Hunterdon Central Regional High School

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Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Address
, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 08822
United States
District information
Grades9th-12th
SuperintendentCharles Michael Shaddow (interim)[1]
Business administratorHeather Spitzer
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment2,486 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Faculty237.6 FTEs[2]
Student–teacher ratio10.5:1[2]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.hcrhs.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
9-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,52326$18,8918.6%
1Budgetary Cost17,5693815,59212.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,557338,8078.5%
6Support Services3,319442,29444.7%
8Administrative Cost1,39891,592−12.2%
10Operations & Maintenance2,290401,95417.2%
13Extracurricular Activities80921873−7.3%
16Median Teacher Salary65,1311771,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[3]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Hunterdon Central High School Logo
Location
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Coordinates40°30′57″N 74°51′10″W / 40.515813°N 74.852882°W / 40.515813; -74.852882
Information
TypePublic
Established1956
NCES School ID340759003006[2]
PrincipalEdward Brandt
Faculty237.6 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,486 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.5:1[2]
Color(s)  Red
  black[4]
Athletics conferenceSkyland Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameRed Devils[4]
PublicationThe Lamp[5]

Hunterdon Central Regional High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school, and regional school district that serves students from five municipalities in east central Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington, Raritan Township and Readington Township attend the school.[6][7][8] It is the district's only school.[9][10][11]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,486 students and 237.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1. There were 276 students (11.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 74 (3.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[12]

District and school history[edit]

The Hunterdon Central Regional High School School District was created by referendum on April 4, 1954, and the high school opened in the former Route 69 Elementary School in September 1956.[13] There were a few impetuses that led to the creation of the district. Before 1956, public school students of the school districts of Delaware, East Amwell and Readington Townships were sent to Flemington High School as tuition students, but these districts had no voice on the Flemington-Raritan Board of Education, which administered the school. Additionally, Flemington High's facilities could no longer support the growing student population, nor could its plant support the offering of a more broad-based curriculum that was becoming standard among American high schools in the post-WWII era.[14] A statute passed by the New Jersey Legislature in 1931 permitted two or more municipalities to create regionalized school districts so that all member municipalities had representation and authority as members of a regional board of education, as well as the benefit of being able to pool tax resources and share the cost of running a school district.[15]

When the new HCRHS Board of Education purchased the Route 69 elementary school, its facilities were expanded to accommodate 1,000 students with the passage of a bond act in December 1954. The Board selected Robert Shoff to be the district's first superintendent. When the school opened in 1956 most of the program and faculty from the former Flemington High School was transported to the new school and district.[14]

Throughout the 1960s, HCRHS expanded its curriculum to offer vocational training, work force and college education. The new facilities allowed for a more varied curriculum including an expanded world languages program, agricultural education programs, a music and performing arts program (curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular) and continuing expansion of the Red Devils athletic program.[16] Additionally, the physical plant was expanded in 1962 and then again in a massive expansion begun in 1969. By 1970 the campus consisted of the 9/10 building, the 11/12 building, a separate Instructional Media Center (library), a fieldhouse and separate fine arts building. Connecting all of these buildings to one another was a covered walkway to shield students from the elements when passing from class to class.[16]

In 1974, radio station WCVH-FM 90.5 began broadcasting from the campus of Hunterdon Central, and it was the first NJ radio station to be part of the National Public Radio network. WCVH still features student programming as well as programs of local interest.[17]

Since 1987 Hunterdon Central has had the word "Regional" as an official part of its name. Prior to that it was known as Hunterdon Central High School. Other plant renovations occurred in the 1980s, and in 1984 lights were installed on the football field.[18]

In the 1990s Hunterdon Central embarked upon massive upgrades to the facility and infrastructure. Former superintendent Raymond Farley committed the district to embracing educational technology, and to this day the high school is known for embracing the use of technology as a tool of learning and education. In the late 1990s, the 11/12 building was expanded with the addition of 34 classrooms and the Commons. Elevators were also added to the 9/10 campus as the result of a lawsuit filed against the district by student who used a wheelchair and was unable to navigate all parts of that campus.[16] In this decade WCVH moved to its present location in the newly renovated and expanded Communications Building (formerly the Fine Arts Building), and HCTV, Hunterdon Central's own cable television station, began broadcasting.[16]

