Moorestown High School

Moorestown High School
Location
350 Bridgeboro Road
Moorestown Township, NJ 08057
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1904
School district Moorestown Township Public Schools
Principal Andrew Seibel
Asst. Principal Brian Carter
Kathleen D'Ambra
Roseth Rodriguez
Faculty 102 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 1,411 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 13.83[1]
Color(s) Yellow      and Black     
Athletics conference Burlington County Scholastic League
Nickname Quakers
Website School website

Moorestown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Moorestown Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Moorestown Township Public Schools. Moorestown High School was established in 1904 and recently completed a $12.9 million renovation and addition project, providing a modern, state-of-the-art facility.[2]

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,411 students and 102 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.83.[1]

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Awards and recognition

For the 1999-2000 school year, Moorestown High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[3] the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]

The school was the 39th 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 47th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6]

Athletics

The Moorestown High School Quakers compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), which operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] The league consists of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in central New Jersey.

Moorestown High School has a long history of exceptional athletic achievement, including 19 state championships in boys swimming and 15 state championships in field hockey. From 2000 through 2009, the girls lacrosse team has won ten consecutive state championships.[8]

The NJSIAA ranks New Jersey's high school athletic programs every academic year based on their performances in various sports across athletic seasons. Among all of the state's Group III programs, MHS was ranked 2nd in 2006 (one point behind Ramapo High School),[9] 2nd in 2007[10] and was the Group III winner in 2008, with performances that included first place finishes that season in football, both boys and girls lacrosse, and boys tennis)[11]

Sports Legends of Moorestown was presented by the Historical Society of Moorestown at the Smith-Cadbury Mansion until the end of June, 2010. More than 60 athletes, most of whom are MHS alumni, representing 14 sports were featured.[12]

Bea Thomas, a coaching institution at MHS in field hockey, girls lacrosse and girls swimming, has been featured in The New York Times and Sports Illustrated.[13][14]

Baseball

Basketball

Cross country

Field hockey

Football

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

The girls varsity lacrosse team has won 17 state championships.[32] From 1999 to 2010, the girls varsity lacrosse team accomplished an unprecedented level of achievement, including a streak of 228 consecutive wins against New Jersey teams,[33][34] had a record of 270 wins and 12 losses versus all teams (including in-state and out-of-state powers)[35] and won 10 consecutive Tournament of Champions titles, emblematic of the state's top team.[32]

Mary McCarthy Stefano (1983) was named to the 1985, 1986 and 1987 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America first team and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.[36] Jessica Champion (2003) was named to the 2007 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America team.[37][38] Margie Curran (2004) was named to the 2007 and 2008 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America team.[39] Cara Giordano (2005) was named to the 2009 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America team.[39] Brooke Cantwell (2006) was named to the 2010 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America team.[40]

Rowing

Soccer

Swimming

Tennis

Track and Field

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[62]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d Moorestown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Overview, Moorestown High School. Accessed June 5, 2011.
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
  4. ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  5. ^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  6. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed June 5, 2011.
  7. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c Strauss, Robert. "Impressed by Threepeats? How About a 23-Peat?", January 7, 2007. Accessed October 24, 2007. "Moorestown has won the New Jersey girls' lacrosse championship the last seven years and has routinely ranked among the top five teams in the nation in polls. The boys' swimming team has won 19 state championships and the field hockey team 15 state titles going back to the 1930s."
  9. ^ Third Annual ShopRite Cup 2005‐2006 Final Standings, NJSIAA. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  10. ^ Fourth Annual ShopRite Cup 2006‐2007 Final Standings, NJSIAA. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  11. ^ Fifth Annual ShopRite Cup 2007‐2008 Final Standings, NJSIAA. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  12. ^ Maccar, David. "It started with a baseball card", Burlington County Times, February 1, 2010, copy of article at Burlington County Historian. Accessed July 6, 2011. "The Historical Society of Moorestown transformed the Smith-Cadbury Mansion on High Street into a local sports hall of fame showcasing some of Moorestown's most successful athletes from the 1920s to the present day. The Sports Legends of Moorestown exhibit, which features numerous rare photographs, artifacts and audio and video recordings of the township's greatest athletes, launched with a four-hour open house Sunday, drawing some of the local sports heroes honored on the mansion's walls.... All in all, the exhibit features more than 60 athletes and coaches from 14 different sports from the days of French and 1924 Olympic Games gold medal winner Al LeConey to modern day standouts like Albert Young and Alyssa Ogle."
  13. ^ "At 92, Still Teaching Good 'D'" "Now 92 years old, Mrs. Thomas still retains some of the spark and willfulness that have served her in her 70-year athletic career. Long before female sports stars were common, she became an All-American goalie on the United States field hockey team. She played well into her 60's and has been coaching as well, choosing to defer retirement for another fall season on the sidelines as a paid coach for the Moorestown High varsity goalies. She will kick off the season at a camp and then take her familiar post on the field in the heat of August, throwing tennis balls at goalies to help train them."
  14. ^ "Bea Thomas, 86, is in her 63rd year as a coach" "Mrs. T is Bea Thomas, Moorestown's beloved field hockey goaltender coach, who has been mentoring high school athletes in southern New Jersey for 63 years. In nearly five decades as the freshman coach or a varsity assistant, the 86-year-old Thomas has helped build a powerhouse field hockey program. The Quakers have won 11 state championships in the last 22 years and have lost just one Burlington Scholastic Athletic League title since 1981."
  15. ^ Good News, Moorestown High School, January 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007.
  16. ^ a b c South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame "DAVE ROBINSON One of the finest all-around athletes ever produced in South Jersey. The Moorestown High graduate was a standout in football, track and basketball in high school. He was a dominant inside player for Hall of Fame coach Pete Monska on teams that went unbeaten and won State Group 3 championships in 1958 and 1959. He was a steady scorer for the Quakers but his main contribution was his outstanding rebounding and defensive ability. In college he opted for football where he was a two-way player at Penn State under fabled coach Rip Engle. He earned All-American honors at Penn State and in 1997 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was a first round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers and became an integral member of Vince Lombardi's teams that captured the 1965 NFL championship and Super Bowls I and II. He was named All Pro three times from 1963 to 1972." Accessed September 21, 2011.
  17. ^ Guy, Bob (April 2, 1959), "Camera catches Quaker action --- thrilling thousands", The News Chronicle, New Jersey: Moorestown, p. 6: "a story that will hover over the halls of the Yellow and Black for ever."
  18. ^ Offord, Jeff. "Athletes have carved quite a niche", Burlington County Times, October 6, 2008. Accessed February 4, 2009. "84 REASONS TO REMEMBER: Ed Douglas’ record. The Moorestown standout missed his first three shots against Hamilton on March 3, 1959. But using a dazzling array of jump shots and some good, honest-to-goodness free throw shooting, he ended up with a county-record 84 points. Douglas was one of the area’s deadliest shooters that season. On this night he was downright lethal. He had been averaging just over 30 points per game and had a 45-point effort against Palmyra earlier that winter. Against Hamilton he finished with 36 field goals and 12 free throws. Douglas nailed a pair of foul shots to reach 82 points, then capped the evening with a long-range basket for his final points. Despite the introduction of the 3-pointer into high school basketball in the late 1980s, no county scorer has come within 25 points of Douglas’ record."
  19. ^ South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame Accessed February 15, 2009.
  20. ^ Bloom, Marc. "Canyon CA boys, Haddonfield NJ boys,", The Harrier at DyeStat, October 29, 2001. Accessed January 1, 2008.
  21. ^ Godfrey, Tim (September 7, 2011). "Moving on", Burlington County Times, September 7, 2011. "In the early stages of the 2010 cross country season the girls from Moorestown hit a stumbling block in a dual meet, losing for the first time since 1998, ending a streak of 145 consecutive meets without a loss. But, being the resilient and talented team that they are, they didn’t let that get in their way of their bigger goals. The Quakers went on to win their 14th consecutive Burlington County Scholastic League Liberty Division championship. They then followed that with a South Jersey Group 3 championship, placed third in the state Group 3 meet and earned a spot in the Meet of Champions."
  22. ^ 2003 Field Hockey - Semifinals / Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
  23. ^ 2004 Field Hockey - Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
  24. ^ 2007 Field Hockey - Central, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed November 12, 2007.
  25. ^ a b NCAA Field Hockey All-Americans
  26. ^ West Jersey Football League Official Website
  27. ^ Offord, Jeff. "Last unbeaten Moorestown team looks back", Burlington County Times, December 2, 2007. Accessed September 21, 2011. "And when you play for a football team that finishes 9-0 and wins the South Jersey Group 3 championship, the memories are rich.... Robinson ended up getting a football scholarship from Penn State, where he played under Rip Engle and Joe Paterno. He later played for Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers, being named to three Pro Bowls and starting on two Super Bowl championship teams."
  28. ^ Goldberg, Jeff. N.J.S.I.A.A. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS, NJSIAA. Accessed December 1, 2011.
  29. ^ Rosenfeld, Josh. "Moorestown overpowers Long Branch", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "Mikey Reynolds returned the opening kickoff 92 yards to a touchdown and quarterback Shane Collier threw a 53-yard TD pass on Moorestown's first play of the second half as Moorestown recorded a 20-6 victory over Long Branch in the NJSIAA/Gatorade Central Jersey, Group 3 title game at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. Moorestown (12-0), No. 6 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, rebounded from a 38-0 loss to Middletown South in last year's title game to claim its third NJSIAA title and first since capturing the South Jersey, Group 2 crown in 2000."
  30. ^ 2007 Football - Central, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed August 6, 2011.
  31. ^ "Quakes face do-or-die game..." Mike Radano (February 21, 2011). Moorestown Patch: "Actually, the Quakes, in search of a third consecutive South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League title,..."
  32. ^ a b Girls lacrosse state champions, NJSIAA. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  33. ^ Giuffra, Brian A. "The end is a new beginning" ESPN RISE, June 10, 2010.
  34. ^ Rimback, Tom. "Stunner", Burlington County Times, May 25, 2010. Accessed May 25, 2010.
  35. ^ MHS page on LaxPower
  36. ^ Mary McCarthy Stefano, Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  37. ^ Yale Women's Lacrosse- Jess Champion
  38. ^ Yale lacrosse All-Americas
  39. ^ a b Vanderbilt lacrosse All-Americas
  40. ^ Rutgers lacrosse All-Americas
  41. ^ a b NJSIAA boys lacrosse state champions, NJSIAA. Accessed August 6, 2011.
  42. ^ Brower, Donald J. "Ridge (3) at Moorestown (7), NJSIAA Tournament, Final Round, Public, Group 3 - Boys Lacrosse", The Star-Ledger, June 2, 2011. "A pair of goals from senior Kyle Engel lifted fifth-seeded Moorestown to a 7-3 victory over second-seeded Ridge, No. 14 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, in the NJSIAA/Investors Savings Bank Group 3 championship in front of 550 fans yesterday at Watchung Hills High in Warren. It is the third title for the Burlington County school and its first since 2008. Moorestown also won the title in 2001."
  43. ^ North Carolina lacrosse All-Americas
  44. ^ Sean Delaney, Denver Outlaws. Accessed September 7, 2011.
  45. ^ Sprang, Charlie. "Eustace makes it 3 in a row", Courier Post, May 17, 2009. Accessed July 6, 2011. "Meanwhile the Moorestown High School crew program made history of its own. The boys varsity lightweight eight put together a strong finishing sprint to catch St. Joseph's Prep at the finish winning the race by. 04 seconds. It was the first varsity win for the Quakers at the Stotesbury Cup in the program's history."
  46. ^ 2007 Girls Soccer - South, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.
  47. ^ Offord, Jeff. "Youthful Moorestown captures crown", Burlington County Times, November 9, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "The Moorestown Quakers, made up mostly of sophomores, with a freshman and a few juniors sprinkled into the starting lineup, showed off some veteran poise yesterday in holding off Clearview High School for the South Jersey Group 3 girls soccer title.... The sectional title is the Quakers' third in four years."
  48. ^ MHS Girls Soccer Website
  49. ^ History of NJSIAA Girls Soccer, NJSIAA. Accessed September 21, 2011.
  50. ^ 2007 Boys Team Swimming - Central - B, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
