Delran High School

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Delran High School
Location
52 Hartford Road
Delran, NJ 08075
Information
Type Public high school
School district Delran Township School District
Principal Daniel S. Finkle
Assistant principals Lena Galati
Ronald S. Timinski
Faculty 60.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 899 (as of 2010-11)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 14.88:1[1]
Color(s)      Brown
     Gold
Athletics conference Burlington County Scholastic League
Team name Bears
Website School website

Delran High School is a four-year Comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Delran Township School District.

As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 899 students and 60.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.88:1. There were 83 students (9.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 40 (4.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 230th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 179th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[2] The magazine ranked the school 155th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 112th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]

Athletics

The Delran High School Bears compete in the Patriot Division of the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[5] The league consists of nineteen public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey. The school's mascot is the Bear and school colors are brown, gold, and white.

The Delran High School boys soccer team have won the NJSIAA boys soccer group championship five times in a 10-year period; 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2013. They were co-champs in the 2003 Group I state championship after a 1–1 tie with Harrison High School.[6] The team moved on to win the 2004 Group II State Championship with a shootout win vs. Cinnaminson High School in the semifinals and a 2–1 victory against Harrison High School in the tournament final.[7] In 2005, they lost the sectional finals with a 2–1 loss to Haddonfield Memorial High School.[8] In 2007 The team also made it to the sectional finals with a 4–1 loss to Cinnaminson High School. 2007 was their last year in the South Jersey Group II Sectionals. Now the team is currently playing in the Central Jersey Group II. They won the 2008 Central Jersey Group II sectional with a 3–1 win over Shore Regional High School.[9] Then they moved on to play Middle Township High School in the state semis and won 4–2. They drew 2–2 in the state finals to Cliffside Park High School. They recently won the 2009 Central Jersey Group II with a 2–1 over-time victory in the quarter-finals over school rival Cinnaminson High School. In the finals they defeated Raritan High School in penalty-kicks after drawing 0–0 at the normal time. Then they played West Deptford High School and pulled a 1–0 victory over the South Jersey Group II champions in the state semi-finals. In the state finals they had a re-match with Cliffside Park High School (the team they tied in the state-finals the previous year) and ended up beating them, 2-0.[10] By winning the Group II State Championships they finished their 2009 season with a 21-2-1(w-l-d) and were ranked 5th in the state, 2nd in South Jersey and 1st in Group II by the newspaper Star-Ledger.[11] On Nov. 24, 2013, the team defeated Newton High School 3-2 in overtime to win the Group 2 title.

The Varsity Tier II Delran Ice Hockey Club represents the school in the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.[12]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[13]

  • Daniel S. Finkle, Principal
  • Lena Galati, Assistant Principal – Academic Affairs
  • Ronald S. Timinski, Assistant Principal – Student Activities

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Data for Delran High, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  5. ↑ League Memberships – 2010-2011, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ 2004 Boys Soccer – Central, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 2, 2007.
  7. ↑ 2004 Boys Soccer – Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 2, 2007.
  8. ↑ 2005 Boys Soccer – South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 2, 2007.
  9. ↑ 2008 Boys Soccer – Public Finals
  10. ↑ 2009 Boys State Tournament – Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 20, 2010.
  11. ↑ NJ BOYS SOCCER 2009: State, group and area rankings, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 20, 2010.
  12. ↑ Varsity Tier II Teams, South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League. Accessed July 26, 2012.
  13. ↑ Administration, Delran High School. Accessed May 7, 2013.
  14. ↑ Staff. '+Johnson+anxiously+awaits+return+to+lineup+against+Browns&pqatl=google "Eagles' Johnson anxiously awaits return to lineup against Browns", Courier Post, July 29, 2000. Accessed January 29, 2011. "Local look Bill Duff, a graduate of Delran High School, is listed as the third- team right defensive tackle for the Browns behind starter Stalin Colinet."
  15. ↑ via Associated Press. "Parade to honor Delran soccer hero Carli Lloyd on Labor Day", The Star-Ledger, August 24, 2008. Accessed January 29, 2011. "The 2000 graduate of Delran High School scored the only goal in the U.S. women's team's 1–0 victory over Brazil in the gold medal match."
  16. ↑ Staff. "SACCA: MOST UNHAPPY FELLA AT HAPPY VALLEY", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1989. Accessed January 29, 2011.
  17. ↑ Boyce, David. "Pair of Wizards honored: Vermes, Meola win MLS awards", The Kansas City Star, October 11, 2000. Accessed January 29, 2011. "Their relationship goes back 17 years ago when Vermes' Delran High School played against Meola's powerful Kearny High School..."

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