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Governor Livingston High School

October 28, 2023

Governor Livingston High School is a comprehensive four-year co-educational public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Berkeley Heights, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and operating as the lone secondary school of the Berkeley Heights Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1965.[7]

Governor Livingston High School
Address
175 Watchung Boulevard

Berkeley Heights
,
Union County
,
New Jersey
07922

United States
Coordinates40°41′13″N 74°23′17″W / 40.686823°N 74.388027°W / 40.686823; -74.388027
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoExplore, Excel, Engage
Established1960
School districtBerkeley Heights Public Schools
NCES School ID340153000201[2]
PrincipalRobert Nixon[1]
Faculty89.4 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment950 (as of 2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.6:1[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Scarlet and
  navy blue[3]
Athletics conferenceUnion County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
MascotHank the Highlander[4]
Team nameHighlanders[3]
NewspaperThe Highlander[5]
YearbookThe Claymore[6]
Websitewww.bhpsnj.org/Domain/8

Governor Livingston provides programs for deaf, hard of hearing and cognitively-impaired students in the district and those who are enrolled from all over north-central New Jersey who attend on a tuition basis.[8]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 950 students and 89.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. There were 18 students (1.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 3 (0.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

History edit

Union County Regional High School District was established in 1937, as the first regional high school district in New Jersey, for the students from the municipalities of Berkeley Heights, Clark, Garwood, Kenilworth, Mountainside, and Springfield.[9] At that time, all students residing in the district attended Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield. As the district began to grow, additional schools were built, and, in September 1960, Governor Livingston Regional High School opened its doors to 800 students from Berkeley Heights and Mountainside. Designed to accommodate an enrollment of 900, projected increases in the numbers of students lead the district to consider a $1.5 million expansion to add capacity for an additional 600 students before the school had even opened.[10] The regional district's superintendent at the time was Dr. Warren Davis and Frederick Aho was the first principal of the high school.[11] The school was built adjacent to an active Nike Missile Control Station in the Murray Hill section of Berkeley Heights which had opened in 1956; after the base was closed, the federal government gave the school district 6.3 acres (2.5 ha) of land that had been used for the defunct missile site.[12]

The high school's namesake is William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey and a signatory of the United States Constitution. The Royal Stewart tartan of the Stewart Clan (of whom Livingston was a member) is a symbol of the school and the tartan's red and blue colors are the high school's colors. The "Highlander" was chosen the school's mascot by student body vote in 1960, combining the tradition of the town's first baseball team and the location of the school at the highest point in Union County.[4] The school adopted Claymore as the name for its yearbook.[6]

Project Graduation, held the night of graduation and run entirely by volunteers, debuted in 1989, and provides a safe all-night celebration of each graduating class.[13]

In May 1996, the vote to de-regionalize the school district passed and the incoming freshmen in the fall of 1997 were the first to enter Governor Livingston High School, part of the Berkeley Heights School District.[9]

It is the sole secondary school for students from Berkeley Heights, along with approximately 300 students from neighboring Borough of Mountainside who are educated at the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Mountainside School District that is covered by an agreement that runs through the end of 2021–22 school year.[14][15]

Awards, recognition and rankings edit

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 416th in the nation among participating public high schools and 35th among schools in New Jersey.[16] In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 32nd in New Jersey and 1,112th nationwide.[17] The school was ranked 416th in Newsweek's 2009 ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States and was ranked 8th in New Jersey, with 2.293 AP tests taken in 2008 per graduating senior and 48% of all graduating seniors passing at least one AP exam; The school was ranked 707th nationwide in 2008.[18] In Newsweek's 2007 rankings of the country's top 1,200 high schools, Governor Livingston High School was listed in 776th place, the 17th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[19] With the rankings calculated by Jay Mathews shifted to The Washington Post in 2011, the school was ranked 31st in New Jersey and 1,071st nationwide.[20]

The school was the 36th-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.[21] The school had also been ranked 36th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 24th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[22] The magazine ranked the school 15th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[23] The school was ranked 21st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[24] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 26th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 48 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (95.4%) and language arts literacy (98.4%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[25]

In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", Governor Livingston was ranked 192nd out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 30th among all high schools in New Jersey and 14th among non-magnet schools.[26]

Academics edit

Governor Livingston was the winner of the 1994, 1995, and 1996 New Jersey Science Olympiad Division C Championship, 1997 Division 5 National Champions for the Junior Engineering Technical Society's TEAMS competition and winners of the 1997 New Jersey Regional Science Bowl.[27]

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program edit

Governor Livingston has an extensive Deaf and Hard of Hearing program for students around Union County. The school's American Sign Language (ASL) and Junior National Association for the Deaf (JrNAD) clubs promote the cultural aspects of deafness that support a strong deaf peer group. This program offers the following services to students who are deaf and hard of hearing:[28]

  • Self-contained, resource center, general education classes on all academic levels.
  • Elective classes in a wide variety of subject areas.
  • Shared program available with Union County Vocational Technical School.
  • Teachers of the Deaf who instruct using Total Communication (voice and sign).
  • Educational interpreters on staff.
  • A speech and language specialist who is responsible for enhancing communication skills. The program includes two sessions per week.
  • Clubs, sports and after school activities in an inclusive setting.
  • Support for students with cochlear implants.
  • Interpreters are available for non-curricular activities including guidance appointments, assemblies and GLHS theatrical performances.

American Sign Language is offered to general students as a three-year world language program, and students enrolled in ASL classes have the opportunity to interact with the deaf and hard of hearing students which enables the students to both practice and enhance their signing skills.[29]

Athletics edit

The Governor Livingston High School Highlanders[3] compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Union County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[30] Before the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had competed in the Mountain Valley Conference, which included high schools in Essex County and Union County.[31] With 747 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range.[32] The football team competes in Division 2A of the Big Central Football Conference, which includes 60 public and private high schools in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren counties, which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location.[33] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group III North for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 680 to 884 students.[34]

School colors are navy and scarlet. The school fields teams in varsity, junior varsity, and freshman football, boys and girls soccer, cross country, cheerleading, wrestling, basketball, indoor and outdoor track, baseball, softball, golf, swimming, tennis, field hockey, bowling, lacrosse, fencing and ice hockey.[3] In September 2006, the school finished installing a FieldTurf on its football field, which is used primarily for football, soccer, lacrosse and field hockey.[35]

The school participates as the host school / lead agency for a joint ice hockey team with New Providence High School. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[36]

In 1965, the Governor Livingston Regional High School football team, coached by Jack Bicknell, was awarded by the NJSIAA with the school's first state championship, a North Jersey Group II title (as co-champion with Millburn High School), for a team that was undefeated, untied and nearly unscored on.[37][38] In 2008, the football team qualified for the playoffs and reached the state sectional final, where it lost to James Caldwell High School at Giants Stadium by a score of 22–7.[39]

