Create Charter High School
Encyclopedia
CREATE Charter High School is a four-year public high school that operates under a charter granted by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education
. The school acts independently of the Jersey City Public Schools
. The school opened in September 2001. CREATE Charter High School is a public school open to all students on a space-available basis. The school also has a middle school, CREATE Charter Middle School,and is the only high school in the county to do so.
The school is run by Jersey City Councilman Steve Lipski.
(HCIAA), which includes 22 private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA).
The boys basketball team won the Central, Group I state sectional championship with an 82-65 win over Asbury Park High School
in the tournament final.
*The school is scheduled to close permanently on June 30, 2010. The state has not renewed the school's charter. There was no sports program its final year because the county suspended the school due to improper activity.
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
. The school acts independently of the Jersey City Public Schools
Jersey City Public Schools
The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide....
. The school opened in September 2001. CREATE Charter High School is a public school open to all students on a space-available basis. The school also has a middle school, CREATE Charter Middle School,and is the only high school in the county to do so.
The school is run by Jersey City Councilman Steve Lipski.
Athletics
CREATE competes in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic AssociationHudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The league consists of 23 public and parochial high schools in Hudson County in northern New Jersey...
(HCIAA), which includes 22 private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
(NJSIAA).
The boys basketball team won the Central, Group I state sectional championship with an 82-65 win over Asbury Park High School
Asbury Park High School
Asbury Park High School is a comprehensive, four-year community public high school headquartered in a landmark building in Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, constructed during the New Deal as a model high school campus...
in the tournament final.
*The school is scheduled to close permanently on June 30, 2010. The state has not renewed the school's charter. There was no sports program its final year because the county suspended the school due to improper activity.