Gateway Regional High School (New Jersey)
| Gateway Regional High School District | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. Shannon Whalen | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Donna Contrevo | ||||
| Address: | 775 Tanyard Rd Woodbury Heights, NJ 08096 |
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| Grade Range: | 7-12/9-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 1 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 911 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 86 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 10.59 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | CD | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.gatewayhs.com | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
7-12/9-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $14,067 | 23 | $13,359 | 5.3% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 7,787 | 21 | 7,564 | 2.9% |
| 6 | Support Services | 2,184 | 29 | 1,827 | 19.5% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,356 | 9 | 1,520 | -10.8% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,685 | 19 | 1,738 | -3.0% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 861 | 33 | 621 | 38.6% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 63,050 | 29 | 57,840 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of 7-12/9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47 |
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| Gateway Regional High School | |
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775 Tanyard Road Woodbury Heights, NJ 08096 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Steven Hindman |
| Vice principal | Kristy Green (High School) Michael D'Ostilio (Middle) |
| Grades | 7 - 12 |
| Color(s) | Blue White |
| Athletics conference | Colonial Conference |
| Team name | Gators |
Gateway Regional High School is a regional school district and public high school serving students in grades seven through twelve from four communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in grades 7-12 from the boroughs of National Park, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury Heights.[3]
The Board of Education for the Gateway Regional High School District consists of nine members: Three members come from Westville, the largest community in the district, and two each come from National Park, Wenonah and Woodbury Heights.[4]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 911 students and 86 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.59.[1]
The school was the 300th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 276th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 176th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[7]
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[edit] Athletics
Gateway Regional High School is a member school in the Colonial Conference, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12.
The Boys baseball team won the 2009 South Jersey Group I NJSIAA State Sectional Title, advancing to the Group I tournament where they lost to David Brearley High School 6–2 in the semi-final round.[8]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district and school administration are:[9][10]
[edit] District
- Dr. Shannon Whalen, Superintendent
- Donna Contrevo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] School
- Steven Hindman - Principal
- Kristy Green - High School Vice Principal
- Michael D'Ostilio - Middle School Vice Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Greg Rizzo (Class of 1981), Honorable Mention All-American wrestler.[11]
- Steve Squyres (born 1957), principal investigator for the science payload on the Mars Exploration Rover Project.[12]
- Tim Squyres (born 1959), Academy Award-nominated film editor of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hulk, and Syriana, among others.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Gateway Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 15, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Gateway Regional High School District 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 15, 2011. "Gateway Regional High School District is comprised of one grades 7-12 school located in Woodbury Heights, NJ. It serves the secondary students from the municipalities of National Park, Wenonah, Westville, and Woodbury Heights."
- ^ About the Board, Gateway Regional Board of Education. Accessed August 9, 2008.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ 2009 Baseball Tournament - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 25, 2009.
- ^ Administrators - Main Office, Gateway Regional High School. Accessed July 15, 2011.
- ^ Gloucester County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ 1979-80 All-America Team, Wrestling USA Magazine. Accessed April 15, 2008.
- ^ Mars Exploration: Zip Code Mars. Accessed June 13, 2007.
- ^ O'Connell, Kaelin. "Going for the gold", Today's Sunbeam, February 24, 2008. Accessed February 28, 2008. "In 2001 Tim Squyres, a Gateway Regional High School graduate and a Wenonah native, was nominated for his editing work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
[edit] External links
- Gateway Regional High School
- Gateway Regional High School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Gateway Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Gateway HS
Coordinates: 39°49′08″N 75°08′23″W / 39.819012°N 75.139791°W
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