Deptford Township High School

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Deptford High School
Location
575 S. Fox Run Road
Deptford, NJ 08096

Information
Type Public high school
Principal Gary Swenson
Vice principal Maureen Bilda
Jonathan Collins
Fran Harwell
Faculty 88.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Enrollment 1,180 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 13.4[1]
Color(s)      Gold
     Black
Athletics conference Tri-County Conference
Nickname Spartans
Information 856-232-2713
Website

Deptford Township High School (also Deptford High) is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Deptford Township Schools.

In 2005, 70% of Deptford High graduates went on to college, according to the New Jersey Department of Education.

The first classes taught at Gloucester County College when it opened in the summer of 1967 were held at Deptford Township High School.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,180 students and 88.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.4.[1]

The school was the 252nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 226th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[2]

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[edit] Athletics

Deptford High School is one of the member schools of the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12. The smallest one, Clayton High School, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.[3]

Deptford's football team won the state sectional championship consecutively in 2003 and 2004 under Head Coach Al Orio. The team won the 2004 title with a 28-21 win over Moorestown High School.[4]

[edit] Extracurricular activities

The 2008-2009 school year is the 6th year of Deptford's NJROTC (Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps) program. The school's marching band finished in first place at the 2007 United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, competing as a Group I band at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on November 16, 2007, with a score of 96.00.[5] They were under the direction of Mr. Michael Armstrong, graduate of DTHS (1999) and College of NJ (2003). Deptford received its National Honor Society charter in 1960 and has been actively inducting members since. Unique to the school is its "Culture Club", which allows students to participate in extra-curricular field trips throughout the academic year. The Culture Club has done over 240 such trips since 1978, including all the major cultural, athletic and entertainment sites in the Delaware Valley, along with annual charter bus trips to N.Y.City, Washington DC, Lancaster, PA or Baltimore.

[edit] Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[6]

  • Gary Swenson, Principal[7]
  • Maureen Bilda, Vice-Principal
  • Jonathan Collins, Vice-Principal
  • Fran Harwell, Vice-Principal

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 39°48′29″N 75°06′43″W / 39.808062°N 75.11205°W / 39.808062; -75.11205

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