Type Public high school Faculty 55.8 FTEs Enrollment 598 (as of 2014-15) Color White Lowest grade Ninth grade | Principal Sarah Costa Grades 9-12 Phone +1 908-241-4550 Number of students 598 (2014–2015) | |
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Vice principals Ellen Bachert (Academics)Richard Suchansky (Athletics) Athletics conference Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference | ||
Roselle park high school auditorium renovation project
Roselle Park High School is a four-year public high school located in Roselle Park, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Roselle Park School District. Since 2007, Roselle Park High School serves students in ninth through twelfth grades. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.
Contents
- Roselle park high school auditorium renovation project
- Roselle park high school sit out in support of laid off teachers
- Awards recognition and rankings
- History
- Athletics
- Clubs and organizations
- Administration
- Notable alumni
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 598 students and 55.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1. There were 173 students (28.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 80 (13.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Roselle park high school sit out in support of laid off teachers
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 191st-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 122nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 190th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 156th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 104th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 92 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (88.3%) and language arts literacy (94.5%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
History
The current location is the fourth home for the high school. On April 30, 1931, the cornerstone was laid for a new building for the high school that was to be constructed at a cost of $350,000. In January 1961, Roselle Park voters rejected a proposal for the construction of a new high school that would have cost $2.5 million to build.
The high school was originally located at the site of today's Robert Gordon Elementary School. The school moved to a second building, now demolished, on Locust Street. The third incarnation of the high school was located in what is now the current Roselle Park Middle School. In 1993, a new wing was constructed, adding three additional classrooms.
Athletics
The Roselle Park High School Panthers compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which includes public and private high schools in Union County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). Prior to the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had participated in the Mountain Valley Conference, which included public and private high schools in Essex County, Somerset County and Union County. With 441 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North II, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 73 to 487 students in that grade range.
There are a variety of different sports at Roselle Park High School which include fall, winter, and spring seasons:
Fall sports: Football coached by Terry Hanratty, Boys' Soccer coached by Patrick Pietro, Girls' Soccer coached by Anthony Trezza, and Volleyball coached by Dennis Dagounis.
Winter sports: Boys' Basketball coached by Jon Bergbauer, Girls' Basketball coached by Richard Suchanski, Bowling coached by Vicent Fucci, and Wrestling Coached by John Ranieri.
Spring sports: Baseball coached by Nick Agoglia, Softball coached by Fran Maggio, Golf coached by Bruce Coultas, and Track and Field coached by Glenn Grieco and Shannon Smith.
The boys' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1928 (defeating Garfield High School in the final round of the tournament), won the Group II state championship in 1945 (vs. Carteret High School) and 1952 (vs. Burlington City High School), and won the Group I title in 1950 (vs. North Arlington High School).
The baseball team won the Group I state championship in 1972 and 1987, defeating Kingsway Regional High School both years in the tournament final.
The football team won the North II Group I state sectional championship in 1979, 1992 and 1993, and won the North II Group II title in 1989.
The wrestling team won the North II Group I state sectional title in 1980-1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2010 and 2014, and won the Central Jersey Group I title in 2004-2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011. The team won the Group I state championship in 1982 and 1997 (as co-champion with Paulsboro High School). The program's 22 sectional titles are tied for fourth most among schools in New Jersey.
The boys' track team won the Group I indoor relay state championship in 1982.
Clubs and organizations
There are many clubs and organizations at RPHS some of these include: Crisis Center, Dads Club, Ecology Club, ESL Club, National Honors Society and Peer Leadership.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are: