Linden High School is a comprehensive community

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located in Linden in Union County,

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, United States, serving students in ninth through

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s as the lone secondary school of the

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. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,743 students and 146.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1. There were 642 students (36.8% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 151 (8.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Linden High School
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022. Linden High School has been an IB World School since July 2001, offering students the

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History

Linden High School opened for start of the 1910-11 school year, with a graduating class that included three students. The high school had been located in School No. 1 until a standalone high school building opened to students in 1925, with expansions made to the original building in 1931 and 1960. A plaque in the school honors Lida M. Ebbert, who was the school's principal from when it was established in 1910 until she retired in 1952.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 253rd-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. The school had been ranked 326th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 284th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 299th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 293rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

The Linden High School TigersLinden High School
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Union County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,202 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range. Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the

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, which included public high schools in

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, Hudson and Union counties. The football team competes in Division 4 of the Big Central Football Conference, which includes 60 public and private high schools in Hunterdon,

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, Union and

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counties, which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV North for football for 2018–2020. The boys track team won the Group III spring track state championship in 1941. The boys' baseball team won the Group IV state championship in 1979 (against Middletown High School South in the final game of the tournament), and won the Group III title in 1981 (vs.

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) and 1982 (vs.

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). The 1979 team finished the season with an 18-6 record after winning the Group IV title with a 2-1 victory on a run scored in the bottom of the ninth in the championship game against Middletown South. The football team won the North II Group III state sectional title in 1985 and the North II Group V title in 2014. In 2014, the team defeated Elizabeth High School by a score of 27–20 in the tournament final to win the North II Group V championship. The school's rivalry with Union High School, with games played on Thanksgiving Day (or the day before Thanksgiving) for more than 75 years, was listed at 13th on

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's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Union leads the rivalry with a 37–32–5 overall record as of 2017. The boys' bowling team won the overall state championship in 1988 and the Group III title in 2020. The girls' basketball team won the Group IV state title in 1992 (vs.

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), 1993 (vs.

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) and 1994 (vs. Washington Township High School). The 1993 team won the Group IV title with a 71-55 win against East Brunswick in the championship game. The 1994 team won the Group IV title with a 58-52 win against a Washington Township team that came into the championship game undefeated. The boys' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 2000 (defeating

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in the tournament final), 2004 (vs.

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), 2007 (vs. South Brunswick High School), 2014 (vs.

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), 2016 (vs.

) and 2017 (vs. Shawnee High School). Coached by Phil Colicchio, the boys' basketball team won the 2006 North II, Group IV sectional championship with a 64–38 win over Plainfield High School. In 2007, the team won the Group IV NJSIAA state championship, edging

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57–56 in the semifinals and defeating South Brunswick High School 63-54 for the title. The team won the program's fourth Group IV title in 2014 with a 66-53 win against Trenton Central in the finals of the tournament.

Administration

The school's principal is Yelena Horré. Her administration team includes four assistant principals.

Notable alumni

* Tiffany Andrade (born 1985),

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2008. *

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(born 1944, class of 1962), former American football cornerback and safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League. * Jerome A. Cohen (born 1930), professor of law at

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and an expert in Chinese law. * Tamecka Dixon (born 1975, class of 1992), former professional

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player who played in the WNBA for the

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, Houston Comets and Indiana Fever. *

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(born 1974), aka "Main Event" on the

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; one of the original players on the famous AND1–sponsored streetball tours. *

Carolyn Dorin-Ballard Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (born 1964, Linden, New Jersey) is one of the top female ten-pin bowlers in the world. She is a member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (1990–2003 and 2015–present) and has bowled in PBA Tournaments as we ...

(born 1964, class of 1985), one of the top female ten-pin bowlers.Schneider, Jeremy
"The Votes Are In: Who made it to Linden's Mount Rushmore?"
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, July 11, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed February 24, 2020. * Calvin Duncan (born 1961), pastor and retired basketball player. * Stanton T. Friedman (born 1934, class of 1951), nuclear engineer who broke the story of the 1947

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. * Oscar Givens (1922–1967), Negro league baseball infielder in the 1940s who played for the

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. * John T. Hendrickson Jr. (1923–1999), politician who represented the 9th Legislative District from 1982 to 1989. * George Hudak (1935–1996), politician who represented the 20th Legislative District in the

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from 1986 to 1994 and was mayor of Linden from 1983 to 1987. *

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(born 1931), former infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball. *

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(born 1948, Thomas R. R. Schmidt), artist and veteran of the Stonewall riots. *

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(born 1974), actor who won multiple awards for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film ''

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'' * Vincent Obsitnik (born 1938), American diplomat of Slovak descent. * Mike Pringley (born 1976, class of 1994), former

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who played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and San Diego Chargers. *

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(born 1983, class of 2001), actor, singer and choreographer who appeared in the Broadway hit ''

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''. *

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(born 1964, class of 1982), former professional American football running back who played for six seasons in the NFL. * Craig Taylor (born 1966, class of 1984), former

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for three seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. * Chester A. Weidenburner (1913-1985, class of 1931), lawyer and judge who served as

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and as a Judge of the

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. * Muhammad Wilkerson (born 1989, class of 2007),

who played for the New York Jets of the

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Notable faculty

* John J. Fay Jr. (1927–2003), history and economics teacher from member 1958 to 1978, who was elected to the

and the New Jersey Senate.Martin, Douglas
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'', October 29, 2003. Accessed July 7, 2010.

References

External links

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