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{{short description|High school in Essex County, New Jersey, United States}}
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| type = [[state school|Public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]]
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'''West Orange High School''' ('''WOHS''') is a [[comprehensive high school|comprehensive]] four-year community [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]], serving students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s from [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey]], United States. WOHS is currently the only secondary school serving the [[West Orange Public Schools]]. West Orange High School has been accredited by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]] and by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120315153806/http://www.css-msa.org/search.php?MODE=VIEW%28NJ372%29&org=CSS West Orange High School], [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Secondary Schools, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 15, 2012. Accessed March 30, 2015.</ref>
'''West Orange High School''' ('''WOHS''') is a [[comprehensive high school|comprehensive]] four-year community [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]], serving students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s from [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey]], United States. WOHS is currently the only secondary school serving the [[West Orange Public Schools]]. West Orange High School has been accredited by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]] and by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120315153806/http://www.css-msa.org/search.php?MODE=VIEW%28NJ372%29&org=CSS West Orange High School], [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 15, 2012. Accessed March 30, 2015.</ref>


As of the 2015–16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,084 students and 184.1 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.3:1. There were 838 students (40.2% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 180 (8.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417610&ID=341761002468 School data for West Orange High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 12, 2018.</ref>
As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,118 students and 191.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.0:1. There were 854 students (40.3% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 95 (4.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417610&ID=341761002468 School data for West Orange High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>


==Faculty and academics==
==Faculty and academics==
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==Athletics==
==Athletics==
The West Orange High School Mountaineers<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[http://www.njsiaa.org/west-orange-high-school West Orange High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2015.</ref> compete in the [[Super Essex Conference]], following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/Schools%20by%20Conference%202016-2017.pdf League & Conference Affiliations 2016-2017], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed June 5, 2016.</ref> With 1,581 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.<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/General%20Public%20Classification%202015-16%20CEM_0.pdf General Public School Classifications 2015-2016], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.</ref> Before the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had competed in the [[Northern Hills Conference]] an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools located in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], Morris and [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]] counties.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110128150637/http://northernhillsconference.com/ Home Page], [[Northern Hills Conference]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of January 28, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2014.</ref>
The West Orange High School Mountaineers<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/west-orange-high-school West Orange High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> compete in the [[Super Essex Conference]], following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> With 1,574 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.<ref>[https://old.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/General%20Classifications%202018%20-%202020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> Before the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had competed in the [[Northern Hills Conference]] an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools located in Essex, [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] and [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]] counties.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110128150637/http://northernhillsconference.com/ Home Page], [[Northern Hills Conference]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of January 28, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2014.</ref> The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2018–2020.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/football-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>


The boys' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1936 (defeating [[Memorial High School (Millville, New Jersey)|Millville Memorial High School]] in the tournament final) and won the Group IV title in 1949 (vs. [[Emerson High School (Union City, New Jersey)|Emerson High School]]).<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/15%20%20Group%20Basketball%20Past%20Champions.pdf Public Past State Champions], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed March 23, 2017.</ref>
The boys' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1936 (defeating [[Memorial High School (Millville, New Jersey)|Millville Memorial High School]] in the tournament final) and won the Group IV title in 1949 (vs. [[Emerson High School (Union City, New Jersey)|Emerson High School]]).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/2020%20Basketball%20History_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2020.</ref>


The boys' swimming team won the Division B state championship in 1963.<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/17%20Swimming%20History_0.pdf History of NJSIAA Team Swing], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 21, 2017.</ref>
The ice hockey team won the Gordon Cup in 1961 (as co-champion) and won the Monsignor Kelly Cup in 2004.<ref>[https://old.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/20%20Ice%20Hockey%20History.pdf NJSIAA Ice Hockey State Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>


The boys' baseball team won the North II Group III state championship in 1967 and won the Group III state title in 1971.<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/14BaseballChampHistory.pdf History of the NJSIAA Baseball Championships], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2015.</ref>
The boys' swimming team won the Division B state championship in 1963.<ref>[https://old.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/20%20Swimming%20History_0.pdf History of NJSIAA Team Swimming], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>


