Trenton Central High School
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Trenton Central High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Trenton Public Schools.
Trenton Central High School was the focus of a research study aimed at preventing obesity in students, in which student evaluations of the results played a major role in interpretation of the outcomes.[1]
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[edit] Athletics
The Trenton Central High School Tornadoes compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Mercer County, Monmouth County and Middlesex County, New Jersey, under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The boys basketball team won the Central, Group IV sectional championship in 2003 with a 54-40 win over Old Bridge High School.[2]
The girls basketball team won the 2007 Central, Group IV state sectional title with a 51-24 win against Howell High School.[3] The team moved on to win the 2007 Group IV State Championship, defeating Eastside High School 52-44 for the title.[4]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
The Tornadoes 381 FIRST robotics team, from the Applied Engineering & Science Academy, is sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb, Sarnoff Corporation and Princeton University. The Team 381 Tornadoes were the 2004 Philadelphia Regional Winner in the FIRST Robotics Competition.[5] In 2008, the Tornados became the Trenton Regional Winners.
[edit] Notable faculty
[edit] Notable alumni
- George Antheil (1900-1959), composer. (Dropped out in senior year, 1918).[7]
- Elvin Bethea (1936-), Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end who played his entire NFL career with the Houston Oilers.[8]
- George Case (1915-1989), major league baseball player.[9]
- Richard Crooks (1900-1972), tenor, singer for the New York Metropolitan Opera.[9]
- Al Downing (1941- ), major league baseball player.[9]
- Ernie Kovacs (1919-1962), groundbreaking American comedian and television personality.[10]
- Jay-Z, hip-hop recording artist/C.E.O of Roc-A-Fella Records (he attended the school, but did not graduate).[citation needed]
- The Notorious B.I.G, hip-hop recording artist/(he attended the school Along with Busta Ryhmes).
[edit] Administration
- Mr. James Earle - Principal
- Ms. Josephine Estrada - Vice Principal
- Mr. Larry Parker - Vice Principal
- Mr. Matt Cordonnier - Vice Principal
- Ms. Laura Martin - Vice Principal
- Harold Beatty - Athletic Director
[edit] References
- ^ The Trenton Central High School Obesity Prevention Project: Encouraging Democracy Through Inclusion, accessed November 13, 2006.
- ^ 2003 Boys Basketball - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed May 30, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed July 24, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - Public Group Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, May 9, 2007.
- ^ Tornadoes 381, accessed November 13, 2006.
- ^ Tarr, Mary Ann. "'Mooch' soccer has big plans for Trenton", The Times of Trenton, June 27, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007. "Fink is a health, physical education and driver's ed teacher at Trenton High School's campus on North Clinton Avenue.
- ^ Livingston, Guy. "George Antheil’s Childhood in Trenton", Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, September 2001. Accessed May 6, 2008. "In the winter of 1918, George flunked out of Trenton Central High School in the midst of his Senior year."
- ^ Elvin Bethea, database Football. Accessed November 26, 2007.
- ^ a b c Modica, Glenn R. "Trenton High past and present", Trenton Downtowner, April 2005. Accessed May 6, 2008. "TCHS has had no shortage of famous alumni who could fill the niches, including composer and pianist George Antheil, tenor Richard Crooks and baseball players George Case and Al Downing."
- ^ Laurie, Maxine N.; and Mappen, Marc; Encyclopedia of New Jersey: Rutgers University Press; 2004/2005. "Kovacs, Ernest Edward", p. 444.
