New Egypt High School

New Egypt High School
Location
117 Evergreen Road New Egypt, NJ 08533
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Plumsted Township School District
Principal	Thomas G. Farrell
Asst. Principal	Richard P. DeMarco
Faculty	38 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	568 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.95[1]
Color(s)	Navy Blue,Gold and White
Athletics conference	Burlington County Scholastic League
Team name	Warriors
Website	http://nehs.newegypt.us/

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

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 568 students and 38 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.95.^[1]

The school was the 203rd-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 193rd in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[2] The school was ranked 173rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[3]

Athletics

The New Egypt High School Warriors compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The league consists of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey.

The Girls Softball team made it to the 2006 Central Jersey Group 1 tournament as the number two seed, defeating South Amboy High School 12-0 in the first round and Florence Township Memorial High School by a score of 2-0 in the second round, before defeating Bordentown Regional High School by a score of 3-2 in the tournament final.^[4]

In 2005, the field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group I Championship, defeating Palmyra High School in the final game by a score of 5-0.^[5] The team also won the 2004 championship, outscoring Keyport High School 4-1^[6], and also won in 2003, edging Henry Hudson Regional High School in the final game by a 3-2 score.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Deena Nicole Cortese (born January 12, 1987), reality television star on the MTV hit show Jersey Shore^[8]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:^[9]

• Thomas G. Farrell - Principal
• Richard P. DeMarco - Assistant Principal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} New Egypt High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 12, 2011.
2. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 7, 2011.
3. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
4. ^ 2006 Softball - Central, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed July 17, 2006.
5. ^ 2005 Field Hockey - Central - I, NJSIAA, accessed April 20, 2007.
6. ^ 2004 Field Hockey - Central, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 20, 2007.
7. ^ 2003 Field Hockey - Central, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 20, 2007.
8. ^ Holt, Bob (July 29, 2010). "'Jersey Shore' star Snooki helped Deena Nicole Cortese become new cast member". newjerseynewsroom.com. http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/movies/jersey-shore-star-snooki-helped-deena-nicole-cortese-become-new-cast-member. Retrieved February 7, 2011. 
9. ^ High School Adminstration, New Egypt High School. Accessed August 12, 2011.

External links

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

Coordinates: 40°04′41″N 74°31′55″W / 40.078134°N 74.531852°W / 40.078134; -74.531852