The girls' tennis team won the Group IV state championship in 1984 (defeating [[Cherry Hill High School East]] in the tournament final), 1985 (vs. [[Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)|Ridgewood High School]]) and 1986 (vs. Cherry Hill High School East); the team lost to [[Red Bank Catholic High School]] in the finals of the [[Tournament of Champions (NJSIAA)|Tournament of Champions]] in both 1984 and 1985.<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/15%20History%20of%20NJSIAA%20Girls%20Team%20Tennis%20Championships.pdf History of Boys Team Tennis Championship Tournament], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed March 27, 2017.</ref>
The boys' baseball team won the North II Group III state championship in 1967 and won the Group III state title in 1971 (against runner-up [[Bridgewater-Raritan High School]] in the final of the playoffs).<ref>[https://old.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/20%20Baseball%20History.pdf NJSIAA Baseball Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>


The 2006 boys' soccer team finished the season with a 24–1 record; the team was ranked 4th in the nation at the beginning of the 2006 season and finished 17th in the NSCAA/Adidas National Rankings.<ref>[http://www.nscaa.com/hsRes.php?it=1032 NSCAA/Adidas National Rankings: National Final Regular Season Poll Poll], November 21, 2006. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> The 2006 team won the Group IV state championship with a 4–1 win over [[Bridgewater-Raritan High School]] in the semifinals and a 3–0 win against [[Manalapan High School]] in the finals.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=186283&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2006 Boys Soccer Tournament - Public Semis/Finals], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 25, 2007.</ref>
The girls' tennis team won the Group IV state championship in 1984 (defeating [[Cherry Hill High School East]] in the final match of the tournament), 1985 (vs. [[Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)|Ridgewood High School]]) and 1986 (vs. Cherry Hill High School East); the team lost to [[Red Bank Catholic High School]] in the finals of the [[Tournament of Champions (NJSIAA)|Tournament of Champions]] in both 1984 and 1985, before defeating Red Bank Catholic in 1986 to win the overall state championship.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/19-girls-team-tennis-history.pdf History of Boys Team Tennis Championship Tournament], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>


The school's marching band, the Marching Mountaineers, are three-year [[United States Scholastic Band Association]] (USSBA) Group V Open State Champs (2005, 2006, 2009), [[USSBA]] Group V Open Northern State Champs (2009), and ninth in the northeastern region as of 2007 BOA (Bands of America). In addition, their Color Guard is nationally known for their "globe-tossing" performance.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
The school's marching band, the Marching Mountaineers, were three-year [[United States Scholastic Band Association]] (USSBA) Group V Open State Champs (2005, 2006, 2009), [[USSBA]] Group V Open Northern State Champs (2009), and ninth in the northeastern region as of 2007 BOA (Bands of America). In addition, their Color Guard is nationally known for their "globe-tossing" performance.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

The boys' soccer team won the Group IV state championship in 2006 (defeating [[Manalapan High School]] in the tournament final), 2013 (vs. [[Clearview Regional High School]]) and 2014 (vs. [[Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School]]).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/19-boys-soccer-history.pdf NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> The 2006 boys' soccer team finished the season with a 24–1 record; the team was ranked 4th in the nation at the beginning of the 2006 season and finished 17th in the NSCAA/Adidas National Rankings.<ref>[http://www.nscaa.com/hsRes.php?it=1032 NSCAA/Adidas National Rankings: National Final Regular Season Poll Poll], November 21, 2006. Accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> The 2006 team won the Group IV state championship with a 4–1 win over [[Bridgewater-Raritan High School]] in the semifinals and a 3–0 win against [[Manalapan High School]] in the finals.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=186283&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2006 Boys Soccer Tournament - Public Semis/Finals], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 25, 2007.</ref> The team finished the 2013 season with a 13-7-2 record, after winning the Group IV title with a 1-0 win against Clearview Regional High School in the championship game.<ref>[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/clearview-0-at-west-orange-1-njsiaa-group-tournament-final-round-group-4-boys-soccer/ "Boys soccer: Faloye, West Orange complete turnaround, beat Clearview in Group 4 final"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 24, 2013, updated August 25, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2020. "Nine victories and 39 days later, West Orange capped off one of the most improbable state championship runs in history when Faloye's goal in the fifth minute was the game winner when West Orange defeated Clearview, 1-0, in the NJSIAA/Sports Authority Group 4 final last night at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. Faloye, scored a goal in four state playoff contests, all one-goal games, for West Orange (13-7-2), which captured its first state title since 2006."</ref>


