Delran High School

Delran High School
File:DelranSchools.jpg Delran Township Schools
Location
52 Hartford Road Delran, NJ 08075
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Delran Township School District
Principal	John W. Fricke
Asst. Principal	Lena Galati Ronald S. Timinski
Faculty	65.6 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	908 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.8[1]
Color(s)	Brown and Gold
Athletics conference	Burlington County Scholastic League
Team name	Bears
Website	School website

Delran High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Delran Township School District.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 908 students and 65.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8.^[1]

The school was the 179th-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 155th in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[2] The school was ranked 112th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[3]

Athletics

The Delran High School Bears compete in the Patriot Division of the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The league consists of nineteen public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey. The school's mascot is the Bear and school colors are brown, gold, and white.

The Delran High School Boys Soccer Team have won the NJSIAA Boys Soccer State-Championship four times in a seven-year period; 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009. They were co-champs in the 2003 Group I state championship with a 1-1 result with Harrison High School.^[4] The team moved on to win the 2004 Group II State Championship with a shootout win vs. Cinnaminson High School in the semifinals and a 2-1 victory against Harrison High School in the tournament final.^[5] In 2005, they lost the sectional finals with a 2-1 loss to Haddonfield Memorial High School.^[6] In 2007 The team also made it to the sectional finals with a 4-1 loss to Cinnaminson High School. 2007 was their last year in the South Jersey Group II Sectionals. Now the team is currently playing in the Central Jersey Group II. They won the 2008 Central Jersey Group II sectional with a 3-1 win over Shore Regional High School.^[7] Then they moved on to play Middle Township High School in the state semis and won 4-2. They drew 2-2 in the state finals to Cliffside Park High School. They recently won the 2009 Central Jersey Group II with a 2-1 over-time victory in the quarter-finals over school rival Cinnaminson High School. In the finals they defeated Raritan High School in penalty-kicks after drawing 0-0 at the normal time. Then they played West Deptford High School and pulled a 1-0 victory over the South Jersey Group II champions in the state semi-finals. In the state finals they had a re-match with Cliffside Park High School (the team they tied in the state-finals the previous year) and ended up beating them, 2-0.^[8] By winning the Group II State Championships they finished their 2009 season with a 21-2-1(w-l-d) and were ranked 5th in the whole state, 2nd in South Jersey and 1st in Group II by the newspaper Star-Ledger.^[9]

The Varsity Tier 1 Delran Ice Hockey Club represents the school in the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[10]

• John W. Fricke, Principal
• Ronald S. Timinski, Assistant Principal - Student Activities
• Lena Galati, Assistant Principal - Academic Affairs

Notable alumni

• Bill Duff (born 1974), co-host of Human Weapon on History and is a former National Football League defensive tackle.^[11]
• Carli Lloyd (born 1982), United States women's national soccer team midfielder and 2008 Summer Olympics Gold Medalist.^[12]
• Tony Sacca (born 1970), former quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.^[13]
• Peter Vermes (born 1966), United States men's national soccer team defender, former professional soccer player. Current head coach of the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.^[14]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Delran High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 29, 2011.
2. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 14, 2011.
3. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
4. ^ 2004 Boys Soccer - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed June 2, 2007.
5. ^ 2004 Boys Soccer - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed June 2, 2007.
6. ^ 2005 Boys Soccer - South, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed June 2, 2007.
7. ^ 2008 Boys Soccer - Public Finals
8. ^ 2009 Boys State Tournament - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed January 20, 2010.
9. ^ NJ BOYS SOCCER 2009: State, group and area rankings, NJSIAA. Accessed January 20, 2010.
10. ^ Administration, Delran High School. Accessed August 22, 2008.
11. ^ Staff. "Eagles' Johnson anxiously awaits return to lineup against Browns", Courier Post, July 29, 2000. Accessed January 29, 2011. "Local look Bill Duff, a graduate of Delran High School, is listed as the third- team right defensive tackle for the Browns behind starter Stalin Colinet."
12. ^ via Associated Press. "Parade to honor Delran soccer hero Carli Lloyd on Labor Day", The Star-Ledger, August 24, 2008. Accessed January 29, 2011. "The 2000 graduate of Delran High School scored the only goal in the U.S. women's team's 1-0 victory over Brazil in the gold medal match."
13. ^ Staff. "SACCA: MOST UNHAPPY FELLA AT HAPPY VALLEY", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1989. Accessed January 29, 2011.
14. ^ Boyce, David. "Pair of Wizards honored: Vermes, Meola win MLS awards", The Kansas City Star, October 11, 2000. Accessed January 29, 2011. "Their relationship goes back 17 years ago when Vermes' Delran High School played against Meola's powerful Kearny High School..."

External links

• Delran High School
• Delran Township School District
• Delran Ice Hockey Club
• Delran Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Delran Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics

Coordinates: 40°00′53″N 74°56′27″W / 40.014645°N 74.94081°W / 40.014645; -74.94081