Bernards High School

high school in New Jersey, United States

Bernards High School is a four-year high school in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It serves grades 1-12 and kindergarten. It has students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone. Students from Bedminster are sent to the district's high school for grades 9-12.[3] The school is in Bernardsville.

Bernards High School
Address
Map
25 Olcott Avenue

, ,
07924

United States
Coordinates40°43′15″N 74°33′56″W / 40.7208°N 74.5655°W / 40.7208; -74.5655
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1907; 117 years ago (1907)
School districtSomerset Hills Regional School District
NCES School ID3400009[2]
PrincipalScott Neigel[1]
Faculty68.3 FTEs[2]
Grades912
Enrollment859 (as of 2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.6:1[2]
Color(s)  Crimson
  White
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference
Team nameMountaineers
PublicationThe Crimson
YearbookBernardian
Websitewww.bhs.shsd.org
Last updated: November 1, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-11-01)

In 2012-13 school year, the school had 785 students and 60.7 classroom teachers.[2]

Awards, recognition and rankings change

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast said the school as 235th best in the nation .[4]

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was at 6th in New Jersey and 288th nationwide.[5]

Athletics change

Bernards High School competes in the Skyland Conference. it is under the watch of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6]

History change

From February of 2002 until the end of the 2008-2009 school year, the school offered students the to take part in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB). It is a comprehensive two-year curriculum taken by a few junior and senior students.[7][8][9] Advanced Placement (AP) courses are still offered, which may also lead to college credit.

Administration change

Core members of the school's administration are:[1]

  • Scott Neigel, Principal
  • Dr. Michael Corbett, Assistant Principal
  • Michael Hoppe, Assistant Principal / Athletic Director

Notable alumni change

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Administration Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Bernards High School. Accessed September 8, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 School Data for Bernards High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 24, 2015.
  3. Somerset County School Districts-Sending/Receiving/Regional Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Somerset County Superintendent of Schools. Accessed June 28, 2011.
  4. Streib, Lauren. "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast, May 6, 2013. Accessed May 8, 2013.
  5. Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: Bernards High School" Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post. Accessed July 22, 2011.
  6. League Memberships – 2014-2015 Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 8, 2014.
  7. [1], NJ.com. Accessed May 3, 2016.
  8. [2], The Bernardsville News. Accessed May 3, 2016.
  9. Find an IB World School—results, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  10. Hatala, Greg. "Glimpse of History: Arm-in-arm at commencement", The Star-Ledger, June 23, 2014. Accessed September 8, 2014. "Some of the school’s notable alumni include Tony Award-winning actor Roger Bart (’80), John Geils Jr. of the J. Geils Band (’64) and Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep (’67)."
  11. Staff. "Meryl Streep Before She Was Meryl Streep", 20/20, February 26, 2010. Accessed June 28, 2011. "'Funny story, she went out with J. Geils from the J. Geils Band,' said Castrilli. 'He was a senior at Bernards High School when we were freshmen. And it wasn't a serious dating relationship, but she hung around with him, and he -- seniors were allowed to drive to school. And he drove her. ... So you know, and it was kind of like a -- senior dating a freshman, whoa. It was almost scandalous, you know?'"
  12. "N.J. TEACHERS HONOR 6 GRADUATES", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 12, 1983. Accessed July 20, 2007.
  13. Zavalick, Charlie. "B’ville filmmaker hopes to make horror classic here", Bernardsville News, January 21, 2011. Accessed May 8, 2013. "Weber, a 30-year-old Pine Street resident, can normally be found at the Bernardsville Library where he has worked part-time in technical services for about two years. But the 1998 Bernards High School graduate has aspirations to become a film director and hopes Mary Horror can help jump-start his career."
  14. Baratta, Amy. "Zombies invading Bernardsville; Local filmmaker working on second horror flick", Bernardsville News, August 24, 2012. Accessed May 8, 2013. "Filmmaker Ryan Scott Weber is at it again. Just nine months after he premiered his first horror flick, locally filmed Mary Horror, at Bernards High School, the 32-year-old borough man has taken to the streets of Bernardsville to film a sequel."

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