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| district = [[Burlington Township School District]]
| district = [[Burlington Township School District]]
| type = [[state school|Public]] [[high school]]
| type = [[state school|Public]] [[high school]]
| principal = Marie Phillips
| principal = Phil Brownridge
| viceprincipal = Neal Canavan<br>Christopher Ilconich (9th grade)<br>Naomi Threadgill
| viceprincipal = Neal Canavan<br>Christopher Ilconich (9th grade)<br>Naomi Threadgill
| enrollment = 1,245 (as of 2009-10)<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment = 1,245 (as of 2009-10)<ref name=NCES/>
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| rival = Florence Twp. Memorial HS, Bordentown Regional HS, Northern Burlington Regional, Burlington City HS, Willingboro HS, Holy Cross HS, Delran HS
| rival = Florence Twp. Memorial HS, Bordentown Regional HS, Northern Burlington Regional, Burlington City HS, Willingboro HS, Holy Cross HS, Delran HS
| location = 610 Fountain Avenue<br>[[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[New Jersey|NJ]] 08016
| location = 610 Fountain Avenue<br>[[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[New Jersey|NJ]] 08016
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| website = [http://www.burltwpsch.org/schools/hs/ burltwpsch.org/schools/hs/]
| website = [http://www.burltwpsch.org/schools/hs/ burltwpsch.org/schools/hs/]
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== Administration ==
== Administration ==
Core members of the school's administration include:<ref>[http://www.burltwpsch.org/schools/hs/HighSchool/HTMs/508%20Files/administrationstaff.htm Administrative Staff], Burlington Township High School. Accessed August 29, 2011.</ref>
Core members of the school's administration include:<ref>[http://www.burltwpsch.org/schools/hs/HighSchool/HTMs/508%20Files/administrationstaff.htm Administrative Staff], Burlington Township High School. Accessed August 29, 2011.</ref>
*Phillip Brownridge - Principal<ref>[http://www.burltwpsch.org/uploads/17/files/Supt Public Report 8_31_2011.pdf Superintendent's Report], Burlington Township Schools, August 31, 2011. Accessed January 25, 2012. "After an extensive search and selection process, I am pleased to enthusiastically recommend Mr. Phil Brownridge for the positions of Principal of Burlington Township High School, replacing retiring principal, Mrs. Marie Phillips, who has served the district for the past four years. Upon approval, Mr. Brownridge would assume the post of Principal of BTHS on November 1, 2011."</ref>
*Phillip Brownridge - Principal
*Neal Canavan - Vice Principal
*Neal Canavan - Vice Principal
*Christopher Ilconich - Vice Principal (9th grade)
*Christopher Ilconich - Vice Principal (9th grade)

Revision as of 03:47, 26 January 2012

Burlington Township High School
Location
Map
610 Fountain Avenue
Burlington, NJ 08016
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1964
School districtBurlington Township School District
PrincipalPhil Brownridge
Faculty83 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,245 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.00[1]
Color(s)Old Gold  , Black  and White  
Athletics conferenceBurlington County Scholastic League
Team nameFalcons
RivalFlorence Twp. Memorial HS, Bordentown Regional HS, Northern Burlington Regional, Burlington City HS, Willingboro HS, Holy Cross HS, Delran HS
Websiteburltwpsch.org/schools/hs/

Burlington Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Burlington Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Burlington Township School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1971.[2]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,245 students and 83 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.00.[1]

The school was the 153rd-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 140th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 138th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4] Schooldigger.com ranked the school as 186th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 6 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]

Athletics

The Burlington Township High School Falcons compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League, which includes public and non-public high schools in the Burlington County area, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6] This school, during the first seven years of competition in the Burlington County League, was considered a "Group I" then "Group II" category. Township and student population have drastically increased within the past decade and with 939 students in grades 10-12, the school is classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group III, a category that includes schools with enrollment of 805 to 1,112.[7]

The 2010-11 boys basketball team won the Central Jersey Group III Sectional championship with a 70-64 win over Colts Neck High School, overcoming a deficit of 13 points in the fourth quarter.[8] The 2011 sectional title was the program's tenth overall and its first since 1992. All of its previous championships - including state titles in 1985, 1987 and 1992 - had come while the school was categorized as Group I.[9]

The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1976 and 1977.[10] The BTHS football team had won two consecutive Patriot Division titles and were moved up to the Liberty Division, where they pulled through the 2006-07 season with a 1-7 record. The first two games of the 06-07 season were forfeited due to an ineligible running back, overturning two games the team had won.[11]

The 2011 Boys Soccer Team won the BCSL Liberty Division for the first time is school history having a 7-1-2 record, the title was also the first in the Boys soccer program's history.

