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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Principal</th><td class="infobox-data">Shadin Belal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Faculty</th><td class="infobox-data">130.0 <a href="/wiki/Full-time_equivalent" title="Full-time equivalent">FTEs</a><sup id="cite_ref-NCES_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grades</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ninth_grade" title="Ninth grade">9</a>-<a href="/wiki/Twelfth_grade" title="Twelfth grade">12</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Enrollment</th><td class="infobox-data">1,925 (as of 2022–23)<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Student to teacher ratio</th><td class="infobox-data">14.8:1<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Color(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF2400; color:black;"> </span> Scarlet and<br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Royalblue; color:white;"> </span> royal blue<sup id="cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSIAAprofile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Athletics conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Union_County_Interscholastic_Athletic_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference">Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference</a> (general)<br /><a href="/wiki/Big_Central_Football_Conference" title="Big Central Football Conference">Big Central Football Conference</a> (football)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Team name</th><td class="infobox-data">Cardinals<sup id="cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSIAAprofile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rival</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Westfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)" title="Westfield High School (New Jersey)">Westfield High School</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Accreditation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Middle_States_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools">Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools</a><sup id="cite_ref-MSA-CESS_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSA-CESS-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://phs.plainfieldnjk12.org">phs<wbr />.plainfieldnjk12<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Plainfield High School</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_high_school" title="Comprehensive high school">comprehensive</a> community four-year <a href="/wiki/State_school" title="State school">public</a> <a href="/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States" title="Secondary education in the United States">high school</a> that serves students in <a href="/wiki/Ninth_grade" title="Ninth grade">ninth</a> through <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_grade" title="Twelfth grade">twelfth grades</a> from <a href="/wiki/Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="Plainfield, New Jersey">Plainfield</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union County</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. The school is part of the <a href="/wiki/Plainfield_Public_School_District" title="Plainfield Public School District">Plainfield Public School District</a>, one of New Jersey's 31 former <a href="/wiki/Abbott_district" title="Abbott district">Abbott districts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plainfield High School was established in 1857, making it the second-oldest high school in New Jersey.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The school has been accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Middle_States_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools">Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools</a> Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.<sup id="cite_ref-MSA-CESS_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSA-CESS-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,925 students and 130.0 classroom teachers (on an <a href="/wiki/Full-time_equivalent" title="Full-time equivalent">FTE</a> basis), for a <a href="/wiki/Student%E2%80%93teacher_ratio" title="Student–teacher ratio">student–teacher ratio</a> of 14.8:1. There were 1,310 students (68.1% of enrollment) eligible for <a href="/wiki/National_School_Lunch_Act" title="National School Lunch Act">free lunch</a> and 202 (10.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<sup id="cite_ref-NCES_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards,_recognition_and_rankings"><span id="Awards.2C_recognition_and_rankings"></span>Awards, recognition and rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Awards, recognition and rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The school was the 318th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in <i><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Monthly" title="New Jersey Monthly">New Jersey Monthly</a></i> magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school had been ranked 280th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 307th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The magazine ranked the school 293rd in 2008 out of 316 schools.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school was ranked 307th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Plainfield High School Cardinals<sup id="cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSIAAprofile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> compete in the <a href="/wiki/Union_County_Interscholastic_Athletic_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference">Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference</a>, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Union County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a> (NJSIAA).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before the 2010 realignment, the school had competed in the <a href="/wiki/Watchung_Conference" title="Watchung Conference">Watchung Conference</a>, a high school sports association that included public high schools in <a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hudson County, New Jersey">Hudson</a> and Union counties.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With 1,553 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The football team competes in Division 5A of the <a href="/wiki/Big_Central_Football_Conference" title="Big Central Football Conference">Big Central Football Conference</a>, which includes 60 public and private high schools in <a href="/wiki/Hunterdon_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hunterdon County, New Jersey">Hunterdon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset</a>, Union and <a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_New_Jersey" title="Warren County, New Jersey">Warren</a> counties, which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 1,317 to 5,409 students.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Plainfield's football rivalry with <a href="/wiki/Westfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)" title="Westfield High School (New Jersey)">Westfield High School</a> dates back to 1900, making it one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_high_school_football_rivalries" class="mw-redirect" title="List of high school football rivalries">oldest active public high school football rivalry in the state</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rivalry with Westfield was listed at 17th on <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>'s 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Westfield leads the rivalry with a 60-45-7 record as of 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The boys track team won the Group IV spring / outdoor track state championship in 1947, 1950, 1951, 1959-1961, 1980 and 2009. The 11 group titles won by the program are tied for fifth-most in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-NJSIAABoysSpringTrack_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSIAABoysSpringTrack-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The boys track team won the indoor track all-group state championship in 1953, and won the Group IV title in 1960, 1962-1964, 1975 (as co-champion), 1980-1982 and 2009; the boys program's nine group titles are tied for sixth in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The girls team won the Group IV title in 1982, 1985, 1992, 1993 (as co-champion), 1999; the five group titles won by the girl's program is tied for seventh-most among New Jersey schools.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The boys cross country running team won the Group IV state championship in 1957 and 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-NJSIAABoysCrossCountry_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSIAABoysCrossCountry-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The boys track team won the winter track Meet of Champions in 1975, 1980 and 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The boys' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 1976 (defeating <a href="/wiki/Neptune_High_School" title="Neptune High School">Neptune High School</a> in the tournament final), 1983 (vs. <a href="/wiki/Trenton_Central_High_School" title="Trenton Central High School">Trenton Central High School</a>), 2011 (vs. <a href="/wiki/Burlington_Township_High_School" title="Burlington Township High School">Burlington Township High School</a>) and 2012 (vs. Neptune).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Down by nine points early in the fourth quarter of the championship game, the 1972 team came back to tie Neptune in regulation and win the Group IV title 75-72 in overtime.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team won the 2004 North II, Group IV state sectional championship, defeating <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_High_School_(New_Jersey)" title="Elizabeth High School (New Jersey)">Elizabeth High School</a> 47–42 in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2012 team came back from a five-point deficit at the half to win the Group III title with a 58–48 defeat of Neptune in the championship game played at the <a href="/wiki/RWJBarnabas_Health_Arena" title="RWJBarnabas Health Arena">Pine Belt Arena</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squad advanced to the NJISAA <a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Champions_(NJSIAA)" title="Tournament of Champions (NJSIAA)">Tournament of Champions</a> final in 2011 and 2012, both times losing to national private school powerhouse <a href="/wiki/St._Anthony_High_School_(New_Jersey)" title="St. Anthony High School (New Jersey)">St. Anthony High School</a>. Hall of Fame coach <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hurley" title="Bob Hurley">Bob Hurley</a> called Plainfield, "the best basketball community in New Jersey."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The boys' track team won the Group IV state indoor relay championship in 1980 and 1981 (as co-champion with <a href="/wiki/Trenton_Central_High_School" title="Trenton Central High School">Trenton Central High School</a>). The girls' track team won the title in 1981, 1985, 1986 and 1991; the four titles won by the girls track team is tied for tenth-most statewide.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The girls' outdoor track and field team won the Group IV state championship in 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991 and 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-NJSIAAGirlsSpringTrack_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSIAAGirlsSpringTrack-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The school's principal is Shadin Belal. Her core administration team includes five vice principals.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable selfref">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Plainfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)_alumni" title="Category:Plainfield High School (New Jersey) alumni">Category:Plainfield High School (New Jersey) alumni</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Robinson_Ackerman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernest Robinson Ackerman">Ernest Robinson Ackerman</a> (1863-1931), represented <span data-sort-value="New Jersey05 !"