Burlington Township High School
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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.
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.
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. The school was ranked 138th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
, 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
. 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 now the school competes in a Group III category, exceeding that of next door neighboring township, Willingboro.
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. 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.
The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1976 and 1977. 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.
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
.
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". 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."
In response to the news coverage, the Burlington Township School District issued an official statement saying:
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...
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 ninth through twelfth grades from Burlington Township
Burlington Township, New Jersey
- Local government :Burlington Township is governed under the Faulkner Act Plan E form of municipal government and consists of a mayor and a seven-member Township Council. The council is elected at-large in partisan elections to four-year terms in office on a staggered basis., the Mayor of...
in Burlington County
Burlington County, New Jersey
There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...
, 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 Burlington Township School District
Burlington Township School District
The Burlington Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Burlington Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States....
. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1971.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,245 students and 83 classroom teachers (on an 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 15.00.
The school was the 153rd-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 140th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 138th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Burlington Township High School Falcons compete in the Burlington County Scholastic LeagueBurlington County Scholastic League
The Burlington County Scholastic League is a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
, which includes public and non-public high schools in the Burlington County
Burlington County, New Jersey
There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...
area, operating under the supervision 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:...
. 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 now the school competes in a Group III category, exceeding that of next door neighboring township, Willingboro.
The 2010-11 boys basketball team won the Central Jersey Group III Sectional championship with a 70-64 win over Colts Neck High School
Colts Neck High School
Colts Neck High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, operating as part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The school is located at the corner of County Route 537 and Five Points Road. The school serves students from all of...
, overcoming a deficit of 13 points in the fourth quarter. 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.
The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1976 and 1977. 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.
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
Florence Township Memorial High School
Florence Township Memorial High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Florence Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Florence Township School District....
, Holy Cross High School and Burlington City High School
Burlington City High School
Burlington City High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade in Burlington, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the City of Burlington Public School District....
.
Allegations of religious intolerance
On March 22, 2007, Burlington Township High School scheduled a simulated Columbine-like school shooting, lockdownLockdown
There are several definitions for the term lockdown, the most common of which pertains to a state of containment or a restriction of progression....
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". 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."
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.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration include:- Marie Phillips - Principal
- Neal Canavan - Vice Principal
- Christopher Ilconich - Vice Principal (9th grade)
- Naomi Threadgill - Vice Principal
External links
- Burlington Township High School
- Burlington Township School District
- Data for the Burlington Township School District, 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...