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Steinert High School
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Steinert High School is located in Mercer County, New Jersey

Steinert High School

Steinert High School




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Steinert High School is located in New Jersey

Steinert High School

Steinert High School




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Steinert High School is located in the US

Steinert High School

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2900 Klockner Road
Hamilton, NJ 08690


United States

Coordinates
40°12′59″N 74°39′44″W / 40.2163°N 74.6623°W / 40.2163; -74.6623Coordinates: 40°12′59″N 74°39′44″W / 40.2163°N 74.6623°W / 40.2163; -74.6623
Information
Type Public
Motto Do not go where the path may lead; Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
School district Hamilton Township School District
CEEB code 311483
Principal Nate Webber
Vice principals Dr. Lauren Brazil
Duane Robinson
Phil Zomparelli
Faculty 99.4 FTEs[1]
Grades
9 - 12
Enrollment 1,272 (as of 2015-16)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 12.8:1[1]
Color(s)
     Dark Green
     White[2]
Athletics
baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, tennis, wrestling[2]
Athletics conference Colonial Valley Conference
Team name Spartans[2]
Feeder schools Reynolds Middle School
Director of Athletics Steven Gazdek[3]
Website School web pages

Steinert High School (also known as Hamilton High School East) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Township School District, located in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The other high schools in the district are Nottingham High School (Hamilton High School North) and Hamilton High School (Hamilton High School West). The school mascot is the Spartan.[2]


As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,272 students and 99.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 127 students (10.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 40 (3.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Awards, recognition and rankings


  • 2 Courses


  • 3 Sports


  • 4 Administration


  • 5 Sister schools


  • 6 Notable alumni


  • 7 Notable staff


  • 8 Gallery


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





Awards, recognition and rankings


The school was the 148th-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.[4] The school had been ranked 204th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 189th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[5] The magazine ranked the school 199th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6] Schooldigger.com ranked the school as 176th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 21 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[7]



Courses


Steinert offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in AP United States History, AP European History, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States Government, AP Statistics, and AP Calculus.



Sports


The Steinert High School Spartans[2] compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[8] With 948 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 822 to 1,068 students in that grade range.[9] The football team competes in the Patriot Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[10] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Central Jersey Group III for football for 2017-18.[11] The school maintains sports rivalries with fellow Hamilton schools: the Hamilton West Hornets and the Nottingham Northstars. Steinert plays against crosstown rival Hamilton West on Thanksgiving Day in football, in a series led by Hamilton West 33-23-1, heading into the 2017 game.[12] The two schools have played each other since 1958 as the only Thanksgiving Day football game in Mercer County.[citation needed]


School colors are dark green and white. Sports offered include baseball (men), basketball (men and women), cross country (men and women), field hockey (women), football (men), golf (men), ice hockey (men), lacrosse (men and women), soccer (men and women), softball (women), swimming (men and women), tennis (men and women), track and field spring (men and women) and wrestling (men).[2]


Baseball

The baseball team won the Group III state championship in 1978 (defeating Teaneck High School in the tournament's final game), 1998 (vs. Bayonne High School), 1999 (vs. Morris Knolls High School), 2000 (vs. Bloomfield High School), 2006 (vs. Randolph High School), and won the Group III title in 1992 (vs. Hoboken High School) and 1996 (vs. Nutley High School); the team's seven state titles are the second-most of any public school program in the state.[13] The 1992 baseball team defeated Hoboken High School, 5-4, to win the NJSIAA Group III state championship. The squad finished with a 31-1 record, the most wins ever recorded in a season by a Mercer County baseball school. The team was inducted into the Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[14]


Softball

The girls' softball team won the 2004 NJSIAA Group IV state championship.[15] The team won the 2016 Group III state title with a 6-2 win against Middletown High School South in the tournament's final round.[16] The team won the 2018 Group III state title with a 2-0 win against Indian Hills High School, finishing the season with a 23-5 record.[17]


Field hockey

The field hockey team won the North II Group IV state sectional championship in 2000 and the Central Jersey Group IV title in 2007.[18] In 2007, the field hockey team won the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Toms River High School South in the tournament final.[19]


Boys' soccer

The boys' soccer team won the Group IV state championship in 1966 (as co-champion with Bloomfield High School), 1969 and 1970 (as co-champions with Hackensack High School both years), 1971 (vs. Kearny High School), 1973 (vs. John F. Kennedy High School (Paterson)), 1975 (as co-champion with Kearny High School) and 1977 (vs. Livingston High School), and won the Group III state title in 1984 (vs. Indian Hills High School) and 1988 (vs. West Morris Mendham High School); the program's nine state titles are tied for third-most among all public school soccer teams[20]


Girls' soccer

In 2007, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Jackson Memorial High School in the tournament final.[21][22]


Football

The 1966 varsity football team lead by Head Coach Pete Brescia had a perfect 9-0-0 record and remains the only unbeaten team in SHS history.[23]



Administration


Core members of the school's administration are:[3]



  • Nate Webber, Principal

  • Dr. Lauren Brazil, Vice-Principal

  • Duane Robinson, Vice-Principal

  • Phil Zomparelli, Vice-Principal



Sister schools


The two other high schools in the district (with 2015-16 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[24]) are:




  • Hamilton High School (also known as West; 1,228 students)


  • Nottingham High School (North; 1,366) (The original Steinert High School until 1967)



Notable alumni




Scoreboard located at the Steinert High School football field.




  • Samuel Alito (born 1950, class of 1968), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[25][26]


  • Bill Baroni (born 1971), Federal felon and Former Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who previously represented the 14th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate.[27]


  • Erin Bowman (born 1990, class of 2008), pop singer songwriter.[28]


  • Wayne DeAngelo (born 1965), represents the 14th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008.[29]


  • Dan Donigan (born 1966), retired United States soccer forward, former head coach of Saint Louis University Men's Soccer team and current head coach of Rutgers University Men's Soccer team. In 1999, he was named by The Star-Ledger as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s.[30]


  • Dave Gallagher (born 1960), former MLB outfielder.[31]


  • Eddie Gaven (born 1986), midfielder for the Columbus Crew.[32]


  • Brad Jenkins, producer who is the managing director and executive producer of Funny or Die DC and is the former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.[33]


  • Dahntay Jones (born 1980), G/F for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.[34]


  • Jim McKeown (born 1956, class of 1974), defender who played in the North American Soccer League for the Tulsa Roughnecks and Philadelphia Fury.[35][36]


  • Chris Pittaro (born 1961), former MLB second baseman and current Oakland Athletics National Field Coordinator.[37]


  • Bobby Smith (born 1951), North American Soccer League All Star defender and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee who won three league championships, one in Philadelphia and two with the New York Cosmos.[38]



Notable staff



  • Duane Robinson (born 1968), was the first overall pick of the Illinois Thunder in the 1990 National Professional Soccer League Draft.[39]


Gallery






  • The Steinert Spartans play football vs. the WW-P Northern Knights







  • The Steinert Spartans play football vs. the WW-P Northern Knights






References





  1. ^ abcd School data for Hamilton East - Steinert, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2018.


  2. ^ abcdef Hamilton High School East, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 26, 2016.


  3. ^ ab Administration Team, Steinert High School. Accessed February 27, 2018.


  4. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.


  5. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 24, 2012.


  6. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 1, 2011.


  7. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 9, 2012.


  8. ^ League & Conference Affiliations 2016-2017, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 10, 2017.


  9. ^ General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.


  10. ^ Divisions, West Jersey Football League. Accessed September 25, 2017.


  11. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2017-2018, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017.


  12. ^ Miller, Sean. "Times of Trenton football: Previewing Hamilton West-Steinert on Thanksgiving Day", NJ Advance Media for The Times (Trenton), November 21, 2017. "For both the Hamilton West and Steinert football teams, the 2017 season has been varying degrees of disappointing.... Now, the two reeling squads will meet on Thanksgiving Day, 10:30 a.m. at Hamilton West, for the final game of the season. Hamilton West leads the all-time series 33-23-1, after a 14-13 win last season for the Spartans."


  13. ^ History of the NJSIAA Baseball Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 16, 2016.


  14. ^ 1992 Baseball, Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame. Accessed December 16, 2010.


  15. ^ 2004 Softball - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 25, 2007.


  16. ^ Fortenbaugh, Rick. "Steinert softball upsets Middletown South in Group III championship for the program's second state title", The Trentonian, June 11, 2016. Accessed October 26, 2016. "If you had said the Steinert softball team would beat Middletown South in the Group III state championship game, it would not have been regarded as a big surprise.... But yet that's exactly what happened Saturday as Steinert (27-4) rolled over Middletown South (28-4) by the score of 6-2 at Kean University to win the second state title in program history."


  17. ^ Fortenbaugh, Rick. [www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20180602/SPORTS/180609958 "Steinert softball claims Group III state championship behind Kaylee Whittaker’s one-hit shutout"], The Trentonian, June 2, 2018. Accessed June 6, 2018. "Taking on Indian hills in the Group III state championship game, Steinert cruised to a 2-0 win in a game played at Kean University on Saturday evening. It was the second time in the past three years Steinert (23-5) went the distance with the first coming on 2016."


  18. ^ 2015 Field Hockey Tournament of Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 16, 2016.


  19. ^ 2007 Field Hockey - Central, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 12, 2007.


  20. ^ 2015 Soccer Championships Program, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 16, 2016.


  21. ^ 2007 Girls Soccer - Central, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 15, 2007.


  22. ^ Ziegler, Robert. "Jaguars denied in final: Jackson had season to be plenty proud of", Asbury Park Press, November 9, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "On Thursday, they had a chance to capture the program's first sectional title, but were denied by Victoria Leigh's goal in the 66th minute, which gave Steinert a 1-0 victory at home in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV final."


