Irvington High School (New Jersey)

Irvington High School: Frank H. Morrell Campus is a high school in Irvington, New Jersey that holds students from grades 9, 10, 11 and 12. Irvington High School is the only high school in Irvington, along with thirteen lower grade schools, with two on the pre school level, two on the middle school level, and 8 on the elementary school level and one school on the 6th grade level. The IHS interior has three main floors, and a basement. Each floor aligns up to 23 classrooms each. A west wing of the building was erected in the 1980s, providing an extra ground of education for the growing crowd of over 2,000 enrolled students and faculty in hallway traffic.

Administration

Irvington High School's has an administrative staff consisting of seven persons, including two 9th grade administrators, two 10th grade administrators, one 11th grade administrator, one 12th grade administrator and a principal.

Administrators:

Dr. Neely Hackett - Principal 973-399-6893

Joseph Isaacson - Freshmen 973-399-6917

Andrea Tucker - Freshmen 973-399-6931

Cheryl Chester - Sophomores 973-372-7687

Vassar Green - Sophomores 973-399-6931

Janene Rodriguez - Juniors 973-399-6932

Alice Richards - Seniors 973-399-6901

Criticisms

Irvington High School has been the receiver of more criticism than praise. It distantly follows its district-wise schools in terms of quality and overall satisfaction from pupils, staff and parents. The most popular criticisms of IHS are:

- The west wing, while it helps combat crowding in the main building, created a major crowding problem in the bridge linking the main building with the west wing.

- Students and staff also complain about the sporadic malfunctioning of the heating systems in the west wing, which make winters unbearably cold and gruff.

- The public believes IHS, in general, has been hampered with crowding problems, as visitors have a tough time navigating through the building without stumbling into a student or eventually starting a fight. as well as building dilapidation.

- Building dilapidation in form of leaks, peeling paint, and graffiti from 30 years ago that never got painted over are said to expose the building's age and illustrates a negative image of Irvington High School and its population.

- Violence has been a problem at Irvington High School since the 1980s and is still prominent today.

Many parents believe IHS is on its last legs and can't hold stable as the only high school in the district for many more graduating classes. Building leaks, heat malfunctions, incompetent educators, decrepit walls, crowding, violence, and low test scores lead people to believe it wont be long until IHS becomes the victim of major state changes.

2007-2008 school year

The Irvington Board of Education places a lot of emphasis on the 2007-2008 academic year. This year appears to be the last year in which 12th grade students will be eligible for the Special Review Assessment (SRA) program, and also host the last senior class to have taken the High School Proficiency Assessment as 11th grade students.