The boys' soccer team won the Group IV title in 2006 against [[Manalapan High School]] and won the Group IV state championshipin 2013 with a 1–0 win over [[Clearview Regional High School]].<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/Boys-Girls%20Soccer%20Program.pdf ''2015 Soccer Championships Program''], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], as of December 15, 2015. Accessed March 27, 2017.</ref>


The school hosted a match in 2007 between a team representing the [[New York Athletic Club]] and teams from [[Russia]] and [[Romania]]. The NYAC team beat Russia 14–11 in free style and Romania 14–12 in Greco-Roman matches.<ref>Abbott, Gary. [http://www.usolympicteam.com/11652_53764.htm "NYAC beats Russia, 14-11 in freestyle and Romania 14-12 in Greco-Roman in dual meet in New Jersey"], [[United States Olympic Committee]], November 16, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2007.</ref>
The school hosted a match in 2007 between a team representing the [[New York Athletic Club]] and teams from [[Russia]] and [[Romania]]. The NYAC team beat Russia 14–11 in free style and Romania 14–12 in Greco-Roman matches.<ref>Abbott, Gary. [http://www.usolympicteam.com/11652_53764.htm "NYAC beats Russia, 14-11 in freestyle and Romania 14-12 in Greco-Roman in dual meet in New Jersey"], [[United States Olympic Committee]], November 16, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2007.</ref>


The boys' wrestling team won the North I Group IV state sectional championship in 2012.<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/15%20%20Group%20Basketball%20Past%20Champions.pdf Public Past State Champions], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed March 17, 2017.</ref>
The boys' wrestling team won the North I Group IV state sectional championship in 2012 and the North I Group V title in 2018.<ref>[https://old.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/2020%20Girls%20Basketball%20History.pdf Public Past State Champions], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>


== Administration ==
== Administration ==
The school's principal is Hayden N. Moore.<ref>[http://woboe.org/domain/69 About Us], West Orange High School. Accessed July 20, 2019.</ref>
The school's principal is Hayden N. Moore. His administration team includes four assistant principals.<ref>[http://woboe.org/domain/69 About Us], West Orange High School. Accessed November 5, 2020.</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417610&ID=341761002468 Data for West Orange High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
*[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417610&ID=341761002468 Data for West Orange High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]

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West Orange High School
Address
Map
51 Conforti Avenue

West Orange
,
Essex County
,
New Jersey
07052

United States
Coordinates40°48′24″N 74°15′36″W / 40.806666°N 74.259999°W / 40.806666; -74.259999
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1898
School districtWest Orange Public Schools
NCES School ID3417610[1]
PrincipalHayden N. Moore
Faculty191.9 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,118 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.0:1[1]
Color(s)  Columbia Blue
  Navy Blue
  White[2]
Athletics conferenceSuper Essex Conference
Team nameMountaineers[2]
Websitewww.woboe.org/Domain/18

West Orange High School (WOHS) is a comprehensive four-year community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. WOHS is currently the only secondary school serving the West Orange Public Schools. West Orange High School has been accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,118 students and 191.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 854 students (40.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 95 (4.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Faculty and academics

A faculty of 200 includes administration and supervisory personnel, as well as Guidance Staff, two full-time Library Media Specialists, two nurses, a Student Assistance Counselor, and a full-time Child Study Team. The majority of the professional staff members have earned master's degrees, and seven have earned doctorates.

West Orange High School has a comprehensive program with a wide variety of course offerings. Graduation requirements are based on study in grades nine through twelve. Students must satisfy the state and local requirements for graduation and take additional courses to total a minimum of 135 credits. In addition to the basic academic courses offered at multiple ability levels, there are Honors and Advanced Placement courses in most disciplines. Programs in business education, technical and industrial education, computer education, performing and fine arts, and English as a Second Language are also offered. Now, West Orange High School offers block scheduling, which operates on a rotation that switches out 2 courses per day.

The Cooperative Education Program provides students with the opportunity to study academics as well as receive on-the-job training. Students can also choose from a wide variety of electives.