  23. ^ O'Gorman, George. "Football coaches part of Steinert HoF class", The Trentonian, April 15, 2009. Accessed September 18, 2017. "Brescia coached the greatest football team in Steinert annals, a 1966 team that went 9-0 and is the only undefeated team in Steinert history."


  24. ^ District data for the Hamilton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2018.


  25. ^ Samuel A. Alito Jr. biography, FindLaw. Accessed February 22, 2011.


  26. ^ Abdur-Rahman, Sulaiman. "Hamilton school board: Steinert students can dedicate library after Justice Sam Alito", The Trentonian June 27, 2016. Accessed September 18, 2017. "The Trenton-born Alito graduated from Steinert as class valedictorian in 1968 and has been serving on the nation's highest court since Jan. 31, 2006, but his high school alma mater has not previously dedicated anything in his honor."


  27. ^ Duffy, Erin. "Victor pays visit to Steinert", The Times (Trenton), November 10, 2009. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Accompanied by his running mate, Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno, Christie spoke before students and a number of local politicians, including Steinert graduates state Sen. Bill Baroni, R-Hamilton, and Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo, D-Hamilton."


  28. ^ Angermiller, Michelle Amabile. "Songwriter Erin Bowman Talks Oscars Sync, Performing on Good Morning America & More", Billboard (magazine), February 26, 2017. Accessed October 2, 2017. "It will be a huge moment for the Hamilton, N.J., native -- and she can't wait to watch.... This victory has been a long time coming since Bowman graduated Steinert High School in 2008 and headed off to New York City to pursue her musical dreams."


  29. ^ Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 9, 2008.


  30. ^ Jandoli, Ron. "The Century's Best -- Boys Soccer: Top 10 Players of each decade", The Star-Ledger, November 7, 1999, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 10, 2003. Accessed September 11, 2008.


  31. ^ Maloney, Kevin. "Another Generation of Gallaghers", The Times (Trenton), June 25, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2007. "The dining room table is where Logan's dad, Dave, who had a nine-year big-league baseball career after starring at Steinert High, puts something that he calls the 'Hitter's Journal' after every game he attends."


  32. ^ Haley, Craig. "Gaven working to regain magic", The Times (Trenton), June 19, 2007. "Gaven's slump was unexpected considering his vast success. In 2001, after his freshman year at Steinert High, he was invited into the U.S. residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla."


  33. ^ Clerkin, Bridget. "Steinert government class leads Hamilton native to White House job", The Times (Trenton), October 15, 2014. Accessed January 17, 2018. "For Brad Jenkins, that journey led from the halls of Steinert High School to the corridors of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The Hamilton native now is an associate director in the Office of Public Engagement – ;literally the front door of the White House,' he said – finding and inviting various leaders and advocates to Washington to discuss how best to move forward with issues that are important to them, the president and the country."


  34. ^ Prospect Profile: Dahntay Jones, NBA.com. Accessed February 22, 2011.


  35. ^ Fisher, Rich. "McKeown headed to Mercer Soccer Hall of Fame", The Trentonian, October 17, 2011. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Jim McKeown, one of the driving forces behind two state championship teams at Steinert High School in the early 1970s, did his best to put Mercer County's golden age of soccer in perspective.... McKeown played on two of Goose Laurenti's four Group IV state champions before graduating in 1974."


  36. ^ Jim McKeown, Mercer County Soccer Hall of Fame. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Joining an ever-growing list of booters from Steinert High School, Jim McKeown's accomplishments on the field earns him a place among the many greats in the Mercer County Soccer Hall of Fame. A product of the Hamilton Township youth programs, Jim was a three-year performer for the Spartans, leading them to the Group IV title in both 1971 and 1973."


  37. ^ Anthes, Rob. "All in the family: chatting with former Steinert baseball star and major leaguer Chris Pittaro", Hamilton Post, January 2, 2008. Accessed August 24, 2008. "The Post's Rob Anthes caught up with Chris Pittaro, Steinert graduate, former major league baseball player and scout for the Oakland Athletics professional baseball team since 1991."


  38. ^ Fisher, Rich. "Indoor soccer coming soon to new Robbinsville facility" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine., The Trentonian, November 29, 2006, accessed April 17, 2007. "Bobby Smith, the former Steinert High and Rider University standout who went on to star for the U.S. National Team and in the North American Soccer League, is now forming indoor leagues at the new, state-of-the-art Robbinsville Fieldhouse."


  39. ^ Sciarrotta, S. "Steinert High vice principal loved soccer at first kick", MercerSpace.com, February 4, 2013. Accessed May 22, 2013. "The first time Duane Robinson was exposed to soccer, he wasn't quite sure what he was looking at.... Robinson, now a vice principal at Steinert High School, went on to have a decade-long professional soccer career."




External links







  • Steinert High School official website


  • Steinert High School's 2015–16 School Performance Report from the New Jersey Department of Education


  • Data for the Hamilton Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics











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