Passaic High School
| Passaic High School | |
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| 170 Paulison Avenue Passaic, NJ 07055 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Passaic City School District |
| Principal | Francisco Velez, Jr. |
| Faculty | 208.5 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,732[1] (as of 2013-14) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.1:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Navy Blue[2] |
| Athletics conference | Big North Conference |
| Team name | Indians[2] |
| Website | School website |
Passaic High School is a four-year community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Passaic, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Passaic City School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.[3]
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,732 students and 208.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. There were 2,136 students (78.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1113 (4.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
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Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 317th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[4] The school had been ranked 282nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 313th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[5] The magazine ranked the school 312th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6] The school was ranked 310th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[7]
History
Passaic High School's first graduating class, in 1873, was made up of eight students, who attended the Acquackanonk District School. The first Passaic High School was constructed in 1886-87 at the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue (now Broadway). The district's second high school was built in 1910 across the street from the original building on Lafayette Avenue. The present high school on Paulison Avenue was completed in May 1957.[8]
Athletics
The Passaic High School Indians[2] compete in the Big North Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[9] With 1,986 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as North I, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,108 to 2,479 students in that grade range.[10]
For the 2009-10 school year, the school was part of the North Jersey Tri-County Conference, a conference established on an interim basis to facilitate the realignment.[9] With 1,986 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as North I, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,108 to 2,479 students in that grade range.[10] Prior to the realignment in 2009, the school competed in Division B of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) which included public and private high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County.[11]
Between 1915 and 1924, Ernest Blood coached the school's basketball team to a 200-1 record. Passaic was unbeaten for 159 games over more than five seasons, a feat which is considered to be the longest winning streak in basketball history.[12]
The boys basketball team won the 2001 North I, Group IV state sectional championship, edging Teaneck High School 64-62 in the tournament final.[13]
The football team won the North I Group IV state championship in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1989.[14]
Extracurricular activities
Passaic High School hosts one of the largest Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) programs in the country.[15] In 2004 the unit was awarded the Navy's Unit Achievement award, and in both the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years was recognized with the Distinguished Unit Award. Also in 2006 and 2007, under the command of Chelsea Woodson, the unit's Color Guard drill team won First Place at the National JROTC Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida. Also in 2007 at the National Drill Championship in Daytona Florida Senior Yasser Acosta earned a Fourth Place trophy for Platoon Armed. In 2008, the unarmed exhibition team under the command of Senior, Anthony Palma, came in a strong fourth place finish on a national level in Daytona Beach, Florida. This second only to Karla Ramos 4th place trophy earned in 2004.
In 2006, at the USSBA National Championships at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Passaic High School was recognized with the Best Percussion National Championship title and the Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class V.[16]
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[17]
- Francisco Velez, Principal
- Niki Clemons, Assistant Principal
- Osvaldo Matos, Assistant Principal
- Graciella Romero, Assistant Principal
- Jeannette Torres, Assistant Principal
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Passaic High School include:
- Amod Field (born 1967), former NFL wide receiver who played one season with the Phoenix Cardinals.[18]
- Hezekiah Griggs, III (born 1988), an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. He became the youngest African-American venture capitalist when he founded H360 Capital in 2011.[19]
- Art Harris (1949–1970), running back who played college football at Marshall University who was killed in the 1970 Marshall plane crash.[20]
- Craig Heyward (1966-2006), a running back who was a Heisman Trophy candidate in 1987 and played for the New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams, and Indianapolis Colts in an 11-year National Football League career.[21]
- Dennis Johnson (born 1951), former NFL defensive tackle.[22]
- Augie Lio (1918-1989), football player, who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.[23]
- William J. Martini (born 1947), United States district court judge who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district in Congress.[24]
- Bill Mokray (1907-1974), basketball historian and statistician enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965 as a contributor to the sport.[25]
- John Roosma (1900-1983), captain of Ernest Blood's "Wonder Teams" who became the first college player to total 1,000 points for his career while at the United States Military Academy.[26]
- Sonia Rosado, first Hispanic elected to the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[27]
- Mark Rosenberg (1948-1992), film producer whose works included The Killing Fields.[28]
- Víctor Santos (born 1976), starting pitcher who has played for the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers (2001), Colorado Rockies (2002), Texas Rangers (2003) and Milwaukee Brewers (2005).[29]
- The Shirelles, the first major female vocal group of the rock and roll era and the first girl group to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.[30]
- Tyronne Stowe (born 1965), former NFL linebacker.[31]
- Jack Tatum (1948-2010), former American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 to 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League.[32][33]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 School Data for Passaic High School # 12, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 23, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Passaic High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 23, 2015.
- ↑ Passaic High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 24, 2012. Accessed March 29, 2015.
- ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 27, 2012.
- ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed May 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ↑ Passaic City Schools: School - School History, Passaic High School. Accessed May 2, 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 League Memberships – 2014-2015, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 19, 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed September 19, 2014.
- ↑ Home page, Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League. Accessed August 28, 2011.
- ↑ Ernest Blood profile, Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed August 19, 2014. "From 1915 to 1924, Blood coached the Passaic High School 'Wonder Teams' to a 200-1 mark that included a high school record 159-game winning streak over five seasons. The streak, believed to be the longest in basketball history, began on December 17, 1919, and ended February 6, 1925, when Hackensack Hill High School defeated Passaic 39-35."
- ↑ 2001 - North I, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 16, 2007.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 19, 2015.
- ↑ Santora, Joseph A. "A Case Study of the Naval JROTC Program at Passaic High School", Seton Hall University, 2006. Accessed August 27, 2012. "A JROTC program with one of the largest enrollments in the nation today, is the Naval JROTC program sponsored by Passaic High School in Passaic, New Jersey. In 2006, the program earned the Distinguished Unit Award---the highest award recognized by the Department of the Navy for a NJROTC unit."
- ↑ USSBA National Championship Titles, United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) press release dated November 14, 2006.
- ↑ Directory, Passaic High School. Accessed November 23, 2015.
- ↑ Amod Field, Profootballarchives.com. Accessed January 2, 2015.
- ↑ Hezekiah Griggs III - A Self-made Man, Self-made Man. Accessed August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Art Harris, Marshall University November 14, 1970 ... Remembered. Accessed August 28, 2011.
- ↑ Litsky, Frank. "Craig Heyward, Who Was N.F.L.'s Ironhead, Is Dead at 39", The New York Times, May 29, 2006. Accessed August 28, 2011. "From ages 10 to 12, Heyward lived in a training school for wayward boys. He became an all-state player at Passaic High School before starring at Pittsburgh."
- ↑ Dennis Johnson, database Football. Accessed January 28, 2008.
- ↑ Augie Lio profile database Football. Accessed August 7, 2007.
- ↑ William J. Martini, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed July 13, 2007.
- ↑ William G. "Bill" Mokray enshrined as a contributor in 1965, Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed July 13, 2007. "Mokray's romance started while a student at Passaic High School during the era of the 'Passaic High School Wonder Teams.'"
- ↑ "Col. John Roosma Dead at 83; Basketball Star at West Point", The New York Times, November 14, 1983. Accessed August 27, 2012. "He was born in Passaic, N.J., and was captain of the Passaic High School basketball team that was known as the Passaic Wonder Team, having won 179 games in a row."
- ↑ Sonia Rosado Freeholder profile, Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed July 13, 2007.
- ↑ Barry, Jan. "MARK ROSENBERG, FILMMAKER; FORMER PASSAIC RESIDENT WAS 44", The Record (Bergen County), November 8, 2008. Accessed June 3, 2013. "Mark Rosenberg, a Hollywood film producer who grew up in Passaic, died Friday of a heart attack while on location in Texas for his latest film. Mr. Rosenberg, 44, was a 1966 graduate of Passaic High School."
- ↑ Santos makes most of opportunity: Non-roster invitee enjoying breakthrough season, MLB.com, August 4, 2004. "One the pitches Santos offers, his fastball, was nowhere to be seen when he graduated from Passaic High School in New Jersey in 1995.
- ↑ Nutt, Amy Ellis. "Passaic dedicates street to the Shirelles", The Star-Ledger, September 21, 2008. Accessed August 28, 2011. "The Shirelles were just teenagers when they sang their own doo-wop song, 'I Met Him on a Sunday,' and brought down the house at the annual Passaic High School talent show in 1957."
- ↑ Tyronne Stowe Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards, databaseFootball.com. Accessed February 19, 2008.
- ↑ via Associated Press. "Jack Tatum", The Star-Ledger, July 27, 2010. Accessed November 8, 2010. "Tatum was born in North Carolina but grew up in Passaic, where he was named an All-American as a senior at Passaic High School."
- ↑ Jack Tatum player profile, DatabaseFootball. Accessed December 17, 2006.
External links
- Passaic High School
- Passaic City School District
- Passaic City School District's 2012–13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Passaic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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