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Moorestown High School

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Type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Andrew Seibel

Phone
  
+1 856-778-6610

Founded
  
1904

Established
  
1904

Faculty
  
114.1 FTEs

Color
  
Black

Lowest grade
  
Ninth grade

Moorestown High School

School district
  
Moorestown Township Public Schools

Asst. principals
  
Robert McGough Don Williams

Address
  
350 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ 08057, USA

District
  
Moorestown Township Public Schools

Athletics conference
  
Burlington County Scholastic League

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Moorestown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Moorestown in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Moorestown Township Public Schools. Moorestown High School was established in 1904 and recently completed a $12.9 million renovation and addition project, providing a modern, state-of-the-art facility.

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As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,337 students and 114.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1. There were 92 students (6.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 32 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Moorestown High School was involved in the 2003 lawsuit Hornstine v. Moorestown, which involved school policies to prevent a student from becoming valedictorian because of her Individualized Education Program.

The first goal of Moorestown High School is to foster a school climate of mutual respect and dignify for all high school students and staff by providing the opportunity to learn in a non-threatening environment. A second goal is the continuance of educational technology application to all school programs by enabling students to access technological advances. Community standards and the expectations which the students bring to the school encourage participation.

Awards, recognition and rankings

For the 1999-2000 school year, Moorestown High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.

The school was the 14th-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 27th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 39th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. Moorestown High School is by far the highest ranked school in Burlington County. The magazine ranked the school 47th in 2008 out of 316 schools. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 93rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 16 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (89.0%) and language arts literacy (94.8%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 474th in the nation among participating public high schools and 40th among schools in New Jersey.

In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 112th out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 21st among all high schools in New Jersey and eighth among the state's non-magnet schools.

Athletics

The Moorestown High School Quakers compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), which operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and consists of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in central New Jersey. With 1,009 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 822 to 1,068 students in that grade range.

Moorestown High School has a long history of athletic achievement, including 19 state championships in boys swimming and 15 state championships in field hockey. From 2000 through 2009, the girls' lacrosse team won ten consecutive state championships.

The NJSIAA ranks New Jersey's high school athletic programs every academic year based on their performances in various sports across athletic seasons. Among all of the state's Group III programs, MHS was ranked 2nd in 2006 (one point behind Ramapo High School), 2nd in 2007 and was the Group III winner in 2008, with performances that included first-place finishes that season in football, both boys and girls lacrosse, and boys tennis.

Sports Legends of Moorestown was presented by the Historical Society of Moorestown at the Smith-Cadbury Mansion until the end of June 2010. More than 60 athletes, most of whom are MHS alumni, representing 14 sports were featured.

Bea Thomas, a coaching institution at MHS in field hockey, girls lacrosse and girls swimming, has been featured in The New York Times and Sports Illustrated.

Baseball

  • Kevin Kirkby was inducted into the Saint Joseph's University Baseball Hall of Fame. Kirkby was named as a 3rd-team All-American in 2001; 1st team Academic All-American in 2000 and 2001; and holds 14 season or career school records.

    • Basketball

  • In 1958, the boys varsity basketball team was undefeated, 22-0, and won the Group III state championship.
  • In 1959, the team was undefeated, 22-0, and won the Group III state championship. The team played three memorable games in March, defeating a championship team from Philadelphia's Overbrook High School that was led by future NBA players Wali Jones and Walt Hazzard, beat Central Jersey champion Freehold by a score of 102 - 50 before a crowd of 5,000 at Camden's Convention Hall, and earned its second consecutive State Group III championship by defeating North Jersey champion Englewood, 76 - 61, before a capacity crowd of many thousands of cheering Quaker fans at Rutgers University. In a game that season against Hamilton High School, Ed Douglas scored 84 points.
  • Bob Meredith (1958), Ed Douglas (1959), Dave Robinson, (1959), Leroy Peacock (1960) and coach Pete Monska have been inducted into the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame.

    • Cross country

  • In 2001, the girls team was ranked #1 in New Jersey and top 25 nationally. The team won the South Jersey Group III championship and had the fastest time for a team in Burlington County that season, in addition to runners participating in the Penn Relays and the Foot Locker National Meet.
  • In 2010, the girls team, despite having their streak of 145 consecutive dual meet victories broken with their first loss since 1998, won its 14th consecutive league championship, captured the South Jersey Group III championship, and competed in the New Jersey Meet of Champions.

    • Field hockey

  • The varsity field hockey team has won 16 state championships.
  • In 2003, the field hockey team won the State Group III championship with a 1-0 win over Kingsway Regional High School in the semifinals and a 2-1 win against Warren Hills High School in the tournament's final match.
  • In 2004, the team repeated as the State Group III champion, defeating Mount Olive High School in the tournament final.
  • In 2007, the team won the Central Jersey Group III championship with a 3-0 win over Wall High School in the tournament final.
  • Meredith Elwell (1996) was named to the 1998 NCAA Division I field hockey All-America team.
  • Amy Lewis (2004) was named to the 2008 NCAA Division I field hockey All-America team.

    • Football

    MHS competes in the West Jersey Football League. In 1957, the varsity football team went undefeated, 9-0, and was awarded the South Jersey Group III championship. Since the start of the playoff era in 1974, the team won the South Jersey Group III championship in 1975 and the South Jersey Group II championship in 2000. In 2007, the team went undefeated, 12-0, and won the Central Jersey Group III championship by defeating Long Branch High School, 20-6.

    Ice hockey

  • In 2009 and 2010, the MHS "Quakes" won the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League championship.

    • Lacrosse

    In 2001, the boys' lacrosse team won the Tournament of Champions title, defeating Summit High School by a score of 8-3 in the final game of the tournament. In 2008, the team won the state Group II championship in 2008 with a 9-8 victory against West Morris Central High School and the state Group III championship in 2011 by defeating Ridge High School by 7-3 in the title game.

    Sean DeLaney (2006) was named to the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America team and is a member of the Denver Outlaws.

    The girls' varsity lacrosse team has won 21 state championships, the most of any school in the state and more than the next four programs combined; the team has won the Tournament of Champions in six of eight years since the NJSIAA instituted the final tournament in 2007. From 1999 to 2010, the team accomplished an unprecedented level of achievement, including: A streak of 228 consecutive wins against New Jersey teams; a record of 270 wins and 12 losses versus all teams, including in-state and out-of-state powers; and 10 consecutive Tournament of Champions titles, emblematic of the state's top team.

    Mary McCarthy Stefano (1983) was named to the 1985, 1986 and 1987 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America first team and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Jessica Champion (2003) was named to the 2007 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America team; Margie Curran (2004) to the 2007 and 2008 team; Cara Giordano (2005) to the 2009 team; and Brooke Cantwell (2006) to the 2010 team.

    Rowing

  • In 2008, the boys lightweight-8 rowing team placed second at the Stotesbury Cup, the nation's biggest regatta.
  • In 2009, the team placed first, beating Saint Joseph's Preparatory School by .04 seconds.
  • In 2009, the girls JV-8 won third place at Stotesbury Regatta. They were the first girls boat from Moorestown Rowing Club to make it to the finals and win a medal at Stotesbury.

    • Soccer

  • The girls' varsity team, under the coaching of Glenn Porter, won two state championships and for a month were ranked by USA Today as the number one team in the country.
  • In 2007, the girls team won the South Jersey Group III championship, its third sectional title in four years, with a 2-1 win over Clearview Regional High School.
  • Championships:
  • League championships- 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • South Jersey championships- 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007
  • State championships- 1994 (vs. West Morris Mendham), 1995 (co-champion with Glen Rock), 2004 (vs. Ridge High School) and 2005 (co-champion with Montgomery)

    • Swimming

  • The boys varsity swimming team has won 20 state championships.
  • In 2007, the boys team won the Central Jerey B championship by defeating Ocean Township High School, 120-50.
  • The boys swim team won the Public B state championships in 2014 against Princeton High School by a score of 87-83. the victory marked the program's 19th state championship and its first since 1999.

