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Line 1: {{short description\|High school in Bergen County, New Jersey, ~~United States~~US}}▼ {{Distinguish\|Fairlawn High School}} ▲{{short description\|High school in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States}} {{Use American English\|date=November 2020}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=April 2021}} Line 7: \| image = Fair Lawn High School Logo.jpg \| imagesize = \| established = September 1943 \| type = [[state school\|Public]] [[Secondary education in the United States\|high school]] \| principal = Paul Gorski \| enrollment = 1,~~531~~624 (as of ~~2019–20~~2022–23)<ref name=NCES/> \| faculty = ~~112~~119.65 [[full-time equivalent\|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/> \| ratio = 13.6:1<ref name=NCES/> \| us_nces_school_id = 340498000410<ref name=NCES/> \| colors = {{Color box\|Crimson}} Crimson and<br/>{{Color box\|Gray}} Gray<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> \| mascot = Captain Cutter<ref>[https://www.fairlawnschools.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=743617&id=1 "Fair Lawn High School New Mascot"], September 20, 2021. Accessed March 24, 2022. "The new Captain Cutter mascot made its debut at Saturday’s Senior Day at Sasso Field! The updated modern design was long overdue and well received by students and families attending the Fair Lawn High School football game against Bergen Tech (which the Cutters won 14-7!)."</ref> ~~\| mascot = Captain Cutter~~ \| teamname = Cutters<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> \| conference = [[Big North Conference (New Jersey)\|Big North Conference]] (general)<br>[[North Jersey Super Football Conference]] (football) Line 26: \| coordinates = {{Coord\|40.93266\|-74.125372\|region:US_type:edu\|display=inline,title}} \| pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Bergen County#USA New Jersey#USA \| newspaper = Crimson Crier<ref>[https://flhs.fairlawnschools.org/page/crimson-crier-newspaper Crimson Crier Newspaper], Fair Lawn High School. Accessed May 8, 2023.</ref> \| yearbook = Crimson Tide<ref>[https://flhs.fairlawnschools.org/page/crimson-tide-yearbook Crimson Tide Yearbooks are for sale!], Fair Lawn High School. Accessed May 8, 2023.</ref> \| information = \| website = {{URL\|~~http~~https://~~www.~~flhs.fairlawnschools.org/}} }} '''Fair Lawn High School''' is a four-year [[comprehensive high school\|comprehensive]] [[state school\|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States\|high school]] serving students in [[ninth grade\|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s, located in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey\|Fair Lawn]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey\|Bergen County]], in the [[~~New~~U.S. ~~Jersey~~state]], ~~United~~of ~~States~~[[New Jersey]], operating as the lone secondary school of the [[Fair Lawn Public Schools]]. As of the ~~2019–20~~2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,~~531~~624 students and ~~112~~119.65 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent\|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.6:1. There were ~~150~~160 students (9.89% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act\|free lunch]] and 4376 (24.87% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404980&ID=340498000410 School data for Fair Lawn High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed ~~April~~February 1, ~~2021~~2024.</ref> ==History== Approved in June 1941, construction of the building was delayed due to [[World War II]] and the challenges it caused in obtaining the materials needed to complete the project. The school, constructed at a cost of $700,000 (equivalent to ${{Inflation\|US\|.700\|1943\|fmt=c\|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year\|US}}), opened in September 1943 with nearly 900 students in seventh through eleventh grades in a building with 29 classrooms and a capacity to serve a maximum enrollment of 1,070 students. Those students from Fair Lawn in twelfth grade who had previously attended [[Hawthorne High School (New Jersey)\|Hawthorne High School]], [[Paterson Central High School]] or [[Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)\|Ridgewood High School]] completed their studies at their receiving school through graduation.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98313128/fair-lawn-high-school-cornerstone/ "Fair Lawn Lays Cornerstone Of School Monday; $700,000 Building, Ready To Open On The 13th, To Be Dedicated; Open To Inspection"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', September 4, 1943. Accessed March 24, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "School and Borough officials of Pair Lawn will loin in the corner stone laying ceremonies of the new $700,000 high school at 2:30 P. M. Monday afternoon. The building will open for business on Sept. 13, fully equipped when children return from their summer vacation.... The sixth, seventh and eighth grades of all grammar schools in the Borough will be transferred to the Junior high school in the new building, thus easing the situation in the district schools, it is thought. For the first year the new high school will have only underclass men since seniors will conclude their high school education at Paterson, Ridgewood, or Hawthorne where they now attend. Construction of the high school, which was authorized by the voters of the school district on June 24, 1941, has been beset my many difficulties. Outbreak of the war threatened the progress of the buildings at many points, and fear that necessary materials and equipment would not be available frequently harassed the Board."</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98313686/look-into-new-fair-lawn-high-school/ "Seats For 1,070 Students In School's 29 Big Rooms; 2-Story Structure Houses Gym, Cafeteria, 900-Seat Auditorium, Specialists' Shops"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', September 4, 1943. Accessed March 24, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The new Fair Lawn High School will have a student capacity of 1,070 in its 29 rooms and its 1,126,000 cubic feet of space. A total of $700,000 in district school bonds were authorized to construct and equip the building. Two stories in height, the high school has a frontage of 412 feet on Burbank Street and a depth of 108 feet on Berdan Avenue."