Cherry Hill High School East

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**Cherry Hill High School East**
Established	1967
School type	Public
Principal	Dr. John O'Breza
Students	2,200
Colors Mascot	Red and Black Cougar
Location	1750 Kresson Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Information	856-424-2222
Website	http://east.cherryhill.k12.nj.us

Cherry Hill High School East is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Cherry Hill Public Schools. It opened in 1967 and now has approximately 2,200 students in grades 9–12. It has prestigious tennis, swimming, basketball, baseball, and volleyball teams. It is a growing school with a large academic base.

The school is one of three high schools in the district; the others are Cherry Hill High School West and Cherry Hill Alternative High School

1 Awards and recognition
2 Sports
3 Administrators
4 Noted alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Awards and recognition

For the 2001-02 school year, Cherry Hill High School East received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve^[1].

Cherry Hill High School East was the 42nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools^[2].

In 1998, the Cherry Hill High School East Mock Trial Team won the national championships.^[3]

[edit] Sports

The Cherry Hill High School East Cougars participate in the nineteen-member Olympic Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County. East's basketball coach is John Valore.

The Cougars are ranked #10 in The Courier-Post's "Large School Top 10."^{[citation needed]} This is the first time the Cougars have been ranked since 1996, when they were ranked in the top 5 during the preseason. The Cougars have clinched a spot in the South Jersey Group IV playoffs for the first time since the early 1990's. The Cougars play their home games at the township stadium, Jonas C. Morris Stadium, which they share with Cherry Hill High School West. Annually, the Cougars face rival Cherry Hill West on Thanksgiving morning. The winner of the contest receives the Al DiBart Memorial Trophy. The 2006 game was postponed until Saturday morning. The Cougars defeated the Lions 34-16 to reclaim the trophy.

Cherry Hill High School East also has a separate club ice hockey team as a member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League. Every Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, the club plays the Cherry Hill West ice hockey club for the Golden Skate award.

[edit] Administrators

John O'Breza – Principal
Betsy McLeester – Assistant Principal
Leonard Terranova – Assistant Principal
C.J. Davis – Coordinator of Student Activities

[edit] Noted alumni

Lawrence Bender, Academy Award-nominated Producer for film and television whose credits include Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting and An Inconvenient Truth.^[4]
Bill "Stink" Fisher, former National Football League player and actor.
Glenn Foley, former NFL Quarterback who played for the New York Jets from 1994-1998.
Orel Hershiser, former professional baseball pitcher who played most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[5]
Leon Rose, lawyer and sports agent for NBA players, including Allen Iverson and LeBron James.