Hammonton High School

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name = Hammonton High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Hammonton Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = James Donoghue
asst principal = Thomas Ramsay
Dr. Kimberly Rudnesky
enrollment = 1,369 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 90.6 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 15.1
teamname = Blue Devils
conference = Cape-Atlantic League
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location = 566 Old Forks Road
Hammonton, NJ 08037
information = 609-567-7000
website = [http://www.hammontonps.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=41 School website]

Hammonton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Hammonton, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hammonton Public Schools.

Students from Folsom Borough and Waterford Township attend Hammonton High School as part of sending / receiving relationships with the Folsom Borough School District and Waterford Township School District, respectively. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/01/1960/01-1960-000.html Hammonton Public Schools 2007 School Report Card] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 21, 2008. "The Hammonton Public School District services the 40.8 square mile Town of Hammonton as well as participating in a receiving relationship with Folsom (grades K-8) and Waterford Township (grades K-6) school districts."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,369 students and 90.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.1. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404710&ID=340471000380 Hammonton High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 21, 2007.]

The school was the 239th-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 233rd 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.]

Awards and recognition

Hammonton High School's Boy's Swimming & Diving team was recognized with the Boys Gold Award by the 2005-2006 NISCA/Kiefer Scholar Team Award. [ [http://www.inswim.net/acallamerteam06.html 2005-2006 NISCA/Kiefer Scholar Team Award] , accessed March 2, 2007.]

Athletics

The Hammonton High School Blue Devils compete in the Atlantic 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, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

A team from Hammonton High School competes in the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League, which includes 20 teams participating at the varsity level from southern New Jersey. Hammonton is at the Varsity Tier II (Team was disbanded during 2006-07 school year due to there not being enough players for a team) level. [ [http://www.icshl.org/sjhsihl/servlet/gameServlet?method=dispteamidx&jspURL=/dspteamlist.jsp&levelID=2&altURL=/dsprosterlist.jsp South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League] , accessed March 2, 2007.]

The softball team won the 2007 South, Group III state sectional championship with a 6-5 win over Central Regional High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Softball - South, Group III] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 11, 2007.]

Marching Band

The school's marching band was Chapter One Champions in 1973-1979 (Group 3), 1980-1981 (Group 4), 1983 (Group 3), 1989-1990 (Group 2) and 1998 (Group 1). The marching band was Atlantic Coast Champion in Group 3 every year from 1974-1979 and again in 1983. It was the All-State Champion in 2002 and 2005, and the State Champion in 2004 in USSBA competition. [ [http://www.tob1.org/history.html Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History] , Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration include: [ [http://www.hammontonps.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6 Hammonton Public Schools: Administration] , accessed March 2, 2007]
*James Donoghue - Principal
*Dr. Kimberly Rudnesky - Assistant Principal
*Thomas Ramsay - Assistant Principal

References

External links

* [http://www.hammontonps.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=41 Hammonton High School]
* [http://www.hammontonps.org/ Hammonton Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|01|1960|0|Hammonton Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406570 Data for the Hammonton Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/hammonton/ South Jersey Sports: Hammonton Blue Devils]