- Middle Township High School
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Middle Township High School Location 300 East Atlantic Avenue
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210Information Type Public high school School district Middle Township Public Schools Principal Rich Falletta Vice principal Frank Riggitano Faculty 82 (on FTE basis)[1] Grades 9 - 12 Enrollment 1,007 (as of 2009-10)[1] Student to teacher ratio 12.28[1] Athletics conference Cape-Atlantic League Team name Panthers Website School website 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 and Stone Harbor attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective school districts.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,007 students and 82 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.28.[1]
The school was the 263rd-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 232nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 223rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
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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.[5]
Sports offered at Middle Township include the following:
- Fall sports: Football (M), Cross Country, Field Hockey (W), Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis and Cheerleading
- Winter sports: Wrestling, Indoor Track, Basketball, Swim (Co-ed) and Cheerleading
- Spring sports: Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Track & Field, and Golf.
All sports compete at the Varsity and Junior Varsity level. Some sports may offer a freshman team.
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 an unprecedented 15 Atlantic Coast Championships.[6] 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.[7] The team finished 2nd in the first annual American Mock Trial Invitational in 2007, losing by a 5-4 score in the final round.[8] 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:
Notable alumni
- Megan Compain (born 1975, class of 1993), Olympic basketball player for New Zealand.[12]
- Stedman Graham (born 1951), a 1,000-point scorer for the boys varsity basketball team. He is an American educator, author, businessman, speaker and served in the United States Army and is known as the partner of media mogul Oprah Winfrey.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d Middle Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 22, 2011.
- ^ Middle Township High School 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 13, 2008. "Middle Township High School is a four-year, accredited, comprehensive high school situated in central Cape May County. The school serves the communities of Middle Township, Dennis Township, Avalon, and Stone Harbor."
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 22, 2011.
- ^ Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History, Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.
- ^ Miller, Michael. "Middle Township wins state's mock trial competition, beating the defending champion in the finals ", The Press of Atlantic City, March 25, 2011. Accessed September 22, 2011. "Middle Township won New Jersey's mock trial competition on Thursday in a performance before state Supreme Court Justice Stuart J. Rabner. Middle bested a field of more than 250 teams in this year's competition before defeating last year's state champs, West Morris Mendham High School from Morris County.... Trapani has fielded several competitive teams in recent years. Middle won the state championship in 2007 and finished second in 2006."
- ^ Staff. "MIDDLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SECOND IN MOCK-TRIAL COMPETITION", The Press of Atlantic City, May 18, 2006. Accessed September 22, 2011. "Students from Middle Township High School took second place in the American Mock Trial Invitation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Wednesday.Middle Township lost in a close 5-4 decision to Redland High School in California, said Rita Tice, chairwoman of the school's language arts department."
- ^ Principal, Middle Township High School. Accessed March 30, 2011.
- ^ Assistant Principal, Middle Township High School. Accessed March 30, 2011.
- ^ Assistant Principal, Middle Township High School. Accessed March 30, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "New Jersey Olympians in other sports", The Press of Atlantic City, August 28, 2009. Accessed September 22, 2011. "Megan Compain. Sport: Basketball (New Zealand) - New Jersey Ties: Compain attended Middle Township High School as an exchange student through 1993 and played for the girls' basketball team during her junior and senior years."
- ^ "Embrace Diversity With Stedman Graham: 'Diversity: Leaders Not Labels' Teaches Readers to Harness Their Skills and Achieve Success", ABC News, September 21, 2006. Accessed June 17, 2007. "Students were bused from Whitesboro to attend Middle Township schools, where I attended an integrated high school."
External links
- Middle Township High School
- Middle Township Public Schools
- Middle Township Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Middle Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Middle Township HS
Coordinates: 39°04′32″N 74°49′16″W / 39.075435°N 74.82098°W
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