Middlesex High School
Encyclopedia
Middlesex High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the center of Middlesex
, Middlesex County
, New Jersey
. It is part of the Middlesex Board of Education
. The school is surrounded by Mountain View Park
and all its athletic complexes, including Memorial Field.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 682 students and 55 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.40.
The school was the 183rd-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 169th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 148th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
, which includes public and private high schools
located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
Boys' soccer and wrestling teams operate on a cooperative basis with Dunellen High School
, with Middlesex serving as the host school.
Sectional, State, and Conference Titles:
1st Place Medium Varsity 2005 Del Val Invitational
1st Place Medium Varsity 2005 UCA Regional
1st Place Medium Varsity 2006 UCA Garden State Open
6th Place Medium Varsity 2006 UCA NATIONALS*
Middlesex, New Jersey
Middlesex is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,635.Middlesex was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1913, from portions of Piscataway Township, based on the results...
, Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, 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...
. It is part of the Middlesex Board of Education
Middlesex Board of Education
The Middlesex Board of Education is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Middlesex Borough, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States....
. The school is surrounded by Mountain View Park
Mountain View Park
Mountain View Park is a large park in Middlesex, Middlesex County, New Jersey, that surrounds Middlesex High School. The main road in and out of the park is Route 28 / Bound Brook Road....
and all its athletic complexes, including Memorial Field.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 682 students and 55 classroom teachers (on a 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 12.40.
The school was the 183rd-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 169th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 148th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Middlesex High School Blue Jays compete in the Greater Middlesex ConferenceGreater Middlesex Conference
The Greater Middlesex Conference is an athletic conference comprising 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County, New Jersey area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.-Gold Division:-Blue...
, which includes public and private high schools
Secondary education in the United States
In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...
located in the greater Middlesex County area. 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:...
.
Boys' soccer and wrestling teams operate on a cooperative basis with Dunellen High School
Dunellen High School
Dunellen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Dunellen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Dunellen Public Schools....
, with Middlesex serving as the host school.
Athletic championships
Middlesex is competitive in a wide range of sports.Sectional, State, and Conference Titles:
- The footballHigh school footballHigh school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
team won the state championship in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationNew Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe 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:...
's Central JerseyCentral JerseyCentral Jersey is a common designation for a region of the state of New Jersey in the United States of America. Trenton is considered the boundary between designated "North Jersey" and "South Jersey"...
Group 2 (CJG2) in 1971, 1972, and 1975, then in its Central Jersey Group 1 (CJG1) in 1981, 1982, and 1984. - The baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team won the CJG1 championship in 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, and 2007. Won the New Jersey State Group I Championship in 1990 & 2007, a 13-3 win over Metuchen High SchoolMetuchen High SchoolMetuchen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Metuchen School District... - The softballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
team won the CJG1 championship in 2000 and 2001 and 2002 and 2003 and 2004. Won the New Jersey State Group I Championship in 2004. Enrollment made them a CJG2 team in 2005 but they were able to capture the GMC title. It won the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament (GMCT) championship in 2005. - The boys tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
team won the CJG1 state championship in 2003 and 2007, with a 3-2 win vs. Florence Township Memorial High SchoolFlorence Township Memorial High SchoolFlorence Township Memorial High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Florence Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Florence Township School District....
. - The boys basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team won the CJG1 state championship in 1994. - The boys cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
team won the Mountain Valley Conference championship in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1991, and 1992. - The competitive cheerleaders -
1st Place Medium Varsity 2005 Del Val Invitational
1st Place Medium Varsity 2005 UCA Regional
1st Place Medium Varsity 2006 UCA Garden State Open
6th Place Medium Varsity 2006 UCA NATIONALS*
Current coaches
- Football - Brett Stiblitz.
- Football Cheerleading - Janice Walsh.
- Baseball - Mike O'Donnell.
- Softball - Megg Reilly.
- Girls Tennis - Bill Hottensen.
- Boys Tennis - Bill Hottensen.
- Boys Soccer - Keith Murray.
- Girls Soccer - Heidi Figel
- Boys Basketball - TBA.
- Girls Basketball - Tom Hintleman.
- Basketball/Competitive Cheerleading - Brenda Reilly.
- Golf - Mike Hayes
- Wrestling - Pat Appello.
Clubs
- FBLA-PBLFBLA-PBLThe Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, or FBLA-PBL, is an American career and technical student organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia...
- Key ClubKey ClubKey Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
- Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
- Pride
- SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
- FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
- AnimeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
- RoboticsRoboticsRobotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
- Mock trialMock trialA Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
- ChessChess clubA chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.-Organisation:...
- Model United NationsModel United NationsModel United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
- Youth and Government
- Academic TournamentNational Academic Quiz TournamentsNational Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC is a question-writing and quizbowl organizing company founded by former players in 1996. It is unique among U.S. quiz organizations for supplying questions and hosting championships at the middle school, high school, and college levels.The format is a set...
- Peer LeadershipPeer Leadership ProgramThe Peer Leadership Program is an organization, most often run in public high schools and four-year Universities, that looks upon upperclassmen to help ease the transition to the underclassman's respective freshmen year. The Peer Program is considered to stress communal interaction and social insight...
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Joseph Sabato – Principal
- Scott Walsh – Assistant Principal
- Rich Gianchiglia - Director of Athletics
Notable alumni
- Charlie WeisCharlie WeisCharles Joseph "Charlie" Weis is an American football coach. He currently serves as offensive coordinator for the Florida Gators. For five years, from December 2004 through 2009, he was the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame...
(born 1956), Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
offensive coordinator.
- John Anello (born 1982), Lieutenant, Brigade Strength Manager, 1st Space Brigade, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
External links
- Middlesex High School web pages
- Middlesex Borough Public Schools
- Data for the Middlesex Board of Education, 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...