West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
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| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North | |
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| 90 Grovers Mill Road Plainsboro, NJ, USA |
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| Principal | Michael Zapicchi |
| Enrollment |
1,401 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 106.7 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 13.1[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Team name | Northern Knights |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and silver |
| Yearbook | Excalibur |
| Newspaper | The Knightly News |
| Established | 1997 |
| Homepage | Official Website |
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, also known as WW-P North, is a four-year public high school located in Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey serving students in grades 9 through 12. The school is part of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, a school district serving students from West Windsor Township (in Mercer County) and Plainsboro Township (in Middlesex County).
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 458 students and 36.6 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.5.[1]
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North opened its doors in September 1997 and an addition was added in 2000. The first class to graduate was the Class of 2002. The facility covers 240,000 square feet and contains all core facilities. The school is located on an 80-acre tract on Grovers Mill Road in Plainsboro, across from the West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School and the Millstone River Upper Elementary School.
The mascot of the school is the Northern Knight as voted on by the original two graduating classes, the classes of 2002 and 2003. The school colors are Royal Blue and Silver.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 2006-07 school year, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2], the highest award an American school can receive.[3][4]
In 2004, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North was ranked #1 in the state of New Jersey by New Jersey Monthly magazine. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North was the 18th ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[5]
[edit] Sports
The West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North Knights participate in the Colonial Valley Conference, which includes high schools from Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties. The high school has a fierce rivalry with its sister school, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South that began when the two high schools began operating independently of each other in 2000.
In 2007, the boys soccer team won the Central Jersey Group III state championship with a 3-0 win over Red Bank Regional High School in the tournament final.[6]
In 2008, the girls épée fencing squad won the New Jersey Division II districts tournament.
[edit] Administration
- Principal: Michael Zapicchi
- Assistant Principal: Douglas Eadie
- Assistant Principal: Melissa Levine (formerly Betron)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kader Belbina, professional poker player.[7]
- Andrew Bynum, basketball player, Los Angeles Lakers, attended school for beginning of his Freshman year.[8]
- Taktin Oey, composer.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 11, 2007.
- ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized in 2006, accessed April 16, 2007
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ "Top Public High Schools in New Jersey", New Jersey Monthly, September 2006, backed up by Internet Archive as of April 29, 2007. Accessed March 5, 2008.
- ^ 2007 Boys Soccer - Central, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed November 14, 2007.
- ^ 2007 World Series: PokerStars Qualifiers Tip the Tables as Day 1A Begins, PokerStars.com. Accessed April 1, 2008.
- ^ Daly, Pete. "Bye-Bynum", Trentonian, June 29, 2005. Accessed November 11, 2007. "Andrew Bynum, a former West Windsor North High School player and powerhouse center at St. Joseph High in Metuchen, became the youngest player ever drafted in the National Basketball Association last night."
- ^ Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship: 2004 Winners, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 23, 2007.
[edit] External links
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North website
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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