Bound Brook High School is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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s from Bound Brook, in Somerset County,

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, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the

Bound Brook School District The Bound Brook School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Bound Brook, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020–21 school yea ...

. Students from

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with the

South Bound Brook School District The South Bound Brook School District is a community public school district that serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from South Bound Brook, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020–21 ...

. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 685 students and 47.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 14.6:1. There were 328 students (47.9% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 61 (8.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Bound Brook High School

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. Accessed December 1, 2022. Bound Brook High School is the only high school in Somerset County with the "School Choice" designation. Students outside of Bound Brook can apply to attend one of Bound Brook's two academies: Bio-medical Sciences or Engineering. The school began a 1:1 iPad initiative program in the 2012–13 school year. Since then, the school has gone wireless providing each student and teacher with an iPad and equipping every classroom with smart boards and projectors.

History

The district's first graduating class was in 1904. Washington School was constructed for students in grades 9-12 at a cost of $60,000 (equivalent to $ in ) and opened in September 1908. When it opened, the Bound Brook district established

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s under which it accepted students from communities including Hillsborough Township and Montgomery Township. From 1925 to 1935, until the opening of

Dunellen High School Dunellen High School (DHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Dunellen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Dunell ...

, students from Dunellen had attended Bound Brook High School. Students from

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opened in September 1959 with students in ninth and tenth grades. Middlesex students entering eleventh and twelfth grades continued their education at the Bound Brook school through graduation.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 290th-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 290th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 288th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 243rd in the magazine's September 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2010: By Rank"
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'', September 2010, Accessed January 1, 2011. The school has improved drastically over the past few years, with the average SAT score improving from 2008 to 2012 by 14.9%, the highest percentage increase during that time period among the 11 community public high schools in Somerset County and the 27th-highest percentage increase in SAT scores among the schools included in the survey.

Curriculum

Honors placement

Students may be recommended for Honors placement if they have an average grade of 92 or above, if they have completed summer assignments/projects that are assigned. Honors placement also requires teacher's recommendation. Students in an Honors placement course are dismissed from the course if their Honors placement course grade point drops below an expected range. Students dismissed from the course and be placed into an academic level course.

Advanced Placement offerings

Bound Brook High School offers few

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courses, due to its small student population and limited resources. AP courses rotate yearly. The following AP programs are offered by Bound Brook High School: *

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Extracurricular activities

Athletics

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. Accessed November 10, 2020. compete in the

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, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Hunterdon, Somerset and

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counties in northern New Jersey and operates under the jurisdiction of the

(NJSIAA). With 472 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range. The football team competes in Division 1A of the

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, which includes 60 public and private high schools in Hunterdon,

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, Somerset,

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and Warren counties, which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I North for football for 2018–2020. The boys basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1937 (defeating

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in the final game of the tournament playoffs) and 1957 (vs. Hillside High School). The 1937 team won the Group III state title with 34-29 victory in the championship game against Woodrow Wilson of Weehawken. The wrestling team won the Central Jersey Group I state sectional title in 1980, 1981, 1984, 1998–2001, 2003 and 2012–2014, andwon the North II Group I title in 2015. The team won the Group I state championship in 2012–2015 In March 2011, Andrew Campolattano became just the second four-time New Jersey state champion, when he pinned Cherokee's Mike Zeuli in just 47 seconds in the state final, finishing his high school wrestling career with a 175–1 record. Craig DeLaCruz won the 2013 state championship in dramatic fashion, becoming Bound Brook's 19th state champion, the most of any in Somerset County. The 2012 boys wrestling team, guided by head coach Kyle Franey, the ''Courier News'' Coach of the year, won its first Group I state championship, defeating

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in the final. The 2013 team, led by head coach Shaun Cleary, won its second consecutive Group I state championship, again defeating Hanover Park. The boys track team won the spring track state championship in Group I in 1989. The softball team won the Group I state championship in 1994 (defeating

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in the finals of the playoffs), 1995 (vs.

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) and 1997 (vs.

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). The 1994 team finished the season with a 24-2 record after winning the Group I title with a 1-0 win against Pompton Lakes in the playoff finals. The team won its second consecutive title in 1995 with a 6–5 win in the Group I championship game against Pequannock, a team that was making its first appearance in the finals. The 1997 team finished the season with a record of 31-0 after winning the Group I title with a 3-0 defeat of Wallington in the championship game. The boys soccer team won the 2004 Central, Group I state sectional championship with a string of three shutout wins, defeating

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3–0 in the first round, Highland Park High School 2–0 in the semifinals, and edging

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1–0 in the finals to take the title. The 2013 spring track and field team were the Somerset County champion in 100m, 200m and 400m races and also state finalist. The girls basketball team won the Group I state championship in 2017 (against runner-up University High School in the playoff finals) and was declared as South I regional champion in 2020 after the finals were canceled in the wake of COVID-19. The team won the 2016 Central Jersey Group I championship, their first sectional title since 1989, defeating

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by a score of 67–52 in the tournament final.

