Mount Olive High School ensures a competitive learning environment for its students. They expect quality work and give out challenging assignments. If you want your child to be challenged, this is a good school. The majority is middle class/upper middle class area, a majority of white students, not many
... Read more clubs devoted to humanities or english and history subjects, but there are a variety of sports to choose from. Academically, it's great. Socially, it's okay, not very diverse at all though. Read less
Posted by a other on 08/31/09
As I was trying 2 find the best possible school (classes, activites) in a not so stuck up neighborhood I decided to sent my kid to MO. As a parent of two, I love it. they challenge the students and have a wonderful campus.
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Posted by a parent on 08/21/09
As a graduating student in the class of 2009, I can honestly say my high school experience here has been dreadful-to say the least. My freshman year, before the referendum took place, it was a lot of fun. There were not as many rules, but nobody violated the rules that were in place. Everything ran much
... Read more smoother, and it did not feel as though we were locked in a prison. After the referendum, everything went down hill, getting worse and worse each year. The rules are absolutly ridiculous, and no other high school is as crazy as MO. They make everyting a federal case in this school. I do not reccomend sending your child to this school. Go Private or send them to a neighbor school- WM, Mendham, Randolph etc. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/15/09
Excellent school. I came to college extremely prepared, much, much more so than most of my college classmates. Very strong, especially in the History and Language Arts departments. I started at one of the Academies, which was awful, came back, and had a great time.
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Posted by a student on 04/24/08
I actually enjoy Mt. Olive. It is a lot nicer compared ot other schools and is even better with our new renovation. My teachers and friends are all great. MORT has been a great part of my life at the school and so has band.
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Posted by a student on 12/25/07
I love Mt. Olive after the referendum! The principal and teachers a great. Student activities are also amazing. Some of the best programs are the Mount Olive Robotics team in which 2 of my children participated and are now at Cornell and Johns Hopkins and also the band is very good to get involved in.
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Posted by a parent on 12/25/07
Mt. Olive High School is an excellent learning facility. Students and teachers alike make the environment here exciting yet still on task. The rules may be strict and some odd, but the system works and keeps everything running smoothly. This school may be over-pop. but the quality is awesome! First
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Posted by a student on 08/13/07
I am amazed at the level of parent and student participation in the MORT program! What a fantastic opportunity for each and every one of our students. The FIRST Robotics program is a high-level, high-achievement, dedicated, hardworking program. I am astounded by the pride the students show and the amount
... Read more of work they are willing to do. It is amazing what our children can achieve when we let them. Some of the students have taken the challenge to problem-solve, create, conceive, program, build, etc. a robot to accomplish a specific task in 6 weeks to compete world wide! The students and mentors have arose to the occasion and are ready to compete. How could we not be proud of them? Go Mount Olive! Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/27/07
The academic programs in this school are very good and the students really seem to learn a lot each day. There are many music programs including Theory and History, Choruses, Bands, and Ensambles. Every sport under the sun is offered here including soccer, basketball, football, lacrosse, hockey, swimming,
... Read more and even bowling! Parents tend to be involved in extra-curricular activities, but not so much in class, as is common in most high schools. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/18/06
The school is undergoing a major transition (construction of new additions and renovations to the entire campus and I believe the administration and teachers are doing an admirable job of maintaining academics. The future is bright for Mount Olive High, the townspeople support education and understand
... Read more the value it adds to community and young people's lives. Each parent has to instill the importance of learning at home prior to sending the student to school! Read less
* 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.
Student enrollment:
1,375
Students per teacher:
23
Full-time teachers:
59
Number of classrooms:
50
Vocational Education
Accounting, Auto Mechanics, Drafting, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, Word Processing
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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.
Flanders schools — Mount Olive High School is located at 18 Corey Rd, Flanders NJ 07836. 18 Corey Rd is in the 07836 ZIP code in Flanders, NJ The school district for Mount Olive High School is the Mt Olive Township School District. Mount Olive High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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