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in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, in the

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, that opened in 1962 and closed in June 1994. Increasing numbers of students from Old Bridge attending Matawan High School led to double sessions in the 1960-61 school year, with the prospect of triple sessions being necessary as the growing number of students being sent from Old Bridge could swell enrollment even further beyond capacity. The school opened in 1962 as Madison Township High School, serving freshman and sophomores, while those in their junior and senior years continued to attend

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s. Cedar Ridge High School opened in 1968 to help alleviate overcrowding at Madison Central.Haley, John
"Presenting the 50-year history of Old Bridge football (Madison Township/Madison Central, Cedar Ridge, Old Bridge)"
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'', November 28, 2013. Accessed July 26, 2018. "Madison Township High School opened in 1962 with freshmen and sophomores only.... In 1962, juniors and seniors living in Old Bridge attended South River, Matawan, East Brunswick and Keyport high schools... To alleviate the population problem, a second high school in town opened in 1968 - Cedar Ridge."

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opened in September 1994 and was formed from the merger of Cedar Ridge and Madison Central, which were the two existing high schools in Old Bridge Township. The school had an enrollment of 1,210 in the 1990-1991 school year, slightly larger than the student body at Cedar Ridge.

Athletics

The football team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship in 1973, 1987 and 1988. The team had a perfect 11-0 season in 1973, winning the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship. The team finished the 1988 season with an 11-0 record and was ranked 11th in the nation by ''

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'' after winning the Central Jersey Group IV sectional title with a 20-6 win against

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in the championship game. The wrestling team won the Group IV state championship in 1990.

Notable alumni

* Steve Corodemus (born 1952, class of 1970), politician who served in the

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from 1992–2008, where he represented the 11th Legislative District. *

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for

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. *

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(born 1957), president of the

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from 2014 to 2022.Luicci, Lori
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'', May 25, 2017. Accessed October 6, 2019. "The three new members of the Wall of Fame are William Boland (Madison Central Class of 1988), Ted Maines (Madison Central Class of 1976) and Mark Schlissel (Madison Central, Class of 1975). Boland and Maines attended the annual ceremony. Schlissel, who was named the 14th president of the University of Michigan in 2014, was unable to attend."

References

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