Wayne Valley High School
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Wayne Valley High School is a comprehensive
four-year public high school
, one of the two high schools in Wayne
, in Passaic County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Wayne Public Schools
. Wayne Valley's school colors are blue and white, and Wayne Valley is the home of the Indians, "The Tribe with Pride", and is known for its "tradition of excellence," both academically and athletically.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,494 students and 110 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.58.
Wayne Valley has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1954. The school is also accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education
.
The school was the 63rd-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 46th in 2008 out of 316 schools.
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Northern Hills Conference
. The team is categorized by the NJSIAA in North I, Group III.
Wayne Valley has put up new turf fields to be used by the football, lacrosse, field hockey, and soccer teams.
The Wayne Valley boys track team went undefeated in the 2011 season, winning the County Relays, Conference, and County Meets. The girls team went undefeated in the dual meet season, losing the Conference meet to West Orange High School
which came down to the last event, and won its fifth county title in a row.
The Wayne Valley football team made it to the North I Group III playoffs in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In 2005, the Indians were second seeded behind Wayne Hills High School
and beat Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
12-3 in the first round, falling in the 2nd round to 3rd seeded Parsippany Hills High School
27-7.
They went into the 2006 playoff 3rd seeded, losing in the first round to Passaic Valley Regional High School
, 49-20.
On March 6, 2007, the boys' basketball team played in the North I, Group III state championship, falling to Passaic Valley Regional High School
by 60-48, in a game played at Passaic County Technical Institute
. The boys' basketball team, seeded 10th in the tournament, won the North I Group III state championship on March 4, 2008 over top seed West Milford High School
by a score of 48-45 in a game played at John F. Kennedy High School
in Paterson, New Jersey
. This was the team's first sectional title in just over a decade.
In the 2007 playoffs, they were once again the 2nd seed behind their cross-town rival, Wayne Hills High School
. They made it to the finals, beating Passaic Valley Regional High School
46-23 in the first round and Paramus High School
20-7 in the semifinals. They faced Wayne Hills High School
in the finals, for an all-Wayne Championship game, falling 27-7 to Wayne Hills in the North I Group III state sectional championship game played at Giants Stadium
. The loss was the sole blemish on an 11-1 season.
The Wayne Valley Baseball team won the Passaic County championship over West Milford High School
. Tolerico’s two-run homer tied the game and pinch-hitter Chris Edie’s bases-loaded walk forced home senior third baseman Pete Savastano with what emerged as the game-winning run. The Indians’ three-run seventh capped a dramatic comeback from a 4-0 deficit entering the sixth and earned Wayne Valley its first PCT baseball championship since 1988 and the fourth time the team has earned the county title.
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...
four-year 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....
, one of the two high schools in Wayne
Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....
, in Passaic County
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
, 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 Wayne Public Schools
Wayne Public Schools
The Wayne Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States....
. Wayne Valley's school colors are blue and white, and Wayne Valley is the home of the Indians, "The Tribe with Pride", and is known for its "tradition of excellence," both academically and athletically.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,494 students and 110 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 13.58.
Wayne Valley has been accredited by 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 since 1954. The school is also 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...
.
The school was the 63rd-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 46th in 2008 out of 316 schools.
Sports
The Wayne Valley High School Indians now compete in the Big North ConferenceBig North Conference
The Big North Conference is a high school athletic conference in New Jersey. It is one of six North Jersey "super athletic conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association in 2009...
, 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:...
. Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Northern Hills Conference
Northern Hills Conference
The Northern Hills Conference, was an athletic conference of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic County Counties in Northern New Jersey....
. The team is categorized by the NJSIAA in North I, Group III.
Wayne Valley has put up new turf fields to be used by the football, lacrosse, field hockey, and soccer teams.
The Wayne Valley boys track team went undefeated in the 2011 season, winning the County Relays, Conference, and County Meets. The girls team went undefeated in the dual meet season, losing the Conference meet to West Orange High School
West Orange High School (New Jersey)
West Orange High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey. WOHS is currently the only high school serving the West Orange Public Schools...
which came down to the last event, and won its fifth county title in a row.
The Wayne Valley football team made it to the North I Group III playoffs in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In 2005, the Indians were second seeded behind Wayne Hills High School
Wayne Hills High School
Wayne Hills High School is a comprehensive community public high school, in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as one of the two high schools that are part of the Wayne Public Schools...
and beat Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest is a comprehensive four-year regional public high school serving students from several municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey. The high school serves students from the suburban communities of Closter, Demarest and Haworth...
12-3 in the first round, falling in the 2nd round to 3rd seeded 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...
27-7.
