| Number of Schools Managed |
6 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
3,577 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$51,978,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$55,311,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$14,531 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$15,463 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
90% |
81% |
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- Mahwah High School (MHS) is the four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey, as the only high school of the Mahwah Township Public Schools.
- Mahwah High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the New Jersey Department of Education.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 963 students and 88.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.9.
- Awards and recognition
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Mahwah High School was the 68th-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 46th in the magazine's 2006 rankings.
- History
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The campus-style school with 13 buildings was originally established as a joint Junior and Senior high school. It was constructed in 1958-59 for $4 million dollars. Before the new school opened, Mahwah's high school students attended Ramsey High School.
- Prior to the construction of Northern Highlands Regional High School in the mid-1960s, students from Allendale and Upper Saddle River attended what was then known as Mahwah Junior-Senior High School. The first all-Mahwah graduating class was in 1967.
- The present school building was constructed in 1984 on the site of the original school, with an addition completed in 2004.
- The Rotating-Drop Schedule and the "Unit Lunch"
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In September 2007, Mahwah High School instituted a "rotating-drop schedule." Under the "rotating-drop schedule," students attend three (3) fifty-five minute classes before and after lunch, for a total of six classes per day. The "rotating-drop schedule" has created a "unit lunch" - a 43-minute period in which all students eat lunch.
- In a report by Kirstin Cole aired on WCBS-TV on October 11, 2007, Cole stated that Mahwah students "were forced to eat their lunch on the floor," citing health concerns with the practice. The report stated that CBS was able to "obtain and analyze three floor swabs," finding evidence that E. Coli was found on the floor, though tests done by the district did not find contamination.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Principal - John P. Pascale
- Athletics
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Mahwah's athletic and other teams are called the "Thunderbirds.". Mahwah High School is one of the member schools of the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League (NBIL/NBIAL).
- Cheerleading is offered, but it is not an NBIL sport.
- Sports listed with an asterisk (*), although they are technically two teams that compete and score separately, usually practice and have their events with each other.
- Fall sports: Cross country (boys)*, Cross country (girls)*, Football, Soccer (boys), Soccer (girls), Tennis (girls), Volleyball, Marching Band and Fall Cheerleading.
- Winter sports: Basketball (boys), Basketball (girls), Bowling (boys)*, Bowling (girls)*, Ice hockey, Track (boys)*, Track (girls)*, Wrestling and Winter Cheerleading
- Spring sports: Baseball (boys), Golf (boys)*, Golf (girls)*, Softball (girls), Tennis (boys), Track (boys)*, Track (girls)* and Lacrosse
- Advanced Placement Offerings
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Mahwah High School offers 14 Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses:
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science
- AP Economics, a course that includes one semester of macroeconomics and one semester of microeconomics
- AP English Language and Composition, beginning Fall 2009
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP European History
- AP French
- AP Physics
- AP Spanish
- AP Statistics
- AP Studio Art
- In Fall 2010, AP Psychology will become available to MHS' juniors and seniors.
- In the Fall of 2009 the Freshman Advisory, a full year freshman transition program, will be implemented. Freshman Advisory will be a required course for all freshman students, and will be taught by upper class (junior and senior class) Peer Leaders, and supervised by the high school faculty. Lessons on study and organizational skills, time management, coping skills, peer pressure, Habits of Mind, and college/post-secondary planning will be included.
- Extra-curricular Activities
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The following are some of the extra-curricular activities offered at Mahwah High School:
- Ani-Pals
- Art Club
- Athletes in Action
- Audio-Visual Club
- Calliope (literary magazine)
- Current Events Club
- Environmental Club
- Executive Student Council
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- French National Honor Society
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Junior Classical League
- Madden Club
- Mock Trial
- Model United Nations
- Multi-Cultural Club
- National Honor Society
- Omni Club
- Philosophy Club
- Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies (REBEL)
- Robotics Club
- Science National Honor Society
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Stage Crew
- Ski Club
- Step Dance
- Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
- Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE)
- Thunderbird (yearbook)
- Tom-Tom (school paper)
- Volunteer Club
- Young Politicians Club
Additionally, freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior class activities are offered.- Notable alumni
- Frank Chamberlin (born 1978), NFL linebacker with the Houston Texans.
- Brad Fischetti, member of the pop band Lyte Funky Ones.
- Gregg Lalka (born 1975), Emmy Award-nominated reporter / weather anchor for ABC affiliate, KXTV, in Sacramento, California.
- Chris Wragge (born 1970), news anchor for WCBS-TV.
- Robert "Bob" Kratch (born January 6, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American football guard in the NFL for the New York Giants and New England Patriots. He played college football at the University of Iowa for the Hawkeyes.
- External links
- Mahwah High School
- Mahwah High School, National Center for Education Statistics
- The Mahwah Schools Foundation
- The Mahwah 10k Race
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