The 2000s saw the most recent expansion of the Hunterdon Central facilities with the addition of 23 new classrooms, a gymnasium and the complete renovation of all 47 classrooms in the 9/10 building. Air conditioning was also installed in the 9/10 building and athletic fields received upgrades.[19] HCRHS also began random drug testing of students participating in athletics, co-curricular activities, extra-curricular activities and parking on campus. This was in response to indications that there was a dangerous level of drug use among students at HCRHS, including more than 30% who had indicated in surveys that they had used drugs in the previous year and 27 students who had tested positive after undergoing drug tests that had been performed based on reasonable suspicion that the students had been using drugs.[20] Through this program the district attempts to get help and assistance to students who test positive for illegal drugs, as well as to further its commitment to anti-drug education. Some students and parent accepted the testing as a reasonable way to deter students from using drugs and participating in unhealthy lifestyles. The policy was challenged by members of the community and students who believed that it was unjustified and invaded student privacy, eventually taking the case to the Supreme Court of New Jersey. In Joye, et al. v Hunterdon Central HCRHS was found not to be in violation of a student's right to be free from search and seizure, but the court did not comment on the merits of the random drug testing policy. All HCRHS students wishing to participate in any of these activities, or to park on campus, must submit their names to the random drug testing pool. Other schools in the state and region have adopted policies similar to Hunterdon Central's.[20]

Technology plays an important role in instruction at Hunterdon Central and its use in the classroom continues to grow. Teachers are required to use services such as Moodle, Wikispaces or Google Sites to maintain resources and materials for the courses that they teach. In March 2012 the district fully opened its bring your own device (BYOD) program to students, faculty and staff.[21] In the Spring of 2013 work was completed on a second pedestrian bridge over the creek that separates the 11/12 campus from the rest of the buildings at Hunterdon Central. This was a welcome addition to the school as the existing pedestrian bridge often became bottle necked during passing times.[22]

In December 2015, Sireen Hashem, a former history teacher at Hunterdon Central, made international news when she filed a lawsuit against her former employer alleging that the school discriminated against her as a Muslim American and American of Palestinian descent. In part, the suit alleges that Hashen was fired in April 2015 after the school received complaints from a "local rabbi and several parents" that Hashen had shown her class a video on the subject of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, a video a non-Muslim colleague had allegedly shown a different class without incident.[23][24][25][26]

Awards, recognition and rankings[edit]

For the 1997–98 school year, Hunterdon Central Regional High School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve, is awarded for excellence in instructional delivery and educational environment. In 2002, Hunterdon Central was awarded the Blue Ribbon School award for the second time, one of a limited number of schools across the state to be recognized on two separate occasions.[27]

The school was the first in the State of New Jersey to be designated as a Star School by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, and has been recognized with this award three times, in 1993–94,[28] 1994–95,[29] and 1997–98.[30]

The school was the 44th-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.[31] The school had been ranked 84th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 85th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[32] The magazine ranked the school 62nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[33] The school was ranked 57th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[34] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 81st out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 4 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[35]

For the 2005–06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Books Breaking Barriers: The ESL Literature Circle" World Languages program at Hunterdon Central Regional High School.[36]

In a February 2004 radio address, President George W. Bush credited random drug testing at Hunterdon Central as resulting in significant cuts in drug use and quoted the school's principal as saying that the school now had "a tool that was making a large difference", cutting drug use by students in half in the three years since the random selection and testing plan had been implemented.[37][38] On December 11, 2007, President Bush thanked Hunterdon Central for "feeling as passionate as we do and working as hard as we do" at a meeting with Principal Christine Steffner and Superintendent Lisa Brady at the White House as part of a round table discussion with other individuals who have been active in programs that cut drug use by teens.[39][40]

In 2011, the FIRST Robotics Competition Team 3637 was awarded the Rookie Inspiration Award and in 2012 made it to the MAR Regional Championships.

School facilities[edit]

Hunterdon Central has a 72-acre (290,000 m2) campus that consists of two large classroom buildings (9/10 campus and 11/12 campus), a centrally located library called the Instructional Media Center (IMC), a Music building, a Communications Building and a Field House which can accommodate 2000 people. Its Auditorium can hold 900 people and its Little Theatre can seat 280. Its athletic facilities consist of the Stewart Athletic Complex in addition to other playing fields, and tennis courts, throughout the campus.[41]

Administration[edit]

District and school administration members include:[42][43]

District
  • Charles Michael Shaddow, interim superintendent; appointed in March 2024 to succeed Jeffrey Moore[1]
  • Heather Spitzer, business administrator and board secretary

The school's principal is Edward Brandt. His core administration team includes four vice principals, one for each grade.[42]

Board of education[edit]

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][45] Seats on the board of education are allocated based in the population of the five constituent municipalities who participate in the school district, with three members elected from both Raritan and Readington Townships, and one each from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township and the Borough of Flemington. All Board of Education Members serve as volunteers.[46]

Members of the 2024 Board of Education are President Caine Fowler (Delaware Township), Vice President Sue Duggan (Raritan Township), Lori Blutfield (Readington), Sandra Gong (Raritan Township), Dorothea Kellogg (East Amwell), Noelle O'Donnell (Flemington), Rebecca Petersen (Raritan Township), Jerry Rymer (Raritan Township) and Lisa Santangelo (Readington).[46]

Staff[edit]

The faculty are divided among eight academic departments: English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, World Language, Business/Fine Arts/Music/Design Technology, Health and Physical Education & Family and Consumer Sciences, and Special Services.

Academics and curriculum[edit]

Hunterdon Central offers a broad curriculum that consists of the core required courses for graduation as legislated by the State of New Jersey. In addition, it offers students electives in each academic department, including Advanced Placement and honors courses.[47] The Program of Studies provides details on graduation requirements and individual course curriculum for students attending Hunterdon Central.[48]

Extracurricular activities[edit]

Extracurricular activities at the high school include baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' bowling, cheerleading, boys' and girls' cross country, boys' and girls' fencing, field hockey, football, boys' and girls' golf, gymnastics, boys' and girls' lacrosse, ice hockey, boys' and girls' soccer, softball, boys' and girls' swimming, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track and winter track, boys' and girls' volleyball, color guard, and wrestling. Other activities offered include dramatics, student government, publications, service organizations, clubs, marching band and orchestra, an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, a chapter of the Junior Statesmen of America, a chapter of Amnesty International, a chapter of Future Business Leaders of America, choral programs, and a FIRST Robotics Competition Team (Team 3637).

The Marching Band, or Marching Red Devils has won awards in state, regional and all-state competitions. In their 2006 show, The Blueprint, they were ranked 1st in the Central Jersey area, 3rd in the state, and 5th in the northeast. Between the 2006 and 2007 season the band made several performances in Florence, Italy, and Salzburg, Austria. The 2008 program took 2nd place at the USSBA NJ state championships. In prior years, the MRD have won two state titles, tied for first in the northeast.

The Marching Red Devils season continues through the winter, however, with indoor color guard and former percussion ensemble, known collectively as "MRDi". The Indoor Percussion Ensemble performed in the MAPS circuit until their last season in the beginning of 2016. Their season ran from early November to late April. The Indoor colorguard, formed recently in the late 2000s, has competed in the NJA, USBands, and MAIN circuits. The Junior Varsity team claimed the championship title in the Scholastic Novice class in 2016, and also in 2017 with an undefeated season. Their season also runs from November to April.

The school's radio station, 90.5 FM WCVH, features current country music. The call letters stand for "Community Voice of Hunterdon (county)". The signal can be heard throughout most of Hunterdon County and portions of Somerset, Mercer, Warren, and Morris Counties in New Jersey and Bucks County in Pennsylvania. WCVH is the only FM station licensed to Flemington, and one of only two FM stations in the county.

Students have the option to take a series of theater classes, Exploring Theater is for the theater novice who hasn't done much in the field and is interested. Theater Studies is for the student who has had experience in all aspects of theater. After Theater Studies, students can take Advanced Theater and then Honors Theater, which grow more rigorous in that order.

In addition to the classes, there are two plays that take place throughout the school year. The 9/10 Play, which takes place in November, and the 11/12 play, which takes place in January. In the 2014–15 school year, Hunterdon Central performed You Can't Take It with You as the 9/10 play, and The House of Blue Leaves as the 11/12 Play. The plays take place in the Little Theater located in the 11/12 Building. In addition to the plays, there is the school's annual musical. The school performed in March 2015, Crazy for You. The musical is performed in the auditorium in the 9/10 building, near the main entrance. There is also the children's play which is rehearsed in the spring and is performed for the children of the sending district elementary schools.

Hunterdon Central Regional High School's crew program allows students to work backstage, building sets, making scenery changes, managing costumes and props. Hunterdon Central has an International Thespian Society Troupe 3035, which meets once every month and is active in the theater community, attending competitions and managing concessions at shows.

