- West Morris Mendham High School (also known as Mendham High School) is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth though twelfth grade as part of the West Morris Regional High School District. The school is located in Mendham Borough, New Jersey, United States. Students hail from the surrounding Morris County school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township (includes the areas of Brookside and Ralston).
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,208 students and 96.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.
- Its sister school, West Morris Central High School, is located in Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central. The two schools maintain a healthy athletic rivalry, despite the fact that they have been in different Divisions of the same Conference since the 1994-1995 school year. Mount Olive High School broke from the then three school District in the 1970s.
- Mendham was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in January 1998. The school is one of only 16 schools in New Jersey to offer the IB program.
- Awards and recognition
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The school was ranked 474th in Newsweek's 2009 ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States and was the 11th-ranked school in New Jersey, with 2.194 AP tests taken in 2008 per graduating senior and 40% of all graduating seniors passing at least one AP exam; The school was ranked 751st nationwide in 2008. In Newsweek's 2007 ranking of the country's top 1,200 high schools, Mendham High School was listed in 390th place, the fourteenth-highest ranked school in New Jersey while Central was ranked 117th in the nation and 3rd in the state. The school was listed in 148th place, the fifth highest ranked school in New Jersey, in Newsweek's May 8, 2006, issue, listing the Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States.
- The school was the 38th-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 29th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- Athletics
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West Morris Mendham High School offers over 30 Athletic teams ranging in level from Freshman to Varsity. Mendham has a strong tradition of athletic excellence; since the school's opening in the fall of 1970, Mendham varsity teams have brought home more than 100 conference, county, region, and state championships.
- Varsity Cross CountryThe West Morris Mendham Boys Cross Country Team placed 2nd at the Iron Hills Conference Championships in 2007.[1] The varsity roster for the 2007 team included Michael Franklin (15:54.42 5kPR), James Frick(16:47.40 5kPR), Jon Riley (17:04.87 5kPR), Ryan Savercool (17:20.24 5kPR) and Christian Herridge(17:29.85 5kPR).[2]
- The West Morris Mendham Girls Cross Country Team roster in 2007 included Laura Vigilante( 19:10.00 5kPR) and Janice O'Brien(19:36.00 5kPR).[3] Both girls qualified for the Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park.
- Boys Soccer:The boys soccer team remains one of the most competitive public-school teams in the area. As of 2008, the team has won several Morris County tournaments and Conference titles. It won the North III State Championship in 1988 and reached the North II Group III final in 2002 and 2007. In 2005, under coach Tim Rymer, the team won the Conference title and lost the County final against Morris Catholic High School, ranked 6th in the nation at the time, in overtime. Following the loss the Minutemen unexpectedly lost in the second round of the State tournament. Despite these two losses the team was still voted as "team of the year" by various local newspapers including the Morristown Daily Record and Newark Star Ledger (Morris County edition). The following year, the Minutemen clinched the Conference title for second straight year and clinched the Morris County Cup after defeating Delbarton 4-1. Mendham became the first public school to win the County tournament in eight years. Despite the success, the boys again lost early in the state tournament, this time in the semifinals. Again they were 'team of the year' for many north Jersey papers, as they finished the season in the New Jersey top 10. In the 2007 fall season, the Minutemen finished 5th in the Conference and lost in the 1st round of the County trounament. However, unlike past years the team was able to reach the State Sectional finals, where they lost in overtime against Parsippany Hills. In the 2008 season, the boys Minutemen finished 2nd in the Conference, and suffered a 1-0 loss in the Morris County final finishing the season in the state's top 20.
- Varsity Football:The West Morris Mendham Minutemen participate in the Iron Hills Conference. The Football team under head coach Richard Attonito (1971-1988) secured three Colonial Hills Conference titles ('75, '82, '83) including a State Group I Championship in 1975, capping an undefeated season which included a still standing club record 8 shutouts. Under Head Coach William "Bill" Carpluk (1989-2005), the team posted a 116-49 (.703) overall record, including a club record 17 game winning streak (1992-1993). Carpluk's teams garnered six Iron Hills Conference Hills Division (IHC-Hills) championships ('93-'95, '00, '01, '04) and numerous Group II and III state championship playoffs and finals appearances. Carpluk's era ushered in a new period during which they posted only two losing seasons during his 16 season tenure. The team is currently under the leadership of a veteran coaching staff, led by Head Coach Doug Kirk (19-11) since the 2006 season, a former assistant to both Attonito and Carpluk. The 2008 team finished 8-2 losing their NJSIAA playoff bid in the first round to Phillipsburg (the Stateliners would later become State Champions). For the 2009-10 season, the Minutemen will become part of the newly formed Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), leaving the defunct IHC.
- Golf:The Varsity Mens' Golf team had their best season on record in the Spring of 2009. Led by seniors Chris DiMaio, Chris Purdue, T.J. Malman, and Matt Caminiti, the team claimed both the IHC Conference Championship and the Morris County Championship. The team was also ranked #1 in the state of New Jersey for a short period.
- Other Sports:The Varsity Boys Lacrosse team was crowned sole New Jersey State Champions in 1994, winning the New Jersey Tournament of Champions. In 1998, the Varsity Girls Basketball team finished #1 in the State of New Jersey, also winning the Tournament of Champions. For the past 14 years in a row, the varsity Girls Soccer team has won the Iron Hills Conference Championship. The Girls Lacrosse team was ranked #2 in the state in 2005 and is currently ranked #3. The Girls Tennis team has been for the past four years ranked in the Top 5 in the State. The girls volleyball team has been a success in the past few years being runner up in the state in 2007 and getting off to an even better start in the 2008 season.
- The girls lacrosse team won the 2007 Group II State Championship with a 17-4 win vs. Hopewell Valley Central High School.
- In 2007, the girls soccer team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Scotch Plains High School in the tournament final.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Michael Matyas, Principal
- Robert Beers, Assistant Principal
- William Carpluk, Assistant Principal
- Janet Slover, Assistant Principal
- Academics
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The West Morris Regional High School District offers four different levels of classes.
- Studies
- Academic
- Advanced
- Honors / Advanced Placement (AP) / International Baccalaureate (IB)
Each of the four levels in classes differs in the level of rigor, with studies being the least rigorous and Honors/AP/IB being the most rigorous. Students and their parents are free to decide the level of the students classes.- School statistics
- 96% White
- 4% Asian
- <1% Hispanic
- <1% Black
- <1% Native American
- 93% of Students go on to 4-year Universities
- 5% of Students go on to 2-year colleges
- $15,747 per student
- Notable alumni
- Jim Collins, Class of 1976, former NFL player.
- Molly Creamer, Class of 1999, former WNBA player.
- Joe Ghedina, Class of 1995, former professional Lacrosse player for the New York Titans (NLL) and the New Jersey Pride (MLL).
- Kelley Suminski, Class of 2001. Girls Basketball Player. Two-time Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year (2000 & 2001). Played basketball for Stanford University.
- Carl Zander, Class of 1981, former NFL player who played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1985-1991.
- Ed McKirdy, Class of 1991, Recording artist for Equal Vision Records and Bridge 9 Records having recorded and toured with Hands Tied, The Killing Flame, and Triple Threat among others.
- Tom Keiger, Class of 2000, Recording artist for Drive Thru Records and singer for Houston Calls.
- Jarrett Seltzer, Class of 2000, Recording artist for Drive Thru Records and bassist for Houston Calls.
- External links
- West Morris Mendham High School
- West Morris Regional High School District
- West Morris Regional High School District Curriculum
- Greatschools.net West Morris Mendham High School
- Data for West Morris Mendham High School, National Center for Education Statistics
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