The boys' varsity soccer team won the Group II title in 1977 (defeating Lawrence High School in the finals), 1979 (vs. Freehold High School), 1984 (vs. Freehold) and 1994 (vs. Hopewell Valley Central High School).[40] In 1977, the team finished the season with a 15-6-1 record after winning the Group II title, the school's first state championship, defeating Lawrence High School in overtime at Mercer County Park by a score of 3–2.[41] The team won the Group II title for a second time in 1979, with a 3–2 defeat of Freehold Borough in the finals.[42] In 1984, the team won the Group II state championship against Freehold Borough and was ranked by The Star-Ledger as high as number 4 in the state after finishing the season with a 22-1 record.[43] In 1994, the team won the Group II state championships with a 2–1 overtime win over Hopewell Valley.[44]

The wrestling team won the North II Group II state sectional title in 1980 and 1981.[45] In 1993, Ricky Ortega won the state championship in wrestling at 130 lbs.[46]

The girls soccer team has won the Group II title in 1985 (defeating runner-up Delran High School in the tournament final) and 2018 (vs. Ramsey High School).[47] In 1985, the Highlander girls' varsity soccer team finished the season 19-1-1 after winning the school's first girls' state championship, taking the Group II title with a 1–0 victory against Delran.[48] In 2018, the team ended the season 21-4 after having won the Group II state championship with a 3–2 win against Ramsey in the finals of the playoffs.[49]

The Highlander baseball team won the Group II state championship in 1999 (defeating runner-up Gateway Regional High School in the finals of the tournament), 2011 (vs. West Essex High School) and 2015 (vs. Bernards High School).[50] The program won its second Group II state title in 2011 with a win in the finals against the West Essex High School Knights by a score of 8–2.[51] In 2015, the team won its third Group II state championship with a 10–4 win in the tournament final against Bernards High School.[52] In 2016, the baseball team captured their first ever Union County Tournament championship with a 3–2 win against Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.[53]

In 2004, Mike Carmody won the state championship in the 800m.[citation needed]

In 2005, Anthony Abitante won the state championship in the pole vault.[54]

The softball team won the 2007 Central, Group II state sectional championship with a string of shutout wins over Roselle Park High School (10-0), Shore Regional High School (6-0) and Delaware Valley Regional High School (1-0) in the tournament final.[55] The team moved on to win the Group II state championship with wins over James Caldwell High School (4-2) and Pascack Hills High School (2-0) in the final game of the playoffs.[56][57][58]

In 2008, the boys fencing team won the state title in the sabre; in 2015 the team won the foil team title.[59] In 2009, the girls squad won the overall team title and the sabre title; in 2012, the team won the foil state title.[60]

The 2008-09 ice hockey team qualified for the 2009 UCIHL playoffs and finished second in the county. The team also qualified for the New Jersey Public High School state championship and went on to the school's first state playoff victory over Sparta High School with a score of 1–0.

In 2011, Anthony DeFranco was the North II Group II pole vault state champ as well as a first team All-State track and field selection by The Star-Ledger.[61] and the track team won their fourth state sectional championship in the previous seven years.[62]

In 2013, the boys track team won their fifth state sectional championship.[63]

The boys track team won the Group II spring track state championship in 2017.[64]

Marching band edit

The Governor Livingston Highlander Band competes against other bands associated with an organization called Tournament of Bands (TOB). TOB is organized into regions called "chapters", with the Highlander Band being in Chapter X. The championship competition is known as the Atlantic Coast Championship held each November.

The Governor Livingston Highlander Band is the winner of thirteen Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships: 1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2012 (1980 Group 4, 1993 Group 2, others Group 1). Governor Livingston is also the winner of eight USSBA (Formally CMBC and currently US Bands) Championships: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 (1993 and 1997 Group 2-Open, others Group 1-Open), and the Yamaha Cup in 2008 with the award for Military Pride.

Clubs edit

The school has many clubs including foreign language clubs, drama, and various student outreach programs:[65]

GLTV edit

The Berkeley Heights local access cable channel (GLTV) Comcast: 34 / FiOS: 47 broadcasts from the Governor Livingston Television Studio; the station is run almost entirely by students with the help of a single adult advisor. The students, referred to as the GLTV Crew, shoot various events in the school such as sports, concerts, plays and events. Many shows are available on the station's website.[66]

Administration edit

The school's principal is Robert Nixon. His administration team includes the two assistant principals and the athletic director.[1]

