Toms River High School East is a comprehensive four-year public high school, the third high school built in Toms River in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Toms River Regional Schools.
| Toms River High School East | |
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| Address | |
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1225 Raider Way , , 08753 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°58′04″N 74°08′34″W / 39.967813°N 74.14267°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Nothing Greater, Than A Raider" |
| Established | 1979 |
| School district | Toms River Regional Schools |
| NCES School ID | 341623005919[2] |
| Principal | Erin Anders[1] |
| Faculty | 107.8 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,520 (as of 2022–23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.1:1[2] |
| Color(s) | Black gray and Columbia blue[3] |
| Athletics conference | Shore Conference[4] |
| Team name | Raiders[3] |
| Website | www |
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,520 students and 107.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1:1. There were 267 students (17.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 84 (5.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
The school won several awards for its heating system, which utilizes heat generating lighting fixtures. Its school colors are black, gray and Columbia blue (blue was not an original color when HSE started). The school mascot is the Raider.[5] The school day lasts six hours and 20 minutes. The Toms River high school day ends at 1:35 PM, one of the earliest daily closing time of any high schools in New Jersey.[citation needed]
History
editBy 1974, the district was facing split sessions for students, as the district's first and second high schools, Toms River High School South and Toms River High School North, had a total of 4,600 students, nearly 50% above capacity. To address the overcrowding, a March 1975 bond referendum was proposed to raise $15 million—the largest ever in county history—for construction of a third high school, which was rejected by a margin of nearly 1,000 votes.[6][7] Construction was finally approved in a May 1977 referendum authorizing a $10.9 million bond issue to construct the school.[8]
The school opened in September 1979 on a 79-acre (32 ha) site in a building constructed at a cost $10.9 million (equivalent to $45.8 million in 2023).[9] Opened at a time of rising energy prices, the building was designed so that each classroom had only two windows as a means to reduce heat loss through the glass.[10]
Awards, recognition and rankings
editThe school was the 171st-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.[11] The school had been ranked 225th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 239th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[12] The magazine ranked the school 204th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[13] The school was ranked 205th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[14] In 2017, the school became the seventh school in the state to be selected by Character.org as a National School of Character.[15]
Athletics
editThe Toms River High School East Raiders[3] compete in Division A South of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore.[4][16] The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[17] With 1,036 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range.[18] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 890 to 1,298 students.[19]
The school participates as the host school / lead agency in a joint ice hockey team with Toms River High School South. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[20]
The boys' soccer team won the 1985 South Jersey Group IV state sectional championship against Jackson Memorial High School[21] and went on to win the Group IV state title with a 3–1 win against Westfield High School in the championship game to finish the season with a 19-5-1 record.[22][23]
The girls' cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1988 and 1996.[24]
The girls' track team won the Group IV state indoor relay championship in 1990.[25]
The 1997 ice hockey team won the Handchen Cup with a 5–4 win against River Dell High School.[26][27]
The girls' bowling team won the overall state championship in 1997 and won the Group IV title in 2009.[28] The 2009 team won the Group IV title with 2,829 pins, the highest score in the competition, and entered the Tournament of Champions as the top seed, before losing in the semifinals to forth-ranked Keyport High School.[29]
The 2001 baseball team finished the season with a record of 29-2 after winning the Group IV state championship, defeating North Bergen High School by a score of 4–3 in the tournament final.[30][31][32]
The football team won the Shore Conference championships in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2009. The school's major rivalry is with the Mariners of Toms River High School North. Every Thanksgiving weekend, the football teams play in the annual "Battle of Bay Avenue."[33]
The softball team won the 2007 South Jersey Group IV state sectional championship with a 5–2 win over Absegami High School.[34]
Lip Dub videos
editToms River High School East was recognized across the state and even the country for their Lip Dub 1[35] and Lip Dub 2[36] videos. The lip dub videos feature East students lip-syncing and dancing through the halls and campus of the school. The videos were created and produced by the Toms River Regional Schools TV Network and television production class. The students spent roughly three months planning Lip Dub 1, planning camera movement and timing out cues for the students who were lip-syncing in the video. Lip Dub 1 features about 150 students involved in many different sports, clubs and activities at East.
In that same school year, Lip Dub 1 received so much recognition that it inspired students and faculty at East to request a second lip dub be filmed. Lip Dub 2 involved over 400 students and faculty at East and was featured on News 12 New Jersey[37] as well as WOBM.com,[38] a local radio station.
Administration
editThe school's principal is Erin Anders. Her core administration team includes three assistant principals.[1]
Notable alumni
edit- Carolyn Blank (born 1988), retired soccer player who played for Sky Blue FC[39]
- Rachel Bolan (born 1964, class of 1982), bass guitarist of Skid Row and Stone Sour[40][41]
- Danny Clinch (born 1964, class of 1982), photographer and film director[42]
- Ryan Doherty (born 1984), professional beach volleyball player who had been the first seven-foot-tall player in Minor League Baseball history[43]
- Frankie Edgar (born 1981), professional MMA/UFC fighter and former UFC Lightweight Champion[44]
- Brian Geraghty (born 1974), actor who appeared in the film The Hurt Locker and on TV on Boardwalk Empire[45]
- Frank Giannetti (born 1968), defensive tackle who played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts[46]
- Ted Gillen (born 1968), former professional soccer player who led the school soccer team to the 1985 Group IV state championship, and now is an assistant principal at the school and coaches the school's soccer team[47]
- Lori Grifa (class of 1981), attorney who served as head of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs[48]
- Jeff Janiak (born 1976), vocalist of the British punk rock bands Discharge and Broken Bones[49]
- Pavle Jovanovic (born 1977), bronze medal winner in the four-man bobsleigh at the FIBT World Championships 2004 who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin[50]
- Chris Konopka (born 1985), goalkeeper for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer[51]
- Joe Scott (born 1965), college basketball coach[52]
- Daniel Van Pelt (born 1964), politician who represented the 9th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2009, when he resigned after being arrested in connection with Operation Bid Rig[53]
References
edit- ^ a b Chain of Communication / How to Ef ectively Communicate with School Of icials 2022-2023 School Year, Toms River High School East. Accessed November 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e School data for Toms River High School East, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Toms River High School East, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Shore Conference Realignment for 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, Shore Conference. Accessed November 15, 2020.
- ^ Toms River High School East, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 29, 2015.
- ^ "2 Schools Face Split Sessions", Asbury Park Press, December 18, 1974. Accessed April 16, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The two high schools have an enrollment of about 4,600, some 1,500 more than the functional capacities of Toms River High School North and Toms River High School South.... The proposed third high school would be known as Toms River High School East. Voters will be asked to approve a $14,975,000 bond issue for the school at a March 11 referendum."
- ^ "Defeat Seen Delaying School", Asbury Park Press, March 17, 1975. Accessed April 16, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Toms River Regional School Superintendent John Bennett believes defeat of the $15 million school referendum Tuesday means new high school facilities can't be ready until a year after the hoped-for September 1978 opening. Bennett made his comments after the defeat of the largest single school referendum ever offered in Monmouth or Ocean counties.... The vote, with 22 per cent of the district's registered voters casting ballots, was 4,092 to 3,101."
- ^ "Toms River Voters Approve New School", Asbury Park Press, May 15, 1977. Accessed July 2, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Voters in the regional school district approved a third high school yesterday by a 3-to-1 margin, authorizing a $10,947,000 bond issue by a vote of 5,119 to 1,705."
- ^ "New High Schools Greet Students", Asbury Park Press, September 6, 1979. Accessed July 18, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Business teacher Dorothy Lepo (above) points out a typewriter procedure to clerical office student Donna Duckworth, 16, of Ortley Beach on the first day of classes at Toms River High School East. Principal Richard Piscal said things ran smoothly. The opening of the $10.9 million school on a 79-acre tract off Dunedin Street eliminates split sessions in the district's two other high schools."
- ^ McDaniel, Patricia. Soaring Cost of Heating Oil Troubles School Officials", Asbury Park Press, October 28, 1979. Accessed April 16, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Toms River Regional School District serves more than 80,000 residents of four municipalities and has 15 schools, including the new Toms River High School East.... One bright spot in the district's problems with rising costs, however, is that Toms River High School East was designed for fuel efficiency.... The building has only two windows in each classroom and none in the gymnasium as part of a fuel-efficient system designed to hold heat generated by bodies and lights."
- ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 23, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ Rotolo, Chris."Toms River East named National School of Character",Asbury Park Press, May 21, 2017. Accessed November 1, 2020. "In a recent announcement by character.org, Toms River High School East was named a 2017 National School of Character, becoming just the seventh New Jersey High School in 20 years – the organization was founded in 1998 – to be designated as such."
- ^ Member Schools, Shore Conference. Accessed November 15, 2020.
- ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
- ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
- ^ NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
- ^ "CZ's underdog soccer-playin' Toms River East Raiders", Mark Classic, November 23, 2014. Accessed November 10, 2015. "And three of the four wins to capture the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV came via overtime shootout, the last one against standout goalie Chris Gillis and Jackson Memorial in the SJ IV championship at the school I was going to at the time, Ocean County College."
- ^ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ LoGiudice, Daniel. "NJ boys soccer: 30 greatest Jersey Shore teams ever", Asbury Park Press, June 16, 2020. Accessed December 8, 2020. "1985 Toms River East (19-5-1) - Following its northern in-town rivals two years afterwards, Toms River East pulled off a Cinderella run of its own that culminated with a 3-1 triumph over Westfield in the Group IV final, the program's first and only group title."
- ^ NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
- ^ NJSIAA Ice Hockey State Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
- ^ "O'Leary's goal gives TRE a title", Asbury Park Press, March 2, 1997. Accessed January 10, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Sophomore Sean O'Leary scored the game-winning goal to cap Toms River East's comeback, as the Raiders defeated River Dell 5-4 at South Mountain Arena. The win gave Toms River East the first Handchen Cup title in its 14-year history."
- ^ History of NJSIAA Girls Bowling Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
- ^ "Manchester", Asbury Park Press, February 17, 2009. Accessed February 22, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Toms River East was the day's big surprise. After finishing fourth in A South during the regular season, the Raiders led all teams in the tournament with a score of 2,829 and earned the top seed in the Tournament of Champions.... In the final, Manchester faced Keyport, which had just upset top-seeded Toms River East in the other semifinal."
- ^ Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Valiant effort falls short for Bruins", The Hudson Reporter, June 15, 2001. Accessed December 8, 2020. "In the days leading up to last Saturday's NJSIAA Group IV state championship game against Toms River East, North Bergen Head Baseball Coach Brian Boyce was asked how he prepared to face the No. 1 team in the state.... It didn't help that Doherty was staked to a 4-0 lead before his team ever took the field, but the Bruins hung tough from there, losing a tough, yet valiant, 4-3 decision in the state title game at Toms River North High School last Saturday."
- ^ Graham, Tony. "Dohertys control seals 1st title for Raiders", Asbury Park Press, June 10, 2001. Accessed January 5, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "As he prepared to take the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning against North Bergen in yesterday's New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group IV championship game, Toms River East pitcher Ryan Doherty had words of assurance for cnanh Bill Frank.... Doherty, a junior who struck out 10, pitched shutout ball after the third inning against the Bruins (22-9), enabling the Raiders (29-2) to capture their first state title at Toms River North's Ryan Field."
- ^ Clayton, Scott. "Baldaccini's 4 TDs lead East Senior's 188 yards help Raiders to ninth win", Asbury Park Press, November 26, 2004. Accessed December 15, 2011. "'This is the biggest game in my mind that we played all season,' senior linebacker Derrick Egan said of the 'Battle of Bay Avenue.'"
- ^ 2007 Softball - South, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 5, 2007.
- ^ "Toms River East Lip Dub 1". YouTube. Toms River High School East. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.
- ^ "Toms River East Lip Dub 2". Vimeo. Toms River High School East. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "VIDEO: Toms River H.S. East seniors lip-dub". News 12 New Jersey. News 12 NJ. June 14, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Louis, Justin. "Toms River East Gets Really Creative with a "Lip Dub"" (video). WOBM.com. WOBM. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "New Jersey Native Signs with Sky Blue FC", Our Sports Central, December 6, 2010. Accessed August 13, 2023. "After securing four Most Valuable Player Awards and becoming the all-time leading scorer at Toms River High School East, Blank continued her soccer career at West Virginia University."
