RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL

'Ramapo High School' is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Franklin Lakes, in Bergen County, New Jersey. The school is a part of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff.
For the 2003-2004 school year, Ramapo High School had an enrollment of 1,203 students in grades 9-12.
The other high school in the district is Indian Hills High School, located in Oakland.

Contents

Awards and recognition

Administration

Athletics

Noted alumni

References

External links

Awards and recognition

Ramapo High School was the 28th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in ''New Jersey Monthly'' magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's ''Top Public High Schools''.^[1]

Administration

★ 'Dr. Louis Moore' - Principal

★ 'Mr. Troy Lederman' - Assistant Principal

★ 'Ms. Linda A. Sisto' - Assistant Principal

Athletics

Ramapo is one of the twelve schools participating in the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League. Its sports teams are nicknamed the ''Green Raiders''.
The girls' soccer team tied Freehold High School 0-0 in the Group III championship game held on November 28, 2006, at the College of New Jersey, with both teams sharing the co-championship. Also the lacrosse team won a state championship.
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The softball team won the 2007 North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Paramus High School.^[4]
The debate team of Ryan Jacobs, Jeff Luppino-Esposito, and Kevin Miller won the 2007 state title in the JP Morgan Chase Lincoln Douglas Debate tournament. They also were victorious at the league and county level to take their first ever triple crown of debate. ^[5]

Noted alumni

★ (1974) Mark Friedman, Musician with Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, Tito Puente, a Grammy with Machito, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and now teaches music at Ramapo HS.

★ (1984) Greg Schiano, head football coach at Rutgers University.^[6]

★ (1986) Marty Munsch, a record producer, sound engineer, talent manager, photographer and videographer

★ (1993) Constantine Maroulis — a finalist from the 2005 ''American Idol''.^[7]

★ (1994) Brody — radio personality

★ (1995) Dan Karaty - choreographer

★ (1996) Amy Grossberg - served two and half years in jail for killing her baby while a student at the University of Delaware.Gleick, Elizabeth. "THREE KIDS, ONE DEATH", ''Time (Magazine)'', December 2, 1996, accessed April 15, 2007. "Nothing in the lives of Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson explains how they could have brought such tragedy on themselves.... "He was popular--he had a lot of friends," says Brian Thalmann, who went to Ramapo High School with the couple."

★ (1996) Sunny Mehta, professional poker player.^[8]

★ (1996) Brian Peterson - served two years in jail for killing his baby with his girlfriend, Amy Grossberg.

★ (1998) Rob Milanese, Arena Football League wide receiver/cornerback for the Philadelphia Soul.^[9]

★ (1999) Chris Simms - NFL Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.^[10]

★ (1999) Sergio Salvatore - musician

★ (2000) Danny Tamberelli — child actor, best known for the Nickelodeon television show ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' and Arnold in ''The Magic School Bus'', as well as appearing in the films ''Igby Goes Down'' and ''The Mighty Ducks''.^[11]

★ (unknown) Martha MacCallum, news anchor on Fox News Channel.^[12]

References

1. Top Public High Schools in New Jersey, ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2006.
2. Colonials get their share of a state championship: Freehold Boro girls play 0-0 tie in state final, ''News Transcript'', November 29, 2006.
3. 2006 Girls Soccer Tournament - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed December 6, 2006.
4. 2007 Softball - North I, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed June 8, 2007.
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6. Greg Schiano profile, Rutgers University, accessed April 15, 2007. "Schiano, who grew up in Wyckoff and graduated from Ramapo High School, took over as the 27th head coach of the nation's oldest college football program on Dec. 1, 2000."
7. Coutros, Evonne. " Starting 'Idol' on high note", The Record (Bergen County)'', February 27, 2005, accessed April 15, 2007. "Maroulis, a graduate of Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, is one of 20 remaining contestants on the popular television show "American Idol," which boasts ratings through the roof and a loyal audience."
8. Sunny Mehta bio, Sunnymehta.com. Accessed June 8, 2007.
9. Philadelphia Soul player profile: Rob Milanese, Philadelphia Soul. Accessed December 9, 2006.
10. Glickson, Grant. " PLUS: HIGH SCHOOLS; Simms to Attend Tennessee Next Fall", ''The New York Times'', December 16, 1998, accessed April 15, 2007. "Chris Simms, the top quarterback recruit in the nation and son of the former Giants quarterback, Phil Simms, announced last night that he will attend the University of Tennessee next school year. Simms, 6 feet 5 and 220 pounds, is a left-hander from Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, N.J."
11. Danny Tamberelli, Internet Movie Database. Accessed December 6, 2006.
12. Rohan, Virginia. "Professional juggler", ''The Record (Bergen County)'', November 13, 2005. Accessed June 8, 2007. ""I'm sort of half in one world, half in the other at this point of the day,'' says MacCallum, a Wyckoff native who has lived in Ridgewood since her elder son was 2 weeks old.... After attending Sicomac School and Ramapo High School, MacCallum moved on to St. Lawrence University, majoring in political science."

External links

★ Ramapo High School website

★ Alumni association

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for Ramapo High School