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Hackettstown High School
Address
Map
701 Warren Street

Hackettstown
,
Warren County
,
New Jersey
07840

United States
Coordinates40°50′38″N 74°49′44″W / 40.844°N 74.829°W / 40.844; -74.829
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoQui Audet Vincit[1]
Established1883; 141 years ago (1883)
School districtHackettstown School District
NCES School ID340630005814[3]
PrincipalKyle S. Sosnovik[2]
Faculty72.5 FTEs[3]
Grades9-12
Enrollment926 (as of 2022–23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio12.8:1[3]
Campus typeSuburb: Large
Color(s)  Orange and
  Black[4]
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameTigers[4]
NewspaperTiger Times[5]
YearbookOracle[6]
Websitehhs.hackettstown.org

Hackettstown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hackettstown in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Hackettstown School District.[7] Hackettstown High School serves students from Hackettstown, along with those from the townships of Allamuchy, Independence and Liberty, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships.[8]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 926 students and 72.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 151 students (16.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 24 (2.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[3]

History

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The first class of eight girls and three boys graduated in 1882[9] or 1883. The school's first principal was E.K. Richardson. The first football game in school history was played in 1898.[10]

On August 26, 1977, a 14-year-old school football player was one of six people killed in a mass shooting event nearby.[11]

On March 26, 2013, a 20-year-old South Korean man living in Seoul triggered a lockdown at the school by making a hoax call to the Warren County 9-1-1 center threatening to use an AK-47 to shoot up the school.[12][13] Officials claimed that he was upset that a long-distance relationship with a female student had broken up.[14]

Awards, recognition and rankings

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The school was the 211th-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.[15] The school had been ranked 216th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 191st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[16] The magazine ranked the school 236th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[17] The school was ranked 215th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[18] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 97th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 73 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (85.8%) and language arts literacy (97.6%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[19]

Athletics

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The Hackettstown High School Tigers[4] compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference which is comprised of public and private high school in Morris, Sussex and Warren counties, having been established in the 2009-10 school year as a result of the realignment of conferences in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[20][21] With 656 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range.[22] The football team competes in the American White division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league.[23][24] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 484 to 683 students.[25] The school competes in interscholastic football, golf, soccer, cheerleading, volleyball, marching band, cross country, basketball, wrestling, fencing, baseball, softball, field hockey, lacrosse and track.[4]

Together with Hopatcong High School, the school participates in a joint cooperative ice hockey team with Mount Olive High School as the host school / lead agency. The program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[26]

The girls spring track team was the Group II state champion in 1976.[27]

The 1981 football team finished the season with an 8-2-1 record after winning the North II Group II state sectional title with a 7-6 win against Jonathan Dayton High School in the championship game after a failed extra point that would have tied the game. Through 2020, the team has played in two sectional finals and made it into the playoffs in 15 seasons.[28][29][30][31]

The boys' soccer team won the Group III state championship in 2001 (defeating Hopewell Valley Central High School in the tournament final) and the Group II title in 2014 (vs. Cinnaminson High School).[32] The 2001 team finished the season with a 18-6-2 record after winning the Group III title with a 2-0 victory in the championship game played at The College of New Jersey.[33] In 2014, the boys' varsity soccer team finished the season with a record of 23-1-1. They entered the state tournament with a record of 17-1 and were a three seed. In the North II Group II sectional final, Hackettstown beat Garfield High School by a score of 2-1, capturing the North II Group II title. They then went on to play Ramsey High School where they were tied 1-1 after regulation and two overtimes; In penalty kicks, Hackettstown won by a score of 4-1. In the Group II tournament finals, Hackettstown beat Cinnaminson High School by a score of 3-1 at Kean University, earning the team's first championship since winning the Group III state championship in 2001 and capping a season in which the team broke a total of 8 school records including most goals scored in a season (27), most shutouts posted (8) and fewest losses (1).[34]

The wrestling team won the North II Group II state sectional championships in 2006 and 2007[35] The team won the 2007 Skyland Conference Raritan Division championships, the team's first ever conference crown,[36] and went on to win the North II, Group II state sectional championship with a score of 54-6 against West Morris Mendham High School in the tournament final.[37]

The baseball team won the 2007 North II, Group II state sectional championship, for the first time in 20 years, with a 5-4 win over Cliffside Park High School.[38] The Tigers won the Skyland Raritan Conference title in 2009; their first Skyland title in 20 years. They won the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference title in 2010.

