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serving students in

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through

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s from

Bergenfield Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 28,321, an increase of 1,557 from the 2010 censuscount of 26,764,Bergen County Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, United States, operating as part of the Bergenfield Public Schools. Bergenfield High School is accredited by the

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until July 2028 and has been accredited by the

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since 1945. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,220 students and 104.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.6:1. There were 262 students (21.5% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 103 (8.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Bergenfield High School

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. Accessed December 1, 2022. The school's CEEB code is 310090.

History

The original high school building was constructed at a cost of $370,000 (equivalent to $ million in ) as an addition to an existing school, and dedicated in ceremonies held in April 1941. The current building was constructed at a cost of $3,625,000 (equivalent to $ million in ) and opened in 1959 on South Prospect Avenue to accommodate the post war Baby Boom and replaced the combination junior/senior high school (formerly called Warren J. Harding) on the corner of Clinton and Washington Avenue, which become a middle school.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 122nd-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 139th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 136th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 234th in 2008 out of 316 schools and 192nd in the 2006. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 163rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 52 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (80.5%) and language arts literacy (94.5%) components of the

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(HSPA).

Curriculum

Bergenfield High School offers a wide range of courses in the areas of art, business and marketing, English, health and physical education, industrial and technological education, mathematics, music, science, social studies, and world language. Class levels range from modified to

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. Full- and half-year electives are also offered, and health classes are offered as a quarter-year elective within all gym classes. Advanced Placement (AP) courses include

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AP English Literature and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United State ...

AP Calculus Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (also known as AP Calc, Calc AB / Calc BC or simply AB / BC) is a set of two distinct Advanced Placement calculus courses and exams offered by the American nonprofit organization College Board. AP Calculus AB cove ...

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and

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. Bergenfield High School offers medical-field based classes where the students have an opportunity to receive college credits from the

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(UMDNJ). Classes include Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Dynamics of Healthcare, Emergency and Clinical Care.

Extracurricular activities

The school is producing its own television station called ''Bears On Air'' that is available to all Cablevision customers. This channel will feature special events, such as college fairs and other events at BHS; ''InTune,'' a special program that will showcase the Bergenfield Music Department; ''Bears Den,'' a program showcasing rich athletic programs at Bergenfield; and ''In Reel Time,'' which will offer movie reviews. The channel is available for Cablevision customers on channel 77.

Music

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Foundation (American Music Conference) has recognized Bergenfield High School as one of the Best Communities for Music Education in America for multiple years, including 2012 and was a finalist for the Grammy Signature Schools Award for multiple years as well. *The music department offers marching band, three concert bands, three orchestras, three choral ensembles, a jazz ensemble, and numerous chamber ensembles with weighted honors credits on Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, and Vocal Ensemble. *Their three honor ensembles have performed at Avery Fisher Hall at

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. The Honors Wind Ensemble received gold ratings at the state regional festival and was named a New Jersey Honor Band in 2007 and 2009.

Marching band

Bergenfield is well known for its now over 190-member marching band, whose uniforms loosely resemble those of the British Foot Guard Regiments. Bernard T. Baggs took direction in 1950, and the band has since worked with other notable names, such as Donald Angelica, Frank Levy, Bobby Thompson, Fred Sanford, Jack Meehan, and Dennis Delucia. The musicians currently work under the direction of Brian P. Timmons and the

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under Michael DeLucia. The band marched in the

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Halftime Show and performed at the NFL Media Day festivities at the

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in Newark. Some of the many locations the band has performed include

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, Yankee Stadium,

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, Jets and Giants football games, Foxboro Stadium, Devils game at Prudential Center, United Nations, Broadway on Broadway, and the Annual North Jersey Marching Band Festival 65 times. '' The Record'' placed the band's image on the front cover of the November 2007 issue of its Sports Magazine. Bergenfield hosts the annual USSBA Bergen County Invitational Band Festival, which has a roster of up to 16 bands per year. Although the band doesn't formally compete, they have received consistent gold and superior ratings at festivals such as the NJMEA State Marching Band Festival. ''TV and film appearances'' *The Bergenfield marching band represented New Jersey as the lead music group in a televised opening of the New Jersey pavilion at the

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. *They've marched at the

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for a record 20 times and were featured in a 1978 Macy's commercial. They've also participated in NYC ticker-tape parades. *The band appeared on film in '' The Bounty Hunter'' and ''

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'' as the Macy's Great American Marching Band. *Their notable TV news segments include News 12,

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when the Yankees won the 2009 World Series, and ''

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'' where host

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fulfilled one of her long-time dreams by performing with the marching band. *They performed live at the 41st Tony Awards held in June 1987 at the

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, appearing as part of a tribute aired to honor the then recently deceased Robert Preston, best known for his starring role in ''

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''.

