STEINERT HIGH SCHOOL

'Steinert High School' (also called 'Hamilton High School East') is a four year comprehensive public high school, one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Township Public Schools, located in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The other high schools in the district are Nottingham High School (Hamilton High School North) and Hamilton High School (Hamilton High School West). The school mascot is the Spartan.
As of the 2004-05 school year, the high school had 400 students in 9th grade, 429 students in 10th grade, 377 students in 11th grade, 333 students in 12th grade, and 30 ungraded students. With 1569 students and 101.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), the school had a student-teacher ratio of 15.4.[1]

Contents
Courses
Sports
Jazz Band/Ensemble
Marching Band
Extracurricular activities
Administration
Notable alumni
References
External links

Courses


Steinert offers Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses in AP United States History, AP European History, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States Government and AP Calculus.

Sports


The Steinert High School Spartans compete in the thirteen-member Colonial Valley Conference. Steinert has achieved athletic success in Cross country running (boys), soccer (boys and girls), and baseball.
Steinert's 1966 Football team (9-0-0) will go down in Mercer County history as one of the best.
The baseball team reached its pinnacle in 2000 and 2001, featuring three top-flight pitchers and rising to a nationally-ranked status. The 2006 baseball team won the Central, Group IV title, defeating South Brunswick High School 11-4 in the tournament final.[2] The team then moved on to win the state Group IV championship, defeating Randolph High School 4-1 in the final game.[3] The 2007 team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship with a 5-0 win over Hillsborough High School.[4]
The girls' softball team won the 2004 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship.[5]

Jazz Band/Ensemble


Steinert High School is home to two jazz bands: The Jazz Band, and Jazz Ensemble. Both compete regularly during the jazz season.
Both bands attended the Berklee College High School Jazz Band Competition. The Jazz Band placed 4th in the first division, and the Jazz Ensemble was in a non-competing division. In addition, the Jazz Band placed 2nd in the NJ-IAJE Division II State Finals and was the Cavalcade of Bands Co-Champion in 2007.

Marching Band


The school's marching band, run by director Stephanie Giunta, and secondary, or assistant director Michael Anzuini, was Tournament of the Bands Chapter One Champions in 1981 (Group 3) and 1983 (Group 2).[6]
The Steinert Marching Unit won their first "Superior" rating in 10 years at the William Tennant band competition on October 21, 2006, and was ranked 3rd in the state.

Extracurricular activities


Steinert offers a wide variety of clubs and activities:

★ 'AFS'- American Field Service

★ An Anime/Manga Club

★ Latin, German, Spanish, Italian, French Language Clubs

★ Sports including Cross Country, Field Hockey, Soccer,'Tennis', Football, Track, 'Swimming', Basketball, Golf, and Baseball.

★ Creative Writing Club

★ Student government (SGA)

Key Club

★ a school betterment club

★ an annual play

★ ''The Spectrum'' (student newspaper)

★ GSA a gay and lesbian rights advocacy club

★ Computer Club

★ a music program - The marching unit as well as the Jazz Band consistently produces top scores in competitions.

★ Mr. SHS - Male Beauty Pageant

★ Rock concert

★ spirit week

★ ''parallax'' - student creative writing and art magazine

★ science club

★ wacky races

★ class officers

FIRST Robotics Team - Steinert Robotics Team #2180

Administration



★ 'Principal' - Mr. Michael Gilbert

★ 'Vice Principal' - Mrs. Kelly Mattis

★ 'Vice Principal' - Mr. Steven Simeck

★ 'Vice Principal' - Mrs. Roberta Schectell

★ 'Director of Athletics' - Mr. Rich Gialella

Notable alumni



Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[7]

Damon DiMarco, author and actor

Joey Fink, former professional soccer player.[8]

Dave Gallagher, former MLB outfielder.[9]

Eddie Gaven, Major League Soccer player for the Columbus Crew.[10]

Dahntay Jones, G/F for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.[11]

Luzer, (Tim Mahoney, Dan Seeth, Dan "Sally" Salyerds, & Chris Volk) rock/pop recording artists.[12]

Chris Pittaro, former MLB 2nd baseman and current Oakland Athletics National Field Coordinator

Art Smith, football player for the Arena Football League Arizona Rattlers.[13]

Bobby Smith, North American Soccer League All Star defender who won three league championships, one in Philadelphia and two with the New York Cosmos.[14]

References


1. Statistical Data for Steinert High School, National Center for Education Statistics, accessed May 6, 2007.
2. 2006 Baseball - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA, accessed May 7, 2007.
3. 2006 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed May 7, 2007.
4. 2007 Baseball - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed June 20, 2007.
5. 2004 Softball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed April 25, 2007.
6. Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History, Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.
7. Samuel A. Alito, Jr. biography from FindLaw, accessed November 20, 2006.
8. Tarr, Mary Ann. "'Mooch' soccer has big plans for Trenton", ''The Times (Trenton)'', June 27, 2007. Accessed July 27, 2007. "'It's an honor, really, to be a part of this,' said former Steinert High standout Joe Fink, who brings an added dimension to the program. Fink is a health, physical education and driver's ed teacher at Trenton High School's campus on North Clinton Avenue.
9. Maloney, Kevin. "Another Generation of Gallaghers", ''The Times (Trenton)'', June 25, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2007. " The dining room table is where Logan's dad, Dave, who had a nine-year big-league baseball career after starring at Steinert High, puts something that he calls the 'Hitter's Journal' after every game he attends."
10. Haley, Craig. "Gaven working to regain magic", ''The Times (Trenton)'', June 19, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2007. " Gaven's slump was unexpected considering his vast success. In 2001, after his freshman year at Steinert High, he was invited into the U.S. residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla."
11. Prospect Profile: Dahntay Jones from NBA.com, accessed November 20, 2006.
12. Sullivan, Megan. "C'mon, C'mon", ''TimeOff'', April 21, 2006, accessed April 19, 2007. "Formed in late 1999, LUZER began with singer/songwriter and guitarist Tim Mahoney, drummer Dan Seeth and lead guitarist R. Dan Salyerds (Sally), then juniors at Steinert High School in Hamilton."
13. Arizona Rattlers profile for Art Smith, accessed May 4, 2006.
14. Fisher, Rich. "Indoor soccer coming soon to new Robbinsville facility", ''Trentonian'', November 29, 2006, accessed April 17, 2007. "Bobby Smith, the former Steinert High and Rider University standout who went on to star for the U.S. National Team and in the North American Soccer League, is now forming indoor leagues at the new, state-of-the-art Robbinsville Fieldhouse."

External links



Steinert High School official website

Steinert High School information



National Center for Education Statistics data for the Hamilton Township Public Schools

Steinert High School PTA website

Steinert High School Marching Unit

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