Plainfield High School
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- Principal / Admin: Walter Rusak
- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: 9th - 12th
- School Location: An Urban Fringe of a Large City
- Brief Description
- Plainfield High School serves 9th through 12th Grade Students From The City Of Plainfield, Which Is Part Of Union County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. This School Is A "Shared Time" School, Which Offers Vocational, Technical Or Other Education Services Where Some Or All Students Are Enrolled At A Separate Home-School And Attend The "Shared Time" School On A Part-Time Basis. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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1 Rating(s) Submitted- Reviewed by a Former Student on December 20, 2006 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inapropriate
- I remember my first day at PHS, I was an entering senior; I felt very frightened, intimidated, and helpless because of all the bad rumors i had heard about PHS. I entered Mrs.Bowman-Wiliams office, whom at the time was the Guidance Counselor. She changed my life forever:)While in her office for the first couple of minutes, she gave me the best advice a counseolor could have given a student and she went above and beyond the call of duty for me that morning:)I entered class late that morning, however, I had already learned my first life lesson for the day. I not only listened to her advice about PHS, but i actually followed it:)I had the best time of my life at PHS; there is no other comparison. I was born and raised in South Plainfield(k-10 grade) and had to move from there to piscataway high(11th grade) in my junior year; in other words I went to three different high schools due to unusual circumstances in my mother's life, however, God turned the bad cicumstances into great circumstances, as he always does:)I am grateful and honored to say I am a graduate of PHS; the other schools are good academically, however, as an African American in the other schools, you feel left out and ostrascized for just trying to be you, and then you find yourself trying to act like them; which does not work. There is no sense of family felt in the other schools as it was for me in PHS. There are plenty of role models to choose from at PHS, however, it is what you make it. My experiences at PHS opened the doors for me to attend Grambling State University and from there, I attended Texas A&M Universty; at this time I have earned a B.S in Criminal Justice, M.A in Education and I am a certified School Counselor:) hahaha, thank you Mrs.Bowman-Williams & Thank you PHS for all that you have done for me!!!Keep keepin on!!!
Plainfield High School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day 2008
- January 21
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 18
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- May 26
- Memorial Day Observed
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 1
- Labor Day
- October 13
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 27
- Thanksgiving
- December 25
- Christmas Day
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- duCret School of Arts
- 1030 Central Ave
- Plainfield, NJ 07060
- (908) 757-7171
- Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center
- Vo Tech Dr
- Mill Creek, PA 07060
- (814) 643-0951
- Reignbow Beauty Academy
- 121 Watchung Ave
- North Plainfield, NJ 07060
- (908) 754-4247
- Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center - School of Medical Imaging
- Park Ave & Randolph Rd
- Plainfield, NJ 07061
- (908) 668-2194
- Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center - Harold B. & Dorothy A. Snyder - School of Nursing
- Park Ave and Randolph Rd
- Plainfield, NJ 07061
- (908) 668-2400
- Star Technical Institute
- 550 Broad Street 3rd Floor
- Newark, NJ 07102
- (973) 639-0789
Libraries Near This School
- WARREN TOWNSHIP BRANCH LIBRARY
- 44 MOUNTAIN BLVD.
- WARREN, NJ 07060
- (201) 754-5554
- NORTH PLAINFIELD BRANCH LIBRARY
- 6 ROCKVIEW AVENUE
- NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ 07060
- (201) 755-7909
- WATCHUNG BRANCH LIBRARY
- 12 STIRLING ROAD
- WATCHUNG, NJ 07060
- (201) 561-0117
- PLAINFIELD FREE PUB. LIB.
- 800 PARK AVENUE
- PLAINFIELD, NJ 07060
- (201) 757-1111
School Information
This School
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Private - Number of Students: 1,816
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 144
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 12.6:1
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