Absegami High School

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Absegami High School is a public high school in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. The school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. In 2006, Absegami High School had an enrollment of around 2,400 students. The main student base comes from Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City.

Oakcrest High School is its sister school. They share the same buildings from their original construction in 1972 until a separate school was constructed for Absegami in 1982.

The school has a variety of programs designed for a diverse student body, including 'special needs', a "High School-to-Work" program, college preparatory, Advanced Placement Program (AP), and performing arts. The AP program offers thirteen courses through which students earn college credits by taking AP examinations.^[1]

In 2005, 81% of graduates went on to college. Its estimated that currently over one million dollars in scholarships having been granted to post-secondary students who graduated from this school.^[1]

1 Programs
2 Athletics
3 Administration
4 Controversy
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Programs

The school's mission statement objective is to "provide each student the educational opportunity and support that will enable him or her to develop the skills necessary to function politically, economically, and socially as a responsible and contributing citizen in a democratic society."^[2] To accomplish this goal, Absegami provides a diverse range of classes designed to help students reach their full potential during their future careers in mathematics, art, wood technology, humanities, and science. There are also a large number of extracurricular activities and sports.

[edit] Athletics

Girls Soccer Award plaque, a sample of the various awards Absegami has collected.

Teams that have won notable championships include:

Football: 1982, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006. Absegami beat Cherokee High School 27-26 to win the 2006 South Jersey Group IV championship.^[3]
Boys Cross-Country: 1985, 86, 87, 90, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, and 2005
Girls Cross-Country: 1994 and 1999
Boys Soccer: 1977, 2001, 2002 and 2003
Girls Basketball: 2005, 2006
Marching Band: Tournament Of Bands: Chapter 1 Champions 1991, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. NJ State Champions 1991, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06. Atlantic Coast Group III Champions 1998, 2002. USSBA Central Jersey Regional Champions 2006. Absegami was recognized as the USSBA Group IV National Champions for 2006, for its program titled "Through the Eyes of Children".^[4]
Boys Wrestling: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003

[edit] Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[5]

Principal: Raymond Dolton
Vice Principal: Lynda Leahey
Vice Principal: Michael Wilbraham
Vice Principal: Meg Gawalis

[edit] Controversy

Absegami employs a school resource officer, who is a member of the area's police force permanently assigned to a particular school. In March-April 2005, it was revealed that Absegami's then resource officer, Eric Allen, had sex with a 17 year old female student in his patrol car six times over the course of a month.^[6]^[7] Allen was dismissed from his position and found guilty of official misconduct.