Sports offered

Interscholastic sports offered at the school include: * Boys and Girls Cross County * Boys and Girls Soccer * Boys and Girls Tennis * Football * Cheerleading * Wrestling * Boys and Girls Basketball * Spring Track and Field * Softball * Baseball

Clubs and activities

*Academic League *Student Advisory Council *Chess Club *Book Club *

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*Year Book Committee *Drama *

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*Interact Club *French Club *Spanish Club *Peer Leadership
Robotics-Team 56
*Art Club

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is an organization that recognizes outstanding students from grades 10 through 12. It was formed in 1921 as a result of the desire of educators to promote student excellence. The Bound Brook High School chapter was founded in June, 1962. The pillars of the Society are Scholarship, Character, Service, and Leadership. Chapter meetings are held bi-monthly and community services are provided through various ongoing projects.

Team 56-Robbe Xtreme

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Team 56 is the result of a 17-year partnership between Bound Brook High School and

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. Team 56 was the first team created by Johnson & Johnson, and one of the first FIRST Robotics teams in the state of New Jersey. '56 was part of the four teams that organized a competition at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, which led to the establishment of the Philadelphia Regional Competition for FIRST. Robotics has led to the high school's involvement with programs Project Lead the Way like the engineering and Biomedical Program, where students practically have firsthand experience as to what professionals do in their respective fields, Bound Brook High School Robotics has also brought about the start of robotics in the Smalley Middle and elementary schools, so students can begin an interest with STEM (science, math, and technology) at an even younger age. The team has won numerous awards and made many improvements over the years and brought great publicity to the town: * 1997: 3rd place, J&J Mid-Atlantic regional, and J&J Mid-Atlantic regional Chrysler spirit award * 1998: AutoDesk Animation finalist, Philadelphia invitational finalist and 3rd place J&J Mid-Atlantic regional * 1999: 1st place national AutoDesk animation contest, 4th place Philadelphia Alliance Regional, and Best Offensive at Philadelphia Alliance Regional * 2000: J&J Mid-Atlantic regional Chrysler spirit award, Made scholarships available to BBHS students, 1st place "Havoc at the Hill" invitational, 4th place Philadelphia Regional and AutoDesk animation finalist * 2001: 1st place at J&J Mid-Atlantic regional, Philadelphia Regional, Mt. Olive invitational, Leadership in control at Philadelphia Regional, and Divisional semi-finalist,

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at Epcot * 2002: SBPL regional imagery award, FIT FIRST scholarship, 3rd place Long Island regional and a feature in Design News * 2003: J&J Mid-Atlantic regional sportsmanship Award, semi-finalist at Philadelphia regional * 2004: 1st place, J&J Mid-Atlantic regional, 2nd seed finish Philadelphia regional and featured in Discovery Channels "first Robotics" * 2005: 1st place, Philadelphia regional, New Jersey regional finalist, General Motors Industrial Design Award, 4th-place finish Sacramento regional, finalist at J&J Mid-Atlantic regional, Motorola Quality Award at J&J Mid-Atlantic regional, National Galileo Divisional champions and National Championship finalist * 2006: General Motors Industrial Design Award, Chesapeake Regional and NJ regional judges award * 2007: Finalist and Rockwell automation innovation in control award at Florida regional Finalist and Rockwell automation innovation in control award at New York City regional * 2008: Chief Delphi technology Award and Xerox creativity award * 2009: New York City regional winner, Philadelphia Regional winner and National Galileo Divisional Finalist * 2010: Philadelphia Regional winner * 2011: Philadelphia Regional semi-finalist and Xerox creativity award * 2012: RU district Champions

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Edward Smith, Principal *Christine Larson, Assistant Principal *Jeffrey Steele, Assistant Principal / Athletic Director

Notable alumni

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from New Jersey. *

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from 1957 to 1965. *

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'', July 17, 2022. Accessed July 19, 2022. "After graduating from Bound Brook High School in New Jersey, he earned a degree in history from Rutgers and graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1969."

References

External links

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