Bergen County Technical High School

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name = Bergen County Technical High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Bergen County Technical Schools
type = Vocational Public high school
principal = Andrea Sheridan
enrollment = 643 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 71.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 9.1
nickname = Knights
conference = Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League
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location = 504 Route 46 and Central Avenue
Teterboro, NJ 07608
information = 201-343-6000
website = [http://www.bergen.org/BTteterboro School website]

Bergen County Technical High School, also known as Bergen Tech, or more commonly "BT", is a vocational public high school serving students in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Bergen Tech is located in Teterboro and is one of three campuses of the Bergen County Technical Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 643 students and 71.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9.1. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401470&ID=340147000262 Data for Bergen County Technical High School] , Accessed July 30, 2008.]

The Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus, is a full-time public high school that provides a challenging, project-driven curriculum in a technology-infused environment. The curriculum is structured around a core of interdisciplinary technical and academic disciplines that prepare students for post-secondary education and career development work-based experiences. Required internships during the senior year further enhance the education received and further prepare students for a post secondary education and future career opportunities.

History

Bergen Tech was originally a shared-time vocational school which was completely revamped in 2000 to be a full-time, academic High School with students taking classes in their particular "Majors."

Admissions

Bergen County Technical High School utilizes a selective admissions process. For the 2006-07 school year, there were 504 applicants for 140 spots in Teterboro and 160 applicants for 90 spots in Paramus. [ [http://www.bergen.org/Update/budgetBook_web.pdf Bergen Technical High Schools Budget 2006-07] , accessed November 2, 2006]

Academics

The large applicant pool results partly from interest in their vocational programs and partly from their strong academics. For example they currently offer 14 different Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses, including every science AP course offered by the College Board.

Robert Goodman, a Bergen Tech physics teacher, was named New Jersey Teacher of the Year for 2005-2006. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/njded/news/2005/1018toy.htm Bergen County Educator Named State Teacher of the Year] , New Jersey Department of Education press release dated October 18, 2005.] Goodman is an advocate of the Physics First methodology and did his doctoral dissertation at Rutgers University was based on the success of teaching Physics First to freshman.

Athletics

The Bergen Tech sports team includes athletes from all three campuses. The Bergen County Technical High School Knights compete in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL), starting with the 2006-07 school year. Bergen Tech is classified by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) as North I, Group IV.

In 2006, the Bergen Tech football team won their first Division Championship thanks to the outstanding play of Senior fullback Donny Londono and Junior Quarterback Dan Syed. They also participated in the state playoffs for the first time in the schools history. They lost in the 1st round to Randolph high school.

In 2007, Junior Running back Joe Miles broke the school single season rushing record and became the All-time leading rusher for the Knights football team thanks to an extremely solid offensive line (Victor Estrella, Anthony Jordan, Davian Scott, Frank Leon and Ryan Gormely) They finished off the year 5-5 and failed to make the playoffs.

In 2007, the girls tennis team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Ridgewood High School in the tournament finals. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=242871&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20IV 2007 Girls Team Tennis - North I, Group IV] , NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.] The win was the team's second consecutive title, and their third since 2003. [ [http://www.nj.com/hssports/girlstennis/ledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1192257101118900.xml&coll=1 Pompton Lakes captures crown] , "The Star-Ledger", October 13, 2007. Accessed October 25, 2007. "Defending-champion Bergen Tech took home its third title since 2003 with a 4-1 victory over Ridgewood in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 championship in Franklin Lakes. "]

Majors

Bergen County Technical High School offers 11 majors for its students [ [http://www.bergen.org/BTteterboro/progrms.html Program Description for Bergen County Technical School] .]

#Automotive Design Engineering
#Business
#Commercial Art and Graphic Design
#Cosmetology & Skin Care
#Culinary & Pastry Arts
#Digital Media Arts
#Electrical Technology
#Fashion Art, Design & Merchandising
#Information & Telecommunications Technology
#Law & Justice
#Pre-Engineering

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:
*Andrea Sheridan, principal [ [http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=741&Itemid=1572 Teterboro Administration] , Bergen County Technical Schools. Accessed July 30, 2008.]

Notable alumni

*Gary Brolsma, the Numa Numa guy

References

External links

* [http://www.bergen.org/BTteterboro/ Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro]
*NJReportCard|03|0290|070|Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401470 Data for the Bergen County Technical Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics