Lindenwold High School

Lindenwold High School
Location
801 Egg Harbor Road
Lindenwold, NJ 08021
Information
Type Public high school
Established 2001
School district Lindenwold Public Schools
Principal Peter Brandt
Asst. Principal Melanie Martin
Faculty 55.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 558[1] (as of 2012-13)
Student to teacher ratio 10.15:1[1]
Color(s)      Dark Blue
     Marigold
Athletics conference Colonial Conference
Team name Lions
Website School website

Lindenwold High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Lindenwold, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Lindenwold Public Schools. It opened in September 2001.[2]

As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 558 students and 55.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.15:1. There were 297 students (53.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 68 (12.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 283rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[3] The school had been ranked 196th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 254th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 256th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 267th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]

Lindenwold High School is a member of the Success Practice's Network, an organization of schools run by the International Center for Leadership in Education. LHS' Freshmen Seminar Program is recognized as a model "best practice" by the network. Freshmen Seminar is a year-long, character education and literacy mentor program required of all incoming 9th graders.

Princeton University recognized Lindenwold High School's Ann Ryan as one of four outstanding New Jersey secondary school teachers at its Commencement ceremonies on June 6, 2006. Ryan was selected for the award from among 68 nominations from public and private schools statewide.[7]

Extracurricular activities

Staff and students produce a variety of plays and concerts that entertain the entire Lindenwold community. The high school also sponsors many other clubs that serve the community such as Interact Club, LEO Club, and Student Government Services.

Athletics

Lindenwold High School is a member school in the Colonial Conference,[8] which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12 and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[9] With 383 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 182 to 473 students in that grade range.[10]

During 2004-05 the Lindenwold High School boys’ bowling team captured their third straight Olympic Conference championship and their first South Jersey state crown. The boys' bowling team won a fourth conference title during the 2006-07 season, and yet another in the 2008-09 season.

During the 2008-09 season the Lindenwold High School boys' track and field tram captured their first Colonial Conference championship in school history. In 2009-10, the boys repeated as champions.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 School Data for Lindenwold High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Tinney, Kathleen. "Herbert Johnson; headed schools in Lindenwold", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 15, 2012. Accessed October 25, 2014. "In his last two years as superintendent, he laid the foundation for the district's expansion to K-12 by planning the new Lindenwold High School; it opened in 2001, after his departure."
  3. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  7. ↑ Princeton honors outstanding secondary school teachers, Princeton University press release, dated June 2, 2006.
  8. ↑ School Info, Colonial Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 21, 2007. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ League Memberships – 2014-2015, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for South Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed October 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ Administration, Lindenwold High School. Accessed October 25, 2014.

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