Type Public high school Vice principal Nancy Loteck Grades 9-12 Number of students 755 (2014–2015) | Principal Frank Riggitano Faculty 64.6 FTEs Phone +1 609-465-1852 Color Black Lowest grade Ninth grade | |
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Middle township high school school choice
Middle Township High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Middle Township Public Schools. In addition to students from Middle Township, students from Avalon, Dennis Township, Stone Harbor and Woodbine attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective school districts.
Contents
- Middle township high school school choice
- Middle township high school prom 2011 2012
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Athletics
- Marching band
- Mock trial team
- Administration
- Notable alumni
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 755 students and 64.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1. There were 240 students (31.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 44 (5.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Middle township high school prom 2011 2012
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 224th-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 194th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 263rd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 232nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 223rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Middle Township High School Panthers compete in the National Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, that operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 536 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 496 to 778 students in that grade range.
Interscholastic sports offered at Middle Township include:
All sports compete at the Varsity and Junior Varsity level. Some sports may offer a freshman team.
The girls' basketball team won the Group II state championship (defeating Summit High School in the tournament final) and won the Group III title in 1995 (vs. Sparta High School); the boys' basketball team won the Group III title in 1993 and 1994 (vs. Hillside High School in both years), and in 2002 (vs. Abraham Clark High School).
Marching band
The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1978 (Group 1), 1980–1982, 1984-1987 (Group 2), 1988-1994 (Group 3) and 1995-2004 (Group 2), having won championships 25 times in a span of 27 years, including a span of 21 consecutive championships. The marching band has been recognized as Atlantic Coast Champion in Group 2 on eleven occasions (1986, 1995, 1997–2003, 2006–2007) and has won the Atlantic Coast Championship in Group 3 four times (1988–1990 and 1992), totaling 15 Atlantic Coast Championships. In the years 2006 through 2008 the marching bands drum line won high percussion at Atlantic coast championships and by doing this retired the drum trophy. The school's indoor color guard was Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic A champions in 1993 and 1998, and Independent A champions in 2000 and 2001.
The school's indoor drumline was Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic A champions in 1998, Scholastic Open champions in 1999 and 2003, and Scholastic World champions from 1985-1987.
Mock trial team
Middle Township High School's mock trial team, coached by Martina Trapani, has achieved success in Cape May County for quite some time. In 2007 and in 2011 the team won state championships. The team finished 2nd in the first annual American Mock Trial Invitational in 2006, losing by a 5-4 score in the final round. Middle Township continues to participate in the Vincent J. Appruzesse New Jersey High School Mock Trial Competition.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: