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that serves students in ninth through

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from

Secaucus Secaucus ( ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 16,264,Hudson County Hudson County is the most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies west of the lower Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson, the sea captain who explored the area in 1609. Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in ...

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

Secaucus Board of Education Secaucus ( ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 16,264,Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.Secaucus High School
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 10, 2022. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 586 students and 58.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1. There were 121 students (20.6% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 25 (4.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Secaucus High School
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.

History

The high school opened in 1976, before which students from Secaucus attended

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as part of a

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. The new school facility was constructed at a cost of $7.8 million (equivalent to $ million in ).

Campus

Secaucus High School is located in a secluded area of North End, Secaucus. Secaucus High School campus has a estimated total area of , the largest in

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and one of the largest in the

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. The school was built on marsh land, completed in 1976 and able to hold up about 1,000 students, even with its enrollment of 586 students (2021-22). The campus includes a track, a football field, 5 tennis courts, two baseball fields, 2 small soccer fields (one of them demolished to make room for renovations), and three parking lots, one of them for senior parking spots. In 2004, the school had an addition of the Arthur F. Couch Performing Arts Center, with seating for 1,000 and a band and chorus room. In 2016, in order to provide space for a full middle school in the building, an addition included new classrooms, new media center, renovated building and track, new offices and a new gym, constructed at an estimated cost of $27 million dollars.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 155th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in '' New Jersey Monthly'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 90th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 102nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 103rd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 107th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"
'' New Jersey Monthly'', September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 215th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 34 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). In 2017, the school was ranked #71 in New Jersey and earned a silver medal in the '' U.S. News & World Report'' rankings of Best High Schools.

Athletics

The Secaucus High School PatriotsSecaucus High School
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 2, 2016. participate in the

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, which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in

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, Hudson,

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and

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counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). Prior to the realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Secaucus was a member of the

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(BCSL) National Division. With 493 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the United 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 II North for football for 2018–2020. Secaucus High School (seen from parking lot)

Secaucus High School (seen from parking lot)

The school participates with

North Arlington High School North Arlington High School is a public high school in North Arlington, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the lone secondary school of the North Arlington School District. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had a ...

in a joint ice hockey team in which Kearny High School 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 baseball team won the Group I state championship in 1980, defeating

Monroe Township High School Monroe Township High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Monroe Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades part of the Monroe Township School Distr ...

by a score of 6-0 in the final game of the tournament. The girls volleyball team won the Group II state championship in 1983 (defeating

Tenafly High School Tenafly High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school in Tenafly in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Tenafly Public Schools. S ...

in the tournament's final match), 1984 (vs.

Fort Lee High School Fort Lee High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade, located in Fort Lee, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Fort Lee ...

), 1985 (vs. Hawthorne High School) and 1986 (vs. Hawthorne), won the Group I title in 1988 (vs. Emerson Jr./Sr. High School), 1989 (vs.

Wood-Ridge High School Wood-Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Wood-Ridge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Wood-Rid ...

), 1991 (vs.

Wallington High School Wallington Jr./Sr. High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Wallington, in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of ...

), 1992 (vs.

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), 1993 (vs.

Bogota High School Bogota High School (formally known as Bogota Jr./Sr. High School) is a comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Bogota, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone seco ...

), 1995 (vs. Wallington), 1996 (vs. Emerson), 1997 (vs. Boogota), 1998 (vs. Bogota), 1999 (vs.

Cresskill High School Cresskill High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cresskill in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Cresskill Pub ...

), 2000 (vs. Bogota), 2001 (vs. Cresskill), 2005 (vs. Bogota), 2006 (vs.

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) and 2014 (vs. Bogota). The program's 19 state group titles are the most in the state. The 1983 team won the program's first state title, defeating Park Ridge in two games (15-8 and 15-12) in the finals of the Group II tournament. After losing in the first game and trailing in the third, the 1984 came back to win the Group II state title against Fort Lee in three games (14-16. 15-2, 15-11). The 1985 team won their third straight Group II title with a 15-9, 15-9 win against Hawthorne in the finals to finish the season at 22-0. In an upset of the number-one seed, the 1986 team finished with a 19-3 record after defeating Hawthorne in two games (15-6 and 15-11). The team won the 2000 Group I state championship over Bogota High School, dropping the first set by a score of 10-15 and then winning the final 15-13 and 15–9. The 2001 team repeated with a win over

in the tournament final. The team took the title in 2005 with a 25–20, 25-18 straight set win over Bogota High School. The 2006 team repeated as Group I champion with a 25–13, 25–12 win in the finals against Midland Park. In 2014, the team beat Bogota 25-22 and 25-15 in the Group I title match to win the program's 19th state championship. The 2013 softball team won the North II Group I sectional championship, the program's first, defeating defending state champion

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by a score of 1–0. The 2019 softball team won the Hudson County Tournament after defeating

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by a score of 5–4 in the tournament final.

Notable alumni

* Jeff Bittiger (born 1962, class of 1980), former pitcher who played four MLB seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins and

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. * Mark Lukasiewicz (born 1973, class of 1991), former MLB pitcher who played two seasons for the

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. * Seven Volpone (born 1972), entrepreneur, business executive, singer, songwriter and record producer.

Notable faculty

* Anthony Impreveduto (1948-2009), a teacher who was the chairman of the school's business department as well as a member of the

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from 1987 to 2004.Livio, Susan K.; and Graber, Trish G
"Former N.J. Assemblyman Anthony Impreveduto dies at 61"
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'', August 6, 2009. Accessed August 22, 2012. "Impreveduto, who held a master's degree in education administration from Seton Hall, had worked as a teacher and chairman of the business department at Secaucus High School, according to his biography in the Fitzgerald Legislative Manual."

Administration

The school's principal is Steve Viggiani. Core members of his administration include the assistant principal.Staff Directory
Secaucus High School. Accessed January 11, 2023.

References

External links

Secaucus High SchoolSecaucus Board of Education
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School Data for the Secaucus Board of Education
National Center for Education Statistics
Secaucus High School Marching Band
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