Pinelands Regional High School

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name = Pinelands Regional High School


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established = September 1979
grades = 10 - 12
district = Pinelands Regional School District
type = Public high school
principal = Thomas Procopio
asst principal = Alfonso Cirulli
Chris Peters
enrollment = 895 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 79.3 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 11.3
nickname = Wildcats
conference = Shore Conference
colors = Green & Gold
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location = 590 Nugentown Road
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
information = 609-296-3106
website = [http://www.pinelandsregional.org/ School website]

Pinelands Regional High School is a three-year regional public high school that serves students from four communities in tenth through twelfth grade from Ocean County, New Jersey. The high school is part of the Pinelands Regional School District, which serves students from Bass River Township, Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton Borough

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 895 students and 79.3 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 11.3. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413000&ID=341300005917 Pinelands Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2007.]

The school was the 241st-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 254th 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 school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education.

Of a recent graduating class students went on to a Four-Year College (30.5%), Two Year College (31.9%), Trade-Vocational School (2.9%), Work (18.0%), Military (1.0%), Undecided (1.0%) or were Vocationally Trained (14.7%).

Pinelands Regional is 96.7% white, 1.5% black, and 1.8% Hispanic.

Athletics

The Pinelands Regional High School Wildcats compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. [ [http://www.shoreconference.org/school_info.php School Info] , Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.pinelandsregional.org/about.htm About Us] , Pinelands Regional School District. Accessed August 12, 2008.]
*Thomas Procopio - Principal
*Alfonso Cirulli - Assistant Principal
*Chris Peters - Assistant Principal

References

External links

* [http://www.pinelandsregional.org/ Pinelands Regional School District]
*NJReportCard|29|4105|0|Pinelands Regional School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413000 Data for the Pinelands Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics