Madison Central High School (New Jersey)

Last updated

Madison Central High School is a defunct public high school in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, that opened in 1962 and closed in June 1994.

Contents

Increasing numbers of students from Old Bridge attending Matawan High School led to double sessions in the 1960-61 school year, with the prospect of triple sessions being necessary as the growing number of students being sent from Old Bridge could swell enrollment even further beyond capacity. [1] The school opened in 1962 as Madison Township High School, serving freshman and sophomores, while those in their junior and senior years continued to attend East Brunswick High School, Keyport High School, Matawan High School or South River High School as part of sending/receiving relationships. Cedar Ridge High School opened in 1968 to help alleviate overcrowding at Madison Central. [2] Old Bridge High School opened in September 1994 and was formed from the merger of Cedar Ridge and Madison Central, which were the two existing high schools in Old Bridge Township. [3]

The school had an enrollment of 1,210 in the 1990-1991 school year, slightly larger than the student body at Cedar Ridge. [4]

Athletics

The football team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship in 1973, 1987 and 1988. [5] The team had a perfect 11-0 season in 1973, winning the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship. [2] The team finished the 1988 season with an 11-0 record and was ranked 11th in the nation by USA Today after winning the Central Jersey Group IV sectional title with a 20-6 win against Middletown High School South in the championship game. [6] [7]

The wrestling team won the Group IV state championship in 1990. [8]

Notable alumni

Related Research Articles

Matawan Regional High School High school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Matawan Regional High School is a four-year regional public high school located in Aberdeen Township, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Serving students from Aberdeen Township and Matawan, it is one of Monmouth County's largest schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1951. The school mascot is a husky.

The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School is a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school and school district in the eastern United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from the suburban communities of Fair Haven and Rumson, which are situated on a peninsula bounded by the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers and the Atlantic Ocean, in northern Monmouth County, New Jersey. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1940.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hunterdon Central Regional High School</span> School district in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

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, New Jersey, United States. Students hail from Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Flemington, Raritan Township and Readington Township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raritan High School</span> High school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Raritan High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hazlet Township in Monmouth County, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Hazlet Township Public Schools. The school was named after the former community name, Raritan Township, and opened in September 1962 with an enrollment of 778 students, increasing to over 2,300 students by 1979.

Madison High School is a four-year public high school serving students in ninth to twelfth grades in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Madison Public Schools. The school is located in the borough of Madison, and a portion of its property extends into the neighboring borough of Florham Park. Students from Harding Township attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ridge High School</span> High school in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States

Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Bernards Township School District.

Keansburg High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Keansburg, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Keansburg School District. The school is a candidate for accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.

Jackson Memorial High School High school in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States

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, New Jersey, United States, 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lenape High School</span> High school in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

Lenape High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Medford Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It is the oldest of the four high schools that comprise the Lenape Regional High School District, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township. Since opening in 1958, the school has served students from Mount Laurel Township. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1963.

Kingsway Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Kingsway Regional School District. The school serves students from East Greenwich Township, Logan Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township.

Washington Township High School is a four-year public high school located in Washington Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Washington Township Public School District. It is one of the largest public high schools in South Jersey. The school building itself is just over a quarter of a mile long. It is located at 509, 519 and 529 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road.

The Shore Conference is an athletic conference of private and public high schools in the U.S. state of New Jersey, centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The Shore Conference is broken up into six classes based on school size and location. Classes change every two years based upon school size. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Cedar Grove High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the Cedar Grove, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Cedar Grove Schools. "Committed to Excellence" is the school's motto. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1968; The school's accreditation status was extended for seven years in Fall 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Bridge High School</span> High school in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States

Old Bridge High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Old Bridge Township Public Schools. The school is located on County Route 516 in Old Bridge Township, however, it is assigned a Matawan mailing address. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1970.

New Egypt High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Plumsted Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Plumsted Township School District.

