Collingswood High School
Encyclopedia
Collingswood High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Collingswood
in Camden County
, New Jersey
, United States, as part of the Collingswood Public Schools
.
Students in grades 9-12 from Woodlynne
attend Collingswood High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Woodlynne School District
. Students in grades 10-12 from Oaklyn
attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Oaklyn Public School District
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 807 students and 49 classroom teachers (on a FTE
basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 16.47.
The school was the 267th-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 237th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 235th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
SPORTS OFFERED AT COLLINGSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL:
Collingswood, New Jersey
Collingswood is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,926....
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, as part of the Collingswood Public Schools
Collingswood Public Schools
The Collingswood Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from Collingswood, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States....
.
Students in grades 9-12 from Woodlynne
Woodlynne, New Jersey
Woodlynne is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,796.Woodlynne was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1901, from portions of Haddon Township...
attend Collingswood 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 Woodlynne School District
Woodlynne School District
The Woodlynne School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodlynne, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States....
. Students in grades 10-12 from Oaklyn
Oaklyn, New Jersey
Oaklyn is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,038.Oaklyn was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1905, from portions of Haddon Township.-Geography:Oaklyn is located at ...
attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Oaklyn Public School District
Oaklyn Public School District
Oaklyn Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through ninth grade from Oaklyn, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Oaklyn is the only district in New Jersey that still keeps the pre-kindergarten through ninth grade format...
.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 807 students and 49 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 16.47.
The school was the 267th-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 237th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 235th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Extracurricular activities
- The school is a host to a championship marching band. The Collingswood Panther Marching Band, under the direction of Joe Lerch, has captured titles for the United States Scholastic Band AssociationUnited States Scholastic Band AssociationThe United States Scholastic Band Association was formed in the Fall of 1988 to provide high school band programs with a competitive circuit featuring top judges from across the continent and a venue for the US Scholastic Band Championship....
(USSBA) All-States and New Jersey State Championships in the years 2004 and 2005, and participated in the National Championships in 2006, 2007, and 2009. The marching band has a membership of 46 members. The band finished fourth in their second National Championships appearance, competing as a Group II band at M&T Bank StadiumM&T Bank StadiumM&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles. Served by the Hamburg Street station of...
in Baltimore, Maryland on November 16, 2007. They have performed for the Philadelphia Phillies (3 times), the Philadelphia Phantoms, and were the honorary band for the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure on Mother's Day 2008. Most recently the Collingswood High School Panther Marching Band captured the 2010 Southern NJ Chapter 1, Group 2-A Championship award at the Tournament of Bands 2010 Chapters Championship competition held at the Williamstown High School on Sunday October 24, 2010. - Clubs and Organizations at Collingswood High School include the Anime Club, Steppers Club, Spanish Club, German Club, French Club, Latin Club, Environmental Club, History Club, The Paw Print student paper, and Boys and Girls State.
Athletics
- Collingswood 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. - The Academic Challenge team is currently Ranked #1 in South Jersey.
- The 2007-08 girls basketball team won the Colonial Conference and South Jersey Group II championships.
- The 2007-08 boys basketball team won the Colonial Conference and South Jersey Group II championships.
- The 2007-08 wrestling team won the Colonial conference and South Jersey Group I championships.
- The field hockey team won the 2000 team won the South, Group II state sectional championship with a 2-1 win against Camden Catholic High SchoolCamden Catholic High SchoolCamden Catholic High School is a four-year comprehensive private coeducational Roman Catholic High School, located in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey, serving students from the Camden County area...
in the tournament final. The 2004 field hockey team won the Group II state championship, defeating West Essex High SchoolWest Essex High SchoolWest 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...
in the tournament final. - In 2006 the Collingswood wrestling team won their first South Jersey Group II Championship, defeating Cinnaminson High SchoolCinnaminson High SchoolCinnaminson High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cinnaminson Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cinnaminson Township Public Schools. The grounds are approximately , including the land...
by a final score of 43-17.
SPORTS OFFERED AT COLLINGSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL:
- Boys
- Fall - soccer, football, cross country
- Winter - basketball, Academic Challenge, wrestling, bowling, swimming
- Spring - track & field, golf, baseball, tennis, volleyball
- Girls
- Fall - soccer, tennis, cross country, field hockey, cheerleading
- Winter - basketball, Academic Challenge, swimming, cheerleading
- Spring - track & field, softball, lacrosse, volleyball
Notable alumni
- Ashlee Feldman, cast member on MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Real World: New Orleans (2010). - B. J. Averell (born 1979), co-winner of The Amazing Race 9The Amazing Race 9The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. This season featured eleven teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win one million dollars. The show premiered on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 and concluded on...
. - William K. DickeyWilliam K. DickeyWilliam K. 'Bill' Dickey was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and as chairman of the Delaware River Port Authority.-Biography:...
(1920–2008), speaker of the New Jersey General AssemblyNew Jersey General AssemblyThe New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
and chairman of the Delaware River Port AuthorityDelaware River Port AuthorityThe Delaware River Port Authority is a bi-state instrumentality created by a Congressionally approved interstate compact between the governments of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey...
. - Michael LandonMichael LandonMichael Landon was an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza , Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie , and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven...
(Eugene Orowitz) (1936–1991), actor. He also had the longest high school javelin throwJavelin throwThe javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
- 193' 4" - in the U.S. in 1954. - Matthew Quick, novelist.
- 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...
, musician and NPR music critic. - Gary WilliamsGary WilliamsGary B. Williams is an American university administrator and former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, Ohio State University, Boston College, and American University. In 2002, he led Maryland to the NCAA Tournament Championship...
(born 1945), current head coach of University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
's men's basketball team.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Edward Hill, Principal
- Michael Sheridan, Assistant Principal
External links
- School webs page
- Collingswood Public Schools
- Data for the Collingswood Public Schools, 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...
- Championship Collingswood Panther Marching Band
- South Jersey Sports: Collingswood HS