    • Tennis

  • The boys' tennis team has won 13 state titles, the third-most of any public high school, winning the Group III title in 1978 (vs. Millburn High School), 1981 (vs. Millburn), 2004 (vs. Ramapo High School), 2007 and 2008 (vs. Millburn both years and 2013 (vs. Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest), and in Group II in 1985 (vs. Holmdel High School), 1987 (vs. Millburn), 1991 (vs. Princeton High School), 1996 (vs. Millburn), 1997 (vs. Holmdel), 1998 (vs. Leonia High School) and 1999 (vs. Holmdel).
  • In 2001, the boys team won the South Jersey Group II championship with a 3-2 win over Haddonfield Memorial High School.
  • In 2007, the boys team won the Central Jersey Group III championship with a series of 5-0 wins over Lawrence High School, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, and Princeton High School in the tournament final. Then the team won the State Group III Championship with a 3-2 win over Millburn High School. The team advanced to the Tournament of Champions where they lost in the semifinal round to Newark Academy.
  • In 2007, the girls team won the South Jersey Group III championship with a 5-0 win over Seneca High School.
  • William Kingston, coach of the girls team for 29 years, compiled a 694-75 record.

    • Track and field

  • In 2010, the boys relay team ran a 4x100 meter race in 42.31 seconds, setting a MHS record and finishing in second place at the New Jersey Meet of Champions. The relay team also ran in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, the high school national track championship meet.
  • In 2007, the girls track and field team was undefeated and won the Liberty Division championship.
  • Anna Heim (2006) set NCAA Division III records for the indoor and outdoor pole vault and was named to the 2010 Division III indoor track and field All-America team.

    • Volleyball

  • The girls team won the conference for eight consecutive seasons.
  • In 2006, the team broke state records with 34 wins and consecutive wins, and ended the season 34-1, losing in the Group III state semifinals to Williamstown High School.

    • Administration

    Core members of the school's administration are:

  • Andrew Seibel - Principal
  • Robert McGough - Assistant Principal
  • Don Williams - Assistant Principal

    • Notable alumni

  • Diane Allen (born 1948), represents the 7th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly.
  • Francis L. Bodine (born 1936), represents the 8th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly.
  • T. J. Brennan (born 1989), defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL.
  • Joe Burk (1914–2008), world-class sculler and recipient of the Bronze Star, Silver Star and Navy Cross.
  • Dereck Faulkner (born 1985), American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent.
  • Walter French (1899–1984), Army football All-America, halfback for the 1925 Pottsville Maroons, and outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1929 World series.
  • Blair Hornstine who, in 2003, successfully sued to block a proposed change in school district policy. Under the pre-existing policy she would have been named sole valedictorian at Moorestown High School.
  • Al LeConey (1901–1959), gold medal winner in the 4x100 meter relay race at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
  • Brendan O'Connor (born c. 1960), recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroic action in Afghanistan.
  • Christine O'Donnell (born 1969, class of 1987), Republican candidate in Delaware's 2010 United States Senate special election.
  • Dave Robinson (born 1941), Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee and a former football player for Penn State University, the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins.
  • Lauren Schmetterling (born 1988, class of 2006), rower who won a total of three gold medals in the Women's eight competition at the 2013 World Rowing Championships, the 2015 World Rowing Championships and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Scott Terry (born 1976), songwriter and singer who has fronted the band Red Wanting Blue.
  • Albert Young (born 1985), former football player for the University of Iowa and Minnesota Vikings.

    • References

    Moorestown High School Wikipedia
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