West Essex High School
Encyclopedia
West Essex High School is a four-year comprehensive
public high school
in North Caldwell
, New Jersey
in the United States. The high school is part of the West Essex Regional School District
, which serves students from four municipalities in western Essex County
. Communities served by the district's schools are Essex Fells
, Fairfield, North Caldwell
, and Roseland
. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1964.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 998 students and 81 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.32.
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 48th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 34th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
as part of a sending/receiving relationship
. A survey commissioned by the school boards of the four districts and the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools
from the Rutgers University
Extension Service estimated that the schools would have 1,200 junior-senior high school students by 1961.
A 1956 study had recommended the formation of a consolidated K-12 district for all of the five districts. When that recommendation was not accepted, the Rutgers group suggested the creation of a regional 7-12 school district that would include Caldwell Township, Essex Fells, North Caldwell and Roseland. A committee formed the following year that included individuals from each of the four communities and the Essex County Superintendent of Schools recommended that the four municipalities should form a regional school district, to be approved by voters in a referendum. The New Jersey Department of Education
approved the move, and in December 1957 the referendum was passed by the voters.
Shortly thereafter, the first Regional District school board was established, with two members each from Caldwell Township, Essex Fells and North Caldwell and three from Roseland. In February 1958, the Regional Board of Education was elected by the voters, with Wallace S. Jones of Essex Fells as its first president. A Citizens School Curriculum Advisory Committee was formed which recommended that College Preparatory, General Academic, and Commercial programs should be offered to students based on the approach of offering "education for all, excellence of performance though self-discipline, independent thinking, and a sense of 'true values'", with a staff of high quality, adequate guidance, the grouping of students, availability of electives, insistence on effective English, and a broad extracurricular program.
In July 1958 voters authorized $290,000 for a 73 acres (295,420.8 m²) site, of which 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) lay in North Caldwell and 13 in Caldwell Township. The site is located between Grandview and Passaic Avenues, directly north of Greenbrook Road, about 25 miles (40.2 km) outside of New York City.
A December 1958 referendum decided upon by voters in each of the four communities proposed a $4.5 million bond that would be used to pay for construction of the new school facility to be available for use in September 1960, as the Caldwell-West Caldwell District had indicated that it was unwilling to accommodate any students at Grover Cleveland High School from outside the district after that date due to overcrowding. The West Essex district opened in September 1961 for students in grades 9-11 in facilities rented from the Caldwell-West Caldwell district, and the district's new building opened for use in September 1961, at which time grades 7-12 and 1,200 students were served.
The West Essex High School Knights now compete in the Super Essex Conference
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. They had previously
competed in the Iron Hills Conference
, an athletic conference made up of high schools located in Essex County
, Morris County
and Union County
.
Some of the many groups at West Essex are listed below.
Additionally, there are many academic-based clubs (i.e. Italian Club, Robotics Team) and service-oriented clubs such as WE CARE (environment), WE HELP (community service), and WE STOP (peer leadership). WE also has a variety of arts-based groups, such as the art club, the Masquers theater group, the jazz choir, the girls a cappella choir (Ladies Knight), and a dance team.
. North Caldwell, the town where Tony Soprano and his family reside in the show, is also where West Essex is located. In the first episode of the show, a character mentions he attended the high school shortly before being murdered by Christopher Moltisanti
over a garbage disposal dispute. The town and school are mentioned numerous times in the show. The show is also filmed all over North Caldwell and the surrounding towns.
Core members of the school's administration are:
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....
in North Caldwell
North Caldwell, New Jersey
-Local government:North Caldwell is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office...
, 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...
in the United States. The high school is part of the West Essex Regional School District
West Essex Regional School District
The West Essex Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students in seventh through twelfth grade from four municipalities in western Essex County, New Jersey. Communities served by the district's schools are Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and Roseland...
, which serves students from four municipalities in western 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...
. Communities served by the district's schools are Essex Fells
Essex Fells, New Jersey
As of 2010 Essex Fells had a population of 2,113. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 93.5% non-Hispanic white, 1.1% black or African-American, 1.0% Chinese, 1.2% other Asian, 1.9% reporting two or more races and 2.0% Hispanic or Latino....
, Fairfield, North Caldwell
North Caldwell, New Jersey
-Local government:North Caldwell is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office...
, and Roseland
Roseland, New Jersey
Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,819...
. 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 1964.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 998 students and 81 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 12.32.
Awards and recognition
The school was the 36th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey MonthlyNew 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 48th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 34th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
School history
As of the fall of 1951, students from the what was to become the West Essex Regional School District – Caldwell Township (present day Fairfield), Essex Fells, North Caldwell, Roseland – attended James Caldwell High SchoolJames Caldwell High School
James Caldwell High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school in West Caldwell, in Essex County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools. The school is named after American Revolutionary War figure Reverend James Caldwell...
as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
. A survey commissioned by the school boards of the four districts and the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools
Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools
The Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools is a regional public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from two communities in Essex County, New Jersey, United States...
from the Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, 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...
Extension Service estimated that the schools would have 1,200 junior-senior high school students by 1961.
A 1956 study had recommended the formation of a consolidated K-12 district for all of the five districts. When that recommendation was not accepted, the Rutgers group suggested the creation of a regional 7-12 school district that would include Caldwell Township, Essex Fells, North Caldwell and Roseland. A committee formed the following year that included individuals from each of the four communities and the Essex County Superintendent of Schools recommended that the four municipalities should form a regional school district, to be approved by voters in a referendum. The New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
approved the move, and in December 1957 the referendum was passed by the voters.
Shortly thereafter, the first Regional District school board was established, with two members each from Caldwell Township, Essex Fells and North Caldwell and three from Roseland. In February 1958, the Regional Board of Education was elected by the voters, with Wallace S. Jones of Essex Fells as its first president. A Citizens School Curriculum Advisory Committee was formed which recommended that College Preparatory, General Academic, and Commercial programs should be offered to students based on the approach of offering "education for all, excellence of performance though self-discipline, independent thinking, and a sense of 'true values'", with a staff of high quality, adequate guidance, the grouping of students, availability of electives, insistence on effective English, and a broad extracurricular program.
In July 1958 voters authorized $290,000 for a 73 acres (295,420.8 m²) site, of which 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) lay in North Caldwell and 13 in Caldwell Township. The site is located between Grandview and Passaic Avenues, directly north of Greenbrook Road, about 25 miles (40.2 km) outside of New York City.
A December 1958 referendum decided upon by voters in each of the four communities proposed a $4.5 million bond that would be used to pay for construction of the new school facility to be available for use in September 1960, as the Caldwell-West Caldwell District had indicated that it was unwilling to accommodate any students at Grover Cleveland High School from outside the district after that date due to overcrowding. The West Essex district opened in September 1961 for students in grades 9-11 in facilities rented from the Caldwell-West Caldwell district, and the district's new building opened for use in September 1961, at which time grades 7-12 and 1,200 students were served.
Extracurricular activities
West Essex Regional High School provides many opportunities for students, from theater productions to sports teams to service clubs.The West Essex High School Knights now compete in the Super Essex Conference
Super Essex Conference
The Super Essex Conference is a high school athletic conference located in Essex County, New Jersey. The conference was formed in 2009 by the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association and was a result of a larger realignment that swept through North Jersey.-Divisions:The Super Essex...
, 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:...
. They had previously
competed in the Iron Hills Conference
Iron Hills Conference
The Iron Hills Conference was an athletic conference of twenty high schools located in Essex County, Morris County and Union County in New Jersey. The Iron division is often regarded as one of the most competitive in the state....
, an athletic conference made up of high schools located in 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...
, Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
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...
.
Some of the many groups at West Essex are listed below.
- Football—Declared 1974 North II, Group III state champions in 1974, 1980 North Jersey Section II, Group IV Conference Champions and State Champions, and Ranked first in New Jersey 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...
, North Jersey Section II, Group II State Champions 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007. The 2007 football team won the North II, Group II title with a 27-6 win over Morris Hills High SchoolMorris Hills High SchoolMorris Hills High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school located in the borough of Rockaway, serving students in grades 9 - 12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District. The other high school in the...
. - Boys Lacrosse—2004 Appearance in State Championship, 2004 Waterman Division Champions, 2004 Essex County Tournament Finalists, Ranked number 4 in New Jersey in 2004. 4 consecutive New Jersey State Tournament appearances, 2005 State Championship appearance, (2nd Straight), 2009 Essex County Tournament Champions
- Girls Lacrosse—2003 Group 2 State Champions, appeared in Overall State Title Game, Ranked 7th in the nation , 2004 Ranked Number 5 in New Jersey, Essex County Champions, 2009 Essex County Champions.
- Field Hockey—16 Shut-out Victories, Ranked #1 in Essex County, Ranked #2 in New Jersey, Iron Hills Conference Champions, Essex County Champions, Section 1 Group 2 State Champions (2005–2007). On November 19, 2006, The West Essex field hockey team lost the 2006 Tournament of ChampionsTournament of Champions (NJSIAA)The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament of Champions is the sports tournament for New Jersey high schools that determines which high school will be crowned as the #1 overall team in the state for each sport...
, falling to Eastern High SchoolEastern High School (New Jersey)Eastern High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school for students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District...
by a 2-1 score. In 2007, the team won the North I, Group II state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Newton High School in the tournament final. The team moved on to win the Group II State Championship with a 4-0 win over Madison High SchoolMadison High School (New Jersey)Madison High School is a four-year public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Madison Public Schools. The school is located in the borough of Madison...
in the semis and a 3-1 win against Camden Catholic High SchoolCamden Catholic High SchoolCamden Catholic High School is a four-year comprehensive private coeducational Roman Catholic High School, located in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey, serving students from the Camden County area...
in the finals. - Baseball—In 2006, the team was seeded # 15 in the 74th Greater Newark Tournament, the West Essex Knights defeated #2 Nutley High SchoolNutley High SchoolNutley High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Township of Nutley, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Nutley Public Schools. Its colors are maroon and gray. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is located at...
, #10 Montclair Kimberley AcademyMontclair Kimberley AcademyMontclair Kimberley Academy, abbreviated "MKA", is a private coeducational day school located in Montclair, New Jersey, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. Thomas W. Nammack became the school's fourth Headmaster in July 2005...
, #3, East Side High SchoolEastside High School (Paterson, New Jersey)Eastside High School is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, that serves the eastern section of Paterson. EHS, which serves grades 9 through 12, operates as part of the Paterson Public Schools....
, and #1 Seton Hall Preparatory SchoolSeton Hall Preparatory SchoolSeton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark...
(Championship Game), en route to the school's first ever GNT Championship. In 2009 the Knights won the North II-Group II State Championship defeating Hackettstown. In the most successful season in school history, the 2010 team won the 77th Greater Newark Tournament, Super Essex Conference champions, Group II-North II and Group II state champions en route to becoming the #1 ranked team in New Jersey as well as 7th on the East coast according to USA Today. - Softball —2006 Iron Hills Conference Champions, North II-Group II State Champions, 2007 Essex County Champions (upset #1 Star-Ledger and #1 seeded Bloomfield in the semi-final game and beat the #2 seed Mount St. Dominic, 2-0 in the championship game), 2009 Iron Hills Conference Champions, 2010 Group 2 Section Champions, Ranked #1 in the County, First time in school history ranked in 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...
top 20, Ranked #9 in the state. - Fencing' -1994 state champions in foil, third place overall. 1998, District 3 champions in foil.
- Boys Track—Casey Connelly. Anthony Stefano.
- Girls Track
- Boys Cross Country
- Girls Cross Country
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Wrestling—First Place in Garfield Tournament.
- Ice Hockey2004 NJSIAA Public School State Champions. 2010 League Champs, McGinis Cup Champs, Public School State Champions.
- Boys Soccer—2000 State Champions and Essex County Champions, 2004 Iron Hills Conference Champions 17-2-2 record.
- Girls Soccer—2005 North I, Group II State Sectional Championships, Essex County Champions Ranked 20 overall in New Jersey.
- Boys Tennis—Back to back Group II State champions in 2000 and 2001. 2006 Ranked 10th in New Jersey.
- Girls Tennis
- Golf—Complied an 88-0 dual match record from 1980 through 1983. 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2007 Iron Hills Conference Champions, 2007 Group II State Sectional 2nd Place, 1983 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions 6th Place Overall, 2007 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions 8th Place Overall.
- Boys Volleyball
- Girls Volleyball—2009 SEC Liberty Division Conference Champions
- Swimming—Completed 2007-2008 season with new coach Jake Taylor, with an improved record from previous years. Girls team finished 8th in the 2008 Iron Hills Conference 'A' Championship.
- Marching Band—Since 2003, the West Essex Marching Knights have been ranked by TOBTournament of BandsThe Tournament of Bands is one of the largest competitive band organizations in the United States and is one of several major circuits in the mid-Atlantic states . TOB was founded in 1972 by the National Judges Association and currently has 439 member bands...
as one of the top 25 Bands on the East coast. In 2004, 2005, and 2007 they were also the TOB chapter X champions. The 2007 Marching Band placed 9th place in the Atlantic Coast Championships, having never placed before in the top 10 in ACCs. In 2008 the Marching Knights finished 8th at ACC's as well as a 4th place color guard and an award for the best overall woodwind section. The Marching Knights had an incredible season in 2009 with their show Into the Unknown. The band earned the title of Chapter 10 Champions and finished a school high of 5th with a score of 92.90 at the Atlantic Coast Championships. This was the 1st time the Knights had ever finished in the top 5 at ACCs. - Wessex Wire school newspaper—Won multiple awards from Columbia Scholastic Press AssociationColumbia Scholastic Press AssociationThe Columbia Scholastic Press Association is an international student press association, founded in 1925, whose goal is to unite student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges, textbooks, critiques and award programs...
, Garden State Scholastic Press Association, and other student journalism organizations. - Roundtable literary magazine—Won multiple awards from Columbia Scholastic Press Association and other literary organizations.
