Cherokee High School (New Jersey)

Cherokee High School
Address
120 Tomlinson Mill Road Marlton, NJ 08053-2550
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1975
Superintendent	Emily Capella
Principal	Donna Charlesworth (grades 11-12) Leonard Iannelli (grades 9-10)
Asst. Principal	Scott Agnew (North AD) Steve Ciancitto (South) JoAnn Jankowski (South) Steve Lee (North)Margaret Martin (South) Ron Parker (South) Justin Smith (North/South)
Faculty	174 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,456 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.11[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Brown      Orange
Mascot	Chief
Average SAT scores	535 Mathematics 519 Verbal 510 Essay (as of 2009-10)[2]
Newspaper	'The Cherokee Scout'
Yearbook	'Talking Leaves'
Website	School website

Cherokee High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of four high schools of the Lenape Regional High School District in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The communities in the district are Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.^[3][4] Cherokee serves students from Evesham Township.^[5] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1978.^[6]

Most of Cherokee's students come from either Frances S. DeMasi Middle School or Marlton Middle School, which are parts of the Evesham Township School District, located in Evesham Township, New Jersey (commonly referred to as Marlton), a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Some students also come from the local Catholic school, St. Joan of Arc.

The school was known as simply Cherokee High School until the addition of the "south" building in 2001. The original building was then renamed "Cherokee High School North."

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,456 students and 174 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 14.11.^[1]

The school was the 134th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 152nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[7] The school was ranked 131st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[8]

Athletics

The Cherokee High School Chiefs participate in the Olympic Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.^[9]

Basketball championships

• South Jersey Group IV Sectional Champions: 2007, defeating Winslow Township High School 54-43.^[10]
• South Jersey Group IV Sectional Champions: 2010, defeating Shawnee High School 56-43.^[11]
• Group IV Champions: 2010, defeating Plainfield High School 52-38 for the program's first state title.^[12]

Football championships^[13]

• State Championships: 1981, 1982, 1985^[14], 1990, 1993, 2005^[14], 2009 (14-0 win vs. Egg Harbor Township^[15]), 2010 (33-6 win over Oakcrest^[14])
• Conference Championships: 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Undefeated Seasons: 1981, 1982, 1985 (11-0^[14]), 2010 (12-0^[14])

Ice hockey

Note that ice hockey is not a school sport in the Lenape School District. Cherokee's ice hockey team is a separate club team in the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.

• Championships: 2002, 2005, 2011

Boys soccer

• New Jersey Group IV State Champions 2000,^[16] 2010^[17]

Baseball

• Olympic Conference- American Division Champions: 2006, 2007, 2009
• 1985 New Jersey State Champions (23-2), South Jersey Group IV Champions, ranked 15th in nation by USA Today
• 2005 South Jersey Group IV Champions
• 2009 Diamond Classic Tournament Champions

Softball championships^[18]

• State Championships: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003
• Conference Championships: 2002, 2003, 2004
• Undefeated Seasons: 2003

Track, field, and cross country

• Boys Group IV Cross Country Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 (ranked 3rd in NE, 8th in nation), 2008^[19]

Other high schools in the district

The Lenape District's three other high schools are:

• Lenape High School - located in Medford Township. Serves students from Mount Laurel Township
• Seneca High School - located in Tabernacle Township. Serves students from Tabernacle, Shamong Township, Southampton Township and Woodland Township
• Shawnee High School - located in Medford Township. Serves students from Medford and Medford Lakes

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[20]

• Donna Charlesworth, North Principal
• Len Iannelli, South Principal
• Steve Ciancitto, Cherokee South Assistant Principal
• Steve Lee, Cherokee North Assistant Principal
• Scott Agnew, Cherokee North Athletic Director / Assistant Principal
• Justin Smith, Cherokee North/South Assistant Principal
• Margaret Martin, Cherokee South Assistant Principal
• Ron Parker, Cherokee South Assistant Principal
• JoAnn Jankowski, Cherokee South Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

• Mike Devlin (born 1969), NFL football player/coach now with the New York Jets as the offensive line coach.^[21]
• Doug Easlick (born 1980), NFL football player Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers.^[22]
• Christina Grimmie (born 1994), Youtube celebrity.^{[citation needed]}
• Brian Herzlinger (born 1976), filmmaker , My Date with Drew.^[23]
• Dana Kelly, reality TV star, A Double Shot at Love.^[24]
• Tom Knight (born 1974), NFL football player Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.^[25]
• Bryan Langlitz (born 1987), Broadway actor, Memphis.^[26]
• Brit Morgan (born 1987), actress, True Blood.^[27]
• Dennis Norman (born 1980), NFL football player San Diego Chargers.^[28]
• Richard Ruccolo (born 1972), actor, Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place.^[29]
• Michael Schoeffling (born 1960), actor / model who appeared in the 1984 film Sixteen Candles.^[30]
• Raymond Rizzo (born 1992), pro-gamer, two-time Pokémon Video Game World Champion and first American to win the Pokémon Video Game World Championship.^[31]
• Nicole Wood (born 1970), Miss April 1993 Playboy Playmate.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Cherokee High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 25, 2011.
2. ^ Cherokee High School, New Jersey School Report Card. Accessed February 10, 2011.
3. ^ Sending Schools, Lenape Region High School District. Accessed September 10, 2011.
4. ^ Lenape Regional High School District 2010 District Narrative, New Jersey School Report Card. Accessed February 10, 2011. "The Lenape Regional High School District serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships and Medford Lakes Borough."
5. ^ Cherokee High School 2010 Narrative, New Jersey School Report Card. Accessed February 10, 2011. "ATTENDANCE AREA: Evesham Township - Cherokee High School opened on a 71-acre site in Evesham Township in September 1975. In the early 1990’s a construction and renovation project was completed to meet the educational needs of the growing Evesham Township community."
6. ^ Cherokee High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed July 25, 2011.
7. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 17, 2011.
8. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank". New Jersey Monthly. September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html. Retrieved August 19, 2008. 
9. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 10, 2011.
10. ^ "2007 Boys Basketball - South, Group IV". NJSIAA. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=202502&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20IV. Retrieved March 8, 2007. 
11. ^ Staff. "Boys Basketball - 2009-10 NJSIAA Tournament - South, Group 4 - Round 4 - Game 1 - Boys Basketball", The Star-Ledger, March 9, 2010. Accessed July 25, 2011. "Willis Nicholson scored 18 points to pace Cherokee to a 56-43 victory over Shawnee Last night in the NJSIAA/ShopRite South Jersey, Group 4 final in Marlton."
12. ^ Rosenfeld, Josh. "Boys Basketball - 2009-10 NJSIAA Tournament - Public Semis/Finals - Round 2 - Game 1 - Boys Basketball, The Star-Ledger, March 14, 2010. Accessed July 25, 2011. "The only thing that mattered was that Cherokee captured its first state title in its first appearance in a title game with a 52-38 victory over Plainfield, No. 7 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, in the NJSIAA/ShopRite Group 4 championship game at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway."
13. ^ "Cherokee Football: History of Excellence". http://chsweb.lr.k12.nj.us/athletics/football/history_of_excellence.htm. Retrieved January 2, 2007. 
14. ^ ^{a b c d e} Anastasia, Phil. "Cherokee takes South Jersey Group 4 title with 33-6 win over Oakcrest", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 2010. Accessed July 25, 2011. "Cherokee completed the first 12-0 season in the rich history of the program with a 33-6 victory over Oakcrest on Saturday in the South Jersey Group 4 championship game.... The sectional title was the eighth for the Chiefs, the second in a row, and the third since 2005. But this team made its own mark with the first 12-0 record in school history as well as the first undefeated season since the 1985 squad went 11-0 and won the program's first Group 4 crown."
15. ^ Staff. "Cherokee defeats Egg Harbor Twp., 14-0", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 6, 2009. Accessed July 25, 2011. "All were in force yesterday, with an emphasis on the defensive part, as Cherokee defeated visiting Egg Harbor Township, 14-0, in the South Jersey Group 4 championship game."
16. ^ HISTORY OF NJSIAA BOYS SOCCER, NJSIAA. Accessed September 10, 2011.
17. ^ Morris, Tim. "Patriots’ run in tournament ends in Group IV semifinals", News Transcript, November 24, 2010. Accessed September 10, 2011. "Cherokee High School of Marlton, the South Jersey Group IV state sectional champion, ended Freehold Township’s great post-season run with a 1-0 victory over the Patriots, who were the champions in Central Jersey Group IV. "
18. ^ "History of Cherokee Softball". Cherokee High School. http://chsweb.lr.k12.nj.us/athletics/softball/history.htm. Retrieved July 26, 2007. 
19. ^ Cross Country State Group Team Champions, NJSIAA. Accessed September 10, 2011.
20. ^ Administration, Cherokee High School. Accessed September 10, 2011.
21. ^ "Mike Devlin: coach profile". New York Jets. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061117033941/http://www.newyorkjets.com/coaches/mike-devlin. Retrieved March 25, 2007. "Devlin earned All-America honors as a high school player at Cherokee High School in Marlton, New Jersey before matriculating to the University of Iowa." 
22. ^ Dolphins Sign 12 College Free Agents, Miami Dolphins dated April 30, 2005
23. ^ Strauss, Robert. "WORTH NOTING; This Could Be His Date With Destiny", The New York Times, August 7, 2005. Accessed February 10, 2011. "I was the Prom King, but I couldn't get a date, said Mr. Herzlinger, a 1994 Cherokee High School graduate who went on, with his childhood buddies Mr. Gunn and Mr. Winn, to Ithaca College film school."
24. ^ "A Double Shot at Love: Dana Kelly". http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/a_double_shot_at_love/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10569. Retrieved December 12, 2008. 
25. ^ "Tom Knight player profile". New England Patriots. http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=17730. Retrieved March 29, 2007. 
26. ^ Gross, Dan. "Gwynnie had no time for granny", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 28, 2011. Accessed July 25, 2011. "Marlton-native actor Bryan Langlitz is part of the cast of the Broadway show "Memphis," composed by Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan.... Langlitz, a Cherokee High grad, lives in New York and occasionally still works with the Ritz Theatre Company in Oaklyn, N.J."
27. ^ Proko, Peter (2010). "New Blood". South Jersey Magazine 7 (2): 52–57. 
28. ^ "Dennis Norman player profile". Jacksonville Jaguars. http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Player.aspx?id=2579. Retrieved March 29, 2007. 
29. ^ Richard Ruccolo, South African TV Authority. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Upon finishing school at Cherokee High School, he headed straight for Los Angeles, where he slept on a friends couch until he found work acting."
30. ^ Staff. "Questions & Answers, The Providence Journal, June 15, 1986. Accessed February 10, 2011. "Schoeffling who was born in Chestnut Hill, Pa., attended nine different schools before graduating from Cherokee High School Marlton N.J. where he was an outstanding wrestler."
31. ^ Pokémon VGC 2011 World Championship, Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc.. Accessed October 8, 2011.

External links

• Cherokee High School
• Lenape Regional High School District
• Cherokee High School's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• "Data for the Lenape Regional High School District". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408490. 
• South Jersey Sports: Cherokee HS
• Online Alumni Community

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