Deptford Township High School

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Deptford High School
Location
575 S. Fox Run Road
Deptford, NJ 08096
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1954
Principal Melvin Allen
Vice Principals Meredith Alexander
Brian Wert
Faculty 77.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Enrollment 1,028[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 13.3:1[1]
Color(s)      Vegas Gold
     Black[2]
Athletics conference Tri-County Conference
Team name Spartans[2]
Newspaper Spartan Spirit
Yearbook Dorian
Website School website

Deptford Township High School (also Deptford High School) is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Deptford Township Schools.

The first classes taught at Gloucester County College when it opened in the summer of 1967 were held at Deptford Township High School.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,028 students and 77.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1. There were 321 students (31.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 116 (11.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 259th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[3] The school had been ranked 242nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 255th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 252nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 226th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 229th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 26 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[7]

Academics

A typical school day at Deptford High School is 6 hours and 55 minutes long with around 6 hours of classroom instruction. Average class sizes for 9, 10, 11, and 12 grades are 17.3, 18.7, 15.3, and 13.1, respectively. An average class size at Deptford is about 16.1 students as compared to the state average of 18.9 students. The student-computer ratio is 2.5 students for 1 computer, compared to a state average of 3.3:1. Of the 462 computers in the building, all 462 are connected to the internet.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Deptford High School Spartans[2] compete as one of the member schools of the Tri-County Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[8] With 734 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 748 students in that grade range.[9]

The football team won the NJSIAA state sectional championship in 1978 (South Jersey Group III), 1998 and 2003-04 (South Jersey Group II).[10] Deptford's football team won the state sectional championship consecutively in 2003 and 2004 under Head Coach Al Orio. The team won the 2004 title with a 28-21 win over Moorestown High School.[11]

Spartan Marching Band

The school's marching band finished in first 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 93.35.[12] They were under the direction of Mr. Michael Armstrong, graduate of DTHS (1999) and New Jersey Institute of Technology (2003).

National Honor Society

Deptford received its National Honor Society charter in 1960 and has been actively inducting members since.

NJROTC

In 2003, Deptford's NJROTC (Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps) program was established.

Other activities

Other activities at Deptford High School include Chess Club, All-School Musical (which usually takes place in the Spring), Culture Club, Debate Club, ERASE, the Fall Play, FBLA, Future Teachers of America, Freshman Transition, Gay-Straight Alliance, Girls' Athletic Association, Healthcare Careers Club, Mock Trial,[13] National Art Honor Society, National Honor Society, Peer Mediation, Peer Tutors, Project Graduation, RAP (Respect All People), Robotics Club, Rotary Interact, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Science Club, Spartan Spirit Newspaper, Strength and Conditioning, Student Athletic Trainers, and SGA.[14]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:

  • Melvin Allen, Principal[15]
  • Brian Wert, Vice Principal for Students A-K[16]
  • Meredith Alexander, Vice Principal for Students L-Z[17]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 School Data for Deptford Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Deptford Township High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  7. ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 3, 2012.
  8. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for South Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 19, 2015.
  11. ↑ 2004 Football Tournament - South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 6, 2007.
  12. ↑ Group I, M&T Bank Stadium, November 16, 2007, United States Scholastic Band Association. Accessed November 18, 2007.
  13. ↑ Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial. Accessed January 1, 2010.
  14. ↑ Activities, Deptford Township High School. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ Principal, Deptford Township High School. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ Vice Principal (A-K), Deptford Township High School. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  17. ↑ Vice Principal (L-Z), Deptford Township High School. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  18. ↑ Narducci, Marc. "Rowe grateful for Deptford induction", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 15, 2009. Accessed September 24, 2012. "Dave Rowe has had lunch with a president and played 12 years in the NFL, earning one Super Bowl ring and two Pro Bowl selections, and yet he can't stop talking about his coming induction into the Deptford Athletic Hall of Fame. Rowe, Class of '63, is among seven members and one team to be inducted in the inaugural Hall class on April 27 at Auletto Caterers in Deptford."
  19. ↑ Dave Rowe, database Football. Accessed October 6, 2007.
  20. ↑ Staff. "Exit Interview: Patti Smith; The pride of Deptford High is the subject of a new book and documentary", Philadelphia (magazine), August 2008. Accessed September 24, 2012. "That's where the similarities end: Smith, a Deptford High grad, left the 'Boro to become a groundbreaking singer, artist, activist, and inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Exit Interview asks famous people stupid questions."
  21. ↑ "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO...", The Star-Ledger, June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.

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