</ref><ref>[https://flhs.fairlawnschools.org/page/how-to-and-more How To And More], Fair Lawn High School. Accessed May 8, 2023. "Fair Lawn High School opened on September 13, 1943, with a student body of nearly 900 and a staff of over 40 teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators. Housing grades 7 through 11 (grade 12 was added the following year), ours was the only high school to be built in the country during World War II. The first class to graduate was the class of 1945, consisting of over 60 residents of Fair Lawn who had transferred in from the high schools in Ridgewood, Paterson, and Hawthorne they had previously attended."</ref> ==Awards, recognition and rankings== For the 1990–91 and 1997-98 school years, Fair Lawn High School received the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program\|National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence]] from the [[United States Department of Education]], the highest honor that an American school can achieve.<ref>Glovin, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110516163535/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22377325.html "Schools Basking In Glow Of Top Award"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', May 28, 1998. Accessed October 26, 2014. "Fair Lawn High School learned recently that it captured its second Blue Ribbon Award this year."</ref><ref ~~name=blueribbon~~>[https://~~www2~~nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/~~programs~~assets/~~nclbbrs~~reports/~~list-1982~~2019/1982_to_2019_nbrs_schools.pdf National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982~~-1983~~ ~~through~~Through ~~1999-2002~~2019 (PDF)], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed ~~May~~September 111, ~~2006~~2024.</ref> In 1998, the school's principal was named the State Principal of the Year by the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association in recognition of her work, which included being the principal of the only public high school in New Jersey (as of that time) to have won two Blue Ribbon Awards for Excellence.<ref>"Principal Of The Year; Fair Lawn Educator Is No. 1 In New Jersey.", ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', August 28, 1998: pL1.</ref> In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools" ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' ranked the school 876th in the nation among participating public high schools and 66th among schools in New Jersey.<ref>Streib, Lauren. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html "America's Best High Schools"], ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', May 6, 2013. Accessed May 9, 2013.</ref> In 2012, Newsweek ranked FLHS in the top 4% of high schools in the nation based on how hard schools challenge their students with Advanced Placement and college level courses. In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by ''[[The Washington Post]]'', the school was ranked 58th in New Jersey and 1,691st nationwide.<ref>[[Jay Mathews\|Mathews, Jay]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120318225630/http://apps.washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge/schools/2011/list/new-jersey-schools/fair-lawn-fair-lawn-nj/ "The High School Challenge 2011: Fair Lawn High School"], ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Accessed August 21, 2011.</ref> In ''[[Newsweek]]'s'' May 22, 2007, issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Fair Lawn High School was listed in 808th place, the 19th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=State&count=1257&search=&start=700&limit=100&year=2007& "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523055916/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=State&count=1257&search=&start=700&limit=100&year=2007& \|date=May 23, 2007 }}, ''[[Newsweek]]'', May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.</ref> The school was the 70th-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.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-schools-alphabetical-list.html "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.</ref> The school had been ranked 65th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 76th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012.</ref> The magazine ranked the school 81st in 2008 out of 316 schools.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-high-schools-2010.html "2010 Top High Schools"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2010. Accessed March 7, 2011.</ref> The school was ranked 62nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.<ref>[http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.</ref> Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 72nd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 7 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (89.3%) and language arts literacy (96.8%) components of the [[High School Proficiency Assessment]] (HSPA).<ref>[https://archive.today/20120913002128/http://www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=0498000410 New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011], Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 27, 2012.</ref> ~~The school musical is regularly nominated for both the [[Paper Mill Playhouse]] Rising Star Awards as well as Helen Hayes' Metropolitan High School Theatre Awards.~~ In 2008, the Fair Lawn High School Destination Imagination team won the New Jersey Affiliate Finals for the first time in school history. The team competed in the Obstacles, Of Course Challenge.