0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Sch ol astic ▁A ▁champions ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁drum line ▁took ▁ 1 st ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁' Reg ional ▁A ' ▁Class ▁for ▁the ▁Mid - At l antic ▁Per cussion ▁Society ▁circuit . ▁▁ ▁The ▁school ' s ▁compet itive ▁jazz ▁ensemble ▁placed ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁state ▁final s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁School ▁prayer ▁case ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁High land ▁Regional ▁High ▁School ▁students ▁voted ▁to ▁allow ▁a ▁prayer ▁before ▁their ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony . ▁The ▁school ▁district ▁was ▁quickly ▁su ed ▁by ▁a ▁gradu ating ▁senior ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁over ▁separation ▁of ▁church ▁and ▁state . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Circ uit , ▁which ▁ruled ▁against ▁the ▁school ▁district ▁in ▁a ▁ 9 - 4 ▁decision . ▁ ▁Administration ▁The ▁school ' s ▁principal ▁is ▁Lisa ▁O wen . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁Ryan ▁Buch ter ▁( born ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁professional ▁baseball ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics , ▁who ▁deb uted ▁for ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra