Becton Regional High School

{{Short description|High school in New Jersey, United States}} {{Use American English|date=April 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox school | name = Becton Regional High School | logo = Becton Regional High School logo.png | logo_size = 120 | logo_alt = This is the logo for Becton Regional High School. | image = | motto = | established = 1971 / Renovated 2014 | type = [[state school|Public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] | district = [[Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District]] | principal = James Bononno | enrollment = 853 (as of 2024–25)<ref name=NCES/> | faculty = 60.5 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 14.1:1<ref name=NCES/> | us_nces_school_id = 340280000300<ref name=NCES/> | colors = {{Color box|maroon}} Maroon and<br>{{Color box|White}} white<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> | team_name = Wildcats<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> | athletic_conference = [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]] | rival = [[Wallington High School]] | address = 120 Paterson Avenue | city = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] | county = [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] | state = [[New Jersey]] | zipcode = 07073 | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|40.83257|-74.094149|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | newspaper = Cat's Eye View<ref>[https://www.bectonhs.org/student-life/clubs/cats-eye-view Cat's Eye View School Newspaper], Henry P. Becton Regional High School. Accessed September 13, 2022.</ref> | yearbook = The Tea Leaf<ref>[https://www.bectonhs.org/student-life/clubs/tea-leaf-yearbook-club Tea Leaf Yearbook], Henry P. Becton Regional High School. Accessed September 13, 2022.</ref> | publication = ''Images'' (art and literary)<ref>[https://www.bectonhs.org/student-life/clubs/images-magazine-club Images Art & Literary Magazine], Henry P. Becton Regional High School. Accessed September 13, 2022.</ref> | website = {{URL|https://bectonhs.org}} }} '''Henry P. Becton Regional High School''' (commonly known as '''Becton Regional High School''') is a four-year [[comprehensive high school|comprehensive]] [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] serving students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s from [[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]] and [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]], operating as part of the [[Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District]]. Students from [[Maywood, New Jersey|Maywood]] attend the school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Maywood Public Schools]].

Becton Regional High School is accredited by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]] and has been accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] since 1938.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120424063208/http://www.css-msa.org/search.php?MODE=VIEW%28NJ110%29&org=CSS Becton Regional High School], [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of April 24, 2012. Accessed March 26, 2015.</ref>

As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 853 students and 60.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 14.1:1. There were 290 students (34.0% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 56 (6.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402800&ID=340280000300 School data for Henry P. Becton Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed January 15, 2026.</ref>

==History== After a fire in October 1966 destroyed half of the former [[East Rutherford High School]],<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1966/10/09/archives/fire-destroys-jersey-school.html "Fire Destroys Jersey School"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 9, 1966. Accessed January 9, 2018. "A fire destroyed East Rutherford High School tonight."</ref><ref name=HN1971>Lanza, Monica P. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/527513229/ "Becton High is a reality at last"], ''[[Herald News]]'', November 15, 1971. Accessed March 2, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Mrs. Irene Mercoun, president of the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Board of Education, formed in 1968, traced the chain of events that culminated in the reality of a regional school for the two towns. 'It all started with a nightmare for East Rutherford High School and the Municipal Square School,' Mrs. Mercoun said. The nightmare was a fire that destroyed the Municipal Square School which was being used by high school students from Carlstadt and East Rutherford. The fire cost the system half of its available facilities for high school students."</ref> the regional district was created with the passage of a referendum in June 1968.<ref>[http://www.bectonhs.org/bhs/District/A%20Dedication%20of%20Time/Ceremony%20Program.pdf Clock Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110054854/http://www.bectonhs.org/bhs/District/A%20Dedication%20of%20Time/Ceremony%20Program.pdf |date=January 10, 2018 }}, Henry P. Becton Regional High School. Accessed January 9, 2018.</ref>

