Type Public high school Principal James Reina Faculty 93.2 FTEs Phone +1 609-909-2600 Colors Grey, Royal blue | Established 1957 Asst. principal Micheal Wilbraham Grades 9-12 Founded 1957 Lowest grade Ninth grade | |
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Similar Mainland Regional High Sch, Egg Harbor Township High Sch, Holy Spirit High School, Pleasantv High School, Atlantic City High School | ||
Oakcrest high school powder puff dance
Oakcrest High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The school operates as one of the three secondary schools of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which serves students from Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township, together with students from Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships.
Contents
- Oakcrest high school powder puff dance
- Oakcrest high school spirit week recap
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Athletics
- Marching band
- Administration
- Notable alumni
- References
The school name was chosen based on its site on the crest of a hill amid oak trees. The school serves students from Hamilton Township. With the opening of Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City, students from Mullica Township, Port Republic and Washington Township no longer attend Oakcrest High School.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 992 students and 93.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. There were 435 students (43.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 72 (7.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Oakcrest high school spirit week recap
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 197th-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 247th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 244th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 254th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 232nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school as 254th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 5 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
The school has a variety of programs, including Special Needs, a "High School-to-Work" program, College Preparatory, Advanced Placement (AP), and Performing Arts training.
For the 2005-06 school year, Oakcrest High School was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "A Proactive Approach to Guidance and Career Services" Career Education program.
Oakcrest's Academic Challenge Team was successful at the Buena Regional High School and Egg Harbor Township High School competitions in spring 2006, the team finished first overall at the Gateway Toyota Academic Challenge at Monsignor Donovan High School in Toms River by defeating perennial competitor East Brunswick High School in the final round.
In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 66th in New Jersey and 1,918th nationwide.
Athletics
The Oakcrest High School Falcons compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both private and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, operating under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 756 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.
The school offers many sports to its students including Football, Fall Cheerleading, Field hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Winter Cheerleading, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Crew, Track and Field, Cross country running, Powerlifting and Baseball.
The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championship in 1992 and 1993.
The boys' track team won the Group III indoor relay championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Marching band
In the 2005-06 school year , the high school's marching band, the Oakcrest Marching Ambassadors, took a record 37 first place trophies including a grand championship in the Cavalcade of Bands Liberty conference. The band has performed in numerous venues including the Miss America Parade in Atlantic City, the Festival of States in St. Petersburg, Florida, and a tour in Europe including Switzerland, France and Germany.
The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1977 and 1988 (Group 2) and 1983-1987 (Group 1). The marching band was 1977 Atlantic Coast Champion in Group 2. They also took First Place in the Tournament of Bands Group 2A Atlantic Coast Championships in 2013.
In 2015 the Ambassadors also won the Group 1A Atlantic Coast Championships. During their 2015 season the Ambassadors had an undefeated reign and also set records for the school and tournament of bands itself. The Ambassadors won New Jersey Championships, Chapter 1 Championships as well Atlantic Coast Championships. The school has the highest record ever set by a 1A band with a final score of 95.92.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: