[6][7] Students from Saddle River have the option of attending either Northern Highlands or Ramsey High School, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the two districts.
The districts reached agreement to an early end of the sending arrangement, with plans to have 230 students from Allendale and 260 from Upper Saddle River in the new regional facility.
[12] In May 1963, voters in Allendale and Upper Saddle River approved a referendum to create Northern Highlands Regional High School, with the planned expenditure of $3.65 million (equivalent to $36.3 million in 2023) to build a facility on a 40-acre (16 ha) site, with the objective to complete the building in time to start classes in September 1965.
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[32] The Northern Highlands Regional High School Highlanders[3] compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
Three years later, the Scotty Dogs would face Indian Hills High School in the state, losing by a missed field goal.
In 2019, the team beat Woodbridge High School by a score of 27–7 in the tournament finals to win the North I Group IV state sectional title, the program's second in 41 years.
[48] The boys lacrosse team won the Group III state championship in 2018 with a 10–6 win against runner-up Moorestown High School in the tournament final.
[49][50] The girls tennis team won the Group III state championship in 2019, defeating Red Bank Regional High School in the final match of the tournament.
[51] The 2001 girls team won the NJSIAA North I, Group III sectional championship, defeating Ramapo High School, 3–2 in the tournament final.
[52] The boys' tennis team duplicated the feat that same year, also defeating Ramapo High School by the same three matches to two score in the final.
[53] The 2003 girls' tennis team won the North I, Group III sectional championship, defeating Ramapo High School, 3–2 in the tournament final.
[55][56] The girls' basketball team won the 2005 North I, Group III sectional championship, defeating West Morris Central High School 35–27 in the final game.
[58] The 1991 team finished the season with a 20–1–4 record after winning its share of the Group III state championship after a 1–1 tie against Ewing in the tournament final.
[59] The team won the 2003 North I Group III sectional championship over Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan by a 2–1 score.
[60] During the 2009 season, the girls' soccer team played against Hopewell Valley Central High School in the state finals in The College of New Jersey.
The game ended with a tie of 0–0 and it was the first time Northern Highlands girls' varsity soccer team has ever won a co-championship since 1992.
[63] The boys' tennis team won the 2008 North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 4–1 win in the tournament final over Fair Lawn High School.
[64][65] The 2014 boys' tennis team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 3–2 win in the tournament final over Northern Valley Regional High School Demarest.
[66] The 2017 boys' tennis team won the North I, Group III state section championship with a 3–2 win in the tournament final over Wayne Hills High School.
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