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312 Pierson Avenue | Edison | New Jersey 08837 | Phone: (732) 452-4900
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Principal - Charles Ross

 
Principal Charles Ross            
 
 
Charles K. Ross
         Principal 

 
 
 
BIO
Charles Ross graduated from Rutgers University in 1990 with a B.A. in History and completed his education coursework at Rutgers Newark in 1993.  He obtained his M.A. in Educational Administration in 2000 from New Jersey City University and has begun doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania. He taught history in East Orange.  Mr. Ross was an SAT Site Director/Math Teacher for the Princeton Review and an Assistant Principal of East Orange High School and East Orange Campus 9 where he helped build a successful system of small learning communities.  Other jobs he has held include Security Supervisor at Yankee Stadium, paralegal for Jacoby & Meyers, and sandwich maker for Blimpie.  His interests include both family history and the history of secondary schools in New Jersey.
 
 
MESSAGE
Take out a dollar bill and turn to its back and you will see an eagle on the great seal of our United States. Held in the beak of the eagle are the words “e pluribus, unum” -- “out of many, one,” While the people at the mint may not have had the Edison Eagles in mind, those words do say a lot about Edison High School. We are diverse in backgrounds, linguistics, academics, politics, economic standings as well as the classes we teach and the ways we learn. Yet we aim to be a unified school for all students.
 
We are proud this past year that we made AYP in each and every subgroup and category. Our highest achieving students, as indicated by participation in College Board High School subject tests, averaged 1922 on the SAT. Edison has higher AP passing scores than nine of the top twenty public schools listed by New Jersey Monthly and more National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists than ten of these Top Twenty schools. Edison High School students from the class of 2010 are going to such fine universities as Dartmouth, Brown, NYU, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, and Rutgers.
 
Many of our other graduates have moved on to careers in government as police officers, fire fighters, and teachers. This includes over two dozen alumni presently on our staff. Edison Eagles have also raised thousands of dollars last year alone for charities both close to home as well as across the world.
We also have award-winning fine arts programs, such as our Marching Band, Choirs and Drama club. We have won competitions in New Jersey,Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts in the last year alone. Our athletes participate in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red and White divisions in 22 varsity sports, and have been the Red Division Softball Champions as well as the North Jersey Group IV State Runner Ups in Baseball. 
 
As a staff, we are excited about our renewed focus on learning and the positive response our students have had to both structure and renewed academic discipline. Our diversity strengthens us and it prepares our young people for the world that awaits them. 

In short, Edison High School continues to be a hidden gem within Middlesex County.  
 
 
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
Patricia Peters
 
Barbara Kessler
 
 
CONTACT
(732) 650-5200