Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences

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Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences
Location
1 Convery Boulevard
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Information
Type Magnet Public high school
School district Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
Principal Michael Fanelli
Asst. principal Richard L. Heffers
Faculty 18.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Enrollment 238[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 13.2:1[1]
Color(s)      Royal Blue and
     White[2]
Team name Hornets[2]
Website School webpage

The Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences, also known as Woodbridge Academy, is a four-year career academy and college preparatory magnet public high school located in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, which serves students of many diverse cultures from all over Middlesex County.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 238 students and 18.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 15 students (6.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 8 (3.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[3][4]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school as one of 16 schools tied for first out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 256 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy (100.0%) and mathematics (100.0%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[5]

Academics

The major subjects of studies for four years are the following:

  • English: World Literature*, US Literature I/II*, British Literature, AP English Literature and Composition**
  • Mathematics: Geometry*, Algebra II*, Pre-Calculus*, Statistics, AP Calculus**
  • Sciences: Biology*, Chemistry*, Physics*,
  • Social Science: World History*, US History I/II*, AP US History**, Genocide, Sociology, Economics*
  • Health and Physical Education: All four years*
  • World Language: Spanish I*, Spanish II*, Spanish III*, AP Spanish**
  • UMDNJ-Rutgers Courses: Allied Health*, Dynamics of Health Care*, Medical Terminology*, Scientific Principles of Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology I & II*
  • PLTW (Project Lead The Way) Courses: Principles of Biomedical Sciences*, Human Body Systems*, Medical Interventions*, Biomedical Innovations*

- * Required

- ** Have to be selected to take course

Athletics

The Woodbridge Academy Hornets[2] compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6] With 174 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as Central Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 49 to 476 students in that grade range.[7]

Extracurricular activities

Due to the Academy's small size, clubs in school is generally limited. A list of clubs include:

  • HOSA
  • Interact Club
  • Ethics Debate Club
  • Music Club
  • Newspaper Club
  • Study Hall
  • Sports Club
  • Dance Club
  • Polish Club
  • Yearbook Club
  • Art Club
  • Science League
  • Math League
  • UNICEF
  • Tennis Club
  • Animal Awareness Club

Science League

The school ranks consistently high on the Science League exams.

2014-2015 School Year Rankings

  • Biology I Ranking: 4 out of 134
  • Chemistry I Ranking: 7 out of 140
  • Physics I Ranking: 13 out of 108

2011-2012 School Year Rankings

  • Biology Ranking: 10 out of 143
  • Chemistry Ranking: 19 out of 143
  • Physics Ranking: 21 out of 143

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[8]

  • Michael Fanelli, Principal
  • Richard L. Heffers, Assistant Principal

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 School Data for Middlesex County Voc Acad Allied Health & Biomedic, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Woodbridge Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."
  4. ↑ 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for Central Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed November 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences 2015-2016 Student Handbook, Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences. Accessed February 23, 2012.

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