Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy is a vocational public high school in Wayne, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from all of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 885 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1. There were 248 students (28.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 53 (6.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

History

The Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved $30 million in bonds in September 2016 that would be used to construct a school focusing on biomedical, computer science and engineering fields, with a capacity of 1,200 students.[4]

Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy attended the school's ribbon cutting ceremnony in August 2018.[5]

Extracurricular activities

Athletic programs are shared between the district's two schools. The Passaic County Technical Institute Bulldogs[2] compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[6] With 2,633 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.[7] The football team competes in the Liberty Blue division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league.[8][9] 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.[10]

Administration

The principal is Joaquim Johnson, who is assisted by two assistant principals.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Diana C. Lobosco Stem Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Passaic County Technical Institute, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 8, 2016.
  3. ^ 2022-2023 High School Profile, Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy. Accessed February 18, 2025. "The Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy is part of Passaic County Technical Vocational Schools (PCTVS), a national award winning, comprehensive career and technical high school district serving over 4200 students. The DCL STEM Academy recently held its historic first graduation of the Class of 2022. Located on a 55+ acre campus in Wayne, NJ, the DCL STEM Academy accepts students from all municipalities throughout Passaic County."
  4. ^ Jerde, Sara. "Here's the plan to expand N.J.'s largest vocational high school", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 14, 2016. Accessed February 18, 2025. "The Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders unanimously agreed Tuesday night to expand Passaic County Technical Institute despite opposition from local school officials who said the expansion would hurt their own budgets. The state awarded the Wayne school a $15 million grant last year, which the county matched on Tuesday when freeholders issued $30 million in bonds. The money will be used to build PCTI's STEM Academy.... The STEM Academy will feature programs including those related to biomedical careers, computer science and engineering."
  5. ^ "Governor Murphy Praises Passaic County Technical Institute’s Investment in New Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy", Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy, August 28, 2018. Accessed February 18, 2025. "Lauding the importance of investing in STEM education, Governor Phil Murphy today participated in a ribbon cutting for the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy at the Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI).... PCTI focuses on an interdisciplinary STEM approach with collaboration as the fundamental structure of the program. Students will learn about three fields of study -- Biomedical and Life Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering -- and will utilize the latest scientific and technical equipment found in research labs and design facilities."
  6. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Cooper, Darren. "Here's what we know about the new Super Football Conference 2020 schedule", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference (SFC) is a 112-team group, the largest high school football-only conference in America, and is comprised of teams from five different counties."
  9. ^ Cooper, Darren. "NJ football: Super Football Conference revised schedules for 2020 regular season", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference has 112 teams that will play across 20 divisions."
  10. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Administration, Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy. Accessed February 18, 2025.
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