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Tenafly High School
Englewood, NJ
News
Hammer-Wielding Ex-Bio Teacher In Tenafly Loses License After Assaults: Officials
A former biology teacher in Bergen County had his teaching license revoked after an incident in which he purposely backed his car into another vehicle and then used a hammer to assault the victim, state officials said. The State Board of Examiners reviewed the information regarding Christopher R. Icochea from the Office of Student Protection (OSP) in September 2023, they said. The incident appears to have happened two years after Icochea resigned from his position as a biology teacher at Tenafly High School, district paperwork shows. In June 2023, Ocochea pleaded guilty to aggravated …
Englewood, NJ
News
19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Tenafly Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy
A 19-year-old man from Bergen County is among the Americans reported missing in Israel among the Hamas attacks, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said. Edan Alexander, a graduate of Tenafly High School, was serving in the Israeli Defense Forces' Golani Brigade near the Gaza Strip and has not been heard from since the attacks on Saturday, Oct. 7, Murphy said at a vigil in Hoboken on Tuesday, Oct. 10. "To every New Jerseyan with friends or loved ones in Israel and the Mideast region, please know that your neighbors—here, and across the nation—stand with you," Murphy said. "We will do everything we …
Paramus, NJ
Schools
These High Schools Ranked Top 5 In Bergen County, Report Says
The grades are in and these Bergen County high schools are a cut above the rest, according to the community and school ranking site Niche. After considering a number of key areas, the following schools were ranked in the website’s 2023 “Best Public High Schools in Bergen County” report: No. 1 - Bergen County Academies (a Bergen County Vocational School), Hackensack No. 2 - Bergen County Tech, Teteroboro No. 3 - Tenafly High School No. 4 - Northern Valley Regional Demarest No. 5 - Northern Highlands Regional All five high schools earned an overall grade of A+. Bergen Academi…
Edison, NJ
Schools
39 NJ Public Schools Ranked Among Best In America By U.S. News
U.S. News & World Report has released is latest rankings of the best public high schools in America. Thirty-nine of those are in New Jersey and rank among the top 10 percent in the nation. "Families can use the Best High Schools rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local level on factors like graduation rates and college readiness," said Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News. "The rankings also provide insight into academic performance among underserved groups." High Technology High School was ranked the No. 1 STEM school this ye…
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
Rankings
: Website Names NJ Public High School Overall Best In America
Niche.com has released its annual rankings of the best public high schools in America. The website graded every school across the U.S. based on a "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education," it said. Bergen County Academies in Hackensack was crowned the overall best in the U.S. The school earned an A+ in every category: Academics, diversity, teachers, college prep, clubs/activities, and health/safety. The website also ranked the best schools in New Jersey. Here are the top 20: 20.…
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
Rankings
: These North Jersey Schools Scored Among Top 50 In State
New Jersey released its grades for public schools, ranking each one on a scale of 0 to 100. Nineteen schools in Bergen, Morris and Passaic counties scored among the top 50 in the state. Critics say the ratings are "oversimplified" and state officials say the grades aren't a fair representation of all that a school has to offer. The grades were based on four-year graduation rate, five-year graduation rate, progress toward English language proficiency, English proficiency, math proficiency and chronic absenteeism. Here are the schools that earned the highest grades in Bergen, Morris a…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Tenafly Swim Instructor, 23, Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen
A swim instructor from Tenafly “engaged in sexual acts” with a pre-teen over the course of two years, authorities charged. Kevin Guo, a 23-year-old Tenafly High School and Ramapo College graduate, wrote on lessons.com that he worked at Tenakill and gives private lessons. Tenafly police received a report last Saturday that Guo “engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of thirteen in Tenafly over the course of two years,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. He didn't elaborate. Calo’s Special Victims Unit and Tenafly police investigated and arrested Guo on a tr…
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
New Rankings: These North Jersey Schools Are Among Best In State
New Jersey is home to some of the nation’s finest schools -- but which high schools are at the top the list? Niche on Wednesday released its 2019 rankings, which are “based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education.” Using a weighted scale including academic grades (60 percent), teacher’s grades (10 percent), culture and diversity (10 percent), parent-student surveys (10 percent) and other factors, Niche determined the top high schools throughout the country. "The 2019 Best Public High Scho…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Schools
Bergen, Passaic Schools Among Best In NJ: New State Rating
The State Department of Education has published a rating of each public high school on a scale from 1 to 100. According to NJ.com, here are three important facts you should know before analyzing the data: They depend greatly on graduation rate and standardized test scores Some superintendents say the data is misleading and oversimplified Students who skipped the PARCC test counted as if they flunked, hurting the rates The rating is based on graduation rate (50 percent), PARCC test proficiency (35 percent) and chronic absenteeism (15 percent). The highest scoring school (97.47) is Dr. Rona…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Schools
These Bergen County Schools Have The Best SAT Scores In New Jersey
The results are in! According to NJ.com, the average SAT score for the Class of 2017 was 551 in reading and writing, 552 in math and a total of 1,103 out of 1,600.Here's how Bergen and Passaic county schools compare, NJ.com reports. 45. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan: 1,214; reading: 607; math: 607 39. Glen Rock High School: 1,229; reading 610; math 619 30. Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes: 1,239 (tie with Union County Tech.); reading 616; math 623 28. Northern Highlands Regional High School: 1,248; reading 624; math 624 24. Northern Va…