Keyport High School High school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Keyport High School is a four-year public high school in Keyport, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, operated as the lone secondary school of the Keyport Public Schools. Students from Union Beach attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Union Beach School System. The existing three-story building was constructed in 1927.

Florence Township Memorial High School High school in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

Florence Township Memorial High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Florence Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Florence Township School District.

Asbury Park High School is a comprehensive, four-year community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades. It is in a landmark building in Asbury Park, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, that was constructed during the New Deal as a model high school campus. It is part of the Asbury Park Public Schools, an Abbott District serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The current school building opened to students in September 1926.

Cedar Creek High School is a public high school in Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District and opened in September 2010. The school's colors are forest green, maroon/burgundy and cream. The school mascot is the pirate.

Cedar Ridge High School is a defunct public high school in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, that opened in 1968 and closed in June 1994.

References

  1. ↑ "3 Sessions Looming in Matawan School", The New York Times , January 25, 1960. Accessed July 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Haley, John. "Presenting the 50-year history of Old Bridge football (Madison Township/Madison Central, Cedar Ridge, Old Bridge)", The Star-Ledger , November 28, 2013. Accessed July 26, 2018. "Madison Township High School opened in 1962 with freshmen and sophomores only.... In 1962, juniors and seniors living in Old Bridge attended South River, Matawan, East Brunswick and Keyport high schools... To alleviate the population problem, a second high school in town opened in 1968 - Cedar Ridge."
  3. ↑ Sargeant, Keith. "7:30 p.m. – A high school sports powerhouse e-merges slowly", Home News Tribune , backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 23, 1999. Accessed July 26, 2018. "When Madison Central and Cedar Ridge merged in September 1994, most observers agreed that the Knights would rule the local sports scene."
  4. ↑ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Old Bridge", The New York Times , April 21, 1991. Accessed July 26, 2018. "Cedar Ridge High has 1,150 students and Madison Central High School has 1,210, allowing the schools to offer a wide variety of advanced placement courses. According to the Dr. Korshalla, the average class scores on state-mandated proficiency tests in reading and mathematics are constantly in the 90th percentile."
  5. ↑ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "School Sports: New Jersey; Wayne Valley Routs Ramapo", The New York Times , December 4, 1988. Accessed December 17, 2020. "Ed Walsh, a senior quarterback, clinched the state scoring crown when he ran twice for touchdowns and propelled the defending champion, Madison Central (11-0), to a 20-6 victory over Middletown South (9-2) in the Central Jersey, Group 4 final in Old Bridge."
  7. ↑ "Year-by-year final football rankings", USA Today , June 20, 200. Accessed January 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 2004 Edition, p. 260. Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC, 2004. ISBN   9781577411871. Accessed October 6, 2019. "Assemblyman Corodemus was born in Newark on Jan. 14, 1952. He graduated from Madison Township High School in 1970 and from Rutgers University in 1974."
  10. ↑ O'Donnell, Chris. "Creator of weekend box office champion 'Deadpool' from NJ", Courier News , January 14, 2016. Accessed July 26, 2018. "Eventually Nicieza was buying copies of Marvel’s Fantastic Four and The Avengers when they were just 12 cents. He set his sights on being a comic book writer after the family moved to Old Bridge and he graduated from now defunct Madison Central High School in 1979."
  11. ↑ Luicci, Lori. "Old Bridge names 3 to Wall of Fame", Courier News , May 25, 2017. Accessed October 6, 2019. "The three new members of the Wall of Fame are William Boland (Madison Central Class of 1988), Ted Maines (Madison Central Class of 1976) and Mark Schlissel (Madison Central, Class of 1975). Boland and Maines attended the annual ceremony. Schlissel, who was named the 14th president of the University of Michigan in 2014, was unable to attend."

Coordinates: 40°25′52″N74°17′47″W / 40.4311°N 74.2963°W / 40.4311; -74.2963

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.