Lyndhurst High School
Encyclopedia
Lyndhurst High School is a four-year comprehensive
public high school
that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lyndhurst
, in Bergen County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Lyndhurst School District
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 630 students and 49 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.86.
The school was the 178th-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 182nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 179th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
(NJIC) Meadowlands Division, which includes private and public high schools located in Bergen County
and Hudson County
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Prior to realignment that took place in the fall of 2010, Lyndhurst was part of the Bergen County Scholastic League
.
, its first group championship in 40 years, since they won the Group III State Championship. On their way to the State Championship they won the North 2 Group 1 State Sectional Championship over Weehawken High School
, and the BCSL National Division Title.
, the Golden Bears clinched a Bergen County Scholastic League National Division championship.
Lyndhurst had five runners take 1st Team All-Conference. It was also the first time the Bears qualified for the Bergen County Meet of Champions in Darlington Park (Mahwah, New Jersey
) as a team. It was also the first time Lyndhurst had three All-County runners, with Rono taking 1st-Team and Gaspar and Fernandes being Honorable Mentions. The trio also received All-State Group honors, Rono 1st-Team, Fernandes 2nd-Team, and Gaspar 3rd-Team.
Rono went on to run in the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions, finishing 7th, and received 1st Team All-State honors. The following week, Rono ran at Foot Locker Northeast Regional in Sunken Meadow State Park
(Kings Park, NY), again finishing 7th, earning a spot to Foot Locker Nationals, held in Balboa Park (San Diego, CA). Rono finished 24th in a race with 40 of the nation's elite runners.
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...
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....
that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,554.Lyndhurst was originally formed as Union Township on February 19, 1852 from portions of Harrison Township...
, 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 Lyndhurst School District
Lyndhurst School District
The Lyndhurst School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Lyndhurst, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 630 students and 49 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 12.86.
The school was the 178th-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 182nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 179th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Lyndhurst High School Golden Bears compete in 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...
(NJIC) Meadowlands Division, which includes private and public high schools located 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...
and 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...
, 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 place in the fall of 2010, Lyndhurst was 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...
.
Lyndhurst Baseball
During the spring 2008 baseball season, the Lyndhurst Varsity Baseball team won its first ever Group I State Championship with a 7-3 win against Robbinsville High SchoolRobbinsville High School
Robbinsville High School is a comprehensive public high school in Robbinsville Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, which operates as part of the Robbinsville Public School District...
, its first group championship in 40 years, since they won the Group III State Championship. On their way to the State Championship they won the North 2 Group 1 State Sectional Championship over Weehawken High School
Weehawken High School
Weehawken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Weehawken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Weehawken School District....
, and the BCSL National Division Title.
Lyndhurst Cross Country
The Lyndhurst High School Cross Country team did not have many successful individuals or a team until the 2009 season. Led by Patrick Rono, the son of Olympian gold-medalist Peter RonoPeter Rono
Peter Kipchumba Rono is a former Kenyan athlete, who won the 1,500 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
, the Golden Bears clinched a Bergen County Scholastic League National Division championship.
2010 Season
In the 2010 season, the Golden Bears were undefeated in the new North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC) Meadowlands Division and went on to with the division championship, again led by Rono. Lyndhurst then took second place in the Bergen County Division C Championships, losing to Ramsey. The following week in Warinanco Park in Elizabeth, NJ, the Bears were led by Rono and juniors Thiago Fernandes and Danny Gaspar (1st, 4th, and 9th, respectively) to clinch their first Sectional Title.Lyndhurst had five runners take 1st Team All-Conference. It was also the first time the Bears qualified for the Bergen County Meet of Champions in Darlington Park (Mahwah, New Jersey
Mahwah, New Jersey
Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,890. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".The area that is now Mahwah was...
) as a team. It was also the first time Lyndhurst had three All-County runners, with Rono taking 1st-Team and Gaspar and Fernandes being Honorable Mentions. The trio also received All-State Group honors, Rono 1st-Team, Fernandes 2nd-Team, and Gaspar 3rd-Team.
Rono went on to run in the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions, finishing 7th, and received 1st Team All-State honors. The following week, Rono ran at Foot Locker Northeast Regional in Sunken Meadow State Park
Sunken Meadow State Park
Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park and Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park Beach are located in the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York in the USA on the North Shore of Long Island...
(Kings Park, NY), again finishing 7th, earning a spot to Foot Locker Nationals, held in Balboa Park (San Diego, CA). Rono finished 24th in a race with 40 of the nation's elite runners.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Jean Gordon - Principal
- Frank Venezia - Vice-Principal
External links
- Lyndhurst High School
- Lyndhurst School District
- Data for the Lyndhurst 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...