Hasbrouck Heights High School
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Hasbrouck Heights High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving grades 9 to 12, located in Hasbrouck Heights
in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Hasbrouck Heights School District
.
The district serves students from Teterboro
, a non-operating district that was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution on July 1, 2010.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 459 students and 36 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.75.
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 82nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 92nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
in the Meadowlands Division, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Hasbrouck Heights was a part of the Bergen County Scholastic League
. The team nickname is the Aviators.
Hasbrouck Heights has long enjoyed success on the athletic field. The football, wrestling, and track programs have established themselves among the elite on the league, county, and state level.
, the first in the soccer team's history. The next game was the state semis against North Warren Regional High School
getting the furthest the team ever did, falling 3-2. Joe Bitteto took over the team and brought it to its 2nd consecutive state appearance. The team is currently coached by Vincent Marchese.
. Hasbrouck Heights made the 2nd round in the North 1 Group 1 state playoffs in 2006, beating Pascack Hills High School
9-3 in the opening round then losing to ultimate winner Bogota High School
24-17 in the semifinals. Hasbrouck Heights made the playoffs for seven consecutive seasons.
In 2007, the team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 26-16 win over New Milford High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium
. The team went 12-0 while also capturing a BCSL Olympic League Championship. Depken Field was also resurfaced with field turf.
In 1994, the Heights team went 10-1 and won the State Sectional championship by defeating North Arlington High School
in Giants Stadium.
In 1975, the Heights team went 10-0-1 and won the North I, Group I state sectional championship by defeating Ridgefield Memorial High School
22-6 in the first year that the state held playoffs. They were also the BCSL National champions as well.
The 1976, the 11-0 Heights Aviators repeated as North I, Group I sectional champions by defeating Mahwah High School
in the finals. They were also the BCSL National Champs in 1976 as well.
The Hasbrouck Heights Aviators football team tied for the most wins with Bergen Catholic High School
and had the highest winning percentage from 1970-1979 of any team in Bergen County. This success continued well into the mid 1980s when Hasbrouck Heights went to the North 1 Group 1 finals in 1985 and 1986 but were defeated by New Milford High School
both years.
Hasbrouck Heights High School has won a total of 19 Group I state sectional championships and 2 Group II state sectional championships since 1920 when the team played in Franklin School. Their best year was in 1969 when the Aviators went undefeated and were ranked #1 in the state of NJ and finished in the top 10 nationally.
The Hasbrouck Heights football Aviators natural rival by geographic location are the Wood-Ridge High School
Blue Devils. The two programs have one of the state's longest Thanksgiving Day rivalry games dating back at least 60 years as of 2009. Hasbrouck Heights has won the vast majority of the games and is currently riding a 21 year Thanksgiving Day game winning streak.
Since the start of the NJ state playoff format Hasbrouck Heights has been a regular in the tournament. The team's rivals are Wood-Ridge, Cresskill, Emerson, Glen Rock, New Milford, Bogota, Park Ridge and Pompton Lakes high schools.
soccer team won the North I Group II state sectional championship in 2008 under former coach Ollie Pimm with a 2-0 win against Glen Rock High School
. His assistant coach Joseph Mastropietro took over the program in 2009 and finished with a record of 17-2-2 in his first season. The Aviators were undefeated BCSL National League champions that season.
In 2007, the Women's Tennis Team had a nearly perfect season and won the BCSL title that year.
In 2009, the Men's Tennis Team completed the season with a record of 17-2. They won the BCSL title that year, and lost in the state sectional finals against defending champions Pascack Hills.
Team success came with the hiring of head coach, Tom Basile, who would guide the 1989 team to league and county titles. The Aviator's would capture their first ever North Jersey Group I state sectional championship after a one-sided victory over defending champion Waldwick High School
. The team was back-to-back champions in 1990. For their accomplishments, the 1989 team would be elected to the Hasbrouck Heights Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
In the mid-1990s, HH alum Mike Scuilla would take over the reins from Basile and continue the team's winning ways. The pinnacle individual performance came in 2001 when Morgan Horner won the 189lb. weight class at the NJSIAA championships defeating the defending champion. This accomplishment would earn Horner the award for the championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler. The 2006 team won the state North II, Group I sectional title. The 2007 team repeated as North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 46-16 win vs. Madison High School
.
Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville, Tennessee
, Pilot's Log earned the highest accolade of "best in show" for newspapers with 13-16 pages, from all high schools, regardless of size. The newspaper staff also walked away with a National Pacemaker Award
for the publication, one of 26 high school publications nationwide to be recognized, unofficially known as the "Pulitzer Prizes of student journalism."
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
Hasbrouck Heights is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 11,842. An inner-ring suburb of New York City, Hasbrouck Heights is located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan and west of Upper Manhattan.Hasbrouck Heights was...
in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States, operating as part of the Hasbrouck Heights School District
Hasbrouck Heights School District
The Hasbrouck Heights School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....
.
The district serves students from Teterboro
Teterboro, New Jersey
Teterboro is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 67, making it the fourth smallest municipality, by population, in New Jersey....
, a non-operating district that was merged into the Hasbrouck Heights School District following its dissolution on July 1, 2010.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 459 students and 36 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.75.
Awards and recognition
The school was the 107th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey MonthlyNew Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 82nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 92nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The school is a member of the North Jersey Interscholastic ConferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
The North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, or NJIC, is a high school athletic conference located in New Jersey. It is one of the so-called "super conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association as a part of a realignment of high school sports leagues in North...
in the Meadowlands Division, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by 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:...
. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Hasbrouck Heights was a part of the Bergen County Scholastic League
Bergen County Scholastic League
The Bergen County Scholastic League was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of thirty public and parochials high schools covering Bergen County and Hudson County in northern New...
. The team nickname is the Aviators.
Hasbrouck Heights has long enjoyed success on the athletic field. The football, wrestling, and track programs have established themselves among the elite on the league, county, and state level.
Baseball
The baseball team, coached by Rocco Minichiello, won the North I, Group I state sectional championship in 2007, topping Verona High School 7-4 in the tournament final.Boys Soccer
The Hasbrouck Heights Varsity Soccer program was run for many years by head coach Dennis Sayer. After he resigned following the 2001 season, Peter Morisco stepped in as head coach and took the team to the states two out of the three years he ran the program. The first game of the 2004 states was an overtime win against Leonia High SchoolLeonia High School
Leonia High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from the Borough of Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Leonia Public Schools...
, the first in the soccer team's history. The next game was the state semis against North Warren Regional High School
North Warren Regional High School
North Warren Regional High School is a public high school and regional school district, serving students in grades 7-12 in the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton...
getting the furthest the team ever did, falling 3-2. Joe Bitteto took over the team and brought it to its 2nd consecutive state appearance. The team is currently coached by Vincent Marchese.
Football
Currently coached by Nick Delcalzo, the last state championship won by the football program was in 2007. In 2005, Hasbrouck Heights made the Group 1, North 1 State Final in Giants Stadium, losing 27-7 to Pompton Lakes High SchoolPompton Lakes High School
Pompton Lakes High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the borough of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Pompton Lakes School District. The school accepts students from Pompton Lakes as well as those from Riverdale who attend as part of a...
. Hasbrouck Heights made the 2nd round in the North 1 Group 1 state playoffs in 2006, beating Pascack Hills High School
Pascack Hills High School
Pascack Hills High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools that are part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District in Bergen County, New Jersey. PHHS serves the residents of both Montvale, where the campus is located, and the neighboring community...
9-3 in the opening round then losing to ultimate winner Bogota High School
Bogota High School
Bogota Jr./Sr. High School is a comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Bogota, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bogota Public Schools...
24-17 in the semifinals. Hasbrouck Heights made the playoffs for seven consecutive seasons.
In 2007, the team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 26-16 win over New Milford High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...
. The team went 12-0 while also capturing a BCSL Olympic League Championship. Depken Field was also resurfaced with field turf.
In 1994, the Heights team went 10-1 and won the State Sectional championship by defeating North Arlington High School
North Arlington High School
North Arlington High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Arlington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the North Arlington School District....
in Giants Stadium.
