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Preserving the Legacy of 2000-2003 Watchung Hills Regional High School |
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Long Hill Township High School Students attend Watchung Hills Regional High School.
WHRHS is a regional school district in which Long Hill Township, and Watchung Borough
and Warren Township in Somerset County, participate as partners.
Long Hill currently sends 315 students to WHRHS, contributing to its total enrollment of 1350 students.
WHRHS is located on an 85 acre campus in Warren Township, one mile south of Long Hill's Stirling section.
In addition, WHRHS operates a successful Adult School. About 170 courses are offered - from Jazzercize to (state approved) Real Estate Salesperson License Preparation. Classes start in September and March, typically for one evening a week for 10 weeks. Fees range from $20. to $150. Visit the Adult School Website and call for a complete brochure. Watchung Hills has its own Board of Education. Long Hill Township elects three members. |
- The (1999-2000) average SAT scores at WHRHS ranked 4th among the 18 High Schools serving Morris County communities.
- 11th graders took the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test in the fall of 2000. 95.9 percent passed the exam. This was the highest percentage among all the public high schools in Somerset County, and would be slotted as the 5th highest percentage among all the public high schools in Morris County.
Watchung Hills RHS is planning a $40,000,000 expansion.
They will ask for voter approval in a bond referendum scheduled
for January 28, 2003. Read details of the proposal on the WHRHS website. Then VOTE.
