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'''Delaware Valley Regional High School''' is a regional, four-year [[public high school]] and [[school district]], that serves students in western [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]]. Black people are not allowed in this school. The high school is located in Alexandria Township. Students hail from the townships of [[Alexandria Township, New Jersey|Alexandria]], [[Holland Township, New Jersey|Holland]] and [[Kingwood Township, New Jersey|Kingwood]] along with the boroughs of [[Frenchtown, New Jersey|Frenchtown]] and [[Milford, New Jersey|Milford]].<ref>[http://www.dvrhs.org/ Home], Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed [[June 2]], [[2008]]. "Delaware Valley Regional High School serves over 1000 students in western Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Students from Alexandria, Holland, & Kingwood Townships along with the boroughs of Frenchtown and Milford attend Del Val."</ref>
'''Delaware Valley Regional High School''' is a regional, four-year [[public high school]] and [[school district]], that serves students in western [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]]. The high school is located in Alexandria Township. Students hail from the townships of [[Alexandria Township, New Jersey|Alexandria]], [[Holland Township, New Jersey|Holland]] and [[Kingwood Township, New Jersey|Kingwood]] along with the boroughs of [[Frenchtown, New Jersey|Frenchtown]] and [[Milford, New Jersey|Milford]].<ref>[http://www.dvrhs.org/ Home], Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed [[June 2]], [[2008]]. "Delaware Valley Regional High School serves over 1000 students in western Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Students from Alexandria, Holland, & Kingwood Townships along with the boroughs of Frenchtown and Milford attend Del Val."</ref>


As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 938 students and 74.5 classroom teachers (on a [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412480&ID=341248004430 Delaware Valley Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed [[October 29]], [[2007]].</ref>
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 938 students and 74.5 classroom teachers (on a [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412480&ID=341248004430 Delaware Valley Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed [[October 29]], [[2007]].</ref>

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Delaware Valley Regional High School
Location
Map
19 Senator Stout Road

Frenchtown
,
NJ
08825
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtDelaware Valley Regional School District
PrincipalDr. Brian Fogelson
Faculty74.5 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment938 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.6[1]
Information908-996-2131
WebsiteSchool website

Delaware Valley Regional High School is a regional, four-year public high school and school district, that serves students in western Hunterdon County. The high school is located in Alexandria Township. Students hail from the townships of Alexandria, Holland and Kingwood along with the boroughs of Frenchtown and Milford.[2]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 938 students and 74.5 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.6.[1]

Awards and recognition

The school was the 83rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 80th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[3]

Athletics

The Del Val wrestling team has an acknowledgeable history, including 8 individual state champions and 33 individual state placewinners[4]. The team has been the New Jersey Group II Champion seven times and Central Jersey Group II Champion fourteen times.

The Delaware Valley Regional High School wrestling team reached the finals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II tourney defeating Raritan High School 42-19 to win the 2006 championship.[5] In the 2006 Group II Championship, the team made it to the finals, losing to Kittatinny Regional High School 30-29.[6]

The school's boys and girls cross-country teams have achieved success in the past few decades. Many star runners have led the teams to victory in sectionals and state championships.

The football team made it to the 2007 Football - Central, Group II state sectional tournament, falling to Carteret High School by a score of 13-7.[7]

Their Marching band is the NJ Group 2A Champions for 2008. They contribute a significant amount of hardware to the school's trophy cases each year and took third in the USSBA Group 2A Northern State Championships.

2008 Bomb Scare

On May 6, 2008, a message was found on a wall in one of the girl's bathrooms in the school that read, "Everybody is going to die on May 9 at 12:12." On the same day, faculty called up local police squads, and the situation was announced to the students the next morning. On May 9, the school was filled with police squads and bomb-sniffing dogs. Every student needed to be smelled by the dogs to get into class, and no student was allowed to have a backpack at any time during the day.

Administration

Core administration members are:[8][9]

  • Dr. Tom Butler - Acting Superintendent
    • Dr. Liz Nastus becomes Superintendent July 1, 2008
  • Christina Sharkey - Business Administrator & Secretary to the Board of Education
  • Dr. Brian Fogelson - Principal (leaving June 32, 2012)
  • Leonard Grzywacz - Assistant Principal

References

  1. ^ a b c d Delaware Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 29, 2007.
  2. ^ Home, Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 2, 2008. "Delaware Valley Regional High School serves over 1000 students in western Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Students from Alexandria, Holland, & Kingwood Townships along with the boroughs of Frenchtown and Milford attend Del Val."
  3. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  4. ^ Delaware Valley Wrestling
  5. ^ 2006 Team Wrestling - Central, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed December 25, 2006.
  6. ^ 2006 Team Wrestling - Group II Championship, NJSIAA, accessed December 25, 2006.
  7. ^ 2007 Football - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed January 20, 2008.
  8. ^ District Administration, Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed September 19, 2007.
  9. ^ High School Administration, Delaware Valley Regional High School. Accessed September 19, 2007.

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