Manalapan High School

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Location
Manalapan High School
30 Church Lane Englishtown, NJ 07726
Information
School district	Freehold Regional High School District
Principal	Mr. Jeff Simon
Enrollment	1,973 (as of 2005-06)^[1]
Faculty	137.4 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Student:teacher ratio	14.4^[1]
Type	Public high school
Grades	9 - 12
Athletics conference	Shore Conference
Team name	Braves
Color(s)	Scarlet, white and navy
Homepage	School website

Manalapan High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Englishtown, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Freehold Regional High School District.

Manalapan High School is home to the Science/Engineering Specialized Learning Center, or S&E, which is a program for students with an affinity for mathematical and scientific subjects. This rigorous program has anywhere between ten and forty students in each class and the curriculum consists of courses related to engineering, science and high level mathematics.

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Manalapan High School has been declared a "Failing School" in the 2004-2005 year. As of 2006 Manalapan High School is a passing school.^[2]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,973 students and 137.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.4.^[1]

For the last seven years, the principal of the school was Mrs. Terri Grey. After her retirement in January 2006, the school was assigned an interim principal, Dr. Procopio. At the beginning of the 2007-08 school year, Mr. Simon became the new principal.

1 Classroom size
2 Athletics
3 Other high schools in the district
4 Trivia
5 Notable alumni
6 Administration
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Classroom size

As of the 2004-05 school year, Manalapan High School had 2,073 students and 137.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.0.^[3]

[edit] Athletics

The Manalapan High School Braves compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.^[4] 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).

Manalapan's bowling team were the winners of the 2005-06 NJSIAA State Championship. The Brave's score of 2,840 defeated runner-up Woodbridge High School (2,830) at Carolier Lanes.^[5]

In 2007, Mike Goldwasser won the NJSIAA State Championship in the Pole Vault. Jack Gilburn placed 11th in the Javelin at the Nike Outdoor National Championships.

In 2007, the boys soccer team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Howell High School in the tournament final.^[6] The team moved on to share the Group IV state championship with a 1-1 tie against Clifton High School.^[7]^[8]

[edit] Other high schools in the district

The other schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[9]) are:

Colts Neck High School - 1,766 students from Colts Neck and portions of Marlboro.
Freehold High School - 1,385 students from Freehold Borough and portions of Freehold Township.
Freehold Township High School - 2,144 students from portions of Freehold Township, Howell and Manalapan.
Howell High School - 1,949 students from portions of Howell and Farmingdale.
Marlboro High School - 2,241 students from portions of Marlboro.

[edit] Trivia

Manalapan High was featured on MTV's High School Stories.

[edit] Notable alumni

Jason Bergmann, pitcher for the Washington Nationals.^[10]
David DeJesus, MLB Outfielder for the Kansas City Royals.^[11]
Val Emmich (1979-), singer, songwriter and actor.^[12]
Stan Kasten (1952-), Current President of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club. Former President of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers. Kasten played baseball for the Manalapan Braves while attending school at MHS.
Jade Yorker (1985-), actor.^{[citation needed]}