Glen Ridge High School

Infobox_School
name = Glen Ridge High School


imagesize = 250px
established = 1895
grades = 7 - 12
type = Public high school
principal = Mary Lynn DePierro (Interim)
asst principal = Jonathan Heitmann
Maria DiCondina (Interim Middle school)
enrollment = 726 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 56.5 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.8
colors = Red, White & Black
teamname = Ridgers
conference = Colonial Hills Conference
location = 200 Ridgewood Avenue
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
information = 973-429-8300
website = [http://www.glenridge.org/grhs/index.html School website]

Glen Ridge High School (GRHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Glen Ridge, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Glen Ridge Public Schools. GRHS is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the New Jersey Department of Education. The high school sports team name is the Ridgers.

Glen Ridge High School houses students in grades 7-12. Excellence in academic preparation is valued in both the school and community cultures. Standardized test scores far exceed both the state and national averages. More than 98% of the graduates from the Class of 2004 went on to study at four- or two-year colleges and universities. The remaining graduates continue their education in trade or technical schools or in our armed services, while others find employment. Recent graduates have attended some of the nation's most competitive colleges.

The Class of 2004 average SAT scores were 583 on the math section and 591 on the verbal section. (Compared to a New Jersey average of 514 math, 501 verbal and USA average of 518 math, 508 verbal.) Over the past four years the graduation rate has been approximately 99%, while 100% of students pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). The success of the students is due in a large part to rigorous academic programs, a committed professional staff, a serious about learning student body, strong instructional leadership and parental involvement and support. Glen Ridge High School has often been cited as a top school in New Jersey and the country and has been cited for our excellent curricular and co-curricular programs.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 726 students and 56.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.8. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405940&ID=340594002092 Glen Ridge High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 13, 2007.]

Controversy

In 1989, athletes from the school were involved in the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled student. Author Bernard Lefkowitz wrote about the tragedy in "Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb." His book was later produced as " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199920/ Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge] ", a 1999 made-for-television movie starring Ally Sheedy and Eric Stoltz.

Awards and recognition

The school was the 5th-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 10th 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.]

In "Newsweek's" May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Glen Ridge High School was listed in 871st place, the 23rd-highest ranked school in New Jersey. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=State&count=1257&search=&start=700&limit=100&year=2007& "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools"] , "Newsweek", May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.]

Athletics

Glen Ridge High School competes in the Colonial Hills Conference which comprises eighteen 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). The mascot is the Ridger.

Glen Ridge has a diverse athletics department. The basketball, soccer, football, and lacrosse teams are the school's largest athletic activities.

The 2007 girls soccer team won the North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 3-1 win over second-seeded North Arlington High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I Girls Soccer - North II, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 13, 2007.] [Celentano, Rob. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjE5Mjg3 "NA shows tenacity in defeat"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 9, 2007. Accessed November 13, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.glenridge.org/grhs/admin.html Executive Administration] , Glen Ridge High School. Accessed July 10, 2008.] . Accessed July 10, 2008.]
*Mary Lynn DePierro -Interim Principal
*Jonathan Heitmann - Assistant Principal
*Maria DiCondina - Interim Middle School Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

*Tom Cruise (born 1962), Golden Globe Award-winning actor and director. [Nash, Margo. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E4D81731F936A35750C0A9609C8B63 " JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS"] , "The New York Times", August 22, 2004. Accessed March 29, 2008. "It includes Mr. Cruise's Glen Ridge High School yearbooks along with photos donated by local residents and articles chronicling the career of the actor whose name was Thomas Cruise Mapother IV when he lived in Glen Ridge with his family from about 1978 to 1980."]
*Gary Cuozzo (born 1941), former NFL football player. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CUOZZGAR01 Gary Cuozzo player profile] , accessed May 1, 2007.]
*Michael J. Doherty (born 1963), member of the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002.
*Joe Dubuque (born 1982), amateur wrestler commonly referred to as "The Champ". [Fox, Ron. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-42233085.html "WRIGHT MOVES COULD VAULT PV"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", February 22, 2001. Accessed December 8, 2007. "Returning champions -- Three-time winners Craig and Chris Wright, twins from Passaic Valley; and State champion Joe Dubuque of Glen Ridge."]
*Jennifer Granick (born 1969), noted legal scholar.Fact|date=July 2008
*Ezra Koenig, lead singer of the musical group Vampire Weekend.Fact|date=July 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.glenridge.org/grhs/index.html Glen Ridge High School website]
*NJReportCard|13|1750|050|Glen Ridge High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405940 Data for the Glen Ridge Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics