Type Public high school Faculty 86.3 FTEs Student to teacher ratio 14.3:1 Mascot Scotty the Tartan Lowest grade Ninth grade | Principal Elizabeth Pettite Enrollment 1,236 (as of 2014-15) Phone +1 856-227-4100 Colors Columbia Blue and, Navy | |
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Vice principals Thomas Storer (9th Grade)Jennifer Arcolesse (10th Grade)Christina Collazo (11th Grade)Ronald Strauss (12th Grade) Similar Overbrook High School, Deptford High School, Eastern Regional High Sch, Cherry Hill East High School, Paul VI High School | ||
Highland regional high school jazz ensemble nj march 7 2014
Highland Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Blackwood, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Gloucester Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, which also includes Timber Creek Regional High School and Triton Regional High School (which serves students from Bellmawr and Runnemede). The school is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.
Contents
- Highland regional high school jazz ensemble nj march 7 2014
- Highland regional high school choir winter concert 2014
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Athletics
- Marching and jazz bands
- School prayer case
- Administration
- Notable alumni
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,236 students and 86.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1. There were 301 students (24.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 48 (3.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Highland regional high school choir winter concert 2014
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 254th-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 284th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 252nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 269th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 224th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Highland Regional High School Tartans compete in the Tri-County Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and includes public and parochial high schools located in Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County and Salem County. With 964 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 794 to 1,076 students in that grade range.
Highland Regional's most successful athletic program had been the wrestling program, winning numerous state championships until the late 1990s. The team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 1981-1985 and 1991-1996, and the South Jersey Group III title in 1987 and 1990. The team was Group IV state champion in 1982-1985, 1991, 1992 and 1994-1996; the program's nine state championships are third-most of any public school in the state.
Ralph E. Ross was the head coach during this period of time and became the winningest high school wrestling coach in South Jersey history with 405 wins, the second most in state history. The program produced one of the greatest wrestlers in New Jersey history, Joe Melchiore. Joe lost only three matches his entire career, all during his freshman year. He was a three-time state champion in high school and a four-time All-American selection in college. He also represented the United States of America in the World Championships where he placed 7th. Both Melchiore and Ross were inducted into the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1990. In the auxiliary gym of the high school, an entire wall is devoted to the team's accomplishments. In 2012 Mike Davidson became the team's head coach and has led the team to 4 straight district titles.
In 2004, the girls basketball team won the South, Group III state sectional championship, their first in Group III, with an 82-45 win against Woodrow Wilson High School.
The 1994 boys cross country team went undefeated and were Olympic Conference champions. Additionally, they won the South Jersey Open and the Group IV sectionals on their way to win the Group IV state championship (the only Group IV state title for the boys cross country team). The team's best finish came in the Group IV Sectional meet where Tartan runners came in 1st, 2nd, 7th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 23rd out of a field of approximately 126 runners. The top five averaged 16:06.4 for the 3.1 mile course and scored 39 points to blow out the 2nd place team, Eastern Regional High School, who scored 86. It was the largest victory margin of the meet. In the Group IV state meet, the top five runners finished 3rd, 5th, 20th, 23rd, and 36th to win with 67 points, ahead of the second-place team, Westfield Senior High School, which scored 92.
The boys' track team won the Group II state indoor relay championship in 2014.
Marching and jazz bands
The Highland Regional Marching Band has had success in the Tournament of Bands competitions since the turn of the millennium. The marching band won the Chapter One Championship in 2005, led by band director Chris Tumminia, the first such championship in the band's history. The band successfully defended their Chapter One Championship in 2006, and were the 2002 Atlantic Coast Invitational Champion in Group 1.
The school's pep band performs in numerous parades winning first place at the Bridesburg Memorial Day Parade in 2012 and 2013
The school's indoor color guard was the Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic Novice champions in 2006 and the Scholastic Intermediate A champions in 2007.
The school's indoor drumline was the Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic Open champions in 2001 and the Scholastic A champions in 2005 and 2008.
The school's competitive jazz ensemble placed second in the New Jersey state finals in 1991 and first in the Atlantic Coast Championships in 2013 and 2014.
School prayer case
In 1993, Highland Regional High School students voted to allow a prayer before their graduation ceremony. The school district was quickly sued by a graduating senior with the support of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey over separation of church and state. The case was heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which ruled against the school district in a 9-4 decision.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: