West Morris Mendham High School
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West Morris Mendham High School (also known as Mendham High School) is a four-year comprehensive regional
public high school
that serves students in ninth though twelfth grade as part of the West Morris Regional High School District
. The school is located in Mendham Borough, New Jersey
, United States. Students hail from the surrounding Morris County
school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township
, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township
(includes the areas of Brookside and Ralston).
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,299 students and 89 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.60.
Its sister school, West Morris Central High School
, is located in Washington Township
. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central. The two schools maintain a healthy athletic rivalry, which has survived decades of conference and schedule changes for all sports. Mount Olive High School broke from the original three-school District in the 1970s.
Mendham was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in January 1998. The school is one of only 16 schools in New Jersey to offer the IB program.
, the school was ranked 5th in New Jersey and 246th nationwide. The school was ranked 562nd, the 13th-highest in New Jersey, in Newsweek
magazine's 2010 rankings of America's Best High Schools, with 2.224 AP/IB tests taken per graduating senior. The school was ranked 474th in Newsweek
's 2009 ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States and was the 11th-ranked school in New Jersey; The school was ranked 751st nationwide in 2008. In Newsweek's 2007 ranking of the country's top 1,200 high schools, Mendham High School was listed in 390th place, the fourteenth-highest ranked school in New Jersey while Central was ranked 117th in the nation and 3rd in the state. The school was listed in 148th place, the fifth highest ranked school in New Jersey, in Newsweek
's May 8, 2006, issue, listing the Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States.
The school was the 26th-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 38th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 29th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
, 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 Iron Hills Conference
. Since the school's opening in the fall of 1970, Mendham varsity teams have brought home more than 100 conference, county, region, and state championships.
Varsity cross country
The West Morris Mendham Boys Cross Country Team placed 1st in the final running of the Iron Hills Conference Championships (Hills Division) in the fall of 2008 with an average of 16:24.51, second-best team time ever at Freedom Park, behind only the 2nd place team, Morris Hills High School
.
The team was 2nd at the Iron Hills Conference Championships in 2007.
The West Morris Mendham Girls Cross Country Team roster in 2007 included Laura Vigilante (19:10.00 5kPR) and Janice O'Brien (19:36.00 5kPR). Both girls qualified for the Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park.
Boys soccer
The boys soccer team remains one of the most competitive public-school teams in the area. As of 2008, the team has won several Morris County tournaments and Conference titles. It won the North II Group III state sectional title in 1988. In 2005, under coach Tim Rymer, the team won the Conference title and lost the County final against Morris Catholic High School
, ranked 6th in the nation at the time, in overtime. Following the loss the Minutemen unexpectedly lost in the second round of the State tournament. Despite these two losses the team was still voted as "team of the year" by various local newspapers including the Daily Record
and The Star-Ledger
(Morris County edition). The following year, the Minutemen clinched the Conference title for the second straight year and clinched the Morris County Cup after defeating Delbarton
4-1, becoming the first public school to win the County tournament in eight years. Despite a loss in the sectional semifinals, they were named 'team of the year' for many north Jersey papers, as they finished the season in the New Jersey top 10. In the 2007 fall season, the Minutemen finished 5th in the Conference and lost in the 1st round of the County tournament. However, unlike past years the team was able to reach the State Sectional finals, where they lost in overtime against Parsippany Hills. In the 2008 season, the boys Minutemen finished 2nd in the Conference, and suffered a 1-0 loss in the Morris County final finishing the season in the state's top 20.
Varsity football
The Football team under head coach Richard Attonito (1971–1988) secured three Colonial Hills Conference titles ('75, '82, '83) including a State Group I Championship in 1975, capping an undefeated season which included a still standing club record 8 shutouts. Under Head Coach William "Bill" Carpluk (1989–2005), the team posted a 116-49 (.703) overall record, including a club record 17 game winning streak (1992–1993). Carpluk's teams garnered six Iron Hills Conference Hills Division (IHC-Hills) championships ('93-'95, '00, '01, '04) and numerous Group II and III state championship playoffs and 6 finals appearances. Carpluk era teams posted only two losing seasons during his 16 season tenure. The team is currently under the leadership of a veteran coaching staff, led by Head Coach Doug Kirk (27-29) since the 2006 season, a former assistant to both Attonito and Carpluk. The 2008 team finished 8-2 losing their NJSIAA playoff bid in the first round to Phillipsburg High School (the Stateliners would later become State Champions). In the 2009-10 season, the Minutemen became part of the newly formed Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), leaving the defunct IHC.
