Eastern High School (New Jersey)
Encyclopedia
Eastern High School is a four-year comprehensive
public high school
for students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Camden County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District
. The high school is located in Voorhees Township
and also serves students from Berlin Borough
, and Gibbsboro
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 67 classroom teachers on an FTE
basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 15.51. Eastern has a multicultural and diverse population with 68% white, 14% Asian, 9% African-American, and 5% Hispanic students. As of the 2009-10 school year, the average academic class size was 20.0, daily student attendance averaged 92.6% and the annual dropout rate was 1.0%.
The district was established in 1965, with 35 professional staff and 495 students. It has grown rapidly with two additions to the original facility and the completion of Eastern Intermediate High School
in 1992. There are over 1,000 students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 at Eastern Senior High School. Eastern Intermediate High School has approximately 1,150 students enrolled in grades 9 and 10. Eastern Senior and Eastern Intermediate are located on the same site. Eastern has a professional staff of more than 200. As a comprehensive secondary school, Eastern is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education
.
The school was the 86th-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 79th in 2008 out of 316 schools.
, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County
and Camden County
, and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
Eastern High School also has a separate ice hockey club that, while not officially affiliated with the school, is a member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.
The girls volleyball team won the Group IV state championship in 2001, defeating Hunterdon Central Regional High School
by 15-7 and 15-11, after losing to Hackensack High School
in the Group IV final in 2000.
The girls varsity soccer team won back-to-back Group IV State Championships in 2005 and 2006. In 2005, they won the Group IV South sectional championship over Toms River High School East
1-0. The team then went on to win the state championship game by a score of 2-0 over Roxbury High School
. The team repeated in 2006, defeating Washington Township High School 2-0 in the Group IV South sectional championship, and defeating North Hunterdon High School
to capture the 2006 Group IV State Championship.
Eastern also has a very consistent football team winning the South Jersey, Group IV title with a 14-7 win against Washington Township High School in 2003 and competing in the playoffs six out of eight years after winning their first state sectional title.
team, which has the longest consecutive unbeaten streak in the history of the National Federation. The 2003 team won the Group IV State championship with a 1-0 win over Lenape High School
in the semifinals and a 6-0 win against Hunterdon Central High School in the tournament's final match. The 2004 team repeated as Group IV champion, again defeating Hunterdon Central High School in the tournament final. On November 19, 2006, Eastern's field hockey team won the 2006 Tournament of Champions
, defeating West Essex High School
2-1. In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship in commanding fashion with a 10-0 win over Atlantic City High School
in the quarterfinals, 8-0 over Cherokee High School
in the semis and an 8-0 win over Washington Township High School in the tournament final. The team moved on to win the Group IV State Championship with a 10-0 win over Steinert High School
in the semis and a 4-0 win against Bridgewater-Raritan High School
in the finals. With this win, the team had won nine consecutive Group IV state titles, tying a national record. The team would go on to sweep Group IV and Tournament of Champions titles in 2008 and 2009. The Vikings currently hold the record for the longest streak of state championships in field hockey (12) and is one of only two teams to ever score more than 200 goals in a season.
Eastern's dominance against New Jersey opponents finally came to an end on November 14, 2007 when they lost to Group I Oak Knoll
3-2 in overtime of the Tournament of Champions semifinals. Dating back to 1998, the team had won 208 consecutive games to opponents from New Jersey, but still hold the national record unbeaten streak of 153 games.
This 'Field Hockey Dynasty' was noted in an article in the Sunday edition of The New York Times
, including brief bios of team players and individuals.
team and program. In 2001, the South Jersey Model UN Consortium was started by the former advisor, Janet E. Rabin. The program runs the South Jersey Model United Nations one-day conference every fall and visits college conferences in the fall and spring. The Model UN team has won such awards as Best Small and Large Delegation at Rutgers Model UN, Best Small Delegation at Harvard Model United Nations, in addition to others. The Model UN team has attended conferences at Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Rutgers University, and Harvard University, consistently winning awards at all of these prestigious schools. The program was recently ranked the 21st best High School Model UN team in the country. The Model Congress team has also had much success at Rutgers Model Congress.
The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands
Chapter One Champions in 1976 and 1981 (Group 1), and Chapter One State Champions in 2011 (Group 2). The marching band was 1981 Atlantic Coast Champion in Group 1.
Eastern conducts an award-winning theater program that includes team theater (New Jersey State Champions 2008-09), annual Fall Play and Spring Musical, and One Acts. Eastern's 2011 musical, CATS, earned the award for Outstanding High School Musical in the 8-county Philadelphia region by the Greater Philadelphia Cappies.
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....
for students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities 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 Eastern Camden County Regional High School District
Eastern Camden County Regional High School District
The Eastern Camden County Regional High School District is a limited-purpose, public regional school district for students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey...