Athletics[edit]

Hunterdon Central Regional High School Red Devils[4] compete in the Skyland Conference, which comprises public and private high schools in Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren counties, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[49] With 2,178 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.[50] The football team competes in Division 5B of the Big Central Football Conference, which includes 60 public and private high schools in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren counties, which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location.[51] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 1,315 to 2,466 students.[52]

The NJSIAA recognized the school as Group IV winner of the ShopRite Cup in 2007–08, with first-places finishes in baseball, football, boys lacrosse and girls volleyball; second place in field hockey (tied), boys golf, girls golf and winter track relays and fourth place in gymnastics, plus bonus points for having no disqualifications for the winter and spring seasons.[53] They won again in Group IV in 2010–11, awarded for first-place finishes in softball and boys' golf; second in boys' soccer, football, boys' lacrosse and girls' golf; third in girls' cross country, girls' volleyball (tied) and wrestling (tied), and fourth in boys' fencing, plus bonus points for having no disqualifications for the fall and spring seasons.[54]

The varsity cheerleading team has a long record of success, both within the state of New Jersey and at the national level.[55] The team won 1st place in their division at the 2012 UCA National High School Championships,[56] while the junior varsity ranked third in their division.[57] The team taken the title of New Jersey Group IV State Champion in 09–10, 02–03, 00–01, and 98-99 and took 2nd Place nationally at UCA National High School Finals in 2003 and 2011. The cheerleading team won the NJCDCA Group IV state championship title in 2017. Both Junior Varsity and Varsity took first place at the 2017 UCA High School Cheerleading National Championship.[58]

The football team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 1979, 1998, 1999 and 2006, and repeated in 2007 in North II Group IV and in 2013 in Central Jersey Group V.[59] The team won the program's first playoff-era title in 1979 with a 27-16 win against Matawan Regional High School in the Central Jersey Group IV playoff finals to finish the season with a 10-1 record.[60][61] In 1998, the team finished at 12-0 after winning the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional title with a 42–6 victory over Piscataway High School in the tournament final at Giants Stadium.[62][63] Down 21-14 at the half, the 1999 team roared back to defeat Piscataway by a score of 42-14 in the Central Jersey Group IV final to finish the season at 11-1.[63][64] The team won the 2006 Central Jersey Group IV championship, beating Howell High School, 42–24,[65] and was ranked #2 in Central New Jersey by the Courier News. The 2007 team won the North II, Group IV sectional title, defeating Piscataway High School 23–13 in a game played at Rutgers Stadium.[66][67] The team finished the 2013 season with an 8-4 record after winning the Central Jersey Group V state sectional championship at Rutgers University against Manalapan High School by a score of 21–0, which had come unbeaten into the tournament final.[68]

The girls cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1979, 1994 and 2000.[69] The girls cross country team won the Meet of Champions in 1979, 1993 and 2000; the program's four state team titles are tied for fifth-most in the state.[70]

The wrestling team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional title in 1980-1984, 1987, 1988, 1993-1995, 1997-2000 and 2003, won the North Jersey II Group IV title in 2010, 2011 and 2013, and won the Central Jersey Group V title in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The team won the Group IV state title in 1989[71] The team became a state powerhouse under coach Russell Riegel who won 533 matches with Hunterdon Central.[72] The Hunterdon Central Invitational Wrestling Tournament (HCIWT) is the longest running holiday tournament in the nation.[72]

The baseball team won the Group IV state championship in 1987 (defeating Elizabeth High School in the tournament final), 2008 (vs. North Hunterdon High School), 2009 (vs. Randolph High School), 2016 (vs. Morristown High School) and 2018 (vs. Westfield High School).[73] The team finished the 2018 season with a record of 28-2 after winning the Group IV title with a 7-0 win against Westfield in the tournament final.[74]

The field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship in 1992-1994 and 1996-1998, the team won the North II Group IV title in 2001-2004, 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2019. The team won the Group IV state title in 1993 (defeating runner-up Vernon Township High School in the finals), 1994 (vs. Randolph High School) and 1996 (vs. Vernon Township).[75] In 2007, the field hockey team won the North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 2–1 win over Middletown High School North in the tournament final.[76] The team won the Group IV title in 1996 with a 2-0 win against Vernon Township.[77]

