Nutley High School is a four-year comprehensive

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in the Township of Nutley, in Essex County,

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, United States, serving students in ninth through

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s as the lone secondary school of the Nutley Public Schools. The school's colors are maroon and gray. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.Nutley High School
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed August 30, 2020. Students pursue an appropriate academic program to prepare for post-secondary education or for employment. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,163 students and 93.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1. There were 108 students (9.3% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 16 (1.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Nutley High School
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 130th-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 140th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 160th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 141st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 129th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Graduation requirements

Students must pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) and earn a minimum of 120 credits in English, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages, physical/health education, visual/performing/practical arts, computer applications, and electives.

Athletics

The Nutley High School RaidersNutley High School
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. 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 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). Before the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had participated in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, which included schools in

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, Essex and

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counties. With 910 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 Freedom 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 III North for football for 2018–2020. School colors are maroon and gray. Interscholastic sports offered include crew (men and women), golf (men and women), track and field spring (men and women), soccer (men and women), cross country (men and women), bowling (men and women), softball (women), basketball (men and women), tennis (men and women), football (men), track and field winter (men and women), wrestling (men), baseball (men), volleyball (women), ice hockey (men), cross country (women) crew (men) and lacrosse (men). The school participates as the host school / lead agency in a joint ice hockey team with Bloomfield High School and

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. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year. The 1977 girls' basketball team finished the season with a 28-1 record after winning the Group III state championship, defeating

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by a score of 48-45 in the tournament final. The 1996 football team finished the season with an 8-1-2 record after winning the North II, Group III state sectional title with a 39-6 victory against

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in the championships game. The softball team won the Group III state title in 1992 vs. Ocean Township High School and 1995 vs.

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. The 1992 team finished the season with a 20-7 record after winning the Group III title with a 6-4 victory against Ocean Township in the championship game. The baseball team won the 2001 North II, Group III sectionals, defeating Cranford High School by a score of 5-3 in the final. The 2004 team won the North I, Group III title, edging

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4-3. The team won the Greater Newark Tournament in 1993, 2001, 2002 and 2004. The program's four titles are tied for fifth-most in tournament history through 2019. The team won the 2004 Greater Newark Tournament title, defeating

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3-2 in the finals. The co-op ice hockey team with Columbia High School won the McMullen Cup and the Monsignor Kelly Cup in 2019. The 2019 team won the McMullen Cup with a 4-2 win in the tournament final against the Frisch School.

Administration

The school's principal is Denis Williams. His administration team includes two vice principals.

Notable appearances

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler performed on stage at the Nutley prom in June 1966 as part of a predecessor group called "The Strangeurs". In 2004, Nutley High School's football team and other student organizations were featured on MTV's ''

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'', when high school student Corey Smith directed the short three-minute film ''Making the Grade'', starring

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as a high school math teacher.

Notable alumni

* Anthony Bowens (born 1990),

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signed to

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. * Alan Branigan (born 1975, class of 1993), Ivorian-born professional soccer player. *

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(born 1953, class of 1971), New Jersey State Senator who represented the 18th Legislative District from 2002 to 2014. * Jane Burgio (1922–2005, class of 1940), politician who served as

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and as a member of the

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. * Don Chuy (1941–2014), professional

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player who played guard for seven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and the

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. * Clams Casino (born 1987 as Mike Volpe), hip hop producer. * Ken Eulo (born 1939, class of 1957), Eugene O'Neill Award-winning writer and bestselling author whose novels have collectively sold over 13 million copies worldwide. *

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(1933–2013, class of 1952), "Wizard of College Baseball", Baseball coach at

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. * Garry Furnari (born 1954, class of 1972), Nutley mayor, New Jersey state senator and superior court judge. *

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(born 1950), architectural critic, educator, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize winner. *

Al Haig Alan Warren Haig (July 19, 1922 – November 16, 1982) was an American jazz pianist, best known as one of the pioneers of bebop. Biography Haig was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in nearby Nutley. In 1940, he majored in piano at Obe ...

(1922–1982), jazz pianist, best known as one of the pioneers of

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. * Ben Hawkins (1944–2017), professional

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, and for the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League. * Christine E. Haycock (1924–2008), nurse and surgeon who served as a

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in the

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and as a professor of surgery and Director of Emergency Services at the

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. * Lloyd Huck (1922–2012, class of 1940),

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, philanthropist and

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enthusiast, who was chairman of

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firms Merck & Co. and of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. *

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(1924–2013, class of 1941), former U.S. Senator from New Jersey. * Richard Nanes (1927–2009; class of 1946), businessman, who was an amateur composer and pianist. * Carlo Jackie Paris (1926–2004), jazz singer and guitarist. Burnap, Campbell
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as of April 21, 2018. Accessed November 9, 2019. "Jackie Paris was born in Nutley, New Jersey, to an Italian family rather more interested in professional boxing than music. He graduated from the local high school two years ahead of the pianist Al Haig, but had already taken his first showbiz steps, as a juvenile song-and-dance act in vaudeville." * Andrew Pecora (born 1957), hematologist and

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who has been involved in the research on the use of stem cells and

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to treat diseases, including

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. * Stephen Petronio (born 1956, class of 1974), choreographer, dancer and the artistic director of

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-based Stephen Petronio Company. * Eileen Poiani, mathematician who was the first female mathematics instructor at

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. * Kevin J. Ryan (1969–2018), politician who served in the

representing the New Jersey's 36th legislative district from 2011 to 2012. * Frederick Scalera (born 1958, class of 1976), politician represented the 36th Legislative District in the

from 2003-2010. *

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at the

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. * Lynne Viola (born 1955, class of 1973), scholar on the

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, who is a professor at the

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.2009 Hall of Fame Inductee, Lynne Viola
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References

External links

Nutley High School web pageNutley Public Schools
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School Data for the Nutley Public Schools
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