South Plainfield High School

South Plainfield High School

Academics, Athletics, Arts
Address
South Plainfield High School
South Plainfield High School
South Plainfield High School
200 Lake Street
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Information
Type Public high school
Principal Ronnie Spring
Vice principals Kelly Richkus
Patrick Sarullo
Faculty 84.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Enrollment 1,088[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 12.8:1[1]
Color(s)      Green and
     White[2]
Team name Tigers[2]
Website School website

South Plainfield High School (or SPHS) is a four-year, co-ed comprehensive community public high school located in South Plainfield in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades and operating as the sole secondary school in the South Plainfield Public Schools. The school offers numerous clubs, activities, and athletics.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,088 students and 84.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 144 students (13.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 107 (9.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

In 1996, the New Jersey Department of Education recognized the school with the "Best Practices Award" for its Respect All Races Everywhere (R.A.R.E.) Program in which administrators, staff, and students work together to make cultural and ethnic diversity an instructional theme.

The school was the 157th-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.[3] The school had been ranked 227th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 148th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 158th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 160th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 183rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 25 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the two components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), mathematics (78.9%) and language arts literacy (93.5%).[7]

Extracurricular activities

Music

Three music teachers are currently employed at South Plainfield High School: Ryan Dore (director of bands), Donna Kregler (director of choirs), and Bruce Mikolon (director of orchestras). As of 2015, Ryan Dore is the permanent band director, succeeding now South Plainfield Middle School principal Roger A. Vroom III.[8]

Ensembles

Model United Nations / Model Congress

South Plainfield High School's Model United Nations (SPMUN) has achieved regional and nationwide recognition since being inaugurated in 2007-08. The program was founded and is currently advised by Social Studies teacher Miten Shah.

Robotics

South Plainfield High School's First Robotics Team (FRC) Tiger Tech 5624 has achieved several awards and has gained several victories since starting its rookie year in 2015.

Athletics

The South Plainfield High School Tigers[2] compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[9] With 825 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as North II, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 758 to 1,061 students in that grade range.[10]

Wrestling

The wrestling team has won Group III state titles in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2013 and won Group II state titles in 2000 and 2007.[11] In 2007, the wrestling team took Central Group II with a 48-16 win over Raritan.[12] The team then moved on to win a Group II state title that year with a 58-6 semifinal win against Point Boro and a 42-9 in the finals against Hackettstown.[13] In 2008, the wrestling team lost to David Brearley High School in the North 2 Group II sectional final.

In 2013, Anthony Ashnault became the first wrestler in state history to win four consecutive state championships while being undefeated in his high school wrestling career, finishing with an overall record of 170-0 during his four years at South Plainfield.[14]

Baseball

In 2015, the baseball team won the NJSIAA Group III state baseball title, the program's first state championship, defeating Northern Burlington County Regional High School by a score of 8-4 in the tournament final.[15]

Softball

The 2005 softball team captured a North II Group III title with a 2-0 victory over Voorhees High School in the sectional final.[16] They then defeated North I, Group III sectional champion Sparta High School to advance to the Group III final, where they defeated Northern Burlington County Regional High School in the final to capture the Group III state championship.[17] The team had won state titles in Group II in both 1989 and 2000.[18]

Basketball

In 2007, the girls basketball team was the Group III runner-up, falling to Willingboro 53-46 in the tournament final.[19]

Soccer

In 2014, the boys soccer team captured a NJSIAA Group III state championship title, the program's first, with a 4-3 victory over Princeton High School in the tournament final.[20]

Administration

Members of high school administration are:[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for South Plainfield High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 South Plainfield High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  7. ↑ School Overview; Click on "Rankings" for 2003-11 HSPA results, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ Music Department Website, South Plainfield High School. Accessed March 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed November 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ History of The NJSIAA Team Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 7, 2012.
  12. ↑ 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Central, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 4, 2007.
  13. ↑ 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Group II Championship, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 5, 2007.
  14. ↑ Stanmyre, Matthew. "Anthony Ashnault of South Plainfield becomes first undefeated four-time state wrestling champion in history", The Star-Ledger, March 10, 2013. Accessed April 26, 2013. "Anthony Ashnault threw his arms high in the air and screamed at the top of his lungs. He had just defeated Gary Dinmore of Hunterdon Central, 4-2, in the 138-pound championship match at the NJSIAA/Resilite Championships at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, becoming the first undefeated four-time state champion in New Jersey history.... With Sunday night's victory, Ashnault finished his career with a 170-0 record and four state titles — a mark of perfection never seen before in state history."
  15. ↑ Narducci, Marc. "South Plainfield defeats Northern Burlington for Jersey Group 3 state baseball title", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 6, 2015. Accessed March 21, 2016. "In a game in which both teams were aiming for their first state baseball title, South Plainfield used timely hitting and solid relief pitching from Jake Alba to beat Northern Burlington, 8-4 in Saturday's state Group 3 final at Toms River North."
  16. ↑ 2005 Softball - North II, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 16, 2007.
  17. ↑ Moorhouse, Ed. "Northern's bid comes up short", Burlington County Times, June 12, 2005. Accessed September 7, 2012.
  18. ↑ Goldberg, Jeffrey. "History of the NJSIAA Softball Championships", New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 7, 2012.
  19. ↑ 2007 Girls Basketball - Public Group Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 10, 2008.
  20. ↑ Edwrds, Rob. "Boys soccer: South Plainfield tops Princeton, 4-3, wins Group 3 state title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 23, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2016. "The South Plainfield High School boys soccer team is now the proud owner of a NJSIAA/Sports Authority Group 3 championship - the first in the program's history - after a 4-3 victory over Princeton at Kean University Sunday morning."
  21. ↑ Administration, South Plainfield High School. Accessed October 31, 2015.

Coordinates: 40°35′23″N 74°24′46″W / 40.589747°N 74.412708°W / 40.589747; -74.412708

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