Winslow Township High School
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Winslow Township High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students Winslow Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Winslow Township School District.
Students from Chesilhurst attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Chesilhurst Borough School District.
Famous students include Olympic gold medal winning athlete Dennis Mitchell, who attended the school building when it was the now-defunct Edgewood Regional High School.
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[edit] Administration
- Principal
- Mr. Glen Jackson
- Assistant Principals
- 12th Grade - Mr. Bruce Wyckoff
- 11th Grade - Mrs. Shereesa Clemont
- 10th Grade - Mr. Chris Chambers
- 9th Grade - Mr. Kurt Marella
[edit] Television Production
- Winslow Township High School Television Production, also known as "Studio 106," has won 3 National Student Television Awards for both Writing and Technical Achievement from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
- Winslow Township High School Television Production has taken home top honors from the New Jersey State Teen Arts Competition (Film and Television Awards).
- Winslow Township High School Television Production produces two shows. A daily live morning show called "Good Morning Winslow" is broadcast via closed circuit television to the students and staff of Winslow Township High School. "Eye on the Eagles," a cable news magazine, is broadcast on Southern New Jersey Comcast Cable Channel 13. Both shows are produced by the students under the guidence of executive producer and teacher Danielle Riggio Armano.
[edit] Drama Club and Stage Crew
- Each year Winslow's Drama Club and Stage Crew present at least two major productions. A comedy or drama in the fall and a musical in the spring. The ticket sales and fund raisers benefit the Theatre Guild Senior Scholarship Program. Previous performances include: Ah, Wilderness! (2001), South Pacific (2002), The Crucible (2002), The Music Man (2003), Don't Drink the Water (2003), Footloose (2004), It's a Wonderful Life (2004), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2005), Our Miss Brooks (2005), The Sound of Music (2006), Miracle on 34th Street (2006), Little Shop of Horrors (2007), and many many more.
- The WTHS Drama Club and Stage Crew have been recognized for outstanding achievement in theatre by the distinguished Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards.
- The WTHS Drama Club and Stage Crew has taken home top honors multiple years from the New Jersey State Teen Arts Competition.
- The Drama Club is lead under the direction of Mrs. Linda DeAngelo.
- The Stage Crew is lead under the direction of Mr. Nick Zaccaria.
- The Stage Crew of Winslow Township High School also works to support the various productions and special events that take place in Winslow theatre, the Sara Gordy Auditorium.
[edit] Sports
The Winslow Township High School Eagles participate in the nineteen-member Olympic Conference, whcih consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County.
Winslow Township High School hosted games as part of the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup soccer tournament.
In 2007, the boys track team went undefeated on the Saturday meets. They also won the Olympic Conference Patriot Division.
On March 5, 2007, the boys' basketball team made it to the South Jersey Group IV Sectional Championships, falling to Cherokee High School by a final score of 54-43.[1]
[edit] Army JROTC
The Winslow Township High School is host to a branch of U.S. Army JROTC. The Battalion, named Soaring Eagle, is well known in the community, and even conducts annual toy drives to help unfortunate children in the region. It is currently an Honor Unit. The Battalion hosts its Annual Formal Inspection this March.
The Senior Army Instructor is (Retired) Lieutenant Colonel Daniel P. White.
[edit] Shooting Plot
- Winslow Township High School gained national attention in 2006 because of a shooting plot which was to take place during a lunch period. A student became aware of the plot and alerted school officials who in turn notified the Winslow Township Police Department. The students involved were arrested before the plot could be carried out. The only subject to be sentenced at this point has received four years probation and must undergo counseling and psychological evaluations.[2]
[edit] Trivia
- Until 2000, Winslow Township High School was a member of the Lower Camden County Regional School System - District 1. At that time the school's name was "Edgewood Regional High School." Edgewood was the sister school of Overbook Regional Senior High School in Pine Hill (now known as Overbrook High School).