Golf
The Varsity Men's Golf team had their best season on record in the Spring of 2009, winning both the IHC Conference Championship and the Morris County Championship. The team was also ranked #1 in the state of New Jersey for a short period.
Boys lacrosse
The varsity boys lacrosse team was crowned sole New Jersey State Champions in 1994, winning the New Jersey Tournament of Champions
. The team won the Group II State Championship in 2010, but finished the season 9-11, after a loss in the Tournament of Champions.
Girls lacrosse
The Girls Lacrosse team was ranked #2 in the state in 2005 and #3 in 2006. The girls lacrosse team remains one of the most competitive teams in the country as in most years they finish top four in the state tournament, county cup, and finish in the top 2 of the conference. The girls lacrosse team won the 2007 Group II State Championship with a 17-4 win vs. Hopewell Valley Central High School. In 2010 the girls played their way into the state championship after beating Shawnee 12-6 to become the New Jersey Group 3 NJSIAA/New Balance state champions.
Girls volleyball
The girls volleyball team has been a success in the past few years being runner up in the state in 2007 and getting off to an even better start in the 2008 season.
Boys basketball
Under coach Jim Baglin, the boys won four consecutive County Tournaments (2008-2011), defeating Roxbury High School
34-27 in the 2011 final to make it four in a row and to give the program its ninth title in the 42-year history of the tournament, more than any other school. In 2010, the boys won the Group III State Championship with a 44-41 victory over Kingsway Regional High School
, but fell short to University High School
in the quarterfinal round of the Tournament of Champions.
Baseball
Under new coach Brad Wetzel, the 2011 baseball team has lost only four seniors from the previous season, when the baseball team went 5-17.
Girls basketball
In 1998, the Varsity Girls Basketball team finished #1 in the State of New Jersey with a perfect 32-0 record, winning the Tournament of Champions over previously undefeated Columbia High School
by a score of 67-62, making Mendham the first public school to take the title since 1990.
Girls soccer
The girls soccer program has won four Group II state championships, defeating Delran High School
in 1999, co-champions with Gloucester Catholic High School
in 1998, Moorestown High School
in 1993 and Cinnaminson High School
in 1992. The varsity Girls Soccer team has won the Iron Hills Conference
Championship. In 2007, the girls soccer team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Scotch Plains High School
in the tournament final.
Girls tennis
The Girls Tennis team has been for the past six years ranked in the Top 5 in the State.
Fencing
Both the boy's and girl's fencing teams annually place at the top five in the state. In 2011, the Girls finished second in the state, and the Boys finished third. 2009 graduate Emilee Kovolisky placed 4th at the international fencing competition in Barcelona during the summer following her senior year. All expenses paid courtesy of her high school.
Each of the four levels in classes differs in the level of rigor, with studies being the least rigorous and Honors/AP/IB being the most rigorous. Students and their parents are free to decide the level of the students classes.
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 though twelfth grade as part of the West Morris Regional High School District
West Morris Regional High School District
The West Morris Regional High School District is a regional public high school district in New Jersey that serves students from the surrounding Morris County communities of Chester Borough , Chester Township , Mendham Borough , Mendham Township and from Washington Township...
. The school is located in Mendham Borough, 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. Students hail from the surrounding 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....
school districts of Chester Borough, Chester Township
Chester Township, New Jersey
Chester Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 7,838....
, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township
Mendham Township, New Jersey
Mendham Township is an affluent township in Morris County, in the central portion of northern New Jersey, United States, located more than due west of New York City. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 5,400...
(includes the areas of Brookside and Ralston).
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,299 students and 89 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 14.60.
Its sister school, West Morris Central High School
West Morris Central High School
West Morris Central High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in grades 9 through 12 from Washington Township, New Jersey, United States, where the school is located, operating as part of the West Morris Regional High School District. The school has a Chester...
, is located in Washington Township
Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey
Washington Township is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 18,533. It's one of six municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name Washington. Washington, New Jersey, in fact is only away...
. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central. The two schools maintain a healthy athletic rivalry, which has survived decades of conference and schedule changes for all sports. Mount Olive High School broke from the original three-school District in the 1970s.
Mendham was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in January 1998. The school is one of only 16 schools in New Jersey to offer the IB program.
Awards and recognition
In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington PostThe Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, the school was ranked 5th in New Jersey and 246th nationwide. The school was ranked 562nd, the 13th-highest in New Jersey, in Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
magazine's 2010 rankings of America's Best High Schools, with 2.224 AP/IB tests taken per graduating senior. The school was ranked 474th in Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
's 2009 ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States and was the 11th-ranked school in New Jersey; The school was ranked 751st nationwide in 2008. In Newsweek's 2007 ranking of the country's top 1,200 high schools, Mendham High School was listed in 390th place, the fourteenth-highest ranked school in New Jersey while Central was ranked 117th in the nation and 3rd in the state. The school was listed in 148th place, the fifth highest ranked school in New Jersey, in Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
's May 8, 2006, issue, listing the Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States.
The school was the 26th-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 38th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 29th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
West Morris Mendham High School offers over 30 athletic teams ranging in level from freshman to varsity, competing 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:...
. Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Iron Hills Conference
Iron Hills Conference
The Iron Hills Conference was an athletic conference of twenty high schools located in Essex County, Morris County and Union County in New Jersey. The Iron division is often regarded as one of the most competitive in the state....
. Since the school's opening in the fall of 1970, Mendham varsity teams have brought home more than 100 conference, county, region, and state championships.
Varsity cross country
The West Morris Mendham Boys Cross Country Team placed 1st in the final running of the Iron Hills Conference Championships (Hills Division) in the fall of 2008 with an average of 16:24.51, second-best team time ever at Freedom Park, behind only the 2nd place team, Morris Hills High School
Morris Hills High School
Morris Hills High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school located in the borough of Rockaway, serving students in grades 9 - 12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District. The other high school in the...
.
The team was 2nd at the Iron Hills Conference Championships in 2007.
The West Morris Mendham Girls Cross Country Team roster in 2007 included Laura Vigilante (19:10.00 5kPR) and Janice O'Brien (19:36.00 5kPR). Both girls qualified for the Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park.
Boys soccer
The boys soccer team remains one of the most competitive public-school teams in the area. As of 2008, the team has won several Morris County tournaments and Conference titles. It won the North II Group III state sectional title in 1988. In 2005, under coach Tim Rymer, the team won the Conference title and lost the County final against Morris Catholic High School
Morris Catholic High School
Morris Catholic High School is a four year comprehensive Roman Catholic regional high school located in Denville, New Jersey, USA. It was founded in 1957 and is part of the Diocese of Paterson...
, ranked 6th in the nation at the time, in overtime. Following the loss the Minutemen unexpectedly lost in the second round of the State tournament. Despite these two losses the team was still voted as "team of the year" by various local newspapers including the Daily Record
Daily Record (Morristown)
The Daily Record is a seven-day morning daily newspaper located in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey. Sometimes called the Morristown Daily Record because of its historical ties to nearby Morristown, New Jersey, the paper serves the greater Morris County area of northern New Jersey. It is owned by...
and The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
(Morris County edition). The following year, the Minutemen clinched the Conference title for the second straight year and clinched the Morris County Cup after defeating Delbarton
Delbarton School
Delbarton School is a private all-male Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Morristown, New Jersey, educating young men from 7th to 12th grade. Delbarton is a Catholic independent school directed by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey....
4-1, becoming the first public school to win the County tournament in eight years. Despite a loss in the sectional semifinals, they were named 'team of the year' for many north Jersey papers, as they finished the season in the New Jersey top 10. In the 2007 fall season, the Minutemen finished 5th in the Conference and lost in the 1st round of the County tournament. However, unlike past years the team was able to reach the State Sectional finals, where they lost in overtime against Parsippany Hills. In the 2008 season, the boys Minutemen finished 2nd in the Conference, and suffered a 1-0 loss in the Morris County final finishing the season in the state's top 20.
