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Lyndhurst High School
Address
Map
400 Weart Avenue

Lyndhurst
,
Bergen County
,
New Jersey
07071

United States
Coordinates40°48′38″N 74°07′35″W / 40.810425°N 74.126424°W / 40.810425; -74.126424
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtLyndhurst School District
NCES School ID3409210[1]
PrincipalLaura Vuono
Faculty63.5 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment752 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.8:1[1]
Color(s)  Blue and
  Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
Team nameGolden Bears[2]
Websitewww.lyndhurstschools.net/hs

Lyndhurst High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lyndhurst, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Lyndhurst School District.

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 752 students and 63.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. There were 139 students (18.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 24 (3.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 165th-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.[3] The school had been ranked 162nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 178th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 182nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 179th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 188th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 38 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the two components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), mathematics (80.3%) and language arts literacy (91.7%).[7]

Athletics

The Lyndhurst High School Golden Bears[2] participate in the Meadowlands Division of the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in Bergen, Hudson County, Morris County and Passaic County counties, and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[8][9][10] With 544 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North II, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 508 to 770 students in that grade range.[11] Prior to the NJSIAA's realignment that took place in the fall of 2010, Lyndhurst was part of the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL).[12] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II North for football for 2018–2020.[13]

The school has operated as the host school / lead agency for joint wrestling and boys' / girls' swimming programs with North Arlington High School, under an agreement scheduled to end at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Paramus High School has been the host school / lead agency for a joint ice hockey program with Lyndhurst and North Arlington.[14]

The boys track team won the Group II spring track state championship in 1949.[15]

The boys track team won the overall public school indoor track state championship in 1967, 1975 (as co-champion) and 1982 The girls team was the all-group co-champion in 1979.[16]

The boys baseball team won the North I Group III state sectional championship in 1964 and 1966, and won the North I Group II state sectional title in 1970.[17] During the spring 2008 baseball season, the baseball team won its first ever Group I state championship with a 7-3 win against Robbinsville High School, its first group championship in 40 years, since they won the Group III state championship.[18][19] On their way to the state championship they won the North II Group I state sectional championship over Weehawken High School,[20] and the BCSL National Division Title.

The football team won the NJSIAA North I Group II state sectional championship in 1983 and 2019.[21] The team defeated Parsippany High School by a score of 26-7 in the finals of the playoffs to win the North I Group II sectional championship for the second time.[22]

The girls volleyball team won the Group II state championship in 1990 (against runner-up Rutherford High School (New Jersey)).[23]

The bowling team won the Group I state championship in 2015 and went on to win the Tournament of Champions, defeating Group IV champion Freehold Township High School in the finals.[24][25]

Led by Patrick Rono (son of Olympian gold-medalist Peter Rono) who won the 2010 Group I individual title,[26] the Golden Bears men's cross country team won their first North Jersey Group I sectional title, and would repeat as champions in 2013 and 2014.[27] 2010 marked the first time the Bears qualified for the Bergen County Meet of Champions as a team. Rono finished seventh at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional in Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park, New York; The finish earned a spot to Foot Locker Nationals, held in Balboa Park in San Diego, making Rono the first male runner from North Jersey to earn an invitation in two decades.[28] Rono finished 24th in a race with 40 of the nation's elite runners.[29]

