Type Public high school Principal Kevin DiEugenio Grades 9-12 Founded 1964 | Established 1964 Faculty 117.2 FTEs Phone +1 732-833-4670 Color Black | |
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Asst. Principals Daniel A. McDevittHeather NovakKyle Brunson Address 101 Don Connor Blvd, Jackson, NJ 08527, USA | ||
Jackson memorial high school class of 2016 senior video
Jackson Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Jackson Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, opened in 1964 as part of the Jackson School District. It is the sister high school of Jackson Liberty High School, which opened in the late summer of 2006.
Contents
- Jackson memorial high school class of 2016 senior video
- The little mermaid live at jackson memorial high school promo 2017 spring musical
- History
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Athletics
- Marching band
- Administration
- Notable alumni
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,640 students and 117.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1. There were 175 students (10.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 55 (3.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The little mermaid live at jackson memorial high school promo 2017 spring musical
History
Jackson Memorial High School first opened in 1964 as Jackson Junior-Senior High School. Before then, students living in Jackson attended Lakewood High School. The school was originally a single, one story building with three wings. Around 1970, a second story was added to one wing. In the 1980s, it was expanded to include the nearby middle school which became known as the Clayton building. The original high school building was known as the memorial building in the early 1990s; later it was renamed the Bernie Reider Hall, for a longtime wrestling coach and former principal. The Fine Arts building, added ca. 1993, connects the once separate Clayton building, previously a middle school, and the two-story Bernie Reider Hall.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 4th-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. The school had been ranked 188th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 181st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 216th in the magazine's September 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 166th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 22 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (80.8%) and language arts literacy (94.1%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
Athletics
The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguars compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County, and the league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,194 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,082 to 1,934 students in that grade range.
Jackson is a powerhouse in many sports and its key rivals are Southern Regional, Toms River South, Toms River North, Toms River East, Brick Memorial and Brick Township.
Marching band
The school's marching band used to be directed by Bud McCormick and the assistant director Jason Diaz, who is now the current director. The Jaguar Marching Band performed in the 2013 New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
The Jackson Memorial Jaguar Band has performed at many events including:
Presidential Inaugural Parade for George W. Bush, Cherry Blossom Parade: Washington DC, Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade, D-Day Invasion Ceremony: Normandy-France, Hula Bowl Halftime and pregame: Waikiki-Hawaii, 4 Ticker Tape parades for the New York Yankees, 2 Ticker Tape parades for the New York Giants (NFL), Opening Night performance for "42nd Street": Ford Theater-NYC, Opening Night performance for "The Music Man" NYC, Performance at the Funeral of Levon Helm: Woodstock-NY, Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special, Radio City Music Hall: Performance for Dolly Parton
The Jackson Jaguar Marching Band won the USBands Group 6A National Championship Title in 2013 with a score of 96.3, their first national championship. They won first place in the percussion and music category then second in colorguard, general effect, and marching.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: