- Clearview Regional High School
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Clearview Regional High School 
Location 625 Breakneck Road
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062Information Type Public high school Principal Keith Brook Asst. Principal Michael Holm
Thomas Jones
Dawn ScalfaroFaculty 111 (on FTE basis)[1] Enrollment 1,579 (as of 2009-10)[1] Student to teacher ratio 14.23[1] Color(s) Green
GoldAthletics conference Tri-County Conference Team name Pioneers Website http://www.clearviewregional.edu/highschool Clearview Regional High School is a regional public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from two communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Clearview Regional High School District. The sending districts are Harrison Township and Mantua Township.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,579 students and 111 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.23.[1]
The school was the 142nd-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 130th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 141st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4]
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Curriculum
The school has dual credit or articulation agreements in place with Drexel University, Gloucester County College and Camden County College, covering 15 of the school's courses.[5]
Athletics
Clearview Regional High School competes in the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12 and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6]
Clearview participates in the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League, a high school ice hockey league with 20 teams participating at the varsity level from South Jersey. The girl's soccer team were Co-Champions in the Tri-County Conference in 2004 and were champions in the 2008 and 2009 season. The girls also made appearances in the finals of the South Jersey state playoffs in 2005 and 2008. Golf is also a well known sport at Clearview, winning the Tri-County Conference in 2008 and 2009. The football team went undefeated in the regular season in 2006. Also, the girls varsity swim team won Tri-County Conference Championship titles in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010. In 2009 the girls team won the 'Royal Division Title of the Tri-County Conference'.
The girls softball team won the 2002 South, Group III sectional championship with a 5-3 win over Toms River High School South in the tournament final.[7] The team repeated the title in 2003, edging Cumberland Regional High School 4-3.[8]
Kingsway Regional High School is their athletic rival.[9] The two teams annually play on Thanksgiving for the Coaches Trophy.[10]
Marching band
The Clearview Regional Marching Band was Tournament of the Bands Chapter One Champions in 1975, 1993-1994 (Group 2) and 1995-1997 (Group 3). The Clearview Band was recognized as the Atlantic Coast Champion in Group 3 in 1995.[11]
The 2008 show was entitled "Shapes". The Clearview Regional Marching Band was crowned the 2008 USSBA New Jersey State champions (group II) on October 26, 2008 in Union, NJ. The competition was originally scheduled to be held on the 25th at Giants Stadium, but was rained out and rescheduled to the following day at Union High School.[12]
In November, 2008 the Clearview Regional Marching Band took 2nd place for Group II at the USSBA National Championships held at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The Percussion Section also received the award for "Best Percussion Award" in Group II.
The 2009 show was entitled "Tragic Kingdom: The Rise and Fall of Babylon 2009", and was written by the Marching Band Director, Calvin Spencer. The Percussion was written by former Assistant Director, Ron Latham. The Clearview Regional Marching Band finished 2nd in Group I at the USSBA New Jersey State Championships. The band placed 3rd at the Northern States Championships and placed 4th at the USSBA National Championships. The Percussion Section received the "Best Percussion Award" for Group I. This was the second straight year that the Clearview Percussion Section won this award.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[13]
- Keith Brook - Principal
- Michael Holm - Assistant Principal
- Thomas Jones - Assistant Principal
- Dawn Scalfaro - Assistant Principal
The school district's board of education is composed of nine individuals. Six are from Mantua and three are from Harrison.[14]
- Pat Campbell, President, Harrison
- John Hughes, Vice President, Mantua
- Robin Atkins, Mantua
- Donald Coughlan, Mantua
- Michelle Giaquinto, Mantua
- Debbie Lundberg, Mantua
- Daniel Petrille, Mantua
- Carmen Trifiletti, Harrison
- Timothy Van Noy, Harrison
References
- ^ a b c d Clearview Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 1, 2011.
- ^ Clearview Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2011. "Clearview Regional High School District serves 2,570 students in grades 7 through 12 from the rural and suburban areas of Harrison and Mantua townships."
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 1, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ 2010 Report Card Narrative: Clearview Regional High School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 2, 2011. "We currently have dual credit or articulation agreements in place with Gloucester County College and Camden County College, and these agreements cover 15 of our courses."
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 2, 2011.
- ^ 2002 Softball Tournament - South, Group III, NJSIAA, accessed May 14, 2007.
- ^ 2003 Softball Tournament - South, Group III, NJSIAA, accessed May 14, 2007.
- ^ Staff. "Carpenter happy with his showing in county tourney", Gloucester County Times, April 21, 2009. Accessed July 20, 2011. "'I felt a lot of pressure on me,' Carpenter said. 'Kingsway and Clearview have a rivalry and those are two great kids I played, and happily I was able to defeat them.'"
- ^ Chappelear, Scott. "Trophies add flavor to rivalries", The News of Cumberland County, November 26, 2009. Accessed July 20, 2011. "We have some great rivalries in our area, many played on Thanksgiving, but so few have trophies associated with them.Kingsway and Clearview battle for the Coaches Trophy - an appropriate award with Tony Barchuk and Dan Pidcock in charge - and Pennsville will take on Penns Grove in the "Battle for the Norm Willey Boot" (Willey was a former Philadelphia Eagle who taught at Pennsville after retiring)."
- ^ Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History, Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.
- ^ USSBA NJ State Championships, USSBA accessed November 16, 2008.
- ^ High School Administration, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed June 1, 2011.
- ^ Board of Education, Clearview Regional High School District. Accessed October 2, 2011.
External links
- Clearview Regional High School
- Clearview Regional High School District
- Clearview Regional High School Marching Band
- Clearview Regional High School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for Clearview Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Clearview Regional HS
Coordinates: 39°45′07″N 75°12′32″W / 39.752043°N 75.208976°W
Tri-County Conference (NJSIAA) Classic Division Clayton • GCIT • Gloucester • Pennsville • Pitman • Salem • Wildwood
Diamond Division Royal Division Clearview • Cumberland • Delsea • Deptford • Highland • Kingsway • Williamstown
Categories:- High schools in Gloucester County, New Jersey
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