Linden High School (New Jersey)

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name = Linden High School


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established =
grades = 9 - 12
district = Linden Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Denise Cleary
viceprincipal = Leanora Fleming
Larry Plummer
Danny Robertozzi
Marie Stefanick
enrollment = 1,929 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 139.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.9
nickname = Tigers
conference = Watchung Conference
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location = 121 West St. George Avenue
Linden, NJ 07036
information = 908-486-5432
website = [http://linden.k12.nj.us/files/lhs.htm School website]

Linden High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Linden in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Linden Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,929 students and 139.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.9. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408610&ID=340861005556 Linden High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 1, 2008.]

Linden High School has been an IB World School since July 2001, offering students the IB Diploma Programme. [ [http://www.ibo.org/school/001313/ Linden High School] , International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed May 1, 2008.]

The school was the 299th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 293rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Athletics

The Linden High School Tigers participate in the Watchung Conference, a high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The conference consists of public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County.

Coached by Phil Colicchio, the boys basketball team won the 2006 North II, Group IV sectional championship with a 64-38 win over Plainfield High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=142024&tclass=North%20II,%20Group%20IV 2006 Boys Basketball - North II, Group IV] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 30, 2007.] In 2007 the team won the Group IV NJSIAA State Championship, edging Passaic County Technical Institute 57-56 in the semifinals and defeating South Brunswick High School 63-54 for the title. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=202502&tclass=Public%20Group%20Semis%2FFinals 2007 Boys Basketball - Public Group Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 29, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.linden.k12.nj.us/lhs/vice%20principal%203.html Vice Principals] , Linden High School. Accessed August 14, 2008.]
*Denise Cleary - Principal [ [http://www.linden.k12.nj.us/lhs/principal%20barry.htm Principal] , Linden High School. Accessed August 14, 2008.]
*Leanora Fleming - Vice Principal
*Larry Plummer - Vice Principal
*Danny Robertozzi - Vice Principal
*Frank Bandinelli - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

*Tiffany Andrade (born 1985), Miss New Jersey 2008. [Helfand, Candice Leigh. [http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/union/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1193982876128580.xml&coll=1 "Dancing queen"] , "The Star-Ledger", November 2, 2007. Accessed November 21, 2007. "Yesterday, she came back to her alma mater to teach current Linden High School dance majors the same steps she performed with the other Miss New Jersey-USA contestants in the Oct. 21 pageant, and to discuss her experiences."]
*Vincent Obsitnik (born 1938), American diplomat of Slovak descent.
*Frank Rumbauskas, author.Fact|date=September 2008
*Craig Taylor (born 1966), former running back for three seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TAYLOCRA01 Craig Taylor player profile] , database Football. Accessed August 27, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://linden.k12.nj.us/files/lhs.htm Linden High School]
* [http://linden.k12.nj.us/ Linden Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|39|2660|0|Linden Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408610 Data for the Linden Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics