| Egg Harbor Township High School | |
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| 24 High School Drive Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Egg Harbor Township Schools |
| Principal | Brett Charleston |
| Asst. Principal | Matthew Carey Glenn Robbins Lisa Wagner |
| Faculty | 163 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,576 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.80[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Silver |
| Athletics conference | Cape-Atlantic League |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Yearbook | 'Aquila' |
| Website | School website |
Egg Harbor Township High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Egg Harbor Township Schools.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,576 students and 163 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.80.[1]
The school was the 227th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 217th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 154th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
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The School Yearbook received a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medal in 2000.[4]
The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in AP Computer Science A, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP French Language, AP German Language, AP Spanish Language, AP United States History, AP World History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Latin: Vergil, AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.[5]
The Egg Harbor Township High School Eagles 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, operating under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6]
Egg Harbor Township has the following athletic teams:
Fall: Cheerleading, Boys' & Girls' Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Boys' & Girls' Soccer, Girls' Tennis.
Winter: Cheerleading, Boys' & Girls' Basketball, Boys' & Girls' Swimming, Boys' & Girls' Diving, Boys' & Girls' Indoor Track & Field, Wrestling.
Spring: Baseball, Boys' & Girls' Crew (5 National Championships),[7] Golf, Boys' & Girls' Lacrosse, Softball, Boys' Tennis, Boys' & Girls' Outdoor Track & Field.
The high school football team captured the Cape Atlantic League title and had been undefeated until they lost by a score of 14-0 to Cherokee High School in the South Jersey Group IV state sectional title game, ending the season with a record of 11-1.[8] The team had won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championships in both 1992 and 1993.[9]
The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champion in 1988 (Group 1) and State Champion 2006 (Group 4).[10] In 2008, the band was overall Cavalcade of Bands State Champion throughout all groups. In 2009, the band won state champions and the percussion section won Best Percussion in the Cavalcade of Bands Circuit in the Yankee Conference (group 4). In 2010, the band placed 2nd out of 9 bands in the Liberty A division (Cavalcade of Bands) winning the captions for Best Percussion, Best Visual, and Best Music. In 2011, the band tied for 6th place out of 15 bands in the American Open division, (Cavalcade of Bands), placing as New Jersey State Champions, with their show titled "Rise Above".
Core members of the school's administration are:
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