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West Windsor-Plainsboro South
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district.
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Princeton Junction in Mercer County, New Jersey serving students in grades 9 through 12. Charles Rudnick is the principal and Robert Banks is the assistant principal. The school is part of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from West Windsor Township and Plainsboro Township.
The West Windsor-Plainsboro high school was opened in 1973. In 2005, the school had the second highest average standardized test for college admissions. About 97 percent of the students pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment. The school offers several honors and Advanced Placement Program courses in various subject areas. The school does not rank students, but it uses a weighted GPA, the Great Point Average. The most common college for students is Rutgers University, with over 90 students from the Class of 2005 attending there. Many students from the school are accepted to highly selective schools around the country, including the Ivy League.
The West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South Pirates participate in the eleven-member Colonial Valley Conference, which includes high schools from Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties. The school mascot is the Pirate and the school colors are green and gold. Secondary school colors used as accents include black and white. West Windsor-Plainsboro offers a variety of clubs and activities including Model United Nations, Junior Statesmen of America, Future Problem Solving, Math Club, Science Olympiad, Science Bowl, Science League, China Club, Korea Club, Russian Club, German Club and French Club.
The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is one of the top achieving districts in New Jersey. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South was the 9th ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The mission of West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School is to provide educational opportunities that enable all students and staff to reach their potential in a safe, supportive environment.
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