Toms River High School South

Toms River High School South
Location
55 Hyers Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
Information
Type Public
Established 1891
School district Toms River Regional Schools
Principal James Ricotta, Jr.
Assistant principals Brian Blake
Dana Chibbaro
Mark Sullivan
Faculty 109.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,481[1] (as of 2012-13)
Student to teacher ratio 13.59:1[1]
Color(s)      Maroon
     White
Athletics conference Shore Conference
Team name Indians
Website School website

Toms River High School South is a comprehensive four-year public high school, and was the first high school established in Toms River (formerly Dover Township) in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through [twelfth grade]]s as part of the Toms River Regional Schools. The original Toms River High School graduated its first class in 1891 and the current building opened for students in 1951.[2] In 1969, when the high school was found to be too small, a second high school, Toms River High School North was opened and South was appended onto the school's original name, and a third high school in the district, Toms River High School East, was opened in 1979.[2][3] The school day lasts six hours and 20 minutes. Toms River high schools have some of the earliest daily closing high schools in New Jersey, closing at 1:35 PM every day.

As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,481 students and 109.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.59:1. There were 246 students (16.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 61 (4.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The school colors are maroon and White. The school has four mascots: Indian, Indian Princess, Super Maroon, and Spirit.[3] For the 2014-15 school year, the mascots are Indian XLVII, Princess XLVI, Super Maroon XXXVII, and Spirit XVI. The mascots appear at every football game of the High School South Indians, which also feature the longtime "Voice of the Indians", P. David Correll Sr., as public address announcer.[3]

Awards, recognition and rankings

For the 1993-94 school year, Toms River Alternate School - High School South was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[4]

The school was the 230th-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.[5] The school had been ranked 229th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 269th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[6] The magazine ranked the school 264th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[7]

Athletics

Toms River High School South competes in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[8] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[9] With 1,033 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 772 to 1,082 students in that grade range.[10]

In 2009, the Toms River South boys soccer team upset Toms River North in the state semi-finals, and went on to win the Group IV state championship for the first time in program history with a 1-0 victory over Clifton High School.[11] Also in the 2009-10 school year, the Toms River High School South boys ice hockey team won the Public A state tournament as a 16th seed, which is the lowest seed to ever win the state championship, having knocked off the number one seed Morris Knolls High School in the first round, and beat the number 3 seed Randolph High School in the finals.[12]

The football team won the NJSIAA state sectional championships in 1978 in South Jersey Group IV and in both 1983 and 1991 in South Jersey Group III.[13]

Each year, students, parents, teachers, alumni and administrators gather for the annual Toms River High School North vs. Toms River High School South football game. The game is considered to be the biggest event of the year for students. The annual event began in the fall of 1972.[14]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[15]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 School Data for Toms River High School South, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Our School District, Toms River Regional Schools. Accessed August 2, 2011. "The history of public education in Toms River goes back over 100 years to one room school houses in Cedar Grove, Chadwick Beach, East Dover, North Dover, Silverton, West Dover and downtown Toms River. The first high school graduating class was in 1891.... Eight schools comprised the newly organized district: T.R. High School (the current building which is now South) opened in 1951... Since that time, 11 more schools have been built: Toms River High Schools North (1969) and East (1979)..."
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 O'Kidd, Lauren. "Day in the Life of Toms River High School South: Feel the spirit at South", Asbury Park Press, April 20, 2007. Accessed August 2, 2011. "Planer is the High School South "Indian." Since 1968, seniors have been trying out for the coveted mascot post to help keep school spirit at a high. Besides "the Indian," students try out for the positions of "Indian Princess," "Super Maroon," and "Spirit," Planer says. All four perform at South football games, he adds.... In 1969, Toms River High School North opened, and 10 years later Toms River High School East opened."
  4. ↑ Star School Award recipient detail, New Jersey Department of Education, Archived December 18, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2009.
  5. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2012.
  8. ↑ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  9. ↑ League Memberships – 2014-2015, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 24, 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 November 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ Karn, Jeff. "Boys Soccer - 2009 NJSIAA Tournament - Group 4, Public Semis/Finals - Round 2 - Game 1 - Boys Soccer", The Star-Ledger, November 20, 2009. Accessed August 2, 2011. "Chrashewsky scored the winning goal with 24:55 on the clock in the second half and O’Neill made 10 saves to lead Toms River South to a 1-0 victory over Clifton in the final of the NJSIAA/Investors Savings Bank Group 4 final in front of 500 at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. Toms River South (18-5-1), which entered the final having won 15 of it past 17 games after opening the campaign 2-3-1, was seeking its first state title."
  12. ↑ Bush, John. "Toms River South shocks Randolph", Asbury Park Press, March 13, 2010. Accessed August 2, 2011. "As the years go by the story of Toms River South winning its first ice hockey championship may get more improbable with each retelling."
  13. ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 28, 2011.
  14. ↑ Finley, Patricia, ed. Toms River South Cedar Chest 1973. Cedar Grove, NJ: Rae Publishing, Co., Inc. 1973.
  15. ↑ High School South :: Directory, Toms River High School South. Accessed August 5, 2014.
  16. ↑ Christopher, Chris. "Frazier to Cincinnati; 34th overall", Ocean County Observer, June 8, 2007. "She had to do something to honor her cousin, Todd Frazier, the former Toms River High School South standout selected 34th in the supplemental first round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft yesterday by the Cincinnati Reds."

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