| Pennsville Memorial High School | |
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| Location | |
| 110 S. Broadway Pennsville, NJ 08070 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Matthew McFarland |
| Asst. Principal | Alicia Busillo |
| Faculty | 47 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 526 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.19[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue Yellow |
| Athletics conference | Tri-County Conference |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Information | 8 |
| Website | School website |
Pennsville Memorial High School is comprehensive community public high school in Pennsville Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Pennsville School District.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 526 students and 47 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.19.[1]
The school was the 209th-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 206th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 257th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[3]
The Music Academy (composed of a Vocal and Instrumental Academy) as well as a graphic arts Academy are located in the school facilities. Both of these academies are institutions hosted by Pennsville Memorial through the Salem County Vocational Technical Schools.
The school operates on a six-period daily alternating schedule. Each class period is 45 minutes long, and the school day officially begins at 7:40 a.m., and students are dismissed at 2:15 p.m. Lunch periods are about 40 minutes in duration. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must eat in the school's cafeteria, but seniors may eat either in the cafeteria, on campus grounds, or off campus.
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Pennsville Memorial High School is a member school in the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12 and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[4] The smallest one, Clayton High School, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.[5]
The baseball team was the first NJSIAA baseball team to have an undefeated season, with a 25-0 season in 1981.[6] The same year they won the Group II State Championship. They would reclaim the Group II State Championship in 1984. In 1988, the team won the Diamond Classic, a 16-team tournament consisting of 7 South Jersey division/conference leaders and 9 at-large bids taken from the Courier-Post Top 20. The team won the 2002 Group I State Championship with a 3-2 win against Whippany Park High School.[7][8] The team repeated in 2003 as Group I State Championship with a 9-2 win against Henry P. Becton Regional High School.[9][10] In 2004, the Eagles would again win the South Jersey Group I championship before falling to New Providence High School 3-2 in the State Group I Semi-Final. The Eagles won the 2005 Group I State Championship in similar fashion to their 2002 championship with a 3-2 win over Whippany Park High School. Also in 2005, the team defeated Gloucester Catholic High School 5-4 to win the Diamond Classic. [11] They also received the Courier Cup, given to the top ranked team in the Courier Post Top 20. The team won the 2006 Group I State Championship with a 9-3 win over Pascack Hills High School.[12] The 6-year South Jersey Group I Champion streak ended in 2008 when the Eagles fell to the Pitman High School Panthers in the South Jersey Group I Semi-Final 3-1.[13]
In 2007, the girls tennis team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 3½-1½ win over Salem High School in the tournament final.[14] The 2008 girls tennis team repeated as champion in the South, Group I section with a 5-0 win over Arthur P. Schalick High School.[15] The team lost to New Providence High School 3-2 in the semifinals of the Group I state tournament.[16]
In 2007, the girls soccer team won the South, Group I state sectional championship with a 4-3 win over Palmyra High School in the tournament final.[17][18]
The team won the 2008 South, Group I sectional title by a score of 10-0 in the final game against Gloucester Township Technical High School.[19] The team won the Group I championship, defeating Florence Township Memorial High School 9-1 in the first round, and taking the title — their first since 2002 — with an 8-2 win over High Tech High School.[20][21][22]
The Pennsville Pep Band is under the direction of Mr. John Carpenter and performs at various activities including football games, basketball games, etc. The newly formed pep band has replaced the "Pennsville Marching Band" which was discontinued in 2009.
Past Marching Band Accomplishments:
Core members of the school's administration are:[23]
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