. The high school is located in Voorhees Township
Voorhees Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 28,126 people, 10,489 households, and 7,069 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,424.0 people per square mile . There were 11,084 housing units at an average density of 955.2 per square mile...
and also serves students from Berlin Borough
Berlin, New Jersey
Berlin is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,588.Berlin was incorporated as a borough on March 29, 1927, from portions of Berlin Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 26,...
, and Gibbsboro
Gibbsboro, New Jersey
Gibbsboro is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,274.Gibbsboro was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Voorhees Township, based on the results of a...
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,039 students and 67 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 15.51. Eastern has a multicultural and diverse population with 68% white, 14% Asian, 9% African-American, and 5% Hispanic students. As of the 2009-10 school year, the average academic class size was 20.0, daily student attendance averaged 92.6% and the annual dropout rate was 1.0%.
The district was established in 1965, with 35 professional staff and 495 students. It has grown rapidly with two additions to the original facility and the completion of Eastern Intermediate High School
Eastern Intermediate High School
Eastern Intermediate High School is a public high school for students in grades nine to ten from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District. The school serves students from Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees...
in 1992. There are over 1,000 students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 at Eastern Senior High School. Eastern Intermediate High School has approximately 1,150 students enrolled in grades 9 and 10. Eastern Senior and Eastern Intermediate are located on the same site. Eastern has a professional staff of more than 200. As a comprehensive secondary school, Eastern is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
.
The school was the 86th-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 79th in 2008 out of 316 schools.
Sports
The Eastern High School Vikings participate in the Olympic ConferenceOlympic Conference
The Olympic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.-Participating...
, which consists of public and private high schools located 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...
and 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...
, and operates under the auspices 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:...
.
Eastern High School also has a separate ice hockey club that, while not officially affiliated with the school, is a member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.
The girls volleyball team won the Group IV state championship in 2001, defeating Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Hunterdon Central Regional High School is a comprehensive, regional, four-year public high school, and school district that serves students from five municipalities in east central Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States...
by 15-7 and 15-11, after losing to Hackensack High School
Hackensack High School
Hackensack High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hackensack Public Schools...
in the Group IV final in 2000.
The girls varsity soccer team won back-to-back Group IV State Championships in 2005 and 2006. In 2005, they won the Group IV South sectional championship over Toms River High School East
Toms River High School East
Toms River High School East is a comprehensive four-year public high school, the third high school built in Toms River, New Jersey, as part of the Toms River Regional Schools. It was built in 1979, after the first and second high schools; Toms River High School South and Toms River High School...
1-0. The team then went on to win the state championship game by a score of 2-0 over Roxbury High School
Roxbury High School
Roxbury High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Succasunna section of Roxbury Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Roxbury School District....
. The team repeated in 2006, defeating Washington Township High School 2-0 in the Group IV South sectional championship, and defeating North Hunterdon High School
North Hunterdon High School
North Hunterdon High School is a four-year public high school located in Clinton Township, New Jersey, serving students from six municipalities in northern Hunterdon County as one of two high schools in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District...
to capture the 2006 Group IV State Championship.
Eastern also has a very consistent football team winning the South Jersey, Group IV title with a 14-7 win against Washington Township High School in 2003 and competing in the playoffs six out of eight years after winning their first state sectional title.
Field hockey team
Eastern is known for its dominating field hockeyField hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
team, which has the longest consecutive unbeaten streak in the history of the National Federation. The 2003 team won the Group IV State championship with a 1-0 win over Lenape High School
Lenape High School
Lenape High School is a four-year regional public high school located in Medford Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It is the oldest of the four high schools that comprise the Lenape Regional High School District, which serves students from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes,...
in the semifinals and a 6-0 win against Hunterdon Central High School in the tournament's final match. The 2004 team repeated as Group IV champion, again defeating Hunterdon Central High School in the tournament final. On November 19, 2006, Eastern's field hockey team won the 2006 Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions (NJSIAA)
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament of Champions is the sports tournament for New Jersey high schools that determines which high school will be crowned as the #1 overall team in the state for each sport...
, defeating West Essex High School
West Essex High School
West Essex High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in North Caldwell, New Jersey in the United States. The high school is part of the West Essex Regional School District, which serves students from four municipalities in western Essex County. Communities served by the district's...
2-1. In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship in commanding fashion with a 10-0 win over Atlantic City High School
Atlantic City High School
Atlantic City High School is a four-year public high school located in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Atlantic City School District. The current school building opened in 1994 and holds approximately 2,500 students...
in the quarterfinals, 8-0 over Cherokee High School
Cherokee High School (New Jersey)
Cherokee High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of four high schools of the Lenape Regional High School District in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The communities in the district are Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township,...
in the semis and an 8-0 win over Washington Township High School in the tournament final. The team moved on to win the Group IV State Championship with a 10-0 win over Steinert High School
Steinert High School
Steinert High School is a four- year comprehensive public high school, one of three secondary high schools that are part of the Hamilton Township School District, located in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States...
in the semis and a 4-0 win against Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school. It is the single high school of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District serving students from Bridgewater Township and Raritan in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States...
in the finals. With this win, the team had won nine consecutive Group IV state titles, tying a national record. The team would go on to sweep Group IV and Tournament of Champions titles in 2008 and 2009. The Vikings currently hold the record for the longest streak of state championships in field hockey (12) and is one of only two teams to ever score more than 200 goals in a season.
Eastern's dominance against New Jersey opponents finally came to an end on November 14, 2007 when they lost to Group I Oak Knoll
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child is a Catholic independent school in Summit, New Jersey, United States. It is coeducational from kindergarten to grade 6 and for young women in grades 7 to 12. The school operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
3-2 in overtime of the Tournament of Champions semifinals. Dating back to 1998, the team had won 208 consecutive games to opponents from New Jersey, but still hold the national record unbeaten streak of 153 games.
This 'Field Hockey Dynasty' was noted in an article in the Sunday edition of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, including brief bios of team players and individuals.
Extracurricular activities
Eastern High School has run a very successful Model United NationsModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
team and program. In 2001, the South Jersey Model UN Consortium was started by the former advisor, Janet E. Rabin. The program runs the South Jersey Model United Nations one-day conference every fall and visits college conferences in the fall and spring. The Model UN team has won such awards as Best Small and Large Delegation at Rutgers Model UN, Best Small Delegation at Harvard Model United Nations, in addition to others. The Model UN team has attended conferences at Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Rutgers University, and Harvard University, consistently winning awards at all of these prestigious schools. The program was recently ranked the 21st best High School Model UN team in the country. The Model Congress team has also had much success at Rutgers Model Congress.
The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands
Tournament 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 1976 and 1981 (Group 1), and Chapter One State Champions in 2011 (Group 2). The marching band was 1981 Atlantic Coast Champion in Group 1.
Eastern conducts an award-winning theater program that includes team theater (New Jersey State Champions 2008-09), annual Fall Play and Spring Musical, and One Acts. Eastern's 2011 musical, CATS, earned the award for Outstanding High School Musical in the 8-county Philadelphia region by the Greater Philadelphia Cappies.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Robert Tull, Principal
- Pamela Bolden, Vice Principal 12th Grade
- Robert Cloutier, Vice Principal 10th Grade
- Fred Harris, Vice Principal 11th Grade
- Alice Ryan, Vice Principal
- Phil Smart, Vice Principal Athletics
- William Westerby, Vice Principal 9th Grade
Notable alumni
.- Rachel DawsonRachel DawsonRachel Dawson is a field hockey midfielder / back from the United States, who earned her first senior career cap vs Australia on June 5, 2005. Dawson was named to the U.S. field hockey team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.Dawson grew up in Berlin, New Jersey, and attended Eastern High School, where...
(born 1985), Olympic field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
midfielder. - Sarah DawsonSarah DawsonSarah Dawson is a field hockey forward / midfielder from the United States, who earned her first senior career cap during the New Zealand Tour on May 16, 2005....
(born 1982), field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
forward / midfielder. - Dana HallDana Hall (musician)Dana Hall is an American jazz drummer, percussionist, composer, bandleader, and ethnomusicologist. After spending the first few years of his life in Brooklyn, New York , he relocated with his family to his mother’s hometown of Philadelphia...
(born 1969), jazz musician. - Kelly RipaKelly RipaKelly Ripa is an American actress and television host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, along with Regis Philbin and now solo host of Live! With Kelly...
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with Regis PhilbinRegis PhilbinRegis Francis Xavier Philbin is an American media personality, actor and singer, known for hosting talk and game shows since the 1960s. Philbin is often called "the hardest working man in show business" and holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera...
, and co-star with Faith FordFaith FordFaith Ford is an American television and film actress, known for having played the roles of Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown and Hope Fairfield-Shanowski on Hope & Faith.-Early life:...
, in Hope & FaithHope & FaithHope & Faith is an American sitcom that aired for three seasons on ABC from September 26, 2003, to May 2, 2006. For its first two seasons the show was part of a revived TGIF comedy block....
. - Adam TaliaferroAdam TaliaferroAdam Taliaferro , is a former American football player whose recovery from a paralyzing spinal cord injury sustained while playing cornerback for the Penn State Nittany Lions gained national media attention....
(born 1982), former Penn State Football player who overcame paralysis, and subject of the book Miracle in the Making. - Phil TrautweinPhil TrautweinPhillip Charles "Phil" Trautwein is an American professional football player who is an offensive tackle in the National Football League . Trautwein played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he has played professionally for the St...
(born 1986), offensive tackle for the St. Louis RamsSt. Louis RamsThe St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
. - Bryan WinchesterBryan WinchesterBryan "Braille" Winchester is an American recording artist. He has been writing and recording hip hop music since he was 13 years old. For a short time, Bryan and his family relocated to Marlton, New Jersey where he attended Eastern High School in Voorhees Township...
(born 1981), hip-hop recording artist - stage name "Braille".
External links
- Eastern Camden County Regional High School District
- Data for the Eastern Camden County Regional High 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: Eastern HS
- Eastern Regional High School Alumni Association