In 1975, the Heights team went 10-0-1 and won the North I, Group I state sectional championship by defeating Ridgefield Memorial High School
Ridgefield Memorial High School
Ridgefield Memorial High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school located in Ridgefield, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Ridgefield School District....
22-6 in the first year that the state held playoffs. They were also the BCSL National champions as well.
The 1976, the 11-0 Heights Aviators repeated as North I, Group I sectional champions by defeating Mahwah High School
Mahwah High School
Mahwah High School is the four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey, operating as the only high school of the Mahwah Township Public Schools...
in the finals. They were also the BCSL National Champs in 1976 as well.
The Hasbrouck Heights Aviators football team tied for the most wins with Bergen Catholic High School
Bergen Catholic High School
Bergen Catholic High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school in Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade...
and had the highest winning percentage from 1970-1979 of any team in Bergen County. This success continued well into the mid 1980s when Hasbrouck Heights went to the North 1 Group 1 finals in 1985 and 1986 but were defeated by New Milford High School
New Milford High School
New Milford High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from New Milford, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the New Milford School District...
both years.
Hasbrouck Heights High School has won a total of 19 Group I state sectional championships and 2 Group II state sectional championships since 1920 when the team played in Franklin School. Their best year was in 1969 when the Aviators went undefeated and were ranked #1 in the state of NJ and finished in the top 10 nationally.
The Hasbrouck Heights football Aviators natural rival by geographic location are the Wood-Ridge High School
Wood-Ridge High School
Wood-Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Wood-Ridge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wood-Ridge School District...
Blue Devils. The two programs have one of the state's longest Thanksgiving Day rivalry games dating back at least 60 years as of 2009. Hasbrouck Heights has won the vast majority of the games and is currently riding a 21 year Thanksgiving Day game winning streak.
Since the start of the NJ state playoff format Hasbrouck Heights has been a regular in the tournament. The team's rivals are Wood-Ridge, Cresskill, Emerson, Glen Rock, New Milford, Bogota, Park Ridge and Pompton Lakes high schools.
Girls Soccer
The joint Hasbrouck Heights / Wood-Ridge High SchoolWood-Ridge High School
Wood-Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Wood-Ridge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wood-Ridge School District...
soccer team won the North I Group II state sectional championship in 2008 under former coach Ollie Pimm with a 2-0 win against Glen Rock High School
Glen Rock High School
Glen Rock High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Glen Rock, in Bergen County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Glen Rock Public Schools....
. His assistant coach Joseph Mastropietro took over the program in 2009 and finished with a record of 17-2-2 in his first season. The Aviators were undefeated BCSL National League champions that season.
Tennis
In 1968, the Men's Tennis Team had a perfect season, winning 17 games and losing 0. They won the BCSL title and became the only men's sports team to go undefeated for an entire season.In 2007, the Women's Tennis Team had a nearly perfect season and won the BCSL title that year.
In 2009, the Men's Tennis Team completed the season with a record of 17-2. They won the BCSL title that year, and lost in the state sectional finals against defending champions Pascack Hills.
Wrestling
Many outstanding wrestlers have passed through the halls of Hasbrouck Heights High School. With the creation of a recreation level program, established in the 1970s by then-director, Andy Feintuch, experience began to filter into the high school program. In 1976, heavyweight Bill Spindler became the school's first ever NJSIAA state champion, pinning each of his opponents on his way to the gold medal.Team success came with the hiring of head coach, Tom Basile, who would guide the 1989 team to league and county titles. The Aviator's would capture their first ever North Jersey Group I state sectional championship after a one-sided victory over defending champion Waldwick High School
Waldwick High School
Waldwick High School is a four year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Waldwick Public School District....
. The team was back-to-back champions in 1990. For their accomplishments, the 1989 team would be elected to the Hasbrouck Heights Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
In the mid-1990s, HH alum Mike Scuilla would take over the reins from Basile and continue the team's winning ways. The pinnacle individual performance came in 2001 when Morgan Horner won the 189lb. weight class at the NJSIAA championships defeating the defending champion. This accomplishment would earn Horner the award for the championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler. The 2006 team won the state North II, Group I sectional title. The 2007 team repeated as North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 46-16 win vs. Madison High School
Madison High School (New Jersey)
Madison High School is a four-year public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Madison Public Schools. The school is located in the borough of Madison...
