Asbury Park High School

Asbury Park High School is a comprehensive, community public high school serving students in seventh through twelfth grades. It is in a landmark building in Asbury Park, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, 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^[8] serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The current school building opened to students in September 1926.^[9]

Asbury Park High School
Address
1003 Sunset Avenue Asbury Park , Monmouth County , New Jersey 07712 United States
Coordinates	40.227847°N 74.013208°W / 40.227847; -74.013208
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Building a Brighter Future
Established	1926
School district	Asbury Park Public Schools
NCES School ID	340093003732[1]
Principal	Perry Medina[2]
Faculty	36.0 FTEs[1]
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	370 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	10.3:1[1]
Color(s)	Columbia Blue and   Black[3]
Athletics conference	Shore Conference[4]
Team name	Bishops[3]
Rivals	Neptune HS[5][6] Long Branch HS[7]
Website	aphs.asburypark.k12.nj.us

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 370 students and 36.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1. There were 147 students (39.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

As part of a reconfiguration of district schools announced in July 2019, students in grades 7 and 8 began attending classes in the high school in September 2020.^[10][11]

Students from Deal attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Students from Belmar attend either Asbury Park High School or Manasquan High School.^[12]

History

Constructed at a cost of $1 million (equivalent to $17.2 million in 2023), the school building opened in September 1926 for 800 students, though the auditorium had not yet been completed when the building opened for the year.^[9]

Students from Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey had been sent to Asbury Park and by 1962 accounted for a majority of students in am increasingly overcrowded high school. Ocean Township voters approved a referendum to cover the cost of construction of Ocean Township High School, which opened in September 1965 for students through 11th grade, with 12th graders completing their education in Asbury Park.^[13]

Students from Allenhurst and Interlaken had attended the district's schools as part of sending/receiving relationships that have since been terminated. Interlaken received permission of the Commissioner New Jersey Department of Education in July 2014 to terminate its sending agreement with Asbury Park, which was replaced with a new relationship with the West Long Branch Public Schools for grades K-8 and with Shore Regional High School for grades 9-12.^[14] In July 2017, the DoE's Acting Commissioner approved a plan by Allenhurst to end its sending relationship with Asbury Park and join Interlaken in sending to West Long Branch and Shore Regional.^[15] The nearly 40 public school students from Allenhurst would start transitioning to the new sending districts as the relationship with Asbury Park is severed.^[16]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 313th-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.^[17] The school had been ranked 177th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 280th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.^[18] The magazine ranked the school 281st in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[19] The school was ranked 296th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[20] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 379th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 12 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (16.7%) and language arts literacy (46.6%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).^[21]

Athletics

The Asbury Park High School Bishops^[3] compete in Division B Central of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore.^[4][22] The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).^[23] With 324 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.^[24] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.^[25]

The boys basketball team won the Group IV title in 1936 vs. Emerson High School, in 1941 vs. West New York Memorial High School, in 1943 vs. Trenton Central High School, won Group II titles in 1978 vs. Lodi High School and in 1987 vs. Orange High School, and won Group I titles in 2011 vs. Jonathan Dayton High School and in 2012 vs. University High School.^[26] A crowd of 3,500 watched the 1941 team win the Group IV state title with a 35-32 win against West New York in the championship game played at the Elizabeth Armory.^[27] The 2011 team defeated Jonathan Dayton by a score of 64-50 in the Group I tournament final.^[28]

The boys cross country team won the Group IV state title in 1950 (as co-champion) and won the Group II title in 1990 and 1993.^[29]

The boys' tennis team was the state overall co-champion in 1950 with Millville High School, the first year that the state title was determined by playoffs.^[30][31]

The girls' basketball team won the Group III state titles in 1976 and 1977, defeating Paramus Catholic High School in the playoff finals in both years and won the Group II state championship in 1984 vs. Whippany Park High School.^[32] The 1977 team finished the season 31-1 after winning the Group III state title with a 70-47 victory against Paramus Catholic in the championship game.^[33] The team won the Group II title in 1984 with a 61-39 finals win against Whippany Park.^[34]

The boys track team won the indoor / winter track championship in Group III in 1977 and 1980, won the Group II title in 1978, 1983-1985 and 1989–1996, and won the Group I title in 1988; the 15 state championship won by the boys program is tied for second-most in the state.^[35] The girls track team won the Group I title in 1988 and the Group II title in 1990, 1993, 1994; The four championships won by the girls program is tied for tenth-most statewide.^[36]

The boys track team won the indoor relay championship in Group III in 1977, in Group II in 1978 and 1981–1985, and won the Group I title in 1988–1995; the 15 championships won by the boys program are the third-most in the state and the streak of eight titles from 1988 to 1995 is one of two of that length statewide and the five consecutive titles from 1981 to 1985 is the state's fourth-longest. The girls team won the Group I/II title in 1981, won the Group II title in 1992, 1993.^[37]

The boys track team won the spring / outdoor track state championship in Group III in 1977, in Group II in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1993 and 1995, and won in Group I in 1988.^[38]

The school's football team won the Central Jersey Group II title in both 1980 and 1984, before winning the Central Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 2007–2009, 2011 and 2016.^[39] The 2007 football team won the Central Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 32–18 win over Keansburg High School in a game played at Rutgers Stadium, finishing the season with an 11–1 record and earning its first state title in more than 20 years.^[40][41] The team won the Central Jersey Group I title in 2011 with a 42–18 win against Florence Township Memorial High School in the playoff finals.^[42] The program won its seventh playoff-era title in 2016, when the team defeated Keyport High School by a score of 26–17 in the tournament final of the Central Jersey Group I state sectional championships.^[43]

The girls spring track team was the Group II state champion in 1993.^[44]

Administration

The school's principal is Bridget O'Neill. Her administration team includes two vice principals.^[2]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Asbury Park High School alumni

• Dave Aron (born 1964), recording engineer, live and studio mixer, record producer and musician^[45]
• Frank Budd (1939–2014), world class sprinter, and later wide receiver in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins^[46]
• James M. Coleman (1924–2014, class of 1942), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly and as a judge in New Jersey Superior Court^[47]
• Linda Deutsch (1943–2024), journalist who worked for the Associated Press^[48]
• Robert B. Duffield (1917-2000), radiochemist who headed the Argonne National Laboratory^[49]
• Les Dugan (1921–2002), American football coach who was the first head football coach at Buffalo State College, serving from 1981 to 1985^[50]
• Harry Hammond Hess (1906–1969, class of 1923), geologist and a United States Navy officer in World War II who is considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics^[51]
• Stephen L. Hoffman (born 1948, class of 1966), physician-scientist, tropical medicine specialist and vaccinologist^[52]
• Robert C. Holub (1949–2023), germanist, university professor and administrator who served as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst^[53]
• James J. Howard (1927–1988), politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1988^[54]
• Carol Jarecki (1935–2021), chess organizer, an International Arbiter and a chess writer^[55]
• Richard Jarecki (1931-2018), physician who won more than $1 million from a string of European casinos after cracking a pattern in roulette wheels^[56]
• Joli Quentin Kansil (born 1943, class of 1960), games inventor of 36 card games, word games, board games and dice games^[57]
• Dave Rible (born 1967), politician who represented the 30th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly and has served as Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control^[58]
• Harry Rockafeller (1894–1978), All-American football player, head coach and athletic director at Rutgers University^[59]
• Cesar Romero (1907–1994), actor, singer, dancer, voice artist and comedian who played the Joker in the Batman television series^[60]
• John F. Russo (1933–2017), attorney and politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1974 to 1992 and was Senate President^[61]
• Patti Scialfa (born 1953), singer-songwriter and musician, wife of Bruce Springsteen^[62]
• Thomas S. Smith (1917–2002), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 until his death^[63]
• E. Donald Sterner (1894-1983), politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature^[64]
• George Stetter (born 1945), retired Canadian football player who played for the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders^[65]
• Johnny Tomaini (1902–1985), professional football player who played in the NFL for the Orange Tornadoes, Newark Tornadoes and Brooklyn Dodgers^[66]
• Phil Villapiano (born 1949), former NFL linebacker who played in four Pro Bowls and was a part of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI winning team, he attended Asbury Park HS through his sophomore year, before transferring to Ocean Township High School when it opened in 1965^[67][68]
• Lenny Welch (born 1938), pop singer^[69]
• Idabelle Yeiser (c. 1900-1954), poet, writer, and educator, who was part of the New Negro Movement in Philadelphia^[70]

References

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2. Principal's Corner, Asbury Park School District. Accessed February 21, 2024.
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5. Stump, Scott. "After horrible tragedy, Jaashawn Jones keeps his NFL dream alive", Sports Illustrated, April 24, 2012. Accessed June 12, 2012. "While Young starred as a running back at a high school one county away and Curry played for Asbury Park's longtime rival, Neptune High, Jones attended tiny Academy Charter, a school of 140 students two towns over in Lake Como."
6. Staff. "Thanksgiving Day football was a memorable rivalry", Asbury Park Press, September 20, 2003. Accessed June 12, 2012. "I am wondering how many Asbury Park residents remember the annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry between the Asbury Park High School and Neptune High football teams."
7. Stump, Scott. "Golden Age: Fifty years ago, Asbury Park's undefeated football team made being No. 1 in New Jersey look easy", Asbury Park Press, October 25, 2003. Accessed June 12, 2012. "The most pressing question by the middle of 1953 was how Asbury Park would fare in its game with Long Branch, its main rival in those days."
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10. Strupp, Joe. "Asbury Park Schools shake-up would close one school, expand high school grades", Asbury Park Press, July 8, 2019. Accessed July 9, 2020. "A major school shake-up is being proposed by the Asbury Park School District that would mean fewer elementary schools and more grades in the high school, officials announced. The move is aimed at offsetting a sharp state aid reduction and expected future cutbacks from Trenton, along with ongoing enrollment declines.... Martin Luther King Middle School would switch from sixth grade to eighth grade and become fourth grade to sixth grade. Asbury Park High School would then become seventh grade to 12th Grade 12th grade."
11. "Message from the Superintendent’s Office", Blue Bishops Bulletin, Spring 2020.Accessed July 11, 2020. "Effective September 2020, we will undergo a building realignment where all Pre-K to 3 students will attend Bradley and Thurgood Marshall Elementary Schools; the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School will house grades 4 to 6, and be reclassified as an upper elementary school; and the Asbury Park High School will be home to grades 7 to 12."
12. Cheslow, Jerry. "Living In/Belmar, N.J.; Pushing Back on a Rowdy Reputation", The New York Times, June 20, 2004. Accessed June 12, 2012. "From Belmar Elementary, students are slotted to go to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School, according to a 56-44 percent formula worked out with the New Jersey Department of Education in the late 1940s."
13. New Exhibit - Ocean Township High School at 50, Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed December 13, 2021. "Early September 1965, the doors of Ocean Township High School (OTHS) opened for the first time. It was a momentous day—the culmination of an impassioned campaign and a turning point for both Ocean Township and Asbury Park, the district that up to then had educated most of the township’s teens.... Graduating eighth graders had a choice: Asbury Park or Long Branch. Most chose Asbury. By 1962 Ocean students at Asbury High outnumbered city students 713 to 558. Ocean was booming and more than 1,000 high school-age students were projected by 1966. Asbury High, on split session since 1959, was already overcrowded. Something had to be done.... Ocean High opened in 1965 without a senior class. Ocean seniors had returned to Asbury to graduate with their class."
14. Oglesby, Amanda. "Interlaken breaks from Asbury schools", Asbury Park Press, July 31, 2014. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Borough students have attended West Long Branch schools and Shore Regional High School for a number of years, but finally received formal approval of the three districts’ agreement two weeks ago. Despite attending both schools for years, Interlaken students were still in a send-receive relationship with Asbury Park School District, an agreement that has existed for decades, according to Jennifer Osborne, an attorney who represents Interlaken’s Board of Education. But that changed two weeks ago, when acting state Education Commissioner David Hespe approved an end to Interlaken’s agreement with Asbury Park and the creation of a new send-receive relationship with West Long Branch and Shore Regional."
15. In The Matter Of The Petition Of The Board Of Education Of The Borough Of Allenhurst, Monmouth County, For Authorization To Sever A Sending-Receiving Relationship With The Board Of Education Of The City Of Asbury Park, Monmouth County, And To Enter Into A Sending-Receiving Relationship With The Board Of Education Of The Borough Of West Long Branch, Monmouth County, And The Board Of Education Of The Shore Regional High School District, Monmouth County., New Jersey Department of Education, July 20, 2017. "It Is Ordered on this 20th day of July, 2017 that – pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:38-13 and N.J.A.C. 6A:3-6.1 – Allenhurst’s application for authorization to sever its sending-receiving relationship with Asbury Park, and enter into sending-receiving relationships with West Long Branch and Shore Regional, as set forth in its petition of appeal, is Approved, thereby terminating the sending-receiving relationship between Allenhurst and Asbury Park, and establishing sending-receiving relationships with West Long Branch and Shore Regional, which will permit Allenhurst students to attend school in these two districts."
16. Stine, Don. "Allenhurst Ends Sending-Receiving Relationship with Asbury Park School District", The Coaster, August 7, 2017. "Allenhurst is following in the footsteps of its two neighboring towns and will begin to send its students to West Long Branch Elementary School and to Shore Regional High School on a per-pupil tuition basis. Board of Education President Larry O’Rourke said that Allenhurst school board officials saw Interlaken and Loch Arbour recently make the same move with permission of state Acting-Commissioner of Education Kimberly Harrington.... O’Rourke said Allenhurst has about 38 school-age children and that some may be able to start attending their new schools this September but he added that no contracts with the two schools have yet been signed."
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27. Kamm, Herb. "Asbury Park Defeats West New York, 35-32, To Win State Title; Bishops Top Favorites in Bitterly Contested Court Tilt at Elizabeth", Asbury Park Press, March 23, 1941. Accessed March 1, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Fighting back challenge after challenge Asbury Park high school's basketball team won the state championship for the second time in history last night with a brilliant 35 to 32 victory over favored Memoria high of West New York in a bitterly-contested battle before 3,500 spectators in the Elizabeth armory.... The victory carried Asbury Park back to the heights it first scaled in 1936 and gave Coach James M. (Chippy) Coleman the happiest moment of his life."
28. Christie, Sherlon. "Boys: Asbury Park ends 23-year state championship drought", Asbury Park Press, March 13, 2011. Accessed March 3, 2021. "With two scouting tapes on the Dayton boys basketball team, Asbury Park coach Dave Johnson found all the information he needed to map out a strategy for the Blue Bishops in the NJSIAA Group 1 state championship game. The plan worked to perfection as the Blue Bishops gained control in the second quarter and never looked back in beating Dayton, 64-50, to end Asbury Park’s 23-year boys basketball state championship drought.... Asbury Park hasn’t won a state title since 1987 when the school was in Group II and defeated Orange and Dayton hasn’t won a state title since 1950, then as Springfield Regional, when it defeated Union Hill."
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33. "Nutley Wins First Title; Asbury Gals Romp, 70-47", New York Daily News, March 20, 1977. Accessed January 3, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "All-State Pam Reaves stole the show of the Group 3 State tournament match by scoring a career and tournament final record 48 points to lead Asbury Park to a 70-47 victory over Paramus Catholic yesterday in North Brunswick. Reaves, a 5-11 senior, shot 21 for 36 from the field and six for 11 from the line, breaking her old scoring record of 39.... Asbury Park (31-1), which defeated Paramus Catholic last year for the title, broke the game open early with a nine point spurt, taking the score to 11-6."
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40. Moretti, Mike. "Bell, Johnson lead Asbury Park", The Star-Ledger, December 1, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "It was one of three TD passes from Johnson to Bell as Asbury Park recorded a 32-18 victory over Keansburg last night in the NJSIAA/Gatorade Central Jersey, Group 1 championship at Rutgers Stadium. The victory marked the first state title for Asbury Park (11-1) since it went undefeated in 1984."
41. 2007 Football - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 3, 2007.
42. Brett, Joshua. "Florence football squanders chances in loss to Asbury Park", The Times, December 4, 2011, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed November 9, 2020. "Asbury Park’s potent, speedy attack was bound to get on track eventually, and it did after halftime, scoring touchdowns on four of its next five possessions to lift the top-seeded Bishops to a 42-18 victory over the Flashes and the Group I Central crown yesterday at The College of New Jersey."
43. Lambert, Jim. "Asbury Park rallies for a 26-17 victory over Keyport in the CJ Group 1 final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 3, 2016. Accessed December 9, 2016. "Asbury Park got possession of a game-changing onside kick due to a penalty and scored three unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally for a 26-17 victory over Keyport to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 Championship on Saturday at Kean University's Alumni Stadium.... The victory by Asbury Park was its seventh sectional title and first since 2011, and it avenged a 14-7 loss to Keyport in September."
44. NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
45. Karas, Matthew. "Former city man new manager of Elvis' first studio", Asbury Park Press, August 15, 1987. Accessed January 23, 2018. "Growing up in Asbury Park, Dave Aron didn't know much about Elvis Presley. When he wanted to get real, real gone, his preference was for Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd.... Aron, after graduation from Asbury Park High School and a year at Rutgers University, transferred to Memphis State University to study sound recording."
46. Frank Budd profile Archived February 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed June 4, 2007.
47. "James M. Coleman - Class of 1942" Archived February 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Asbury Park High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. Accessed January 23, 2018. "James M. Coleman - Class of 1942; Inducted: 2003. After graduating Asbury Park High School in 1942, the Honorable James M. Coleman Jr. joined the Army Air Force from 1943 until 1945 and served in Italy. He then furthered his education graduating from Dartmouth College in 1948, and Cornell Law School in 1951."
48. 2023 Graduate Commencement Program, Monmouth University. Accessed September 2, 2024. "Honorary Degree Linda Deutsch ’65... Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, she was raised in the seaside town of Bradley Beach, graduated from Asbury Park High School, and earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Monmouth in 1965."
49. "Robert B. Duffield '40",Princeton Alumni Weekly. Accessed August 31, 2020. "Bob died at his home in Norwood, Colo., on Dec. 26, 2000, after a brief illness with acute leukemia. He prepared at Asbury Park H.S."
50. "Lester J. 'Coach' Dugan", Asbury Park Press, February 10, 2002. Accessed January 19, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Lester J. 'Coach' Dugan, 80, raised in Neptune City, died Jan. 25 at Lockport Memorial Hospital after a short illness.... He was a star athlete at Asbury Park High School, and played on the state championship football and basketball teams."
51. Menard, Henry William. The Ocean of Truth: A Personal History of Global Tectonics, p. 108. Accessed June 5, 2020. "In 1923 Harry went from Asbury Park High School in New Jersey to Yale, where he initially majored in electrical engineering."
52. Stephen L. Hoffman, Asbury Park High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. Accessed July 12, 2022. "Class: 1966 Inducted: 2007"
53. "City High School Honors 47 As 'Varsity Scholars'", Asbury Park Press, April 7, 1967. Accessed August 30, 2023, via Newspapers.com.
54. James John Howard, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.
55. McClain, Dylan Loeb. "Carol Jarecki, Respected Chess Referee, Dies at 86; She was known for her practical, no-nonsense approach at scores of major tournaments. She was also a pilot and a nurse and, with her husband, conquered the game of roulette.", The New York Times, June 14, 2021. Accessed June 16, 2021. "Ms. Jarecki went to Asbury Park High School, studied anesthesia at the Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and began working as a nurse in New Jersey."
56. "Cover Story", Asbury Park Press, May 11, 1997. Accessed August 12, 2018. "She went to Asbury Park High School and studied to be a nurse at what is now Jersey Shore Medical Center. It was at the Neptune hospital that she met her husband, Richard Jarecki, also of Asbury Park High, who was studying to be a doctor."
57. Prince Joli Quentin Kensil, BridgeGuys.com. Accessed August 13, 2018. "Joli Quentin Kansil was born Joel Dennis Gaines in Manhattan, New York, United States. He graduated the Asbury Park High School in 1960 and Rutgers University in 1964."
58. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2008, p. 265. E. J. Mullin, 2008. Accessed August 13, 2018. "David P. Rible, Rep., Wall... He graduated from Asbury Park High School, and attended Brookdale Community College and Seton Hall University."
59. Staff. "Rockafeller Seeks Release At Rutgers; Football Coach Asks Council on Athletics Not to Consider Him for Reappointment.", The New York Times, December 6, 1930. Accessed November 24, 2012. "He came to Rutgers from Asbury Park High School."
60. Voger, Mark. "'Batman' TV cast on the creation of a camp classic", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 8, 2014. Accessed November 15, 2014. "Cesar Romero - The actor who created the role of the Joker lived in Bradley Beach as a child, and attended Bradley Beach Elementary School and Asbury Park High School."
61. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 204, Part 1, p. 211. E.J. Mullin, 1990. Accessed February 21, 2024. "Senator Russo attended Asbury Park High School and the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated cum laude in 1955. He took his law degree at Columbia University in 1958."
62. Schindehette, Susan; Balfour, Victoria. "Romancing the Boss: Jersey Girl Patti Scialfa Displaced Actress Julianne Phillips and Brought Bruce Springsteen Back to His Roots", People (magazine), October 10, 1988. Accessed June 12, 2012. "'She was always with her guitar,' says Marie McLoughlin Cascone, who was a year ahead of Patti at Asbury Park High.... Patti's teachers at Asbury Park High School remember her as 'very quiet' and 'intelligent,' though she didn't push herself and got only average grades"
63. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2001, p. 259. E. J. Mullin, 2001. "Thomas S. Smith, Rep., Asbury Park - Assemblyman Smith was born Dec. 14, 1917, in Bloomfield. He is a graduate of Asbury Park High School."
64. Myers, William Starr. "E. Donald Sterner", in Prominent Families of New Jersey, Volume 1, p. 994. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000. ISBN 9780806350363. Accessed August 13, 2018. "E. Donald Sterner, after passing through the public schools of Belmar and graduating from the Asbury Park High School, entered Rutgers University and was associated with his father in the lumber industry when the United States entered the First World War."
65. "Stetter Defensive Standout in Game", Asbury Park Press, December 28, 1966. Accessed June 23, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Stetter, a Wanamassa resident, was a defensive standout in his own right. The former Asbury Park High School performer played the entire first half at defensive halfback and the second half at safety."
66. Johnny Tomaini, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed December 15, 2020. "Born: July 19, 1902 in Long Branch, NJ; High School: Long Branch (NJ), Asbury Park (NJ)"
67. Phil Villapiano Archived October 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed December 15, 2007.
68. Staff. "Mad Dog takes bite of the Jersey Shore", Asbury Park Press, August 10, 2003. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Villapiano surprised Russo when he informed him that he played his high school ball at Asbury Park and Ocean Township."
69. Mullen, Shannon. "All About Lenny Welch; Future is still bright for '60s hitmaker from Asbury Park", Asbury Park Press, November 13, 2015. Accessed June 24, 2019. "A decade before Bruce Springsteen released his debut album, "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.," Lenny Welch was that city's pop-music hero, particularly within Asbury Park's black community. 'He was the one who put the map,' says Carl Williams, 64, of Lakewood, who attended Asbury Park High School a year behind Welch in the late '50s and remembers how the city stood still during the singer's first appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand."
70. "Graduate Entertains", Asbury Park Press, June 29, 2018. Accessed February 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Miss Idabelle Yeiser. one of the Asbury Park high school graduates, entertained a few of her friends at her home, 11 Ridge avenue, immediately after commencement exercises last night."

External links

• Asbury Park High School
• Asbury Park Public Schools
• School Performance Report for Asbury Park Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
• Asbury Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics
• DigitalSports Asbury Park Homepage