Henry Hudson Regional High School Explained

Henry Hudson Regional High School
Superintendent:Tara Beams
Businessadmin:Janet Sherlock
Address:1 Grand Tour
City:Highlands
County:Monmouth County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:07732
Grades:7-12
Schools:1
Enrollment:296 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:39.2 FTEs
Ratio:7.6:1
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:DE
Henry Hudson Regional High School
Grades:7-12
District:Henry Hudson Regional High School District
Type:Public high school
Principal:Kevin McCarthy
Enrollment:296 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:39.2 FTEs
Ratio:7.6:1
Us Nces School Id:340705003844
Teamname:Admirals
Conference:Shore Conference
Colors: Navy Blue and
white
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Henry Hudson Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school and school district for students in 7th through 12th grade from both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.[6]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 296 students and 39.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1. There were 41 students (13.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 14 (4.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[7]

The New Jersey Department of Education classifies the district in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by socioeconomic characteristics. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[8]

In September 2023, voters in both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands approved a ballot measure that would consolidate the two K–6 districts with the Henry Hudson regional district to form a single K–12 district starting in the 2024–25 school year.[9]

History

Constructed at a cost of $1.3 million (equivalent to $ million in), the school opened on September 10, 1962, with a dedication ceremony conducted on November 5 of that year.[10] The school opened with 630 students in grades 7-12, replacing the former Atlantic Highlands High School.[11]

The district's first superintendent was Henry Schiable, who served in the position until 1969.[12]

In 2023 the voters of Atlantic Highlands School District and Highlands School District approved a proposal to consolidate into Henry Hudson; assuming the process is completed, this would make it a PreK-12 school district.[9] The consolidation is scheduled to be completed in July 2024.[13] In 2024, a meeting between the three school district's boards of trustees stated that Sea Bright would have to re-establish its non-operating school district to join Henry Hudson, though there is no provision in New Jersey law to permit this. Students from Sea Bright attend the Oceanport School District for grades K-8 and Shore Regional High School for grades 9-12; both districts filed legal challenges opposing Sea Bright's efforts to end their sending relationship and join the consolidated K-12 Henry Hudson District.[14]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 147th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[15] The school had been ranked 101st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 121st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[16] The magazine ranked the school 176th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[17] The school was ranked 159th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[18] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 190th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 1 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the two components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), mathematics (80.0%) and language arts literacy (91.6%).[19]

Athletics

The Henry Hudson Regional High School Admirals[20] compete in Division B Central of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore.[21] [22] The conference operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[23] With 150 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[24] The school's co-op team with Keyport High School was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 200 to 463 students.[25]

The school participates as the host school / lead agency for joint cooperative cross country running, boys / girls tennis and winter track teams with Keyport High School, while Keyport is the host school for girls soccer, boys / girls volleyball and wrestling teams. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[26] [27] [28]

The softball team made it to the Group I state championship game in 2015, losing to Cedar Grove High School in the tournament finals.[29]

Notable alumni

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[38] [39]