Notable alumni edit

See also: Category:Governor Livingston High School alumni

References edit

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  4. ^ a b Mayer, Troy. "The Return of Hank the Highlander", TAPinto Berkeley Heights, December 5, 2022. Accessed September 19, 2023. "Governor Livingston High School athletes have another supporter on the field and on the court with mascot 'Hank the Highlander' making a return to events after his brief break from the school's public eye. The origins of the Governor Livingston High School mascot can be traced back all the way to 1960, when the Highlander was chosen to be the face of the school’s identity, after a school board vote decided on it."
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  9. ^ a b Assembly Task Force on School District Regionalization; Findings and Recommendations, New Jersey Legislature, February 25, 1999, p. 27. Accessed September 11, 2012. "Berkeley Heights, Clark, Garwood, Kenilworth, Mountainside and Springfield formed the limited purpose Union County Regional District No. 1 in 1937.... There was a very short time between the vote by the public to dissolve in May 1996, the selection process of employees in December 1996, and the formal dissolution on June 30, 1997."
  10. ^ "Board to Propose School Referendum", Courier News, June 29, 1960. Accessed April 30, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Board of Education of Union County Regional High School District 1 last night took no further action on the proposed $1,500,000 addition to the Governor Livingston Regional High School in Berkeley Heights, but called a special meeting of the board July 12 to consider a resolution calling for a referendum.... As presently envisaged, the addition would accommodate 600 students. The Governor Livingston Regional High School, which will open its doors this Fall, is built for 900 students. Dr. Jones has said the projected enrollment increases would create an intolerable situation by 1963, if no new facilities were built."
  11. ^ "Schools to Offer Electronics Course", Courier News, August 13, 1960. Accessed September 19, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Fredericks joins with Superintendent Warren M. Davis and Principal Frederick Aho in their enthusiasm for the new featured course at the Governor Livingston School."
  12. ^ "School Will Get Nike Site; U.S. Approves Shift Of 6-Acre Tract to Union Regional Unit", Courier News, July 11, 1964. Accessed September 19,2023, via Newspapers.com. "The General Services Administration has approved the transfer of 6.3 acres of a surplus Nike missile site next to the Governor Livingston Regional High School to the Union County Regional High School Board of Education.... The missile base, built about 1956, was closed more than two years ago and was declared surplus a little more than a year ago."
  13. ^ "Schools study plans for graduation party", Courier News, December 18, 1988. Accessed September 19, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Preliminary plans for Project Graduation, an all-night, drug- and alcohol-free party for seniors, are being made at Governor Livingston Regional High School in Berkeley Heights. Project Graduation will provide high school graduates a place to gather as a class one last time without any alcohol or drugs."
  14. ^ Berkeley Heights Public School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2016. "In addition to serving the public school students of Berkeley Heights, high school students from the neighboring Borough of Mountainside are educated at Governor Livingston High School."
  15. ^ Mustac, Frank. "Contract Signed to Continue Sending Mountainside Students to Governor Livingston High School", TAP into Mountainside, October 12, 2016. Accessed February 5, 2020. "With the Berkeley Heights Board of Education's recent approval of a renegotiated send/receive agreement, new terms are now in place by which the Mountainside School District will be sending its students in grades nine through 12 to Governor Livingston High School.... The new contract runs for five years from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022, with a renewal option for an additional five years... The business administrator explained that 30 percent of the Mountainside School District annual budget goes to paying the Berkeley Heights district for sending about 300 students who live in Mountainside to Governor Livingston High School."
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  27. ^ Bowers, Barbara. "Students relax to compete in Science Bowl", Courier News, April 28, 1997. Accessed September 19, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The award-winning science team from Governor Livingston Regional High School prepares for grueling competitions in a special way. They play cards. And they joke a lot.... They won the New Jersey Regional Science Bowl in Plainsboro on Feb. 22, besting 23 other high school teams from New Jersey and Pennsylvania."
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  29. ^ Baum, Victoria. "Governor Livingston High School’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Celebrates 42 Years of Innovation and Excellence", TAPinto Mountainside, October 29, 2019. Accessed September 19, 2023. "Since 1976, Governor Livingston High School’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program has been offering unique opportunities for high school students throughout the state of New Jersey.... GLHS is the only inclusive high school in New Jersey to offer three years of ASL as a World Language to any interested student, ensuring that many hearing students know how to sign. This increases the opportunities for all students, both in and out of the program, to socialize and interact with one another."
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  35. ^ Frezza Jr., Harry. "Piscataway, Immaculata easily should move to 3-0", Courier News, September 21, 2006. AccessedSeptember 19, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The Highlanders christened their new FieldTurf surface last week, but A.L. Johnson was able to win that important Mountain Valley Conference Mountain Division game on that surface, building a 19-0 lead before winning 19-7. Governor Livingston will rebound."
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  42. ^ "State title eludes gamely Freehold", Asbury Park Press, November 17, 1979. Accessed December 30, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "For about 10 and one-half minutes of the third quarter, last night's NJSIAA Group II championship matchup at Mercer County Park took on the aura of a wild west shootout. When the smoke cleared, Freehold and Berkeley Heights had scored two goals apiece. The final difference, then, became a first-half goal the only first-half goal by Berkeley striker Roger Norman at 18:48 on a shot deflected off the shoulder of a Colonial defender. And with that, Berkeley won the state title, 3-2."
  43. ^ Zedalis, Joe. "Gov. Livingston outguns Freehold for Group II title", Asbury Park Press, November 17, 1984. Accessed September 19, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The silence came from the Freehold side, which oddly enough thundered regularly last night at Wall High School But what could be said after the Colonials were soundly beaten, 3-0, by Governor Livingston of Berkeley Heights in the NJSIAA Group II final. The Highlanders (22-1) were a tall and exceptionally quick team."
  44. ^ Zeevalk, John. "Gov. Livingston wins it all! Paviolitis' OT goal secures state title", Courier News, November 18, 1994. Accessed September 19, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "For the Governor Livingston's boys soccer team Thursday, the bus ride to Trenton State College was very long. But the ride home was short, and sweet. Senior Jim Paviolitis goal 45 seconds into the first overtime lifted Governor Livingston to a 2-1 victory over Hopewell Valley, giving the Highlanders the state North Jersey 2, Group 2 boys soccer championship before an estimated 1,000 people at Lions field."
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  48. ^ Cuneo, Ed. "Top ranked Delran dominates but is loser in state final", Courier-Post, November 24, 1985. Accessed January 17, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Delran High School completely dominated the game but had nothing to show for it yesterday. The Bears dropped a frustrating 1-0 decision to Governor Livingston of Berkeley Heights in the state Group 2 girls' soccer final at Mercer County Park.... Governor Livingston, 19-1-1 and winner of the Mountain Valley Conference, did the only thing it could do to shut the Delran attack down - pack the middle and deny Jennifer Richter, Delran's leading scorer with 28 goals, a shot when she had the ball."
  49. ^ Knego, Lauren. "Girls Soccer: Gov. Livingston wins first Group title since 1985", Courier News, November 18, 2018. Accessed December 17, 2018. "The NJSIAA Group II title was a long time coming for the Governor Livingston High School girls soccer team. The Highlanders (21-4), which hadn't won a Group title since 1985 and hadn't been to a final since 1986, won their first Group II title in 33 years on Sunday night with a 3-2 victory over Ramsey at Kean University."
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  51. ^ Behre, Bob. "Gov. Livingston (8) at West Essex (2), NJSIAA Group Tournament, Final Round, Group 2 - Baseball", The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), June 11, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2011. "Roof's boys did go to Toms River, site of the NJSIAA baseball championships, and the team returned to Berkeley Heights yesterday afternoon as the Group 2 champion after it struck for six runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat -- interestingly enough-- West Essex, 8-2, at Toms River North. It is Gov. Livingston's second Group 2 championship. It won its first group title in 1999."
  52. ^ Kratch, James. "Baseball: Gov. Livingston defeats Bernards to win Group 2 championship", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 6, 2015. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Mike Falk went 2-for-3 with a home run, double and four RBI and Dan Belfer threw 5 1/3 strong innings as Gov. Livingston downed Bernards, 10-4, to win the Group 2 state championship here Saturday at Ken Frank Baseball Stadium on the campus of Toms River South. The victory gives Gov. Livingston (28-6) its third state championship in school history and its first since 2011."
  53. ^ Greco, Richard. "Third time's a charm as Gov. Livingston claims first Union County Tournament title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 15, 2016. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Doren polished the bout off in style as he struck out the final batter, tossed his glove towards first base and embraced catcher Dan Baroff before the long-awaited dog pile on the pitcher's mound as third-seeded Gov. Livingston defeated top-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 3-2, in the Union County Tournament final at Kean University's Jim Hynes Stadium on Sunday afternoon... Although the Highlanders won Group 2 championships in 1999, 2011 and 2015, this season marks Gov. Livingston's first county tournament title."
  54. ^ Harleston, Gregory. "Boys Track & Field Meet Of Champions", Courier News, February 28, 2005. Accessed October 25, 2012. "Governor Livingtson pole vaulter Anthony Abitante didn't match his personal best of 15 feet, but he did jump 14 feet, 6 inches to claim gold."
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  58. ^ "Catalano leads Governor Livingston to first state title", Asbury Park Press, June 10, 2007. Accessed January 6, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Governor Livingston rode the arm of Capri Catalano and one swing of the bat from Nicole Koszowski to an NJSIAA Group II championship over Pascack Hills on Saturday at Toms River High School East. Koszowski put Governor Livingston on top with an RBI triple in the top of the fourth and Catalano pitched seven shutout innings as the Highlanders topped the Cowgirls, 2-0, for then-first state championship."
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  61. ^ Andrew Miller, "Boys Track and Field 2011 All-State Selections", Star Ledger, "Pole Vault: Anthony DeFranco, Gov. Livingston, 5-8, 128, Senior; The Rider-bound DeFranco cleared 15-0 on his first attempt to capture the M of C title on fewer misses. He also won the vault at the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 title with a 14-0," June 26, 2011. Accessed December 23, 2018.
  62. ^ Frezza, Harry. "Governor Livingston, Bernards take home sectional titles", Asbury Park Press, May 28, 2011. Accessed June 23, 2011. "Drama chased the Governor Livingston boys and Bernards girls down the homestretch as both pursued NJSIAA Track and Field sectional crowns at Jost Field. Governor Livingston had its eye on Snyder of Jersey City in the North 2 Group II meet. Bernards was having a back-and-forth with Summit in the same section."
  63. ^ Martino, Joe. "Governor Livingston needs team effort for Group II title", Asbury Park Press, May 25, 2013. Accessed July 1, 2013. "The Governor Livingston High School boys track and field team outlasted second-place Matawan for its fifth sectional title in the NJSIAA Central Group II championships at Monmouth Regional High School on Saturday."
  64. ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2021.
  65. ^ Clubs & Activities Overview, Governor Livingston High School. Accessed October 6, 2016.
  66. ^ Home Page, GLTV. Accessed March 25, 2015. "GLTV is a local access TV station that services the communities of Berkeley Heights and Mountainside, NJ. We are based out of the Governor Livingston HS Television Studio and are run almost entirely by students."
  67. ^ Knutzen, Eirik. "Stat star had no choice but to take part", The Morning Call, May 26, 1991. Accessed April 20, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Boutsikaris, a five-foot-six flyweight who was born in Newark, N.J., and reared in nearby Berkeley Heights, claims he had no choice but to become an actor while a student at Governor Livingston Regional High School. 'That's because I was too short to do sports and incapable of doing a number of other things. The only thing I excelled at was acting, so I stuck with it.'"
  68. ^ LePoidevin, Michelle H. "From Berkeley Heights to Berkeley, Gimple Finds Justice With Fillmore!", The Westfield Leader, September 26, 2002, p. 24. Accessed February 27, 2011. "As the Creator and Executive Producer of Walt Disney Television Animation's new Saturday morning program, Fillmore!, Berkeley Heights native Scott Gimple has brought a new duo of crime-solving intermediate school superheroes to the screen – minus the violence.... Gimple, who attended fifth grade through senior year in Berkeley Heights, graduated Governor Livingston High School."
  69. ^ Jerry Ragonese, Premier Lacrosse League. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Jerry Ragonese is a Berkeley Heights, NJ native who attended Governor Livingston High School."
  70. ^ "Local students named to college dean's lists", Independent Press, September 11, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Juliette Reilly, a member of the class of 2016, is a music major from Berkeley Heights. She is the child of Mr. & Mrs. Hayes A Reilly and a graduate of Gov. Livingston Regional High."
  71. ^ Kaplan, Ron. , New Jersey Jewish News, July 13, 2006, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 20, 2013. Accessed October 6, 2016. "After graduating from Governor Livingston Regional High School (the 'Regional' was later dropped), Peter, 41, attended Harvard University, where he earned a degree in English literature."
  72. ^ Cedeira, Marian. "GL graduate adapts 'Tale of Two Cities' for the Broadway stage", Independent Press, August 19, 2008. Accessed February 27, 2011. "Jill Santoriello, Governor Livingston High School Class of 1983, has written the book, music and lyrics for A Tale of Two Cities, a new musical currently in previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theater, in New York City's theater district."
  73. ^ Shapiro, Michael M. "Jill Santoriello and A Tale of Two Cities: Reaching for the Stars and Obtaining Them" July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, TheAlternativePress.com, October 1, 2008. Accessed January 30, 2010. "She said that she played piano by ear and was in the chorus and school plays at Governor Livingston. It was at that time that she read A Tale of Two Cities and 'fell in love with the story.'"

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Governor Livingston High School is a comprehensive four year co educational public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades located in Berkeley Heights in Union County in the U S state of New Jersey and operating as the lone secondary school of the Berkeley Heights Public Schools The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1965 7 Governor Livingston High SchoolAddress175 Watchung BoulevardBerkeley Heights Union County New Jersey 07922United StatesCoordinates40 41 13 N 74 23 17 W 40 686823 N 74 388027 W 40 686823 74 388027InformationTypePublic high schoolMottoExplore Excel EngageEstablished1960School districtBerkeley Heights Public SchoolsNCES School ID340153000201 2 PrincipalRobert Nixon 1 Faculty89 4 FTEs 2 Grades9 12Enrollment950 as of 2021 22 2 Student to teacher ratio10 6 1 2 CampusSuburbanColor s Scarlet and navy blue 3 Athletics conferenceUnion County Interscholastic Athletic Conference general Big Central Football Conference football MascotHank the Highlander 4 Team nameHighlanders 3 NewspaperThe Highlander 5 YearbookThe Claymore 6 Websitewww wbr bhpsnj wbr org wbr Domain wbr 8Governor Livingston provides programs for deaf hard of hearing and cognitively impaired students in the district and those who are enrolled from all over north central New Jersey who attend on a tuition basis 8 As of the 2021 22 school year the school had an enrollment of 950 students and 89 4 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 10 6 1 There were 18 students 1 9 of enrollment eligible for free lunch and 3 0 3 of students eligible for reduced cost lunch 2 Contents 1 History 2 Awards recognition and rankings 3 Academics 4 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program 5 Athletics 6 Marching band 7 Clubs 8 GLTV 9 Administration 10 Notable alumni 11 References 12 External linksHistory editUnion County Regional High School District was established in 1937 as the first regional high school district in New Jersey for the students from the municipalities of Berkeley Heights Clark Garwood Kenilworth Mountainside and Springfield 9 At that time all students residing in the district attended Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield As the district began to grow additional schools were built and in September 1960 Governor Livingston Regional High School opened its doors to 800 students from Berkeley Heights and Mountainside Designed to accommodate an enrollment of 900 projected increases in the numbers of students lead the district to consider a 1 5 million expansion to add capacity for an additional 600 students before the school had even opened 10 The regional district s superintendent at the time was Dr Warren Davis and Frederick Aho was the first principal of the high school 11 The school was built adjacent to an active Nike Missile Control Station in the Murray Hill section of Berkeley Heights which had opened in 1956 after the base was closed the federal government gave the school district 6 3 acres 2 5 ha of land that had been used for the defunct missile site 12 The high school s namesake is William Livingston the first Governor of New Jersey and a signatory of the United States Constitution The Royal Stewart tartan of the Stewart Clan of whom Livingston was a member is a symbol of the school and the tartan s red and blue colors are the high school s colors The Highlander was chosen the school s mascot by student body vote in 1960 combining the tradition of the town s first baseball team and the location of the school at the highest point in Union County 4 The school adopted Claymore as the name for its yearbook 6 Project Graduation held the night of graduation and run entirely by volunteers debuted in 1989 and provides a safe all night celebration of each graduating class 13 In May 1996 the vote to de regionalize the school district passed and the incoming freshmen in the fall of 1997 were the first to enter Governor Livingston High School part of the Berkeley Heights School District 9 It is the sole secondary school for students from Berkeley Heights along with approximately 300 students from neighboring Borough of Mountainside who are educated at the high school as part of a sending receiving relationship with the Mountainside School District that is covered by an agreement that runs through the end of 2021 22 school year 14 15 Awards recognition and rankings editIn its 2013 report on America s Best High Schools The Daily Beast ranked the school 416th in the nation among participating public high schools and 35th among schools in New Jersey 16 In the 2011 Ranking America s High Schools issue by The Washington Post the school was ranked 32nd in New Jersey and 1 112th nationwide 17 The school was ranked 416th in Newsweek s 2009 ranking of the top 1 500 high schools in the United States and was ranked 8th in New Jersey with 2 293 AP tests taken in 2008 per graduating senior and 48 of all graduating seniors passing at least one AP exam The school was ranked 707th nationwide in 2008 18 In Newsweek s 2007 rankings of the country s top 1 200 high schools Governor Livingston High School was listed in 776th place the 17th highest ranked school in New Jersey 19 With the rankings calculated by Jay Mathews shifted to The Washington Post in 2011 the school was ranked 31st in New Jersey and 1 071st nationwide 20 The school was the 36th 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 21 The school had also been ranked 36th in the state of 328 schools in 2012 after being ranked 24th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed 22 The magazine ranked the school 15th in 2008 out of 316 schools 23 The school was ranked 21st in the magazine s September 2006 issue which included 316 schools across the state 24 Schooldigger com ranked the school 26th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings an increase of 48 positions from the 2010 ranking which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics 95 4 and language arts literacy 98 4 components of the High School Proficiency Assessment HSPA 25 In its listing of America s Best High Schools 2016 Governor Livingston was ranked 192nd out of 500 best high schools in the country it was ranked 30th among all high schools in New Jersey and 14th among non magnet schools 26 Academics editGovernor Livingston was the winner of the 1994 1995 and 1996 New Jersey Science Olympiad Division C Championship 1997 Division 5 National Champions for the Junior Engineering Technical Society s TEAMS competition and winners of the 1997 New Jersey Regional Science Bowl 27 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program editGovernor Livingston has an extensive Deaf and Hard of Hearing program for students around Union County The school s American Sign Language ASL and Junior National Association for the Deaf JrNAD clubs promote the cultural aspects of deafness that support a strong deaf peer group This program offers the following services to students who are deaf and hard of hearing 28 Self contained resource center general education classes on all academic levels Elective classes in a wide variety of subject areas Shared program available with Union County Vocational Technical School Teachers of the Deaf who instruct using Total Communication voice and sign Educational interpreters on staff A speech and language specialist who is responsible for enhancing communication skills The program includes two sessions per week Clubs sports and after school activities in an inclusive setting Support for students with cochlear implants Interpreters are available for non curricular activities including guidance appointments assemblies and GLHS theatrical performances American Sign Language is offered to general students as a three year world language program and students enrolled in ASL classes have the opportunity to interact with the deaf and hard of hearing students which enables the students to both practice and enhance their signing skills 29 Athletics editThe Governor Livingston High School Highlanders 3 compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference which is comprised of public and private high schools in Union County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association NJSIAA 30 Before the NJSIAA s 2009 realignment the school had competed in the Mountain Valley Conference which included high schools in Essex County and Union County 31 With 747 students in grades 10 12 the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019 20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range 32 The football team competes in Division 2A of the Big Central Football Conference which includes 60 public and private high schools in Hunterdon Middlesex Somerset Union and Warren counties which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location 33 The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group III North for football for 2022 2024 which included schools with 680 to 884 students 34 School colors are navy and scarlet The school fields teams in varsity junior varsity and freshman football boys and girls soccer cross country cheerleading wrestling basketball indoor and outdoor track baseball softball golf swimming tennis field hockey bowling lacrosse fencing and ice hockey 3 In September 2006 the school finished installing a FieldTurf