Hamilton High School West is a four-year comprehensive

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serving students in

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through

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located in Hamilton Township, in Mercer County,

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, United States, operating as one of the three secondary schools of the Hamilton Township School District; the other high schools in the district are Hamilton High School North-

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and Hamilton High School East-

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. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,280 students and 102.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.5:1. There were 481 students (37.6% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 115 (9.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Hamilton West-Watson

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 222nd-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 275th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 258th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 262nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 240th in the magazine's 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

The Hamilton High School HornetsHamilton High School West

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the

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, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Mercer County and operates under the supervision of the

(NJSIAA). With 933 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–23 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 Capitol Division of the 95-team

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superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV South for football for 2018–2020. The school participates together with Hamilton High School East - Steinert in a joint ice hockey team in which Hamilton High School North - Nottingham 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. Hamilton West competes in an annual Thanksgiving Day football game against Steinert High School. The rivalry with Steinert was listed at 16th on

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's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Hamilton West leads the rivalry with a 34–23–1 overall record as of 2017.

NJSIAA state championships

* Boys

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- 1935, 1953, 2006 The 1935 team won the Group III state title with a 35-27 win in the playoff finals against Ridgefield Park. The 1953 team won the Group III title with a 56-52 win in the championship game against Linden. With a 66-34 win against Shabazz in the finals of the tournament played at

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, the 2006 team won the Group III state title and came into the Tournament of Champions as the sixth seed, falling by a score of 80-67 in the quarterfinals to third-seeded

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led by

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. * Boys

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- 1947, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1962, 1976 * Girls

- 1983 * Girls

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- 1999 * Boys

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- 2000

Marching band

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Marching Band Circuit. The Instrumental Program at Hamilton West was in place on the first day of school (September 8, 1930), and the first Director of Bands was Harlan D. Darling. The band is known as "The Pride of Mercer County." The school's

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is called "Loyalty", and their Alma Mater is the melody of "

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", which is the Alma Mater for Cornell University, and is played by the Marching Band at the end of every home football game.

Administration

The school's principal is Brian Smith. His core administration team includes three vice principals and the athletic director.

Sister schools

Hamilton High School West is the original Hamilton Township High School. The two other high schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the

) are: * Hamilton High School North (Nottingham High School) (also known as North; 985 students) * Hamilton High School East (Steinert High School) (East; 1,447)

Notable alumni

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, (born 1985), professional

player for

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of the Italian

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. *

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(born 1990), linebacker for the

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. *

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, after the resignation of

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. *

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(born 1982), pitcher for the

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. The school retired Hoey's number in a ceremony held on February 1, 2007. * Kevin Johnson (born 1976), former NFL wide receiver for seven seasons for the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. *

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(born 1982) defensive back for the

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in the

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. * Nicholas Olhovsky (born 1974, class of 1993),

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and Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York since September 2022. * Bruce Ritter (1927-1999),

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and one-time

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who founded

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in 1972 for homeless teenagers and led it until he was forced to resign in 1990.Wosh, Peter J
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pp. 13-35.

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, 2005. . Accessed January 17, 2018.

Gallery

File:2014-2015_Hamilton_West_Football_Team.jpg, 2014-2015 Hamilton West (New Jersey) Football Team, known as the Hornets File:Hamilton_West_Hornets_Huddle.jpg, Hamilton West Hornets huddle, September 2013 in a football game vs the North Brunswick Raiders File:Hamilton_West_Hornets_vs_North_Brunswick_Raiders.jpg, Hamilton West Hornets vs North Brunswick Raiders, football game played September 2013 File:Hamilton_West_Hornets_vs_North_Brunswick_Raiders_run_play.jpg, Hamilton West Hornets vs North Brunswick Raiders; running play by North Brunswick

References

External links

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Hamilton Township Public Schools
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Hamilton High School

{{Authority control Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Public high schools in Mercer County, New Jersey