Passaic High School

Passaic High School is a four-year community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Passaic, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Passaic City School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1927.[3]

Passaic High School
Location
Passaic High School
Passaic High School
Passaic High School
170 Paulison Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055

United States
Coordinates40.855985°N 74.127401°W / 40.855985; -74.127401
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtPassaic City School District
NCES School ID3412540[1]
PrincipalJannette Torres
Asst. principalsReynaldo Acevedo
Daniel Lungren
Anthony Maisonet
Graciella Romero
Faculty141.8 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,618 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.5:1[1]
Color(s)     Scarlet and
     Navy Blue[2]
Athletics conferenceBig North Conference
Team nameIndians[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
WebsiteSchool website

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,618 students and 141.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.5:1. There were 2,497 students (95.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 97 (3.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 317th-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.[4] The school had been ranked 282nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 313th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[5] The magazine ranked the school 312th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6] The school was ranked 310th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[7]

History

Passaic High School's first graduating class, in 1873, was made up of eight students, who attended the Acquackanonk District School. The first Passaic High School was constructed in 1886–87 at the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue (now Broadway). The district's second high school was built in 1910 across the street from the original building on Lafayette Avenue. The present high school on Paulison Avenue was completed in May 1957.[8]

Athletics

The Passaic High School Indians[2] compete in the Big North Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[9] With 2,256 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015–16 school year as North I, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,090 to 2,568 students in that grade range.[10] For the 2009–10 school year, the school was part of the North Jersey Tri-County Conference, a conference established on an interim basis to facilitate the realignment. Prior to the realignment in 2009, the school competed in Division B of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) which included public and private high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County.[11]

Between 1915 and 1924, Ernest Blood coached the school's basketball team to a 200–1 record. Passaic was unbeaten for 159 games over more than five seasons, a feat which is considered to be the longest winning streak in basketball history.[12]

The boys' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 1920-1922 (defeating Trenton Central High School in the tournament final in each of the three years), 1923 (vs. Asbury Park High School), 1925 (vs. Union Hill High School) and 1929 (vs. Atlantic City High School); the four consecutive state championships won from 1920-1923 are tied for the most by any public school program in the state.[13] The team won the 2001 North I, Group IV state sectional championship, edging Teaneck High School 64–62 in the tournament final.[14]

The football team won the North I Group IV state championship in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1989.[15]

Extracurricular activities

Passaic High School hosts one of the largest Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) programs in the country.[16] In 2004 the unit was awarded the Navy's Unit Achievement award, and in both the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years was recognized with the Distinguished Unit Award. Also in 2006 and 2007, under the command of Chelsea Woodson, the unit's Color Guard drill team won First Place at the National JROTC Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida. Also in 2007 at the National Drill Championship in Daytona Florida Senior Yasser Acosta earned a Fourth Place trophy for Platoon Armed. In 2008, the unarmed exhibition team under the command of Senior, Anthony Palma, came in a strong fourth-place finish on a national level in Daytona Beach, Florida. This second only to Karla Ramos 4th-place trophy earned in 2004.

In 2006, at the USSBA National Championships at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Passaic High School was recognized with the Best Percussion National Championship title and the Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class V.[17] Also winning national Championship at USBANDS National Championship, 2012 with their Performance ¨bound¨

PHS Marching band shows 2008-present

2008 - The Heist

2009 - The Machine

2010 - Spartacus

2011 - The Kingdom Fit for Two

2012 - Bound

2013 - Tribal Effect

2014 - The Uninvited

2015 - Power

2016 - House of Cards/The Gambler

2017 - Deja Vu'

2018 - Dare to dream

2019 - Between the keys

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[18]

  • Jeannette Torres, Interim Principal
  • Reynaldo Acevedo, Assistant Principal
  • Daniel Lungren, Assistant Principal
  • Anthony Maisonet, Assistant Principal
  • Graciella Romero, Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Passaic High School include:

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