Steinert High School
Encyclopedia
Steinert High School is a four- year comprehensive
public high school
, one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Township School District, located in Hamilton Township
in Mercer County
, New Jersey
, United States. The other high schools in the district are Nottingham High School
(Hamilton High School North) and Hamilton High School
(Hamilton High School West). The school mascot is the Spartan.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,595 students and 103 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.49:1.
The school was the 189th-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 199th in 2008 out of 316 schools.
, AP European History
, AP Computer Science
, AP Biology
, AP Chemistry
, AP Physics
, AP English Literature and Composition
, AP United States Government and AP Calculus
.
, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
The 1992 baseball team defeated Hoboken High School
, 5-4, to win the NJSIAA Group III State Championship. The squad finished with a 31-1 record, the most wins ever recorded in a season by a Mercer County baseball school. The team was inducted into the Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.
The 2006 baseball team won the Central, Group IV title, defeating South Brunswick High School 11-4 in the tournament final. The team then moved on to win the state Group IV championship, defeating Randolph High School
4-1 in the final game.
The girls' softball team won the 2004 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship.
In 2007, the field hockey team won the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Toms River High School South
in the tournament final.
In 2007, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Jackson Memorial High School
in the tournament final.
In 2011, Steinert's varsity lacrosse team finished its first season with a 6-10 record.
The 2011 football team won the first two rounds of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state championship tournament, defeating Wall High School
and Woodbridge High School, and will face Neptune High School
in the tournament final in the first weekend of December, hoping to become the first team from Mercer County in over three decades to win a sectional football 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...
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....
, one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Township School District, located in Hamilton Township
Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Hamilton Township is a Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township had a total population of 88,464...
in Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 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...
, United States. The other high schools in the district are Nottingham High School
Nottingham High School (New Jersey)
Nottingham High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 9-12 located in Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hamilton Township School District.As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,387...
(Hamilton High School North) and Hamilton High School
Hamilton High School (New Jersey)
Hamilton High School is a four-year comprehensive public highschool located in Hamilton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hamilton Township School District....
(Hamilton High School West). The school mascot is the Spartan.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,595 students and 103 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 15.49:1.
The school was the 189th-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 199th in 2008 out of 316 schools.
Courses
Steinert offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in AP United States HistoryAP United States History
Advanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
, AP European History
AP European History
Advanced Placement European History is a course and examination offered by the College Board through the Advanced Placement Program...
, AP Computer Science
AP Computer Science
Advanced Placement Computer Science is the name of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn college credit for a college-level computer science course...
, AP Biology
AP Biology
In the United States, Advanced Placement Biology , is a course and examination offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level biology course....
, AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Advanced Placement Chemistry is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and earn college-level credit.-The course:AP Chemistry is a course...
, AP Physics
AP Physics
AP Physics defines three categories of high school physics courses: A, B, and C. Category A refers to general introductory physics courses that are not mathematically rigorous...
, AP English Literature and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The Course:This course is designated for motivated students with a command of standard English, an...
, AP United States Government and AP Calculus
AP Calculus
Advanced Placement Calculus is used to indicate one of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC....
.
Sports
The Steinert High School Spartans compete in the Colonial Valley ConferenceColonial Valley Conference
The Colonial Valley Conference is an athletic conference in Central Jersey composed of a group of high schools located primarily in Mercer County, New Jersey, with one member school in Monmouth County and one in Middlesex County...
, which 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:...
.
The 1992 baseball team defeated Hoboken High School
Hoboken High School
Hoboken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Hoboken, New Jersey, part of the Hoboken Public Schools district.As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 540 students and 49.5 classroom teachers , for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9.The school was the...
, 5-4, to win the NJSIAA Group III State Championship. The squad finished with a 31-1 record, the most wins ever recorded in a season by a Mercer County baseball school. The team was inducted into the Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.
The 2006 baseball team won the Central, Group IV title, defeating South Brunswick High School 11-4 in the tournament final. The team then moved on to win the state Group IV championship, defeating Randolph High School
Randolph High School (New Jersey)
Randolph High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve from Randolph, in Morris County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Randolph Township Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and...
4-1 in the final game.
The girls' softball team won the 2004 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship.
In 2007, the field hockey team won the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Toms River High School South
Toms River High School South
Toms River High School South is a comprehensive four-year public high school, and was the first high school established in Dover Township , Ocean County, as part of the Toms River Regional Schools. The original Toms River High School graduated its first class in 1891 and the current building opened...
in the tournament final.
In 2007, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Jackson Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, opened in 1964 as part of the Jackson School District...
in the tournament final.
In 2011, Steinert's varsity lacrosse team finished its first season with a 6-10 record.
The 2011 football team won the first two rounds of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state championship tournament, defeating Wall High School
Wall High School (New Jersey)
Wall High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Wall Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wall Township Public Schools....
and Woodbridge High School, and will face Neptune High School
Neptune High School
Neptune High School is a comprehensive, four-year community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Neptune Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Neptune Township Schools. Neptune Township Schools is one of New Jersey's...
in the tournament final in the first weekend of December, hoping to become the first team from Mercer County in over three decades to win a sectional football title.
