Hanover Park High School
Encyclopedia
Hanover Park High School is a four-year comprehensive
public high school
that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from East Hanover Township and Florham Park
, in Morris County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District
. The school opened in 1956.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 851 students and 63 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.51.
The school was the 96th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 67th in 2008 out of 316 schools.
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
Team, led by Coach Joseph Lunetta, won the 2008 New Jersey State Championship. They scored 42,405.5 out of 60,000 possible points for a 102.7-point victory over runners-up Parsippany Hills High School
.
At the national finals held in Garden Grove, California, the Academic Team placed sixth in Division III and twentieth overall with a score of 39,337.0. Senior Stephanie Wang was the highest scorer on the team, obtaining 8199.8 out of a possible 10,000 points. The team won the Division III Rookie Award, given to the school competing at the finals for the first time that amasses the largest amount of points.
, whose doors opened in 1967, serves the Township of Hanover
. The school is located in the Whippany
section of Hanover Township.
Comprehensive high school
Comprehensive high schools are the most common form of public high schools in the United States and are meant to serve the needs of all students, as compared to the common practice in other nations in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations...
public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from East Hanover Township and Florham Park
Florham Park, New Jersey
Florham Park is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,857, which had grown to 12,389 as of the Bureau's 2008 estimate....
, in Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States, operating as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District
Hanover Park Regional High School District
The Hanover Park Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public school district that serves students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States...
. The school opened in 1956.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 851 students and 63 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.51.
The school was the 96th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 67th in 2008 out of 316 schools.
Design
The school's original master plan, conceived by a California architect, envisioned a series of one-story buildings (labeled A-H, with G for the gymnasium) each consisting of five classrooms, 35 in all. A spacious central core building housed administration, an auditorium, and separate wings with more classrooms for music (band and choir), arts, and home economics. Students had no lockers and walked outdoors after each succeeding period. The design, good for West Coast schools, was quickly deemed inappropriate for the heavy rains and harsh winters of northern New Jersey. The school was reconfigured in the 2000's, and by adding new buildings between existing structures, the campus now has five larger structures rather than the original ten smaller ones.Athletics
Hanover Park High School now competes in the Northwest Jersey Athletic ConferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
The Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference is a sports league that includes public and private high schools from Morris County, Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey, that operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
.
Academic team
The Hanover Park High School Academic DecathlonUnited States Academic Decathlon
The United States Academic Decathlon is an annual high school academic competition organized by the non-profit United States Academic Decathlon Association. The competition consists of seven multiple choice tests, two performance events, and an essay...
Team, led by Coach Joseph Lunetta, won the 2008 New Jersey State Championship. They scored 42,405.5 out of 60,000 possible points for a 102.7-point victory over runners-up Parsippany Hills High School
Parsippany Hills High School
Parsippany Hills High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade as part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. Built in 1969, the school...
.
At the national finals held in Garden Grove, California, the Academic Team placed sixth in Division III and twentieth overall with a score of 39,337.0. Senior Stephanie Wang was the highest scorer on the team, obtaining 8199.8 out of a possible 10,000 points. The team won the Division III Rookie Award, given to the school competing at the finals for the first time that amasses the largest amount of points.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Thomas J. Callanan - Principal
- William Brown - Assistant Principal
- Joseph Merlino - Athletic Director
Sister school
Whippany Park High SchoolWhippany Park High School
Whippany Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the Township of Hanover, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District...
, whose doors opened in 1967, serves the Township of Hanover
Hanover Township, New Jersey
Hanover Township is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 12,898...
. The school is located in the Whippany
Whippany, New Jersey
Whippany is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area...
section of Hanover Township.
Notable faculty
- Wendell Wear, basketball and baseball coach inducted into the NJSIAANew Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
Hall of Fame in New Jersey High School Athletics. He also played minor league baseball for the Kokomo DodgersKokomo DodgersThe Kokomo Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in Kokomo, Indiana that played in the Midwest League. They were affiliated with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers and operated from 1956 through 1961....
in 1960, a team affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
External links
- Hanover Park High School
- Hanover Park Regional High School District
- Data for the Hanover Park Regional High School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...