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Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities (formerly Barringer High School and Newark High School), is a four-year comprehensive
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serving students in
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through
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s in
Newark Newark most commonly refers to: * Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States * Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area Newark may also refer to: Places Canada * Niagara-on-the ...
, in Essex County,
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, United States, operating as part of the
Newark Public Schools Newark Board of Education is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the city of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The state took over the district i ...
. Some consider it to be the third oldest public high school in the United States. The school has been accredited by the
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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1981. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,663 students and 112.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 14.8:1. There were 1,183 students (71.1% of enrollment) eligible for
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and 101 (6.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Barringer High School
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. Accessed December 1, 2022.


Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 327th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''
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'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 313th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 311th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 306th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 303rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.


History

In 1838, Nathan Hedges opened a high school in a building on Bank Street. On January 7, 1853, a three-story building was opened at the corner of Washington and Linden and had an enrollment of 498 boys and girls.History of Barringer High School
Barringer High School Alumni Association. Accessed November 15, 2016.
In 1875, Dr. William N. Barringer was hired to succeed George B. Sears as superintendent of schools. Dr. Barringer oversaw the construction of a second high school building at a cost of $300,000, which is the site of the current faculty parking lot. Construction started in 1878 and was completed in 1899. In 1907, the name of Newark High School was officially changed to Barringer, in honor of Dr. Barringer.


Athletics

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compete in the Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the
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. With 1,115 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. Until the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had participated in Division B of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, which included high schools located in
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, Essex and
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counties, and was separated into three divisions based on NJSIAA size classification. The football team competes in the Liberty White division of the
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, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV North for football for 2018–2020. The school's football rivalry with
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, which dates back to a Thanksgiving Day game played in 1897, was listed at 7th on
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's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". East Orange leads the rivalry with a 57-39-9 overall record as of 2017. In 1918, during future major league baseball player
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's senior season, the '' Newark Star-Eagle'' selected a nine-man "dream team" from the city's best prep and public high school baseball players, and Berg was named the team's
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. The boys track team won the indoor track public school state championship in 1930, 1934 and 1939. The boys track team won the spring track state championship in Group IV in 1933 and 1934. The boys fencing team was the overall state co-champion in 1969 with
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after both teams had overall records of 45–9 in competition; Barringer won the team foil competition. The 1975 football team finished the season with a 9–1–1 record after winning the North II Group IV state sectional title with a 14–13 victory against Livingston High School in the championship game played in front of a crowd of 7,500. The 1980 boys basketball team finished the season with a 26–4 record after winning the Group IV state championship, defeating
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by a score of 68–56 in the tournament final.


Administration

The school's principal is Jose Aviles. His core administration team includes four vice principals.


Notable alumni


Arts and literature

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(1934–2014), poet and playwright, New Jersey
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. * Hilda Belcher (1881–1963), artist known for her
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, and
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. *
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(1892–1981), publisher. * Ron Carey (1935-2007), actor on film and television, known for his recurring role on ''
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''. *
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(1900–1971), singer and songwriter. *
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(1885–1945), composer of musical theatre and popular music.Slonimsky, Nicholas and Laura Kuhn (ed)
Kern, Jerome (David)"
''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'', Volume 3 (Schirmer Reference, New York, 2001), accessed May 10, 2010 (requires subscription)
* William J. Maguire (1916–1997), politician who served in the
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from 1976 to 1982. * Andrew E. Svenson (1910–1975),
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,
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, and
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in the
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, who authored or coauthored more than 70 books for children, including books in the ''
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'' and ''
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'' series. * Grif Teller (1899–1993), artist best known for his paintings for the
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.


Sports

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(1902–1972), Major League Baseball player, and spy for the
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, "the brainiest guy in baseball". *
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(born 1982), baseball player, attended for one year. * Norm Granger (born 1961, class of 1980), former fullback in the
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, who played for the
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and the
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. * Rupert Mills (1892–1929),
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player who played part of one season for the 1915
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of the
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. * Lou Palmer (1935–2019), sportscaster who was a ''
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'' anchor and reporter, and was one of the original studio anchors at
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, the nation's first all-sports radio station. * Pete Shaw (born 1954, class of 1972),
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who played in the NFL for the
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and
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. *
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(born 1959), Hall of Fame former linebacker with the
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.


Government

* LeRoy Baxter (1881 - ?), dentist / oral surgeon and politician, who was elected to represent
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in the
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in 1928. *
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(1906–1997), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. * Ralph R. Caputo (born 1940, class of 1958), politician who has represented the 28th Legislative District in the
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since 2008. * Robert L. Carter (1917–2012), civil rights leader and United States District Judge. *
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(1898–1970), politician who served in the
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*
Michael Giuliano Michael A. Giuliano (June 13, 1915 – April 21, 1976) was an American Republican Party politician who served two terms in the New Jersey Senate. Biography Born in Newark, New Jersey, Giuliano graduated from Barringer High School and Rutgers ...
(1915–1976), politician who served two terms in the
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. *
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(1913-1974), politician who was the first Black official in
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when he took office in 1954. *
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(1934–2012, class of 1952), member,
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from
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. * Luis A. Quintana (born 1960), politician who served as
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from November 2013 to July 2014. *
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(1909–2005), member of the
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from
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. * C. Robert Sarcone (1925–2020), politician who served in both houses of the
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. * Norman Schwarzkopf Sr., (1895–1958), first superintendent of the
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and father of General "Stormin' Norman"
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(1888–1957), judge and judicial reformer who served as Chief Justice of the
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from 1948 to 1957. * Anthony M. Villane (born 1929), dentist and politician who was elected to serve seven terms in the
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from 1976 to 1988. * John Beam Vreeland (1852–1923), attorney and politician who served in the
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and as the
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. * George M. Wallhauser (1900–1993, class of 1918), Member of
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from
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.


Other

* Steve Adubato Sr. (1932–2020; class of 1949), founder of
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. * MacDella Cooper (born 1977),
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n philanthropist and founder of the MacDella Cooper Foundation. * August Meier (1923–2003), professor of history at
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and a scholar on African American history. * Arthur A. Schmon (1895–1964), business executive who became a leading figure in the paper industry of
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and
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. *
Marion Thompson Wright Marion Thompson Wright (September 12, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an African-American scholar and activist. In 1940, Wright became the first African-American woman in the United States to earn her Ph.D. in history. Early life Marion Manola ...
(1902–1962), scholar and activist who, in 1940, became the first
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woman in the United States to earn her
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in history.Govan, Jennifer
"Today in History: Celebrating Marion Thompson Wright"
Gottesman Libraries, September 12, 2019. Accessed February 6, 2022. "On September 12th, 1902 Marion Manola Thompson Wright was born in East Orange, New Jersey, to Minnie and Moses Thompson -- the youngest of four children. She was just one of two black students at Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey where she dropped out due to pregnancy."


References


External links


Barringer High School web pagesNewark Public Schools
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School Data for the Newark Public Schools
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