Newark Vocational High School

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Coordinates40°44′28″N 74°12′11″W / 40.741149°N 74.20292°W / 40.741149; -74.20292
School districtNewark Public Schools
NCES School ID341134002196[1]
Newark Vocational High School
Location
301 West Kinney Street

, ,
07103

United States
Coordinates40°44′28″N 74°12′11″W / 40.741149°N 74.20292°W / 40.741149; -74.20292
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtNewark Public Schools
NCES School ID341134002196[1]
PrincipalKarisa Neis-Lopez[2]
Faculty59.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment592 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.0:1[1]
Colors  Purple and
  Gold[3]
Athletics conferenceSuper Essex Conference
Team nameEagles[3]
Websitewww.nps.k12.nj.us/nwv/

Newark Vocational High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school in Newark, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through tenth grades, and operating as part of the Newark Public Schools.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 592 students and 59.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. There were 456 students (77.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 48 (8.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Newark Vocational High School offers three Career and Technical Education routes for its students: Culinary Arts; Hospitality and Tourism; and Graphic Arts Print and Production.[4] Culinary Arts Students learns in three kitchens including instructional, intermediate, and professional. Newark Vocational has had guest speakers whom are the best in the respective industries speak to the students including Deesha Dyer (Former White House Social Secretary), Bill Yosses (Former White House Pastry Chef), Angella Reid (Former White House Chief Usher), Marshall Jones (Former Sales at Fairmont Hotel / Professor of Hospitality), Aimee Bender (American novelist and short-story writer).[5]

Athletics

The Newark Voacational High School Eagles[3] compete in the Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County, and was established following a reorganization of spots leagues in Northern New Jersey under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6][7]

Administration

The school's principal is Karisa Neis-Lopez. Her core administration team includes three vice principals.[2]

Notable alumni

References

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