Jackson Memorial High School
Address
Map
101 Don Connor Boulevard

Jackson Township
,
Ocean County
,
New Jersey
08527

United States
Coordinates40°06′23″N 74°20′48″W / 40.106412°N 74.346623°W / 40.106412; -74.346623
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedSeptember 1963
School districtJackson School District
NCES School ID340774004612[1]
PrincipalKevin DiEugenio
Faculty108.8 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,499 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.8:1[1]
Color(s)  Red
  Black[2]
Athletics conferenceShore Conference[2][3]
Team nameJaguars[2]
Websitewww.jacksonsd.org/Domain/17

Jackson Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Jackson Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, opened in 1963 as part of the Jackson School District. It is the sister high school of Jackson Liberty High School, which opened in late summer 2006.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,499 students and 108.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1. There were 175 students (11.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 58 (3.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

History

Before the high school opened, students living in Jackson Township attended Lakewood High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[4]

Jackson High School first opened in September 1963 with 700 students in grades 7-9, though other district school facilities were used on a temporary basis as the building that housed Jackson Junior-Senior High School wasn't completed and opened to students until the spring of 1964.[5] The school was originally a single, one story building with three wings. Around 1970, a second story was added to one wing. In the 1980s, it was expanded to include the nearby middle school which became known as the Clayton building. The original high school building was known as the memorial building in the early 1990s; later it was renamed the Bernie Reider Hall, for a longtime wrestling coach and former principal. The Fine Arts building, added c. 1993, connects the once separate Clayton building, previously a middle school, and the two-story Bernie Reider Hall.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 115th-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.[6] The school had been ranked 188th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 181st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[7] The magazine ranked the school 216th in the magazine's September 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[8] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 166th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 22 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (80.8%) and language arts literacy (94.1%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[9]

Athletics

The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguars[2] 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.[3][10] The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[11] With 1,186 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.[12] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 893 to 1,296 students.[13]

The school participates in a joint ice hockey team with Point Pleasant Borough High School in which Jackson Liberty High School is the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[14]

Jackson is a powerhouse in many sports and its key rivals are Southern Regional, Toms River South, Toms River North, Toms River East, Brick Memorial and Brick Township.

Baseball
Girls basketball
Boys bowling
Girls bowling
Boys cross country
Girls cross country
Football
Ice hockey
Indoor relay
Boys soccer
Boys spring track
Girls spring track
Boys winter track
Girls winter track
Wrestling

Marching band

The Jackson Memorial Jaguar Band has performed at many events including:

2013 New Year's Day (Tournament of Roses Parade) in Pasadena Presidential Inaugural Parade for George W. Bush, Cherry Blossom Parade: Washington DC, Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade, D-Day Invasion Ceremony: Normandy-France, Hula Bowl Halftime and pregame: Waikiki-Hawaii, 4 Ticker Tape parades for the New York Yankees, 2 Ticker Tape parades for the New York Giants (NFL), Opening Night performance for "42nd Street": Ford Theater-NYC, Opening Night performance for "The Music Man" NYC, Performance at the Funeral of Levon Helm: Woodstock-NY, Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special, Radio City Music Hall: Performance for Dolly Parton

The Jackson Jaguar Marching Band won the USBands Group 6A National Championship Title in 2013 with a score of 96.3, their first national championship. They won first place in the percussion and music category then second in colorguard, general effect, and marching.[44] In 2017, the band won the state title and won the national 6A championship, with a score of 92.375.[45]

Administration

Kevin DiEugenio is the principal of Jackson Memorial High School. His core administration team includes three assistant principals.[46]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Jackson Memorial High School alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Jackson Memorial High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Jackson Memorial High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Shore Conference Realignment for 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, Shore Conference. Accessed November 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Board Sets Up 4-Year High At Lakewood", Asbury Park Press, October 29, 1963. Accessed April 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Dr. David Zweben, president of the Board, said that the change is based on the knowledge that Jackson Township students who now attend the Lakewood junior and senior high schools will attend the new Jackson High School next year. He said that only those Jackson Township students now in the junior class who will be seniors next year will attend Lakewood High School."
  5. ^ Oglesby, Amanda. "Jackson Memorial celebrates 50 years", Asbury Park Press, October 7, 2014. Accessed December 30, 2020. "Fifty years ago, Jackson opened its first high school within the township, giving residents their own high school.... The building's completion drew an end to Jackson's previous educational relationship with Lakewood High School. When it opened its doors in the spring of 1964, its roughly 700 students walked into Jackson Junior Senior High School for the first time, said Bernie Reider, 73, of Jackson, who was a math and science teacher there at the time."
  6. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 22, 2012.
  8. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2010: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  9. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011 Archived August 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 6, 2012.
  10. ^ Member Schools, Shore Conference. Accessed November 15, 2020.
  11. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  12. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  13. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2022–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  14. ^ NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Jackson Memorial baseball's success", Asbury Park Press, June 7, 2014. Accessed May 27, 2016. "Legendary former coach Larry D'Zio Jr.'s 407 career wins are sixth on the Shore's all-time list. D'Zio was the coach when the Jaguars won the Group III state and Ocean County Tournament titles in 1972 and the SCT in 1984."
  16. ^ a b Ocean County baseball season in review 2012
  17. ^ 2015 Ocean County Baseball Tournament homepage
  18. ^ "Langford's 3 -Hitter Helps Jackson Win Baseball Title", Asbury Park Press, June 5, 2020. Accessed December 15, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Behind the three-hit pitching of John Langford, Jackson Township High School yesterday defeated Summit, 2-1, and won the State Group III baseball championship.... Jackson Township wound up its season 22-7 and Summit finished 22-3."
  19. ^ Edelson, Stephen; and Falk, Steven. "NJ baseball: 25 greatest Jersey Shore teams ever, ranked", Asbury Park Pres, June 11, 2020. Accessed December 15, 2020. "20. Jackson Memorial (1972).... They won the NJSIAA Group III championship 2-1 over a Summit team that was led by a sophomore catcher named Willie Wilson, who would go on to be a first-round draft choice of the Kansas City Royals in 1974 and then a star outfielder with the Royals."
  20. ^ Staff. "Jackson Memorial wins Group IV crown", Asbury Park Press, June 7, 2014. Accessed August 16, 2015. "The Jaguars, after not having a base runner for the first 3 1/3 innings, strung together three hits for two runs in the top of the fourth and recorded a 2-0 win. It is Jackson Memorial's first state championship since 1972, when it won Group III under legendary former coach Larry D'Zio Jr., and its second state championship overall."
  21. ^ NJSIAA Baseball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  22. ^ NJSIAA Girls Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  23. ^ LoRe, Michale. "North Hunterdon High School girls basketball team loses to Jackson Memorial in Group 4 final", The Express-Times, March 12, 2012, updated January 3, 2019. Accessed December 15, 2020. "Sure enough, the Lions came back, but just not enough as Hannah Missry's 3-pointer with 10 seconds left propelled Jackson Memorial to a 50-47 victory over North Hunterdon in the NJSIAA Group 4 championship game at Pine Belt Arena on Sunday afternoon."
  24. ^ a b c d e History of NJSIAA Boys Bowling Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 1, 2022.
  25. ^ a b c Witkowski, Wayne. "Jaguars' bowlers win third straight Group IV title", Tri-Town News, March 14, 2013. Accessed August 23, 2015. "I t was no surprise to knowledgeable bowling fans around the Shore that Jackson Memorial High School's boys bowling team would enjoy another great season. Few, however, expected it to be the greatest in school history. The Jaguars not only won the NJSIAA Group IV championship for the third straight year, but they also won their first Shore Conference title since 2002. Their only other Group IV title prior to the current three-peat was in 1976."
  26. ^ a b c History of NJSIAA Girls Bowling Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  27. ^ NJSIAA Boys Cross-Country Meet of Champions Winner (1972-2018), New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  28. ^ NJSIAA Sectional Cross Country Sectional Championship History for Central Jersey Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  29. ^ NJSIAA Girls Cross Country Sectional Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  30. ^ "The final Gannett New Jersey High School Football Top 20", Courier News, December 9, 2000. Accessed December 20, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Jackson, 12-0: 133 points. Last week: No. 2. Nick Castellano scored the winning TD on a 1-yard plunge in overtime, finishing with 121 yards rushing as the Jaguars won their first South Jersey Group IV title with a 21-14 win over Shawnee at Rutgers Stadium."
  31. ^ Benevento, Don. "Jackson stops Cherokee, wins Group 4 crown", Asbury Park Press, December 2, 2001. Accessed December 15, 2020.
  32. ^ Edelson, Stephen. "HS Football: Jersey Shore's greatest teams of the 2000s", Asbury Park Press, November 1, 2016. Accessed December 15, 2020. "2001 Jackson (12-0) While it marked the Jaguars second-straight perfect season, this was the senior-laden team that dominated from start to finish, extending the longest winning streak in the state at the time to 25 games by pummeling South Jersey power Cherokee, 24-0, in the South Group IV championship game."
  33. ^ a b NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  34. ^ Falk, Steven. "Football: A look back at a wild ending between Jackson Memorial and Brick Memorial", Asbury Park Press, December 5, 2015. Accessed December 15, 2020. "Corey Lavin remembers what he told senior fullback Joe Reggio just before the Jackson Memorial offense broke the huddle with three seconds remaining in the NJSIAA Central Group IV championship game against Brick Memorial on Dec. 5, 2005 at then Rutgers Stadium.... On a play that was nowhere near the original play call, Lavin's 4-yard touchdown pass to a leaping and well-covered Reggio as time expired gave Jackson Memorial a dramatic 30-28 win and enabled it to conclude a 12-0 season."
  35. ^ NJSIAA Ice Hockey State Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  36. ^ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  37. ^ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  38. ^ LoGiudice, Daniel. "NJ boys soccer: 30 greatest Jersey Shore teams ever", Asbury Park Press, June 16, 2020. Accessed December 8, 2020. "1990 Jackson (22-1) - Long before Jackson split into two schools, Memorial and Liberty, in 2006, the Jaguars had a dominant squad under head coach Mike Costa. The Jaguars won the Group IV title in their first ever group final by shutting out 12-time champions Kearney 4-0."
  39. ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Girls, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2021.
  40. ^ Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  41. ^ 2010 NJSIAA/Star-Ledger/M-F Athlete Sectional Boys & Girls Track & Field Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 2, 2015.
  42. ^ Girls Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  43. ^ a b History of NJSIAA Wrestling Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2021.
  44. ^ Alexander, Dan. "A Good Weekend at Jackson Memorial", WOBM-FM, November 11, 2013. Accessed September 1, 2015. "It was a great weekend of achievement at Jackson Memorial High School as the Marching Jaguars won the US Bands National Championship and the football team earned the Shore Conference Class A South division title."
  45. ^ Carino, Jerry. "'Countless hours' pay off as Jackson Memorial marching band wins national title", Asbury Park Press, November 6, 2017. Accessed December 24, 2023. "The Jaguars captured the Group 6-A title at the USBands National Championships in Allentown, Pa. That came on the heels of winning the New Jersey state title at Rutgers the week before — an unprecedented double for the Shore Conference’s most decorated band.... This marked the second national title for Jackson Memorial, which also earned one in 2013."
  46. ^ Contact Us, Jackson Memorial High School. Accessed December 24, 2023.
  47. ^ McAvoy, Kevin. "Scotty Cranmer: Back in the Saddle", ESPN. Accessed January 23, 2012. "Shortly after, Scotty walked through the doors of his old high school, Jackson Memorial, and spoke to the students about the importance of setting goals."
  48. ^ Joey DeZart, Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer. Accessed July 25, 2020. "Hometown: Jackson, N.J.... Started his prep career at Jackson Memorial High School, playing just his freshman year with the school's men's soccer team"
  49. ^ Denman, Elliott. "Dream Comes True", Asbury Park Press, February 12, 1988 via Newspapers.com. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Ferry, 21, was a Jackson Memorial High School classmate of Erin Gleason, and a member of the U.S. Olympic bobsled development team."
  50. ^ E. J. Nduka, Sam Houston Bearkats football. Accessed April 25, 2024. "Hometown: Jackson, N.J.; HS / Prev Schools: Memorial HS / Jacksonville"
  51. ^ Miller, Randy. "Flyers goalie prospect Anthony Stolarz grew up in Jackson loving Martin Brodeur", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 10, 2014, updated February 9, 2015. Accessed February 9, 2016. "Basketball coaches used to eye Stolarz up during his two high school years at Jackson Memorial, but while he says he could put on a display dunking, hoops wasn't his sport."
  52. ^ Badders, Bob. "Donovan Catholic Hires Former Manalapan Coach, Rutgers QB Tom Tarver as Head Coach", Shore News Network, February 24, 2016. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Tarver was a star quarterback for Jackson Memorial as a three-year starter during the 1984-1986 seasons. He went 32-7 as a starter for the Jaguars, including leading Jackson to an 8-1 record and the No. 1 ranking in the Shore Conference in 1985."
  53. ^ Zedalis, Joe. "Could former Jackson Memorial star Matt Thaiss get MLB at-bats with Angels in 2017?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 21, 2017. Accessed September 4, 2017.
  54. ^ LaGorce, Tammy. "Music; Thor, With an Electric Hammer", The New York Times, November 27, 2005. Accessed August 22, 2018. "But the frustrating part for Zakk Wylde -- born in Jersey City, raised in Jackson and possessed of a gift for heavy-metal noise that regularly earns him the cover of any magazine with guitar in its title -- is that the six-string inner circle rarely widens.... 'I was in Sayreville at this place called Close Encounters with my buddies in Stone Henge,' a band formed with friends from Jackson Memorial High School in the mid-80's, Mr. Wylde said in a recent phone interview from Columbus, Ohio, where he was touring in support of Mafia (Artemis), a Black Label disc that entered the Billboard Independent Album chart at No. 1 last March."

Sources

External links

Education in Ocean County, New Jersey
Shore Conference (NJSIAA)
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