Haddon Township High School

Haddon Township High School
Location
Haddon Township High School
Haddon Township High School
Haddon Township High School
406 Memorial Avenue
Westmont, NJ 08108
Information
Type Public high school
School district Haddon Township School District
Principal Gary O'Brien
Asst. principals Tim George
Andrew Swiecicki
Faculty 43.9 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 631[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 14.4:1[1]
Color(s)      Red and
     White[2]
Athletics conference Colonial Conference
Team name Hawks[2]
Yearbook The Anvil
Website haddontwpschools.com

Haddon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Haddon Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Haddon Township School District. The school offers courses in math, science, languages, humanities and various vocational skills. It also offers athletics and after-school clubs and organizations. The school follows a quarter-semester system, uses a 5-point GPA scale, and offers Advanced Placement and Honors courses, both of which use a weighted average grading system.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 631 students and 43.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.4:1. There were 58 students (9.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 31 (4.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 108th-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 50th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 97th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 80th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] Previously, in 2006, the magazine ranked the school 77th out of 316 schools in New Jersey.[6] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 141st out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 11 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (85.0%) and language arts literacy (93.2%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[7]

Clubs/organizations

Clubs and organizations include Student Council, Bowling Club, Guitar Club, Math Club, Knowledge Bowl, Philosophy Club, Drama Club, Mock Trial, Environmental Club, Art Club, Athletic Training Club, Spanish Club, French Club, German Club, Latin Club, The Anvil (yearbook club), American Technological Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Teachers of America, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Magigal Show Choir, Chorus, National Honor Society, REBEL (an anti-smoking campaign), Students Against Destructive Decisions, National Language Honor Society, National Art Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Athletics

Haddon Township High School [2] compete as a member of the Colonial Conference, which operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[8] With 473 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.[9]

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[10][11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for Haddon Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Haddon Township High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 26, 2016.
  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 August 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 5, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  7. ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 5, 2012.
  8. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ 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 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ Staff directory, Haddon Township High School. Accessed May 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ Profile 15-16.PDF School and Community Profile, Haddon Township High School. Accessed May 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ Wallace, Andy. "Laurie Beechman", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 10, 1998. Accessed August 19, 2007. "Laurie Beechman, 44, a diminutive singer and actress whose immense talent, energy and heart took her from the stage at Haddon Township High School all the way to Broadway, died Sunday of ovarian cancer at home in White Plains, N.Y."
  13. ↑ Staff. "Black, Star Apprentice Jockey, Nephew of Boulmetis, Ex-Rider", The New York Times, August 30, 1970. Accessed February 5, 2011. "'I practice using the whip on every horse I can,' said Black, who graduated from Haddon Township High School on June 8."
  14. ↑ Leslie Clark - LinkedIn.com. Accessed July 2, 2009.
  15. ↑ Ads: Something To Chew On. Newsweek. "Leslie Clark, the first female mayor in the history of Woodbury, N.J., relied on their magic, too." Accessed July 2, 2009.
  16. ↑ Leslie Slemmer Clark - HTHS 1970. Accessed July 2, 2009.
  17. ↑ Staff. "Triumphant Shawnee fought for every point", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 3, 2003. Accessed February 5, 2011. "Gaspersz is the source of the biggest controversy since he grew up on Conger but later wrestled for Haddon Township."
  18. ↑ Inquirer Staff. "Sharks fall in final home game", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 14, 2007. Accessed September 16, 2007. "The team retired the No. 16 worn by second baseman Brad Strauss, a former star at Haddon Township High in Camden County."
  19. ↑ DeCastro, Lavin. "Camco girl to compete in Miss Teen USA Pageant", Courier-Post, July 13, 2006. Accessed February 5, 2011. "Julianna White's senior year of school could be truly memorable. The 17-year-old Haddon Township High School student will represent New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA Pageant which will be broadcast live on NBC Aug 15."

Coordinates: 39°54′18″N 75°03′23″W / 39.904873°N 75.056383°W / 39.904873; -75.056383

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