East Orange Campus High School

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East Orange Campus High School
Location
340 Prospect Street
East Orange, NJ 07017

Information
School district East Orange School District
Principal Dr. Kelvin Harris
Enrollment

1,904 (as of 2005-06)[1]

Faculty 124.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 15.3[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 10 - 12
Athletics conference Iron Hills Conference
Nickname Jaguars
Information 973-266-7300
Homepage

East Orange Campus High School is a public high school located in the city of East Orange, New Jersey, United States, serving students in grades 10-12. The school is part of the East Orange School District, classified as an Abbott District. The school is located in the former campus of Upsala College.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,904 students and 124.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.3.[1]

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[edit] Athletics

The East Orange Campus High School Jaguars compete in the Iron Hills Conference, an athletic conference made up of high schools located in Essex County, Morris County and Union County.

The girls basketball team won the 2003 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 74-55 win over Barringer High School.[2]

On December 2, 2007, the team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 31-13 win over Montclair High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium. The win was the team's first sectional title since the playoff era began in 1974.[3][4]

[edit] Administration

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

  • Dr. Kelvin Harris, Principal
  • Dr. Monica D. Burton, Assistant Principal
  • Mr. John Edwards, Assistant Principal
  • Mr. James Pederson, Assistant Principal
  • Ms. Lois Perkins-Stevens, Assistant Principal

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d East Orange Campus High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2007.
  2. ^ 2003 Girls Basketball - North II, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed July 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Kinney, Mike. "Pendleton rallies East Orange past Montclair", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "And so he did, completing six of eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in the second half to rally East Orange Campus, No. 12 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to a 31-13 victory over No. 19 Montclair for the NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 title yesterday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. It was the school's first crown since the playoff format began in 1974."
  4. ^ 2007 Football - North I, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  5. ^ East Orange High School. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  6. ^ Nash, Margo. "JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS", The New York Times, March 16, 2003. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Yet when Janis Ian went to East Orange High School, she was kicked out of the chorus."

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