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{{short description|High school in Bergen County, New Jersey,
{{Distinguish|Fairlawn High School}}
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| principal = Paul Gorski
| enrollment = 1,
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| ratio = 13.6:1<ref name=NCES/>
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'''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 [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]], operating as the lone secondary school of the [[Fair Lawn Public Schools]].
As of the
==History==
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==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
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>
==Clubs==
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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.
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==Marching 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>
▲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> In 2007, they placed fifth in Nationals in Baltimore Maryland.
==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
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>
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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/>
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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/2021-12/21-volleyball-history.pdf NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The 1985 team won the Group IV title with a
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_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
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
==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://flhs.fairlawnschools.org/o/flhs/page/principals-message Principal's Message], Fair Lawn High School. Accessed May 8, 2023.</ref>
==Notable alumni==
{{Category see also|Fair Lawn High School alumni}}
* [[Tom Acker]] (1930–2021, class of 1948),
* [[Ian Axel]] (born 1985, class of 2003), singer-songwriter, pianist and member of [[A Great Big World]]
* [[Anthony Campanile]] (born 1982, class of 2001),
* [[Ben Davis (American football)|Ben Davis]] (born 1945),
* [[John E. Dohms]] (1948-2012, class of 1966), researcher of the [[pathology]] of avian diseases and a faculty member of the [[University of Delaware]]
* [[Barry Edelstein]] (born 1965, class of 1982), theatre director, author, and educator who serves as
* [[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]]
* [[Helene Fortunoff]] (1933–2021), businessperson who headed [[Fortunoff]]
* [[Šaćir Hot]] (born 1991),
* [[Bruce Jankowski]] (born 1949), played wide receiver for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] from 1971
* [[Antonio Matarazzo]] (born 1993), professional
* [[Pellegrino Matarazzo]] (born 1977, class of 1995),
* [[Jillian Morgese]] (born 1989, class of 2007), actress
* [[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]]''
* [[Ron Perranoski]] (born 1936–2020), MLB
* [[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]]''
* [[Loren Schoenberg]] (born 1958), jazz musician, conductor and educator who is founding director of the [[National Jazz Museum in Harlem]]
* [[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]]
* [[Regina Spektor]] (born 1980, class of 1998), singer-songwriter and pianist
* [[Donna Vivino]] (born 1978), Broadway actress who has played the role of
==Notable faculty==
* [[Hubie Brown]] (born 1933),
*[[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==
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