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Type
  
public high school

Principal
  
Yvette DuBois Trembley

Faculty
  
44.5 FTEs

Phone
  
+1 856-358-2054

Established
  
1976-1977 school year

Asst. principal
  
Douglas Volovar

Enrollment
  
589 (as of 2014-15)

Colors
  
Dark green, White

Arthur P. Schalick High School

Address
  
718 Centerton Rd, Elmer, NJ 08318, USA

District
  
Pittsgrove Township School District

Motto
  
"Welcome to Cougar Country!"

Similar
  
Delsea Regional High Sch, Cumberla Regional High Sch, Woodsto High School, Pittsgrove Township Middle Sc, Williamst High School

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Arthur P. Schalick High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Pittsgrove Township School District.

Contents

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 589 students and 44.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 137 students (23.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 56 (9.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 175th-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. The school had been ranked 209th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 168th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 207th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 211th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

The A. P. Schalick High School Cougars compete as a member of the Tri-County Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 374 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.

  • The girls basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1984 vs. Wallkill Valley Regional High School.
  • The boys baseball team was the Classic Division Champs and Group I South Jersey champions, and Group I state finalist in 1992.
  • The boys soccer team won the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 South, Group I state sectional championships with wins over Haddon Heights (twice), Clayton, Woodbury, and Point Pleasant Beach High Schools, respectively. In 2004, they then went on to win the Group I state championship with a pair of 2-1 wins over Bound Brook in the semi-finals and North Warren in the finals. They reached the finals again in 2015 but were defeated 1-0 by David Brearley High School.
  • The football team took the South Jersey Group I state sectional titles in 2003 and 2004, topping Woodbury by a final score of 21-6 and then by a 20-6 win over Paulsboro the following year.
  • The girls soccer team won the South Jersey Group I championship with a 2-1 victory versus Riverside High School in 2003, followed by a victory over Pennsville High School in 2004 for consecutive championships.
  • The boys basketball team won the 2005 South, Group I state sectional championship, edging Burlington City High School 74-72 in the tournament final. The team took the first round of the 2005 Group I state championships with a 72-55 win over Florence Memorial High School, but fell in the finals to Science Park High School 69-66 in overtime.
  • The girls field hockey team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 2009 and 2011. The program's first title came in 2009 with a 1-0 overtime victory against St. Joseph High School.
  • The 2012 boys cross country team won the Tr-County Conference Diamond Division, Colt Classic, and Salem County championships while taking 3rd in the New Jersey Group I state championships to qualify for the Meet of Champions.

    • Administration

    Core members of the school's administration are:

  • Yvette DuBouis Trembley - Principal
  • Douglas Volovar - Assistant Principal

    • Notable alumni

  • Paul Gause (born 1986), class of 2005, one of only three male players in New Jersey prep basketball history to amass 3,000 points in a career. The only other South Jersey player to accomplish this feat was Camden High's Dajuan Wagner.
  • Kevin Jackson (born 1978), former U.S. soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in the USL First Division and two in the Premier Development League.
  • Jamarr Johnson (born 1988), professional basketball player for CLS Knights Surabaya in Indonesia.

    • References

    Arthur P. Schalick High School Wikipedia
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