The softball team won the Group IV state championship in 1999 (defeating Paramus High School in the tournament final) and 2011 (vs. Howell High School).[78] The team finished the 1999 season with a 24-4 record after winning the Group IV title in with a 3-2 win against Paramus.[79]

The girls' volleyball team has won the Group IV state championship six times; in 2002 over Westfield High School, in 2006 against East Brunswick High School, in 2007 vs. North Hunterdon High School, in 2014 vs. Ridge High School, 2015 vs. Williamstown High School and 2016 vs. Bridgewater-Raritan High School. In both 2006 and 2007, the team advanced to the finals of the Tournament of Champions, losing in 2006 to Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest and to Immaculate Heart Academy in 2007.[80]

The boys' lacrosse team won the Group IV state championship in 2005 (against runner-up Montclair High School in the tournament final), 2006 (vs. Montclair), 2007 (vs. Montclair) and 2008 (vs. Bridgewater-Raritan High School), becoming the first public school to win four consecutive state titles, and won in 2021 (vs.Southern Regional High School). The program's five state titles are tied for eighth in the state.[81] In 2006, number-three seed Hunterdon Central defeated top-seed Montclair in the Group IV final, by a score of 10–9 in overtime.[82][83] The team won its fourth straight title in 2008 with a 9–8 win against Bridgewater-Raritan in the tournament final, making a fourth-quarter comeback after being down by as many as four goals.[84][85]

The men's foil team captured the state squad title in fencing from 2010 to 2013.[86][87][88][89][90]

The girls swimming team won the Public A state championship in 2014.[91]

The girls' soccer team won the Group IV state title in 2016 (against runner-up Ridge High School in the championship game) and 2019 (vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School).[92]

The boys soccer team finished the 2016 season with a record of 20-1 after winning the Group IV state championship by defeating Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School by a score of 1-0 at Kean University in the tournament final.[93][94]

The ice hockey team won the Public A state championship in 2018 and had won the Monsignor Kelly Cup in 2009.[95] The team finished the 2018 season with a 16-7-3 record after winning the Public A championship game at the Prudential Center by a score of 5-1 against the Woodbridge Township co-op team (comprised of Colonia High School, John F. Kennedy Memorial High School and Woodbridge High School).[96]

Notable alumni[edit]