History

The high school was built in 1898 on Gaston Street in West Orange and burned down in 1913. It was rebuilt and then moved to a new building on Northfield Avenue in 1922. The old building became Gaston Street Junior High School (Fairmount Elementary School was built behind it) and was torn down in 1972. The current facility was built in 1960 as Mountain High School. In 1984, the building constructed in 1922 was sold to become Seton Hall Preparatory School, a private Catholic school. Mountain High School and the adjoined Abraham Lincoln Junior High School were converted into the existing facility. In 2004, a new building was added, doubling the size of the school. The current athletic complex includes a football field, two soccer fields, five tennis courts and a baseball field.

Awards, recognition and rankings

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 44th in New Jersey and 1,379th nationwide.[4]

The school was the 170th-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.[5] The school had been ranked 136th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 128th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[6] The magazine ranked the school 114th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[7] The school was ranked 98th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[8]

For the 1998–99 school year, West Orange High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[9]

West Orange High School applied for, and was awarded, a Dodge Grant for the 2004–05 academic year through Montclair State University. The focus of the grant is to explore how to develop a Conflict Resolution program responsive to the needs of West Orange High School. The Dodge Grant Team spent a year researching and developing a potential Conflict Resolution Model for West Orange High School.

Athletics

The West Orange High School Mountaineers[2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[10] With 1,574 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.[11] Before the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had competed in the Northern Hills Conference an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic counties.[12] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2018–2020.[13]

The boys' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1936 (defeating Millville Memorial High School in the tournament final) and won the Group IV title in 1949 (vs. Emerson High School).[14]

The ice hockey team won the Gordon Cup in 1961 (as co-champion) and won the Monsignor Kelly Cup in 2004.[15]

The boys' swimming team won the Division B state championship in 1963.[16]

The boys' baseball team won the North II Group III state championship in 1967 and won the Group III state title in 1971 (against runner-up Bridgewater-Raritan High School in the final of the playoffs).[17]

The girls' tennis team won the Group IV state championship in 1984 (defeating Cherry Hill High School East in the final match of the tournament), 1985 (vs. Ridgewood High School) and 1986 (vs. Cherry Hill High School East); the team lost to Red Bank Catholic High School in the finals of the Tournament of Champions in both 1984 and 1985, before defeating Red Bank Catholic in 1986 to win the overall state championship.[18]

The school's marching band, the Marching Mountaineers, were three-year United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) Group V Open State Champs (2005, 2006, 2009), USSBA Group V Open Northern State Champs (2009), and ninth in the northeastern region as of 2007 BOA (Bands of America). In addition, their Color Guard is nationally known for their "globe-tossing" performance.[citation needed]

The boys' soccer team won the Group IV state championship in 2006 (defeating Manalapan High School in the tournament final), 2013 (vs. Clearview Regional High School) and 2014 (vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School).[19] The 2006 boys' soccer team finished the season with a 24–1 record; the team was ranked 4th in the nation at the beginning of the 2006 season and finished 17th in the NSCAA/Adidas National Rankings.[20] The 2006 team won the Group IV state championship with a 4–1 win over Bridgewater-Raritan High School in the semifinals and a 3–0 win against Manalapan High School in the finals.[21] The team finished the 2013 season with a 13-7-2 record, after winning the Group IV title with a 1-0 win against Clearview Regional High School in the championship game.[22]


The school hosted a match in 2007 between a team representing the New York Athletic Club and teams from Russia and Romania. The NYAC team beat Russia 14–11 in free style and Romania 14–12 in Greco-Roman matches.[23]

The boys' wrestling team won the North I Group IV state sectional championship in 2012 and the North I Group V title in 2018.[24]

Administration

The school's principal is Hayden N. Moore. His administration team includes four assistant principals.[25]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:West Orange High School (New Jersey) alumni

Notable alumni of West Orange High School and West Orange Mountain High School include:

A fifth-season episode of the HBO series The Sopranos titled "The Test Dream" shows Tony Soprano in a dream scene with his high school football coach, Mr. Molinero. The school letters "W.O.H.S." are shown on a jacket in the coach's office.[citation needed]

  • WOHS, 1922–1983
    WOHS, 1922–1983
  • WOHS, 1984–present day
    WOHS, 1984–present day