Administration

The school's principal is Laura Vuono. Her administration team includes the assistant principal.[30]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Lyndhurst High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Lyndhurst High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012.
  5. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  7. ^ School Overview; Click on "Rankings" for 2003-11 HSPA results, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 9, 2012.
  8. ^ Mattura, Greg. "Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship", The Record, January 9, 2017.Accessed August 30, 2020. "The small-school North Jersey Interscholastic Conference may debut its own boys basketball tournament this season, one season after introducing its girls hoops championship. The NJIC is comprised of schools from Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties and the event offered to the 36 boys teams would serve as an alternative to likely competing against larger programs in a county tournament."
  9. ^ Member Schools, North Jersey Interscholastic Conference. Accessed August 30, 2020.
  10. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 30, 2020.
  11. ^ General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  12. ^ New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League Memberships – 2009-2010, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 24, 2011. Accessed August 14, 2017.
  13. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  14. ^ NJSIAA 2018 - 2020 Co-Operative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  15. ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  16. ^ NJSIAA Indoor Group Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  17. ^ History of the NJSIAA Baseball Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  18. ^ Behre, Bob. "Lyndhurst 7, Robbinsville 3", The Star-Ledger, June 7, 2008. Accessed October 7, 2008.
  19. ^ "2008 Baseball Tournament - Public Semis/Finals", New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 7, 2008.
  20. ^ 2008 Baseball Tournament - North II, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 7, 2008.
  21. ^ NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  22. ^ Gantaifis, Nick. "Inside Lyndhurst football's first sectional championship win since 1983", The Record, November 22, 2019. Accessed September 30, 2020. "The Golden Bears defeated Parsippany, 26-7, Friday in the NJSIAA North 1 Group 2 title game at Joe Cipolla Field, winning their first sectional crown since 1983."
  23. ^ NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  24. ^ History of NJSIAA Boys Bowling Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  25. ^ "Lyndhurst's boys bowling team takes first team state championship in program history", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 20, 2015, updated August 24, 2019. Accessed October 14, 2020. "When Daijon Smith saw his team drop the first game in the Tournament of Champions final at the NJSIAA Team Championships on Friday, the Lyndhurst senior was determined to pick up the energy and secure the program's first overall state title. Smith and the Bergen County school responded by defeating Freehold Township, No. 13 in the NJ.com Top 20, in three of the final four games in the Baker format to win the best-of-five T of C, 3-2, at Carolier Lanes.... Taking the Group 1 title for the first time in program history with a 3,202 after three traditional games, Lyndhurst went into the stepladder tournament seeded first."
  26. ^ NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  27. ^ NJSIAA Sectional Cross Country Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  28. ^ Schwartz, Paul. "Lyndhurst's Rono advances to Nationals", The Record, November 28, 2010. Accessed September 15, 2015. "Patrick Rono of Lyndhurst became the first North Jersey boy in nearly 20 years to qualify for the Foot Locker National championships by placing seventh in the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park, N.Y., on Saturday. Rono advances to the National championships at Balboa Park in San Diego on Dec. 11 along with fellow New Jerseyans Morgan Pearson of Delbarton and Matt McDonald of North Hunterdon, who were second and tenth, respectively."
  29. ^ "NJ Cross-Country: Venables finishes fifth at Foot Locker Nationals", The Star-Ledger, December 11, 2010. Accessed September 15, 2015. "On the boys' side, Matt McDonald of North Hunterdon in Annandale finished 23rd among 40 runners in 15:40, Patrick Rono of Lyndhurst took 24th in 15:42 and Morgan Pearson of Delbarton in Morris Township was 27th in 15:48."
  30. ^ Administration, Lyndhurst High School. Accessed February 18, 2020.
  31. ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1988, p. 233. Accessed August 13, 2019. "Senator Ambrosio was born in Jersey City Oct. 26, 1938. He attended Lyndhurst High School and Rutgers University, where he was graduated in 1960."
  32. ^ Lee, Amy. "Brooklyn Nine-Nines Melissa Fumero on How Timing Worked Out For the Show and Her Baby (Exclusive)", Entertainment Tonight, May 9, 2019. Accessed February 18, 2020.
  33. ^ "Elizabeth A. 'Miss Libbie' Lindsay", The Record (North Jersey), March 17, 2013. Accessed February 18, 2020. "Elizabeth was a member of the first graduating class of Lyndhurst High School."
  34. ^ Winters, Jaimie Julia. "Marshall plane crash will be subject of lecture at Meadowlands Museum", South Bergenite, February 13, 2014. Accessed November 14, 2014. "Tom Longo (New York Giants, Lyndhurst High School alumnus) will speak on his memories of Shoebridge and Lajterman."
  35. ^ Stanmyre, Matt. "'A more meaningful challenge.' How Donny Pritzlaff finally made it to Rutgers", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 7, 2016. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Donny Pritzlaff steered his blue Dodge Ram down the Turnpike in spring of 1997, fresh off capturing his third state wrestling championship to cap a dazzling career at Lyndhurst High School.... Although he was perhaps the finest New Jersey high school wrestler at the time -- compiling a record of 127-4 -- Pritzlaff said he never received a phone call, recruiting letter or visit invitation from Rutgers."
  36. ^ "Jimmy Smagula will host and perform in a benefit concert for Lyndhurst High School featuring numerous Broadway performers May 19 at 7 PM.", Playbill. Accessed May 16, 2016. "Smagula, who is an alumnus of Lyndhurst High School, said in a statement, 'The auditorium is in great need of renovation and I am proud to be able to give back to my hometown that has given me so much. Arts education is often overlooked and I am thrilled to be able to give back.'"
  37. ^ Stimac, Elias. "Two-Mur Humor Helps the Healing process", New York Cool, August 2007. Accessed May 20, 2013. "My family moved to Lyndhurst, NJ at age 12, where I attended Sacred Heart and Lyndhurst High School."
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