West Deptford High School

West Deptford High School

"Building Excellence and Success Through Teamwork"
Location
1600 Old Crown Point Road
West Deptford, NJ 08093
Information
Type Public high school
School district West Deptford Public Schools
Principal Brian Gismondi
Asst. Principal Tim Cammarota
Jason Morrell
Kelly Saia
Faculty 64.2 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 884[1] (as of 2012-13)
Student to teacher ratio 13.77:1[1]
Color(s)      Green
     White
Athletics conference Colonial Conference
Team name Eagles

West Deptford High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the West Deptford Public Schools.

As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 884 students and 64.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.77:1. There were 171 students (19.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 55 (6.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[2]

Awards, recognition and honors

The school was the 152nd-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 219th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 182nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 185th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 170th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]

Athletics

West Deptford High School is a member school in the Colonial Conference, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed 800 students for grades 9-12, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[7] With 633 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 748 students in that grade range.[8] The school competes in Varsity Tier II of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League, a high school ice hockey league with 20 teams participating at the varsity level from South Jersey.

The wrestling team won the 1999 Group III state championship, edging North Hunterdon High School 25-24 in the semifinal game and defeating Sparta High School 34-28 in the finals.[9] The football team won the South, Group II state sectional championship in 2002 edging Buena Regional High School 21-20 in the tournament final.[10] The team repeated in 2003 with a 17-12 win against Overbrook High School in the final game.[11] The team won for a third consecutive year in 2004 with a 42-20 victory over Point Pleasant Boro High School.[12][13] The Eagles then went on to win the Group II State Championship a fourth time in 2007 with a 31-17 victory over Point Pleasant Boro High School.[14]

The field hockey team won the South, Group II state sectional in 2003 with a 3-2 win over Camden Catholic High School in the final game,[15] avenging a 2-1 loss the previous year against the same team.[16]

The wrestling team took the South, Group III in 2000 with a 37-23 win in the tournament final against Oakcrest High School.[17]

The boys soccer team was co-champion with Madison High School in Group II, and in 1985 the boys soccer team defeated Scotch Plains High School in the Group III final.[18] In 1999, the soccer team earned the South, Group III sectional title with a 2-0 win against Moorestown High School.[19]

In the 2009-10 wrestling season, the Eagles won a South Jersey Group II Title. Then beat 10th-ranked David Brearley High School in the state semi-finals before losing to second-ranked Long Branch High School in the finals and finished ranked 12th in the state.

Marching Band

The school's marching band currently competes in the Tournament of Bands Chapter One circuit in size group 3 (51 to 75 musicians and a maximum of 75 auxiliary).[20][21] The band's current director is Thomas L. Kershaw, Jr.[22]

TOB Competitive History (2002-2014)
Year Theme[20] Group ACC Rank ACC Score Chapter Rank Chapter Score
2014 ICE-SOLATION 3[23] 1[23] 96.75[23] 1[24] 96.45[24]
2013 Parisian Portraits 2[23] 1[23] 96.90[23] 2[25] 94.05[25]
2012 Expressions of Elegance 2[23] 1[23] 97.65[23] 2[26] 94.00[26]
2011 From Twilight 'til The Dawn 3[23] 1[23] 96.55[23] 1[27] 94.45[27]
2010 Dynasty: Reflections Of China 3[23] 1[23] 96.95[23] 1[28] 95.25[28]
2009 American Voices 3[29] 4[29] 94.20[29] 1[30] 91.55[30]
2008 Seascapes 3[31] 3[31] 94.65[31] 1[32] 92.95[32]
2007 On The Edge 3[33] 3[33] 96.25[33] 1[34] 94.10[34]
2006 Nocturnal Images 3[35] 2[35] 96.80[35] 1[36] 94.35[36]
2005 Time 3[37] 5[37] 94.65[37] 2[38] 94.55[38]
2004 Masters Of Melody 2[39] 6[39] 93.30[39] 2[40] 92.05[40]
2003 Scenes From The Russian Ice Palace 2[41] 18[41] 87.00[41] 4[42] 90.15[42]
2002 Spanish Fire 1[43] 19[43] 83.95[43] 4[44] 86.75[44]

WDMB was also TOB Chapter 1 Champion in group 2B in 1978[45]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for West Deptford High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Home page, West Deptford High School. Accessed May 12, 2013.
  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 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed October 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  7. ↑ League Memberships – 2014-2015, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ 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 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ Group Finals - Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  10. ↑ 2002 Football - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  11. ↑ 2003 Football Tournament - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  12. ↑ Schnatz, Pete. "A scary opening turned to easy win for West Deptford", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 6, 2004. Accessed August 19, 2007. "Going by the final score, West Deptford's 42-20 win over visiting Point Pleasant Boro on Friday night was the easiest of the Eagles' three consecutive South Jersey Group 2 championships."
  13. ↑ 2004 Football Tournament - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  14. ↑ Christopher, Chris. "Championship dreams dashed: Panthers tamed in SJ II title game by West Deptford", Asbury Park Press, December 1, 2007. Accessed October 30, 2011. "The top-seeded Panthers last night fell to No. 2 West Deptford, 31-17, in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association South Jersey Group II championship game."
  15. ↑ 2003 Field Hockey - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  16. ↑ 2002 Field Hockey Tournament - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  17. ↑ Team Wrestling - South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.
  18. ↑ HISTORY OF NJSIAA BOYS SOCCER, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 28, 2012.
  19. ↑ Public Group Semifinals - South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.
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  48. ↑ McLane, Jeff. "Last chance is a dream for Scirrotto", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 18, 2010. Accessed October 30, 2011. "Anthony Scirrotto could not ignore the signs that his dream of playing professional football could go unfulfilled.When NFL teams stopped calling about workouts, the former Penn State safety moved on with his life. He started working for his father's construction company. He helped coach the football program at his old high school, West Deptford."

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