Keyport High School

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Keyport High School
Location
351 Broad Street
Keyport, NJ 07735
Information
School district Keyport Public Schools
Principal Dr. Miguel Hernandez
Enrollment

570 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 47.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 11.9[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 8 - 12
Athletics conference Shore Conference
Nickname Red Raiders
Color(s) Scarlet red and white
Information 732-264-0902
Homepage School website

Keyport High School is a five-year public high school in Keyport, New Jersey], United States, for students in grades 8-12, operated as part of the Keyport Public Schools. Students in grades 9-12 from Union Beach attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[2] The schools mascot is the "Red Raider". This three story building was constructed in 1927.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 570 students and 47.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.9.[1]

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[edit] Athletics

The Keyport High School Red Raiders compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[3] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Keyport High School is well known for its sports program. Keyport sports include: football, basketball, cheerleading for football/basketball, field hockey, wrestling, baseball, softball, track and field, cross country, indoor track, soccer, and tennis. Members of the three latter sports play for Henry Hudson Regional High School, as per a Keyport-Henry Hudson sports agreement which also allows students of HHRHS to play football for the Red Raiders.

Their football program, led by Coach Michael "Chic" Ciccoteli is probably the school's most notable. For the 2002-2003 the team was "On the Road," as the home field was under construction. The Keyport Red Raiders went on to play an undefeated season and win their state championship. The following season also proved successful. Every game was won except the Championship, giving the team a 21-1 record for the 2002-03, and 2003-04 seasons.

The football team won the Central, Group I state sectional title in 1999 with a 21-0 shutout of South River High School.[4] The team repeated in 2002 with a 37-6 win against South River High School.[5]

The baseball team won the 2001 Central, Group I state sectional championship with a 10-0 win over Highland Park High School.[6]

In 2004, the boys basketball team won the Central, Group I sectional championship, topping Piscataway Vocational/Technical 53-40 in the tournament final.[7]

On January 22, 2008, senior Eric Devlin and juniors Shaun Dowd and Mark Ziobro led the way to one of the biggest upsets in Keyport basketball history by beating St. Rose High School 72-69 in triple overtime.

The girls bowling team has won 3 straight state titles.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Keyport High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Union Beach, N.J.; Waterfront Borough Making a Comeback", The New York Times, May 5, 2002. Accessed December 1, 2007. "MOST Union Beach students go on to the 523-student Keyport High School in the neighboring borough of Keyport. A handful of students are accepted into Red Bank Regional High School, after passing admissions tests to its three specialized programs: visual and performing arts; information technology; and finance."
  3. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  4. ^ Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 27, 2007.
  5. ^ 2002 Football - Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Acecssed June 27, 2007.
  6. ^ 2001 NJSIAA Baseball - Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 27, 2007.
  7. ^ 2004 Boys Basketball - Central, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed June 27, 2007.
  8. ^ Moe Jaffe Biography. Accessed December 1, 2007.

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