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's 5th congressional district">New Jersey's 5th congressional district</a></span> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> from 1919 to 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Bicknell_(baseball)" title="Charlie Bicknell (baseball)">Charlie Bicknell</a> (1928-2013), pitcher who played in MLB for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Black" title="Joe Black">Joe Black</a> (1924-2002), first African American pitcher to win a <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> game, in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Bramnick" title="Jon Bramnick">Jon Bramnick</a> (born 1953), politician, who is a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a> and has served as Minority Leader of the Assembly since 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_E._Bronston" title="Jack E. Bronston">Jack E. Bronston</a> (born 1922), lawyer and politician who served in the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Senate">New York Senate</a> from 1959 to 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Bourke-White" title="Margaret Bourke-White">Margaret Bourke-White</a> (1906-1971), photographer.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milt_Campbell" title="Milt Campbell">Milt Campbell</a> (1933-2012), gold medalist in the <a href="/wiki/Decathlon" title="Decathlon">decathlon</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">1956 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Sterling_Cary" title="W. Sterling Cary">W. Sterling Cary</a> (1927–2021), president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Churches" title="National Council of Churches">National Council of Churches</a> from 1972 to 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Collins" title="Manny Collins">Manny Collins</a> (born 1984) <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a> who played in the NFL for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Davis_(defensive_lineman)" title="Dan Davis (defensive lineman)">Dan Davis</a> (born 1986), <a href="/wiki/Defensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive lineman">defensive lineman</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Sentinels" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Sentinels">New York Sentinels</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(2009%E2%80%9312)" class="mw-redirect" title="United Football League (2009–12)">United Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Draper" title="Jonathan Draper">Jonathan Draper</a> (born 1952), Anglican priest<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiemann_Newell_Horn" title="Tiemann Newell Horn">Tiemann Newell Horn</a> (1868–1923, class of 1886), career officer in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> who attained the rank of <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Tyrone Johnson (basketball)">Tyrone Johnson</a> (born 1992), professional basketball player.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Donald Jones (wide receiver)">Donald Jones</a> (born 1987), former NFL <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Liske" title="Pete Liske">Pete Liske</a> (born 1942, class of 1959), former professional football quarterback, who played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">AFL</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">CFL</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queena_Mario" title="Queena Mario">Queena Mario</a> (1896-1951), soprano opera singer, newspaper columnist, voice teacher and fiction writer.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Marshall_(athlete)" title="John Marshall (athlete)">John Marshall</a> (born 1963, class of 1981), former <a href="/wiki/Middle-distance_running" title="Middle-distance running">middle-distance</a> track athlete who specialized in the 800 meters and competed at the <a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics" title="1984 Summer Olympics">1984 Summer Olympics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Martin_(baseball)" title="Jack Martin (baseball)">Jack Martin</a> (1887-1980), slick-fielding, weak-hitting <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, playing mainly at <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> for three different teams between the <a href="/wiki/1912_in_baseball" title="1912 in baseball">1912</a> and <a href="/wiki/1914_in_baseball" title="1914 in baseball">1914</a> seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Martino" title="Donald Martino">Donald Martino</a> (1931–2005), <a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize" title="Pulitzer Prize">Pulitzer Prize</a>-winning composer.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_McDonough" title="Peter McDonough">Peter McDonough</a> (1925-1998), member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">New Jersey Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Monroe" title="Eugene Monroe">Eugene Monroe</a> (born 1987), professional football player with the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> and collegiate star at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zelda_Popkin" title="Zelda Popkin">Zelda Popkin</a> (1898-1983), novelist.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Sears" title="Justin Sears">Justin Sears</a> (born 1994), professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player for <a href="/wiki/MHP_Riesen_Ludwigsburg" class="mw-redirect" title="MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg">MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Soles_Jr." title="Henry Soles Jr.">Henry Soles Jr.</a> (1935-2018), minister who served as the senior chaplain for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> for more than 30 years.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Walulik" title="Helen Walulik">Helen Walulik</a> (1929-2012, class of 1947), <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Outfield" title="Outfield">outfield</a>/<a href="/wiki/Utility_infielder" class="mw-redirect" title="Utility infielder">infield utility</a> who played for three seasons in the <a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adella_Wotherspoon" title="Adella Wotherspoon">Adella Wotherspoon</a> (1903-2004, class of 1921), youngest and longest-living survivor of the 1904 fire on the <i><a href="/wiki/General_Slocum" class="mw-redirect" title="General Slocum">General Slocum</a></i>. After graduating from the school, she taught business administration here from 1925 to 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-NCES-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCES_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413140&ID=341314005604">School data for Plainfield High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Center_for_Education_Statistics" title="National Center for Education Statistics">National Center for Education Statistics</a>. Accessed February 1, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NJSIAAprofile-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NJSIAAprofile_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/plainfield-high-school">Plainfield High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. 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Accessed August 19, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf">League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed October 20, 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110207103530/http://watchungconference.com/">Home Page</a>, <a href="/wiki/Watchung_Conference" title="Watchung Conference">Watchung Conference</a>, backed up by the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a> as of May 9, 2009. Accessed November 23, 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf">NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed November 20, 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kinney, Mike. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="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"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, 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."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/football-2024-2026.pdf">NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161125111719/https://www.mitchellandness.com/company/oldest-high-school-thanksgiving-football-rivalries/">"Oldest Thanksgiving High School Football Rivalries"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_%26_Ness" title="Mitchell & Ness">Mitchell & Ness</a>. Accessed February 3, 2021, backed up by the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a> as of November 25, 2016. "NJ: Westfield High School - Westfield, NJ vs. Plainfield High School - Plainfield, NJ since 1900 overall record of 57-45-7"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stypulkoski, Matt. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/ranking-njs-31-best-high-school-football-rivalries/">"Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, October 27, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2020. "17-Plainfield vs. Westfield... This rivalry has more history than just about any other — the two teams will meet for the 113th time this season, making it the second-longest Thanksgiving rivalry in the state behind Vineland and Millville.... All-time series: Westfield leads Plainfield, 60-45-7"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NJSIAABoysSpringTrack-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NJSIAABoysSpringTrack_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-history.pdf">NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed May 1, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/Boys%20Indoor%20Track%20%26%20Field_0.pdf"><i>Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/Girls%20Indoor%20Track%20%26%20Field.pdf"><i>Girls Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NJSIAABoysCrossCountry-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NJSIAABoysCrossCountry_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-xc-group-team-champions_0.pdf">NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed May 1, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/past-moc-team-winners.pdf">NJSIAA Winter Track Previous Team Meet of Champions</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed November 20, 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-basketball-history_0.pdf">NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed November 20, 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/493016673/">"Plainfield ends Neptune streak"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Record_(North_Jersey)" title="The Record (North Jersey)">The Record</a></i>, March 21, 1976. Accessed February 1, 2021, via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>. "A fourth-quarter slowdown by Neptune backfired yesterday and Plainfield rallied to beat the previously undefeated Fliers, 75-72, in overtime and win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 4 title.... Neptune took a 59-50 lead early in the fourth-quarter and went to a four-corners offense in an attempt to hold it But the Cardinals rallied with a 10-3 spurt to cut the deficit to 62-60."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=56918&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20IV">2004 Boys Basketball - North II, Group IV</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed April 26, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/neptune-48-at-plainfield-58-njsiaa-group-tournament-final-round-group-3-boys-basketball/">"Neptune (48) at Plainfield (58), NJSIAA Group Tournament, Final Round, Group 3 - Boys Basketball"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, March 10, 2012, updated August 25, 2019. Accessed February 3, 2021. "Plainfield, No. 4 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, staged a fourth-quarter comeback to earn a 58-48 victory over Neptune in the NJSIAA/ShopRite Group 3 final before an overflow crowd of more than 3,000 at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. It was the second straight Group 3 title and third overall for Plainfield (28-3), the North Jersey, Section 2 winner, which also earned Group 4 titles in 1976 and '83 and won Group 3 last season."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://plainfield.injersey.com/2011/03/23/high-school-coaching-legend-calls-plainfield-best-basketball-community-in-state-as-team-reflects-on-season/">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121105133626/http://plainfield.injersey.com/2011/03/23/high-school-coaching-legend-calls-plainfield-best-basketball-community-in-state-as-team-reflects-on-season/">Archived</a> November 5, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a></i>, March 23, 2011. Accessed October 29, 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/20-relay-history_0.pdf">History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed December 1, 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NJSIAAGirlsSpringTrack-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NJSIAAGirlsSpringTrack_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-spring-track-group-history.pdf">NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a>. Accessed May 1, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://phs.plainfieldnjk12.org/our_school/administration">Administration</a>, Plainfield High School. Accessed October 5, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000021">Ernest R. Ackerman</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a></i>. Accessed August 16, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bicknch01">Charlie Bicknell</a>, Baseball Almanac. Accessed January 9, 2021. "Born In: Plainfield, New Jersey... High School: Plainfield High School (Plainfield, NJ)"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Goldstein_(writer_born_1942)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)">Goldstein, Richard</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/18/sports/joe-black-pitching-pioneer-for-the-dodgers-dies-at-78.html">"Joe Black, Pitching Pioneer for the Dodgers, Dies at 78"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, May 18, 2002. Accessed September 12, 2012. "Black was born in Plainfield, N.J., where he was an all-around athlete in high school."