Varsity football
The Football team under head coach Richard Attonito (1971–1988) secured three Colonial Hills Conference titles ('75, '82, '83) including a State Group I Championship in 1975, capping an undefeated season which included a still standing club record 8 shutouts. Under Head Coach William "Bill" Carpluk (1989–2005), the team posted a 116-49 (.703) overall record, including a club record 17 game winning streak (1992–1993). Carpluk's teams garnered six Iron Hills Conference Hills Division (IHC-Hills) championships ('93-'95, '00, '01, '04) and numerous Group II and III state championship playoffs and 6 finals appearances. Carpluk era teams posted only two losing seasons during his 16 season tenure. The team is currently under the leadership of a veteran coaching staff, led by Head Coach Doug Kirk (27-29) since the 2006 season, a former assistant to both Attonito and Carpluk. The 2008 team finished 8-2 losing their NJSIAA playoff bid in the first round to Phillipsburg High School (the Stateliners would later become State Champions). In the 2009-10 season, the Minutemen became part of the newly formed Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), leaving the defunct IHC.
Golf
The Varsity Men's Golf team had their best season on record in the Spring of 2009, winning both the IHC Conference Championship and the Morris County Championship. The team was also ranked #1 in the state of New Jersey for a short period.
Boys lacrosse
The varsity boys lacrosse team was crowned sole New Jersey State Champions in 1994, winning the New Jersey Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions (NJSIAA)
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament of Champions is the sports tournament for New Jersey high schools that determines which high school will be crowned as the #1 overall team in the state for each sport...
. The team won the Group II State Championship in 2010, but finished the season 9-11, after a loss in the Tournament of Champions.
Girls lacrosse
The Girls Lacrosse team was ranked #2 in the state in 2005 and #3 in 2006. The girls lacrosse team remains one of the most competitive teams in the country as in most years they finish top four in the state tournament, county cup, and finish in the top 2 of the conference. The girls lacrosse team won the 2007 Group II State Championship with a 17-4 win vs. Hopewell Valley Central High School. In 2010 the girls played their way into the state championship after beating Shawnee 12-6 to become the New Jersey Group 3 NJSIAA/New Balance state champions.
Girls volleyball
The girls volleyball team has been a success in the past few years being runner up in the state in 2007 and getting off to an even better start in the 2008 season.
Boys basketball
Under coach Jim Baglin, the boys won four consecutive County Tournaments (2008-2011), defeating Roxbury High School
Roxbury High School
Roxbury High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Succasunna section of Roxbury Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Roxbury School District....
34-27 in the 2011 final to make it four in a row and to give the program its ninth title in the 42-year history of the tournament, more than any other school. In 2010, the boys won the Group III State Championship with a 44-41 victory over Kingsway Regional High School
Kingsway Regional High School
Kingsway Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Kingsway Regional School District...
, but fell short to University High School
University High School (New Jersey)
University High School of Humanities is a six-year public high school serving students in grades 7 to 12 in Newark, New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools....
in the quarterfinal round of the Tournament of Champions.
Baseball
Under new coach Brad Wetzel, the 2011 baseball team has lost only four seniors from the previous season, when the baseball team went 5-17.
Girls basketball
In 1998, the Varsity Girls Basketball team finished #1 in the State of New Jersey with a perfect 32-0 record, winning the Tournament of Champions over previously undefeated Columbia High School
Columbia High School (New Jersey)
Columbia High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school located at 17 Parker Avenue in Maplewood, New Jersey, which serves students in grades nine through twelve within the South Orange-Maplewood School District, which includes Maplewood and South Orange Townships...
by a score of 67-62, making Mendham the first public school to take the title since 1990.
Girls soccer
The girls soccer program has won four Group II state championships, defeating Delran High School
Delran High School
Delran High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Delran Township School District....
in 1999, co-champions with Gloucester Catholic High School
Gloucester Catholic High School
Gloucester Catholic High School is a co-educational four-year Roman Catholic high school located in Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden...
in 1998, Moorestown High School
Moorestown High School
Moorestown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Moorestown Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Moorestown Township Public Schools...
in 1993 and Cinnaminson High School
Cinnaminson High School
Cinnaminson High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cinnaminson Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cinnaminson Township Public Schools. The grounds are approximately , including the land...
in 1992. The varsity Girls Soccer team has won the Iron Hills Conference
Iron Hills Conference
The Iron Hills Conference was an athletic conference of twenty high schools located in Essex County, Morris County and Union County in New Jersey. The Iron division is often regarded as one of the most competitive in the state....