A joint Tri-District Superintendent of Schools has represented the Atlantic Highlands School District, the Highlands School District and the Henry Hudson Regional High School.[43]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[44] Seats on the board are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with five seats assigned to Highlands and four to Atlantic Highlands.[45] [46]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/25/2120/000.html Henry Hudson Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative
  2. https://hhrs.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3758135&type=d&pREC_ID=2439304 About Henry Hudson
  3. https://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=238 County School List H-K
  4. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/25/2120 School Performance Reports for the Henry Hudson Regional High School District
  5. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2120 New Jersey School Directory for the Henty Hudson Regional High School District
  6. https://www.msa-cess.org/school-profile/?oId=0065e00000B8S7S&typ=school-profile Henry Hudson High School
  7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407050&ID=340705003844 School data for Henry Hudson Regional School
  8. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  9. Jennings, Rob. "N.J. voters approve merging 3 school districts into 1", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 27, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The K-6 school districts in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands will be joining the Henry Hudson Regional School District, which already serves students from both municipalities, starting in July 2024."
  10. Staff. "Dedication at Jersey School", The New York Times, November 4, 1962. Accessed October 7, 2019. "Dedication ceremonies will be held at 2:30 P.M. tomorrow for the new Henry Hudson Regional High School overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Sandy Hook Bay here. The $1,300,000 school opened on Sept. 10."
  11. Geraghty, Peter. "Henry Hudson Students at Home in Highlands", Asbury Park Press, October 8, 1962. Accessed April 3, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Henry Hudson Regional School is located atop the rolling hills of Highlands, in a beautiful woodland setting overlooking the Shrewsbury River and the Atlantic Ocean. Henry Hudson serves 632 students from Atlantic Highlands and Highlands. Of these, 228 are in the seventh and eighth grades, and 454 are in the high school.... Students from Highlands and Atlantic High lands attended the old Atlantic Highlands High School until last June."
  12. King, John P. The Highlands, p. 91. Arcadia Publishing, 1995. . Accessed October 7, 2019. "Harold Schiable, the first superintendent of Henry Hudson Regional High School. He was chosen to oversee the building of the new district's school between c. 1962 and 1969, when he left Highlands for a similar post in Little Silver at the new Red Bank Regional district."
  13. Web site: Jennings. Rob. 3 N.J. school districts could become 1 under merger plan. NJ.com. September 25, 2023. June 24, 2024.
  14. Web site: Jersey Shore town is being blocked from joining newly-merged school district, lawsuit says. NJ.com. June 21, 2024. June 24, 2024.
  15. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  16. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 9, 2012.
  17. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 17, 2011.
  18. http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"
  19. http://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/schools/0705003844/school.aspx School Overview; Click on "Rankings" for 2003-11 HSPA results
  20. https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/henry-hudson-regional-high-school Henry Hudson Regional High School
  21. http://media.digitalsports.com/79529/files/2017/03/Shore-Conference-Realignment-2018-2020.pdf Shore Conference Realignment for 2018-2019 and 2019-2020
  22. http://www.shoreconferencenj.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=249 Member Schools
  23. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021
  24. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020
  25. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/Football%20%2722%20%26%20%2723.pdf NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2022–2024
  26. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/fall-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Fall Cooperative Sports Programs
  27. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/winter-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs
  28. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/spring-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs
  29. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-02/Softball%2023.pdf Softball Championship History 1972–2023
  30. Cahillane, Kevin. "For the Stars of 'Clerks,' It's Take Two". The New York Times, July 16, 2006. Accessed August 22, 2018. "Mr. Anderson's film career was a happy accident. While he and Mr. Smith graduated together in 1988 from Henry Hudson Regional High School in Highlands, they were not close until Mr. Anderson began to rent movies from the video store where Mr. Smith worked."
  31. [John Kenneth Muir|Muir, John Kenneth]
  32. Daniels, Rosemary. "Brothers vie for Olympic spot", The Monmouth Journal. Accessed August 9, 2016. "Steven and Jeffrey Gluckstein, of Atlantic Highlands, have been training for this opportunity since the ages of 7 and 4, respectively.... While still in high school, Jeffrey decided he was going to go to his junior prom. Loretta says, 'He told us, I may miss a practice, but I'm going.' Similarly, he was elected and served on student council at Henry Hudson."
  33. https://web.archive.org/web/20151228235601/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-gymnastics/athletes/Steven-Gluckstein Steven Gluckstein
  34. [John Kenneth Muir|Muir, John Kenneth]
  35. O'Sullivan, Eleanor. "Outtakes", The Home News, July 2, 1995. Accessed November 20, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Jason Mewes, co-star of Clerks and Mallrats, helped Smith present the scholarships. He, too, is a Henry Hudson graduate, and the 'Mewes' were from pals in the audience."
  36. http://www.tv.com/kevin-smith/person/766/biography.html Kevin Smith biography
  37. http://www.ahherald.com/newsbrief/monmouth-news/17695-atlantic-highlands-man-selected-in-mlb-first-year-player-draft "Atlantic Highlands Man Selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft"
  38. https://hhrs.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3758143&type=d&pREC_ID=2439347 Administration
  39. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/monmouth New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County
  40. https://hhrs.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3758165&type=d&pREC_ID=2439362 Superintendent
  41. https://hhrs.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3758166&type=d&pREC_ID=2439365 Business Administrator
  42. https://hhrs.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3758169&type=d&pREC_ID=2439368 Principal
  43. Silakowski, Ian. "AH Council Introduced to New Tri-District Superintendent", Atlantic Highlands Herald, March 2, 2014. Accessed October 13, 2014. "The first new order of business involved Atlantic Highlands Board of Education President Saranne Weimer introducing Susan Compton, the Tri-District Superintendent of Schools for Atlantic Highlands and Highlands Elementary, and Henry Hudson Regional School."
  44. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  45. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/2120.pdf#page=42 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Henry Hudson Regional School District
  46. https://hhrs.tridistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3758199&type=d&pREC_ID=2439390 School Board Members

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