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North Bergen High School is a four-year  North four-year  com prehensi  prehensive ve public high schoo school, l, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Bergen Bergen,, in Hudson County, Cou nty, New Jersey, United States States,,

North Bergen High School Schoo l

oper aating ting as part of the North Berg Bergen en School District. District. Its student bod body y includes residents of both North Bergen  Bergen  an and d Guttenberg. Location

7417 Kennedy Boulevard

Contents 1 Student body 2 Awards, recog recognition nition and rankings ran kings 3 Administration 4 Athletics 5 Additional extra-curric extra-curricular  ular  activities act ivities 6 Notable alum alumni ni 7 References 8 External links

 North Bergen, NJ 07047 07047 Information Type

 

 North Bergen School District

School district

Paschal Tennaro  Tennaro[1] Principal   Paschal Denise Arenas [2]

Vice

Patricia Brando  Brando Principals Prin cipals Patricia Thomas Liggio Edward Somic Somick  k [3] Faculty   148.1 (on FTE basis)[4] Grades

Student Stu dent body

Public high school Public

 

9–12

Enrollment Enroll ment  2,630 (as of 2010-11)[4] [4]

As of the 2010-11 school year, the the school  school had an enrollment of 2,630 students and 148.1 148. 1 classroom teach teachers ers (on an an   FTE  basis),  basis ), for a student student–teacher –teacher rati ratio o of  17.76:1. There were 1,251 students (47.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 145 (5.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[4] Students from Guttenberg attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Guttenberg Public School District.[5]

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Student to 17.76:1 Student teacher ratio Color(s)   Red and Gold Athletics

Hudson County Interscholastic League

conference Team

Bruins

name Website   School website

(http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/nbhs/site/default.asp)

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Awards, recognition and rankings  North Bergen High School w was as recognized as a "Benchmark Public H High igh School for A Academi cademicc Achievement" by the Business Coalition for Education Excellence, for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. [6][7][8] The school was the 322nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New in New ersey Monthly  Monthly  magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 296th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. [9] The magazine ranked the school 294th in 2008 out of 316 [10]

schools.  The school was ranked 285th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[11] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 198th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 39 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). [12]

Administration Paschal H. Tennaro, Principal[1] Edward J. Somick, Vice-Principal[3] Thomas Liggio, Vice-Principal[3] Patricia Brando, Vice-Principal[3] Denise Arenas, A renas, Vice-Princi Vice-Principal pal[3]

Athletics The North Bergen High School Track, Tennis, Football and Soccer  teams use Bruins Stadium, which is located in James J. Braddock  Park. The school's gymnasium serves as the home field for other  sports. The Bruins compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[13][14] Sports programs include Boys Football, Boys/Girls Basketball, Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, Boys/Girls Tennis, Boys/Girls Cross Country, Indoor Boys/Girls Track and Field, Outdoor Boys/Girls Track and Field, Boys/Girls Soccer, Boys/Girls Volleyball, Boys/Girls Bowling and Wrestling.

The school uses Bruins Stadium in nearby Braddock Park as its home field.

The Bruins cross country 2007 season earned a third place finish at the NJSIAA state sectional after many ears without placing and qualifying.[citation needed ]

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 North Bergen Boys' Tennis team came in third place in the HCIA HCIAA A final finalss after a 4–1 loss against their arch rival the Bayonne Bees. The first doubles team in the Boys Tennis team were recognized as the top 1st Doubles team in Hudson County. During the 2006 season the boys tennis team defeated Bayonne High School for the first time in 15 years and during the 2007 season NBHS beat Bayonne again (3–  2).[citation needed ] The Boys Varsity Bowling team won the 1974 state title. [15] On March 5, 2007, the Boys' Basketball Team played in the North I, Group IV state championship, falling to Passaic County Technical Institute by 86–85 in overtime, in a game played at Wayne Valley High School.[16][17] The football team won the North I Group IV state championship in 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1997 and 2011.[18] The soccer field at Bruins Stadium.

Additional extra-curricular activities  North Bergen High School features various interest groups that include the A Art rt Club, Academic Decathlon Team, Bible Club, Chess Club, Color Guard, Debate Team, Distributive Education Clubs of America, Environmental Club, FBLA-PBL and the Gay-Straight Alliance Club.[3] The high school also offers various culture groups and honor societies, including the French Club, Indian Cultural Club, Muslim Cultural Awareness Club (MCAC), German Club, Italian Club, Spanish Club, Russian Club, German Club, National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, German National Honor Society, Italian National Honor Society, Russian National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor  Society.  North Bergen High School students can parti participat cipatee in community service and student government groups, including Rebel, Key Club and Student Council.  North Bergen High School is home to various performa performance nce g groups, roups, such as the Stage C Crew, rew, Modeli Modeling ng club, Drama club, Dance club, Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, The Advanced Sciences Club, Music Creation (M.C) and Advanced Music Creation (A.M.C).

