Delsea Regional High School
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Delsea Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive
regional public high school
that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Elk Township
(feeding into Delsea from Aura Elementary School, which serves grades 3-6) and Franklin Township
(from Caroline L. Reutter, which serves grades 5-6 as of 2010), in Gloucester County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Delsea Regional School District
. The school district gets its name from its location just off Delsea Drive, which runs from Westville, New Jersey
on the Delaware River
to Wildwood, New Jersey
on the Jersey shore, hence the name Del-Sea.
The Delsea Regional District was established in 1960, before which high school students from the two townships attended Clayton Middle/High School
. The district celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,182 students and 88 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 13.43.
The school was the 246th-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 202nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 230th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
A report prepared in 2004 for the Franklin Township Public Schools
considered the options of forming a consolidated PreK-12 all-purpose regional district, establishing both Elk and Franklin Townships as separate PreeK-12 and leaving the current situation unchanged. The report concluded that the greatest educational and financial benefits could be achieved through the creation of a consolidated PreK-12 district that would include all three existing districts.
(2012),Hairspray
(2011), Annie
(2010), Footloose
(2009), The Wizard of Oz (2008), Beauty and the Beast
(2007), Grease
(2006), West Side Story
(2005), Into the Woods
(2004), My Fair Lady
(2003), Oliver!
(2002), Bye Bye Birdie (2001) and Annie (2000).
. As of the 2007-08 school year, the smallest one, Clayton High School
, had 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.
Delsea won the Girl's Group III state soccer championship, with a win in the tournament final over Ramsey High School.
The baseball team won the South Jersey Group III championship in 2005 with an 8-6 win against Lower Cape May Regional High School
.
The football team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championships in 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2008 and 2009, in addition to winning in Group III in both 1979 and 2005.
The 2005 football team won the South, Group III state sectional title with a 21-6 win against Lacey Township High School
. The 2008 Football team won the South Jersey, Group II title with a win over West Deptford High School
by a 17-14 margin, after entering the final quarter down by a touchdown, and scoring 10 points to take the lead, capped off by the winning field goal which was kicked as the game ended.
The 2009 Football team went 11-1, won the South Jersey, Group II title with a 40-22 win over Haddonfield Memorial High School
, and set the South Jersey all time scoring record for points in a season with 510, breaking the record of 506 that had been set by Paulsboro High School
in 2001.
The girls cross country team won Group II state championships in 2009.
Delsea was recognized statewide by the NJSIAA as Group III winner of the 2009-10 ShopRite Cup, achieving first place finishes in Girls Cross‐Country, Football, both Girls and Boys Indoor Relays, Girls Indoor Track and Field, Girls Outdoor Track and Field, second place Boys Outdoor Track and Field, third place finishes in Softball (tied) and Boys Indoor Track and Field, with the addition of three points awarded for having no disqualifications during the winter season.
The NJSIAA recognized Delsea again in 2010-11 as winner of the ShopRite Cup for Group III, awarded for first place finishes in Indoor Track & Field Relays for both Boys and Girls, Indoor Group Track & Field for both Boys and Girls, and in in Girls Outdoor Track & Field, second in Football, third in Wrestling (tied) and fourth place in Girls Cross‐Country, along with six additional points for having no disqualifications for the winter and spring seasons.
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...
regional 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 grade from Elk Township
Elk Township, New Jersey
Elk Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,514....
(feeding into Delsea from Aura Elementary School, which serves grades 3-6) and Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Franklin Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 15,466....
(from Caroline L. Reutter, which serves grades 5-6 as of 2010), in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
, 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 Delsea Regional School District
Delsea Regional School District
The Delsea Regional School District is a regional public school district serving students from two communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey...
. The school district gets its name from its location just off Delsea Drive, which runs from Westville, New Jersey
Westville, New Jersey
Westville is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 4,501. The Borough of Westville is known as "The Gateway to South Jersey."...
on the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
to Wildwood, New Jersey
Wildwood, New Jersey
Wildwood is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a popular summer resort destination. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's year-round population was 5,325...
on the Jersey shore, hence the name Del-Sea.
The Delsea Regional District was established in 1960, before which high school students from the two townships attended Clayton Middle/High School
Clayton Middle/High School
Clayton Middle/High School are a comprehensive community middle school / public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Clayton Public Schools....
. The district celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,182 students and 88 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 13.43.
The school was the 246th-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 202nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 230th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
A report prepared in 2004 for the Franklin Township Public Schools
Franklin Township Public Schools
The Franklin Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States....
considered the options of forming a consolidated PreK-12 all-purpose regional district, establishing both Elk and Franklin Townships as separate PreeK-12 and leaving the current situation unchanged. The report concluded that the greatest educational and financial benefits could be achieved through the creation of a consolidated PreK-12 district that would include all three existing districts.
Arts
Delsea Regional High School's Drama program has included Legally BlondeLegally Blonde (musical)
Legally Blonde is a musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to...
(2012),Hairspray
Hairspray (musical)
Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues...
(2011), Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
(2010), Footloose
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
(2009), The Wizard of Oz (2008), Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
(2007), Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
(2006), West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
(2005), Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway in 1987. Bernadette Peters' performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim...
(2004), My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
(2003), Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
(2002), Bye Bye Birdie (2001) and Annie (2000).
Athletics
Delsea Regional High School is a member school in the Tri-County Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationNew 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:...
. As of the 2007-08 school year, the smallest one, Clayton High School
Clayton Middle/High School
Clayton Middle/High School are a comprehensive community middle school / public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Clayton Public Schools....
, had 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.
Delsea won the Girl's Group III state soccer championship, with a win in the tournament final over Ramsey High School.
The baseball team won the South Jersey Group III championship in 2005 with an 8-6 win against Lower Cape May Regional High School
Lower Cape May Regional High School
The Lower Cape May Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Lower Township, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Lower Cape May Regional School District. LCMRHS serves students from four communities in Cape May County as part of the Lower Cape...
.
The football team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championships in 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2008 and 2009, in addition to winning in Group III in both 1979 and 2005.
The 2005 football team won the South, Group III state sectional title with a 21-6 win against Lacey Township High School
Lacey Township High School
Lacey Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Lacey Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Lacey Township School District. The school opened its doors in September 1981. Residents of Lacey Township previously attended Central...
. The 2008 Football team won the South Jersey, Group II title with a win over West Deptford High School
West Deptford High School
West Deptford High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West Deptford Public Schools....
by a 17-14 margin, after entering the final quarter down by a touchdown, and scoring 10 points to take the lead, capped off by the winning field goal which was kicked as the game ended.
The 2009 Football team went 11-1, won the South Jersey, Group II title with a 40-22 win over Haddonfield Memorial High School
Haddonfield Memorial High School
Haddonfield Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Haddonfield, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Haddonfield Public Schools....
, and set the South Jersey all time scoring record for points in a season with 510, breaking the record of 506 that had been set by Paulsboro High School
Paulsboro High School
Paulsboro High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Paulsboro Public Schools....
in 2001.
The girls cross country team won Group II state championships in 2009.
Delsea was recognized statewide by the NJSIAA as Group III winner of the 2009-10 ShopRite Cup, achieving first place finishes in Girls Cross‐Country, Football, both Girls and Boys Indoor Relays, Girls Indoor Track and Field, Girls Outdoor Track and Field, second place Boys Outdoor Track and Field, third place finishes in Softball (tied) and Boys Indoor Track and Field, with the addition of three points awarded for having no disqualifications during the winter season.
The NJSIAA recognized Delsea again in 2010-11 as winner of the ShopRite Cup for Group III, awarded for first place finishes in Indoor Track & Field Relays for both Boys and Girls, Indoor Group Track & Field for both Boys and Girls, and in in Girls Outdoor Track & Field, second in Football, third in Wrestling (tied) and fourth place in Girls Cross‐Country, along with six additional points for having no disqualifications for the winter and spring seasons.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Paul Berardelli - Principal
- Helen Divens - Vice Principal
- George Passante - Vice Principal
External links
- Delsea Regional School District
- Data for the Delsea Regional 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...
- South Jersey Sports: Delsea Regional HS