- Freehold High School (sometimes called Freehold Boro or Freehold Borough High School to distinguish it from Freehold Township High School) is a four-year public high school located within Freehold Borough, New Jersey, and is part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The school serves students from Freehold Borough and from portions of Freehold Township. Freehold High School is the home of the Medical Sciences Learning Center, the Computer Science Academy and the Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Academy.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,376 students and 96 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 14.3.
- Academic programs
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Medical Sciences is a program in which exceptional students in the sciences and mathematics are able to advance their studies in those fields. Some required classes in this program include Biochemistry/Organic Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and Statistics. A unique required class, Research, involves the creation and experimentation of year long individual research projects culminating in presentations of each students findings. In previous years, students' research projects have been selected for statewide presentations and competitions as well as the Intel Science Talent Search.
- Freehold also houses the Computer Science Academy. This specialized academy teaches students about computers, with most of its focus on programming in languages such as Java, Visual Basic, and C++. The program also features study in topics such as data structures and discrete mathematics.
- The Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Academy is a unique program that allows students to work in the student-run, one hundred-seat, fine dining restaurant serving the public, catered events, and school functions. In 2005, the program was selected to present sample menu/recipes at Princeton University’s Garden State Series.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Principal: Linda C. Jewell
- Assistant Principal: Scott Liptzin
- Assistant Principal: John Schollenberger
- Supervisor of Extracurricular Activities: Jesse Renna
- Awards and recognition
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In Newsweek's May 22, 2007, issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Freehold High School was listed in 1338th place, the 47th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.
- The school was the 129th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 95th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- History
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Freehold High School was originally located on the corner of Husdon and Bennett Street in Freehold Borough. At the time it was called the Hudson Street School. It has been at its present location, Robertsville Road and Broadway since 1925. The school is the oldest in the Freehold Regional High School District, having been the original facility that drew students from several Western Monmouth County communities.
- Freehold High School, as such, came into being as a result of a referendum vote on October 6, 1953, in which seven districts united to form the Freehold Regional High School District. Freehold High School was purchased by the Regional District from the Freehold Borough Board of Education.
- Medical Sciences Learning Center
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The Medical Sciences Learning Center (or Med Sci), a specialized academic program within Freehold High School, is a specific course load designed for students interested in continued study of the Medical Sciences. Admittance to the program is highly selective and requires a high enough score on a Mathematics/English Standardized Test and compelling short essays regarding motivation for application. At the end of the rigorous four years of Med Sci, a few graduates have attended schools such as Johns Hopkins University, King's College London, Yale University, MIT, University of Pennsylvania , the rest of the Ivy League, and a number of accelerated and guaranteed medical programs with Boston University, Northwestern University, Drexel University College of Medicine, and The College of New Jersey.
- The program course load comprises the following:
- Freshman Year - Biology (H), Intro to Computer Science, Geometry/Algebra II
- Sophomore Year - Med Sci Chemistry (H), AP Statistics, Precalculus (H)
- Junior Year - Research, Honors Biochemistry/Organic Chemistry (H), AP Calculus BC
- Senior Year - Anatomy/Physiology (H), Med Sci Physics (H)
- In the senior year of the program, a monthly externship with the local hospital, CentraState Healthcare System, is required of all the medical sciences students. Students are separated into small groups in which they are sent to different divisions of the hospital to learn hands-on about the different health care occupations. Several areas students have been sent to include the Morgue, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Radiology, etc.
- In Junior year, every student must develop his/her own research paper over the course of the year. These papers culminate in an individual presentation at the end of the year. The best work is then selected and submitted to statewide competitions. In previous years, individuals have also competed in the Intel Science Talent Search for semifinalist placement.
- Computer Science Academy
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The Computer Science and Technology Academy (also CSA or Comp Sci) is a four-year program meant to immerse students in the field of computer science early, allowing them to be highly prepared when they enter an undergraduate program. As an academy as opposed to a learning center, students still take those classes that they are most prepared for outside of the academy. Many of the classes the students take are honors or advanced placement.
- The academy's classes are designed to give students a little taste of everything with the following three goals:
- To give students a solid and rigorous background in computer science principles, including the requisite mathematical foundations.
- To build proficiency in the problem solving techniques of Computer Science.
- To provide graduates of the Academy with the background and the skills necessary to continue their education in college.
- The four computer science and four math classes are as follows:
- Freshman Year
- Honors Computer Science I: QBasic and Java
- Honors CS Math I: Honors Geometry and Discrete mathematics
Sophomore Year
- Honors Computer Science II: Visual Basic and Java
- Honors CS Math II: Honors Algebra 2 and Discrete mathematics
Junior Year
- Honors Computer Science III: Java in preparation for either the AP Computer Science A exam or AP Computer Science AB exam
- (Honors) Pre-Calculus
Senior Year
- Honors Computer Science IV: C++ and SQL using Microsoft Access
- A Senior Project is also completely in which 1 to 2 students work on a project of their choosing in any field of computer science. Past projects have included instant messaging programs, 64-bit games, and AI programs.