Notable alumni Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, charged in 2010 with planning to travel to Somalia to join an Al Qaedalinked terrorist group based there.[19][20] Rick Apodaca (born 1980), Puerto Rican professional basketball player who has played in the NCAA, USBL, NBDL, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico. [21][22] Joey Diaz, standup comedian and actor.[23] Rena Sofer (born 1968), actress.[24][25] Count Wiley, chiropractor and West New York, New Jersey Commissioner of Public Works. [26]

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Refereences Refer 1. ^ a b  Tennaro, Paschal H. "About NBHS: Principal's Message" (http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/domain/515).  Nor th Bergen High School. Retrieved October 25, 2013. 2. ^  "Ar enas, enas, Denise" (http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/Page/1835). North Bergen High School. Retrieved Octo Oct o ber  ber 25, 2013. a b 3. ^    c d  e  f   2010-2011 Student Handbook  (htt p:/  p://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us /www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/181410127 /181410127104232543 104232543/lib/18141012710 /lib/181410127104232543/N 4232543/NBHS_Calendar_HandBook_  BHS_Calendar_HandBook_  10-1 1011. pdf?1821  pdf?1821Nav Nav=%7C&No =%7C&NodeID deID=114 =114). ). North Bergen High Scho School.Acc ol.Accessed essed March 23, 2011. 2011. 4. ^ a b c d   Data Data for North Bergen High (http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp? Sear  Sea r ch=1&DistrictID=3411460&ID=341146002882), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed Deceem ber 10, 2012. Dec 2012. 5. ^  Shortell, Tom. "3 candidates on ballot to be Guttenberg's mayor" (htt p:/  p://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/11/3_candidates_on_ballot_to_be_g.html), /www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/11/3_candidates_on_ballot_to_be_g.html), The Jersey Journal ,  Noveember 2, 2008. Accessed March 23, 2011. "Scoullos, who has worked as a budget analyst, said he also plans  Nov to audit the town's contracts in order to find ways to cut taxes. Scoullos said in the late 1990s, North Bergen over  ove r charged the town for services at North Bergen High School, which takes Guttenberg students as part of a send sen ding/receiving network." 6. ^  Just ust for the Kids – New Jersey Benchmark List 2005 (http://www.bcee.org/index.asp?load=bench2005), Busiiness Coalition for Education Excellence. Accessed October 23, 2008. Bus 7. ^  Just ust for the Kids – New Jersey Benchmark List 2006 (http://www.bcee.org/index.asp?load=bench2006), Bus Busi intess Education Excellence. List Accessed 23, 2008. 8. ^   Just us  forCoalition the Kids for – New Jersey Benchmark 2007 October (http://www.bcee.org/index.asp?load=bench2007), Busiiness Coalition for Education Excellence. Accessed October 23, 2008. Bus 9. ^  Staf  taf f. f. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical" (htt p:/  p://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html), /njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html),  New Jersey  Mont   Mo nt hly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012. 10. ^  Staf  taf f. f. "2010 Top High Schools" (http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/tophighhig h-ss chools-2010.html), New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 7, 2011. 11. ^  "To p New New Jersey J ersey High Schools Schools 2008: 2008: By Rank" (htt p:/  p://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by/njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-byrank. ran k.h html),  New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008. 12. ^  New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010 (htt p:/  p://www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=1146002882), /www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=1146002882), Schooldigger.com. Accessed Deceem ber 31, 2011. Dec 2011. 13. ^  Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (http://www.hciaa.com/home.html). Accessed July 15, 2007 200 7. 14. ^  League Memberships – 2012-2013 (http://www.njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/12leagueaffiliations.pdf), New Jersey State Inter  Inte r scholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 27, 2012. 15. ^  "History istory of NJSIAA Boys Bowling Championships" (htt p:/  p://www.njsiaa.org/sports/2011history/12boysbowlingchamphistory.pdf). /www.njsiaa.org/sports/2011history/12boysbowlingchamphistory.pdf). New Jersey State Interscholastic Athlletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2012. Ath 16. ^  Zagoria, Adam (March 7, 2007). "Passaic Tech wins sectional title in overtime" (htt p:/  p://www.northjersey.com/page.php? /www.northjersey.com/page.php? qstr =eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeX XJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dn k2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MzY FlZUVFeXk2MzY5MzEz). 5MzEz).  Herald News News . 17. ^  2007 Boys Basketball – North I, Group IV (http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm? tid=2 tid= 202502&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20IV). New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. acces acc esss ed March 7, 2007

