Paulsboro High School

Infobox_School
name = Paulsboro High School


imagesize = 120px
motto =
established =
type = Public high school
principal = Paul Morina
asst principal = Wayne Van Hise (7-9)
James Pandolfo (10-12)
enrollment = 696 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 55.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.7
teamname = Red Raiders
conference = Colonial Conference
colors = Red & White
location = 670 North Delaware Street
flagicon|New Jersey Paulsboro, NJ 08066
information = 856-423-2222
website = [http://www.paulsboro.k12.nj.us/PHS.htm School website]

Paulsboro High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Paulsboro Public Schools.

Students in grades 9-12 from Greenwich Township attend Paulsboro High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Greenwich Township School District.Fact|date=July 2008

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 696 students and 55.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.7. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412720&ID=341272002608 Paulsboro High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2007.]

The school was the 277th-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 264th 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.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.paulsboro.k12.nj.us/PHSSupportStaff.htm High School Administration] , Paulsboro High School. Accessed August 12, 2008.]
*Paul Morina - Principal
*Wayne Van Hise - Assistant Principal Grades 7-9
*James Pandolfo - Assistant Principal Grades 10-12

Athletics

Paulsboro High School is a member school in the Colonial Conference, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12.

Wrestling dynasty

Paulsboro High School's wrestling team accomplished an unheard of streak of 307 consecutive victories against Colonial Conference opponents. The streak started in 1971 when Haddon Township High School had handed them their last conference loss. It would be nearly four decades until the Collingswood High School Panthers were responsible for halting the streak on January 16, 2008, with a 28-22 decision over the Red Raiders. [ [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/VARSITY/801170338/1020/varsity "Paulsboro streak ends" - Courier Post Online] . Accessed January 17, 2008.] Paulsboro had won 25 consecutive state championships in Group I until 2008 when they lost early in the state tournament. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, that streak was the longest in the entire nation at the time, and only three other teams have won more state championships overall than Paulsboro. [ [http://www.1010wins.com/pages/187529.php? Yahoo! News - "300 Wins in a Row for High School Wrestling Team] . Accessed October 17, 2007.] Through the 2006 season, the wrestling team had a 425-18 record under coach Paul Morina. [Strauss, Robert. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E7DE1430F934A35752C0A9619C8B63 "Impressed by Threepeats? How About a 23-Peat?"] , January 7, 2007. Accessed October 24, 2007. "Paul Morina, the wrestling coach at Paulsboro High School in New Jersey since 1985, said Paulsboro had long been known as a tough blue-collar town. It has become a wrestling power, winning 425 matches and losing 18 under Mr. Morina going into 2007, and continuing a streak in which it has won 24 consecutive state titles at the Group I level, made up of the state's smallest public high schools."]

'The Streak'

Paulsboro High School owns the New Jersey state record for consecutive football victories with 63. The streak started in 1992 and continued until September 26, 1998, when they finally lost to long time rival Woodbury High School by a score of 14-13. Paulsboro had a chance to win the game on a 32-yard field goal with 4 seconds left, but missed the kick just inches wide. The 63 consecutive wins is still the state record, surpassing the next closest streak by 20 games. [ [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/sam_carchidi/20080120_Sam_Carchidi__A_compendium_of_epic_battles_over_the_years.html A compendium of epic battles over the years - Philly.com] . "1998: The Woodbury football team snapped Paulsboro's state-record 63-game winning streak with a surprising 14-13 win on Sept. 26. The game wasn't decided until Paulsboro missed a 32-yard field-goal attempt - it was wide by inches - with four seconds left." Accessed February 17, 2008.] [ [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070823/SPECIAL29/708080329/-1/special29 South Jersey's Longest Unbeaten Streaks - courierpostonline.com] . Accessed February 17, 2008.]

Controversy

Principal Lucia Pollino was suspended after an incident in which three students were allegedly strip searched while on a Senior trip to Disney World in April 2007. A lawsuit has been filed by an attorney representing one of the students asking for $250,000 in damages related to the incident. [Davies, Kristy. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706060395 "Paulsboro student plans lawsuit over strip search"] , "Courier-Post", June 6, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2007. "The attorney representing a Paulsboro High School student who was allegedly strip-searched on a class trip to Florida sent notice to the high school, public school district and Board of Education on Tuesday he intends to file suit for $250,000 in damages."] Pollino sued the board claiming she was a victim of gender discrimination. She denied authorizing a strip search and said two male teachers who carried out the search were not disciplined. School Superintendent Frank Scambia said Pollino will be reassigned to become director of assessments, receiving the same salary she did as principal.

Popular culture

A special premiere of the 2004 Kevin Smith film "Jersey Girl" was held at the school, which had been the location of several scenes in the film. A street leading out of the school was named Kevin Smith Way. [ [http://imdb.com/title/tt0300051/trivia Trivia for Jersey Girl] , Internet Movie Database. Accessed March 6, 2007.]

Notable alumni

* Willie Lee "Flipper" Anderson, Jr. (born 1965), Class of 1983, Paulsboro High and UCLA graduate, played in the National Football League for nine seasons for four different teams. [Carchidi, Sam. [http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/high_school/new_jersey/20071028_Hodges_leads_Raiders_over_injury-riddled_Herd.html "Hodges leads Raiders over injury-riddled Herd"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", October 28, 2007. Accessed November 26, 2007. "On the second score, Hodges received a key downfield block from receiver Willie "Little Flipper" Anderson, whose father, Flipper Anderson, was a Paulsboro standout who later played in the NFL."]
* Russell Carter (born 1985), Class of 2003, a First Team All- Big East basketball player at Notre Dame in 2006-2007. [ [http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/carter_russell00.html Russell Carter player profile - ND] . Accessed October 18, 2007.]
* Kevin Harvey (Class of 1996), USAToday's "All-USA First Team" high school football player as a senior; New Jersey's all-time leading scorer with 101 touchdowns and 656 total points. Played briefly with the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League before it collapsed in 2001. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2001-02-07-classof95.htm "Catching up with All-USA Class of 1995"] , "USA Today". Accessed July 25, 2007.] [ [http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/century/stories/footballtop10d.html The Star Ledger's "Top 10 Defensive Players of the Century"] . Accessed July 25, 2007.]
* Kevin Ross (born 1962), Class of 1980, Paulsboro High and Temple University graduate, played in the National Football League for 14 seasons for three different teams. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROSSKEV01 Kevin Ross] , database Football. Accessed November 26, 2007.]
* Edwin H. Simmons (1921-2007), Class of 1938, highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer. [ [http://www.usmc.mil/genbios2.nsf/0/88972D5C89F839FE85256A4000718880?opendocument Brigadier General (Retired) Edwin H. Simmons] , United States Marine Corps. Accessed May 13, 2007. "Edwin Howard Simmons was born August 25, 1921, in Paulsboro, N.J., and graduated from high school there in 1938."]

References

External links

* [http://www.paulsboro.k12.nj.us/PHS.htm Paulsboro High School]
* [http://www.paulsboro.k12.nj.us/ Paulsboro Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|15|4020|0|Paulsboro Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412720 Data for the Paulsboro Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/paulsboro/ South Jersey Sports: Paulsboro HS]