In 2010, the girls' soccer team ended the season with a 17-8 

record and winning the North II Group II state sectional championship. The championship game was won with 28.6 seconds remaining by a goal scored by Shanon Browne, a senior on the team and was the school's first NJAC Freedom Division championship. For their accomplishment the New Jersey Herald recognized the team as their 2010 Girls' Soccer Team of the Year.[39]

Administration

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The school's principal is Kyle S. Sosnovik. His core administration team includes two assistant principals and the athletic director.[2]

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:Hackettstown High School alumni

References

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  1. ^ Grace, Michael. "Hackettstown HS Bids Farewell To Class Of 2021", TAPinto Hackettstown, June 19, 2021. Accessed December 17, 2023. "Sophia De Lisi who writes for the Tiger Times, said in her farewell article that the Latin phrase written on the walls of the school: Qui Audet Vincit, 'Who Dares Wins', was most appropriate for the class of 2021."
  2. ^ a b Administration, Hackettstown School District. Accessed December 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e School data for Hackettstown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Hackettstown High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Tiger Times, Hackettstown High School. Accessed March 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Yearbook (Oracle), Hackettstown High School. Accessed March 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Public School Directory 2021-2022, Warren County, New Jersey.Accessed July 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Hackettstown High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2016. "Hackettstown High School serves the communities of Hackettstown, Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty."
  9. ^ Chronological History, Town of Hackettstown. Accessed July 12, 2022. "1882 - First commencement exercises held at Hackettstown High School"
  10. ^ Photographs, Historic Hackettstown. Accessed July 12, 2022. "In 1883, the first students graduated from Hackettstown High School. It boasted a class of eleven; eight girls and three boys. The principal at the time was E.K. Richardson."
  11. ^ Barbanel, Josh. "Hackettstown: Death Leaves Its Mark", The New York Times, September 11, 1977. Accessed March 31, 2022.
  12. ^ 이우영 (July 1, 2013). "Police say SKorean man spurred NJ school lockdown". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Masulli Reyes, Jessica (March 15, 2013). "Officials say online chatroom led to prank call that locked down town schools". New Jersey Herald. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Officials reveal info on how a South Korean called in threats to Hackettstown High School". WFMZ.com. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  16. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2012.
  17. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2011.
  18. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  19. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011[permanent dead link‍], Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 3, 2012.
  20. ^ Home Page, Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference. Accessed August 27, 2020. "The Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference prides itself on being one of New Jersey's premier high school conferences and is comprised of 39 high schools located in Northwest New Jersey."
  21. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  22. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  23. ^ Cooper, Darren. "Here's what we know about the new Super Football Conference 2020 schedule", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference (SFC) is a 112-team group, the largest high school football-only conference in America, and is comprised of teams from five different counties."
  24. ^ Cooper, Darren. "NJ football: Super Football Conference revised schedules for 2020 regular season", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference has 112 teams that will play across 20 divisions."
  25. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  26. ^ NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  27. ^ NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  28. ^ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.
  29. ^ Craig, Kyle. "Hackettstown football seniors aim to complete 8th-grade dream, end 36-year drought", The Express-Times, November 29, 2017, updated May 17, 2019. Accessed December 22, 2020. "There are a couple current connections to that ’81 squad, which went 8-2-1 and beat Dayton Regional in the final."
  30. ^ Tredinnick, Andrew. "State of the Program: Hackettstown football looking to make the most of its opportunity", New Jersey Herald, September 15, 2020. Accessed December 22, 2020. "Hackettstown had a banner season in 2017, going 8-4 and reaching the sectional title game for only the second time in program history.... Hackettstown’s lone state title came in 1981 when it took down Dayton, 7-6, in the North 2, Group 2 title game. The Tigers have made 15 state tournament appearances with the majority of their tournament wins coming in 2017 and 1981."
  31. ^ "Seton Hall Prep Downs Bergen Catholic", The New York Times, December 6, 1981. Accessed January 11, 2021. "The end to Springfield's finest season in more than a decade came with a bad snap on an extra point attempt and a 7-6 loss to Hackettstown (8-2-1) in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 game. Hackettstown, winner of 17 state titles, took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter on a 16-yard run by Ray Bosques, a senior tailback, and Rich Middlebrook's placement."
  32. ^ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.
  33. ^ "Hackettstown, Shawnee, Morris Catholic prevail", Asbury Park Press, November 17, 2001. Accessed March 13, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The NJSIAA soccer championships continued last night with the Group III and IV boys playing at The College of New Jersey and the Parochial girls playing at Kean University. Hackettstown beat Hopewell Valley 2-0 to win the Group III title. ... Junior forward Todd Petrignani added an insurance goal 6:53 left in the game as Hackettstown (18-6-2) out-shot the Central Jersey champs 15-5."
  34. ^ Bernstein, Jason. "Cinnaminson falls in Group 2 state final" Archived November 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, South Jersey Sports Digest, November 23, 2014. Accessed March 31, 2015. "Then, Josh Weiss sent a long through ball to Leckburg, who scored the go-ahead goal with 6:30 remaining and Hackettstown went on to defeat Cinnaminson, 3-1, in the NJSIAA Group 2 final at Kean University. The two late goals gave Hackettstown (23-1-1) its first state championship since 2001 and denied Cinnaminson (19-5-2) a shot at its first state title since 1991."
  35. ^ NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2021.
  36. ^ Loigu, Andy. Tigers, Liners claim conference titles, The Warren Reporter, February 9, 2007.
  37. ^ 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - North II, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 24, 2007.
  38. ^ 2007 Baseball - North II, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 5, 2007.
  39. ^ Spaulding, Anthony. "Girls' Soccer Team of the Year: Historic year for Hackettstown", New Jersey Herald, December 4, 2010. Accessed July 10, 2011. "Their expressions symbolized the type of season the Hackettstown girls' soccer team had in 2010, when it went 19-6 to capture the school's first NJAC Freedom Division championship and the North 2, Group 2 title. The Tigers' impressive season helped them claim the title of 2010 Herald Girls' Soccer Team of the Year."
  40. ^ Bowman, Tom. "'Bold buckaroo' motivates Mid Medal of Honor winner, rescuer of MacArthur meets young 'shipmate'", The Baltimore Sun, November 13, 1993. Accessed October 4, 2011. "She asked her teachers and her principal about this man, John D. Bulkeley. And she read Sea Wolf, detailing the World War II exploits that helped make him one of the most decorated fighting men in U.S. history. After a 59-year career in the Navy, the retired admiral performed one final – though unwitting – duty: Serving as the inspiration for his fellow Hackettstown High graduate to enter the Naval Academy."
  41. ^ Staff. "Elections 1999" Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Daily Record, October 28, 1999. Accessed February 23, 2011. "John DiMaio. Personal: 43, married, attended Hackettstown High School, lifelong resident, two children."
  42. ^ Condran, Ed. "Brian Fallon grows up, goes solo", Asbury Park Press, March 11, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2017. "The charismatic Fallon, 35, is anything but blase. The Hackettstown High School alum is a live wire."
  43. ^ "Ferrante-Fraleigh", Asbury Park Press, January 22, 1992. Accessed September 16, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Elena M. Ferrante and Christopher J. Fraleigh, New York, were married Oct 26 at St. Catharine's Roman Catholic Church.... The bridegroom graduated from Hackettstown High School; Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., and received his master's degree from Columbia University, New York."
  44. ^ Conner, Collins; Troyer, Kit; and Dewitt, Dan. "Suspect remembered as a child full of rage", Tampa Bay Times, October 18, 1993, updated October 10, 2005. Accessed January 21, 2023. "Kaprat was so rarely at Hackettstown High School that school officials aren't sure if he attended for two years or just for one."
  45. ^ Morrow, Geoff. "Commentary: Cole Kimball provides the Harrisburg Senators serious attitude", The Patriot-News, August 15, 2010. Accessed May 30, 2013. "Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Kimball lived in the New York City borough until he was 7. Then his family, including two sisters and a brother, moved to Hackettstown, N.J.... After college stints at St. John's University and Division III Centenary College, the latter just down the street from his Hackettstown home, Kimball was selected in the 12th round by the Washington Nationals in the 2006 amateur draft."
  46. ^ "Centenary's Kimball Chosen by Nationals in 12th Round.", Centenary College of New Jersey press release dated July 7, 2006, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 10, 2012. Accessed September 21, 2015. "A graduate of Hackettstown High School, and a resident of Great Meadows NJ, Centenary has been a terrific fit for Cole's most recent two seasons."
  47. ^ Newman, Melinda. "Jimmi Simpson, Hollywood’s Favorite Creep; Jimmi Simpson, star of SundanceTV's upcoming Hap and Leonard, recalls his 'really great' Hackettstown upbringing and 'Jersey Style' barbecues.", New Jersey Monthly, March 1, 2016. Accessed July 25, 2018. "At Hackettstown High, he took one drama class 'and it didn’t quite make sense to me,' Simpson says."
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