{{Short description|High school in New Jersey}} {{Use American English|date=May 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox school | name = Metuchen High School | image = Metuchen_High_School.jpg | image_size = | motto = | established = 1909 | grades = 9-12 | district = Metuchen School District | type = Public | principal = Edward C. Porowski | enrollment = 718 (as of 2024–25)<ref name=NCES/> | faculty = 60.4 FTEs<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 11.9:1<ref name=NCES/> | us_nces_school_id = 340999003392<ref name=NCES/> | team_name = Bulldogs<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> | athletic_conference = Greater Middlesex Conference (general)<br>Big Central Football Conference (football) | colors = {{Color box|Royalblue}} Royal blue and<br>{{Color box|White}} white<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/> | publication = | address = 400 Grove Avenue | city = Metuchen | county = Middlesex County | state = New Jersey | zipcode = 08840 | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|40.552984|-74.356448|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools<ref name=MSA-CESS/> | information = | website = {{URL|https://www.metuchenschools.org/o/mhs}} }} '''Metuchen High School''' is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Metuchen in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Metuchen School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1929; the school's accreditation expires in July 2025.<ref name=MSA-CESS>[https://www.msa-cess.org/school-profile/?oId=0065e00000B8S8a&typ=school-profile Metuchen High School], Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 21, 2024.</ref>
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 718 students and 60.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1. There were 55 students (7.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 12 (1.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409990&ID=340999003392 School data for Metuchen High School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.</ref>
==History== The district's original high school, constructed at a cost of $45,380 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|.045380|1909|fmt=c|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) was completed in January 1909.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/315022149/ "Event in Metuchen History; Dedication of the New High School Building on Thursday Evening of This Week - Total Cost of Edifice $45,380.10 Final Payment Made at the Meeting of the Board Last Week - Description of the School."], ''Daily Home News'', January 12, 1909. Accessed March 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The dedicatory exercises of the Metuchen high school will take place on Thursday evening, Jan. 14, at 8:15 o'clock."</ref> The school had a total of 64 students and a graduating class of six.<ref>[http://www.digifind-it.com/metuchen/data/yearbooks/1959.pdf#page=6 ''Blue Letter: 1959''], Metuchen High School. Accessed March 6, 2022. "On June 17, 1909, the first graduating class of Metuchen High School, numbering four girls and two boys, received diplomas from Mr. Washington Wilson in the auditorium on the third floor of the present Franklin School building.... The June 19, 1909 edition of the ''Metuchen Recorder'' published the following highlights of the first graduation exercises held Thursday night, June 17, 1909: It listed Miss Mary Almeda Johnson as orator since Miss Johnson was credited as the student with the highest average. The Recorder listed Amy Norma Pierson, Marguerite Justina Towle, Elsie M. Burroughs, Reginald B. Crowell and Edward E. Rowland as the other graduates. The high school enrollment in 1909 showed seventeen freshmen, seventeen sophomores, thirteen juniors and seven seniors."</ref> The current facility was completed and formally dedicated in October 1958,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/315394229/ "New Metuchen High School Dedicated"], ''The Daily Home News'', October 20, 1958. Accessed March 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Dr. Ralph Brancale, president of the Board of Education, was the principal speaker at dedication ceremonies for the new Metuchen High School yesterday."</ref> at which time the previous building becoming Franklin Middle School.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nj.com/news/local/2011/07/glimpse_of_history_metuchens_f.html "Glimpse of History: Scores of students pass through the doors of Metuchen's Franklin School"], ''The Star-Ledger'', July 17, 2011, updated March 31, 2019. Accessed March 6, 2022. "Designed by architects Walker and Morris, the Franklin School opened in 1909. It was originally used as a high school, with younger children in the borough attending the Moss and Edgar schools. In 1958, a new high school was built on Grove Avenue, and the Franklin School, located on Route 27, became the middle school."</ref>
==Awards, recognition and rankings== The school was the 77th-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 19th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 54th 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 August 28, 2012.</ref> The magazine ranked the school 86th 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 August 10, 2011.</ref> The school was ranked 56th 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 tied for 99th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 26 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (88.6%) and language arts literacy (94.7%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).<ref>[http://www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=0999000392 New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 3, 2012.</ref>