Extracurricular activities
Steinert offers a wide variety of clubs and activities:- Breakfast Club
- Environmental Activist Club
- Awesome Anime Club
- Latin, German, Spanish, Italian, French Language Clubs
- Sports including-Cross Country, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Football, Track, Swimming, Basketball, Golf, and Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse.
- Creative Writing Club
- Student government (SGA)
- An annual play
- The Spectrum (student newspaper)
- GSA a gay and lesbian rights advocacy club
- Computer Club
- A music program which includes marching band, jazz band, concert band, and pit ensemble.
- Mr. SHS - Male Beauty Pageant
- Travel Club - offering students a venue to discuss and encourage travel
- Parallax - student creative writing and art magazine
- Science club
- Class officers
- FIRSTFirstFirst or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one.First or 1st may also refer to:* First , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland* First , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland...
Robotics Team - Steinert Robotics Team #2180 - Chess Club
- Future Business Leaders of AmericaFBLA-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...
(FBLA) - Ping Pong Club
- Ski Club
- Lacrosse Club
- Fashion Club
- Web page Design Club
- Nascar Club
- DECADECA (organization)DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Principal - Kelly Mattis
- Vice Principal - Duane Robinson
- Vice Principal - Roberta Schectel
- Vice Principal - Steve Simek
Notable alumni
- Samuel AlitoSamuel AlitoSamuel Anthony Alito, Jr. is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and has served on the court since January 31, 2006....
(born 1950), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States... - Bill BaroniBill BaroniWilliam E. "Bill" Baroni, Jr. is an American Republican Party politician and law professor who was named by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in February 2010 to serve as the Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the nation’s busiest airport...
(born 1971), Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New JerseyPort Authority of New York and New JerseyThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state port district, established in 1921 through an interstate compact, that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure, including the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports, within the Port of New York and New Jersey...
who previously represented the 14th legislative district in 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...
. - Greg Coleman (born 1974), Minor League Baseball executive, General Manager of the Modesto A's (2001–2004).
- Wayne DeAngeloWayne DeAngeloWayne P. DeAngelo is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 14th legislative district....
(born 1965), represents New Jersey's 14th Legislative District in 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...
since 2008. - Dan DoniganDan DoniganDan Donigan is a retired United States soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League...
(born 1967), retired United States soccer forwardStrikerForwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
, former head coach of Saint Louis University Men's Soccer team and current head coach of Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
Mens Soccer team. In 1999, he was named by The Star-LedgerThe Star-LedgerThe Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s. - Dave GallagherDave GallagherDavid Thomas Gallagher , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1987-1995.-Teams:* Cleveland Indians 1987* Chicago White Sox 1988-90* Baltimore Orioles 1990...
(born 1960), former MLB outfielder. - Dahntay JonesDahntay JonesDahntay Lavall Jones is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA.Originally a student at Rutgers University, Jones transferred to Duke University...
(born 1980), G/F for the NBA's Denver NuggetsDenver NuggetsThe Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
. - Chris PittaroChris PittaroChristopher Francis Pittaro is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. He was drafted by the Tigers in the 6th round of the amateur draft...
(born 1961), former MLB 2nd baseman and current Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
National Field Coordinator. - Art Smith, football player for the Arena Football League Arizona RattlersArizona RattlersThe Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center...
. - Bobby Smith (born 1951), North American Soccer LeagueNorth American Soccer LeagueNorth American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
All Star defender who won three league championships, one in Philadelphia and two with the New York CosmosNew York CosmosThe New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
.
Notable staff
- Duane RobinsonDuane RobinsonDuane Robinson is a retired professional soccer forward who played in the American Professional Soccer League and the United States Interregional Soccer League. He was the 1990 # 1 overall pick of the Illinois Thunder of National Professional Soccer League...
(born 1968), was the 1990 # 1 overall pick of the Illinois ThunderIllinois ThunderThe Illinois Thunder were an indoor soccer club that competed in the National Professional Soccer League.After the 1991/92 season, the team became the Denver Thunder.-Year-by-year:...
of National Professional Soccer League.
Past events
- In 2008, the Senior Gifted and Talented (GT) English class organized a 5K Run/Walk in order to raise money for Autism SpeaksAutism SpeaksAutism Speaks is the world's largest autism advocacy organization that sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. It was founded in February 2005 by Bob Wright, vice chairman of General Electric, and by his wife Suzanne, a...
. The event was held in Veteran’s Park in Hamilton on June 7, 2008. The GT English teacher, Andy Sinkleris, organized and motivated his senior class to make this event happen through education and a personal responsibility to spreading awareness of Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. The student body was successful in holding the event, raising awareness, and raising money for Autism Speaks.
External links
- Steinert High School official website
- Data for the Hamilton Township 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...
- Steinert High School PTA website
- Steinert High School Marching Unit
- Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame website