Because the administation does an incredible job and the level of teaching is outstanding. It offers many different course options to appeal to the students. Both my children have gotten an excellent education there.
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/09
It offers everything to everyone. Superb academics and sports.
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
This school has everything I was expecting when I moved here. Great variety of courses, many extra curricular activities for all students, teachers who make the difference for my children. The campus is beautiful, too, with a new turf field for athletes. High expectations from parents are met by high
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Posted by a parent on 04/09/08
I think it affords the student if motivated to excel academically and grow into ones self thru athletics and extra curricular activities. It offers a wide range of music and drama, band etc. for those that are pushed and want to be pushed by their parents. I feel any school can reward a student if that
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Posted by a parent on 08/30/07
My 3rd child is ready to go to NHRHS. I have had great experience with my older two at this school.I have one already graduated, did very well. Teachers are on top of everything. I get r regular calls from the teachers on my kids work/offered extra help whenever it is needed. Teachers always returned
... Read more my phone messages. Never a problem in last 5 years. I look forward my next child to be there. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/07/07
I would not recommend this school to anyone. If you have the money to go elsewhere, such as private schools or catholic schools, you should. Everything is so superficial and materialistic. I don't know why someone would pay to go to this school when they come from another town. The sports program is
... Read more pretty good and very competitive but I found that I could never play the sport I truly loved. There isn't any notice about anything at this school, such as play and musical auditions, sport tryouts, cleubs etc. You have to find that all out yourself. The teachers, guidance counselors, and much of the staff at Northern Highlands don't really respond to anything. They don't care about getting the full story, when faced with a situation. This is not a good school. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/27/07
I graduated in 2001 from NHRHS and I remember having 4 amazing teachers in my years there (that's not very many). I asked to take honors courses when I moved there before sophomore year and my counselor asked me to start with regular classes first... so I was bored and getting straight A's. I don't
... Read more remember being pushed to excell, I remember being pushed to graduate and move on. I could've learned a lot more at a school with so many resources and teachers available, but I didn't because of the low level of expectations and motivation. Read less
Posted by a former student on 04/05/05
I have had 2 children graduate from NHRHS in the 90's. This school is far from extraordinary. There are (or were) just a handful of exceptional teachers at Highlands. There are better schools in this state that offer so much more acedemically. This school depends too much on sports to get them noticed.
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Posted by a parent on 09/13/04
Actually, I am not a parent at this school, but I am a 1990 graduate of N.H.R.H.S., and my ratings should reflect these qualities as I remember them and as they might be today. I know when I was a student there, and also in many schools everywhere, one big problem was a threat to the funding of extracurricular
... Read more activities. Beyond obvious things like teacher salaries, etc., extracurricular activities should be the next item on the list of funding needs. I remember that when I was at the school, my parents were going through a divorce, and activities like marching band, color guard, Loch and Quay, and Mr. Ajalat's choir were a great way for me to escape the tension I was dealing with at home. I am sure there are many students now who feel the same way I did then and need these activities. Read less
School Profile for Northern Highlands Regional High School
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HSPA* Test Scores
Grade Level: 11
Test Year: 2008
Northern Highlands Regional High School
Northern Highlands Regional Hsd
New Jersey
* In 2007-2008 New Jersey used the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) to test students in grade 11 in language arts literacy, math and science. The HSPA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Jersey. Students are required to pass the HSPA in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Allendale schools — Northern Highlands Regional High School is located at 298 Hillside Ave, Allendale NJ 07401. 298 Hillside Ave is in the 07401 ZIP code in Allendale, NJ The school district for Northern Highlands Regional High School is the Northern Highlands Regional Hsd. Northern Highlands Regional High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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