{{citation needed\|date=November 2015}} ~~==Curriculum==~~ The school offers numerous classes of various levels, including an extensive [[Advanced Placement]] (AP) program. Students consistently perform above the state average on the [[High School Proficiency Assessment]] (HSPA) and [[SAT]]. [[Mandarin Chinese]] language instruction was introduced in 2007 in the Fair Lawn Public Schools district. ==Clubs== Line 54 ⟶ 52: The Fair Lawn High School musical won a Rising Star Award for Best overall production in 2004 for their production of ''[[Company (musical)\|Company]]''. In 2009, the school also received the Metropolitan High School Theatre Award for their production of ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]''. On November 11, 2006, the Fair Lawn High School Marching Band and Color Guard won the Class IV national championship in percussion at the 2006 United States National Marching Band Championships held in [[Annapolis, Maryland]], at the [[Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium]]. The color guard also placed fourth. The team finished third overall in Group IV with a score of 94.225.<ref>[http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDIzMDgz Fair Lawn band, color guard excel in national competition], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', November 19, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.marchingbandplanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=32 USSBA National Championship Titles] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503214323/http://www.marchingbandplanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=32 \|date=May 3, 2007 }}, [[United States Scholastic Band Association]] (USSBA) press release dated November 14, 2006.</ref> Both Junior and Senior Math Leagues do well in state and national competitions. The Senior Math League swept the Bergen County Math League earning the first, second, and third place individual scores in 1999-2000. Other successful teams include the Chemistry League, Academic Decathlon, Debate Team, and Computer League. Line 64 ⟶ 62: The Student Government is a large part of all student activities and is at the base of many school-sponsored events. ==Marching ~~Band~~band== The Fair Lawn High School Marching Band placed third at the United States National Marching Band Championships in Annapolis, Maryland in 2006, winning Best Percussion.<ref>Putrino, Tracey A. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98315035/fair-lawn-high-school-marching-band/ "Marching band caps off winning season"], ''Community News'', November 22, 2006. Accessed March 24, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The Cutters won the national championship in percussion and finished third overall in Group IV in the United States National Marching Band Championships in Annapolis, Md. It was the first year for the competition, which included 50 bands that were invited to participate."</ref> ~~{{unreferenced section\|date=June 2018}}~~ ~~The Fair Lawn High School Marching Band placed third in Nationals in Annapolis, Maryland in 2006, winning Best Percussion. In 2007, they placed fifth in Nationals in Baltimore Maryland.~~ Some past shows include: Bound, Beyond the Periphery, Hypnotize, Passages, The Best Way Out is Always Through, Cascades: A Series of Stages, Festival of Lights, A New Century Dawn, Perspectives, and An American Portrait. ~~Hypnotize is an original composition by musician Alex Knox. "Hypnotize," earned 13th place at National Championships in Baltimore, Maryland.~~ ~~The 2009 show "Passages" got 13th place at Nationals, as well, in Annapolis, Maryland.~~ In 2010 their show was entitled "Beyond the Periphery"and they were the number one marching band in Bergen County for the third year. They placed eighth (over all) and first place for percussion at Nationals in Annapolis, Maryland. ~~The 2011 show, "Bound," placed 5th Place at the USSBA National Championships at Annapolis, Maryland. For the second year in a row the band won the "Best Overall Percussion" award.~~ ~~The 2012 show, titled "Relic" placed fourth at National Championships at Metlife stadium, getting second place in Percussion and Music.~~ ~~The 2013 show, entitled "Mirage" placed 8th in Group Three Open, coming in Third in Percussion and Sixth in Color Guard.~~ ~~The 2014 show, entitled "Return of the King" competed in Group Three Open and won the Dinkles Award.~~ ~~The 2015 show, "What If?", placed 2nd in Group Two Open, coming in first for music and earning The Cadets Award of Excellence.~~ ==Athletics== The Fair Lawn High School Cutters<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/fair-lawn-high-school Fair Lawn High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> compete in the [[Big North Conference (New Jersey)\|Big North Conference]], which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and [[Passaic County, New Jersey\|Passaic]] counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> On an interim basis, the school competed in the [[North Jersey Tri-County Conference]] for the 2009-10 season.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724142847/http://www.njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/09leagueaffiliations.pdf New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League Memberships – 2009-2010], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 24, 2011. Accessed October 25, 2014.</ref> Prior to the realignment, the school participated in the [[North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League]] (NBIL/NBIAL).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724142847/http://www.njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/09leagueaffiliations.pdf New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League Memberships – 2009-2010], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 24, 2011. Accessed December 15, 2014.</ref> With 1,102 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.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref> The football team competes in the Ivy White division of the [[North Jersey Super Football Conference]], which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league.<ref>Cooper, Darren. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/darren-cooper/2020/07/23/nj-football-analyzing-new-super-football-conference-2020-schedule/5496440002/ "Here's what we know about the new Super Football Conference 2020 schedule"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference (SFC) is a 112-team group, the largest high school football-only conference in America, and is comprised of teams from five different counties."</ref><ref>Cooper, Darren. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2020/07/23/super-football-conference-revised-schedules-2020-regular-season/5494017002/ "NJ football: Super Football Conference revised schedules for 2020 regular season"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference has 112 teams that will play across 20 divisions."</ref> The football team is one of the 12 programs assigned to the two Ivy divisions starting in 2020, which are intended to allow weaker programs ineligible for playoff participation to compete primarily against each other.<ref>Cooper, Darren. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2019/05/01/super-football-conference-nj-adds-ivy-division-struggling-programs/3634762002/ "Super Football Conference creating 'Ivy Division' for struggling programs"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', May 1, 2019. Accessed March 24, 2021. "Seeking to restore participation and enthusiasm to high school football programs that have struggled to compete consistently, the Super Football Conference announced plans to start a 12-team 'Ivy Division' in the 2020 season. Teams that compete in the 'Ivy Division' will play exclusively against each other and won't participate in the NJISAA football playoffs.... Twelve schools from Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Morris counties have applied to compete in the Ivy Division: Bergen Tech, Cliffside Park, Dickinson, Fair Lawn, Ferris, Memorial, Dover, Dwight-Morrow, Fort Lee, Glen Ridge, Marist and Tenafly."</ref> The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV North for football for ~~2018–2020~~2024–2026, which included schools with 893 to 1,315 students.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/~~2020~~2024-1008/football-~~classifications~~2024-~~2018-2020~~2026.pdf NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications ~~2018–2020~~2024–2026], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], ~~finalized~~updated ~~August~~September ~~2019~~2024. Accessed ~~October~~September 201, ~~2020~~2024.</ref> The school participates as the host school / lead agency for a joint ice hockey team with [[Bergenfield High School]] and [[Dumont High School]]. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/winter-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref> Line 93 ⟶ 72: Teams marked with an asterisk (), although they officially compete and score as separate teams, usually have their events and practices with each other. Depending on the sport, there is at most a Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman team. Some sports do not have all three levels.<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> '''Fall sports teams''': Cheerleading, Cross country (boys/girls), Football, Soccer (boys/girls), Tennis (girls), and Volleyball (girls) '''Winter sports teams''': Cheerleading, Basketball (boys/girls), Bowling (boys/girls), Ice hockey, Swimming (boys/girls), Track (boys/girls), Wrestling and Fencing (boys/girls), Dance '''Spring sports teams''': Baseball (boys), Softball (girls), Track (boys/girls), Tennis (boys), Lacrosse (boys/girls), Volleyball (boys) The girls volleyball team won the Group IV state championship in 1985 (against runner-up [[Hackensack High School]] in the final match), 1989 (vs. [[Paramus Catholic High School]]) and 1997 (vs. [[Immaculate Heart Academy]]), and in Group III in 2007 (vs. [[West Morris Mendham High School]]).<ref name=NJSIAAGirlsVolleyball>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/~~2020~~2021-12/1921-volleyball-history.pdf NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed ~~December~~May 1, ~~2020~~2023.</ref> The 1985 team won the Group IV title with a ~~15-9~~15–9, ~~15-9~~15–9 win against a Hackensack team that came into the finals undefeated.<ref>Michnowski, Brian. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/494787846/ "Fair Lawn, Park Ridge, OT follow Secaucus lead"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', November 25, 1985. Accessed January 27, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Bergen County tournament champion Hackensack entered its Group 4 final with a record of 22-0, prompting coach Frank Bernardo to call the 1985 Comets "the best team I've ever had" in his eight years with them. Fair Lawn might also have had its finest squad in years, however, and the team scored a 15-9, 15-9 upset of Hackensack Saturday night behind the spiking of senior captain Elke Voigt."</ref> Entering the 2007 Group III tournament as the 11th seed, the team won the final match in three sets against West Morris Mendham.<ref>Kensik, Edward. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/499972260/ "Eleventh-seeded Cutters take state title"], ''Community News'', November 14, 2007. Accessed December 29, 2020, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Fair Lawn senior Cindy Okereke clutched the Group 3 state championship trophy on Saturday after the Lady Cutters won the high school volleyball title at William Paterson University.... Okereke had eight kills to lead the Lady Cutters as they defeated Mendham in three games, 20-25, 25-14 and 25-12.... Fair Lawn (22-8) was the 11th seed in the Group 3 bracket while Mendham was the fifth seed."</ref> The wrestling team won the North I Group IV state sectional title in 1987-1990, 1992, 2000 and 2001.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-wrestling-~~history~~history_0.pdf NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref> The boys wrestling team was started in 1947 by Frank Bennett (who also founded [[Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey\|Washington Township's]] (now [[Warren Hills High School]]) wrestling program and has been inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame). The 1987 Fair Lawn High School wrestling team has been recognized as the best team in Bergen County for the 1980s decade.