Florence Township Memorial High School

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name = Florence Township Memorial High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Florence Township School District
type = Public high school
principal = Steve Falcone
asst principal = Maria Sadar
enrollment = 436 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 35.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.5
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conference = Burlington County Scholastic League
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location = 201 Cedar Street
Florence, NJ 08518
information = 609-499-4600
website = [http://www.florence.k12.nj.us/Florence/default.htm?rn=503272 School website]

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

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 436 students and 35.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.5. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405220&ID=340522001082 Florence Township Memorial High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2008.]

The school was the 183rd-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 209th 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.]

Athletics

Florence Township Memorial High School competes in the Burlington County Scholastic League, which consists of public and parochial high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA)

The football team advanced to the Central Jersey Group I State Championships against South River High School at Rutgers Stadium on December 1, 2006, winning by a final score of 17-6. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=188015&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Football Tournament - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA, accessed December 7, 2006.]

The boys basketball team won the 2005 Central, Group I state sectional championship with a 64-50 win over Metuchen High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93752&tclass=Central,%20Group%20I 2005 Boys Basketball - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.]

The softball team took the Central, Group I state sectional championship in 2007 with a pair of shutout wins over Middlesex High School (6-0) and South Amboy High School (3-0) in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Softball - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 8, 2008.] The team moved on to win the Group I State Championship with wins over Gloucester City High School (3-2) and Pompton Lakes High School (3-0) in the final game. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=220864&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2007 Softball - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 12, 2007.] The team won the 2008 sectional title over Dunellen High School by a score of 10-0 in the final game. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=277510&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20I 2008 Softball Tournament - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 28, 2008.] [ [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/high_school/20080530_S__Jersey_Girls__Schreck_powers_Florence_to_softball_crown.html "S. Jersey Girls: Schreck powers Florence to softball crown"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", May 30, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2008.] The 2008 team lost 9-1 to Pennsville Memorial High School in the first round of the Group I championships. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=277510&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2008 Softball Tournament - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 28, 2008.] [Staff. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080604/VARSITY/806040347/1002/RSS02 "Curry leads Pennsville past Florence to final"] , "Courier-Post", June 4, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2008.]

Florence high has gone four seasons with only one loss to Holy Cross but has still managed to win 4 back to back to back to back Central Jersey Group 1 Championships (2003-2006)

Notable alumni

*Wali Lundy (born 1983), NFL Player, attended Florence Township Memorial High School for two years before transferring to Holy Cross High School. [Carchidi, Sam. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F7A0E8C669C6443&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Wali Lundy shares player-of-week honors"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", November 29, 2002. Accessed June 8, 2008. "Lundy, who attended Florence for two years before transferring to Holy Cross..."] He currently plays for the AFC South Division Houston Texans.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are" [ [http://www.florence.k12.nj.us/staff.htm?rn=4659971 High School Staff Directory] , Florence High School. Accessed August 24, 2008.]
*Steve Falcone, Principal
*Maria Sadar, Assistant Principal

References

External links

* [http://www.florence.k12.nj.us/Florence/default.htm?rn=503272 Florence Township Memorial High School]
* [http://www.florence.k12.nj.us/ Florence Township School District]
*NJReportCard|05|1520|0|Florence Township School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405220 Data for the Florence Township School District] , National Center for Education Statistics