Parsippany High School
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| Parsippany High School | |
| Location | |
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| 309 Baldwin Road Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ 07054 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Parsippany-Troy Hills School District |
| Principal | Bert Ammerman (interim) |
| Enrollment |
987 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 79.2 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 12.5[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Team name | Redskins (1957-2000) Redhawks (2000-present) |
| Publication | The Drumbeat |
| Established | 1957 |
| Information | 973-263-7001 |
| Homepage | School website |
Parsippany High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, as part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. The school serves approximately 975 students who live in the eastern half of Parsippany who are in grades 9-12. Its companion school in the District is Parsippany Hills High School, which serves the western portion of the Township.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 987 students and 79.2 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.5.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Parsippany High School was the 84th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[2]
[edit] Athletics
The Parsippany High School Red Hawks participate in the Iron Hills Conference. Parsippany High has many sports, such as football, soccer, cross-country running, marching band (in which they were the 2004 New Jersey State Champions), field hockey, volleyball, and cheerleading in the fall, swimming, basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, track (in which the girls were the 2004 New Jersey State Champions), and cheerleading in the winter, and baseball, softball, track(in which the girls were the 2006 New Jersey State Champions, tennis, and golf in the spring. Ryan Miller is the Athletic Director.
The wrestling team won the 2000 North II, Group III with a 29-26 win over Rahway High School in the tournament final.[3]
The school's mascot was originally a caricature of a Native American, and the teams were referred to as the Redskins. However, that was changed recently due to concerns of political correctness, and the official mascot was changed to that of a Redhawk in the early 2000s, based on student body nominations.
[edit] Mock war crimes trial
On March 2, 2006, an Advanced Placement AP United States Government class taught by Mr. Joseph Kyle held a mock "war crimes" trial of President George W. Bush, in which students argued before a "jury" of five teachers whether or not Bush was guilty of "crimes against civilian populations" and "inhumane treatment of prisoners". Among the nine "witnesses" brought to the stand were Khaled El-Masri, a German citizen allegedly tortured by U.S. forces, international human rights attorney Michael Ratner, Larry Wilkerson, chief of staff for former Secretary of State Colin Powell, retired CIA foreign policy analyst Ray McGovern, and U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The trial was reported on by the Daily Record. A brief controversy ensued after the story was picked up by the Drudge Report, with talk-radio programs discussing the trial. Parsippany-Troy Hills Council Vice President James Vigilante, a Republican, said that the students were entitled to the right of free speech (the class's 27 students agreed upon the trial), [4]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Clarence Curry (Class of 2000), who played for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL in 2004 and 2005.[5]
- Jane Krakowski (1987), Tony award-winning actress.[6]
- Mike Maksudian, former major league baseball player.[7]
- Paul Mirabella (1973), Major League Baseball Player.[8]
- Garrett Reisman (1986), NASA Astronaut.[9]
- Richie Zisk (1967), Major League Baseball Player.[7]
[edit] Administration
- Mr. Bert Ammerman - Interim Principal
- Ms. Natalie Betz - Assistant Principal
- Mr. Ryan D. Miller - Assistant Principal
- Mr. Denis Mulroony - Assistant Principal
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Parsippany High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 27, 2007.
- ^ "Top Public High Schools in New Jersey" (Schools 51-100), New Jersey Monthly, September 2006, backed up by Internet Archive as of March 10, 2007. Accessed March 5, 2008.
- ^ Team Wrestling - North II, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed December 23, 2007.
- ^ N.J. High Schoolers Try Bush for 'War Crimes', Foxnews.com, March 3, 2006.
- ^ Gainor, Brian. "Spicing it up", NFL Europe, April 5, 2005. Accessed May 14, 2007. "Growing up in Parsippany, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City, Clarence was an all-conference basketball player and track athlete at Parsippany High School."
- ^ Leave It to Jane, TheaterMania.com, March 10, 2006.
- ^ a b Taveras, Danny. "Classroom a thrill for teacher: Students say Caprio gives and receives respect, offers encouragement", Daily Record (Morristown), November 9, 2004. Accessed May 14, 2007. "Caprio fondly recalls some of his former students who achieved success in the world of sports -- Joe Orsulak, the former professional baseball player, and Johnnie Morant, a recent graduate who is now a rookie playing football for the Oakland Raiders. 'My most famous student is Richie Zisk,' he says of the former professional baseball player."
- ^ Paul Mirabella player profile, accessed May 14, 2007.
- ^ Astronaut Bio: Garrett E. Reisman, NASA, Accessed May 14, 2007. "EDUCATION: Parsippany High School, Parsippany, New Jersey, 1986."