.
Girls spring track & field
The very successful program has been a highlight of the school's athletic department. The program has won 20 league championships in the BCSL. 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. The program has also won the Bergen County Relay Championships in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2009, 2010, Bergen County Group Championship in 1998, 2009, 2010, and State Sectional Championships in 1994, 1998. Recent highlights: 2010 4x400 relay team of Naomi Robinson, Jenn Nass, Marissa Romano, & Michele Gianni won their heat at the prestigious Penn Relay Carnival in a time of 4:05.12 to win the Penn Relays Wall Plaque. The same team later in the season broke the school record in the 4 x 400 with a time of 4:02.09. Jeff Kresch was the head coach from 1987-April 1996, Robert Brady is the head coach starting in April 1996.Boy's outdoor track & field
The Boy's team have also enjoyed a run of success. The boys team has won BCSL titles in 1970, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010. The boys have also won the Bergen County Relay Championships in 1994, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, Bergen County Group Championships in 1970, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, and State Sectional Titles in 1970, 1994, 2006, and have finished 2nd in the state group championships in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010. Recent highlights, Junior Pat Cole won the 2010 Bergen County Meet of Champions in the Shot Put, Pat also won the 2010 League, county Group, State Sectional, State Group Shot put Championships. Pat also had a 6th place finish at the Penn Relay Shot put Championships and a 4th place finish in the NJ State Meet of Champions. Also Kevin Condal Won The 2010 Bergen County Meet of Champions 400m dash with a new meet record of 47.94 seconds a new school record and the 5th fastest time in Bergen County History. Kevin Also won the league, county group, state sectional 400m dash all with new meet records. The Boys 4 x 400 team of Condal, Harris, Davis and Quinn won the league, county group, state sectional, and state group championships, setting new meet records in the county and state sectional. The team was coached by Jeff Kresch from 1988 to April of 1996 and coached by Robert Brady since then.Pilot's Log
The high school publishes Pilot's Log, an award-winning student newspaper. At the 2006 National Scholastic Press AssociationNational Scholastic Press Association
The National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...
Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Pilot's Log earned the highest accolade of "best in show" for newspapers with 13-16 pages, from all high schools, regardless of size. The newspaper staff also walked away with a National Pacemaker Award
National Pacemaker Awards
The National Pacemaker Awards are awards for excellence in American student journalism, given annually since 1927. The awards are generally considered to be the highest national honors in their field, and are unofficially known as the "Pulitzer Prizes of student journalism."The National Scholastic...
for the publication, one of 26 high school publications nationwide to be recognized, unofficially known as the "Pulitzer Prizes of student journalism."
Coronian
The high school's yearbook is named the Coronian, with advisor Ryan Smith. The 2010 102nd volume was the first to be printed entirely in color. The book is printed by Herff Jones.Theatrical performances
Every school year, a selected performance is created by students under the supervision of the school's communications teacher Erin Schneeweiss. A different play is performed every year.Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Steven A. Forte - Principal
- Nick Delcalzo - Vice-Principal
Notable alumni
- Jason BiggsJason BiggsJason Matthew Biggs is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films.-Personal life:...
(born 1978), actor, star of American PieAmerican Pie (film)American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series... - William A. CaldwellWilliam A. CaldwellWilliam Anthony Caldwell was an American journalist and columnist who spent 48 years at The Record of Bergen County, New Jersey. He won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary....
(1906-86), Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning columnist. - Arthur GodfreyArthur GodfreyArthur Morton Godfrey was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead...
(1903-83), radio and television broadcaster and entertainer. - Scott SlutzkerScott SlutzkerScott Lawrence Slutzker is a former American football tight end in the National Football League.-Biography:...
(born 1972), former NFL tight end who played for the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
and New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
.
External links
- Hasbrouck Heights High School
- Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...