Pinelands Regional School District
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| Pinelands Regional School District | |
| Established | 1979 (High School) - 1991 (Jr. High) |
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| School type | Public |
| Grades | 7-12 |
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| Location | Little Egg Harbor, Bass River, Tuckerton, and Eagleswood, New Jersey, United States |
| Students | 2,000 |
| Colors | Green, White, and Gold |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | Pinelands Regional School District |
Pinelands Regional School District is a regional school district in Ocean County, New Jersey, serving students from Bass River Township (168 students), Eagleswood Township (123 students), Little Egg Harbor Township (1,396 students) and Tuckerton Borough (232 students).
The current combined enrollment is nearly 2,000 students. The student to teacher ratio is 25:1 in the high school, and 22:1 in the middle school.[1] Both schools are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education.[2]
The students are divided into three "teams": The Green, White, and Gold. Each "team" has a certain circuit of teachers.
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[edit] Schools
- Pinelands Regional Junior High School: 1,082 students in grades 7-9. Opened in September 1991.[2]
- Michael Melega - Junior High School Principal
- James Garibaldi - Junior High School Assistant Principal
- Cheryl Stevenson - Junior High School Assistant Principal
- Pinelands Regional High School: 888 students in grades 10-12. Opened in September 1979.[2]
- Thomas Procopio - High School Principal
- Chris Peters - High School Assistant Principal
- Alfonso Cirulli - High School Assistant Principal
[edit] Board of Education
The Board of Education is composed of nine citizens elected to serve terms of three years each. Representatives are elected on the basis of constituent population: six from Little Egg Harbor Township, and one each from Bass River Township, Eagleswood Township and from the Borough of Tuckerton.[3]
[edit] WCAT
WCAT is a Television station on local channel 21 for the area that the district serves. The channel shows school announcements as well as live morning announcements at 7:32am daily.
[edit] Pinelands Experience
The Pinelands Experience is a 3-day program that is for 7th graders entering the district, usually held in mid-October. Student chaperones from 9th grade and up are also involved, to chaperone groups.
The three "color teams" are divided into sub-groups, and do 3 activities:
- Bass River State Forest Trip
Students go to the BRSF to go canoeing, a treasure hunt, and a pond ecology lesson, where students go into a lake to catch fish and other organisms.
- Ropes Course
Students go to the ropes course at the High School, which includes a rock wall and a zip-line. Although the course itself isn't used in the Pinelands Experience, students participate in many activities, including obstacle courses.
- Character Counts
The students stay at the Junior High, but learn a variety of lessons, including a geocaching "treasure hunt", using a GPS.
[edit] Paw Prints
There used to be painted-on Wildcat footprints on Nugentown Rd. leading into the driveways for both schools, and were paved over in mid-2006. A few years back, Weird NJ magazine printed an article featuring many photos of paw prints that closely resemble the Pinelands ones, painted in random places throughout New Jersey. That caused many to think that the other findings were connected to the school, but aren't.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Aronicimo Richotti, heavyweight boxer.
[edit] Administration
- Dr. Detlef Kern - Superintendent
- Geraldine Townsend - Business Administrator / Board Secretary
[edit] References
- ^ Official Website of the Pinelands Regional School District, accessed February 18, 2007
- ^ a b c About Us - Pinelands Regional School District, accessed February 18, 2007
- ^ Board Of Education, accessed February 18, 2007