They went into the 2006 playoff 3rd seeded, losing in the first round to Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School is the name of both a public high school in Little Falls, New Jersey, and the regional school district for three communities in Passaic County: Little Falls , Totowa and Woodland Park .As of the...
, 49-20.
On March 6, 2007, the boys' basketball team played in the North I, Group III state championship, falling to Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School is the name of both a public high school in Little Falls, New Jersey, and the regional school district for three communities in Passaic County: Little Falls , Totowa and Woodland Park .As of the...
by 60-48, in a game played at Passaic County Technical Institute
Passaic County Technical Institute
Passaic County Technical Institute is a regional vocational public high school in Wayne , in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, near the city of Paterson, admitting students from all of Passaic County...
. The boys' basketball team, seeded 10th in the tournament, won the North I Group III state championship on March 4, 2008 over top seed West Milford High School
West Milford High School
West Milford High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Milford, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West Milford Township Public Schools.As of the 2009-10 school year, the...
by a score of 48-45 in a game played at John F. Kennedy High School
John F. Kennedy High School (Paterson, New Jersey)
John F. Kennedy High School is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, that serves the western section of Paterson. Kennedy High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Paterson Public Schools...
in Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
. This was the team's first sectional title in just over a decade.
In the 2007 playoffs, they were once again the 2nd seed behind their cross-town rival, Wayne Hills High School
Wayne Hills High School
Wayne Hills High School is a comprehensive community public high school, in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as one of the two high schools that are part of the Wayne Public Schools...
. They made it to the finals, beating Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School is the name of both a public high school in Little Falls, New Jersey, and the regional school district for three communities in Passaic County: Little Falls , Totowa and Woodland Park .As of the...
46-23 in the first round and Paramus High School
Paramus High School
Paramus High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school, located in Paramus, New Jersey, operating as part of the Paramus Public Schools...
20-7 in the semifinals. They faced Wayne Hills High School
Wayne Hills High School
Wayne Hills High School is a comprehensive community public high school, in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as one of the two high schools that are part of the Wayne Public Schools...
in the finals, for an all-Wayne Championship game, falling 27-7 to Wayne Hills in the North I Group III state sectional championship game played at Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...
. The loss was the sole blemish on an 11-1 season.
The Wayne Valley Baseball team won the Passaic County championship over West Milford High School
West Milford High School
West Milford High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Milford, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West Milford Township Public Schools.As of the 2009-10 school year, the...
. Tolerico’s two-run homer tied the game and pinch-hitter Chris Edie’s bases-loaded walk forced home senior third baseman Pete Savastano with what emerged as the game-winning run. The Indians’ three-run seventh capped a dramatic comeback from a 4-0 deficit entering the sixth and earned Wayne Valley its first PCT baseball championship since 1988 and the fourth time the team has earned the county title.
Incidents
On June 13, 2007, authorities found two bundles of what looked like half-sticks of dynamite in two lockers at Wayne Valley. All of the students were evacuated, and the Passaic County Sheriff's Department bomb squad extracted the devices. The devices were then detonated at the Paterson firing range. It is unknown whether the devices were intended to do harm or be used as part of a prank, and police are still investigating. On June 27, 2007, five members of the class that just graduated from the school were arrested for their roles in the incident, and face up to 25 years in jail if convicted on all charges filed.Administration
Core members of the schools administration are:- Robert V. Reis - Principal
- Michael Agrati - Assistant Principal
- Michael Rewick - Assistant Principal
Notable alumni
- Jay Della ValleJay Della ValleJay Della Valle best known for his documentary The Glorious Mustache Challenge, is an American filmmaker, recording artist, singer and songwriter.-Early life:...
(born 1979), filmmaker, singer and songwriter. - Lisa EdelsteinLisa EdelsteinLisa Edelstein is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the television drama House.-Early life and education:...
, (born 1967), class of 1984, actress who currently stars as Lisa CuddyLisa CuddyDr. Lisa Cuddy, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. She is portrayed by Lisa Edelstein. Cuddy was the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. She also becomes House's love interest through the...
, the Dean of Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital on the FOX drama HouseHouse (TV series)House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
. - Gene MayerGene MayerGene Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States who won fourteen singles titles during his career.Mayer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team...
(born 1956), former tennis player from the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
who won fourteen singles titles during his career. At Wayne Valley, he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team. - Art ThomsArt ThomsArthur William Thoms is a former collegiate and professional American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the American Football League and the National Football League....
, (born 1947), class of 1965 former NFL defensive tackle.
External links
- Wayne Valley High School website
- Data for Wayne Valley High School, 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...
- publicschoolreview.com review