| Number of Schools Managed |
4 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
1,686 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$21,541,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$21,421,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,776 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,705 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
98% |
81% |
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- Hasbrouck Heights High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Hasbrouck Heights, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hasbrouck Heights School District. It consists of Grades 9-12.
- Students from Teterboro have the option of attending either Hackensack High School or Hasbrouck Heights High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the two districts. Because of this, the school receives many students who attended South Hackensack School District's Memorial School.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 450 students and 37.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.2.
- Awards and recognition
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The school was the 82nd-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 92nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- Athletics
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The school participates in the Bergen County Scholastic League National athletic conference. The team nickname is the Aviators.
- Hasbrouck Heights has long enjoyed success on the athletic field. Others sports notwithstanding, the football, wrestling, and track programs have established themselves among the elite on the league, county, and state level.
- Baseball
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The baseball team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship in 2007, topping Verona High School 7-4 in the tournament final.
- Boys Soccer
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The Hasbrouck Heights Varsity Soccer program was ran for many years by head coach Dennis Sayer. After he resigned following the 2001 season, Peter Morisco stepped in as head coach and took the team to the states two out of the three years he ran the program. The first game of the 2004 states was an overtime win against Leonia High School, the first in the soccer team's history. The next game was the state semis against North Warren Regional High School getting the furthest the team ever did, falling 3-2. Joe Bitteto took over the team and brought it to its 2nd consecutive state appearance. The Team is currently coached by Vincent Marchese.
- Football
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Currently coached by Nick Delcalzo, the last state championship won by the football program was in 2007. In 2005, Hasbrouck Heights made the Group 1, North 1 State Final in Giants Stadium, losing 27-7 to Pompton Lakes High School. Hasbrouck Heights made the 2nd round in the North 1 Group 1 state playoffs in 2006, beating Pascack Hills High School 9-3 in the opening round then losing to ultimate winner Bogota High School 24-17 in the semifinals. Hasbrouck Heights has made the playoffs in each of the last 6 seasons.
- In 2007, the team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 26-16 win over New Milford High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium.The team went 12-0 while also capturing a BCSL Olympic League Championship. Depken Field was also resurfaced with field turf.
- In 1994, The Heights team went 10-1 and won the State Sectional championship by defeating North Arlington in Giants Stadium.
- In 1975, the Heights team went 10-0-1 and won the North I, Group I state sectional championship by defeating Ridgefield Memorial High School 22-6 in the first year that the state held playoffs. They were also the BCSL National champions as well.
- The 1976, the 11-0 Heights Aviators repeated as North I, Group I sectional champions by defeating Mahwah High School in the finals. They were also the BCSL National Champs in 1976 as well.
- The Hasbrouck Heights Aviators football team tied for the most wins with Bergen Catholic High School and had the highest winning percentage from 1970-1979 of any team in Bergen County. This success continued well into the mid 1980's when Hasbrouck Heights went to the North 1 Group 1 finals in 1986 but were defeated by New Milford high school.
- Hasbrouck Heights High School enjoys a long and storied football tradition. The Aviators have won a total of 19 Group 1 state sectional championships and 2 Group II state sectional championships since 1920 when the team played in Franklin School. Their best year was in 1969 when th Aviators went undefeated and were ranked #1 in the state of NJ and finished in the top 10 nationally.
- The Hasbrouck Heights football Aviators natural rival by geographic location are the Wood-RidgeBlue Devils. The two programs have one of the states longest Thanksgiving Day rivalry games dating back to before both present day high schools were built. Hasbrouck Heights has won the vast majority of the games and is currently riding a 21 year Thanksgiving Day game winning streak.
- Since the start of the NJ state playoff format Hasbrouck Heights has been a regular in the tournament. The team's rivals are Wood-Ridge, Cresskill, Emerson, Glen Rock, New Milford, Bogota, Park Ridge and Pompton Lakes high schools.
- Girls Soccer
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Coached for last twelve years by Ollie Pimm. Ollie Pimm announced his retirement last season. Hasbrouck Heights won the North 1 Group 2 State Sectional Championship last year in Pimm's Final Season. Hasbrouck Heights have won their league championship the last eight years. With Pimm's retirement and most of the team gone to graduation, the team will be in big trouble next year. The JV Girl's Soccer team has been coached by Joe Mastropietro for the last six years.
- Tennis
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In 1968, the Men's Tennis Team had a perfect season, winning 17 games and losing 0. They won the BCSL title and became the only men's sports team to go undefeated for an entire season.In 2007, the Women's Tennis Team had a nearly perfect season. They won the BCSL title that year.
- Wrestling
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Many outstanding wrestlers have passed through the halls of Hasbrouck Heights High School. With the creation of a recreation level program, established in the 1970s by then-director, Andy "The King" Feintuch, experience began to filter into the high school program. In 1976, heavyweight Bill Spindler became the school's first ever NJSIAA state champion, pinning each of his opponents on his way to the gold medal.
- Team success came with the hiring of head coach, Tom Basile, who would guide the 1989 team to league and county titles. The Aviator's would capture their first ever North Jersey Group I state sectional championship after a one-sided victory over defending champion Waldwick High School. The team was back-to-back champions in 1990. For their accomplishments, the 1989 team would be elected to the Hasbrouck Heights Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
- In the mid-1990s, HH alum Mike Scuilla would take over the reins from Basile and continue the team's winning ways. The pinnacle individual performance came in 2001 when Morgan Horner won the 189 lb. weight class at the NJSIAA championships defeating the defending champion. This accomplishment would earn Horner the award for the championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler.
- The wrestling team won the North II, Group I state sectional title in 2006 with a 43-28 win against New Providence High School. The 2007team repeated as North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 46-16 win vs. Madison High School.
- Extracurricular Activities
- Pilot's Log
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The high school publishes Pilot's Log, an award-winning student newspaper. At the 2006 National Scholastic Press Association Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, Pilot's Log earned the highest accolade of "best in show" for newspapers with 13-16 pages, from all high schools, regardless of size. The newspaper staff also walked away with a National Pacemaker Award for the publication, one of 26 high school publications nationwide to be recognized, unofficially known as the "Pulitzer Prizes of student journalism."
- Theatrical performances
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Every school year, a selected performance is created by students under the supervision of the school's communications teacher Erin Schneeweiss. A different play is performed every year.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Peter G. O'Hare - Principal
- Geraldine Stein - Director of Curriculum and Scheduling
- Notable alumni
- Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor, star of American Pie
- Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983), radio and television broadcaster and entertainer
- Scott Slutzker (born 1972), Former NFL tight end who played for the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints.
- Adam Mucci, actor, appeard in Public Enemies
- External links
- Hasbrouck Heights High School
- Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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