Haddon Heights High School
| Haddon Heights High School | |
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| 301 Second Avenue Haddon Heights, NJ 08035 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | “Where Tradition and Progress Meet” |
| Principal | Ronald Corn |
| Asst. Principal | Lisa Owen |
| Faculty | 67.2 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 841 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.5[1] |
| Color(s) | Garnet Gold |
| Athletics conference | Colonial Conference |
| Team name | Garnets |
Haddon Heights Jr. Sr. High School is a six-year comprehensive public middle school / high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Haddon Heights School District. The school also serves students from the neighboring communities of Barrington and Lawnside who attend the high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationships.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 899 students and 67 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.42.[1]
The school was the 129th-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 168th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 135th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4] Schooldigger.com ranked the school as tied for 228th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 22 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[5]
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[edit] Athletics
The Haddon Heights High School Garnets compete in the Colonial Conference,[6] operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] With 529 students in grades 10-12, the school is classified by the NJSIAA for most sports as Central Jersey Group IV, a category that includes schools with enrollment of 529 to 794.[8]
Cross Country: The 1991 boys cross country team finished a perfect season of 11-0 for the first time in 17 years, won the South Sectional title and finished second in the state meet. The 1992 boys cross country team won the South Sectional title and won the Group 1 State Championship for the first time in the school's history. The 2007 team claimed the Group 1 South Sectional title;[9] they also claimed the Group 1 State title.[10] Haddon Heights won the Group I cross country state championship in 1992 and 2007. The school's John Salisbury was the individual champion in Group I in 1992, while Mickey Borsellino won the Group I individual title in 2007.[11]
Basketball: The girls basketball team won the 2007 South, Group II state sectional championship with a 33-26 win against Cinnaminson High School.[12]
Softball: In 2001, the softball team won their second consecutive South, Group II state sectional championship with a 2-0 win against Manchester Township High School.[13][14]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Marching Band: The school's marching band finished in third 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 94.175, missing second place by 1/20th of a point.[15]
The marching band was Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Champions in Group 1 in 1994. They were also the TOB Chapter 1 Champions in Group 1 from 1992-1997.
Color Guard: The school's indoor color guard, known as High Voltage, was the Scholastic Open Class champions at the Tournament Indoor Association All-Chapter Championships in 1994 and 1996. They were the Scholastic World Class Champions from 1998-2001, the Independent Open Class Champions in 2005 and 2006, and the Independent A Class Champions in 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2008. They were the Independent A Class Champions in the MAIN circuit in 2004, 2005, and 2009.
Indoor Percussion: The school's indoor percussion ensemble was the Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic A Champions in 2006. The school's indoor percussion ensemble also attended the 2007 WGI (Winter Guard International) World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. In 2008, the percussion ensemble was the 2008 Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic Open All Chapter Champions performing their award winning show entitled, "Illusions."
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration include:[16]
- Ronald Corn - Principal
- Lisa Owen - Assistant Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Steve Israel (born 1969), former American football cornerback who played nine seasons in the NFL.[17]
- Herb Kelleher (born 1931), co-founder, Chairman and former CEO of Southwest Airlines.[18]
- Bill Manlove (born 1933), National Champion football coach at Widener University.[19]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Haddon Heights High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ About Our School, Haddon Heights High School. Accessed January 7, 2012. "Haddon Heights High School serves over eight hundred students from three local towns: Haddon Heights, Barrington, and Lawnside."
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Colonial Conference teams, accessed April 5, 2007.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ 2011-2012 Public Schools Group Classification for ShopRite Cup–Tennis–Soccer–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for South Jersey, NJSIAA. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Boys 5k Run CC Group 1, NJSIAA. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Boys 5k Run CC Group I, NJSIAA, November 10, 2007. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Cross Country State Group Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - South, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed July 25, 2007.
- ^ "Schlichtig lifts Haddon Heights to Group 2 title", Courier-Post, June 1, 2001. Accessed August 18, 2007. "The Haddon Heights High School softball team won its second straight South Jersey Group 2 championship Thursday when it turned back Manchester Township 2-0 in the title game at Washington Township."
- ^ 2001 NJSIAA Softball - South, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed August 18, 2007.
- ^ Group I, M&T Bank Stadium, November 16, 2007, United States Scholastic Band Association. Accessed November 18, 2007.
- ^ Administration, Haddon Heights High School. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Steve Israel profile, database Football. Accessed June 3, 2007.
- ^ Blackwell, Charles W. "Flying High with Herb Kelleher: A Profile in Charismatic Leadership.", Journal of Leadership Studies, June 22, 1999. Accessed November 2, 2007. "Graduating from Haddon Heights High School where he distinguished himself as an athlete and student body president, Kelleher's first job was at Campbell Soup Company where he worked for six summers, joining his dad who was General Manager."
- ^ Kern, Mike. "Widener legend Bill Manlove entering College Football Hall of Fame", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 2011. Accessed January 7, 2012. "Widener legend Bill Manlove entering College Football Hall of Fame"
[edit] External links
- Haddon Heights High School
- Haddon Heights School District Website
- Haddon Heights School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Haddon Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Haddon Heights HS
Coordinates: 39°53′02″N 75°03′04″W / 39.884027°N 75.051153°W
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