- ^ Voger, Mark. "Greetings From Sayreville And Toms River", Asbury Park Press, November 1, 2002. Accessed June 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Meanwhile, down the road a piece, Bolan graduated class of '82 from Toms River High School East. 'Barely,' he notes. 'I was never big on school."
- ^ "Graduates of Toms River East remember athlete". Asbury Park Press. June 18, 1982. p. 7.
- ^ Jordan, Chris. "Springsteen photog Danny Clinch focus of 60 Minutes", Asbury Park Press, February 10, 2015. Accessed September 26, 2017. "Clinch, a 1982 graduate of Toms River High School East, studied under Annie Leibowitz and at the New England School of Photography and two programs at the Ansel Adams Workshop in New York City."
- ^ Stump, Scott. "7-Foot-1 Pitcher Cut By Team In Minors Is Next Big Thing In Beach Volleyball", The Post Game, November 19, 2013. Accessed October 12, 2015. "Doherty grew up in baseball-mad Toms River, N.J., home of the two-time Little League World Series champions and a trio of strong high school programs. After starring as a hard-throwing right-handed starter at Toms River High School East, Doherty became an All-Big East closer at Notre Dame in 2004."
- ^ Feitl, Steve. "Back to His Roots: Frank Edgar part of fight card in UFC's return to New Jersey"[permanent dead link], Home News Tribune, November 15, 2007. Accessed December 28, 2007. "After an accomplished wrestling career — one that saw him place twice at states while at Toms River High School East and qualify for nationals all four years as an All-American at Clarion University in Pennsylvania — Edgar chose to train for the combat sport that merges numerous disciplines from wrestling to jiu-jitsu to kickboxing."
- ^ Lagomarsino, Andrew. "Hurt Locker star and N.J. native Brian Geraghty turns 'sociopath' at Tribeca Film Festival" Archived May 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, NewJerseyNewsroom.com, April 28, 2010. Accessed December 15, 2011. "New Jersey native Brian Geraghty, who received acclaim for his performance in the Academy Award winning best picture The Hurt Locker, is showing his versatility as an actor. The 34-year-old Toms River native who graduated from Toms River East High School in 1993 plays an insecure soldier in The Hurt Locker..."
- ^ Frank Giannetti, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed October 12, 2019. "Born: March 14, 1968 (Age: 51-212d) in Toms River, NJ... High School: Toms River East (NJ)"
- ^ Christopher, Chris. "Ted Gillen - Back Where He Belongs" Archived January 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, copy of article from Ocean County Observer, October 30, 2002. "Gillen has been around. He starred at Toms River East, helping the Raiders win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association 1985 Group IV state title."
- ^ Twenty Second Annual Induction Dinner, Toms River Regional Schools, May 5, 2013. Accessed November 22, 2021. "Lori Grifa is a member of the very first graduating class of Toms River High School East, proudly accepting her diploma in 1981."
- ^ Stone, Drew. "The NYHC Chronicles LIVE! Ep. #58 Jeff "JJ" Janiak (Discharge / Broken Bones / Dead Heros"), YouTube, uploaded by stonefilmsnyc, Streamed live on September 9, 2020. Accessed March 26, 2021
- ^ Baldwin, Chris. "Jovanovic gets the call; Dover Township bobsledder makes Olympics on USA 1", Asbury Park Press, December 16, 2001. Accessed June 8, 2021. "Pavle Jovanovic just knew his obsession was one huge leap closer. Jovanovic - a 24-year-old Toms River High School East graduate - has been named to the US Olympic bobsledding team, completing a stunning five-year journey."
- ^ Chris Konopka, Providence Friars. Accessed April 8, 2008.
- ^ Canavan, Tom. "Johnson takes reigns as Princeton coach", Ocean County Observer, April 21, 2007. Accessed June 5, 2007. "The only three-time basketball captain at Princeton, the 32-year-old Johnson replaces Joe Scott, a Toms River High School East graduate who resigned to take the head coaching job at the University of Denver shortly after the Tigers finished in last place."
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2009, p. 264. ISBN 9781577413233. Accessed November 19, 2022. "Assemblyman Van Pelt was born in Elizabeth on Sept. 4, 1964. He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982."