- Newton High School (New Jersey)
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Newton High School 
Address 44 Ryerson Avenue
Newton, NJ 07860Information Type Public high school Principal James Tasker Asst. Principal Kurt Walton Faculty 61 (on FTE basis)[1] Grades 9-12 Enrollment 826 (as of 2009-10)[1] Student to teacher ratio 13.54[1] Color(s) Maroon and white Athletics conference Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference Team name Braves Website School website Newton High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Newton Public School District. Students from Andover Borough, and Andover and Green townships, attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 826 students and 61 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.54.[1]
The school was the 167th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 160th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 168th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
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Extracurricular Activities
Newton High School offers a variety of extracurricular activities, clubs, and groups. They include Aurora yearbook, Calliope magazine, Student Council, Peer Leadership, Red Cross Club, Best Buds, Future Farmers of America, Interact, and Multicultural Club, and Spanish/German/French clubs. Honor Societies include the National Honor Society, French Honor Society, German Honor Society, and Spanish Honor Society. Academic Leagues include various Science Leagues (which include the highly successful physics, biology, earth science, and chemistry teams), Math League (a consistent leading county contender), and the Academic Bowl.
Jazz Band
The Newton High School Jazz Band program has been highly successful over the past years. Jazz Band is considered an extracurricular, but the high school also offers Concert Band (for lower level performers) and Wind Ensemble (for more advanced instrumentalists) courses which can be added to one's school schedule.
Academic Achievements
SAT Scores
In the 2009 to 2010 school year, Newton High School ranked first in its county (Sussex) out of nine other high schools in SAT scores. This also placed it at first in the state of New Jersey in their district factor group "CD," ranking it number one out of a total of 38 high schools.[5]
Graduation rates
According to the New Jersey Herald, the graduation rate for Newton High School is 84.8%. This rate exceeds the national high school graduation rate of approximately 70%.[citation needed]
Athletic Achievements
NW NJ Athletic Conference
The Newton High School Braves participate in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6] The school is categorized by the NJSIAA as North I, Group II.
Newton Wrestling
- 2009 and 2010 Group I Section I Champions, won against Kittatinny Regional High School both years. 2009 marked the program's first sectional title, achieved with a 40-26 win against Kittatinny[7] The team won its second consecutive title with a 36-28 win against Kittatinny, and made it to the Group I state championship before losing to Paulsboro High School.[8]
Boy's baseball
- The 1985 boys baseball team won the Group II state championship.
Girl's Basketball
- In 2001, the girls' basketball team took the North I, Group II title, edging Harrison High School 67-65.[9] The 2002 team repeated the title, topping Indian Hills High School 62-56 in the tournament final.[10] The team won for a third consecutive year in 2003, defeating Dumont High School 67-46.[11]
Boy's Soccer
- The boy's soccer team won the North I, Group II state sectional championship in 1999 with a 2-0 win over Hopatcong High School.[12]
- The 2005 boys soccer team won the North I, Group II state sectional title with a 2-0 win against Glen Rock High School.[13]
Robotics
Newton High School's FRC team, team 3142, won the Rookie All-Star Award in the New York City Regional Competition in 2010
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[14]
- James Tasker, Principal
- Kurt Walton, Assistant Principal
- Kurt Weaver, Athletic Director
Notable alumnus
- John C. Mather (born 1946), Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2006.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d Newton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 11, 2011.
- ^ Newton High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 16, 2011. "Newton High School serves students from Andover Township, Andover Borough, and Green Township as well as historic Newton"
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 16, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ http://newton.nj.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=4
- ^ League Memberships – 2010-2011, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 11, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "Newton 40, Kittatinny 26 (High school Wrestling scores & results)", The Star-Ledger, February 13, 2009. Accessed August 11, 2011."Newton, No. 11 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, rolled to its first sectional title in Hampton. Kittatinny, which won the Group 1 title last year, its eighth group championship, held an 11-6 lead before its Sussex County rival, Newton, won the next four bouts to take a 24-11 lead."
- ^ Lashley, Josh. "Newton wrestlers prepare for 2010/11 season: Hoping to best last year’s second place finish", The Sparta Independent, December 15, 2010. Accessed August 11, 2011. "The Braves won the North I Group I sectional crown with a 36-28 win over Kittatinny last February. In the State Group I semifinals, Newton toppled Robbinsville, 39-21. Paulsboro, a stalwart in Group I for many, many years, defeated Newton in the Group I State team championship match last year."
- ^ 2001 - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed July 12, 2007.
- ^ 2002 Girls State Basketball - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed July 12, 2007.
- ^ 2003 Girls Basketball - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed July 12, 2007.
- ^ Public Group Semifinals - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed July 12, 2007.
- ^ 2005 Boys Soccer - North 1, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed July 12, 2007.
- ^ Newton School District Administration, Newton Public Schools. Accessed August 10, 2011.
- ^ John C. Mather autobiography, Nobel Prize. Accessed June 29, 2008. "When I finished 8th grade, it was time to go to high school, and my parents decided to send me to Newton High School, where they thought we would get the best available education in our area."
External links
- Newton High School web pages
- Newton Public School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Newton Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- SaveNHS.org
Coordinates: 41°03′02″N 74°45′33″W / 41.050515°N 74.759079°W
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