==Athletics == The Metuchen High School Bulldogs<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/metuchen-high-school Metuchen High School], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in the Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).<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 522 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.<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 football team competes in Division 2B 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.<ref>Kinney, Mike. [https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2020/08/big-central-revises-2020-football-schedule-for-its-shortened-inaugural-season.html "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."</ref> The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 514 to 685 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 together with J. P. Stevens High School in a joint ice hockey team in which Edison High School is the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates 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/winter-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref>
The school was recognized as the Group I winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2006–07, which recognizes overall athletic achievement by schools in Groups I-IV, Group A and Group B, based on the all-around best athletic program within each group in the state of New Jersey. The award for the 2006-07 ShopRite Cup recognized the school for achieving 2nd place in girls' soccer, 2nd in boys' soccer, 1st in girls' cross country, 4th in boys' cross country, a tie for 3rd in football, and 1st in boys' track and field.<ref>[http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/07%20Fourth%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20final%20Standings.pdf Fourth Annual ShopRite Cup: 2006-2007 Final Standings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903133943/http://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/07%20Fourth%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20final%20Standings.pdf |date=September 3, 2017 }}, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 12, 2017.</ref> The team repeated as Group I winner in the 2007-08 ShopRite Cup, with first-place finishes in girls' soccer, boys' winter track relays and boys' spring track, a second-place finish in boys' winter track individual and a third place in girls' cross-country, with an additional nine points awarded for having no disqualifications in all three athletic seasons.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/08%20Fifth%20Annual%20ShopRite%20Cup%20Final%20Standings.pdf Fifth Annual ShopRite Cup 2007-2008 Final Standings], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>
The boys track team won the Group II spring / outdoor track state championship in 1940 (as co-champion) and won the Group I title in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2006-2008.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-history.pdf NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2021.</ref> thumb|Football field of MHS The boys' cross country team won the Group III state championship in 1953, won the Group II title in 1961 and won the Group I championship in 1994, 2015 and 2016.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-xc-group-team-champions_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref> In 2017, the team became the first Group I school to win the Greater Middlesex County championship.
The boys' track team won the indoor relay championship in Group I/II in 1972 and 1973 (as co-champion with Saddle Brook High School), and the Group I title in 1992, 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2008; The seven titles are tied for third-most among public high schools in the state. The girls team won the indoor relay title in Group I in 1996.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/20-relay-history_0.pdf History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>
The 1985 football team won the Central Jersey Group I state sectional title with a 7-0 victory against Keyport High School in the championship game.<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><ref>Ditzel, Al. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148194063/ "Keyport falls to Metuchen in C J I final"], ''Asbury Park Press'', December 9, 1985. Accessed December 29, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Just 15 yards away, Metuchen's football players began their celebration. The Bulldogs are the 1985 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I champions, after holding on for a 7-0 victory over Keyport."</ref>
The boys track team won the winter / indoor track state championship in Group I in 1990 (as co-champion), 1993, 1997 and 1999.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/Boys%20Indoor%20Track%20%26%20Field_0.pdf ''Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023''], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The girls team won the Group I title in 1996.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/Girls%20Indoor%20Track%20%26%20Field.pdf ''Girls Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023''], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
The girls track team won the winter track Group I state title in 1994 and 1996.<ref name=NJSIAAGirlsSpringTrack>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-spring-track-group-history.pdf NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
The girls cross country team won the Group I state championship in 2006, 2012, 2016 and 2017, and won the Group II title in 2018.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-xc-group-team-champions.pdf NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>
