Carteret High School
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| Carteret High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 199 Washington Avenue Carteret, NJ 07008 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Carteret School District |
| Principal | Mr. Lamont Repollet |
| Enrollment |
1,090 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 78.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 14.0[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Greater Middlesex Conference |
| Nickname | Ramblers |
| Information | 732-541-8960 |
| Homepage | School website |
Carteret High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carteret in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Carteret School District.
Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered in AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP United States History, AP Spanish Language and AP English Literature and Composition. The Project Acceleration Program allows students to receive college credit from Seton Hall University and over 200 other colleges and universities. Schedule permitting, students may also earn college credits by attending classes at Middlesex County College.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,090 students and 78.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.0.[1]
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[edit] Athletics
The Carteret High School Ramblers compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, comprised of 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 2007 football team won the Central Jersey, Group II state sectional championship with a 20-14 over Rumson-Fair Haven High School in a game played at Rutgers Stadium, The win was Carteret's fourth sectional title, and its first since 1996.[2][3]
[edit] Administration
- Mr. Lamont Repollet - Principal
- Mr. Nicholas Sysock - Vice Principal
- Mrs. Kimberly Hall - Vice Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros formed The Smithereens.[4]
- Joseph A. Cafasso (1956-), former Fox News consultant on military and counterterrorism issues who left the network after allegations surfaced that he misrepresented his military record.[5]
- Jim Conti, alto saxophone player for the ska band Streetlight Manifesto.[citation needed]>
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Carteret High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 26, 2007.
- ^ Moretti, Mike. "Lewin's TD lifts Carteret past Rumson", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "But with senior tailback Byron Lewin picking up 143 yards on 22 carries and scoring the winning touchdown with 2:18 to go, Carteret defeated Rumson, 20-14, in the NJSIAA/Gatorade Central Jersey, Group 2 championship game before 4,000 at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. It was Carteret's first state title since 1996 and fourth in six final appearances."
- ^ 2007 Football - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.
- ^ Cahillane, Kevin. "Not Fade Away: The Smithereens' Monument to Persistence", The New York Times, October 10, 2004. Accessed November 3, 2007. "The band formed in 1980 when three Carteret High School graduates (class of 1975) and childhood friends (Mr. Babjak, Dennis Diken on drums and Mike Mesaros on bass) met Pat DiNizio, a Scotch Plains singer-songwriter-garbage man."
- ^ Rutenberg, Jim. "At Fox News, the Colonel Who Wasn't", The New York Times, April 29, 2002. Accessed November 29, 2007. " Born in 1956, he graduated from Carteret High School in Carteret, N.J., military records show."
