Super Essex Conference

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The Super Essex Conference (SEC) is a high school athletic conference located in Essex County, New Jersey. The conference was formed in 2009 by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association and was a result of a larger realignment that swept through North Jersey. The Super Essex Conference was formed by all of Essex County's high schools, the majority of which either came from the NNJIL, Iron Hills, Northern Hills, or Colonial Hills conferences. Several schools were members of either the Mountain Valley or Watchung conferences, while several further were independent. The only school that did not participate was St. Benedict's Preparatory School, which is not part of the NJSIAA's jurisdiction.

Divisions

The Super Essex Conference, has adopted a strength of program alignment that places all the stronger programs in the top division and the weaker programs in the lower division with schools moving up or down every two years based on performance. It's similar to the system used statewide for hockey and lacrosse.[http://www.northjersey.com/sports/hs_sports/59148207.html Realignment Breakdown]

Member schools

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! School

! Location

! Team Name

! Colors

! Prior Conference

Arts High School

|Jaguars

|{{Color box|green|border=silver}} {{Color box|gray|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Barringer High School

|Blue Bears

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

Belleville High School

|Buccaneers

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|gold|border=silver}}

Bloomfield High School

|Bengals

|{{Color box|red|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

Bloomfield Tech High School (defunct)

|Spartans

|{{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{Color box|gold|border=silver}}

|Independent

Cedar Grove High School

|Panthers

|{{Color box|black|border=silver}} {{Color box|yellow|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Central High School

|Blue Devils

|{{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} {{Color box|navy|border=silver}}

|Mountain Valley

Christ the King Prep (defunct)

|Knights

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|silver|border=silver}}

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Columbia High School

|Cougars

|{{Color box|red|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}

East Orange Campus High School

|Jaguars

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|red|border=silver}}

East Side High School

|Red Raiders

|{{Color box|red|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

Glen Ridge High School

|Ridgers

|{{Color box|red|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Golda Och Academy (formerly Solomon Schechter)

|Roadrunners

|{{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

|Independent

Immaculate Conception High School

|Lions

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|silver|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Irvington High School

|Knights

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

James Caldwell High School

|Chiefs

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

|Northern Hills

Livingston High School

|Lancers

|{{Color box|green|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

Malcolm X Shabazz High School

|Bulldogs

|{{Color box|black|border=silver}} {{Color box|yellow|border=silver}}

Marylawn of the Oranges High School (defunct)

|Knights

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

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Millburn High School

|Millers

|{{Color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

|Northern Hills

Montclair High School

|Mounties

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

Montclair Kimberley Academy

|Cougars

|{{Color box|green|border=silver}} {{Color box|blue|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Mount Saint Dominic Academy

|Lady Lions

|{{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{Color box|#C4D8E2|border=silver}}

|Northern Hills

|Minutemen

|{{Color box|red|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Newark Collegiate Academy

|Panthers

|{{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{Color box|#C4D8E2|border=silver}}

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Newark Tech High School

|Terriers

|{{Color box|purple|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

|Mountain Valley

North 13th Street Tech (defunct)

|Cougars

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

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Nutley High School

|Maroon Raiders

|{{Color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{Color box|grey|border=silver}}

Orange High School

|Tornadoes

|{{Color box|orange|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}

|Northern Hills

Saint Vincent Academy

|Panthers

|{{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{Color box|gold|border=silver}}

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Science Park High School

|Chargers

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|yellow|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Seton Hall Prep

|Pirates

|{{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

Technology High School

|Panthers

|{{Color box|grey|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

University High School

|Phoenix

|{{Color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{Color box|grey|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Verona High School

|Hillbillies

|{{Color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

|Colonial Hills

Weequahic High School

|Indians

|{{Color box|orange|border=silver}} {{Color box|brown|border=silver}}

West Essex High School

|North Caldwell

|Knights

|{{Color box|red|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}

West Orange High School

|Mountaineers

|{{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{Color box|lightsteelblue|border=silver}}

|Northern Hills

West Side High School

|Roughriders

|{{Color box|green|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}

|Northern Hills

Donald M. Payne Tech High School

|Lions

|{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} {{Color box|darkblue|border=silver}}

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Recent Additions

For the 2011-2012 school year the conference added three new members in Christ the King Prep, Newark Tech High School, and North 13th Street Tech. All three schools are located in Newark, New Jersey.

References

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External links

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/essex_county_athletic_director.html
http://blog.nj.com/hssportsextra/2008/01/essex_conference.html
http://maplewood.patch.com/articles/superessex-realignment-breakdown-2
http://www.njsiaa.org/
http://www.sec.powermediallc.org

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