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18. ^  Goldberg, Jeff. "N.J.S.I.A.A. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS" (htt p://www.njsiaa.org/sports/2011history/11footballchamphistory.pdf).  p://www.njsiaa.org/sports/2011history/11footballchamphistory.pdf). New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Asso Ass ociation. Accessed November 7, 2011. 19. ^  Henry, Samantha (June 8, 2010). "2 NJ terror suspects had brushes with authority" (htt p://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/08/AR2010060801056.html).  p://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/08/AR2010060801056.html). Washington Post . 20. ^  "School: NJ terror suspect was dangerous as student" (http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/06/08/general-usterr orism-arrests-alessa_7 rism-arrests- alessa_76700 670063.html) 63.html) Associated Associated Press/ Pr ess/ Forbes  Forbes . June 8, 2010. 21. ^ Monaco, Lou (January 8, 2012). "Bob Hurley, Sr. & Rick Apodaca to be honored at Dan Finn Classic Satur  Sat ur day" day" (htt p://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysbasketball/index.ssf/2012/01/bob_hurley_sr_rick_apodaca_to_be_honored_   p://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysbasketball/index.ssf/2012/01/bob_hurley_sr_rick_apodaca_to_be_honored_  at_daan_finn_classic_saturday.html). NJ.com. at_d 22. ^  "R ick ick Apodaca" (http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/rick_apodaca.html). NBA Development League. Retri Ret rieved eved September 1, 2013. 23. ^  Hague, Jim. "NB comedian lands role on 'My Name is Earl'" (htt p://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2413595/article-NB-comedian-lands-role-on--My-Name-IS p://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2413595/article-NB-comedian-lands-role-on--My-Name-ISEar ll--Diaz --Diaz-has-recurring-spot-on -has-recurring-spot-on-awa -award-winni rd-winning-NBC-sitcom), ng-NBC-sitcom),  Hudson Reporter , September 23, 2007. Accessed Junee 7, 2012. "So how did Joey 'Coco' Diaz begin his life in comedy? 'It all comes down to being from North Jun Ber gen,' said Diaz, the comic actor who was born and raised in North Bergen before heading for Hollywood a few   years ago to pursue his career. 'I got my comedy start in North Bergen High School. If you don't have a good few senss e of humor coming from North Bergen, then you better just shoot yourself.'" sen 24. ^  "R ena ena Sofer" (http://www.wchstv.com/abc/ohgrowup/sofer.html). Oh, Grow Up. WCHS. Accessed September  22, 2011. "Born in Arcadia, California, Rena moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, following her parents' divorce, and and  ater ,toMichael North Jersey,n:where she Sofer, finishedChecking high ing school." 25. ^   L i pton,  lpton Micha el Bergen, A. "Heart "HeaNew rt Condition: Conditio For Rena Check into General General Hospital Meant Finding a Healling Love with Costar Wally Kurth" (http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20104262,00.html). Hea  Peo p  ple le. October 31, 1994. Accessed September 22, 2011. "Neither parent remarried, and today Sofer maintains closee relations with both her father, who presides at Temple Beth El in North Bergen, N.J., and her mother, a clos  profe  pro fessor ssor of developmental psychology at the University of North Carolina in Fayetteville.... She took a drama classs  during her senior year at North Bergen High School and then, after less than a semester at Montclair State clas Colllege, took acting lessons in New York." Col 26. ^  Elected Officials: Commissioner Dr. Count J. Wiley (http://www.westnewyorknj.org/Officials/Official.aspx? id=2 id= 22). West New York, New Jersey. Retrieved September 23, 2012.

Extern Exter nal links  No rth  Nort h Bergen High School official website (http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/nbhs/site/default.asp)  Nort  No rth h Bergen School District (http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/)  Nort  No rth h Bergen School District's (http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc11/nav.php?c=17;d=3610) 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education Data Da ta for  for the North Bergen School District (http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp? Sear  Sea r cch=1&DistrictID=3411460), h=1&DistrictID=3411460), National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved  f rom "http:/ Retrieved  "http://en.wikipe /en.wikipedia.org/ dia.org/w/index.php?ti w/index.php?title=Nort tle=North_Bergen_High_School&oldi h_Bergen_High_School&oldid=578744501" d=578744501" Categoriess:  North Bergen, N Categorie New ew Jers Jersey ey Public high schools in Hudson County, New Jers Jersey ey

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