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We have a small student body with large diversity of backgrounds - students of all races, religions, income levels and ethnicities. Probably fifteen different languages are spoken at home, and we see that as an educational opportunity, not a liability. We draw most of our students from Hoboken and Jersey City, but we've had students from the whole Metropolitan New York area. For the 2008-09 school year, students were enrolled from towns including Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Bloomfield, Secaucus, Englewood, Weehawken, West New York, East Orange, Berkeley Heights, South Orange, Cliffside Park, Glen Ridge, Guttenberg, Maplewood, Irvington, North Bergen, East Rutherford, Lyndhurst, Montclair, Upper Montclair, Union City, and in New Jersey, and Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn.
The school day begins at 8:30 a.m. Most extracurricular activities begin at 3:15 and end by 5 p.m. (and are included as part of the tuition). High school students, with their parents' permission are free to eat lunch where they choose so long as it is nearby. There is an elected Student Council. Performing arts are enthusiastically pursued. There is a very proud and active drama department, Hudson Productions, which performs in the community. Students have made television commercials against racism. Our student musicians have performed in Costa Rica, France, and at Steinway Hall and Carnegie Hall, individually as well as in ensembles. Not surprisingly, students often come up with ideas for their own elective activities, and we do what we can to accommodate them. Uniforms are not required.