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The RWJBarnabas Health Arena (formerly known as the Ritacco Center , Poland Spring Arena , and Pine Belt Arena ) is a 3,208-seat multi-purpose arena in Toms River, New Jersey . Opened in 2003, the facility hosts various local concerts and sporting events for the area.

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37-830: Connected to Toms River High School North , the public arena is considered a centerpiece of the Toms River Regional School District . First opened on June 14, 2004, the facility is used by the high school and the school district for many functions, including the inaugural senior graduation by the Class of '04. The arena's main use is for high school basketball games, and is home to the Toms River North Mariners basketball teams as well as teams from other high schools in Toms River. Concerts and other events are also held throughout

74-522: A 14–0 record. In 2023, the Mariners repeated as Group V champions with a 23–13 win against Passaic Tech, ending the season with a 12–2 record, going undefeated against public schools and becoming the first public school team in state history to repeat as football state champions. Each year, students, parents, teachers, alumni, and administrators gather for the annual Toms River High School North vs. Toms River High School South football game, also known as

111-594: A 1–9 record in 2013, the team finished the 2015 season with an 11–1 record after winning the South Jersey Group V state championship, defeating Williamstown High School by a score of 14–7 in the tournament final. In 2022, the Mariners won the Group V state title by a score of 28–7 against the Passaic Tech Bulldogs in the finals at Rutgers University 's SHI Stadium to finish the season with

148-605: A 63–42 win. The team took the title again in 2004 with a one-point victory against Absegami High School in the tournament final. The baseball team won the state championship in both 2008 and 2009, coached since the early 1990s by Ted Schelmay. The team won the 2009 South Jersey Group IV title with an 8–6 win over Cherokee High School in a game in which Cherokee committed nine errors in the field. The school's girls' lacrosse team won division championships in 2009 through 2011, led by Tatum Coffey, who scored 123 goals and 65 assists in her senior year. The school's marching band,

185-450: A cost of $ 3.9 million (equivalent to $ 32 million in 2023), the school opened in 1969 in order to alleviate overcrowding in the original high school (which was renamed as Toms River High School South ), which was found to be too small to accommodate the fast-growing community. When the school opened it served students living north of Route 37 , while those living south of that line would attend Toms River South, including those from

222-825: A full work or school load. According to the federal government of the United States , FTE is defined by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as the number of total hours worked divided by the maximum number of compensable hours in a full-time schedule as defined by law. For example, if the normal schedule for a quarter is defined as 411.25 hours ([35 hours per week × (52 weeks per year – 5 weeks' regulatory vacation)] / 4), then someone working 100 hours during that quarter represents 100/411.25 = 0.24 FTE. Two employees working in total 400 hours during that same quarterly period represent 0.97 FTE. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget , or OMB,

259-470: A new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 228th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 222nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 212th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 178th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. The Toms River High School North Mariners compete in Division A South of

296-406: A single metric for comparison with the full-time average. For example, a full week of 40 hours has an FTE value of 1.0, so a person working 20 hours would have an FTE value of 0.5. Certain industries may adopt 35 hours, depending on the company, its location and the nature of work. Whole-time equivalent (WTE) is the same as FTE and applies also to students in education. Full-time equivalent students

333-402: Is a unit of measurement that indicates the workload of an employed person (or student) in a way that makes workloads or class loads comparable across various contexts. FTE is often used to measure a worker's or student's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization. An FTE of 1.0 is equivalent to a full-time worker or student, while an FTE of 0.5 signals half of

370-775: Is a four-year comprehensive public high school , and was the second public high school established in Toms River , in Ocean County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , operating as part of the Toms River Regional Schools . Toms River High School North is the largest of all schools in the Toms River Regional School district. The TRHSN mascot is the Mariner, and the school colors are navy blue and gold. The other high schools in

407-425: Is one of the key metrics for measuring enrollment in colleges and universities. The measure is often annualized to cover the average annual full-time equivalent students and is designated by the acronym AAFTE. Academics can increase their contribution by adopting a number of strategies: (a) increase class size; (b) teach new classes; (c) supervise more projects; (d) supervise more researchers. The latter strategy has

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444-877: The Shore Conference , an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore . The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,504 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. The school

481-566: The "Civil War". The game is considered to be the biggest event of the year for students. The annual rivalry began in the fall of 1972. In 2024, Toms River North won 41–0, the team's 24th win in the previous 31 meetings of the schools, to bring the overall record to 26–26–1. The field hockey team won the South Jersey Group IV sectional title in 1980 and 1987, and won the Central Jersey Group IV title in 1987;

518-405: The 15–14 winning margin in the South Jersey Group IV championship game at Giants Stadium against a Brick Township High School team that came into the game undefeated and had beaten Toms River North 24–15 a week earlier in a conference playoff game. The 2007 team won the South Jersey Group IV sectional title with a 22–19 win against Mainland Regional High School to finish the season 12–0. After

555-617: The 1999 NCA Myrtle Beach Spring Classic Champions. The girls' bowling team won the overall state championship in 1996 and won the Group IV title in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The team won the Tournament of Champions in 2018 and 2019. The 2019 team won the Group IV state title with 2,858 pins, the highest in the competition, and went into the Tournament of Champions as the top seed, defeating runner-up Freehold Township High School to win

592-640: The 2005–06 season, Kevin Raylman took over as head coach of the program, while the team was in a very competitive, predominantly private school division, they were able to compile a 19–8–2 record. In the state tournament, the Mariners received the #3 rank in public schools and were able to make it to the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual state champions Randolph High School , 3–1. The competition cheerleading squad, led by Ida Clendenin, has won many titles, including 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Ocean County Champions, 1999 NJCCA State Champion Stunt Group and

629-411: The Group IV state championship in 1978 and 2007. The football team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 1979, 1991, 1994, 1997 and 2007, and won the South Jersey Group V title in 2015. They also won the inaugural Group V state title in 2022 after an undefeated season. The 1979 team finished the season with a 9–2 record after using a successful two-point conversion to provide

666-969: The Poland Springs Arena and the Pine Belt Arena. The 3,500-seat facility received its current name, the RWJBarnabas Health Arena, under the terms of a five-year deal reached in December 2017 under which the district will be paid $ 600,000 for the naming rights. In July 2011, Ed Keller was named the school's new principal, replacing James Hauenstein who was promoted to an Assistant Superintendent. Keller had previously been principal at North Dover Elementary School and before that at West Dover. The core administration team includes four assistant principals, one assigned to each grade. Full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent ( FTE ), or whole time equivalent ( WTE ),

703-547: The South Jersey, Group IV sectional title as the tenth seed with a 3–1 win against Vineland High School and came back from a two-goal deficit at halftime to win the state Group IV title in 1983 with a 3–2 win over Kearny High School in the tournament final played at Princeton University . The team earned the South, Group IV sectional title in 2004 with a 2–1 victory against Shawnee High School. The boys bowling team won

740-651: The Toms River North Marching Mariners, were Tournament of Bands Region 7 and NJ State champions in the 3A class in the 2023 season. The RWJBarnabas Health Arena is a public arena connected to the school. The centerpiece of the Toms River Regional School District, the facility opened on June 19, 2003. It has had many sponsorships and name changes since its opening including: the Ritacco Center,

777-423: The additional buses and additional drivers necessary to accommodate the change would be prohibitive. As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,931 students and 136.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1:1. There were 427 students (22.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 108 (5.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. Constructed at

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814-572: The advantage of contributing to another key metric in universities—creating new knowledge and in particular publishing papers in highly ranked academic journals . It is also linked to another key metric—research funding which is often required to attract researchers. In Australia, the equivalent to FTE for students is EFTSL ( Equivalent Full-Time Student Load ). A professor teaches two undergraduate courses, supervises two undergraduate projects and supervises four researchers by thesis only (i.e. researchers do not take any courses). Each undergraduate course

851-674: The arena hosted the WWE NXT Live, a house show . In March 2019, the arena hosted the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions for girls' and boys' basketball. The facility has seen a marked decline in public events, outside of school-related games, since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It was utilized as a COVID-19 vaccine clinic by the Ocean County Health Department in 2021. The building

888-529: The constituent districts of Beachwood , Pine Beach and South Toms River . The first class to graduate wasn't until 1971, since all of the seniors were kept at TRHSS for the class of 1970. The school was the 154th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using

925-409: The district are Toms River High School East and Toms River High School South . As of 2020, the school day starts at 7:15 am and lasts six hours and 20 minutes. Toms River high schools have some of the earliest daily opening and closing high schools in New Jersey, closing at 1:35 pm every day. Parents lobbied for later high school start times in 2014, but the district found that the cost to purchase