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}} The boys volleyball team won the state championship in 1995 (defeating [[Bridgewater-Raritan High School]] in the final match of the tournament), 2011 (vs. [[Southern Regional High School]]) and 2012 (vs. Southern Regional). The program's three state titles are tied for fourth-most in the state.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-volleyball-history.pdf NJSIAA Boys Volleyball State History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref> The boys volleyball team won its first-ever NJSIAA state championship in 1995, finishing with a ~~25-1~~25–1 record. The No. 2 seeded Cutters defeated No. 1 and previously undefeated Bridgewater-Raritan High School, in Bridgewater, ~~2-1~~2–1 (~~15-13~~15–13, ~~13-15~~13–15, ~~15-13~~15–13), making it the first North Jersey team to ever win the state title. The 2011 team was top-ranked in the state by ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' and won the state title, defeating [[Southern Regional High School]] in straight sets by scores of ~~25-17~~25–17 and ~~25-23~~25–23.<ref>Hageny, John Christian. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysvolleyball/index.ssf/2011/06/nj_boys_volleyball_fair_lawn_wins_state_championship_expanded_coverage.html "NJ Boys Volleyball: Fair Lawn wins state championship"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 10, 2011. Accessed June 13, 2011. "Nugent elevated his body and his game, putting on an aerial show with 18 kills, including 10 in the second set, as Fair Lawn, No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, capped a dominating season with a ~~25-17~~25–17, ~~25-23~~25–23 victory over No. 6 Southern to seize the 2011 NJSIAA state title Thursday at South Brunswick High.... A quick one-ball from Toron to Colomier sealed the second set, the season and the title for Fair Lawn, which wins its second state title in school history, having defeated Bridgewater-Raritan in 1995."</ref> The ice hockey team won the McMullen Cup in 2003.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/20-ice-hockey-history.pdf NJSIAA Ice Hockey State Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref> Since the ice hockey team's inception in 2001, they have compiled an overall record of 152-72-27{{when\|date=June 2018}}. They have qualified for the state playoffs in every single season and in 2008 they were the #1 ranked public school in the state of New Jersey.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}} The boys tennis team won the 2007 North I, Group III state sectional championship with a ~~3-2~~3–2 win over [[Ramapo High School (New Jersey)\|Ramapo High School]].<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=216953&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Boys Tennis - North I, Group III], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed June 6, 2007.</ref> ==Administration== The school's principal is{{when\|date=September 2024}} Paul Gorski. His administration team includes a vice principal, two assistant principals and the athletic director.<ref>[https://~~www.~~flhs.fairlawnschools.org/~~apps~~o/~~staff~~flhs/page/principals-message Principal's ~~Staff~~Message], Fair Lawn High School. Accessed ~~January~~May 108, ~~2021~~2023.</ref> ==Notable alumni== {{~~Cat~~Category see also\|Fair Lawn High School alumni}} * [[Tom Acker]] (1930–2021, class of 1948), ~~former~~ [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) [[pitcher]] who played for the [[Cincinnati Reds]].<ref>Schwartz, Paul. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/01/10/former-mlb-pitcher-tom-acker-fair-lawn-nj-dies-90/6589266002/ "Tom Acker, former Major League pitcher and Bergen County legend, dies at age 90"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', January 10, 2021. Accessed January 10. 2021. "Tom Acker's senior baseball season at Fair Lawn High School in 1948 was extraordinary. He pitched 63 innings, tallying a 9-0 record with 102 strikeouts, 22 hits allowed and five walks."</ref> * [[Ian Axel]] (born 1985, class of 2003), singer-songwriter, pianist and member of [[A Great Big World]].<ref>[[Tris McCall\|McCall, Tris]]. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/05/ian_axels_new_year_is_an_impre.html "Ian Axel's 'New Year' is an impressive debut"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 20, 2011. Accessed July 21, 2011. "Axel, who grew up in Bergen County and graduated from Fair Lawn High School, isn't a showy pianist. He doesn't take lengthy solos or call attention to his considerable technique.... Ian Axel, who grew up in Fair Lawn, makes his Bowery Ballroom debut on Tuesday."</ref> * [[Anthony Campanile]] (born 1982, class of 2001), ~~current linebackers coach for the~~ [[~~Miami~~National ~~Dolphins~~Football League]], ~~former~~(NFL) ~~linebackers coach at~~and [[~~Michigan Wolverines~~College football\|~~Michigan]],~~NCAA ~~defensive backs coach at [[Boston College~~football]] ~~and tight ends~~positional coach ~~for [[Rutgers University]]~~, who coached the Fair Lawn HS football team in 2006.<ref>Borden, Sam. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150328174049/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-46949999.html "Fair Lawn: Up For Challenge"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', September 11, 2001. Accessed October 26, 2014. "The wiry senior will be reprising the role of Anthony Campanile, who transferred with his younger brother, Nick, to Fair Lawn from Paramus Catholic last year and then led the Cutters to the State playoffs before he graduated."</ref><ref>[http://bceagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=347 Anthony campanile], [[Boston College Eagles football]]. Accessed July 16, 2018. "Hometown: Fair Lawn, N.J.; High School: Fair Lawn"</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Former BC DB Coach Anthony Campanile Hired By Dolphins\|url=https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/football/anthony-campanile-hired-by-miami-dolphins\|website=Si.com\|date=January 16, 2020 \|language=en\|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Miami ~~Dolphins’~~Dolphins' coaching overhaul continues with another college hire\|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-hire-anthony-campanile-20200116-bwplbcasrfbivopmrm4ds3qoyy-story.html\|last=Lerner\|first=Keven\|website=sun-sentinel.com\|date=January 16, 2020 \|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> * [[Ben Davis (American football)\|Ben Davis]] (born 1945), professional [[American football]] [[cornerback]] and [[return specialist]] for ten years in the NFL<ref>[https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/benjamin-f-davis-jr Benjamin F. Davis Jr.], [[The History Makers]]. Accessed March 24, 2022. "Football player and entrepreneur Ben Davis was born on October 30, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama to B. Frank and Sallye B. Davis. His sister is activist, author, and professor Angela Davis. He graduated at age fifteen from Fair Lawn High School in Fair Lawn, New Jersey in 1961, and attended Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine from 1961 to 1963."</ref> * [[John E. Dohms]] (1948-2012, class of 1966), researcher of the [[pathology]] of avian diseases and a faculty member of the [[University of Delaware]].<ref>[http://www1.udel.edu/udaily/2014/mar/JohnDohms030714.html "In memoriam; Friends, colleagues remember Prof. John Dohms"], ''UDaily'', March 7, 2014. Accessed July 16, 2018. "Born in New York City, Dr. Dohms graduated from Fair Lawn High School in New Jersey in 1966."</ref> * [[~~Barry~~John ~~Edelstein~~E. Dohms]] (~~born 1965~~1948-2012, class of ~~1982~~1966), ~~theatre~~researcher ~~director,~~of ~~author,~~the ~~and~~[[pathology]] ~~educator~~of ~~who~~avian ~~serves~~diseases asand ~~Artistic~~a ~~Director~~faculty member of the [[~~Old~~University ~~Globe~~of ~~Theatre~~Delaware]] ~~in [[San Diego]], [[California]].~~<ref>~~Launer, Pat.~~ [http://~~sdjewishjournal~~www1.~~com~~udel.edu/~~sdjj~~udaily/~~february-2013~~2014/~~new-face-at-the-old-globe~~mar/JohnDohms030714.html "~~New~~In ~~Face~~memoriam; atFriends, ~~the~~colleagues remember Prof. ~~Old~~John ~~Globe~~Dohms"], ''~~[[San Diego Jewish Journal]]~~UDaily'', ~~January~~March 317, ~~2013~~2014. Accessed ~~March~~July 1916, ~~2016~~2018. "~~Edelstein (pronounced EH-duhl-steen), was born~~Born in ~~Paterson,~~New ~~N.J.~~York ~~He grew up in Fair Lawn~~City, NDr.~~J.,~~ ~~where~~Dohms hegraduated ~~attended~~from Fair Lawn High School ~~and~~in ~~went~~New onJersey toin ~~graduate summa cum laude from Tufts University~~1966."</ref> * [[~~Tracy~~Barry ~~Eisser~~Edelstein]] (born ~~1989)~~1965, ~~[[Rowing~~class ~~(sport~~of 1982)~~\|rower]]~~, theatre director, author, and educator who ~~won~~serves ~~the~~as ~~gold~~artistic ~~medal~~director inof the [[~~quad~~Old ~~scull~~Globe Theatre]]s ~~at the~~in [[~~2015~~San ~~World Rowing Championships~~Diego]] ~~and was selected to compete as part of the United States team at the~~, [[~~2016 Summer Olympics~~California]].<ref>~~Sullivan~~Launer, ~~Tara~~Pat. [http://~~www.northjersey~~sdjewishjournal.com/~~news~~sdjj/~~sullivan~~february-~~fair~~2013/new-~~lawn~~face-~~high~~at-~~jumper~~the-~~takes~~old-~~unlikely-road-to-rio-games-as-rower-1.1632142~~globe/ "~~Sullivan:~~New ~~Fair~~Face ~~Lawn~~at ~~high~~the ~~jumper takes unlikely road to Rio Games as~~Old ~~rower~~Globe"], ''[[~~The~~San ~~Record~~Diego ~~(North Jersey)\|The~~Jewish ~~Record~~Journal]]'', ~~July~~January 1831, ~~2016~~2013. Accessed ~~July~~March 19, 2016. "InEdelstein ~~other~~(pronounced ~~words~~EH-duhl-steen), ~~quite~~was aborn ~~leap~~in ~~from~~Paterson, ~~those~~N.J. ~~high~~He ~~jump~~grew ~~and~~up ~~long~~in ~~jump~~Fair ~~meets~~Lawn, ~~Eisser~~N.J., ~~used~~where tohe ~~dominate for~~attended Fair Lawn High School's ~~Cutters~~and went on to graduate summa cum laude from Tufts University."</ref> * [[Tracy Eisser]] (born 1989), [[Rowing (sport)\|rower]] who won the gold medal in the [[quad scull]]s at the [[2015 World Rowing Championships]] and was selected to compete as part of the United States team at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Sullivan, Tara. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/sullivan-fair-lawn-high-jumper-takes-unlikely-road-to-rio-games-as-rower-1.1632142 "Sullivan: Fair Lawn high jumper takes unlikely road to Rio Games as rower"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', July 18, 2016. Accessed July 19, 2016. "In other words, quite a leap from those high jump and long jump meets Eisser used to dominate for Fair Lawn High School's Cutters."</ref> * [[Šaćir Hot]] (born 1991), New York Red Bulls defender.<ref>[http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hot_sacir00.html Sacir Hot], [[Boston College Eagles]]. Accessed January 29, 2011. "...earned All-State honors as a sophomore at Fair Lawn High School ... also played on the school's football team, earning All-League second-team accolades as a kicker."</ref> * [[Helene Fortunoff]] (1933–2021), businessperson who headed [[Fortunoff]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117643576/marriage-of-finke-for-tunoff/ "Law Student, Helene Finke Slate Bridal"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', June 12, 1953. Accessed January 31, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Miss Finke is a graduate of Fair Lawn High School and is now attending New York University, School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance."</ref> * [[Bruce Jankowski]] (born 1949), played wide receiver for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] from 1971-72.<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JANKOBRU01 Bruce Jankowski] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195944/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JANKOBRU01 \|date=September 10, 2014 }}, database Football. Accessed March 30, 2008.</ref>▼ * [[~~Antonio~~Šaćir ~~Matarazzo~~Hot]] (born ~~1993~~1991), professional [[~~association~~Association football\|soccer]] [[~~Midfielder~~Defender (association football)\|~~midfielder~~defender]] ~~who currently plays for [[Orlando City B]] in the [[United Soccer League\|USL]].