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Colonia High School

East Street, Colonia, NJ, 07067-2299 -

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Definition of Terms

Colonia High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Middlesex County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1451 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

116 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 373 students

Grade 10 - 372 students

Grade 11 - 357 students

Grade 12 - 320 students

Grade Not Listed - 29 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	17%	7%
% Hispanic	13%	15%
% Black	13%	17%
% White	57%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

12%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Woodbridge Township School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	24	5
Number of Students Managed	13,482 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$198,121,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$168,216,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$14,695	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$12,477	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	95%	81%

Fundraiser in honor of local girl scheduled for Nov. 24 (Woodbridge Sentinel)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:11:48 am
Ashlyn Marie Ferriero's family has turned her tragic accident two years ago into raising funds for students around Woodbridge Township. "It has been good, very successful," Ashlyn's father, Joseph Ferriero, said of the Fashion Love Ashlyn Educational Fund (FLAEF) that the family started in honor of Ashlyn's spirit and generosity.
Street to be named in honor of Barbato (Woodbridge Sentinel)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:11:38 am
WOODBRIDGE — The street in front of the Colonia High School (CHS) football field house will be named after former longtime football coach Pat Barbato.
Not exactly powder puff football (Asbury Park Press)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 10:57:15 pm
TRENTON — The tailgating began in chilly darkness, a good two hours before the start of the game. Typical football crowd.
New superintendent gets warm welcome (East Brunswick Sentinel)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 01:11:02 am
Walter Uszenski has officially taken over as the new superintendent of Spotswood schools, faced with challenges such as regionalization and continuing the curricular improvements of his predecessor.
Four positions later, Rutgers sophomore Eric LeGrand may have found a home at tackle (The Star-Ledger)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 11:31:54 pm
Colonia High product looks to make impact against Connecticut

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Colonia High School is one of three four-year comprehensive public high schools that serve students in ninth through twelfth grades from Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Woodbridge Township School District. The other two high schools in the district are John F. Kennedy Memorial High School and Woodbridge High School.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,504 students and 121 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.4.
The school was the 188th-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 208th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Colonia High School Patriots compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes 33 public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The boys basketball team won the 2007 North II, Group III state sectional championship, edging Union Hill High School 84-83 in the tournament final.
In 2008, the Patriots finished their basketball season with a record of 22-7. This included a State Tournament Semi-Final win against the 7th ranked team in the state of New Jersey, Rahway High School. Also in the 07-08 school year, the Patriots were undefeated White Division Champions in football and also Co-White Division Champions, sharing the title with Monroe Township High School in Baseball. They also finished a close second in the White Division in Golf and finished third in the White Division in Cross Country led by local cross country superstar Dick Ciubaka. In the 07-08 school year, Colonia High School introduced three new sports, Volleyball (Boys and Girls), ice hockey and Swimming.
Publications
Colonia High School's official newsletter is titled The Declaration. The Declaration is published seasonally, with one issue published and sent home each winter, spring, and summer.
The Arch is Colonia High School's annual yearbook. In additional to the physical yearbook, the yearbook club has worked hard over the years to develop an interactive yearbook CD.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Robert McLaughlin, Principal
Patricia Fitzgerald, Joseph Short, & Kevin Harris, Vice Principals
Mr. Joseph Cornacchia, Math Department Head
Dr. Nancy Spiller, World Language/History Department Head
Mrs. Dorothy Ponte, Science Department Head
Mrs. Marina DeMarino, English Department Head
Mrs. Diane McGrath, Director of Guidance
Mr. Ronn Weisenstien, Director of Athletics
Notable alumni
Tom Higgins (born 1954), NFL and Canadian football player and coach.
Glen Mason (born 1950), football coach.
Dagmara Wozniak (born 1988), sabre fencer named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's sabre competition.
External links
Colonia High School
Colonia High School - Alumni
Woodbridge Township Public Schools
Data for the Woodbridge Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

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