Atlantic City High School

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Atlantic City High School
Location
1400 Albany Avenue,
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Information
Principal Oscar Torres
Enrollment

2,574 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 178.0[1]
Student:teacher ratio 14.5[1]
Type Public high school
Athletics conference Cape-Atlantic League
Mascot Vikings
Established 1895
Information 609-343-7300
Homepage School website

Atlantic City High School is a four-year public high school located in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Atlantic City School District. The current school building opened in 1994 and holds approximately 2,500 students. Students from Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[2]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,574 students, and 178.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.5.[1]


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[edit] History

Atlantic City's first high school building was built in 1895 at Illinois and Arctic Avenues, though the building's small size did not allow much room for growth.

In 1901, the high school relocated to a building Ohio and Pacific Avenues. After the high school relocated a third time, the building was reused as the Ohio Avenue School for many years. The third building, located at Albany and Atlantic Avenues, opened on September 17, 1923. Constructed at a cost of over $1.75 million, it included a 1,000-seat auditorium and a 6,000-pipe organ.

The fourth, and current, Atlantic City High School was constructed on “Great Island,” opening to students on November 23, 1994.[3]

[edit] Athletics

The Atlantic City High School Vikings compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

In 1924, Atlantic City High School won the state swimming championship for a fourth time, setting three meet records in the process, with the Lawrenceville School coming in second and The Peddie School in third.[4] The next year, at a meet held in Philadelphia, the swim team won the national interscholastic championship, breaking the streak of four championships won by Mercersburg Academy.[5] The Atlantic City swim team were the guests of President Calvin Coolidge at the White House, in recognition of their championship.[6]

The boys basketball team won the 2005 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship, defeating Trenton Central High School 71-70 in the semifinals, and Ridgewood High School 56-42 in the championship game.[7]

[edit] Dress code

A student dress code was formulated for the 2007-08 school year.[8]

[edit] Academics

[edit] AP Level Courses

Atlanic City High School offers many Advanced Placement courses, in addition to the normal college-prep and Honors classes. ACHS offers AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP French Language, AP Latin, AP Calculus AB &BC, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics B,AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Studio Art, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, and AP World History.[9]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Atlantic City High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  2. ^ Atlantic City High School 2006 Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Atlantic City High School is a unique, comprehensive state-of-the-art facility that serves a diverse student population from Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor."
  3. ^ Article on the history of the old high school building, accessed December 3, 2006.
  4. ^ "ATLANTIC CITY HIGH TAKES SWIM TITLE; Wins New Jersey Scholastic Championship for Fourth Time -- Three Records Broken.", The New York Times, March 9, 1924. p. S2.
  5. ^ "ATLANTIC CITY HIGH TAKES SWIM TITLE; Beats Mercersburg, Four-Time Winner, in National Championship Meet at Penn. THREE RECORDS BROKEN Mercersburg Relay Team and Scherer and Barnitz Make New Figures.", The New York Times, January 25, 1925. p. S1.
  6. ^ "President Coolidge Receives Atlantic City H.S. Natators", The New York Times, March 24, 1925. p. 18.
  7. ^ http://www.acboe.org/Schools/ACHS/Principal_s_Message/principal_s_message.html, NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.
  8. ^ Dress Code Clarifications, Atlantic City High School, dated September 24, 2007. Accessed October 17, 2007.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Report Card For ACHS, Accessed February 28, 2008 "Advanced Placement Results".
  10. ^ Biography for Rosalind Cash from the Internet Movie Database, accessed December 3, 2006.
  11. ^ Pete Hunter player profile, database Football. Accessed June 15, 2007.
  12. ^ Urgo, Jacqueline L. "Joseph Lazarow, 84, dies; helped bring casinos to A.C.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5, 2008. Accessed January 5, 2008.
  13. ^ Schwachter, Jeff. "One-Fourth of Fourplay", Atlantic City Weekly, October 14, 2004. Accessed October 24, 2007. "Rounding out the quartet is Atlantic City native Harvey Mason. The drummer, composer, programmer, arranger and Atlantic City High School grad has lived in Los Angeles for 34 years and has made a name for himself as one of the most respected studio musicians in the business."
  14. ^ George Rockwell from NNDB, accessed December 3, 2006.
  15. ^ Lou Roe alumni profile, UMassHoops.com Version 2007.08.
  16. ^ Lou Roe player profile, Basketball-Reference.com.
  17. ^ IN A QUIET SERVICE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS MOURN FOR SAVITCH, The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 26, 1983, "Savitch graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1964..."

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