Notable Alumni
- Ernest R. Ackerman (1863-1931), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1919-1931.
- Joe Black (1924-2002), first African American pitcher to win a World Series game, in 1952.
- Taiwan Brown (born 1987), television personality and former mtvU VJ.
- Margaret Bourke-White (1906-1971), photographer.
- Milt Campbell (born 1933), gold medalist in the decathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
- Manny Collins (born 1984) American football cornerback.
- Dan Davis (born 1986), former professional football player.
- Peter Liske (born 1942), former professional football quarterback, who played in the NFL, AFL and CFL.
- Peter McDonough (1925-1998), member of the New Jersey Senate.
- Eugene Monroe (born 1987), professional football player with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and collegiate star at the University of Virginia.
- Donald Van Blake (born 1922), member of United States Tennis Association Eastern Hall of Fame.
- Adella Wotherspoon (1903-2004, class of 1921), youngest and longest-living survivor of the 1904 fire on the General Slocum. After graduating from the school, she taught business administration here from 1925 to 1961.
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