Raritan High School
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Raritan High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving Hazlet Township
, New Jersey
, operating as part of the Hazlet Township Public Schools
. The district's first and only high school, named after the former community name, Raritan Township, was opened in September 1962 with an enrollment of 778 students, increasing to over 2,300 students in 1979.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,058 students and 76 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.92.
The school was the 166th-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 164th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 153rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Raritan High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education
and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools. The school offers to the students of Hazlet, a comprehensive program of education ranging from an academically oriented, college preparatory curriculum to courses in the vocational and career oriented field.
In May 2010, the Hazlet Township Board of Education embarked on a trial of "Going green to save green" by agreeing to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement with Ray Angelini, Inc. and Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC. Under this agreement, solar panels are to be erected on awnings over the student parking lot at Raritan High School and on the rooftop of Hazlet Middle School. The project, while expected to cost in total $7.5 million, will not be paid for by the Hazlet taxpayer: Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC and Angelini, Inc. are to pay the costs of construction and maintenance in their entirety and in return the Hazlet school district has contractually agreed to purchase the electricity at a rate "significantly below market cost." The district expects to save $1.7 million in energy costs over the next 15 years.
, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore
. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County
and Ocean County
. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA).
The schools wrestling team won the 2006 Shore Conference Class A Central title. With a 19-4 record, the team reached the finals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey
The girls' track and field team won the 2007 Shore Conference A-Central Division title. They beat Red Bank Catholic High School
's girls' track and field team for the first time in the school's 45-year history in 2007.
Hazlet, New Jersey
Hazlet Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,334....
, 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...
, operating as part of the Hazlet Township Public Schools
Hazlet Township Public Schools
The Hazlet Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hazlet, New Jersey, United States....
. The district's first and only high school, named after the former community name, Raritan Township, was opened in September 1962 with an enrollment of 778 students, increasing to over 2,300 students in 1979.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,058 students and 76 classroom teachers (on a 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 13.92.
The school was the 166th-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 164th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 153rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Raritan High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools. The school offers to the students of Hazlet, a comprehensive program of education ranging from an academically oriented, college preparatory curriculum to courses in the vocational and career oriented field.
In May 2010, the Hazlet Township Board of Education embarked on a trial of "Going green to save green" by agreeing to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement with Ray Angelini, Inc. and Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC. Under this agreement, solar panels are to be erected on awnings over the student parking lot at Raritan High School and on the rooftop of Hazlet Middle School. The project, while expected to cost in total $7.5 million, will not be paid for by the Hazlet taxpayer: Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC and Angelini, Inc. are to pay the costs of construction and maintenance in their entirety and in return the Hazlet school district has contractually agreed to purchase the electricity at a rate "significantly below market cost." The district expects to save $1.7 million in energy costs over the next 15 years.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Wayne C. Ramsey - Principal
- Paul Zicker - Assistant Principal
- Robert Generelli - Assistant Principal
Athletics
The Raritan High School Rockets compete in the Shore ConferenceShore Conference
The Shore Conference is an athletic conference of private and public high schools in the U.S. state of New Jersey, centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The Shore Conference is broken up into six classes based on...
, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore is a term used to refer to both the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities. . The New Jersey State Department of Tourism considers the Shore Region, Greater Atlantic City, and the Southern Shore to be distinct, each having...
. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
and Ocean County
Ocean County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...
. The league operates under the jurisdiction of 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:...
(NJSIAA).
The schools wrestling team won the 2006 Shore Conference Class A Central title. With a 19-4 record, the team reached the finals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey
The girls' track and field team won the 2007 Shore Conference A-Central Division title. They beat Red Bank Catholic High School
Red Bank Catholic High School
Red Bank Catholic High School is a four-year private coeducational Roman Catholic high school, located in Red Bank, New Jersey, under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton...
's girls' track and field team for the first time in the school's 45-year history in 2007.
Notable alumni
- Doug Hamilton (1963-2006), Major League Soccer executive.
External links
- Raritan High School - Official Website
- RHS School Review
- Hazlet Township Public Schools
- Data for the Hazlet Township Public Schools, 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...