Championship. In 2007, the girls soccer team won the North II, Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Scotch Plains High School
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school in Union County, New Jersey, which serves students in Grades 9 through 12 from the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood, operating as part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School...
in the tournament final.
Girls tennis
The Girls Tennis team has been for the past six years ranked in the Top 5 in the State.
Fencing
Both the boy's and girl's fencing teams annually place at the top five in the state. In 2011, the Girls finished second in the state, and the Boys finished third. 2009 graduate Emilee Kovolisky placed 4th at the international fencing competition in Barcelona during the summer following her senior year. All expenses paid courtesy of her high school.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Michael Matyas, Principal
- Robert Beers, Assistant Principal
- William Carpluk, Assistant Principal
- Janet Slover, Assistant Principal
Academics
The West Morris Regional High School District offers four different levels of classes.- Studies
- Academic
- Advanced
- Honors / Advanced Placement (AP) / International Baccalaureate (IB)
Each of the four levels in classes differs in the level of rigor, with studies being the least rigorous and Honors/AP/IB being the most rigorous. Students and their parents are free to decide the level of the students classes.
School statistics
- 96% White
- 4% Asian
- <1% Hispanic
- <1% Black
- <1% Native American
- 93% of Students go on to 4-year Universities
- 5% of Students go on to 2-year colleges
- $15,747 per student
Notable alumni
- Jim Collins (born 1958, class of 1976), former NFL player.
- Molly Creamer, Class of 1999, former WNBAWomen's National Basketball AssociationThe Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
player. - Joe Ghedina, Class of 1995, former professional lacrosse player for the New York Titans (NLL) and the New Jersey PrideNew Jersey PrideThe New Jersey Pride were a men's field lacrosse team formerly based in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. They played in Major League Lacrosse from 2001-2008.-Franchise history:...
(MLLMajor League LacrosseMajor League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
). - Tom Keiger, Class of 2000, Recording artist for Drive-Thru RecordsDrive-Thru RecordsDrive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
and singer for Houston CallsHouston CallsHouston Calls was an American power pop/punk band, based in Rockaway, New Jersey. They formed in 2003 and were signed to Drive-Thru Records. On June 9, 2009 they announced their official breakup.-Formation :...
. - Ed McKirdyEd McKirdyMendham Borough, New Jersey native Ed McKirdy has been performing in bands from both the West and East coasts since 1992. He has released records and CDs as the bass player for New Records Recording Artists The Suppression Swing , Equal Vision Records Recording Artists Hands Tied and The Killing...
, Class of 1991, Recording artist for Equal Vision RecordsEqual Vision RecordsEqual Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....
and Bridge 9 RecordsBridge 9 RecordsBridge Nine Records is a contemporary hardcore punk record label located outside Boston, Massachusetts. Bridge Nine is owned by Chris Wrenn of Salem, Massachusetts, who began the label in 1995 and produced its first release in 1996...
having recorded and toured with Hands Tied, The Killing Flame, and Triple Threat among others. - Jarrett Seltzer, Class of 2000, Recording artist for Drive-Thru RecordsDrive-Thru RecordsDrive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
and bassist for Houston CallsHouston CallsHouston Calls was an American power pop/punk band, based in Rockaway, New Jersey. They formed in 2003 and were signed to Drive-Thru Records. On June 9, 2009 they announced their official breakup.-Formation :...
. - Kelley Suminski, Class of 2001. Girls Basketball Player. Two-time Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year (2000 & 2001). Played basketball for Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. - Carl ZanderCarl ZanderCarl August Zander, Jr is former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League....
(born 1963, class of 1981), former NFL player who played for the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
from 1985-1991.
External links
- West Morris Mendham High School
- West Morris Regional High School District
- West Morris Regional High School District Curriculum
- Greatschools.net West Morris Mendham High School
- Data for West Morris Mendham 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...