962-491: The overall state championship in 1987. The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional title in 1990. The ice hockey team won the overall state championship in 1993. From 2004 to 2006 the men's ice hockey team was considered a top public power. The Mariners finished the 2004–05 season with a 17–4–1 record and were Shore Conference Champions but were ineligible for state playoffs due to receiving three disqualifications (game ejections) in regular season play. In

999-413: The president's budget office, will often place upper limits on the total number of FTE that a given agency may utilize each year. In the past, if agencies were given a ceiling on the actual number of employed workers, which was reported on a given day of the year, the agency could employ more than this number for much of the year. Then, as the reporting deadline approached, employees could be let go to reduce

1036-440: The program's second straight ToC title. The girls' gymnastics team has won the team state championship in 1997, 1998 and 2000; the three titles are tied for the most of any public school in the state. The girls' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 2000, defeating Bloomfield High School by a score of 50–48 in the tournament final. The team won the 2000 South Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship with

1073-400: The team won six county titles, a Shore Conference title, three South Jersey Group IV state titles, a Group IV state championship, and was ranked in the top 25 of the country four times reaching a high of 17th in 2004, with Jelley named by The Star-Ledger as its coach of the year for cross country in 2001. The boys' soccer team finished the 1983 season with a record of 18–6–1, having earned

1110-426: The team won the Group IV state championship in 1987. In 2004, the team took the Central Jersey Group IV title, edging Shawnee High School 1–0 in the tournament final. The boys' cross country team won Group IV state championships in 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 2002. Under the tutelage of Matt Jelley, who was coach at Toms River North from 2000 until 2007 when he was hired to become coach at Temple University ,

1147-539: The term is often overloaded in colloquial usage to indicate a "direct, as opposed to contract, full-time employee". The term WYE (work year equivalent) is often used instead of FTE when describing the contractor work. In the United Kingdom , full time equivalent equates to the standard 40-hour work week: eight hours per day, five days per week and is the total amount of hours that a single full-time employee has worked over any period. This allows employers to adopt

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1184-460: The total number to the authorized ceiling on the reporting date. Providing agencies with an FTE ceiling, which is calculated based on the total number of hours worked by all employees throughout the year, irrespective of the total numbers employed at any point in time, prevents agencies from using such a strategy. Although the generally accepted human-resources meaning for the "E" in FTE is "equivalent",

1221-597: The venue, after the Pine Belt Auto Group signed a $ 500,000 contract for the naming rights for five years. In January 2018, the name was officially changed to the "RWJBarnabas Health Arena" after the district signed a five-year deal with RWJBarnabas Health under which the district will be paid a total of $ 637,500 for the naming rights. 39°58′56″N 74°11′45″W  /  39.9822°N 74.1958°W  / 39.9822; -74.1958 Toms River High School North Toms River High School North

1258-688: The year to raise money for the school district. For trade shows, RJW Barnabas Healthcare Arena has 19,939 sq ft (1,852.4 m) of space. The arena was utilized as a concert venue in 2005, 2006, and 2008, for Toms River Fest . The facility hosted many well-known musicians and bands, including: KC and the Sunshine Band , Meat Loaf , Joan Jett and the Black Hearts , LeAnn Rimes , Hilary Duff , Carrie Underwood , Gavin DeGraw , and Daughtry , among others. In February 2018 and 2019,

1295-465: Was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 1,333 to 2,324 students. Toms River North has had notable teams in football, including perennial powers in girls' swimming, boys' and girls' cross country, tennis and outdoor track teams. The girls spring / outdoor track team won the Group IV state championship in 1976 (as co-champion with Toms River High School South ). The girls' cross country team won

1332-457: Was covered with tarps beginning October 26, 2010, the use of the name was discontinued elsewhere including the website and exterior signage was permanently removed in October 2011, though additional occurrences of the name were discovered on parking lot signs in mid-2012 these were subsequently taped over before being scraped off. In July 2011, the school district announced a new name sponsor for

1369-611: Was originally named The Ritacco Center, after Michael Ritacco, then-superintendent of Toms River Regional Schools, with Poland Spring coming on board as a major sponsor shortly afterwards. In the wake of a bribery scandal, culminating in Ritacco's arrest by the FBI on October 21, 2010, the school district quickly acted to remove his name from the building, opting to call it the Poland Spring Arena instead. The Ritacco Center name

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