on its football field which is used primarily for football soccer lacrosse and field hockey 35 The school participates as the host school lead agency for a joint ice hockey team with New Providence High School The co op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023 24 school year 36 In 1965 the Governor Livingston Regional High School football team coached by Jack Bicknell was awarded by the NJSIAA with the school s first state championship a North Jersey Group II title as co champion with Millburn High School for a team that was undefeated untied and nearly unscored on 37 38 In 2008 the football team qualified for the playoffs and reached the state sectional final where it lost to James Caldwell High School at Giants Stadium by a score of 22 7 39 The boys varsity soccer team won the Group II title in 1977 defeating Lawrence High School in the finals 1979 vs Freehold High School 1984 vs Freehold and 1994 vs Hopewell Valley Central High School 40 In 1977 the team finished the season with a 15 6 1 record after winning the Group II title the school s first state championship defeating Lawrence High School in overtime at Mercer County Park by a score of 3 2 41 The team won the Group II title for a second time in 1979 with a 3 2 defeat of Freehold Borough in the finals 42 In 1984 the team won the Group II state championship against Freehold Borough and was ranked by The Star Ledger as high as number 4 in the state after finishing the season with a 22 1 record 43 In 1994 the team won the Group II state championships with a 2 1 overtime win over Hopewell Valley 44 The wrestling team won the North II Group II state sectional title in 1980 and 1981 45 In 1993 Ricky Ortega won the state championship in wrestling at 130 lbs 46 The girls soccer team has won the Group II title in 1985 defeating runner up Delran High School in the tournament final and 2018 vs Ramsey High School 47 In 1985 the Highlander girls varsity soccer team finished the season 19 1 1 after winning the school s first girls state championship taking the Group II title with a 1 0 victory against Delran 48 In 2018 the team ended the season 21 4 after having won the Group II state championship with a 3 2 win against Ramsey in the finals of the playoffs 49 The Highlander baseball team won the Group II state championship in 1999 defeating runner up Gateway Regional High School in the finals of the tournament 2011 vs West Essex High School and 2015 vs Bernards High School 50 The program won its second Group II state title in 2011 with a win in the finals against the West Essex High School Knights by a score of 8 2 51 In 2015 the team won its third Group II state championship with a 10 4 win in the tournament final against Bernards High School 52 In 2016 the baseball team captured their first ever Union County Tournament championship with a 3 2 win against Scotch Plains Fanwood High School 53 In 2004 Mike Carmody won the state championship in the 800m citation needed In 2005 Anthony Abitante won the state championship in the pole vault 54 The softball team won the 2007 Central Group II state sectional championship with a string of shutout wins over Roselle Park High School 10 0 Shore Regional High School 6 0 and Delaware Valley Regional High School 1 0 in the tournament final 55 The team moved on to win the Group II state championship with wins over James Caldwell High School 4 2 and Pascack Hills High School 2 0 in the final game of the playoffs 56 57 58 In 2008 the boys fencing team won the state title in the sabre in 2015 the team won the foil team title 59 In 2009 the girls squad won the overall team title and the sabre title in 2012 the team won the foil state title 60 The 2008 09 ice hockey team qualified for the 2009 UCIHL playoffs and finished second in the county The team also qualified for the New Jersey Public High School state championship and went on to the school s first state playoff victory over Sparta High School with a score of 1 0 In 2011 Anthony DeFranco was the North II Group II pole vault state champ as well as a first team All State track and field selection by The Star Ledger 61 and the track team won their fourth state sectional championship in the previous seven years 62 In 2013 the boys track team won their fifth state sectional championship 63 The boys track team won the Group II spring track state championship in 2017 64 Marching band editThe Governor Livingston Highlander Band competes against other bands associated with an organization called Tournament of Bands TOB TOB is organized into regions called chapters with the Highlander Band being in Chapter X The championship competition is known as the Atlantic Coast Championship held each November The Governor Livingston Highlander Band is the winner of thirteen Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships 1980 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1997 2005 2006 2008 2011 and 2012 1980 Group 4 1993 Group 2 others Group 1 Governor Livingston is also the winner of eight USSBA Formally CMBC and currently US Bands Championships 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1997 1993 and 1997 Group 2 Open others Group 1 Open and the Yamaha Cup in 2008 with the award for Military Pride Clubs editThe school has many clubs including foreign language clubs drama and various student outreach programs 65 Art Club Athletic Honor Society The Claymore Drama Club Environmental Club French Club Honor Society Future Business Leaders of America Highlander Band Highlander Newspaper Interact Italian Club Honor Society Junior State of America Latin Club Honor Society Link Crew Math League Team Mu Alpha Theta National Honor Society National Art Honor Society Pipe Band Quill and Scroll Science Team Sign Language amp Jr NAD Club Spanish Club Spanish Honor Society Student Council Student Auxiliary Turning Recreational Events in New DirectionsGLTV editThe Berkeley Heights local access cable channel GLTV Comcast 34 FiOS 47 broadcasts from the Governor Livingston Television Studio the station is run almost entirely by students with the help of a single adult advisor The students referred to as the GLTV Crew shoot various events in the school such as sports concerts plays and events Many shows are available on the station s website 66 Administration editThe school s principal is Robert Nixon His administration team includes the two assistant principals and the athletic director 1 Notable alumni editSee also Category Governor Livingston High School alumni Dennis Boutsikaris born 1952 actor 67 Scott M Gimple class of 1989 television and comic book writer 68 Jerry Ragonese born 1986 professional lacrosse player for the Redwoods Lacrosse Club of The Premier Lacrosse League 69 Juliette Reilly born 1993 singer songwriter and YouTuber 70 Peter Sagal born 1965 class of 1983 playwright and host of NPR s Wait Wait Don t Tell Me 71 Jill Santoriello class of 1983 Broadway playwright and composer musical A Tale of Two Cities 72 73 References edit a b Administration Governor Livingston High School Accessed March 30 2022 a b c d e School data for Governor Livingston High School National Center for Education Statistics Accessed December 1 2022 a b c d Governor Livingston High School New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed October 20 2020 a b Mayer Troy The Return of Hank the Highlander TAPinto Berkeley Heights December 5 2022 Accessed September 19 2023 Governor Livingston High School athletes have another supporter on the field and on the court with mascot Hank the Highlander making a return to events after his brief break from the school s public eye The origins of the Governor Livingston High School mascot can be traced back all the way to 1960 when the Highlander was chosen to be the face of the school s identity after a school board vote decided on it Clubs and Activities Governor Livingston High School Accessed March 30 2022 a b Yearbook Governor Livingston High School Accessed March 30 2022 Governor Livingston High School Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools Accessed June 23 2011 Baum Victoria Governor Livingston High School s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Celebrates 42 Years of Innovation and Excellence TAP into Mountainside October 29 2019 Accessed February 5 2020 a b Assembly Task Force on School District Regionalization Findings and Recommendations New Jersey Legislature February 25 1999 p 27 Accessed September 11 2012 Berkeley Heights Clark Garwood Kenilworth Mountainside and Springfield formed the limited purpose Union County Regional District No 1 in 1937 There was a very short time between the vote by the public to dissolve in May 1996 the selection process of employees in December 1996 and the formal dissolution on June 30 1997 Board to Propose School Referendum Courier News June 29 1960 Accessed April 30 2021 via Newspapers com The Board of Education of Union County Regional High School District 1 last night took no further action on the proposed 1 500 000 addition to the Governor Livingston Regional High School in Berkeley Heights but called a special meeting of the board July 12 to consider a resolution calling for a referendum As presently envisaged the addition would accommodate 600 students The Governor Livingston Regional High School which will open its doors this Fall is built for 900 students Dr Jones has