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For other schools named Brunswick High School see Brunswick High School .
North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in North Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the North Brunswick Township Public Schools.
- Student body and school ranking
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As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,775 students and 135.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.1.
- The school was the 132nd-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 130th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- Nearly 90% of the 1,800 students at NBTHS go on to institutions of higher education, with many choosing to attend Rutgers University, the nearby state university. The school has sent students to the summer programs at the Governor's School of New Jersey summer program and the Johns Hopkins University Center For Talented Youth. The school offers over fifteen Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses, and had over 20 AP scholars for the 2005-2006 school year.
- The school is considered to be both economically and ethnically diverse. As of 2005, the student body was 44% White, 23% Black, 17% Asian, and 16% Hispanic. Economically, the school enrolls students who come from high-income to low-income backgrounds.
- Awards and recognition
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For the 1999-2000 school year under the leadership of Dr. Robert J. Rimmer, North Brunswick Township High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
- Property and facilities
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NBTHS is located on a sprawling property off of U.S. Route 130 South. The school was first built in 1973 to accommodate the growing student population (which, at the time, attended New Brunswick High School). The school, at the time an architectural marvel, was nicknamed by students from neighboring schools as the “Country Club” in its early years. Due to the growing population of students in North Brunswick, the school has undergone two expansions in 1990 and 2004-2006. During the latter renovation project, it was discovered that the land under the high school had served as a garbage dump prior to the construction of the building. This was a chief cause in the delays of the construction project. Apart from standard classrooms, the school has a fully equipped library, six electronic classrooms, industrial technological rooms, naturally lit art studios, three gymnasiums, two music rooms, an auditorium with an orchestra pit, and a commons area that serves as a link between the school and outside community.
- Athletics
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NBTHS is a member of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and holds membership in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC). NBTHS has a wide range of athletic facilities, available to both its student body and the North Brunswick community. With over six multipurpose athletic fields, a six-lane track, a football stadium, five tennis courts, a gymnasium that seats over 1,500 people, and three multipurpose baseball/softball diamonds, the school has long been considered one of the premier athletic facilities in the county. Furthermore, the school is one of the only GMC members that has a six-lane indoor swimming pool, and has thus frequently been the host of GMC Championships and state sectional meets. Annually, the school's boys’ soccer and girls’ swimming teams are among the stronger representatives of the school's athletics, with which numerous state championships have been captured over the last decade.The girls swim team was undefeated in the 2007-2008 season, in addition to being the GMC champions.The school also fields teams in football, girls’ soccer, boys and girls’ tennis, boys and girls’ basketball, baseball, softball, boys and girls’ lacrosse, boys’ swimming, diving, boys and girls’ winter and spring track and field, cross-country, gymnastics, wrestling, and golf. Volleyball was introduced in the 2005-06 season.The school's main rivals include the East Brunswick Bears and the South Brunswick Vikings.
- Extracurricular activities
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NBTHS offers close to 35 extracurricular activities for its students, many of which are integrated with the school’s academic curriculum. Its DECA program, linked with the school’s marketing coursework, has won championships at the regional, state, and the national levels. The Model United Nations has won honors at a variety of prestigious conferences, including those held at Harvard University, Georgetown University and Princeton University. Daedalus, the product of the school’s yearbook program, has won awards for excellence in yearbook production across New Jersey and at an annual conference held by Columbia University.
- The school also serves as the host to a chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Key Club, as well as honor societies like the National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, French Honor Society, German Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, and Italian Honor Society.
- The school’s arts program continues to rapidly grow. As a consequence of the growth, the North Brunswick Board of Education approved a $67 million expansion that includes a 1,500 seat auditorium, music practice rooms, and theater and film production studios. The school has a marching band, which competes locally in the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) circuit, along with a full orchestra, band, and choral groups.
- The school also has a full theatre program (The Alchemist Theatre Company), which puts on three performances on an annual basis. During the 2006-2007 school year, they performed You Can't Take it with You "Theatre Revue 2007" and Les Misérables. In 2007 to 2008, they performed Romeo and Juliet, "Theatre Revue 2008", and Grease.
- Members of NBTHS also participate in the FIRST Robotics Program. Team 25, Raider Robotix, sponsored by local corporation Bristol-Myers Squibb, won the national Championship in 2000, and finished as world championship finalists in 2003 and 2006. The team has also consistently won numerous state regionals all across the country as well and received international recognition for its achievements.
- Other organizations include the school newspaper (The Banner), Environmental club, language clubs, Film production club, Care-to-Walk Club, Health Careers Club, Human Psych Club, Chemistry Club, Science League, the Academic Team,Mock Trail, the Debate Team, and the LAMBDA Coalition.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Brian B. Brotschul, Principal
- Suzan Ezdinli, Assistant Principal: World Language - Class of 2011
- Louis Emanuel, Interim Assistant Principal: Learning Center - Class of 2010
- Horace Thorne, Assistant Principal: Social Studies - Class of 2008
- Debra Serafin, Assistant Principal: Health/PE and Business/Technology - Class of 2009
- Notable faculty
- James Egan is a band teacher at NBTHS and professional trombonist and trumpeter who has performed with ska bands such as Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto
- Notable alumni
- Tim Howard (born 1979), class of 1997, is a goalkeeper in the English Premier League who has played at Everton F.C. and Manchester United.
- Jim Norton (born 1968), comedian, personality on the Opie and Anthony Show.
- VaShaya Ramsey (born 1976), celebrity make-up artist works with Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, featured in Vogue, Elle, Avenue, The New York Times and Oprah.
- External links
- North Brunswick Township High School
- North Brunswick Township Public Schools
- Great Schools: North Brunswick Township High School Profile
- Data for the North Brunswick Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Raider Robotix Web Page
- North Brunswick Township High School Key Club
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