Warren Hills Regional High School is a four-year public high school located in Washington Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Warren Hills Regional School District.Public School Directory 2021-2022, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed July 12, 2022. The school offers a comprehensive education for students in ninth through twelfth grades. The student population includes students from Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township, with students from Oxford Township attending on a tuition basis.Our History, Warren Hills Regional School District. Accessed November 13, 2025.Schools and Education, Washington Township. Accessed November 13, 2025. "Includes Washington Township, Washington Borough, Oxford Township, Franklin Township, and Mansfield Township: Warren Hills Regional Middle School - Grades 7-8, Warren Hills Regional High School - Grades 9-12"Warren Hills Regional School District 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2016. "From the receiving districts of Franklin Township, Mansfield Township, Oxford (high school tuition students), Washington Borough and Washington Township, students progress along the academic continuum led by a faculty committed to planning and implementing a variety of instructional strategies and activities that facilitate the preparation of our students for the challenge of mastering the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards." The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2014.Warren Hills High School , Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 8, 2018.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,066 students and 97.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1. There were 103 students (9.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 33 (3.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Warren Hills Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
History The present high school building located on Jackson Valley Road in Washington Township opened in September 1967. Before the opening of the school, students had attended Washington High School, which was repurposed as the new district's junior high school. An expansion of the high school building was completed in 1992, which included a new library and gym to accommodate the addition of students in ninth grade. A second expansion at the high school during the first decade of the 21st century added more classrooms, office space, gym/weight rooms, and conversion of the original gym to a new library to meet growing enrollment in the district. Recently, the district added an all-purpose athletic field, tennis courts, and practice field on an acquired tract of land on Jackson Valley Road."Fifty is Nifty", The Streak, November 17, 2017. Accessed July 12, 2022. "The story of Warren Hills actually started with the erection of the Washington High School in 1932. Later, due to higher enrollment, the Warren Hills Regional High School was opened on September 21, 1967, two weeks after the anticipated end of construction. At that time, Washington High School reopened as the Warren Hills Regional Junior High School. At that time, the high school taught grades 10 through 12, and the junior high school taught grades six through nine."
Student publications The school has two newspapers and a Literary Magazine or "litmag" The official school paper The Streak has been publishing for 26 consecutive years and is published four times a year. The Renegade debuted in mid-June 2014 and is entirely run by students.
Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 172nd-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.Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 168th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 202nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 179th in the magazine's September 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, September 2010, posted August 16, 2010. Accessed April, 2011. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 173rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 54 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (79.6%) and language arts literacy (94.2%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 6, 2012.
Performing Arts Warren Hills Regional High School offers a comprehensive performing arts program encompassing instrumental music (marching band, concert and jazz ensembles), vocal music (multiple choirs), and theater (fall plays and spring musicals with pit orchestra).
Blue Streak Marching Band The Blue Streak Marching Band performs at all varsity football games (pre-games and halftime) and in local parades (e.g. the annual Fourth of July “Washington Celebrates America” parade). Band members rehearse intensively in late summer (band camp) and through the football season, and compete in the USBands circuit. Post-COVID-19, the ensemble has attained numerous recognitions.
The 2025 ensemble won the USBands Group IIAA New Jersey state championship – the first state title in school history – with a school record score of 92.00 and caption awards for Best Music and Best Percussion. The band won first place as Ludwig-Musser Classic (MetLife Stadium) Champions with a score of 87.20 and earning Best Music and Best Percussion.Edwards, Jay. "Warren Hills marching band wins first-ever state championship, sets school record", WRNJ, November 11, 2025. Accessed August 18, 2026. "For the first time in school history, the Warren Hills Regional High School Blue Streak Marching Band captured first place at the USBands Group IIAA New Jersey State Championship, held Nov. 1 at Mt. Olive High School.... On Oct. 18, the Blue Streaks earned first place at the USBands Ludwig Musser Classic at MetLife Stadium, scoring 87.20 and again sweeping the Best Music and Best Percussion awards."
Drama club and musical theater The Drama Club stages two major productions each year: a fall play and a spring musical. They participate in the FREDDY Awards, a regional awards show recognizing high school musicals. The pit orchestra (below) accompanies these shows, and the school’s auditorium serves as the performance venue. In 2025, their performance run of Newsies was awarded a school record 10 FREDDY nominations, winning three (Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance, Outstanding Use of Choreography and Musical Staging, and Outstanding Ensemble). In 2026, they received five nominations for their rendition of Big Fish: School Edition, winning Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance.
Pit orchestra Each spring musical features a live Pit Orchestra, comprising students on strings, winds, brass, keyboards and percussion. For the past four years in a row, they have been nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra at the FREDDY Awards.
Honors Wind Ensemble and Concert Band These two groups are the school’s core instrumental ensembles. Honors Wind Ensemble is open to all wind, brass and percussion students by audition or placement. Spring and Fall concerts showcase marches, overtures, and contemporary band literature. The groups perform various concerts throughout the school year. They also compete annually at Music in the Parks at Hershey Park where they consistently receive ratings of Superior.
Choirs The choral program includes several ensembles including Concert Choir, Honors Advanced Concert Choir, Select Choir, Rock and Pop, and a new Chamber Choir. The Concert Choir and Honors Advanced Concert Choir are both offered as classes during the school day, while Select Choir, Rock and Pop, and Chamber Choir are competitive, audition-based after-school clubs. All choirs perform at seasonal concerts, community events, and competitions. The combined Concert Choirs and Select Choir both perform annually at Music in the Parks at Hershey Park and consistently receive ratings of Superior.
Blue Streak Jazz Ensemble The Blue Streak Jazz Ensemble is the school’s jazz band and membership is by audition from among band students. The jazz band performs at school concerts and jazz festivals/competitions. They have competed at the annual SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase where they consistently receive ratings of Excellent. The band has also competed in regional jazz contests (e.g. Lenape Valley Jazz Festival) and earned superior ratings and students have received numerous solo awards.
Controversy A court case in 2002 was filed by a student for wearing a shirt the school deemed inappropriate. The student was suspended after refusing to turn his shirt inside out. The student eventually filed a case that led to a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.Thomas Sypniewski Jr.; Matthew Sypniewski; Brian Sypniewski v. Warren Hills Regional Board Of Education, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, October 3, 2002. Accessed May 23, 2008.
On June 21, 2013, during the graduation ceremony for the class of 2013, a former student streaked across the field. The former student managed to outrun both a police officer and man dressed in military uniform. He was later caught into the woods behind the stadium and arrested.Olanoff, Lynn. "Streaker disrupts Warren Hills Regional High School graduation - Update", The Express-Times, June 21, 2013. Accessed October 20, 2014. "About halfway through graduation, shortly before diplomas were awarded, a naked man entered the high school football field, where the graduation was being held, by hopping a 4-foot fence, according to an Express-Times freelance photographer at the event."
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