Bound Brook High School

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name = Bound Brook High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Bound Brook School District
type = Public high school
principal = Daniel Gallagher
viceprincipal = Mario Bernardo
Rob Nixon
enrollment = 727 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 62.3 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 11.7
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conference = Skyland Conference
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location = 111 West Union Avenue
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
information = 732-652-7950
website = [http://www.bbrook.k12.nj.us/bbrookhs/site/default.asp?7420Nav=&NodeID=84 School website]

Bound Brook High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bound Brook, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bound Brook School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 727 students and 62.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.7. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402100&ID=340210005144 Bound Brook High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 29, 2008.]

The school was the 243rd-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 259th 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

Bound Brook High School competes in the Skyland Conference, which operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The conference consists of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey.

The boys soccer team won the 2004 Central, Group I state sectional championship with a string of three shutout wins, defeating Jonathan Dayton High School 3-0 in the first round, Highland Park High School 2-0 in the semifinals, and edging Metuchen High School 1-0 in the finals to take the title. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=83365&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20I 2004 Boys Soccer - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 21, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [ [http://bbrook.k12.nj.us/742420113155517810/site/default.asp Administration Contact List] , Bound Brook High School. Accessed August 12, 2008.]
*Daniel Gallagher - Principal
*Rob Nixon - Vice Principal and Athletic Director
*Mario Bernardo - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

*Kenneth Thomas (born 1938), was Chief Financial Officer of the United States Chess Federation.Fact|date=April 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.bbrook.k12.nj.us/bbrookhs/site/default.asp?7420Nav=&NodeID=84 Bound Brook High School]
* [http://www.bbrook.k12.nj.us/ Bound Brook School District]
*NJReportCard|35|0490|0|Bound Brook School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402100 Data for the Bound Brook School District] , National Center for Education Statistics