Pitman High School

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name = Pitman High School


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grades = 9 - 12
district = Pitman School District
type = Public high school
principal = Dr. Cherie Lombardo
enrollment = 501 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 40.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 12.5
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conference = Tri-County Conference
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location = 225 Linden Avenue
Pitman, NJ 08071
information = 856-589-2121
website = [http://pitman.k12.nj.us/admin/hsopen.htm School website]

Pitman High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Pitman, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pitman School District. In 2007, [http://www.schooldigger.com School Digger] ranked it as the 47^th best high school (out of 356) in New Jersey. [ [http://www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=0318002498 New Jersey High School Rankings - schooldigger.com] . Accessed June 14, 2007.]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 501 students and 40.0 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=3413080&ID=341308002616 Pitman High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 14, 2008.]

The school was the 102nd-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 122nd 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

Pitman High School is one of the member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12. The smallest one, Clayton High School, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students. [ [http://njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/07South.pdf NJSIAA 2007-08 General Group Classification] . Accessed July 31, 2007.]

The girls tennis team won the South, Group I state tournament in 1999, topping Pennsville High School 4-1 in the final match. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=9&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I Girls Tennis Public Group Finals - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 5, 2007.] The team repeated the title in 2000 with a 4-1 win against Haddon Township High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/scripts-bracketmaker/tmenu.cfm?subid=4839 2000 - South, Group I Sectional] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 5, 2007.] The team won the 2006 South, Group I state sectional championship with a 4-1 victory over Point Pleasant Beach High School in the Tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=180276&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Girls Team Tennis - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 5, 2007.] The team won the 2006 Group II State Championship, topping Highland Park High School 5-0 in the semifinals and Verona High School 3-2 to take the title. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=180276&tclass=Public%20Group%20Finals 2006 Girls Team Tennis - Public Group Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 5, 2007.]

The boys soccer team won the 1999 Public Group Semifinals - South, Group I state title with a 2-1 win against Bordentown Regional High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=94&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I Public Group Semifinals - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 5, 2007.]

Marching Band

The Pitman High School Marching band currently competes in the 3 Open Class of United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) and fluctuates its members ranging from low sixties one year to upper sixties or seventies another.

The school's marching band was Chapter One Champions in 1999 (Group 1). [ [http://www.tob1.org/history.html Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History] , Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.]

The Pitman Panther Marching band won the I class of Calvacade of Bands in 2003.

The Pitman Panther Marching Band won USSBA NJ State Championships in 2006.

With their 2007 show, Spanish Fire, The PHS Marching Band won the 2007 USSBA Group 3A All States Championships in Allentown, PA on November 11, 2007. The historic win also launched the band in to the Open Class of the division where the more seasoned and established programs compete. Also, the win prompted an invitation to 2008 USSBA Championships in Annapolis, MD at the United States Naval Academy.The program is also in a winning streak at Central Jersey Championships with wins from 2004-2007.

Notable alumni

* Joe Crispin (born 1979 - Class of 1997), Gloucester County's all-time leading scorer for boys' high school basketball (2,651 career points) who played in the NBA for the Lakers and Suns. Played collegiately at Penn State and ranks second on the all-time scoring charts (1,986 points). Won the national three point competition after his senior season at PSU. [ [http://www.gopsusports.com/docs/mbb07/MBB%20History%20&%20Yearly%20Records.pdf Penn State MBB History] . Accessed July 23, 2007.] [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3582/ SI.com Joe Crispin Player Page] . Accessed July 23, 2007.]
* Jon Crispin (born 1981 - Class of 1999), Gloucester County's fourth all-time leading boys' scorer (2,319 career points) in high school. Played collegiately for two seasons at Penn State with brother Joe, then transferred and spent last two seasons with the UCLA Bruins. [ [http://blog.nj.com/gloucester/2007/04/a_pop_with_pop.html A pop with 'Pop'] , Crispin brothers act in Coke commercial. Accessed July 23, 2007.]
* Valerie Roesler (Class of 2000), former collegiate soccer player for then-nationally ranked Hofstra University and future semi-professional player in New Jersey. Holds Pitman's girl's soccer records for goals and assists. Played under US national team coach Mark Krikorian (FSU).
* Erica Scanlon (Class of 2000), Miss New Jersey 2004.

Administration

*Dr. Cherie Lombardo - Principal
*Jay Stillman - Assistant Principal

References

External links

* [http://pitman.k12.nj.us/admin/hsopen.htm Pitman High School]
* [http://pitman.k12.nj.us/ Pitman School District]
*NJReportCard|15|4140|0|Pitman School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413080 Data for the Pitman School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/pitman/ South Jersey Sports: Pitman High School]