Skyland Conference
Encyclopedia
The Skyland Conference is a New Jersey
high school
sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA). The conference is made up of nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County
, Somerset County
and Warren County
in west central
New Jersey
. A number of the teams in the conference are left over from the Mountain Valley Conference
, which disbanded in 2009.
Hackettstown High School
left the conference during the 2009 NJSIAA realignments to join the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
.
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...
high school
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...
sports association under the jurisdiction 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 conference is made up of nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
, Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
and Warren County
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...
in west central
Central Jersey
Central 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"...
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...
. A number of the teams in the conference are left over from the Mountain Valley Conference
Mountain Valley Conference
The Mountain Valley Conference was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of sixteen public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey...
, which disbanded in 2009.
Hackettstown High School
Hackettstown High School
Hackettstown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hackettstown in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hackettstown School District...
left the conference during the 2009 NJSIAA realignments to join the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
The Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference is a sports league that includes public and private high schools from Morris County, Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey, that operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
.
Member schools
- Belvidere High School
- Bernards High SchoolBernards High SchoolBernards High School is a comprehensive four-year regional public high school in Somerset County, New Jersey. The school is part of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional K–12 school district that consists of the participating municipalities of Bernardsville, Far Hills and...
- Bound Brook High SchoolBound Brook High SchoolBound Brook High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bound Brook, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bound Brook School District....
- Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolBridgewater-Raritan High SchoolBridgewater-Raritan Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school. It is the single high school of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District serving students from Bridgewater Township and Raritan in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States...
- Delaware Valley Regional High SchoolDelaware Valley Regional High SchoolDelaware Valley Regional High School is a regional, four-year public high school and school district, that serves students in western Hunterdon County. The high school is located in Alexandria Township...
- Franklin High SchoolFranklin High School (New Jersey)Franklin High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located at 500 Elizabeth Avenue, in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, New Jersey, United States...
- Hillsborough High SchoolHillsborough High School (New Jersey)Hillsborough High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students from Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hillsborough Township School District...
- Hunterdon Central Regional High SchoolHunterdon Central Regional High SchoolHunterdon Central Regional High School is a comprehensive, regional, four-year public high school, and school district that serves students from five municipalities in east central Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States...
- Immaculata High School
- Manville High SchoolManville High SchoolManville High School is a four-year public high school that serves students from Manville, New Jersey in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Manville School District....
- Montgomery High School
- Mount St. Mary AcademyMount St. Mary AcademyMount Saint Mary Academy is a four-year private high school for girls, located in Watchung, New Jersey. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, the school operates financially independent of the Diocese. The Academy was founded in 1908 by the Sisters of Mercy of New Jersey and opened...
- North Hunterdon High SchoolNorth Hunterdon High SchoolNorth Hunterdon High School is a four-year public high school located in Clinton Township, New Jersey, serving students from six municipalities in northern Hunterdon County as one of two high schools in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District...
- North Plainfield High SchoolNorth Plainfield High SchoolNorth Plainfield High School is a four-year public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Plainfield, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the North Plainfield School District...
- North Warren Regional High SchoolNorth Warren Regional High SchoolNorth 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...
- Phillipsburg High School
- Ridge High SchoolRidge High SchoolRidge High School is a four-year public high school serving students from Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bernards Township School District...
- Pingry SchoolPingry SchoolThe Pingry School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory country day school in New Jersey, with a Lower School campus in the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn, and a Middle and Upper School campus in Martinsville. The school was founded in 1861 by Dr. John F. Pingry.Pingry's...
- Somerville High SchoolSomerville High School (New Jersey)Somerville High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school of the Somerville Public Schools serving students from Somerville and Branchburg Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States....
- South Hunterdon Regional High SchoolSouth Hunterdon Regional High SchoolSouth Hunterdon Regional High School is a regional public high school and secondary school district serving three communities in southern Hunterdon County. It is the smallest public high school in the state of New Jersey. Students in grade 7 - 12 attend the school, which serves students from...
- Voorhees High SchoolVoorhees High SchoolVoorhees High School is a four-year public high school located in Lebanon Township, New Jersey. The school is named after Foster MacGowan Voorhees, the 30th Governor of New Jersey. It is one of two high schools in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, serving students from six...
- Warren Hills Regional High School
- Watchung Hills Regional High SchoolWatchung Hills Regional High SchoolWatchung Hills Regional High School is a regional public high school and school district serving students in portions of Somerset and Morris Counties in New Jersey, United States. The high school is located next to Woodland School, in Warren Township...
Sports
- Fall sports: field hockey, cheerleading, gymnastics, cross country, football, soccer, women's tennis, and women's volleyball.
- Winter sports: bowling, fencing, basketball, track & field, ice hockey, swimming, and wrestling.
- Spring sports: golf, softball, track & field, baseball, lacrosse, men's tennis, and men's volleyball.