Cherry Hill High School East

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Cherry Hill High School East
School type Public
Established 1967
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 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

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[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 football team is 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

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

[edit] Noted alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  2. ^ Top Public High Schools in New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly, September 2006
  3. ^ National High School Mock Trial Championships: Participant History & Past National Winners, accessed July 12, 2006
  4. ^ Greenblatt, Sarah. "Cherry Hill grad could clutch Oscar tonight", Courier-Post, February 25, 2007. Retrieved on March 11, 2007.
  5. ^ Glenn Foley. databaseFootball.com. Retrieved on January 14, 2007.
  6. ^ Orel Hershiser player profile, accessed December 5, 2006
  7. ^ Atkins, Larry. "Leon Rose: This agent is a secret no more", The Philadelphia Inquirer, reprinted at subject's firm's website, October 5, 2002. Retrieved on January 14, 2007.

[edit] External links

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