References

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for West Orange High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c West Orange High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ West Orange High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 15, 2012. Accessed March 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: West Orange High School", The Washington Post. Accessed September 9, 2011.
  5. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  6. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 24, 2012.
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  22. ^ "Boys soccer: Faloye, West Orange complete turnaround, beat Clearview in Group 4 final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 24, 2013, updated August 25, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2020. "Nine victories and 39 days later, West Orange capped off one of the most improbable state championship runs in history when Faloye's goal in the fifth minute was the game winner when West Orange defeated Clearview, 1-0, in the NJSIAA/Sports Authority Group 4 final last night at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. Faloye, scored a goal in four state playoff contests, all one-goal games, for West Orange (13-7-2), which captured its first state title since 2006."
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  28. ^ Chris Christian, Vanderbilt Commodores men's soccer. Accessed September 24, 2019. "Hometown: West Orange, N.J. High School: West Orange"
  29. ^ via Associated Press. "World Mark Set By Rose In Swim; Australian Does 400-Meter Free-Style in 4:13.4", The New York Times, August 18, 1962, pg. 16. Accessed June 13, 2016. "The unheralded 15-year-old Miss Duenkel cracked the listed world record in the 200-meter back-stroke in 2:32.1. The 125-pound sophomore from West Orange High School beat Miss de Varona in a tense duel in the last fifty meters."
  30. ^ Staff. "One On 1 Profile: Comedian Chris Gethard Offers a Unique Approach to the Entertainment Industry With His Public Access Following", NY1, May 12, 2014. Accessed August 22, 2016. "It's not every comedian who can say they played Giants Stadium. Chris Gethard did with the 1996 West Orange, N.J. High School Marching Mountaineers."
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  33. ^ "Major Army Command Says Farewell to Four-Star Commander", United States Army Materiel Command press release. Accessed November 19, 2007. "Kern was raised in West Orange, NJ and graduated from West Orange High School."
  34. ^ Joshua Maurer, Tour of Duty Pages. Accessed November 30, 2016. "Born in New Jersey , he attended West Orange High School and Sarah Lawrence College, where he obtained a B.A. degree in political science and appeared in many student stage productions."
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  36. ^ "Jersey Students Essay Finalists", Courier-News, January 24, 1946. Accessed June 28, 2018. "They were: Robert C. West Jr., Caldwell, 17-year-old student af State Teachers College high school, Upper Montclair; Walter George Gall, Garfield, 16-year-old student at Garfield High School, and Gordon Allen Newkirk Jr., West Orange, 17-year-old student at West Orange High School."
  37. ^ Herzog, Laura. "Broadway baby: 'Hamilton' star returns to N.J. alma mater", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2, 2016. Accessed June 13, 2016. "Onaodowan grew up in West Orange with his parents and five sisters, and attended Gregory Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, and West Orange High School, graduating in 2005, school officials said."
  38. ^ Ginsberg, Johanna. "Former New Jerseyan to be Israel's envoy to U.S.; Author Michael Oren was Mountain High and Princeton grad", New Jersey Jewish News, May 7, 2009. Accessed July 30, 2013. "He graduated from West Orange Mountain High School and earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University before making aliya in 1979."
  39. ^ Q and A with Vinnie Politan, November 20, 2006, accessed April 12, 2007. "It'll be tough to deal with him, even if I was the two-time captain of the West Orange Cowboys' Group 2 Section 2 state championship basketball team."
  40. ^ Sontag, Deborah. "Who Was Responsible For Elizabeth Shin?", The New York Times, April 28, 2002. Accessed September 24, 2012. "It is a reference to Elizabeth's admission to psychiatrists that she cut her wrists very superficially after she was bumped from valedictorian to salutatorian of West Orange High School."
  41. ^ Bildner, Allen I. (Part 1), Rutgers University Oral History Archives. Accessed June 7, 2016. "The service employee unions are those that have janitors, hotel employees, hospital employees. Andy Stern was in my son's class at West Orange High School, the son of an affluent family."
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  44. ^ 1941, his family moved to West Orange.%22 Fizgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey, Volume 194, Part 2; Volume 195, Parts 1-2, p. 394. J. A. Fitzegerald, 1971. Accessed November 6, 2017. "Kenneth T. Wilson (Rep., West Orange) Assemblyman Wilson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Wilson, was born in Newark, on March 20, 1936, the eldest of two sons. He attended the West Orange public schools and graduated in 1954 from West Orange High School."
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