| Definition of Terms |
Vernon Township High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Sussex County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
1724 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
53% /
47% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
139 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 464 students | | Grade 10 - 406 students | | Grade 11 - 451 students | | Grade 12 - 388 students | | Grade Not Listed - 15 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:12 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
5% |
15% |
| % Black |
1% |
17% |
| % White |
92% |
61% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
4% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Vernon Township School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
6 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
5,187 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$67,507,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$66,470,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$13,015 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,815 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
93% |
81% |
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- Vernon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in 1975 and is part of the Vernon Township School District. The school has gone through expansions over the year including a new wing with several classrooms, the gymnasium was doubled in size. They have recently (April, 2007) started the renovations of the auditorium and outdoor fields as mentioned in the School Referendum.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,724 students and 139.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.4.
- The school was the 156th-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 124th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- Awards and recognition
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Peggy Stewart was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as the New Jersey Teacher of the Year for the 2004-05 school year. Stewart, a history, social studies and enrichment teacher, has been on the faculty of Vernon Township High School since 1991.
- Extracurricular activities
- Sports
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The Vernon Township High School Vikings participate in the Sussex County Interscholastic League. The school is categorized by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) as North I, Group IV. Since the school has begun participating in league sports throughout the county and state, the Vernon Vikings have received numerous awards and championships. Two of such teams is the boys' and girls' cross country. Coaches Ray Morris and Brian Cummins have been in charge of the teams throughout the entire duration of the teams' existence in the school, winning many sportsmanship awards. In the 2007 season, the boys' team placed third in the S.C.I.L. but later moved on to rank second in Group IV Sectionals at the Garrett Mountain course in West Paterson, New Jersey. In addition to Vernon Cross Country, the Vernon Vikings Boys Varsity Soccer Team and Boys Track and Field have also done well. Both teams are under the supervision of coach John Ryan, who received his 200th track victory in the 2007 season. The school's legacy of success in cross country dates to the 1978 season, when the team was undefeated and won the S.C.I.L. championship.
- Music
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The school band program includes a Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Jazz Express, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Choir, Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Ensemble and a Flute Choir. The choir program consists of a Symphonic Choir, Meistersingers, Concert Choir Mixed, Concert Choir Women, Close Harmony, Les Chanteuses and Chanticleer. Both have a regular program of performances. VTHS also has an orchestral program, which students can take at CP level if so desired.
- Academic Decathlon Team
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The Vernon Township High School Academic Decathlon team competes every year in the United States Academic Decathlon.
- Robotics Team
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The Viking Robotics Team finished 24th out of 53 teams in the FIRST Robotics competitions in New York City. On May 12,2007 the team finished in 2nd place at PARCX an off-season competition held in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania by another team. In 2008, during their second year the Vernon Robotics Team won the FIRST NYC Regionals and attended the World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Cocurricular Activities
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Vernon High School organizes several trips abroad associated with foreign language classes every year. Currently, students can go on trips to Germany, Spain, Italy, and as far as China and Pakistan. On the 2007 excursion to China, students toured Beijing, Xinjiang, and the remote northern regions of Pakistan. The purpose of such trips is to increase the students' awareness and respect of other cultures and their impact on modern society.In addition to trips, Peggy Stewart organizes a Model United Nations program at the school every spring for the freshmen class. Students are organized into various countries and committees, and are given real world problems to resolve using the same methods practiced by the United Nations. The entire program is operated without any help from the faculty, all of the responsibility is held by upperclassmen students who have previously participated.
- Notable alumni
- Financial
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In 2006, a multi-million dollar budget was approved to renovate Vernon Township High School as well as Walnut Ridge and Rolling Hills Elementary Schools. The following is a list of all items included in the recently passed budget:
- -Two more tennis courts in addition to the already existing four, renovated auditorium with new sound systems and more seating, replacing of the current six-lane track with a state-of-the art eight-lane track along with artificial turf on the football field, more seating, bathroom facilities, and lighting.
- Administration
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Senior members of the school's administration include:
- Tim Dunnigan - Principal
- Edward Carney - Assistant Principal
- Geraldine Desmet - Assistant Principal
- James Trusa - Assistant Principal
- External links
- Vernon Township High School web site
- Vernon Township School District web site
- Data for the Vernon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Vernon Township High School Robotics Team
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| About This Zip Code (07462) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
6,733 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
29% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$59,187
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.1 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
28 years old |
47 years old |
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70% / 30% |
62% / 38% |
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