Winslow Township High School
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Winslow Township High School is a four-year comprehensive
regional public high school
that serves students Winslow Township
, in Camden County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Winslow Township School District
. Until 2000, Winslow Township High School was a member of the Lower Camden County Regional High School District #1. At that time the school's name was Edgewood Regional High School. Edgewood was the sister school of Overbook Regional Senior High School in Pine Hill
(now known as Overbrook High School).
Students from Chesilhurst
, a non-operating district, attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Chesilhurst Borough School District
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,577 students and 96 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.43.
The school was the 309th-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 274th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 297th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
. It has taken home top honors from the New Jersey State Teen Arts Competition (Film and Television Awards). Studio 106 produces two shows - a daily live morning show called "Good Morning Winslow" is broadcast via closed circuit television to the students and staff of Winslow Township High School. "Eye on the Eagles", a cable news magazine, is broadcast on Southern New Jersey Comcast Cable Channel 13. Both shows were produced by the students under the guidance of executive producer and teacher Norm Ingram.
, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County
and Camden County
, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
Winslow Township High School hosted games as part of the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
soccer tournament.
In spring of 2006, Winslow Township created an Ice Hockey club for students of Winslow Township High School, playing competitive Hockey in the South Jersey league out of the Flyers Skatezone in Voorhees, New Jersey. In fall 2006 and early 2007, Winslow Ice Hockey competed in the Independent High School league out of the Vineland Ice Arena in Vineland, New Jersey.
In 2007, the Boys indoor track team became New Jersey Group III State champions.
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 Winslow Township
Winslow Township, New Jersey
As of the census of 2010, there were 39,599 people, 13,567 households, and 9,662 families residing in the township. The population density was 599.9 people per square mile . There were 12,413 housing units at an average density of 215.1 per square mile...
, 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 Winslow Township School District
Winslow Township School District
The Winslow Township School District is an American comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Winslow Township, in Camden County, New Jersey...
. Until 2000, Winslow Township High School was a member of the Lower Camden County Regional High School District #1. At that time the school's name was Edgewood Regional High School. Edgewood was the sister school of Overbook Regional Senior High School in Pine Hill
Pine Hill, New Jersey
Pine Hill is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 10,233....
(now known as Overbrook High School).
Students from Chesilhurst
Chesilhurst, New Jersey
Chesilhurst is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,634. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Chesilhurst last among the towns rated in its 2008 rankings of "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey .Chesilhurst was...
, a non-operating district, attend the district's schools 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 Chesilhurst Borough School District
Chesilhurst Borough School District
The Chesilhurst Borough School District is a defunct community public school district that had served students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Chesilhurst, New Jersey, United States...
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,577 students and 96 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 16.43.
The school was the 309th-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 274th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 297th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Nython Carter, Principal
- Dr. John Agner, Assistant Principal 9th Grade
- Eric Ball, Assistant Principal 10th Grade/Athletic Director
- Joanne Ceaser, Assistant Principal 11th Grade
- Walt Marlin, Assistant Principal 12th Grade
Television production
Winslow Township High School Television Production, also known as "Studio 106," has won 3 National Student Television Awards for both Writing and Technical Achievement from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and SciencesNational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or NATAS was created in 1955 to advance the arts and sciences of television. Headquartered in New York, NATAS's membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country....
. It has taken home top honors from the New Jersey State Teen Arts Competition (Film and Television Awards). Studio 106 produces two shows - a daily live morning show called "Good Morning Winslow" is broadcast via closed circuit television to the students and staff of Winslow Township High School. "Eye on the Eagles", a cable news magazine, is broadcast on Southern New Jersey Comcast Cable Channel 13. Both shows were produced by the students under the guidance of executive producer and teacher Norm Ingram.
Drama club and stage crew
- Each year Winslow's Drama Club and Stage Crew present at least two major productions. A comedy or drama in the fall and a musical in the spring. The ticket sales and fund raisers benefit the Theatre Guild Senior Scholarship Program. Previous performances include: Ah, Wilderness!Ah, Wilderness!Ah, Wilderness! is a comedy by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 2 October 1933.-Plot summary:...
(2001), South PacificSouth Pacific (musical)South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
(2002), The CrucibleThe CrucibleThe Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...
(2002), The Music ManThe Music ManThe Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with...
(2003), Don't Drink the WaterDon't Drink the Water (play)Don't Drink the Water is a play written by Woody Allen that premiered on Broadway on November 17, 1966 and played for 598 performances at three different Broadway theaters. The farce takes place inside an American Embassy behind the Iron Curtain...
(2003), FootlooseFootloose (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:...
(2004), It's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern....
(2004), How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name....
(2005), Our Miss BrooksOur Miss BrooksOur Miss Brooks is an American situation comedy starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high school English teacher. It began as a radio show broadcast on CBS from 1948 to 1957. When the show was adapted to television , it became one of the medium's earliest hits...
(2005), The Sound of MusicThe Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
(2006), Miracle on 34th StreetMiracle on 34th StreetMiracle on 34th Street is a 1947 Christmas film written by George Seaton from a story by Valentine Davies, directed by George Seaton and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn...
(2006), Little Shop of HorrorsLittle Shop of Horrors (musical)Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman...
(2007), A Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
(2007), Guys and Dolls (2008), Arsenic and Old LaceArsenic and Old Lace (play)Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through the film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra. The play was directed by Bretaigne Windust, and opened on January 10, 1941. On September 25, 1943, the...
(2008), GreaseGrease (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,...
(2009)" , A Christmas StoryA Christmas StoryA Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...
(2009), and most recently, The Fiddler on the Roof" (2010)Disney's Beauty and the Beast" (2011)
- The WTHS Drama Club and Stage Crew have been recognized for outstanding achievement in theatre by the distinguished Paper Mill PlayhousePaper Mill PlayhousePaper Mill Playhouse is a regional theatre with approximately 1200 seats, located in Millburn, New Jersey, less than 25 miles from Manhattan. Due to its location, it can draw from the pool of actors who live in New York City. Its location, as well as its focus on producing large-scale shows, makes...
Rising Star Awards.
- The WTHS Drama Club and Stage Crew has taken home top honors multiple years from the New Jersey State Teen Arts Competition.
Sports
The Winslow Township High School Eagles 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 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:...
.
Winslow Township High School hosted games as part of the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
-Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-First round:Eight PDL and eight USASA teams start.-----Second round:Six PSL and two A-League teams enter....
soccer tournament.
In spring of 2006, Winslow Township created an Ice Hockey club for students of Winslow Township High School, playing competitive Hockey in the South Jersey league out of the Flyers Skatezone in Voorhees, New Jersey. In fall 2006 and early 2007, Winslow Ice Hockey competed in the Independent High School league out of the Vineland Ice Arena in Vineland, New Jersey.
In 2007, the Boys indoor track team became New Jersey Group III State champions.
Army JROTC
The Winslow Township High School is host to a branch of U.S. Army JROTC. The Battalion, named Soaring Eagle, is well known in the community, and even conducts annual toy drives to help unfortunate children in the region. It is currently an Honor Unit. The Senior Army Instructor is (retired) Lieutenant Colonel Daniel P. White accompanied by First Sergant Ron Workman.Shooting plot
Winslow Township High School gained national attention in 2006 because of a shooting plot which was to take place during a lunch period. Two females, sophomores at the high school, had heard rumors of a plot in close relation to the 2003 movie 'Elephant' and alerted school officials who in turn notified the Winslow Township Police Department. The students involved were arrested before the plot could be carried out. The only subject to be sentenced at this point has received four years probation and must undergo counseling and psychological evaluations.Notable alumni
- Shonn GreeneShonn Greene-New York Jets:On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass...
(born 1985), running backRunning backA running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
for the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
after a record setting career at the University of IowaUniversity of IowaThe University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
. - Dennis MitchellDennis MitchellDennis Allen Mitchell is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Athletic career :...
(born 1966), Olympic gold medalist - James Rolfe (born 1980), filmmaker, better known as the Angry Video Game NerdThe Angry Video Game NerdThe Angry Video Game Nerd , is the main character and title of a series of farcical retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe...
. - Jeromy MilesJeromy MilesJeromy Theodore Miles is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was signed by the Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2010...
(born 1987), SafetySafetySafety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
for the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
.
External links
- Winslow Township High School
- Winslow Township School District
- Data for the Winslow 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...
- South Jersey Sports: Winslow Township HS