Audubon High School
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Audubon High School is a comprehensive
six-year community public high school
that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Audubon
, in Camden County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Audubon School District
.
For grades 9-12, public school students from Mount Ephraim
attend Audubon High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Mount Ephraim Public Schools
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 828 students and 62 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 13.35.
The school was the 172nd-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 195th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 238th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12 and operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
The football team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 1975.
From the early '90s to the early '00s, many considered Audubon's baseball team a dynasty; winning state championships in 1994, 95, 96, 98 and 2001. The 2001 team won the Group II State Championship with an 8-1 win over Newton High School
On June 11, 2011, Audubon's baseball team defeated Waldwick High School
for the Group I State Championship, the team's seventh overall.
In 1997, the wrestling team won its first ever District 28 Championship with Head Coach, Dave Lang, winning Coach-Of-The-Year, and Michael Loeffler winning Most Outstanding Wrestler.
In 2006, the boys' soccer team won the Patriot Division of the conference for the first time in school history.
The girls' soccer team secured their third straight Patriot Division title in 2006.
The girls' field hockey team won the 2005 & 2006 Patriot Division championships.
The traditional Thanksgiving Day football game is against Haddon Township High School
. Audubon won the Thanksgiving 2010 game by a score of 54-7, bringing their series record to 31-16-1.
Chapter One Champions in 1991 (Group 1). The marching band was 2005 Atlantic Coast Invitational Champion in Group 2 and 2004 Atlantic Coast Invitational Champion in Group 3. They also took first as Group II A Northern State Champions with the caption of Best Color Guard and Best Visual in 2010 with their show Celestial Journey.
Comprehensive high school
Comprehensive high schools are the most common form of public high schools in the United States and are meant to serve the needs of all students, as compared to the common practice in other nations in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations...
six-year community public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Audubon
Audubon, New Jersey
Audubon is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,819.On March 13, 1905, through an act of the New Jersey Legislature, Audubon was created a borough from portions of Haddon Township. It was named after John James...
, in Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States, operating as part of the Audubon School District
Audubon School District
The Audubon School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Audubon, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States....
.
For grades 9-12, public school students from Mount Ephraim
Mount Ephraim, New Jersey
-Local government:Mount Ephraim Borough has been governed under the Walsh Act by a three member commission, since 1935. Current commissioners as of 2010 are:* Mayor - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance...
attend Audubon High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Mount Ephraim Public Schools
Mount Ephraim Public Schools
The Mount Ephraim Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Ephraim, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States....
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 828 students and 62 classroom teachers (on a FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 13.35.
The school was the 172nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 195th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 238th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
Audubon High School is a member school in the Colonial ConferenceColonial Conference (New Jersey)
The Colonial Conference is an athletic conference consisting of public high schools located in Camden County and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Colonial Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12 and operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
.
The football team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 1975.
From the early '90s to the early '00s, many considered Audubon's baseball team a dynasty; winning state championships in 1994, 95, 96, 98 and 2001. The 2001 team won the Group II State Championship with an 8-1 win over Newton High School
On June 11, 2011, Audubon's baseball team defeated Waldwick High School
Waldwick High School
Waldwick High School is a four year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Waldwick Public School District....
for the Group I State Championship, the team's seventh overall.
In 1997, the wrestling team won its first ever District 28 Championship with Head Coach, Dave Lang, winning Coach-Of-The-Year, and Michael Loeffler winning Most Outstanding Wrestler.
In 2006, the boys' soccer team won the Patriot Division of the conference for the first time in school history.
The girls' soccer team secured their third straight Patriot Division title in 2006.
The girls' field hockey team won the 2005 & 2006 Patriot Division championships.
The traditional Thanksgiving Day football game is against Haddon Township High School
Haddon Township High School
Haddon Township High School is a four-year public high school in Haddon Township, New Jersey. It is part of the Haddon Township School District. The school offers courses in math, science, languages, humanities and various vocational skills. It also offers athletics and after-school clubs and...
. Audubon won the Thanksgiving 2010 game by a score of 54-7, bringing their series record to 31-16-1.
Marching band
The school's marching band was Tournament of BandsTournament of Bands
The Tournament of Bands is one of the largest competitive band organizations in the United States and is one of several major circuits in the mid-Atlantic states . TOB was founded in 1972 by the National Judges Association and currently has 439 member bands...
Chapter One Champions in 1991 (Group 1). The marching band was 2005 Atlantic Coast Invitational Champion in Group 2 and 2004 Atlantic Coast Invitational Champion in Group 3. They also took first as Group II A Northern State Champions with the caption of Best Color Guard and Best Visual in 2010 with their show Celestial Journey.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Donald Borden, Superintendent
- John H. Ross, Principal
- Robert Buchs, Vice Principal
- Frank Corley, Vice Principal
- Bonnie Smeltzer, Assistant Principal / Student Personnel Services
Notable alumni
- Dan BakerDan BakerDan Baker is an American public address announcer best known for many years as the voice of Veterans Stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
(born 1946, Class of 1964), stadium announcer for both the Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
and the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
for more than two decades. - John Barr (Class of 1975), Executive Director of East Coast Scouting for the San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
. - Edward Clyde BenfoldEdward Clyde BenfoldEdward Clyde Benfold was a United States Navy sailor who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War...
(1931–52), Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient for valor during the Korean WarKorean WarThe Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. - Joe FlaccoJoe FlaccoFlacco was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens 18th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft, becoming the highest drafted player ever from the University of Delaware...
(born 1985, Class of 2003), starting quarterback for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and first round draft pick of the Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
in 2008. - Reverend Kevin Harvey (Class of 1979), team chaplain to the Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ersThe Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
. - William SiriWilliam SiriWilliam E. Siri was an American biophysicist, mountaineer and environmentalist. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and attended school in Audubon, NJ.-Education and scientific career:...
(1919-2004, Class of 1937), was a part of the Manhattan ProjectManhattan ProjectThe Manhattan Project was a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the US Army...
which was responsible for the development of the atomic bomb. He also was co-leader of the first American expedition to successfully climb Mt. Everest and went on to climb every major mountain range in the world. - Ben VaughnBen VaughnBen Vaughn is an American musician, music producer and a longtime Rambler enthusiast.Vaughn grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey, and his interest in music began at age 6 when his uncle gave him a Duane Eddy record. The "Ben Vaughn Combo" released two albums and toured the U.S. from 1983 to 1988...
(Class of 1973), worked as the musical composer for the award-winning TV sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun3rd Rock from the Sun3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet...
. He has also provided music for various other TV shows including That 70's Show, Men Behaving Badly, Normal, Ohio and Grounded for LifeGrounded for LifeGrounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season...
.
Project Memorial Site
Located outside the high school (at 350 Edgewood Avenue) the memorial for the borough's three Medal of Honor recipients and hometown war heroes, it recognizes Edward C. Benfold, Nelson V. Brittin, and Samuel M. Sampler. An annual tribute to them includes speakers from The Navy, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.External links
- Audubon High School
- Audubon School District
- Audubon High School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- South Jersey Sports: Audubon HS