Whippany Park High School
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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
. The school is located in the Whippany
section of Hanover Township.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 617 students and 45 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.71.
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 45th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 54th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
which is composed of public and parochial high schools covering Morris County
, Sussex County
, and Warren County
, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA). Whippany Park's most recent athletic accomplishment was by its wrestling team who went 16-5 in the season and won their first ever State Sectional championship.
The boys soccer team won the 1988 Group I state title with a 1-0 win over Haddonfield High School in double overtime and was co-champion with Arthur P. Schalick High School
after a scoreless tie in 2001. The boys soccer team won the 2003 NJSIAA Group I Sectional Championship with a 2-1 win over Bernards High School
. The boys soccer team won the 2006 NJSIAA North II Group II Sectional Championship with a 1-0 victory over Cliffside Park High School
. On their way to the sectional final they defeated and shut out Harrison High School who was previously undefeated and ranked 3rd in the state at the time. The team went on to become Group II North Jersey champs with a 2-0 victory over Newton High School. They lost in the finals 1-0 to Haddonfield High School who finished the season ranked 18th in the state.
The 2004 girls soccer team won the North II, Group I sectional championship with a 3-0 win against Lyndhurst High School
in the tournament final. The 2004 team moved on to win the NJSIAA Group I State Championship with a pair of shutout victories, defeating Butler High School
1-0 in the semifinals and Arthur P. Schalick High School
1-0 to win the championship.
Whippany Park is also well known for its softball program. They won the Morris County Championship back to back in 2006 and 2007 and hold the record for most Morris County tournament championships with 9. Whippany Park softball also holds the state record for consecutive victories with 75, a mark set by the teams which played from 1989 and 1991.
In 2007 the boys cross country team won the Group I State Sectional Title.
In 2007 the boys track team finished as Co-Champs in the North II Group I Sectional Finals for Spring Track.
In 2008 the boys track team were the North II Group I Section Champions.
In 2008 the boys Spring Track team was the North II Group I Section Champions.
The boys wrestling team won the conference championship in 2007. They beat county-ranked Parsippany High School
and they have won the North Jersey Section II Group I sectional Championship in 2008. The team brought six members to the regions last year and had one fourth place finisher. The team then won the conference again in 2009.
The Whippany Park hockey team won back to back Haas Cup Championships in 2004 and 2005.
Whippany Park's girls lacrosse team is combined with Hanover Park High School
.
The Park hockey team went back to the Haas Cup Championships in 2008, but lost to the undefeated Roxbury High School
4-1.
They then went to their States game against 10th in the state Montclair, and lost, in overtime, 3-2.
In 1980, the Whippany Park Wildcats won their first and only New Jersey North Section II, Group II State Football Championship, beating Madison High School
10-9. The victory culminated a 10-1 record for the season, in which the team beat two other state champions that year, Delbarton School
21-13 and Glen Ridge High School
17-6. The Seniors of this team went 25-5 games over a three-year varsity campaign.
The baseball team won back to back conference championships (2009-2010), and won the North II Group I Sectional Championship in 2010 with a 6-5 win over High Tech High School
. After winning the Group I semifinal against Emerson High School, the team lost in the Group I State Finals to Pitman High School
5-0, finishing the season with a record of 20-4.
The softball team were North 2 Group 1 sectional champions in 2010. In 2011 the team lost to New Egypt High School
in the Group I State finals.
serves students from East Hanover Township and Florham Park
.
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 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...
, 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, 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 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.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 617 students and 45 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 13.71.
Awards and recognition
The school was the 42nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey MonthlyNew 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 45th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 54th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
Whippany Park High School 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...
which is composed of public and parochial high schools covering 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....
, Sussex County
Sussex County, New Jersey
The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 Federal decennial census, 149,265 persons resided in Sussex County...
, and Warren County
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...
, operating 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). Whippany Park's most recent athletic accomplishment was by its wrestling team who went 16-5 in the season and won their first ever State Sectional championship.
The boys soccer team won the 1988 Group I state title with a 1-0 win over Haddonfield High School in double overtime and was co-champion with Arthur P. Schalick High School
Arthur P. Schalick High School
Arthur P. Schalick High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pittsgrove Township School District.As of the 2005-06 school year, the...
after a scoreless tie in 2001. The boys soccer team won the 2003 NJSIAA Group I Sectional Championship with a 2-1 win over Bernards High School
Bernards High School
Bernards High School is a comprehensive four-year regional public high school in Somerset County, New Jersey. The school is part of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional K–12 school district that consists of the participating municipalities of Bernardsville, Far Hills and...
. The boys soccer team won the 2006 NJSIAA North II Group II Sectional Championship with a 1-0 victory over Cliffside Park High School
Cliffside Park High School
Cliffside Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Cliffside Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cliffside Park School District....
. On their way to the sectional final they defeated and shut out Harrison High School who was previously undefeated and ranked 3rd in the state at the time. The team went on to become Group II North Jersey champs with a 2-0 victory over Newton High School. They lost in the finals 1-0 to Haddonfield High School who finished the season ranked 18th in the state.
The 2004 girls soccer team won the North II, Group I sectional championship with a 3-0 win against Lyndhurst High School
Lyndhurst High School
Lyndhurst High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lyndhurst, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Lyndhurst School District....
in the tournament final. The 2004 team moved on to win the NJSIAA Group I State Championship with a pair of shutout victories, defeating Butler High School
Butler High School (New Jersey)
Butler High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Butler, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Butler Public Schools....
1-0 in the semifinals and Arthur P. Schalick High School
Arthur P. Schalick High School
Arthur P. Schalick High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pittsgrove Township School District.As of the 2005-06 school year, the...
1-0 to win the championship.
Whippany Park is also well known for its softball program. They won the Morris County Championship back to back in 2006 and 2007 and hold the record for most Morris County tournament championships with 9. Whippany Park softball also holds the state record for consecutive victories with 75, a mark set by the teams which played from 1989 and 1991.
In 2007 the boys cross country team won the Group I State Sectional Title.
In 2007 the boys track team finished as Co-Champs in the North II Group I Sectional Finals for Spring Track.
In 2008 the boys track team were the North II Group I Section Champions.
In 2008 the boys Spring Track team was the North II Group I Section Champions.
The boys wrestling team won the conference championship in 2007. They beat county-ranked Parsippany High School
Parsippany High School
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 students in grades 9-12 who live in the eastern half of Parsippany-Troy Hills...
and they have won the North Jersey Section II Group I sectional Championship in 2008. The team brought six members to the regions last year and had one fourth place finisher. The team then won the conference again in 2009.
The Whippany Park hockey team won back to back Haas Cup Championships in 2004 and 2005.
Whippany Park's girls lacrosse team is combined with Hanover Park High School
Hanover Park High School
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 Park hockey team went back to the Haas Cup Championships in 2008, but lost to the undefeated 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....
4-1.
They then went to their States game against 10th in the state Montclair, and lost, in overtime, 3-2.
In 1980, the Whippany Park Wildcats won their first and only New Jersey North Section II, Group II State Football Championship, beating Madison High School
Madison High School (New Jersey)
Madison High School is a four-year public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Madison Public Schools. The school is located in the borough of Madison...
10-9. The victory culminated a 10-1 record for the season, in which the team beat two other state champions that year, Delbarton School
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....
21-13 and Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School is a comprehensive six-year public high school serving students in grades 7-12 in Glen Ridge, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Glen Ridge Public Schools. GRHS is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.Excellence in academic...
17-6. The Seniors of this team went 25-5 games over a three-year varsity campaign.
The baseball team won back to back conference championships (2009-2010), and won the North II Group I Sectional Championship in 2010 with a 6-5 win over High Tech High School
High Tech High School
High Tech High School is a full-time magnet public high school, located in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology...
. After winning the Group I semifinal against Emerson High School, the team lost in the Group I State Finals to Pitman High School
Pitman High School
Pitman High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Pitman, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pitman School District...
5-0, finishing the season with a record of 20-4.
The softball team were North 2 Group 1 sectional champions in 2010. In 2011 the team lost to New Egypt High School
New Egypt High School
New Egypt High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Plumsted Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Plumsted Township School District....
in the Group I State finals.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- John J. Manning - Principal
- Brian Palumbo - Assistant Principal
- Joe Merlino - Athletic Director
Sister school
Hanover Park High SchoolHanover Park High School
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...
serves students 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....
.
Notable alumni
- Rosemarie DeWittRosemarie DeWittRosemarie DeWitt is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series Standoff, co-starring her now husband Ron Livingston, from 2006 through 2007, and played Charmaine Craine on Showtime's acclaimed original series, United States of Tara...
(born 1974), actress. - Dan FrischmanDan FrischmanDan Frischman is an American actor, noted for his many roles of playing socially inept "geeks" and "nerds". Frischman's birthdate is often listed as being 1964, as early in his career his acting agent had him practice age fabrication to seem five years younger which made him more eligible for...
(born 1959), actor.
Notable faculty
- Tom Wilson, soccer, basketball and softball 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.
External links
- Whippany 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...