stˈuːdənts fɹʌm wˈɛst mˈɪlfɚd hæd ɐtˈɛndᵻd bˈʌtlɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl fɔːɹ ɡɹˈeɪdz nˈaɪn dˈæʃ twˈɛlv æz pˈɑːɹt əvə lˈɔŋstændɪŋ sˈɛndɪŋ slˈæʃ ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp ðæt ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd ʌntˈɪl sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, wˌɛn wˈɛst mˈɪlfɚd ˈoʊpənd ɪts ˈoʊn hˈaɪ skˈuːl.
Students from West Milford had attended Butler High School for grades 9-12 as part of a longstanding sending/receiving relationship that existed until September 1962, when West Milford opened its own high school.