- Milestone yearbook
Additionally, there are many academic-based clubs (i.e. Italian Club, Robotics Team) and service-oriented clubs such as WE CARE (environment), WE HELP (community service), and WE STOP (peer leadership). WE also has a variety of arts-based groups, such as the art club, the Masquers theater group, the jazz choir, the girls a cappella choir (Ladies Knight), and a dance team.
West Essex in popular culture
West Essex is mentioned in the HBO hit series The SopranosThe Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
. North Caldwell, the town where Tony Soprano and his family reside in the show, is also where West Essex is located. In the first episode of the show, a character mentions he attended the high school shortly before being murdered by Christopher Moltisanti
Christopher Moltisanti
Christopher "Chris" Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He was Tony Soprano's protégé and a Capo in the Soprano crime family.-Biography:...
over a garbage disposal dispute. The town and school are mentioned numerous times in the show. The show is also filmed all over North Caldwell and the surrounding towns.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
- Juliann Hoebee, Principal (acting)
- Caesar DiLiberto, Dean of Students
Notable alumni
- Ed BakerEd Baker (quarterback)Edward Everett Baker is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played in one career game for the Houston Oilers which was a disappointment when he threw four interceptions and got sacked twice....
(born 1948), quarterback who played a single game in the NFL for the Houston Oilers in 1972. - Denise Borino-QuinnDenise Borino-QuinnDenise Borino-Quinn was an American television actress who had a recurring role as Ginny Sacramoni, the overweight wife of New York mob boss Johnny Sack in the television series The Sopranos....
(born 1964), Ginny Sacramoni recurring role on The Sopranos. - Bob BradleyBob BradleyRobert "Bob" Bradley is an American soccer coach and the current manager of the Egypt national football team, taking over in September 2011. He previously managed the United States men's national soccer team...
(born 1958), Head Coach of the Egyptian Men's Soccer Team; former Head Coach of the US Men's Team, MLS Chicago Fire, and MLS NY/NJ Metrostars. - Rob BurnettRob Burnett (producer)Rob Burnett is a producer, director and writer, best known for being the executive producer of Late Show with David Letterman. He is also the president and CEO of Worldwide Pants.In 2008, Burnett received the P.T...
(born 1962), television writer, creator of EdEd (TV series)Ed is an NBC television program co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions, and Viacom Productions that aired from 2000 to 2004....
. - David ChaseDavid ChaseDavid Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,...
(born 1945), creator of The SopranosThe SopranosThe Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
. - Christian Ferrara (born 1981), 2004 NFL Draft2004 NFL DraftThe 2004 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24-25, 2004 at the theater at Madison Square Garden...
choice of the San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
. - Joey La VarcoJoey La VarcoJoey La Varco is an American actor most well known for his portrayal of Simon in the Broadway production of 13 The Musical.-Career:...
(born 1995, currently attending), performed on Broadway in 1313 (musical)13 is a musical with lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish, with Robert Horn newly joining as co-librettist. The story concerns the life of 13-year-old Evan Goldman as he moves from New York City to Appleton, Indiana, and his dilemma when the move conflicts with the...
. - Joe PiscopoJoe PiscopoJoseph Charles John "Joe" Piscopo is an American comedian and actor best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.-Early life:...
(born 1951), Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
comedian. - Ron RainesRonald T. RainesRonald T. Raines is an American chemical biologist. He is the Henry Lardy Professor of Biochemistry and a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-Education:...
(born 1958), scientist, educator, and entrepreneur. - Michelle ThomasMichelle ThomasMichelle Thomas was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as Justine Phillips on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and as Myra Monkhouse on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters.-Early life and career:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thomas grew up in Montclair, New Jersey and was an...
(1968–1998), played Myra on Family MattersFamily Matters (TV series)Family Matters is an American sitcom about a middle-class African-American family living in Chicago, Illinois, which ran on national television for nine full seasons. The series was a spin-off of Perfect Strangers, but revolves around the Winslow family...
. - Michelle VizzusoMichelle VizzusoMichelle Vizzuso is a former field hockey player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1997...
(born 1977), former field hockey player.
Notable faculty
- Timothy Glenn, 2004 New Jersey Boys' Lacrosse Coach of the Year
- Tom Kenny, New Jersey Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year
- Rex T. Morrison, 1974 Manufacturing Chemists Association Teacher Award—Eastern Region; 1975 James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching—Middle Atlantic Region
- Rod TraffordRod TraffordRodney Trafford is a former American football tight end in the NFL who has played for the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots....
, NFL Player with the St. Louis RamsSt. Louis RamsThe St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... - Bill Wosilius, NFL Player with the St. Louis CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
External links
- West Essex High School
- West Essex Regional School District
- Data for West Essex Senior High School, 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...