| Highland Regional High School | |
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| Location | |
| 450 Erial Road Blackwood, NJ 08012 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Beth Petitte |
| Asst. Principal | Kasha Giddins Thomas Storer Ronald Strauss |
| Faculty | 66 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,133 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.17[1] |
| Color(s) | Baby Blue Dark Blue |
| Athletics conference | Tri-County Conference |
| Mascot | Scotty the Tartan |
| Website | School website |
Highland Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Blackwood, New Jersey. Its mascot is the Tartan.
The school is part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, a regional public high school district serving students in grades 9 through 12 from three communities in Camden County, New Jersey. The sending municipalities are Bellmawr, Gloucester Township, and Runnemede.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had 1,133 students and 66 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.17.[1]
The school was the 252nd-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 269th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 224th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
The school is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.
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Highland Regional High School competes in the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12. The smallest one, Clayton High School, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.[4]
Historically Highland Regional's most successful athletic program has been the wrestling program, winning numerous state championships in a show of dominance that lasted until the late nineties. Ralph E. Ross was the head coach during this period of time and became the winningest high school wrestling coach in South Jersey history. The program produced one of the greatest wrestlers in New Jersey history, Joe Melchiore. Joe lost only three matches his entire career, all during his freshman year. He was a three-time state champion in high school and a four-time All-American selection in college. He also represented the United States of America in the World Championships where he placed 7th. Both Melchiore and Ross were inducted into the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1990. In the auxiliary gym of the high school, an entire wall is devoted to the past and present accomplishments of the wrestling team.[5]
In 2004, the girls basketball team won the South, Group III state sectional championship, their first in Group III, with an 82-45 win against Woodrow Wilson High School.[6][7][8]
The Highland Regional Marching Band has had success in the Tournament of Bands competitions since the turn of the millennium. The marching band won the Chapter One Championship in 2005, led by Jeff Dolan, the first such championship in the band's history. The band successfully defended their Chapter One Championship in 2006, and were the 2002 Atlantic Coast Invitational Champion in Group 1.[9]
The school's indoor color guard was the Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic Novice champions in 2006 and the Scholastic Intermediate A champions in 2007.
The school's indoor drumline was the Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic Open champions in 2001 and the Scholastic A champions in 2005.
In 1993, Highland Regional High School students voted to allow a prayer before their graduation ceremony. The school district was quickly sued by a graduating senior with the support of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey over separation of church and state. The case was heard by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled against the school district in a 9-4 decision.[10]
Core members of the school's administration are:[11]
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