Vailsburg High School

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Vailsburg High School
Address
Vailsburg High School
107 Ivy Street

Newark
,
New Jersey

United States
Coordinates 40°44′16″N74°14′17″W / 40.7377°N 74.2380°W / 40.7377; -74.2380
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Type Public high school
Established1961 (1961)
Closed1988 (1988)
School district Newark Public Schools

Vailsburg High School was a public high school in Vailsburg, Newark, United States. It was established in 1961 and was part of the Newark Public Schools district. It closed as a high school in 1988; the district has since re-purposed the building as a middle school and elementary school. [1]

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The school's student body was 56 percent black in 1975 and 84 percent black by 1979, during the continued white flight in the city through the 1970s. [2]

Athletics

The boys' soccer team won the Group III state championship in 1964 (defeating River Dell High School in the tournament final) and was Group II co-champion in 1981 (with Moorestown High School). [3] The 1964 team had a 12-2-2 record after winning the Group III title following a 2-1 win against River Dell in the championship game. [4]

The boys' basketball team won the Group II state championship in 1972, defeating Ocean City High School in the tournament final. [5]

The boys track team won the Group II spring / outdoor track state championship in 1974. [6]

The girls team won the NJSIAA spring track Group II title in 1978, and won the Group III title in 1981 and 1984. [7]

The girls track team won the indoor relay championship in Group II in 1982 and the Group II title in 1983-1987. The program's six group titles are tied for fifth-most in the state and the string of five consecutive titles from 1983 to 1987 are the second-longest such streak. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Vailsburg High School". Newark Public Schools Historical Preservation Committee. August 6, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ O'dea, Colleen (September 4, 2019). "Newark Before the Comeback: A City Marked by White Flight, Poor Policy". NJ Spotlight. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vailsburg Wins Group 3 Honors; Takes N. J. S. I. A. A. Soccer Title By Downing River Dell Club, 2-1", The Record , November 24, 1964. Accessed March 7, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Unable to capitalize on its many shots, River Dell dropped a 2-1 decision to Vailsburg and with it the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Asoociation Group 3 soccer championship. The game was played yesterday at Brookdale Park.... The new Group 3 champions finished their season with a 12-2-2 record."
  5. ↑ NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ Nussbaum, Debra (September 14, 2003). "In Person; His Inner Child Comes Out to Play". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  10. ↑ Olivier, Bobby (March 27, 2016). "20 years after 'The Score,' Wyclef Jean is just getting started". NJ.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual. 1984. p. 254. Retrieved February 10, 2020. Stephen A. Mikulak, Rep, Woodbridge - Assemblyman Mikulak was born in East Orange Oct. 15, 1948. He was graduated from Vailsburg High School in Newark in 1966.
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