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  38. ^ Staff. "Drug tests 'help children say no': Random drug testing in schools could give children a way of resisting peer pressure to experiment, according to an anti-drugs campaigner.", BBC News, February 22, 2004. Accessed August 26, 2011. "At Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, New Jersey, pupils are selected randomly by a computer in the school's medical centre and then called out of classes to have their saliva tested. It is reported the scheme has cut drug use by at least half in most year groups, after parents lost a court battle to stop testing when it was first introduced by the school more than three years ago."
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  63. ^ a b "Hunterdon Central ranked ninth in final state Top 20; It wasn't as easy as it was in 1998, but the Red Devils repeated as sectional champs.", Courier News, December 12, 1999. Accessed March 15, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The 1999 season ended the same way '98 did for the Hunterdon Central football team celebrating a Central Jersey Group IV title at Giants Stadium.... The Red Devils, fifth in last year's Gannett New Jersey Top 20 Football Poll with a 12-0 record, finished 1999 with an 11-1 record and a ninth-place spot in the final poll."
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  77. ^ "Hunterdon Central wins Group 4", Courier-Post, November 25, 1996. Accessed December 9, 2020. "Hunterdon Central captured the Group 4 state field hockey title with a 2-0 win over Vernon Sunday. It was Hunterdon Central's third state title in the last four years and overall."
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  79. ^ "No. 1 Immaculate Heart beats Bishop Eustace in Parochial A", Asbury Park Press, June 6, 1999. Accessed November 30, 2020. "Hunterdon Central 3, Paramus 2: Pinch runner Bridget Beck scored on a two-out throwing error in the top of the sixth inning to snap a 2-2 tie as the No. 3 Red Devils (24-4) beat the No. 2 Spartans (29-5) to capture their first Group IV title at Toms River East."
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  83. ^ 2006 Boys' Lacrosse - Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2006.
  84. ^ Kinney, Mike. "Hunterdon Central 10, Bridgewater-Raritan 9", The Star-Ledger, May 30, 2008. Accessed January 2, 2017. "Junior middie Anthony Terranova fired in a goal with 29.9 seconds left to cap a wild comeback that saw Hunterdon Central, No. 5 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, erase that significant deficit to beat unranked Bridgewater-Raritan, 10-9, last night for its fourth consecutive NJSIAA/New Balance Group 4 championship at Johnson Regional in Clark."
  85. ^ Chodan, Melissa. "CN Boys LAX Player Of The Year: Defenses tried but couldn't stop Diehl", Home News Tribune, June 13, 2008. Accessed August 26, 2011. "Despite teams' attempts to cut him off, Diehl still finished with 62 goals and 22 assists as the Red Devils won their fourth consecutive NJSIAA Group IV championship with him in the lineup."
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  87. ^ "Boys' Fencing Foil Squad Capture state championship" Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, March 8, 2010. Accessed August 26, 2011. "Hunterdon Central's Boys' Fencing Foil Squad won the NJSIAA Squad Foil state championship held at North Hunterdon. This is the first state championship for either fencing program."
  88. ^ Karn, Jeff. "Ranney, Hunterdon Central, Ramapo win squad fencing titles", The Star-Ledger, February 27, 2011. Accessed August 26, 2011. "Ranney won its first state title of any kind when it grabbed the épée crown, Hunterdon Central repeated as foil champion and Ramapo continued a long tradition by winning the sabre title at the NJSIAA/Bollinger Squad Championships on Sunday at North Hunterdon in Annandale."
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  96. ^ Frezza, Harry. "Hockey: Hunterdon Central tops Woodbridge Twp. for first Public A title", Courier News, March 6, 2018. Accessed December 9, 2020. "The Red Devils (16-7-3) scored 53 seconds into the game and pressured Woodbridge most of the way as they won their first state title with a 5-1 victory."
  97. ^ Meet Hannah Altman, Point Park University. Accessed May 20, 2023. "Hometown Ringoes, N.J.; High School Hunterdon Central Regional High School"
  98. ^ Staff. "Built Jersey Tough", Inside Jersey, February 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 10, 2011. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Bell, 24, hails from Stanton, a tiny community that neighbors the much larger and more business-oriented Flemington.... In 2002, she left Hunterdon Central High School midway through her sophomore year to enroll at Talent Unlimited, a performing arts school on Manhattan's Upper East Side."
  99. ^ Staff. "Flemington native's book The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus wins national awards", Hunterdon County Democrat, February 6, 2015. Accessed September 5, 2022. "The author is the former Jennifer Fisher of Flemington, a 1978 graduate of Hunterdon Central High School."
  100. ^ "Program Spotlight: How Football Saved Jason Cabinda; From Pop Warner to Linebacker U, how football saved Penn State's Jason Cabinda", Penn State Sports, October 23, 2017. Accessed July 2, 2018. "When the Cabinda family relocated to Flemington, New Jersey, he was a child, life was good.... A three-year letterman and starting linebacker and running back at Hunterdon Central High School, Cabinda put together an impressive high school resume, named a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting services."
  101. ^ "Here’s what we know about N.J. woman who went missing in a California desert", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 13, 2021. Accessed February 23, 2023. "A source close to Cho confirmed that she was raised in Hunterdon County and graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School in 2009."
  102. ^ Campbell, Bob. "Jersey locations paved way for 'Dummy'", The Star-Ledger, September 12, 2003. Accessed August 20, 2007. "His angelic co-star Vera Farmiga is a child of Passaic County and a Hunterdon Central Regional High grad."
  103. ^ Nutt, Bill. "Profile: Danny Federici", Courier News, October 14, 2001. Accessed August 18, 2007. "Ask Flemington-born musician Danny Federici what he finds most satisfying about being a front man, and he replies, 'I got a chance to see what being the boss is all about.'... Federici, a graduate of Hunterdon Central High School, states that teachers have always encouraged his music, although at least one educator told him that he should complete his education if he were to have a career."
  104. ^ Politi, Steve. "How an old N.J. roller rink became the starting line for Winter Olympics glory", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 11, 2022. Accessed February 17, 2022. "Kimi Goetz, a Team USA speedskater from Flemington who is competing in the Beijing Olympics, started her career at Frenchtown Roller Rink as an inline skater.... She again followed her sister after graduating from Hunterdon Central in 2012."
  105. ^ Lovett, Jackie. "Top 10: Local Players at the NFL Combine", New York Jets, February 26, 2016. Accessed May 3, 2016. "Matt Ioannidis, DT; Hometown: Ringoes, NJ; High School: Hunterdon Central Regional"
  106. ^ Cummins, Emily. "Who is the coolest grad? Pick your favorite Hunterdon alum", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 25, 2015. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Republican Marcia Karrow, who now serves as Executive Director of the state Meadowlands Commission, attended Hunterdon County Regional High School, graduating in 1977."
  107. ^ "Tom Keeley - Hunterdon Central High School, 1997 Graduate." Hunterdon County Democrat (Flemington, NJ) August 7, 1997,: NewsBank. Web. October 30, 2009.
  108. ^ Robyn Kenney, USA Field Hockey. Accessed December 20, 2007.
  109. ^ Staff. "Friends of Joey Renda organize poker tournament in Hunterdon to fight multiple sclerosis", Hunterdon County Democrat, September 4, 2012. Accessed August 10, 2014. "Actor/writer/producer Tom Malloy, who graduated from Central in 1993 and now lives in Los Angeles, suggested the charity event to his friends, after he noticed that the most successful charity events in Hollywood were the poker tournaments."
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  112. ^ Brickman, Rachel S. "Central grad is Oscar nominee", The Star-Ledger, January 29, 2009. Accessed January 30, 2011. "The star of Kung Fu Panda 'had to risk failure to live his dream,' said Mark Osborne. The 1988 Hunterdon Central High School graduate, whose dad, Jeff, still lives in Flemington, was one of the film's two directors."
  113. ^ Strauss, Robert. "Driving, and Thriving, in the Dirt", The New York Times, September 24, 2000. Accessed January 26, 2020. "At the time, you couldn't race in New Jersey until you were 18, so Mr. Pauch started on Pennsylvania tracks. But each day he went to Hunterdon Central High, he saw the Flemington track a few hundred yards away and it became his home track for the next couple of decades."
  114. ^ Capitani, Cindy. "Hundreds turn out in rain to support Tim Piazza Foundation", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 16, 2017. Accessed November 4, 2017. "The foundation was started as a way to honor Tim's memory and the goals he had for the future. It hopes to raise $1 million to help college-bound students from Tim's high school alma mater, Hunterdon Central Regional High School."
  115. ^ Michael Steven Pohle Jr., The New York Times. Accessed January 30, 2011. "At Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Raritan Township, N.J., it was easy for Michael Steven Pohle to stand out. He played football, joined the lacrosse team, excelled at science and was considered a model student by his teachers."
  116. ^ Anzidei, Melanie. "Women & Sport: Despite FC Gotham absence, plenty of NJ-grown talent in NWSL playoffs", The Record, October 21, 2022. Accessed April 8, 2023. "Gabby Provenzano, a Hunterdon Central alumna, helped Rutgers reach the NCAA Final Four. The 23-year-old midfielder who hails from Sergeantsville in Hunterdon County is a familiar name for Rutgers Scarlet Knight fans."
  117. ^ Knego, Lauren. "Hunterdon Central's Richardson is the CN Boys Basketball Player of the Year", Courier News, March 25, 2017. Accessed February 28, 2023. "Tucker Richardson has come a long way since scoring a total of four points as a freshman. As Richardson has evolved, the Hunterdon Central High School boys basketball team has evolved along with him."
  118. ^ Sroka, Pamela. "Beyond Geekdom: Reality TV star says show changed life", Courier News, July 18, 2005. Accessed July 2, 2018. "Rubin graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School in 2001."
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  120. ^ Siipola, John. "Hunterdon Central grapplers get gridders sooner than in the past; Sip experiences coincidences", Hunterdon County Democrat, November 25, 2009. Accessed September 3, 2014. "So I checked out Gerhard Schwedes, a 1956 Flemington High School graduate who went on to star at Syracuse and played a couple of years in the AFL."
  121. ^ Kiriluk-Hill, Renée. "Hunterdon Central wrestler Alex Shaffer now star of silver screen in 'Win Win'", Hunterdon County Democrat, March 16, 2011. Accessed August 25, 2012. "Earlier this week Alex was at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Texas. His travel hasn't gotten in the way of schooling; when filming started a year ago the then-sophomore at Hunterdon Central High School stopped attending classes in favor of a tutor."
  122. ^ Frank Snook, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed June 15, 2020. "Born: March 28, 1949 (Age: 71-079d) in Somerville, NJ... High School: Hunterdon Central HS (Flemington, NJ)"
  123. ^ Brian White, Duke Blue Devils men's soccer. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Hometown: Flemington, N.J.; High School: Hunterdon Central Regional"
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