Verona High School (New Jersey)

Verona High School is the only high school of the Verona Public Schools in Verona, in Essex County, New Jersey. The school serves grades 9th through 12th, with roughly 120 students per grade.

The school mascot is the Verona Hillbilly, which was originally pictured with a bottle of whiskey and a shotgun, but was revised to be with a dog and a fishing pole, due to concerns of underage drinking, and school shootings.

Some notable teachers are legendary physics teacher Joseph Sabaday, history teachers Bob Maher and Sebastian Powell, math teacher Ken Treitler, English teacher Tom White, former chemistry teacher Dan Taylor.

In 2005, the Verona High School athletic teams excelled in various sports. Most notably, the football team reached the state championship at Giants Stadium where they competed against Hoboken High School and lost 21-6. Also, The Girls Track Team won the North II, Group I, and the Group I Championship. The Girls Softball team won the North II, Group I title for the first time ever, and along with the baseball team, won the Conference title.

Awards

Verona High School won the prestigious New Jersey Star School Award for the 1995-1996 school year. The school also won the New Jersey Best Practice Award in the 1995-1996 school year for Citizenship / Tolerance in recognition of its program in Prejudice Reduction. In the 1997-1998 school year, it received the Best Practice Award for Citizenship & Character Education in recognition of Teaching Responsibility Through Involvement.

Administration

• Dr. Earl Kim - Superintendent
• Glenn Cesa - Principal
• Christopher Carrubba - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

• Anthony Fasano, University of Notre Dame Tight end who is entering the 2006 NFL Draft
• Jay Mohr, comedian and actor
• Cody Mason

External links

• Verona High School
• School Performance Report for Verona High School, New Jersey Department of Education