Pennsville Memorial High School

Infobox_School
name = Pennsville Memorial High School


imagesize = 120px
motto =
established =
type = Public high school
principal = Matthew McFarland
asst principal = John Ogbin
enrollment = 614 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 56.5 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 10.9
colors = Royal Blue & Yellow
teamname = Eagles
conference = Tri-County Conference
location = 110 S. Broadway
flagicon|New Jersey Pennsville, NJ 08070
information = 856-540-6220
website = [http://www.psdnet.org/SchoolDistrict1/high/index.htm School website]

Pennsville Memorial High School is comprehensive community public high school in Pennsville Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pennsville School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 614 students and 56.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 10.9. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409120&ID=340912005064 Pennsville Memorial High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 15, 2007.]

The school was the 206th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 257th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

The Music Academy (composed of a Vocal and Instrumental Academy) as well as a graphic arts Academy are located in the school facilities. Both of these academies are institutions hosted by Pennsville Memorial through the Salem County Vocational Technical Schools. The school operates on a six-period daily alternating schedule. Each class period is 55 minutes long, and the school day officially begins at 8:00 a.m., and students are dismissed at 2:30 p.m. Lunch periods are about 40 minutes in duration. Freshmen must eat in the school's cafeteria, but all other classes may eat either in the cafeteria, on campus grounds, or off campus.

Athletics

Pennsville Memorial High School is a member school in the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12. The smallest one, Clayton High School, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students. [ [http://njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/07South.pdf NJSIAA 2007-08 General Group Classification] . Accessed July 31, 2007.]

The baseball team won the 2002 Group I State Championship with a 3-2 win against Whippany Park High School. [Burrows, Walt. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FD88583B5329BD5&p_docnum=5&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=Q5AD5FHWMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Pennsville celebrates twin titles"] , "Courier-Post", June 9, 2002. Accessed August 2, 2007. "He didn't get the pitch he wanted, but he hit it well enough and far enough for a sacrifice fly to give Pennsville a 3-2 win over Whippany Park and the state Group 1 baseball championship Saturday at Toms River North High School."] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=17268&tclass=Group%20I%2C%20Semis%2FFinals 2002 Baseball - Group I, Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed August 2, 2007.] The team repeated in 2003 as Group I State Championship with a 9-2 win against Henry P. Becton Regional High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=38116&tclass=Group%20I,%20Semis/Finals 2003 Baseball Tournament - Group I, Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed August 1, 2007.] [Burrows, Walt. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FD88602E7D7E7EC&p_docnum=10&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=S51C57XOMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Humphreys, Pennsville defend title"] , "Courier-Post", June 11, 2003. Accessed August 1, 2007. "The Pennsville High School junior right-hander pitched a four-hitter Tuesday as the Eagles defeated Becton 9-2 to capture their second straight Group 1 state championship at Toms River North High School."] In 2004, the Eagles would again win the South Jersey Group I championship before falling to New Providence High School 3-2 in the State Group I Semi-Final.The Eagles won the 2005 Group I State Championship in similar fashion to their 2002 championship with a 3-2 win over Whippany Park High School. Also in 2005, the team won the Diamond Classic, a 16-team tournament consisting of 7 South Jersey division/conference leaders and 9 at-large bids taken from the Courier Post Top 20. [Schnatz, Pete. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10A4FB90C7A822B4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Pennsville sparkles at Classic"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", May 23, 2005. "That run gave Pennsville an improbable 5-4 victory over Gloucester Catholic and the championship of the 32d annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic."] They also received the Courier Cup, given to the top ranked team in the Courier Post Top 20. The team won the 2006 Group I State Championship with a 9-3 win over Pascack Hills High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161273&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2006 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 26, 2007.] The 6-year South Jersey Group I Champion streak ended in 2008 when the Eagles fell to the Pitman High School Panthers in the South Jersey Group I Semi-Final 3-1. [ [http://www.nj.com/sports/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/sports-4/1212045612275830.xml&coll=9] . Accessed June 7, 2008.]

The boys tennis team won the 2007 South, Group I state sectional championship with a 3-2 win over Woodstown High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=216953&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Boys Tennis - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 1, 2007.]

In 2007, the girls tennis team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 3½-1½ win over Salem High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=242871&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Girls Team Tennis - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed October 25, 2007.]

In 2007, the girls soccer team won the South, Group I state sectional championship with a 4-3 win over Palmyra High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Girls Soccer - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.] [ [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071109/VARSITY/711090372/1025 "Curry helps Pennsville rule in S.J. Group 1"] , "Courier-Post", November 9, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "Dawn Curry scored two goals to reach 34 for the season and Taylor Faunt connected on a shot from 40 yards out in overtime as Pennsville beat Palmyra 4-3 Thursday in the South Jersey Group 1 girls' soccer championship game."]

The team won the 2008 South, Group I sectional title by a score of 10-0 in the final game against Gloucester Township Technical High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=277510&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2008 Softball Tournament - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 28, 2008.] The team won the Group I championship, defeating Florence Township Memorial High School 9-1 in the first round, and taking the title — their first since 2002 — with an 8-2 win over High Tech High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=277510&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2008 Softball Tournament - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 28, 2008.] [Staff. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080604/VARSITY/806040347/1002/RSS02 "Curry leads Pennsville past Florence to final"] , "Courier-Post", June 4, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2008.] [Iezzi, Bill. [http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/high_school/20080608_Pennsville_starts_strong.html "Pennsville starts strong"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", June 8, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2008.]

Marching band

The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions from 1982-1984 (Group 4). [ [http://www.tob1.org/history.html Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History] , Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.] The marching band won first place at the Yamaha Cup Championship in Baltimore, MD in 2005

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.psdnet.org/SchoolDistrict1/high/index.htm Home page] , Pennsville Memorial High School . Accessed August 12, 2008.]
*Matthew McFarland - Principal
*John Ogbin - Assistant Principal

References

External links

* [http://www.psdnet.org/SchoolDistrict1/high/index.htm Pennsville Memorial High School]
* [http://www.psdnet.org/ Pennsville School District]
*NJReportCard|33|4075|0|Pennsville School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409120 Data for the Pennsville School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/pennsville/ South Jersey Sports: Pennsville Memorial HS]