The new high school was named in honor of [[Henry Becton]], chairman of [[Becton, Dickinson and Company]] who donated part of the company's original East Rutherford property to be used as a site for the construction of the school.<ref>[http://www.bd.com/contentmanager/b_article.asp?Item_ID=24244&ContentType_ID=1&BusinessCode=20001&d=BD+Worldwide&s=&dTitle=&dc=&dcTitle= BD Director Emeritus Henry P. Becton Sr. Dies at 95], [[Becton Dickinson]]. Accessed August 19, 2011. "When the East Rutherford, New Jersey high school burned down, BD donated land for a new school renamed the Henry P. Becton Regional High School."</ref> Constructed on a {{convert|2.6|acres|adj=on}} site, the building was designed to accommodate an enrollment of 1,100 students and was completed at a cost of $4.3 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|4.3|1971|fmt=c|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|US}})<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99032280/construction-of-becton-regional-hs/ "New Becton H.S. - 'out of this world'"], ''[[Herald News]]'', April 26, 1971. Accessed April 3, 2022. "The south wing of the Henry P. Becton Regional High School reflects the progress on the $4.3 million facility slated for opening in September. The school with a capacity of 1,100 students, can be expanded in the future by an addition to the wing..... The building, set on a 2.6-acre tract donated by Becton, Dickinson & Co., off Paterson Avenue at Route 17, is essentially completed."</ref>

The building opened in September 1971 with 800 students in attendance.<ref name=HN1971/><ref>McGuire. Jane. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99032668/opening-of-becton-regional-hs/ "New Schools, Smooth Start"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 10, 1971. Accessed April 3, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Approximately 800 students from Carlstadt and East Rutherford entered the classrooms of the Henry P. Becton Regional High School yesterday for the first time."</ref>

Becton Regional HS has science labs, a two-floor media center and technology hub, and a gymnasium and weight facility. The building recently{{when|date=May 2018}} underwent a $28 million renovation, which included enhancements to its technology infrastructure, heating & cooling, and security system.

In March 2020, the [[Maywood Public Schools]] received approval from the [[New Jersey Department of Education]] to end the relationship it had established with the [[Hackensack Public Schools]] in 1969 to send students to [[Hackensack High School]]. Maywood will begin transitioning incoming ninth graders to Henry P. Becton Regional High School beginning in the 2020–21 school year. The transition would be complete after the final group of twelfth graders graduates from Hackensack High School at the end of the 2023–24 school year.<ref>Stoltz, Marsha A. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/maywood/2020/03/09/maywood-nj-freshman-students-attend-becton-regional-hs-fall/5002533002/ "Here's why Maywood will send its students to Becton instead of Hackensack High School"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 9, 2020. Accessed April 6, 2020. "Maywood high school students will have four years to phase out of Hackensack High School and into Henry P. Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford. The process will begin in September, when current Maywood eighth-graders will be the first to attend Becton as freshmen, according to a March 7 joint announcement by the superintendents of the two districts."</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/legal/commissioner/2020/82-20.pdf ''Board of Education of the Borough of Maywood, Bergen County, Petitioner, v. Board of Education of the City of Hackensack, Bergen County, Respondent'' Final Decision], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], March 2, 2020. Accessed April 6, 2020. "Accordingly, the Commissioner granted the petitioner’s application for severance, subject to establishment of a sending-receiving relationship with the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District for a minimum duration of five years."</ref>

==Awards, recognition and rankings== In 2018, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) recognized Henry P. Becton Regional High School as a model high school based on recent academic success and career-focused programs. The NJDOE stated, "Henry P. Becton Regional High School instituted a more flexible and diversified class schedule, a common lunch period, career-focused internship and dual enrollment programs and digital learning upgrades focused on innovation across the curriculum. As a result, their graduation rate increased over 13 percentage points over the past 4 years."{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

The school was the 202nd-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.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-schools-alphabetical-list.html "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.</ref> The school had been ranked 150th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 150th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2012. Accessed September 12, 2012.</ref> The magazine ranked the school 138th in 2008 out of 316 schools.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-high-schools-2010.html "2010 Top High Schools"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2011.</ref> The school was ranked 145th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.<ref>[http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.</ref>

