| Madison High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 170 Ridgedale Avenue Madison, NJ 07940 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Madison Public Schools |
| Principal | Mr. Greg Robertson |
| Faculty | 62.1 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 12.3[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Northern Hills Conference |
| Nickname | Dodgers |
| Enrollment | 764 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Information | 973-593-3117 |
| Homepage | School website |
Madison High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Madison Public Schools. The school is located in the borough of Madison. Students from Harding Township attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Madison High School was the 48th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[2] Madison High School offers four World Languages (Spanish, French, German, & Italian), in addition to a full array of academic majors in English, History, Mathematics and Science. Fourteen Advanced Placement Program courses offered include AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language, AP French Language, AP German Language, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Environmental Science. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 764 students and 62.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.3.[1] Over 90% of the district's graduates move on to a four-year or two-year college or enter the military. Madison High School teachers all have bachelor degrees or higher, with about 15% having master's degrees and 2% having Ph.D's.
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Athletics
Madison High School offers dozens of clubs and 23 interscholastic sports, and competes in the Suburban Division of the Northern Hills Conference. The school offers the Personal Development Program, a freshman orientation and guidance program led by upperclassmen. The music program includes an orchestra, concert band, chorus, jazz band and chorus, guitar ensemble, show band and musical theater. Madison is well respected in the region because of the consistent successes of its Field Hockey, and boys' lacrosse team. Madison is also one of very few schools in the division to have a synthetic turf field. The Sportexe "PowerBlade" turf was completed on September 22, 2006, and publicly unveiled the following day in a varsity football game against division rival Delbarton School. The 2003 team won the Group II State championship with a 5-1 win over Pequannock Township High School in the semifinals and a 2-1 win against Allentown High School in the tournament's final match.[3] In 2007, the field hockey team won the North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 4-2 win over Hackettstown High School in the tournament final.[4] MHS uses the same logo as MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers.
Notable alumni
- Helena Antonaccio, Playboy Playmate in June 1969.[5]
- Anthony Dilonno, Armor for Sleep bassist
- Janeane Garofalo attended, but did not graduate from Madison High School.[6]
- Vincent Larusso, actor best known for his roles as "Adam Banks" from The Mighty Ducks trilogy.[7]
- Neil O'Donnell, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, and New York Jets.[8][9]
- Dean Faiello, who pled guilty to murdering and burying Maria Cruz under his Staten Island house after performing illegal plastic surgery on her, was a 1977 graduate of MHS and president of the National Honor's Society. [10]
Bomb threat
On April 26, 2007, little more than a week after the Virginia Tech massacre, a threatening image was placed on the wall of a boys' bathroom. It showed bombs falling on the school and read "4/27/2007 All will suffer". The Madison Public Schools department quickly called both local and state police doing an entire investigation. The school was declared secure, and the next day, the school was heavily guarded by local, county, and state troopers. The school remained safe.[11]
Administration
- Mr. Greg Robertson - Principal
- Mr. Marco Cera - Vice Principal
References
- ^ a b c d Madison High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 11, 2007.
- ^ Top Public High Schools in New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly, September 2006.
- ^ 2003 Field Hockey - Semifinals / Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Field Hockey - North II, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed November 12, 2007.
- ^ What's her secret? Ex-bunny tells all.
- ^ "They Got Game: Today they're all stars. But in school they were all-stars (well, some at least). Celebrities tell us which sports they played--and whether or not they made the cut.", In Style, May 1, 2004. "JANEANE GAROFALO - I played field hockey for Madison High School in New Jersey. I wasn't good, but I didn't mind the uniforms--they were like gym bloomers with skirts."
- ^ Vincent A. Larusso, Filmspot. Accessed October 19, 2007. "He gruduated[sic] from Madison High School, Madison in 1996, and later in 2000, from the Boston School of Managment[sic]."
- ^ Eskenazi, Gerald. "PRO FOOTBALL;Jets Waste No Time Wooing O'Donnell", The New York Times, February 17, 1996. Accessed January 3, 2008. "He is a local product, having grown up and played football at Madison High School in New Jersey, not far from where the Giants have run their summer camp."
- ^ Minutes of Madison Borough Council meeting, held January 5, 1999.
- ^ Daily Record News Article.
- ^ Capone, Sally. "Madison High bomb threat prompts backpack searches", Madison Eagle, April 27, 2007, accessed April 29, 2007. "In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre and fear of copycat violence at schools across the nation, a bomb threat at Madison High School on Thursday afternoon, April 26, led to a lockdown, two police searches of the building, examinations of students' backpacks Friday morning, and a continuing police presence at the school. Nothing unusual was found in any of the searches, Principal Gregory Robertson said Friday afternoon, adding that students were taking the heightened security precautions in stride.
