Newark Tech High School is a regional

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located in Newark, that offers

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and academic instruction for students in Essex County, in the

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, serving students in

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through

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s as part of the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools. As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 548 students and 51.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 10.8:1. There were 385 students (70.3% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 87 (15.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Essex County Newark Tech

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. Accessed December 15, 2024. Students are required to abide by the school's uniform / dress code policy.

Awards, recognition and rankings

In 2015, Newark Tech was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of nine public schools, recognized as a

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in the exemplary high performing category by the

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. The school was the 156th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in ''

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'' magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 165th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 204th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the

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, which was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the

(NJSIAA). The school had previously competed in the Mountain Valley Conference before the 2010 realignment. With 593 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range. Colors are purple, silver, and black.

Track and field

As of 2011, the girls' track and field was ranked number 3 in the nation for the Shuttle hurdles relay and the boys 4x400 team competed in the New Balance nationals. Both boys and girls team were successful in the

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track meet, with the boys winning first place in their heat in the 4x400 relay meter dash. The girls spring track team won the Group I state championship in 2011 and 2012.NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles

. Accessed May 1, 2023. In 2012, the girls' track team won their second consecutive Group I outdoor track and field championship with 93 points, more than double the score earned by the second-place team

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which earned 44 points. The girls indoor relay team won the Group I state championship in 2013.

Basketball

Boys

The boys' basketball team won the Group II state championship in 1991 (defeating South River High School in the tournament final)and won the Group II title in 2013 (vs. Burlington County Institute of Technology Medford Campus), 2014 (vs. Camden High School) and 2015 (vs. Camden). The 2013 team won the Group II title with a 56–44 win against Medford Tech in the championship game played at the

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. The team won the Group II title in 2014 with a 48–44 win in the tournament final, overcoming a Camden lead of seven points with eight minutes left to play.

Girls

The girls' basketball team won the North II Group II state sectional championships in 2015, defeating top-seeded Lincoln High School by a score of 47–39 in the tournament final. The NJSIAA considered forcing the team to vacate the sectional title, after finding that two players who had attended a charter school had played on the team, in violation of eligibility rules. The team repeated as North II Group II sectional champion in 2016 with a 40–26 win against

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and won third title in four years in 2018 with an 81–50 victory against Hanover Park High School in the tournament final. The team won the Essex County Tournament for the first time in 2017, defeating West Orange High School with a last-second layup in overtime to win 55–53 in the final. The team went on to repeat as Essex County Tournament Champion in 2018, defeating

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by a score of 71–62.

Administration

The school's principal is Carmen T. Morales.

Reunion

Newark Tech had its first-ever All Alumni Class Reunion at the new gym on April 23, 2011, with alumni from the 1950s and onwards present. A majority of the alumni were from the late 1980s and early 1990s. There were VIP teachers and staff from various decades present as well. The oldest alumni was a 1954 graduate, John Scranton, who was a Print Shop Teacher/Coach in later years. Mr. Scranton as well as other VIPs worked at the old school (Sussex Avenue) and the new school (West Market Street.) A video presentation was done of yearbooks and alumni's private photos. The reunion was a goal of Vandovese "Makepiece" Williams, an English teacher with 42 years at the school who died on January 26, 2011, short of seeing his vision, but his students accomplished his dream with the All Alumni Class Reunion.

Notable alumni

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(born 1988, class of 2007), former gridiron football

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* J'Vonne Parker (born 1982), former

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* Mariah Pérez (born 2000), basketball player and Olympian

References

External links

Newark Tech High SchoolEssex County Vocational Technical Schools
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Statistical data for the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools

Newark Tech Alumni Association
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