Linden High School (New Jersey)
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Linden High School is a comprehensive
community public high school
located in Linden
in Union County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Linden Public Schools
. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,888 students and 124 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.23.
Linden High School has been an IB World School since July 2001, offering students the IB Diploma Programme
.
The school was the 284th-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 299th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 293rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Watchung Conference
, a high school sports association made up 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
. 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.
Comprehensive high school
Comprehensive high schools are the most common form of public high schools in the United States and are meant to serve the needs of all students, as compared to the common practice in other nations in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations...
community public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Linden
Linden, New Jersey
- Local government :, the Mayor of Linden is . The former longtime Mayor of Linden is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which...
in Union County
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...
, 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 Linden Public Schools
Linden Public Schools
The Linden Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Linden, in Union County, New Jersey, United States....
. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,888 students and 124 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 15.23.
Linden High School has been an IB World School since July 2001, offering students the IB Diploma Programme
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
.
The school was the 284th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New 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 299th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 293rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Linden High School Tigers now compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic ConferenceUnion County Interscholastic Athletic Conference
The Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
, 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 the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Watchung Conference
Watchung Conference
The Watchung Conference was a high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of eleven public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County in northern New Jersey. In 2009, the...
, a high school sports association made up of public high schools covering Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
, Hudson County
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
and Union County
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...
.
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
Plainfield High School (New Jersey)
Plainfield High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, one of New Jersey's 31 Abbott Districts...
. In 2007 the team won the Group IV NJSIAA State Championship, edging Passaic County Technical Institute
Passaic County Technical Institute
Passaic County Technical Institute is a regional vocational public high school in Wayne , in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, near the city of Paterson, admitting students from all of Passaic County...
57-56 in the semifinals and defeating South Brunswick High School 63-54 for the title.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Danny Robertozzi, Principal
- Frank Bandinelli, Vice Principal
- Leanora Fleming, Vice Principal
- Richard Sullivan, Vice Principal
- Kevin Thurston, Vice Principal
Notable alumni
- Tiffany AndradeTiffany AndradeTiffany Ann Andrade is a beauty queen from Linden, New Jersey who competed for the Miss USA 2008 title.Andrade won the Miss New Jersey USA 2008 title in late 2007, after placing third runner-up the previous two years and first runner-up at Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2003...
(born 1985), Miss New JerseyMiss New Jersey.The Miss New Jersey competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss America pageant.Two Miss New Jersey winners have gone on to become Miss America titleholders: Bette Cooper and Suzette Charles...
2008. - John CharlesJohn Charles (American football)John St. Charles is a former American football cornerback and safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Previously he played college football at Purdue University where he was an All-American in 1966, and prior to that played at Linden High School in Linden, New...
(born 1944), former American football cornerback and safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League. - Waliyy DixonWaliyy DixonWaliyy Dixon , better known by his streetball nickname "Main Event", is an American professional basketball player. He was born and raised in Linden, New Jersey.-Early life:...
(born 1974), aka "Main Event" on the AND1 Mixtape TourAND1 Mixtape TourThe AND1 Live Tour, formerly known as the AND1 Mixtape Tour, is a traveling basketball competition and exhibition presented by B-Ball and Company and the basketball apparel manufacturer AND1. A group of streetball players, along with Emcee Rell and B-Ball and Company CEO Linda Hill, travel from...
; one of the original players on the famous AND1–sponsored streetballStreetballStreetball or street basketball is a variation of the sport of basketball, typically played on outdoor courts and featuring significantly less by way of formal structure and enforcement of the game's rules...
tours. - Stanton T. FriedmanStanton T. FriedmanStanton Terry Friedman is a professional Ufologist, currently residing in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He is the original civilian investigator of the Roswell incident. He studied physics at the University of Chicago and worked as a nuclear physicist on research and development projects for...
(born 1934), nuclear engineer who broke the story of the 1947 Roswell UFO IncidentRoswell UFO incidentThe Roswell UFO Incident was the recovery of an object that crashed in the general vicinity of Roswell, New Mexico, in June or July 1947, allegedly an extra-terrestrial spacecraft and its alien occupants. Since the late 1970s the incident has been the subject of intense controversy and of...
. - Eddie KaskoEddie KaskoEdward Michael Kasko is a former infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in American Major League Baseball....
(born 1932), a former infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball. - Vincent ObsitnikVincent ObsitnikVincent Obsitnik was sworn-in as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak Republic on November 9, 2007 and served in this role until January 20, 2009. Prior to his current appointment, Ambassador Obsitnik was appointed in 2006 by President George...
(born 1938), American diplomat of Slovak descent. - Frank RumbauskasFrank RumbauskasFrank Rumbauskas is a Lithuanian-American author, businessman, and satirist.Rumbauskas has written several books including Never Cold Call Again: Achieve Sales Greatness Without Cold Calling, which made the New York Times Best Seller list, and he speaks and consults in the areas of marketing and...
, author. - Craig TaylorCraig Taylor (football player)Craig Garrett Taylor is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals ....
(born 1966), former running backRunning backA running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
for three seasons for the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
. - Muhammad WilkersonMuhammad WilkersonMuhammad Wilkerson is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple.-Early years:...
(born 1989), defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League.
Notable faculty
- John J. Fay, Jr.John J. Fay, Jr.John James Fay, Jr. was an American schoolteacher turned Democratic Party politician who served on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and represented the 19th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1974 and the New Jersey Senate from 1974 to 1978...
(1927–2003), history and economics teacher from member 1958 to 1978, who was elected to the New Jersey General AssemblyNew Jersey General AssemblyThe New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
and the New Jersey SenateNew Jersey SenateThe New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
.
External links
- Linden High School
- Linden Public Schools
- Data for the Linden Public Schools, 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...