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McKenzie, Doug. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ebs.gmnews.com/News/2001/0207/Sports/06.html">"South River's Pearson to be inducted to N.J. Hall of Fame"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090729073617/http://ebs.gmnews.com/News/2001/0207/Sports/06.html">Archived</a> July 29, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>East Brunswick Sentinel</i>, February 7, 2001. Accessed October 8, 2007. "Also on this year's list of inductees are Joe Black, a Plainfield High School graduate who became the first African-American pitcher to win a World Series game"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/?works=bramnick">Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick</a>, New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Accessed September 12, 2015. "Bramnick grew up in Plainfield and graduated from Plainfield High School."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=z80GAQAAIAAJ&q=%22plainfield+high+school%22+%22Jack+E.+Bronston%22"><i>The New York Red Book</i></a>, p. 63. Williams Press, 1977. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Jack E. Bronston 5th District (8th, 9th and 10th Assembly districts of Queens county) Jack E. Bronston, Democrat-Liberal, was born in Plainfield, N. J., on January 10, 1922. He attended Plainfield High School and was graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1942."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.temple.edu/photo/photographers/white/mbw1.html">Margaret Bourke-White</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060912195056/http://www.temple.edu/photo/photographers/white/mbw1.html">Archived</a> September 12, 2006, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Photography at <a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple University</a>. Accessed June 21, 2007. "She grew up in Bound Brook, NJ, and graduated from Plainfield High School."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1953/02/28/archives/campbell-captures-two-newark-events.html">"Campbell Captures Two Newark Events"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, February 28, 1953. Accessed November 6, 2007. "Milt Campbell, Plainfield High School star, won the first two events in the twenty-ninth Newark Athletic Club track and field championships today."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89427813/the-courier-news/">"New NCC president returns to speak in Calvary Church"</a>. <i>Courier News</i>. December 30, 1972<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 23,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Courier+News&rft.atitle=New+NCC+president+returns+to+speak+in+Calvary+Church&rft.date=1972-12-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F89427813%2Fthe-courier-news%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlainfield+High+School+%28New+Jersey%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20070505113218/http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/0702hotstove.html">"71st Annual Hot Stove Awards Dinner, Feb. 11, Honors Union County Athletes, Young and Old"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union County, New Jersey</a>, press release dated February 2, 2007. Accessed November 14, 2007. "Manny Collins was a standout at both wide receiver and defensive back for the Plainfield High School Cardinals and earned All-County, All-Conference and All-Area honors."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Boyer, Zac. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://connecticut.rivals.com/news/after-four-years-davis-ready-to-move-on">"After four years, Davis ready to move on"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals.com</a>. November 17, 2007. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Davis' hard-hitting mentality was rooted deep within him as a child growing up in Plainfield, N.J., a city of approximately 50,000 located a half-hour southwest of Newark.... According to Davis, many of those who attended Plainfield High School with him failed to move on to college and instead ended up involved either in jail or, worse, dead."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100907aaa.html">"(I Can't Wait To) Meet Virginia"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114314/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100907aaa.html">Archived</a> November 10, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn Huskies football</a>, October 9, 2007. Accessed September 12, 2012. "UConn's Dan Davis and UVa's Eugene Monroe used to go head-to-head every day at Plainfield High School in New Jersey."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.plainfieldlibrary.info/pdf/LH/LH_PlainfieldGraduates1870-1947year.pdf#page=5">Plainfield Graduates Index, 1870-1947 (with gaps)</a>, Plainfield Public Library. Accessed March 22, 2023. "Horn Tiemann M. High School 1886"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Carino, Jerry. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/hoopshaven/2012/11/07/plainfields-tyrone-johnson-leaving-villanova-cautionary-tale/">"Plainfield’s Tyrone Johnson leaving Villanova. Cautionary tale?"</a>, New Jersey Hoops Haven, November 7, 2012. Accessed August 5, 2019. "Former Plainfield High School standout Tyrone Johnson is leaving Villanova, the school announced today.... Ty left Plainfield a year early for basketball factory Montrose Christian, supposedly to better position himself to make an immediate impact at Nova."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2014/04/former_nfl_wide_receiver_donald_jones_works_out_with_somerset_patriots.html">"Former NFL wide receiver Donald Jones works out with Somerset Patriots"</a>, <i>The Messenger-Gazette</i>, April 18, 2014. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Former NFL wide receiver and Plainfield native Donald Jones will be working out with the Somerset Patriots during Spring Training.... Now Jones is looking to make a return to the baseball diamond, where he last played for Plainfield High School."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LISKEPET01">Pete Liske profile</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133943/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LISKEPET01">Archived</a> September 29, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, database Football. Accessed September 8, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1927/05/26/archives/queena-mario-sings-to-students.html">"Queena Mario Sings to Students"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, May 26, 1927. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Queena Mario of the Metropolitan Opera Company, formerly of this city, was a guest of the Plainfield High School today where she sang a group of four numbers to the student body.... The opera star whose family name was Tillotson is a graduate of the local high school and has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Coddington of Sheridan Avenue."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/222671933/">"Plainfield honors seven outstanding black citizens"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a></i>, February 21, 1985. Accessed November 9, 2017. "A 1981 Plainfield High School graduate, Marshall broke the 800-meter collegiate record in 1982 and was named to the U.S. Junior National Team."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Faber, Charles F. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/84c2950a">"Jack Martin"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" title="Society for American Baseball Research">Society for American Baseball Research</a>. Accessed November 9, 2017. "John Christopher Martin was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, in the central part of the state, on April 19, 1887. The son of Adeline and James B. Martin, a trolley conductor, Jack played baseball at Plainfield High School and for the town's amateur clubs."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/222621426/">"Council cites ex-city man for Pulitzer award"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a></i>, May 23, 1974. Accessed November 8, 2020. "Donald Martino, former city resident who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for music, has been publicly commended in a resolution by the City Council.... Martino, a Plainfield High School graduate, is chairman of the composition department of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Apgar, Evelyn. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/224724474/">"Diversity reflected in Plainfield Hall of Fame inductees"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a></i>, October 4, 2000. Accessed November 9, 2017. "The late Peter McDonough Sr., class of 1942, served as a Union County Freeholder from 1960 to 1963 and as a state assemblyman from 1964 to 1973."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stanmyre, Matthew. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/08/plainfield_high_graduate_eugen.html">"Plainfield High graduate Eugene Monroe ends holdout, signs with the Jacksonville Jaguars"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a></i>, August 14, 2009. Accessed March 18, 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Wilkes-Barre Evening News</i> "Local Woman Writes Novel: Mrs. Zelda Popkin's work published", January 18, 1938, p. 7</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Carino, Jerry. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/college/2015/02/16/justin-sears-amir-bell-yale-baskebtall/23512727/">"From Plainfield to Yale, Justin Sears a force on the court"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a></i>, February 16, 2015. Accessed August 5, 2019. "Sears, who helped Plainfield High School win two NJSIAA Group III championships, is driving the bus. The 6-foot-8 junior forward is averaging 14.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.earnedmedia.org/sf0129.htm">"Rev. Henry Soles Jr., Longtime Chicago Bulls Chaplain, Dies at 82"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000051/http://www.earnedmedia.org/sf0129.htm">Archived</a> February 4, 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Earned Media, January 29, 2018. Accessed February 4, 2018. "Reverend Henry Soles Jr. (photo) was born on August 17, 1935 in Anniston, Ala. He grew up in Plainfield, N.J. and attended Plainfield High School, Manhattan Bible Institute, and Rutgers University."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/221308806/">"Plainfielder Chosen for Girls Baseball League Tryout; Helen Walulik Selected From Drills in Newark"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Courier_News" title="Courier News">Courier News</a></i>, March 29, 1948. Accessed November 9, 2017. "The youngest of the New Jersey winners, Helen Walulik, honey-haired and slim, was graduated from Plainfield High School last June."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Martin, Douglas. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/04/nyregion/adella-wotherspoon-last-survivor-of-general-slocum-disaster-is-dead-at-100.html">"Adella Wotherspoon, Last Survivor of General Slocum Disaster, Is Dead at 100"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, February 4, 2004. Accessed September 12, 2012. "In Watchung, Adella attended a one-room schoolhouse and then went to Plainfield High School, where she graduated in 1921."</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plainfield_High_School_(New_Jersey)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://phs.plainfieldnjk12.org/">Plainfield High School</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.plainfieldnjk12.org/">Plainfield Public School District</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110718181622/http://www.plainfieldnjk12.org/Current_News/PPSNews_Taiwan_Brown.htm"><i>Taiwan Brown</i></a> on Plainfield Public School District website.</li> 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