Athletics

The Bergenfield High School BearsBergenfield High School

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and

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counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the

. Before the 2010 realignment, Bergenfield was one of the 12 schools participating in the

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(NBIL/NBIAL). With 847 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Patriot Red 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 III North for football for 2018–2020. Tom Curry is Bergenfield's Athletic Director. The school participates with

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in a joint ice hockey team in which

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is the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year. The school's wrestling program has been successful over the last 40 years. Former coach Sal Cascio is in the

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. Most sports have Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman teams, but some only have the top one or two tiers. Note: Sports marked with an asterisk (*) usually practice and compete with each other, but they are two separate teams and officially compete and are scored separately. Interscholastic sports offered by the school include: *Fall sports teams: Cross Country (Boys')*, Cross Country (Girls')*, Football, Soccer (Boys'), Soccer (Girls'), Tennis (Girls'), Volleyball, & Cheerleading *Winter sports teams: Basketball (Boys'), Basketball (Girls'), Bowling (Boys')*, Bowling (Girls')*, Track (Boys')*, Track (Girls')*, Wrestling, & Cheerleading *Spring sports teams: Baseball, Softball, Golf (Boys')*, Golf (Girls')*, Tennis (Boys'), Track (Boys')* and Track (Girls')* The boys basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1945 (defeating

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in the tournament finals) and won the Group III state championship in 2015 (vs. Ewing High School). The 1945 team finished the season with a 22-2 record after winning the Group I title with a 53-40 win against Hightstown in the championship game played at the Elizabeth Armory. In 2015, the team won the North I Group III state sectional championship with a 71–69 win against

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and went on to win the Group III state title with an 80–72 win in overtime against Ewing High School to earn their first state championship since 1945 and their first appearance to the Tournament of Champions in school history. The football team won the North I Group IV state championship in 1974 and 1976, and won state titles in North I Group III in 1982, 1986 and 1987. The 1974 team finished the season with a 9-1 record after winning the first North I Group IV sectional title of the playoff era with a 36-0 victory against John F. Kennedy High School in front of 7,000 fans. The 1976 team defeated

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in front of a crowd of 10,000 spectators at

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by a score of 19-8 to win the North I Group IV sectional title. A 35-0 win against

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in the 1982 North I Group III sectional championship game gave the team an 11-0 final record. The 1986 team finished the season with a record of 11-0 after winning the North I Group III state sectional title with a 52-8 win against

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in a game that was ended early due to a brawl between the two teams. With a 14-0 victory against

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, the 1987 team won the program's second consecutive North I Group III state sectional title and finished the season with a 10-1 record. The boys bowling team won the overall state championship in 1978. The wrestling team won the North I Group III state sectional title in 1983.

Administration

The school's principal is Jim Fasano. His administration team includes the assistant principal.

Notable alumni

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'' and film director.Beckerman, Jim
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'' The Record'', May 29, 2005. Accessed September 8, 2014. "'I guess we were just lucky,' says Charles Bogusat, festival co-founder and for 29 years teacher of the video production class (formerly called filmmaking class) at Bergenfield High School. 'Thom Fitzgerald, when he was a student, did this super-8 animated project about a bear, beautifully drawn,' Bogusat remembers. 'Harry Basil did a film called ''Land Shark." *

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who played for the

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. *

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(born 1968), filmmaker '' The Hanging Garden'', ''

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'', ''

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(born 1954),

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guitarist. *

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(born 1942), singer, songwriter and producer, of the group The Four Seasons. *

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(born 1945, class of 1963), television news reporter and author of ''

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'', a New York Times number one bestseller about how the media distort the news. *

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(1933-2002), America's longest-held

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. * Chris Tully (born 1982), politician who has represented the 38th Legislative District in the

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since 2018. *

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(born 1970), former major league pitcher, who played for 12 teams in his career. *

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(born 1953), actress who has played Barbara "Bobbie" Spencer on ''

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'' since 1977.Staff
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FabOverFifty.com. Accessed September 11, 2012. "Q. When did you start acting? In high school. A. We had a great drama department at Bergenfield High School. I got cast in all of the plays and loved it. I played Peggy Evans in ''Come Blow Your Horn'' and Puck in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''."

References

External links

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