Type Public high school Faculty 88.8 FTEs Student to teacher ratio 12.5:1 Color White | Principal Ronnie Spring Enrollment 1,107 (as of 2014-15) Phone +1 908-754-4620 | |
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Vice principals Kelly Richkus
Patrick Sarullo Address 200 Lake St, South Plainfield, NJ 07080, USA District South Plainfield Public Schools Motto Academics, Athletics, Arts Profiles | ||
South plainfield high school boys soccer 2014 nj group 3 state champions highlight video
South Plainfield High School (or SPHS) is a four-year, co-ed comprehensive community public high school located in South Plainfield in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades and operating as the sole secondary school in the South Plainfield Public Schools. The school offers numerous clubs, activities, and athletics.
Contents
- South plainfield high school boys soccer 2014 nj group 3 state champions highlight video
- South plainfield high school evacuated after bomb threat
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Music
- Ensembles
- Model United Nations Model Congress
- Robotics
- Athletics
- Wrestling
- Baseball
- Field hockey
- Softball
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Administration
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,107 students and 88.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. There were 222 students (20.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 104 (9.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
South plainfield high school evacuated after bomb threat
Awards, recognition and rankings
In 1996, the New Jersey Department of Education recognized the school with the "Best Practices Award" for its Respect All Races Everywhere (R.A.R.E.) Program in which administrators, staff, and students work together to make cultural and ethnic diversity an instructional theme.
The school was the 157th-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 227th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 148th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 158th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 160th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 183rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 25 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the two components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), mathematics (78.9%) and language arts literacy (93.5%).
Music
Three music teachers are currently employed at South Plainfield High School: Ryan Dore (director of bands), Donna Kregler (director of choirs), and Bruce Mikolon (director of orchestras). As of 2015, Ryan Dore is the permanent band director, succeeding now Middle School principal Roger A. Vroom III.
Ensembles
Model United Nations / Model Congress
South Plainfield High School's Model United Nations (SPMUN) has achieved regional and nationwide recognition since being inaugurated in 2007-08. The program was founded and is currently advised by Social Studies teacher Miten Shah.
Robotics
South Plainfield High School's First Robotics Team (FRC) Tiger Tech 5624 has achieved several awards and has gained several victories since starting its rookie year in 2015.
Athletics
The South Plainfield High School Tigers compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 821 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North II, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 778 to 1,062 students in that grade range.
Wrestling
The wrestling team has won Group III state titles in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2013 and won Group II state titles in 2000 and 2007. The eight group titles won by the program are tied for the sixth most of all teams in the state. In 2007, the wrestling team took Central Group II with a 48-16 win over Raritan. The team then moved on to win a Group II state title that year with a 58-6 semifinal win against Point Boro and a 42-9 in the finals against Hackettstown. In 2008, the wrestling team lost to David Brearley High School in the North 2 Group II sectional final.
In 2013, Anthony Ashnault became the first wrestler in state history to win four consecutive state championships while being undefeated in his high school wrestling career, finishing with an overall record of 170-0 during his four years at South Plainfield.
Baseball
In 2015, the baseball team won the NJSIAA Group III state baseball title, the program's first state championship, defeating Northern Burlington County Regional High School by a score of 8-4 in the tournament final.
Field hockey
The team won the North II Group III state sectional title in 2004.
Softball
The 2005 softball team captured a North II Group III title with a 2-0 victory over Voorhees High School in the sectional final. They then defeated North I, Group III sectional champion Sparta High School to advance to the Group III final, where they defeated Northern Burlington County Regional High School in the final to capture the Group III state championship. The team had won state titles in Group II in both 1989 and 2000.
Basketball
The boys' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1964, defeating Summit High School in the tournament final.
In 2007, the girls' basketball team was the Group III runner-up, falling to Willingboro 53-46 in the tournament final.
Soccer
In 2014, the boys soccer team captured a NJSIAA Group III state championship title, the program's first, with a 4-3 victory over Princeton High School in the tournament final.
Administration
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