The BTHS boys bowling team won the division championship with an 11-1 division record, and went 14-5 overall.

Main rivals are Florence Township Memorial High School, Holy Cross High School and Burlington City High School.[citation needed]

Allegations of religious intolerance

On March 22, 2007, Burlington Township High School scheduled a simulated Columbine-like school shooting, lockdown and evacuation where Burlington Township police detectives posed as Christian fundamentalists who became angry (when a student was expelled for praying before class) and begin shooting students in order to "seek justice".[12] The World Net Daily website ran the story on April 3, 2007. and quoted Bob Pawson, a spokesman of Scriptures In School, as characterizing the simulation as a "grotesque scenario saturated with Christian-bashing prejudice and bigotry; a scenario which could never possibly occur." [13][unreliable source?]

In response to the news coverage, the Burlington Township School District issued an official statement saying:

Any perceived insensitivities to our religious community as a result of the emergency exercise are regrettable. It was certainly not the intent to portray any group in a negative manner. We cherish, respect, and celebrate the diversity of cultures and faith that exist within our community" and the district respected the right of students and faculty to pray on school grounds.[14][published source needed]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration include:[15]

  • Phillip Brownridge - Principal[16]
  • Neal Canavan - Vice Principal
  • Christopher Ilconich - Vice Principal (9th grade)
  • Naomi Threadgill - Vice Principal

References

  1. ^ a b c d Burlington Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Burlington Township High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed August 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  5. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 4, 2012.
  6. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 4, 2012.
  7. ^ 2011-2012 Public Schools Group Classification for ShopRite Cup–Tennis–Soccer–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for South Jersey, NJSIAA. Accessed January 4, 2012.
  8. ^ Hadden, Doug. "S. Jersey Boys: Burlington Township defeats Colts Neck, 70-64, for Central Jersey Group 3 title", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2011. Accessed August 29, 2011. "Burlington Township, behind by 13 at one point in the fourth quarter, closed out Tuesday night's Central Jersey Group 3 basketball championship game with a 25-4 run and went home with an improbable title.The Falcons (21-9) shocked host Colts Neck, 70-64, and advanced to the state semifinals on Thursday against South Jersey champion Kingsway at 7 p.m. at Winslow Township."
  9. ^ Christopher, Chris. "Boys: Colts Neck blows 4th quarter lead to Burlington Twp in CJ Group III final", Asbury Park Press, March 8, 2011. Accessed August 29, 2011. "The Falcons, who began play in 1965, have won 10 sectional titles, including nine in South Jersey Group I. Burlington is 10-2 in sectional championship games. The Falcons captured their previous sectional championship in 1992. They won Group state titles in 1985, 1987 and 1992."
  10. ^ Goldberg, Jeff. N.J.S.I.A.A. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS, NJSIAA. Accessed November 29, 2011.
  11. ^ Maderia calls his Holy Cross return special, The Courier-Post, October 17, 2006.
  12. ^ Levinsky, David. "Practice for worst-case scenario Hostage-crisis drill plays out in Burlington Township", Burlington County Times, March 23, 2007. Accessed January 4, 2012.
  13. ^ "School Portrays Shooters as 'Christian'", World Net Daily, April 3, 2007) retrieved January 5, 2011
  14. ^ "Statement Regarding March 22, 2007 Emergency Exercise", Burlington Township School District.
  15. ^ Administrative Staff, Burlington Township High School. Accessed August 29, 2011.
  16. ^ Public Report 8_31_2011.pdf Superintendent's Report, Burlington Township Schools, August 31, 2011. Accessed January 25, 2012. "After an extensive search and selection process, I am pleased to enthusiastically recommend Mr. Phil Brownridge for the positions of Principal of Burlington Township High School, replacing retiring principal, Mrs. Marie Phillips, who has served the district for the past four years. Upon approval, Mr. Brownridge would assume the post of Principal of BTHS on November 1, 2011."

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