Bergen County Technical High School
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Bergen County Technical High School, also known as Bergen Tech, or more commonly "BT", is a secondary school that offers an applied learning experience that strives to utilize the evolving technologies, equipment, and facilities that will define tomorrow’s workplace for students in Bergen County, New Jersey. Bergen Tech is located in Teterboro and is one of three campuses of the Bergen County Technical Schools.
The Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus, is a full-time public high school that provides a challenging, project-driven curriculum in a technology-infused environment. The curriculum is structured around a core of interdisciplinary technical and academic disciplines that prepare students for post-secondary education and career development work-based experiences.
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[edit] History
Bergen Tech was originally a shared-time vocational school which was completely revamped in 2000 to be a full-time, academic High School with students taking classes in their particular "Majors."
[edit] Admissions
Bergen County Technical High School utilizes a selective admissions process. For the 2006-07 school year, there were 504 applicants for 140 spots in Teterboro and 160 applicants for 90 spots in Paramus.[1]
[edit] Academics
The large applicant pool results partly from interest in their vocational programs and partly from their strong academics. For example they currently offer 14 different Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses, including every science AP course offered by the College Board.
Robert Goodman, a Bergen Tech physics teacher, was named New Jersey Teacher of the Year for 2005-2006.[2] Goodman is an advocate of the Physics First methodology and did his doctoral dissertation at Rutgers University was based on the success of teaching Physics First to freshman.
[edit] Athletics
The Bergen Tech sports team includes athletes from all three campuses. The Bergen County Technical High School Knights compete in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL), starting with the 2006-07 school year. Bergen Tech is classified by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) as North I, Group IV.
In 2006, the Bergen Tech football team won their first Division Championship. They also participated in the state playoffs for the first time in the schools history.
In 2007, Joe Miles broke the school single season rushing record for the Knights football team.
In 2007, the girls tennis team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Ridgewood High School in the tournament finals.[3] The win was the team's second consecutive title, and their third since 2003.[4]
[edit] Majors
Bergen County Technical High School has 11 majors for its students to enter. [5]
- Automotive Design Engineering
- Business
- Commercial Art and Graphic Design
- Cosmetology & Skin Care
- Culinary & Pastry Arts
- Digital Media Arts
- Electrical Technology
- Fashion Art, Design & Merchandising
- Information & Telecommunications Technology
- Law & Justice
- Pre-Engineering
[edit] Notable alumni
- Gary Brolsma, the Numa Numa guy
[edit] References
- ^ Bergen Technical High Schools Budget 2006-07, accessed November 2, 2006
- ^ Bergen County Educator Named State Teacher of the Year, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated October 18, 2005.
- ^ 2007 Girls Team Tennis - North I, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.
- ^ Pompton Lakes captures crown, The Star-Ledger, October 13, 2007. Accessed October 25, 2007. "Defending-champion Bergen Tech took home its third title since 2003 with a 4-1 victory over Ridgewood in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 championship in Franklin Lakes. "
- ^ Program Description for Bergen County Technical School
