Bridgeton High School

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name = Bridgeton High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Bridgeton Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Lynn B. Williams
asst principal = Azeem Ahmad
Dorian Giorgio
Steve Lynch
enrollment = 1,082 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 124.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 8.7
nickname = Bulldogs
conference = Cape-Atlantic League
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location = 111 N. West Avenue
flagicon|New Jersey Bridgeton, NJ 08302
information = 856-455-8030
website = [http://www.bridgeton.k12.nj.us/bhs School website]

Bridgeton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in grades 9-12 from the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bridgeton Public Schools, an Abbott District. [ [http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/abbotts/abbotturls.pl?string=code&maxhits=100 Abbott Districts] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 13, 2008.]

Students from Downe Township and Lawrence Township attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/11/0540/11-0540-020.html Bridgeton High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 23, 2008. "In addition to city students, the high school also serves as a receiving school for two rural school districts, Downe and Lawrence Townships."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,082 students and 124.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 8.7. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Bridgeton High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 25, 2007.]

The school was the 297th-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 283rd 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

The Bridgeton High School Bulldogs compete in the National 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.

The boys’ and girls’ track teams were the CAL champions for the 2005-06 season. The boys track team was the NJSIAA Division II state champions.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.bridgeton.k12.nj.us/bhs/staff/staff.htm Staff] , Bridgeton High School. Accessed August 13, 2008.]
*Lynn B. Williams - Principal
*Azeem Ahmad - Assistant Principal
*Dorian Giorgio - Assistant Principal
*Steve Lynch - Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

* Julie Ann Dawson (born 1971), horror fiction writer, RPG designer, and publisher.Fact|date=August 2008
* James Galanos (born 1925), fashion designer. [Gerston, Jill. [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&tab=wn&q=%22James+Galanos%22+bridgeton+high+school "PERSONALITY: NANCY REAGAN PUT GALANOS ON THE MAP"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", February 19, 1981. Accessed July 29, 2007. "Like another famous Jimmy, James Galanos was "Jimmy who?"... After graduating from Bridgeton High School... "] [McCullen, Sean c. [http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/index.ssf?/base/news-2/119519083664280.xml&coll=10 "BHS Hall of Fame grows"] , "Bridgeton News", November 16, 2007. Accessed December 11, 2007. The third class of the Bridgeton High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame was inducted during a ceremony at the high school Thursday night. The 2007-2008 inductees are fashion designer James Galanos (Class of 1942)..."]
* George Jamison (born 1962), NFL linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JAMISGEO01 George Jamison player profile] , database Football. Accessed July 29, 2007.]
* Brison Manor (born 1952), defensive lineman who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, from 1977-1984. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MANORBRI01 Brison Manor] , database Football. Accessed October 24, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.bridgeton.k12.nj.us/bhs Bridgeton High School]
* [http://www.bridgeton.k12.nj.us/ Bridgeton Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|11|0540|0|Bridgeton Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402250 Data for the Bridgeton Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/bridgeton/ South Jersey Sports: Bridgeton HS]