VERNON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
1832 Route 565 • P.O. Box 800 • Vernon, NJ 07462 • Voice (973) 764-2960 • Fax (973) 764-2961
www.vtsd.com
Timothy Dunnigan
Nancy LoPresti
James Trusa
William Edelman
Principal
Assistant Principal
Assistant Principal
Athletic Director
tdunnigan@vtsd.com nlopresti@vtsd.com jtrusa@vtsd.com bedelman@vtsd.com
SCHOOL PROFILE 2015-2016
SCHOOL COUNSELING PHONE: (973)764-2960
DISTRICT WEB-SITE: www.vtsd.com
SCHOOL COUNSELING FAX: (973)764-0131
CEEB: 311552
SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Drew D. Krause – K-12 Supervisor of Student Services
dkrause@vtsd.com
Petrina Garrity – pgarrity@vtsd.com
Stefanie Gastaldello – sgastaldello@vtsd.com
Christopher LaCarrubba – claccarrubba@vtsd.com
Donna Picciuto – dpicciuto@vtsd.com
Mary Jean Ryerson – mryerson@vtsd.com
Chantel Seger – cseger@vtsd.com
VERNON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
Vernon Township High School is a four year comprehensive school that serves over 1000 students and is accredited
by the NJ Department of Education. In addition to Honors/AP and College Preparatory programs students may also
elect to pursue their interests in program sequences in Business, Fine and Performing Arts, Technical and Culinary
Arts, and Consumer Sciences. Students may also choose to enroll in concurrent college level courses through
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Seton Hall University, Syracuse University, and Sussex County Community
College.
PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION
Classes meet 45 minutes daily. Full year courses are valued at 5 credits, lab science courses at 6 credits and
semester courses at 2.5 credits. Graduation requires a minimum of 125 credits.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
English
Social Studies
Mathematics
Science
Physical Education/Health
Fine, Performing & Practical Arts
World Language
Financial Literacy
GRADING SCALE
4 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
4 years
2 years
1 year
1/2 year
A=
B=
C=
D=
F=
90-100
80-89
70-79
65-69
0-64
GRADING SYSTEM
Numeric average and class rank are calculated using all students and all subjects. There are 4 levels for most
courses offered: Standard, College Preparatory, Honors and Advanced Placement. To determine class rank,
General Level classes are calculated by a factor of 1.0, College Prep classes are enhanced by a factor of 1.02,
Honors classes are enhanced by a factor of 1.06, and Advanced Placement classes are enhanced by a factor of 1.09.
HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
AP Computer Science A
Environmental Science AP
Pre-Calculus Honors
AP Biology
European History AP
Physics (SUPA) Honors
Algebra II/Trig Honors
Forensic Science (SUPA) Honors
Science Research Honors
Art History AP
French AP
Spanish AP
Art Major AP
French IV Honors
Spanish IV Honors
Calculus AP (AB)
Geometry Honors
Statistics AP
Calculus AP (BC)
Geo Science Honors
US Gov't/Politics AP
Calculus Honors
German AP
US History I Honors
Chemistry (SUPA) AP
German IV Honors
US History AP
Comparative Governments & Politics AP
Human Biology Honors
World History Honors
English I Honors
Italian IV Honors
English II Honors
Music Theory II AP
English III AP
Music Theory III Honors
English IV AP
Organic Bio-Chemistry Honors
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING
In May 2015, 135 students took a total of 208 AP tests in 17 subject areas. Of the total grades reported, 81% were 3
or above.
SAT REASONING TEST
2014
2015
Verbal
Math
Verbal
Math
National
497
513
495
511
New Jersey
501
523
500
521
Vernon
507
525
506
515
CLASS OF 2015 POST GRADUATION PLANS
4 Year College = 40%
Full Time Employment = 8%
2 Year College = 40%
Undecided/Unreported = 2%
Career/Tech. School = 3%
Military Service = 4%