  51. ^ McCann, Sean. "Moorestown nets 25th straight sectional title", Courier-Post, May 23, 2001. Accessed August 18, 2007. "But the top-seeded Quakers, ranked No. 1 in the Courier-Post Top 20 Poll, stopped playing like a team with everything to lose, gutting out a 4-1 victory for Moorestown's 25th straight South Jersey crown. Moorestown won S.J. Group 3 last year."
  52. ^ 2001 NJSIAA Boys Team Tennis - South, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed August 18, 2007.
  53. ^ 2007 Boys Tennis - Central, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed June 7, 2007.
  54. ^ 2007 Boys Tennis - Public Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed May 27, 2007.
  55. ^ 2007 Boys Tennis - T of C, NJSIAA. Accessed August 25, 2007.
  56. ^ 2007 Girls Team Tennis - South, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  57. ^ Johnson, Bruce (September 6, 2011). "Moorestown loading up for another run". Burlington County Times. "'You don’t compile a 694-75 record in 29 years of coaching, as the Quakers’ Bill Kingston has done, without a lot of reloading."
  58. ^ "Track team makes nationals..."
  59. ^ New Balance Outdoors Nationals Results
  60. ^ Anna Heim sets pole vault records.
  61. ^ Indoor Track and Field All-Americans
  62. ^ Administration, Moorestown High School. Accessed June 5, 2011.
  63. ^ Senator Diane Allen's biography Accessed February 15, 2009. "Diane graduated from Moorestown High School as valedictorian."
  64. ^ Assembly Member Francis L. Bodine, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 8, 2007.
  65. ^ Gormley, Chuck. "His ultimate goal is NHL", Courier-Post, December 19, 2006. Accessed February 20, 2011. "With that in mind, the Brennans spent the next month weighing their son's dream of playing the highest level of junior hockey against the risk of forgoing his senior year at Moorestown High School and losing NCAA Division I eligibility."
  66. ^ Miller, Randy. "Moorestown native scores in debut for Buffalo Sabres", Courier-Post, November 25, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2011. "Moorestown native T.J. Brennan showed what he can bring in his NHL debut for the Buffalo Sabres."
  67. ^ Joe Burk Passes, Pages 9-11: "He was football captain at Moorestown High School and, at 195 pounds, played varsity football at Penn before picking up a sculling oar."
  68. ^ "Akers hits one for teammates", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11, 2007. Accessed December 10, 2007. "The star of the morning practice was Dereck Faulkner, the undrafted rookie receiver from Hampton University and Moorestown High School."
  69. ^ Walter French
  70. ^ Hornstine v. Township of Moorestown, 263 F.Supp.2d 887 (D.N.J. 2003-05-08).
  71. ^ Student Wins Valedictorian Lawsuit In Moorestown: Hornstine Took Many Classes At Home Because Of Disability, WCAU, May 9, 2003.
  72. ^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "MOORESTOWN JOURNAL; Seeing Crimson", The New York Times, July 20, 2003. Accessed February 20, 2008."Just recently the news came that Harvard -- which this spring had awarded her older brother a diploma -- was reversing its decision to admit her to the Class of 2007 after the disclosure that she had plagiarized parts of essays she wrote for a local newspaper.... The Crimson article linked the school's reversal to a disclosure -- one of the clouds of dust that had been whipped up by the filing of the suit -- that Ms. Hornstine had failed to attribute parts of five articles she wrote for The Courier Post newspaper. The articles included large passages taken from speeches and writings by President Bill Clinton and Supreme Court justices."
  73. ^ Gold Medalists, Penn Relays. Accessed June 5, 2011. "Al LeConey — Moorestown High; Lafayette [4x100]"
  74. ^ LeConey, Bill. "1924 Gold Medalist in Family Spurs Press Writer's Search", The Press of Atlantic City, September 27, 2000. Accessed June 5, 2011. "J. Alfred LeConey was a great American sprinter of his time achieving local fame at Moorestown and then at Lafayette in the early 1920s."
  75. ^ Proclamation honoring Master Sergeant Brendan O'Connor by the Township Council of Moorestown Township, Moorestown Township, July 28, 2008. Accessed July 5, 2011. "WHEREAS, Brendan O’Connor graduated from Moorestown High School in 1978"
  76. ^ McHale, Todd. "Former M'town man saluted for Afghanistan valor", Burlington County Times, May 26, 2008. Accessed July 6, 2011."In a small village in southern Afghanistan, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Brendan O'Connor was faced with a decision that could very well have cost him his life. Two of the 1978 Moorestown High School graduate's fellow soldiers were injured and pinned down by Taliban fighters."
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  79. ^ Carchidi, Sam. "Absegami's Bullock passed up Rutgers: This 305-pound lineman chose to roam.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 8, 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007. "For those who enjoy trivia, here is Langerman's list of former South Jersey players who were on Super Bowl-winning rosters: Wildwood's Randy Beverly (Jets); Brackett; Cinnaminson's Andre Collins (Redskins); Rancocas Valley's Franco Harris (Steelers); Pennsauken's John Taylor (49ers); Camden's George Hegamin (Cowboys); Moorestown's Dave Robinson (Packers); Pennsauken's Dwight Hicks (49ers); Cherry Hill East's Pete Kugler (49ers); Depftord's Dave Rowe (Raiders); and Camden's Derrick Ramsey (Raiders)."
  80. ^ Albert Young, Iowa Hawkeyes football. Accessed May 25, 2008.

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