In 2007, the girls' soccer team won the Central Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 1–0 win over Robbinsville High School in the tournament final. The win marked the team's third consecutive sectional title, their first three-peat since 1988–90.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Girls Soccer - Central, Group I], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 15, 2007.</ref><ref>Layton, Shawn. [http://ems.gmnews.com/news/2007/1114/Sports/041.html "Metuchen claims another Group I crown: Girls soccer wins third title in a row"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130124101945/http://ems.gmnews.com/news/2007/1114/Sports/041.html |date=January 24, 2013 }}, ''Edison Sentinel'', November 14, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007.</ref> The team moved on to win the Group I state championship with a 1–0 win over Glen Ridge High School in the tournament final, the team's first ever state title.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2007 Girls Soccer - Public Semis/Finals], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 24, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071117/SPORTS03/71117004 "Metuchen wins girls soccer Group I title"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Home News Tribune'', November 17, 2004. Accessed November 24, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-girls-soccer.pdf NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>
===Marching band=== The Pride of Metuchen High School Marching Band consists of over 80 wind, percussion, and color guard members. The band performs at all school football games and participates in many Tournament of Bands and USBands competitions located in the New Jersey area. At the 2013 New Jersey state championships at Rutgers University, the marching band won 3rd place in Group 4 Open competition. The Pride of Metuchen were the 2015-16 Tournament of Bands Group 3 A, Atlantic Coast Champions.<ref>[https://s3.amazonaws.com/eventdocuments.ussba.trigonroad.com/5F289464-1517-8A12-D9A4FE47071663AC.png NJ state championships - 2 10/19/2013 New Brunswick, NJ], USBands, October 20, 2013. Accessed December 23, 2015.</ref> The band won Tournament of Bands 2022-23 Region VII and New Jersey State Championships for Group 4A.<ref>[https://www.njatob.org/news/2022-tob-state-champions 2022 TOB State Champions], Tournament of Bands. Accessed May 23, 2023.</ref>
==Administration== The school's principal is Edward C. Porowski. His administration team includes the assistant principal.<ref>[https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1203/Mhs/19719ee2-b78b-4783-860b-083ea62ce769/School-Profile-2025-26-Final.pdf?disposition=inline ''2025-2026 School Profile''], Metuchen High School. Accessed May 30, 2026.</ref>
==Notable alumni== {{Category see also|Metuchen High School alumni}} * Joy Bergelson (class of 1980), evolutionary biologist who is the Dorothy Schiff Professor of Genomics at New York University<ref>Tufaro, Greg. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/2017/11/08/metuchen-high-school-announces-second-hall-fame-induction-class/844626001/ "Reception for Metuchen High School's second Hall of Fame class to be held April 15"], ''Courier News'', November 8, 2017. Accessed January 22, 2023. "Dr. Joy Bergelson, Class of ‘80; Joy Bergelson is Chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago."</ref> * Marqus Blakely (born 1988, class of 2006), basketball player who has played for the Houston Rockets<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/college-basketball/index.ssf/2010/03/metuchens_marqus_blakely_carries_success_to_vermont_ncaa_tournament.html "Metuchen's Marqus Blakely carries success to Vermont, NCAA Tournament"], ''The Star-Ledger'', March 18, 2010. Accessed August 10, 2011. "Marqus Blakely is an impact player. Metuchen had endured 16 straight losing seasons before Blakely's emergence as a junior in the 2004-05 season, when he led the school to a 17-9 record. As a senior, he led the Group 1 school to the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship game and a 22-3 record, the best in school history."</ref> * Padi Boyd, astrophysicist who is the head of NASA's Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory<ref>Tufaro, Greg. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/education/2015/11/20/metuchen-high-school-unveils-inaugural-hall-fame-induction-class/76118760/ "Metuchen High School Hall of Fame inductees honored at reception"], ''Courier News'', November 20, 2015. Accessed July 2, 2019.</ref> * David Copperfield (born 1956), illusionist<ref>Gelt, Gary. [https://archive.today/20130131162709/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/659155522.html?dids=659155522:659155522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+25,+1981&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Lear+jet+disappears+on+illusion+artist's+fourth+TV+special&pqatl=google "Lear jet disappears on illusion artist's fourth TV special"], ''Los Angeles Times'', October 25, 1981. Accessed August 10, 2011. "After graduating from Metuchen High School he enrolled at Fordham University."</ref> * Scott Cowen (born 1946, class of 1964), 14th president of Tulane University<ref>Pope, John. [http://www.nola.com/living/index.ssf/2010/04/tulane_university_president_sc.html "Tulane University President Scott Cowen receives Times-Picayune Loving Cup"], ''The Times-Picayune'', April 4, 2010. Accessed August 10, 2011. "When Scott Cowen was a student at Metuchen High School in New Jersey, he was class president for three years, then Student Council president, and he was captain of the Metuchen Bulldogs football team, on which he played defensive end. So it was no surprise that when Cowen graduated in 1964, he was honored as the student who had done the most for the school."</ref> * Paula Danziger (1944-2004), children's author who wrote more than 30 books, including her 1974 debut young adult novel, ''The Cat Ate My Gymsuit''<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/222704424/ "Pros tell novices of happy ending in children's books"], ''Courier News'', October 1, 1984. Accessed February 19, 2018. "A graduate of Metuchen High School, Danziger has authored four best-selling children's books, including ''The Cat Ate My Gym Suit.''"</ref> * Jim Fielding, track star<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/century/stories/btrackdecades.html Best Track Boys of the Decades], ''The Star-Ledger''. Accessed August 10, 2011.</ref> * Gail Fisher (1935-2000), pioneering African American actress best known for her role in ''Mannix'' TV series<ref>Jarmon, Laurie. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ssMBzqrUpjwC&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223 "Gail Fisher"], p. 223 in ''Notable Black American Women'', Jessie Carney Smith, editor, VNR AG, 1996. {{ISBN|0-8103-9177-5}}. Accessed December 23, 2015.</ref> * Katelynn Flaherty (born 1996, class of 2014), former basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines, who is the school's all-time leading scorer in points, man or woman, with 2,776 career points<ref>Constant, Andrew. [http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/holdingcourt/2014/01/03/katelynn-flaherty-transfers-from-point-pleasant-beach-to-metuchen/ "Katelynn Flaherty transfers from Point Pleasant Beach to Metuchen"], ''Courier News'', January 3, 2014. Accessed January 17, 2021. "As was first reported by Scott Stump Thursday afternoon, senior point guard Katelynn Flaherty has transferred from Point Pleasant Beach to Metuchen. Flaherty, a University of Michigan commit who has scored 2,174 career points in her first three seasons at Manasquan and Point Pleasant Beach, will join Cassie Smith to form a high-scoring duo for Metuchen."</ref> * Robert Hegyes (1951-2012), TV actor, best known for his role as ''Epstein'' on the 1970s sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter''<ref>[http://www.cinemawithoutborders.com/authors/?authorID=22 About Robert Hegyes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017062332/http://cinemawithoutborders.com/authors/?authorID=22 |date=October 17, 2007 }}, Cinema Without Borders. Accessed September 30, 2007. "Mr. Hegyes was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and began studying acting in earnest at Metuchen High in the mid 1960s."</ref> * KC Navarro (born 1999, class of 2017), professional wrestler with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling<ref>[https://tnawrestling.com/2024/10/17/tna-wrestling-signs-kc-navarro/ "TNA Wrestling Signs KC Navarro"], Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, October 17, 2024. Accessed January 8, 2025. "Graduated from Metuchen High School in 2017 in Metuchen, New Jersey."</ref> * Brian Ralph (born 1973), alternative cartoonist, whose graphic novel, ''Daybreak'', was adapted for the Netflix series ''Daybreak''<ref>Muscavage, Nick. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2020/02/10/netflix-series-daybreak-adaptation-metuchen-nj-mans-book/4689990002/ "Netflix series ''Daybreak'' an adaptation of Metuchen man's graphic novel"], ''Courier News'', February 10, 2020. Accessed February 13, 2020. "Brian Ralph didn't have a label when he attended Metuchen High School. The 1992 graduate played on the football and golf teams, enjoyed skateboarding and loved art.... Ralph, who grew up on New York Avenue in Metuchen, has lived in Savannah, Georgia, for 11 years."</ref> * Nancy A. Roseman (class of 1976), 28th president of Dickinson College<ref>Amaral, Brian. [https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2013/09/metuchen_native_makes_history_as_new_president_of_dickinson_college.html "Metuchen native makes history as new president of Dickinson College"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 24, 2013. "Roseman graduated from Metuchen High School in 1976."</ref> * Tom Ruegger, animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and lyricist, who created ''Animaniacs'' and ''Histeria!''<ref name=CN2015/> * Quinn Shephard (born 1995), actress, writer, director and producer, whose directorial debut film ''Blame'' was shot in Metuchen and in the school<ref>Makin, Bob. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/people/2017/04/08/young-metuchen-artists-feature-directorial-debut-premiere-tribeca/100043650/ "Young Metuchen artist’s feature directorial debut to premiere at Tribeca"], ''Courier News'', April 8, 2017. Accessed May 31, 2018. "The film draws many parallels to the Arthur Miller play, which Shephard appeared in at Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick while a student at Metuchen High School, the movie’s main set location."</ref> * Robert Taub (born 1955, class of 1973), concert pianist, recording artist, scholar, author and entrepreneur<ref name=CN2015/> * Jack Waldman (1952–1986), jazz and rock musician, composer, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist<ref>[https://mea.nafme.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/05/ASB-Programs-1970-1979.pdf "Fortieth Annual New Jersey All-State High School Symphonic Band Concert Program February 22, 1970"], National Association for Music Education. Accessed February 7, 2022. "Bassoons... Jack Waldman - Metuchen High School"</ref> * Richard Wenk (born 1956, class of 1974), screenwriter and director best known for his work on ''The Expendables 2'' (2012), ''The Equalizer'' (2014), and ''The Magnificent Seven'' (2016)<ref name=CN2015>Tufaro, Greg. [https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/education/in-our-schools/2015/07/26/metuchen-hall-fame/30567035/ "Metuchen 'welcomes back' alumni for Hall of Fame nominations"], ''Courier News'', July 26, 2015. Accessed March 6, 2022. "Some of the school's most prominent graduates have had or are still enjoying successful careers in the arts. They include actor Robert Hegyes (Class of 1969), who starred in the iconic 1970s TV sitcom ''Welcome Back Kotter,'' Robert Taub (Class of 1973), an internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Tommy Ruegger (Class of 1972), a top Hollywood animator best known for writing and co-creating ''Animaniacs'' and ''Tiny Toons,'' and Hollywood writer and director Richard Wenk (Class of 1974). "</ref> * Julian E. Zelizer (born 1969), author, professor of political history at Princeton University and CNN contributor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/julian-zelizer-presidents-precedents/|title=Julian Zelizer: Presidents & Precedents|work=New Jersey Monthly|author=Robert Strauss|date=July 18, 2015|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://www.metuchenschools.org/o/mhs Metuchen High School] *[https://www.metuchenschools.org/ Metuchen School District] *{{NJReportCard|23|3120|050|Metuchen High School}} *[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409990 School Data for the Metuchen School District], National Center for Education Statistics
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