Haddon Heights High School
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| Haddon Heights High School | |
| Location | |
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301 Second Avenue Haddon Heights, NJ 08035 |
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| Information | |
| Principal | D. Sandowich |
| Asst. Principal | D. Chando Mr. Ronald Corn |
| Enrollment |
844 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 67.4 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 12.5[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 7 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Colonial Conference |
| Motto | “Where Tradition and Progress Meet” |
| Team name | Garnets |
| Color(s) | Garnet & Gold |
| Information | 856-547-1920 |
Haddon Heights High School is a six-year comprehensive junior high school / public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Haddon Heights School District.
Haddon Heights High School also serves students from the neighboring communities of Barrington and Lawnside who attend the high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationships.[2]
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 844 students and 67.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.5.[1]
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[edit] Athletics
The Haddon Heights High School Garnets compete in the Colonial Conference, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12.[3]
The girls basketball team won the 2007 South, Group II state sectional championship with a 33-26 win against Cinnaminson High School.[4]
In 2001, the softball team won their second consecutive South, Group II state sectional championship with a 2-0 win against Manchester Township High School.[5][6]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
The school's marching band finished in third place at the 2007 United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, competing as a Group I band at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on November 16, 2007, with a score of 94.175, missing second place by 1/20th of a point.[7]
The marching band was Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Champions in Group 1 in 1994. They were also the TOB Chapter 1 Champions in Group 1 from 1992-1997.
The school's indoor color guard, known as High Voltage, was the Scholastic Open Class champions at the Tournament Indoor Association All-Chapter Championships in 1994 and 1996. They were the Scholastic World Class Champions from 1998-2001, the Independent Open Class Champions in 2005 and 2006, and the Independent A Class Champions in 2002, 2004, and 2007. They were the Independent A Class Champions in the MAIN circuit in 2004 and 2005.
The school's indoor percussion ensemble was the Tournament Indoor Association Scholastic A Champions in 2006.
[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration include:[8]
- Mr. D. Sandowich - Principal
- Mr. D. Chando - Assistant Principal
- Mr. Ronald Corn - Assistant Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Steve Israel, former American football cornerback who played nine seasons in the NFL.[9]
- Herb Kelleher, co-founder, Chairman and former CEO of Southwest Airlines.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Haddon Heights High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 18, 2007.
- ^ About Our School, accessed February 21, 2007.
- ^ Colonial Conference teams, accessed April 5, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - South, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed July 25, 2007.
- ^ "Schlichtig lifts Haddon Heights to Group 2 title", Courier-Post, June 1, 2001. Accessed August 18, 2007. "The Haddon Heights High School softball team won its second straight South Jersey Group 2 championship Thursday when when it turned back Manchester Township 2-0 in the title game at Washington Township."
- ^ 2001 NJSIAA Softball - South, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed August 18, 2007.
- ^ Group I, M&T Bank Stadium, November 16, 2007, United States Scholastic Band Association. Accessed November 18, 2007.
- ^ Administration, accessed February 21, 2007.
- ^ Steve Israel profile, database Football. Accessed June 3, 2007.
- ^ Blackwell, Charles W. "Flying High with Herb Kelleher: A Profile in Charismatic Leadership.", Journal of Leadership Studies, June 22, 1999. Accessed November 2, 2007. "Graduating from Haddon Heights High School where he distinguished himself as an athlete and student body president, Kelleher's first job was at Campbell Soup Company where he worked for six summers, joining his dad who was General Manager."