- Either AP Calculus or AP Statistics
- The computer science math courses include discrete math topics such as graph theory and Boolean algebra.
- The Comp Sci Academy has also won a number of computer competitions, participating in events including the ACSL All-Star round for several years. In 2005, the Freehold High School five-person team came in fourth in the Senior Division of the American Computer Science League 2005-06 International All-Star Competition.The academy has also won the NJIT high school programming contest, in 2006 (7 of 8 programs complete) and 2008 (8 of 8 programs complete). This was the first time in the competition's history that a team has won twice, and only the second time all 8 programs have been completed.
- Culinary Arts Academy
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The Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management Academy is a unique program allowing students to gain hands-on experience through the operation of the Five Star Cafe, a 100-seat restaurant located within Freehold High School. The 4-year college-level curriculum prepares students for entry in the restaurant/hospitality field and post-secondary education. Graduating students annually receive over $250,000.00 in scholarships and articulation awards. Many graduates of the academy attend the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY and Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI and Miami, FL. Facilities of the Academy feature the 100-seat dining room, state-of-the-art commercial kitchen, bakery, and lecture room. On March 14, 2007 the Culinary Arts Academy hosted Governor Jon Corzine (D-NJ) and members of the New Jersey State Legislature.
- Courses
- Freshmen year: Introduction to Commercial Foods
Sophomore year: Introduction to Commercial Baking
Junior year: Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management I
Senior year: Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management II
Menu Planning and Design - Electives: Culinary Math
Culinary Food Science - January 10th, 2007
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On January 10, 2007, three Freehold High School students were killed in a car accident. James Warnock and Michael Dragonetti, both seniors, and Andrew Lundy, a junior, were driving home from school when they hit a van going in the opposite direction. Freehold Boro students held a memorial service for their classmates and gathered at the scene of the accident for days afterwards. The driver of the van, Ruth MacArthur, was killed on impact; the van's only passenger survived.
- Athletics
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The Freehold High School Colonials compete in the B-North Division of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The Athletic Facilities are named after the late Athletic Director Cal Dean Wilson.
- The girls soccer team won the 2006 Central Jersey Group III sectional title, defeating Hopewell Valley Central High School 1-0 in the tournament final. Coach Moses, the girls soccer team coach, tied his last game for the state champions, becoming a rarity, co-state champions in the 2006 season, tying Ramapo High School 0-0 in the Group III championship game held on November 28, 2006, at the College of New Jersey. In 2007, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group III state sectional championship with a 3-0 win over Hightstown High School in the tournament final.
- The girls soccer team won the 1999 Public Group Semifinals for Central Jersey, Group II, with a 2-0 win over Somerville High School. The team won the title again in 2001, topping Ridge High School 2-1.
- In 2007, the field hockey team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 3-0 win over Warren Hills High School in the tournament final.
- In 2007, the Girls Varsity Soccer team beat Ramapo High School 2-1 in double overtime, winning the official title, of New Jersey Group III Girls Soccer Champions.
- Also in 2007, the Girls Cross Country team finished a successful season.
- In 2008, the varsity football team took the sectional group III title, the first sectional title in football in school history.
- The school has major rivalries with Freehold Township High School and Colts Neck High School.
- Notable alumni
- Scott Conover (born 1968), former Detroit Lions offensive tackle (1991-96)
- David Garrison (born 1952), actor who played the character Steve Rhoades on the television show Married… with Children.
- Danny Lewis (born 1936), Former NFL player.
- Craig Mazin (born 1971), screenwriter, director and producer
- Tim Perry (born 1965), former NBA player.
- Darrell Reid (born 1982), current Indianapolis Colts Defensive End.
[Celano, Clare Marie. "Colts' Reid returns home with plan to help youths", News Transcript, June 21, 2006. Accessed May 15, 2007. "Reid, a former Freehold High School football player, is currently a member of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts but a piece of his heart remains in the town in which he grew up - Freehold Borough."]
- Bruce Springsteen (born 1949), rock n' roll musician who had huge success with 1975's Born to Run and 1984's Born in the U.S.A., but interestingly enough Springsteen skipped his graduation ceremony from Freehold High School in 1967.
- Other high schools in the district
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The other schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
[ Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 25, 2008.]) are:
- Colts Neck High School - 1,766 students from Colts Neck and portions of Marlboro.
- Freehold Township High School - 2,144 students from portions of Freehold Township, Howell and Manalapan.
- Howell High School - 1,949 students from portions of Howell and Farmingdale.
- Manalapan High School - 1,973 students from portions of Manalapan and Englishtown.
- Marlboro High School - 2,241 students from portions of Marlboro.
- External links
- Freehold High School website
- Medical Sciences Learning Center webpage
- Freehold Regional High School District website
- Data for the Freehold Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- DigitalSports Freehold Homepage
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