~~<ref>[http://~~www~~bceagles.~~gocolumbialions~~cstv.com/~~ViewArticle~~sports/m-soccer/mtt/hot_sacir00.~~dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&ATCLID=205585638~~html ~~Antonio~~Sacir ~~Matarazzo Bio~~Hot], [[~~Columbia~~Boston ~~Lions~~College ~~men's soccer~~Eagles]]. Accessed ~~June~~January 1329, ~~2016~~2011. "~~Hometown:~~...earned All-State honors as a sophomore at Fair Lawn, NHigh School ..J.; ~~High~~also ~~School:~~played ~~Fair~~on the school's ~~Lawn~~football team, earning All-League second-team accolades as a kicker."</ref> ▲* [[Bruce Jankowski]] (born 1949), played wide receiver for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] from 1971~~-72.~~ to 1972<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JANKOBRU01 Bruce Jankowski] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195944/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JANKOBRU01 \|date=September 10, 2014 }}, database Football. Accessed March 30, 2008.</ref> * [[Pellegrino Matarazzo]] (born 1977, class of 1995), manager for [[VfB Stuttgart]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Farrell\|first=Sean\|title=A Bergen County native will make soccer history in the German Bundesliga this weekend\|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/soccer/2020/09/18/fair-lawn-nj-pellegrino-matarazzo-makes-history-german-soccer/5811141002/\|access-date=October 3, 2020 \|website=North Jersey Media Group\|language=en-US}}</ref>▼ * [[Antonio Matarazzo]] (born 1993), professional soccer [[Midfielder (association football)\|midfielder]]<ref>[http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&ATCLID=205585638 Antonio Matarazzo Bio], [[Columbia Lions men's soccer]]. Accessed June 13, 2016. "Hometown: Fair Lawn, N.J.; High School: Fair Lawn"</ref> * [[Jillian Morgese]] (born 1989, class of 2007), actress.<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/fair-lawn-actress-gets-starring-role-in-joss-whedon-s-take-on-shakespeare-s-much-ado-about-nothing-1.692333 "Fair Lawn actress gets starring role in Joss Whedon's take on Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing''"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', June 18, 2013. Accessed July 19, 2016. "Morgese (pronounced 'More-Jesse'), now a California resident, found her way into the movies almost by accident. She had dreamed of being an Olympic athlete in school (Fair Lawn High School, class of 2007), and then studied merchandising at the Fashion Institute of Technology."</ref>▼ ▲* [[Pellegrino Matarazzo]] (born 1977, class of 1995), ~~manager~~professional ~~for~~soccer ~~[[VfB Stuttgart]]~~coach<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Farrell\|first=Sean\|title=A Bergen County native will make soccer history in the German Bundesliga this weekend\|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/soccer/2020/09/18/fair-lawn-nj-pellegrino-matarazzo-makes-history-german-soccer/5811141002/\|access-date=October 3, 2020 \|website=North Jersey Media Group\|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Millie Perkins]] (born 1938), actress best known for playing the title role in the 1959 movie ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film)\|The Diary of Anne Frank]]''.<ref>[http://www.fairlawnnews.com/2002/April-May/FLHS1954.htm "Class of '54"], ''Fair Lawn News'', April - May 2002 Edition. Accessed October 6, 2008.</ref><ref>Christianson, Cornell; and Diepveen, Jane Lyle. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nH2iAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA56&dq=%22millie+perkins%22+%22fair+lawn+high+school%22 ''Legendary Locals of Fair Lawn''], p. 56. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2014. {{ISBN\|9781467101066}}. Accessed July 17, 2018. "In 1964, Millie Perkins was the female lead in Jack Nicholson's inaugural film productions ''The Shooting'' and ''Ride in the Whirlwind''. After graduating from Fair Lawn High School, she worked as a receptionist in New York when a photographer discovered her, and she became an international cover girl."</ref>▼ ▲* [[Jillian Morgese]] (born 1989, class of 2007), actress.<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/fair-lawn-actress-gets-starring-role-in-joss-whedon-s-take-on-shakespeare-s-much-ado-about-nothing-1.692333 "Fair Lawn actress gets starring role in Joss Whedon's take on Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing''"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', June 18, 2013. Accessed July 19, 2016. "Morgese (pronounced 'More-Jesse'), now a California resident, found her way into the movies almost by accident. She had dreamed of being an Olympic athlete in school (Fair Lawn High School, class of 2007), and then studied merchandising at the Fashion Institute of Technology."</ref> * [[Ron Perranoski]] (born 1936–2020), MLB Baseball pitcher.<ref>Schwartz, Paul. "Bob Potts dead at 73; Fair Lawn native heart and soul of Met League.", ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', October 24, 2007. "In 1954, as a 17-year-old Fair Lawn High School student, Potts established the Fair Lawn Athletic Club baseball team to give himself and his friends a chance to play summer baseball. The team soon became the Paterson and later the Clifton Phillies, which was one of the most successful teams of its kind in the country until it folded in 1999. Among the first players on the Phillies was Potts' high school teammate, Ron Perranoski, who later starred as a relief pitcher on several Los Angeles Dodgers world championship teams."</ref>▼ ▲* [[Millie Perkins]] (born 1938), actress best known for playing the title role in the 1959 movie ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film)\|The Diary of Anne Frank]]''.<ref>[http://www.fairlawnnews.com/2002/April-May/FLHS1954.htm "Class of '54"], ''Fair Lawn News'', April - May 2002 Edition. Accessed October 6, 2008.</ref><ref>Christianson, Cornell; and Diepveen, Jane Lyle. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nH2iAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA56&dq=%22millie+perkins%22+%22fair+lawn+high+school%22 ''Legendary Locals of Fair Lawn''], p. 56. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2014. {{ISBN\|9781467101066}}. Accessed July 17, 2018. "In 1964, Millie Perkins was the female lead in Jack Nicholson's inaugural film productions ''The Shooting'' and ''Ride in the Whirlwind''. After graduating from Fair Lawn High School, she worked as a receptionist in New York when a photographer discovered her, and she became an international cover girl."</ref> ▲* [[Ron Perranoski]] (born 1936–2020), MLB ~~Baseball~~ pitcher.<ref>Schwartz, Paul. "Bob Potts dead at 73; Fair Lawn native heart and soul of Met League.", ''[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]]'', October 24, 2007. "In 1954, as a 17-year-old Fair Lawn High School student, Potts established the Fair Lawn Athletic Club baseball team to give himself and his friends a chance to play summer baseball. The team soon became the Paterson and later the Clifton Phillies, which was one of the most successful teams of its kind in the country until it folded in 1999. Among the first players on the Phillies was Potts' high school teammate, Ron Perranoski, who later starred as a relief pitcher on several Los Angeles Dodgers world championship teams."</ref> * [[Amy Scheer]], professional sports executive who is general manager of the [[Connecticut Whale (PHF)\|Connecticut Whale]] of the [[Premier Hockey Federation]]<ref>[https://njbiz.com/close-up-amy-scheer-chief-commercial-officer-of-the-new-york-red-bulls/ "Close Up Amy Scheer, chief commercial officer of the New York Red Bulls"], ''NJBIZ'', September 20, 2015. Accessed January 16, 2021. "School ties: Fair Lawn High School; University of Massachusetts, Amherst.... Hometown: I grew up in Fair Lawn and currently reside in Fort Lee."</ref> * [[Charlie Schlatter]] (born 1966, class of 1984), actor who has played in ''[[18 Again!]]'' and as a regular in ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/84204597_Actor_gets_kick_out_of_series.html\|title=Fair Lawn's Charlie Schlatter on his new TV project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113204757/http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/84204597_Actor_gets_kick_out_of_series.html\|archive-date=January 13, 2012 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Loren Schoenberg]] (born 1958), jazz musician, conductor and educator who is founding director of the [[National Jazz Museum in Harlem]].<ref>Parisi, Albert J. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/01/nyregion/fond-memories-of-the-king-of-swing.html "Fond Memories of the 'King of Swing'"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 1, 1989. Accessed July 23, 2016. "'Everybody I knew as a kid was into rock bands and heavy-metal stuff, but it just didn't do anything for me,' said Mr. Schoenberg, a 31-year-old Fair Lawn native.... Over the years, besides studying music at Fair Lawn High School, Mr. Schoenberg managed to enter what he described as the Goodman 'inner circle,' comprised of musicians who had worked with the artist in his heyday."</ref> * [[Dave Sime]] (1936-2016, class of 1954), sprinter who won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the [[1960 Summer Olympics\|1960 Olympic Games]].<ref>Putrino, Tracey. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/fair-lawn/2016/01/28/fair-lawn-remembers-dave-sime/94436592/ "Fair Lawn remembers Dave Sime"], ''Community News (Fair Lawn edition)'', January 28, 2016. Accessed July 17, 2018. "An Olympic medalist, the one-time world’s fastest human and a famous eye surgeon had his roots in Fair Lawn. Dr. David Sime, who is remembered on the walls at Fair Lawn High School in the Athletic Hall of Fame, died Jan. 12 at the age of 79 in Florida."</ref> * [[Regina Spektor]] (born 1980, class of 1998), singer-songwriter and pianist ~~who graduated from FLHS in 1998.~~<ref>Bloom, Nate. "Noshes: Worth Checking Out", ''[[The Jewish Standard]]'', June 29, 2007. "Spektor, 27, is far better known... She went to middle school yeshiva in New York and, for her first two years in high school, she went to the Frisch School in Paramus. She graduated from Fair Lawn High School."</ref> * [[Donna Vivino]] (born ~~1979~~1978), Broadway actress who has played the role of '[[Elphaba']] in the ~~National~~national ~~Tour~~tour of ''[[Wicked (musical)\|Wicked]]''.<ref>Vivina, Donna. "Biography", DonnaVivino.com, May 27, 2009. "After starring in ''Pippin'', ''Hello Dolly'', and ''Will Rogers Follies'' at Fair Lawn High School under the direction of John Giresi, Donna's final high school performance would ironically be ''Me And My Girl'' — the very show that started it all!"</ref> ==Notable faculty== * [[Hubie Brown]] (born 1933), ~~former~~ [[NBA]] basketball coach, who coached the school's basketball team in the 1960s.<ref>[http://www.fairlawnnews.com/2004/Summer/hubie-brown.htm Hubie Brown], ''Fair Lawn News'', Summer 2004, accessed April 17, 2007. "Brown was coach of the Fair Lawn High School basketball team in the 1960s and the offensive coordinator for its undefeated football team."</ref> [[Bob Gottlieb]] (1940–2014), [[NCAA basketball]] coach, who coached the school's basketball team in the 1967–68 school year<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rowe \|first1=John \|title=From Fair Lawn to . . . \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-from-fair-lawn-to/142839824/ \|access-date=7 March 2024 \|work=[[The Record (North Jersey)\|The Record]] \|date=9 May 1973 \|page=D-3}}</ref> ==References== Line 139 ⟶ 121: ==External links== [~~http~~https://~~www.~~flhs.fairlawnschools.org/ Fair Lawn High School website] * [~~http~~https://www.fairlawnschools.org/ Fair Lawn Public Schools website] * {{NJReportCard\|03\|1450\|050\|Fair Lawn High School}} {{Bergen County, New Jersey High Schools}} Line 148 ⟶ 131: {{Authority control}} [[Category:1943 establishments in New Jersey]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1943]] [[Category:Fair Lawn, New Jersey]] [[Category:Public high schools in Bergen County, New Jersey]]