Millburn High School
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Millburn High School is a four-year public high school in Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey. It is part of the Millburn Township Public Schools, and enrolls students from the town of Millburn, including its neighborhood of Short Hills.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
In 1998, Jay Matthews, an author and education reporter, named Millburn High School the second-best public school in the country, according to ratios of students taking AP exams.
The school was 181st, sixth-highest in New Jersey, on Newsweek's May 8, 2006, list of 1,200 U.S. high schools.[1] Millburn High School was ranked as Number 148 in Newsweek's 2005 rankings.[2]
Millburn High School was ranked third of 316 New Jersey public high schools in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools[3].
[edit] Athletics
Millburn High School competes in the Suburban Division of the Northern Hills Conference. Known primarily for their consistently strong Boys' and Girls' tennis and fencing teams, Millers have, in these sports, proven to be perennial contenders for their respective state titles.
The Millburn wrestling program has a strong tradition that dates back to 1965. They won the Northern Hills Conference Suburban Division title and established the school win record with 18 wins in the 2005-06 season.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Millburn is home to a nationally regarded Forensics team, which placed fifth in the National Debate Rankings during the 2005-2006 school year. It is especially known for its strong Lincoln-Douglas debate and Extemporaneous Speaking teams.
Millburn also competes in state and national Academic Quiz Bowl competitions, netting sixth place in the 2006 National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) National High School Championship.
[edit] Administration
- Dr. Keith Neigel - Principal
- Neigel is also deputy superintendent of schools
- Mr. Bill Miron - Assistant Principal
- Dr. Michelle Pitts - Assistant Principal
[edit] Noted alumni
- Anne Hathaway, actress
- Prince Lorenzo Borghese, star of the 9th season of The Bachelor
- Deborah Feyerick, CNN reporter
- John C. McGinley, actor, best known for the NBC show, Scrubs.[4]
- Dr. Brian Feinstein - Presents J.D. Power and Associates, Ph.d
[edit] References
- ^ Top 1,200 High Schools in The United States - 2006, Newsweek May 8, 2006
- ^ Top 1000 High Schools in The United States - 2005, Newsweek August 5, 2005
- ^ Top Public High Schools in New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly, September 2006
- ^ Biography for John C. McGinley from the Internet Movie Database, accessed December 5, 2006
[edit] External links
- Millburn High School website
- Millburn Township Public Schools
- Millburn High School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Millburn Township Public Schools
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