Manasquan High School

Manasquan High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Manasquan, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone high school of the Manasquan Public Schools. In addition to students from Manasquan, the high school also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar,[4] Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights, who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.[5][6]

Manasquan High School
Address
167 Broad Street

Manasquan
,
Monmouth County
,
New Jersey
08736

United States
Coordinates40.128476°N 74.048019°W / 40.128476; -74.048019
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1931
School districtManasquan Public Schools
NCES School ID3409420[1]
PrincipalRobert Goodall
Faculty72.9 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment969 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.3:1[1]
Color(s)  Navy blue and
  gray[2]
Athletics conferenceShore Conference[2][3]
MascotBig Blue Warrior
Team nameWarriors[2]
Websitewww.manasquanschools.org/Domain/60

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 969 students and 72.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1. There were 100 students (10.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 27 (2.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Manasquan High School had been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools from 1935[7] until 2011, when the school's accreditation status was removed.[8]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 143rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[9] The school had been ranked 145th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 124th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[10] The magazine ranked the school 115th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[11] The school was ranked 108th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[12] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 58th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 3 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (91.8%) and language arts literacy (96.3%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[13]

In 1996–97, Manasquan High School's Horticultural Botany program, taught at Barlow's Flower Farm, was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as a "Best Practice" of educational partnership.[14]

Curriculum

The Course Ahead Program allows seniors to take courses in European and American History, Calculus, and Entrepreneurship at Georgian Court College and earn up to 12 college credits.[15]

Students have the option to take Advanced Placement (AP) courses in their Junior and Senior years. After taking these classes, students can take the national administered AP examinations, which can earn students credit at most institutions of higher learning (the exact score required for credit may vary depending on the college or university). The high school offers AP courses in Language and Composition, Literature, World History, United States History, Psychology, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Calculus (AB and, more recently, BC), Spanish, and French.[16]

The Academy of Finance program focuses on the field of finance, using a curriculum that combines traditional classroom instruction, with lectures from experts in the subject, mentoring and job shadowing with industry specialists. Students gain practical knowledge and skills through a paid summer internship that is required as part of the program. Students are awarded a Certificate in Financial Studies upon satisfactory completion of the Academy curriculum mandates.[17]

Extracurricular activities

Manasquan High School offers many clubs and after school activities. Clubs include the Environmental Club, Film Club, Friends Helping Friends, Amnesty International, Ping-Pong Club, History Club, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, Key Club, the National Honor Society, the Academy of Finance (see below), DECA, Academic Team, and others.[18]

Athletics

The Manasquan High School Warriors[2] compete in Division A Central of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference comprised of private and public high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore.[3][19] The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[20] With 685 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range.[21] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2018–2020.[22]

The school participates as the host school / lead agency in joint cooperative boys / girls bowling, gymnastics, ice hockey and boys / girls swimming teams with Point Pleasant Beach High School. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[23][24]

The school is known for its sports rivalry with Wall High School in Wall Township. The rivalry culminates every year on Thanksgiving, where the football teams face off with MHS always holding their homecoming, whether they are the home or away team.[25] The football rivalry with Wall dates back to 2001 and was listed at 10th on NJ.com's list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Wall leads the series with an overall record of 8-7 through the 2017 season.[26] The school has had a longstanding rivalry with Point Pleasant Boro High School.[27]

The boys baseball team won the Central Jersey Group III state sectional championship in 1969, won the Group II state championship in 1986 (defeating runner-up Jefferson Township High School in the finals) and 2017 (vs. Whippany Park High School).[28] The 1986 team won the Group III title with a 6-0 win against Jefferson Township in the championship game played at Princeton University.[29] the team won the 2017 Group II title with a 7-3 win against Whippany Park in the playoff finals at Toms River High School East.[30]

The girls tennis team won the Group III state championship in 1976 (defeating runner-up James Caldwell High School in the tournament's final round), in Group II in 1995 (vs. Moorestown High School) and 2006 (vs. Bernards High School). The 1995 team won the Tournament of Champions, defeating runner-up Ramapo High School.[31] The 1995 team won the Group II state title at Mercer County Park with a 4-1 victory against Millburn High School in the semifinals before defeating Moorestown 5-0 in the finals.[32] The team finished the season with a record of 27-0 after defeating Cherry Hill High School East in the semifinals and beating Ramapo 3-2 in the finals to win the overall state title.[33]

The boys tennis team won the Group III state championship in 1976, defeating Collingswood High School in the tournament final; The team lost to Christian Brothers Academy for the overall state title.[34]

The girls field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group III state sectional title in 1976, and won the Central Jersey Group II titles in 1990, 1995 and 1998.[35]

The girls basketball team won the Group II state championship in 1987 (against Jefferson Township High School in the finals), 1988 (vs. Jefferson Township), 2014 (vs. Newton High School), 2015 (vs. Westwood Regional High School), 2016 (vs. High Point Regional High School), 2017 (vs. High Point) and 2018 (vs. Newark Tech High School), and won the Group III title in 2012 (vs. Teaneck High School). The program's seven state titles are tied for fifth-most in the state.[36] The 1987 team finished the season with a 27-3 record after winning the Group III title with a 71-49 win against Jefferson in the championship game at Rider College.[37]

The football team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998-2002, 2005, 2008 and 2016, as well as the South Jersey Group II title in 2006.[38] The 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 teams all won divisional championships. The 2001 team finished the season with a record of 11-1 after winning the Central Jersey Group II sectional title with a 14-0 victory against Ridge High School in the championship game at Kean University.[39] The 2006 team went 12-0 and won the Central Jersey Group II state sectional title with a 28–0 win over West Deptford High School in the sectional title game, one of 10 state titles won by coach Vic Kubu during his 22-year tenure at Manasquan before his death in 2007.[40] The 2008 football team also won the Central Jersey Group II sectional title, coming from a touchdown behind at the half to a 19–14 win against Arthur L. Johnson High School at Rutgers Stadium, the program's 11th sectional title.[41][42] The team won the program's 12th title in 2016 with a 42–6 win against Bernards High School in the Central Jersey Group II tournament final.[43]

The 2007 girls tennis team won the Central Jersey, Group II state sectional championship with a 3–2 win over Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in the tournament final.[44]

The ice hockey team won the Dowd Cup in 2008, 2018 and 2019.[45]

The girls bowling team was Group I state champion in 2014 and 2016.[46]

The boys bowling team won the Group I state championship in 2017.[47]

The Manasquan Warrior Band performs at all football games, playing music both in the stands and during halftime. The Manasquan High School Warrior Band has performed a Queen Extravaganza themed show, in which songs include Don't Stop Me Now, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bicycle Race, We Are the Champions, and the Manasquan High School "School Song". The band has a repertoire of over 70 songs. The Warrior Band Drum Line also features a Percussion Ensemble using trash cans instead of drums, called Big Bang, as a part of the Warrior Jazz Band.[48]

Administration

The school's principal is Robert Goodall. His administration team includes two assistant principals.[49]

Notable alumni

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