said the projected enrollment increases would create an intolerable situation by 1963 if no new facilities were built Schools to Offer Electronics Course Courier News August 13 1960 Accessed September 19 2023 via Newspapers com Fredericks joins with Superintendent Warren M Davis and Principal Frederick Aho in their enthusiasm for the new featured course at the Governor Livingston School School Will Get Nike Site U S Approves Shift Of 6 Acre Tract to Union Regional Unit Courier News July 11 1964 Accessed September 19 2023 via Newspapers com The General Services Administration has approved the transfer of 6 3 acres of a surplus Nike missile site next to the Governor Livingston Regional High School to the Union County Regional High School Board of Education The missile base built about 1956 was closed more than two years ago and was declared surplus a little more than a year ago Schools study plans for graduation party Courier News December 18 1988 Accessed September 19 2023 via Newspapers com Preliminary plans for Project Graduation an all night drug and alcohol free party for seniors are being made at Governor Livingston Regional High School in Berkeley Heights Project Graduation will provide high school graduates a place to gather as a class one last time without any alcohol or drugs Berkeley Heights Public School District 2015 Report Card Narrative New Jersey Department of Education Accessed June 7 2016 In addition to serving the public school students of Berkeley Heights high school students from the neighboring Borough of Mountainside are educated at Governor Livingston High School Mustac Frank Contract Signed to Continue Sending Mountainside Students to Governor Livingston High School TAP into Mountainside October 12 2016 Accessed February 5 2020 With the Berkeley Heights Board of Education s recent approval of a renegotiated send receive agreement new terms are now in place by which the Mountainside School District will be sending its students in grades nine through 12 to Governor Livingston High School The new contract runs for five years from July 1 2017 through June 30 2022 with a renewal option for an additional five years The business administrator explained that 30 percent of the Mountainside School District annual budget goes to paying the Berkeley Heights district for sending about 300 students who live in Mountainside to Governor Livingston High School Streib Lauren America s Best High Schools Archived May 8 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Beast May 6 2013 Accessed May 9 2013 Mathews Jay The High School Challenge 2011 Governor Livingston High School The Washington Post Accessed August 14 2011 Staff The Top of the Class The complete list of the 1 500 top U S high schools Newsweek June 8 2009 Accessed June 10 2009 The Top of the Class The complete list of the 1 200 top U S schools Archived May 23 2007 at the Wayback Machine Newsweek May 22 2007 Accessed May 24 2007 Staff 2011 High School Challenge New Jersey The Washington Post Accessed June 14 2011 Staff Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014 New Jersey Monthly September 2 2014 Accessed September 5 2014 Staff The Top New Jersey High Schools Alphabetical New Jersey Monthly August 16 2012 Accessed September 11 2012 Staff 2010 Top High Schools New Jersey Monthly August 16 2010 Accessed February 22 2011 Top New Jersey High Schools 2008 By Rank New Jersey Monthly September 2008 posted August 7 2008 Accessed August 19 2008 New Jersey High School Rankings 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy amp HSPA Math 2010 2011 permanent dead link Schooldigger com Accessed February 23 2012 Staff America s Best High Schools 2016 Newsweek Accessed November 11 2016 Bowers Barbara Students relax to compete in Science Bowl Courier News April 28 1997 Accessed September 19 2023 via Newspapers com The award winning science team from Governor Livingston Regional High School prepares for grueling competitions in a special way They play cards And they joke a lot They won the New Jersey Regional Science Bowl in Plainsboro on Feb 22 besting 23 other high school teams from New Jersey and Pennsylvania Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program resources Governor Livingston High School Accessed May 21 2012 Baum Victoria Governor Livingston High School s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Celebrates 42 Years of Innovation and Excellence TAPinto Mountainside October 29 2019 Accessed September 19 2023 Since 1976 Governor Livingston High School s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program has been offering unique opportunities for high school students throughout the state of New Jersey GLHS is the only inclusive high school in New Jersey to offer three years of ASL as a World Language to any interested student ensuring that many hearing students know how to sign This increases the opportunities for all students both in and out of the program to socialize and interact with one another League amp Conference Officers Affiliated Schools 2020 2021 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed October 20 2020 Home Page Mountain Valley Conference backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2 2011 Accessed November 26 2014 NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019 2020 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed November 20 2020 Kinney Mike Big Central revises 2020 football schedule for its shortened inaugural season NJ Advance Media for NJ com August 12 2020 Accessed April 18 2021 The newly formed Big Central Football Conference has released a revised 2020 schedule for its inaugural season the BCFC is comprised of schools from Middlesex Union Somerset Hunterdon and Warren counties Football Public School Classifications 2022 2024 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 1 2023 Frezza Jr Harry Piscataway Immaculata easily should move to 3 0 Courier News September 21 2006 AccessedSeptember 19 2023 via Newspapers com The Highlanders christened their new FieldTurf surface last week but A L Johnson was able to win that important Mountain Valley Conference Mountain Division game on that surface building a 19 0 lead before winning 19 7 Governor Livingston will rebound NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed December 1 2020 Evans Tom South Plainfield Berkeley Westfield Win Football Titles Courier News December 14 1965 Accessed March 12 2021 via Newspapers com Berkeley Heights which began varsity football in 1960 captured its first state title Governor Livingston Berkeley Heights shared the North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 crown with Millburn Berkeley had a 9 0 0 record and was ranked second with 453 points Staff Bicknell Added to B C Staff The Boston Globe January 21 1968 Accessed June 14 2011 Bicknell coached at three high schools in New Jersey and Governor Livingston to the state title in 1965 Polakowski Art Governor Livingston football season ends with 22 7 loss in state final The Star Ledger December 6 2008 Accessed June 23 2011 The Berkeley Heights football season came to a disappointing end Friday night Dec 5 at Giants Stadium where several thousand Governor Livingston fans traveled to view the Highlanders first State Final appearance in 19 years The Essex County squad outplayed GL after intermission and wound up dealing the Highlanders a 22 7 setback NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed January 1 2022 Smith Clifford Berkeley takes state soccer crown Courier News November 26 1977 Accessed December 30 2020 via Newspapers com Sophomore Tim Carlin scored his second goal of the game with 28 seconds left in the first overtime period to break a 2 2 tie and lead Governor Livingston to the Group 2 State Championship in high school soccer yesterday at Mercer County Park The Highlanders 15 6 1 won the North Jersey Section 2 Group 2 crown and then defeated Sparta the Section 1 winners 3 2 on Tuesday to earn the right to meet Lawrence in the finals State title eludes gamely Freehold Asbury Park Press November 17 1979 Accessed December 30 2020 via Newspapers com For about 10 and one half minutes of the third quarter last night s NJSIAA Group II championship matchup at Mercer County Park took on the aura of a wild west shootout When the smoke cleared Freehold and Berkeley Heights had scored two goals apiece The final difference then became a first half goal the only first half goal by Berkeley striker Roger Norman at 18 48 on a shot deflected off the shoulder of a Colonial defender And with that Berkeley won the state title 3 2 Zedalis Joe Gov Livingston outguns Freehold for Group II title Asbury Park Press November 17 1984 Accessed September 19 2023 via Newspapers com The silence came from the Freehold side which oddly enough thundered regularly last night at Wall High School But what could be said after the Colonials were soundly beaten 3 0 by Governor Livingston of Berkeley Heights in the NJSIAA Group II final The Highlanders 22 1 were a tall and exceptionally quick team Zeevalk John Gov Livingston wins it all Paviolitis OT goal secures state title Courier News November 18 1994 Accessed September 19 2023 via Newspapers com For the Governor Livingston s boys soccer team Thursday the bus ride to Trenton State College was very long But the ride home was short and sweet Senior Jim Paviolitis goal 45 seconds into the first overtime lifted Governor Livingston to a 2 1 victory over Hopewell Valley giving the Highlanders the state North Jersey 2 Group 2 boys soccer championship before an estimated 1 000 people at Lions field NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed December 1 2021 Weinberg David Bird 36 0 Wins State Title Becomes Oakcrest s First N J Champion In Over 20 Years The Press of Atlantic City March 14 1993 Accessed August 14 2011 At 130 Rick Ortega of Governor Livingston 28 1 took a 10 3 decision over Burlington City s Jon Baer 26 3 NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed January 1 2022 Cuneo Ed Top ranked Delran dominates but is loser in state final Courier Post November 24 1985 Accessed January 17 2021 via Newspapers com Delran High School completely dominated the game but had nothing to show for it yesterday The Bears dropped a frustrating 1 0 decision to Governor Livingston of Berkeley Heights in the state Group 2 girls soccer final at Mercer County Park Governor Livingston 19 1 1 and winner of the Mountain Valley Conference did the only thing it could do to shut the Delran attack down pack the middle and deny Jennifer Richter Delran s leading scorer with 28 goals a shot when she had the ball Knego Lauren Girls Soccer Gov Livingston wins first Group title since 1985 Courier News November 18 2018 Accessed December 17 2018 The NJSIAA Group II title was a long time coming for the Governor Livingston High School girls soccer team The Highlanders 21 4 which hadn t won a Group title since 1985 and hadn t been to a final since 1986 won their first Group II title in 33 years on Sunday night with a 3 2 victory over Ramsey at Kean University NJSIAA Baseball Championship History New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 1 2023 Behre Bob Gov Livingston 8 at West Essex 2 NJSIAA Group Tournament Final Round Group 2 Baseball The Star Ledger Newark N J June 11 2011 Accessed June 14 2011 Roof s boys did go to Toms River site of the NJSIAA baseball championships and the team returned to Berkeley Heights yesterday afternoon as the Group 2 champion after it struck for six runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat interestingly enough West Essex 8 2 at Toms River North It is Gov Livingston s second Group 2 championship It won its first group title in 1999 Kratch James Baseball Gov Livingston defeats Bernards to win Group 2 championship NJ Advance Media for NJ com June 6 2015 Accessed October 6 2016 Mike Falk went 2 for 3 with a home run double and four RBI and Dan Belfer threw 5 1 3 strong innings as Gov Livingston downed Bernards 10 4 to win the Group 2 state championship here Saturday at Ken Frank Baseball Stadium on the campus of Toms River South The victory gives Gov Livingston 28 6 its third state championship in school history and its first since 2011 Greco Richard Third time s a charm as Gov Livingston claims first Union County Tournament title NJ Advance Media for NJ com May 15 2016 Accessed October 6 2016 Doren polished the bout off in style as he struck out the final batter tossed his glove towards first base and embraced catcher Dan Baroff before the long awaited dog pile on the pitcher s mound as third seeded Gov Livingston defeated top seeded Scotch Plains Fanwood 3 2 in the Union County Tournament final at Kean University s Jim Hynes Stadium on Sunday afternoon Although the Highlanders won Group 2 championships in 1999 2011 and 2015 this season marks Gov Livingston s first county tournament title Harleston Gregory Boys Track amp Field Meet Of Champions Courier News February 28 2005 Accessed October 25 2012 Governor Livingtson pole vaulter Anthony Abitante didn t match his personal best of 15 feet but he did jump 14 feet 6 inches to claim gold 2007 Softball Central Group II New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed June 8 2007 2007 Softball Public Semis Finals New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed June 12 2007 NJSIAA Softball Championship History New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 1 2023 Catalano leads Governor Livingston to first state title Asbury Park Press June 10 2007 Accessed January 6 2021 via Newspapers com Governor Livingston rode the arm of Capri Catalano and one swing of the bat from Nicole Koszowski to an NJSIAA Group II championship over Pascack Hills on Saturday at Toms River High School East Koszowski put Governor Livingston on top with an RBI triple in the top of the fourth and Catalano pitched seven shutout innings as the Highlanders topped the Cowgirls 2 0 for then first state championship NJSIAA History of Boys Fencing Championships New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed November 20 2020 NJSIAA History of Girls Fencing Championships New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed December 1 2020 Andrew Miller Boys Track and Field 2011 All State Selections Star Ledger Pole Vault Anthony DeFranco Gov Livingston 5 8 128 Senior The Rider bound DeFranco cleared 15 0 on his first attempt to capture the M of C title on fewer misses He also won the vault at the North Jersey Section 2 Group 2 title with a 14 0 June 26 2011 Accessed December 23 2018 Frezza Harry Governor Livingston Bernards take home sectional titles Asbury Park Press May 28 2011 Accessed June 23 2011 Drama chased the Governor Livingston boys and Bernards girls down the homestretch as both pursued NJSIAA Track and Field sectional crowns at Jost Field Governor Livingston had its eye on Snyder of Jersey City in the North 2 Group II meet Bernards was having a back and forth with Summit in the same section Martino Joe Governor Livingston needs team effort for Group II title Asbury Park Press May 25 2013 Accessed July 1 2013 The Governor Livingston High School boys track and field team outlasted second place Matawan for its fifth sectional title in the NJSIAA Central Group II championships at Monmouth Regional High School on Saturday NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed September 1 2021 Clubs amp Activities Overview Governor Livingston High School Accessed October 6 2016 Home Page GLTV Accessed March 25 2015 GLTV is a local access TV station that services the communities of Berkeley Heights and Mountainside NJ We are based out of the Governor Livingston HS Television Studio and are run almost entirely by students Knutzen Eirik Stat star had no choice but to take part The Morning Call May 26 1991 Accessed April 20 2021 via Newspapers com Boutsikaris a five foot six flyweight who was born in Newark N J and reared in nearby Berkeley Heights claims he had no choice but to become an actor while a student at Governor Livingston Regional High School That s because I was too short to do sports and incapable of doing a number of other things The only thing I excelled at was acting so I stuck with it LePoidevin Michelle H From Berkeley Heights to Berkeley Gimple Finds Justice With Fillmore The Westfield Leader September 26 2002 p 24 Accessed February 27 2011 As the Creator and Executive Producer of Walt Disney Television Animation s new Saturday morning program Fillmore Berkeley Heights native Scott Gimple has brought a new duo of crime solving intermediate school superheroes to the screen minus the violence Gimple who attended fifth grade through senior year in Berkeley Heights graduated Governor Livingston High School Jerry Ragonese Premier Lacrosse League Accessed February 5 2020 Jerry Ragonese is a Berkeley Heights NJ native who attended Governor Livingston High School Local students named to college dean s lists Independent Press September 11 2014 updated March 29 2019 Accessed February 5 2020 Juliette Reilly a member of the class of 2016 is a music major from Berkeley Heights She is the child of Mr amp Mrs Hayes A Reilly and a graduate of Gov Livingston Regional High Kaplan Ron NJ native hosts gameshow with twist of the news New Jersey Jewish News July 13 2006 backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 20 2013 Accessed October 6 2016 After graduating from Governor Livingston Regional High School the Regional was later dropped Peter 41 attended Harvard University where he earned a degree in English literature Cedeira Marian GL graduate adapts Tale of Two Cities for the Broadway stage Independent Press August 19 2008 Accessed February 27 2011 Jill Santoriello Governor Livingston High School Class of 1983 has written the book music and lyrics for A Tale of Two Cities a new musical currently in previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theater in New York City s theater district Shapiro Michael M Jill Santoriello and A Tale of Two Cities Reaching for the Stars and Obtaining Them Archived July 16 2011 at the Wayback Machine TheAlternativePress com October 1 2008 Accessed January 30 2010 She said that she played piano by ear and was in the chorus and school plays at Governor Livingston It was at that time that she read A Tale of Two Cities and fell in love with the story External links editOfficial website School Profile Berkeley Heights Public Schools School Performance Report for Governor Livingston High School New Jersey Department of Education School Data for the Berkeley Heights Public Schools National Center for Education Statistics Governor Livingston Highlander Band website 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