Schooldigger.com ranked the school 193rd out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 30 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the [[High School Proficiency Assessment]] (HSPA).<ref>[http://www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=0280000300 New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510185103/https://www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=0280000300 |date=May 10, 2018 }}, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 15, 2012.</ref>

==Extracurricular activities== The school mascot is the [[Bobcat|Wildcat]], and its colors are maroon and white.<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> The school's newspaper is the weekly ''Cat's Eye View'', and the yearbook is ''The Tealeaf''. The school also publishes ''Images'', an annual art and literary magazine.

Recent school musicals and plays have included ''Grease'' which was performed in March 2017, ''Little Shop of Horrors'' in 2016, and ''A Tough Act to Follow'' in 2015. The school is slated to put on "Seussical: The Musical" in 2024.

Becton has clubs and activities for students, including Horticulture Club, Political Science Club, Gaming Club, cheerleading (football), marching band & music activities, Debate, Environmental Club, Girls Helping Girls, Italian & Spanish Honor Society, Key Club, Math League, National Honor Society, Robotics Club, Science Olympiad, Student Council, Theatre Arts Club/play, and yearbook.

==Athletics== Becton offers the following competitive team and individual sports: cross country, football, girls' and boys' soccer, girls' and boys' tennis, volleyball, wrestling girls' and boys' basketball, bowling, softball, baseball, and boys' and girls' track.

The Henry P. Becton Wildcats<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/henry-p-becton-regional-high-school Henry P. Becton Regional High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> participate in the [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]], which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in Bergen, [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] and [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]] counties, and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>Mattura, Greg. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2017/01/09/boys-basketball-north-jersey-interscholastic-conference-matt-stone-stan-fryczynski/96312432/ "Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 9, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2020. "The small-school North Jersey Interscholastic Conference may debut its own boys basketball tournament this season, one season after introducing its girls hoops championship. The NJIC is comprised of schools from Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties and the event offered to the 36 boys teams would serve as an alternative to likely competing against larger programs in a county tournament."</ref><ref>[https://www.northjerseyic.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=265 Member Schools], [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]]. Accessed August 30, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> With 357 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.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref> The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II North for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 484 to 683 students.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/football-2024-2026.pdf NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.</ref>

The school participates as the host school / lead agency in joint girls soccer and boys tennis teams with [[Wallington High School]]. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/fall-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Fall Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/spring-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref>

The football team won the NJSIAA North I Group I state sectional championship in 1974 (awarded by the NJSIAA) and 1993, and won the North II Group I title in 2003.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-football.pdf NJSIAA Football History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref> The 1993 team finished the season with a 10–1 record after winning its first sectional playoff title with a 21–14 victory in the North I Group I championship game against [[Pompton Lakes High School]].<ref>O'Reilly, Charles. [http://www.digifind-it.com/lyndhurst/DATA/newspapers/1993/1993-12-08.pdf "Becton edges Pompton for state title"], ''The Commercial Leader of Lyndhurst'', December 9, 1993. Accessed December 3, 2020. "It took a 16-yard gain on a broken play to seal the victory, but the Becton Regional football team won its first state sectional title Saturday afternoon in Pompton Lakes. The Wildcats posted the first three scores, and then they held on by running out the last 5 minutes 53 seconds to preserve a 21-14 victory over the Cardinals at Hersbfield Park."</ref> The team won the 2003 North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 24–0 win over [[Bogota High School]] in the tournament final.<ref>James, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/nyregion/government-all-we-want-is-respect.html "Government; 'All We Want Is Respect'"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 14, 2003. Accessed September 12, 2020. "Take Monday afternoon, after the Becton Regional High School football team beat Bogota 24-0 to win a state championship at its home field in this borough of 9,000 that is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex."</ref><ref>Rosen, Dan. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FF584E19F1C3B8E&p_docnum=6&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=P62N4AOCMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Fitting end for Becton - State crown caps a perfect season"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 9, 2003. Accessed July 31, 2007. "They won five of seven titles from second through eighth grade, and three straight BCSL National titles. However, of all their victories, and there were 105 prior to Monday's North 2, Group 1 State final against Bogota at Riggin Field, none carried as much significance as No. 106."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49990&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2003 Football Tournament - North II, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed June 28, 2007.</ref> Becton has maintained a rivalry with [[Wallington High School]] since the two schools first played each other in 1973, which was listed by ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'' as one of the best in Bergen and Passaic counties; through the 2017 season, Becton leads with a 15–5 record in games between the two schools.<ref>Cooper, Darren; Farrell, Sean; and Mattura, Greg. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2018/07/16/nj-football-best-public-school-rivalries-rivalry/778701002/ "North Jersey football: Best public school rivalries; Read up on the top rivalries in Bergen and Passaic counties, and vote for the one you think is best in the poll at the bottom of this page"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 17, 2018. Accessed May 13, 2021. "Becton vs. Wallington... First meeting: 1973; Series history: Becton leads series 15-5."</ref>

