Team Tennis - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA, accessed May 3, 2007.]

In 2001, the girls softball team won the North I, Group II sectional championship, edging Mahwah High School 1-0. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/scripts-bracketmaker/tmenu.cfm?tid=5816&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2001 NJSIAA Softball - North I, Group II] , accessed May 3, 2007.] The team repeated in 2002, again winning by a 1-0 score in the final, this time over top-seeded Hawthorne High School, their first sectional championship since their win in 2002. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=17060&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2002 Softball Tournament - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA, accessed May 3, 2007.] The 2007 team won the title, with a 4-1 win vs. Saddle Brook High School. [Stapleton, Art. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTQ0MjI3 "Pompton Lakes finally beats Saddle Brook"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", June 1, 2007. Accessed June 1, 2007. "Pompton Lakes junior Chelsea Ott began pacing around the pitcher's circle the moment the softball finally landed beyond the left field fence in the sixth inning of Tuesday's North 1, Group 1 final.... Ott did just that, striking out the next batter before retiring the side in the seventh to seal Pompton Lakes' 4-1 victory over Saddle Brook for its first sectional championship since 2002."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Softball - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 8, 2007.] The 2008 team repeated the North I, Group I title, defeating Park Ridge High School 8-3 in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=277510&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2008 Softball Tournament - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 28, 2008.] [ [http://www.nj.com/hssports/results/softball/index.ssf/2008/05/pompton_lakes_8_park_ridge_3.html "Pompton Lakes 8, Park Ridge 3"] , "The Star-Ledger", May 29, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2008.]

The boys track and field team won the 2006 and 2007 North I, Group I state sectional championships tying Hasbrouck Heights High School in 2006 and winning outright with 65 points in 2007. [Schutta, Gregory. [http://northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTQyNTQy "Pompton Lakes wins outright"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", May 27, 2007. Accessed June 8, 2007.]

The girls tennis team won the 2007 North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over New Milford High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=242871&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Girls Team Tennis - North I, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.] The win was the team's first ever state sectional title. [ [http://www.nj.com/hssports/girlstennis/ledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1192257101118900.xml&coll=1 Pompton Lakes captures crown] , "The Star-Ledger", October 13, 2007. Accessed October 25, 2007. "Pompton Lakes took home its first sectional crown, defeating New Milford, 4-1, in the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 championship yesterday at Northern Highlands in Allendale."]

Boys Sports offered include: Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Fencing (does not compete in BPSL), Bowling, Winter Track, Baseball, Spring Track and Tennis. Girls Sports include Field Hockey, Soccer, Cross Country, Tennis, Basketball, Fencing (does not compete in BPSL), Winter Track, Bowling, Softball and Spring Track.

The school also has a marching band and color guard which competes in USSBA competitions. The Cardinal Marching Band has been a part of PLHS for over 70 years (2005) with up to 100 students participating. The current band size is around 50.

The cheerleading squad has also begun to compete competitively.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.plps.org/ Pompton Lakes Public Schools] . Accessed August 22, 2008.]
*Vincent Przybylinski, Jr., Principal
*Anthony Mattera, Vice Principal

Notable alumni

*Cat Bauer (born 1955), author. [Barry, Jan. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-37927001.html "AUTHOR REVISITS SCENE OF NOVEL -- TELLS STUDENTS DREAMS CAN COME TRUE"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", December 12, 2000. Accessed August 14, 2007. "Cathy Bauer couldn't wait to graduate from Pompton Lakes High and get out into the world."]
*Charlie Getty (born 1952), played ten seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Kansas City Chiefs. [Fox, Ron. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22666740.html "WHERE'S WHAT'S-HIS-NAME"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", May 1, 1993. Accessed August 13, 2008. "At Pompton Lakes High School, Charlie Getty was All-State in football and track, and a State bronze medalist in wrestling."]

References

External links

* [http://www.plps.org/plhs/index.htm Pompton Lakes High School]
* [http://www.plps.org/ Pompton Lakes School District]
*NJReportCard|31|4230|0|Pompton Lakes School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413350 Data for the Pompton Lakes School District] , National Center for Education Statistics

<--School is in Passaic, and also serves Morris.-->