The wrestling team won the North I Group I state sectional championship in 1996.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-wrestling-history_0.pdf ''Boys Wrestling Championship History 1934–2024''], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], updated October 2024. Accessed November 1, 2025.</ref> The team won back-to-back league championships in 2008-09 and 2009–10. They also were the District 15 champions and Garfield tournament champions. The Wildcats were also voted the 2010 Bergen County Group I/II team of the year.<ref>[http://bcca.powermediallc.org/2010/04/07/all-bergen-wrestling/ All-Bergen Wrestling] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517160852/http://bcca.powermediallc.org/2010/04/07/all-bergen-wrestling/ |date=May 17, 2011 }}, Bergen County Coaches Association, April 7, 2010. Accessed September 13, 2012. "Aside from these accomplishments, Becton/Wallington has also been crowned the Garfield Tournament Team Champions and more impressively, the Group 1 and 2 Bergen County Team of the Year."</ref>

The 2002 baseball team won the North I, Group I state title, edging [[Weehawken High School]] 7–6 in the final game.<ref>Leonard, Tim. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0F3F406F12AE4DEE&p_docnum=6&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=P62N4AOCMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Becton earns title - Reliever Tyrrell seals win over Weehawken in final"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 1, 2002. Accessed July 31, 2007. "DeSimone did just that on Friday, as No. 2-seed Becton was the last team standing in a back-and-forth 7-6 victory over No. 1-seeded Weehawken to win the State sectional title."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=17268&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2002 Baseball - North I, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed June 28, 2007.</ref> The team won for the second consecutive year in 2003, defeating [[Waldwick High School]] 2–1 in the tournament final.<ref>Rosen, Dan. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FB73579D60F9D01&p_docnum=10&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=D6EN56GOMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Winning it for Ryan - Becton dedicates title to recovering teammate"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 3, 2003. Accessed July 31, 2007. "Tyrrell finished off Becton's 2-1 victory over Waldwick by getting Tristan Collesano to fly out to James Ross in center field. The Wildcats won their second straight sectional title, and will play in the State Group 1 semifinal against Cedar Grove today (4 o'clock at William Paterson University)."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=38116&tclass=North%20I,%20Group%20I 2003 Baseball Tournament - North I, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed July 31, 2007.</ref> The team made it a threepeat in 2004, with a 5–2 win in the title game against [[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]].<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=67353&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20I 2004 Baseball - North II, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed June 28, 2007.</ref>

The boys' cross country team won the 2003-2005 BCSL National titles and the 2005 Bergen County D title. The girls' cross country team won the 2005-07 BCSL National titles.

Since 2000, the bowling team has won the following titles: *BCSL National champions: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 *Bergen County Group 1-2: 2007 *State sectional title, North I, Group I: 2012 *State Group I champion: 2007<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-07/22%20Bowling.pdf History of NJSIAA Boys Bowling Championships], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed August 1, 2022.</ref>

==Controversy== In 1994, the school made efforts to allow a handicapped athlete to compete using a wheelchair in track events against able-bodied runners. The effort was rejected by a New Jersey judge who ruled against the district.<ref>Schutta, Gregory. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924175937/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22549588.html "Judge Rules Against Wheelchair Racer"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 30, 1994. Accessed June 29, 2007. "A disabled athlete's quest to race his wheelchair against able-bodied runners for the Becton track team hit a roadblock Wednesday when the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional Board of Education's appeal of a State order barring him from the team was rejected by an administrative law judge."</ref>

==Administration== The school's principal is James Bononno. His core school administration team includes the assistant principal.<ref>[https://www.bectonhs.org/about-us/faculty-staff-directory Faculty and Staff Directory], Henry P. Becton Regional High School. Accessed January 18, 2026.</ref>

==Notable alumni== * [[E. J. Barthel]] (born 1985), [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] who played for the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] of the [[United Football League (2009–12)|United Football League]]<ref>Sargeant, Keith. [http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2017/03/mystery_solved_penn_state_hires_ej_barthel_as_recr.html "Mystery solved: Penn State hires E.J. Barthel as recruiting coordinator"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], March 29, 2017. Accessed September 13, 2017. "An East Rutherford native who starred at Becton Regional High, Barthel transferred to UMass for his final two years of eligibility after playing at Rutgers from 2003-05."</ref> * [[Liv Morgan]] (born 1994), professional wrestler and multi-time champion in the [[WWE]]<ref>Varsallone, Jim. [https://keeonsports.com/video-wwe-champ-liv-morgan-talks-packers-red-sox-summerslam-hooters-more/ "Video: WWE Champ Liv Morgan Talks Packers, Red Sox, SummerSlam, Hooters & More"], Kee on Sports, July 27, 2024. Accessed September 5, 2025. "She became a competitive cheerleader (more to be part of something) while at Becton Regional High School. A flyer, she enjoyed it, but she missed many days of school because of life/family situations. Instead of having to repeat her sophomore year (as requested by the school), she opted to drop out of that East Rutherford school."</ref> * [[Marc Rizzo]] (born 1977, class of 1995), lead guitarist of Brazilian Metal band [[Soulfly]]<ref>Aberback, Brian. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/111366439_High_school_dream_s_come_truefor_Soulfly_guitarist_Marc_Rizzo.html "Carlstadt guitarist Marc Rizzo talks about his gigs with Soulfly"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 6, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2011. "In his high school yearbook, Carlstadt native Marc Rizzo listed his future plans as 'Playing guitar every day for the rest of my life'. Rizzo, a 1995 graduate of Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford and current Sussex County resident, made good on his ambition."</ref>

==See also== * [[List of high schools in New Jersey]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== *{{cite web|last=Sobko|first=Katie|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/east-rutherford/2020/03/07/maywood-nj-students-begin-attending-becton-regional-hs-fall/4985532002/|title=Maywood students to begin attending Becton Regional High School this fall|publisher=[[northjersey.com]]|date=2020-03-07}} *{{cite web|last=Katzban|first=Nicholas|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/east-rutherford/2019/07/26/becton-high-picked-maywood-students-amid-break-hackensack/1826241001/|title=Becton High School chosen to absorb Maywood students|publisher=[[northjersey.com]]|date=2019-07-26}}

==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.bectonhs.org}} *[https://www.bectonhs.org/ Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District] *{{NJReportCard|03|0745|050|Henry P. Becton Regional High School}} *[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402800 Data for Henry P. Becton Regional High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]] {{East Rutherford, New Jersey}} {{Bergen County, New Jersey High Schools}} {{NJIC}}

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