Pennsauken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Pennsauken Public Schools.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,427 students and 119.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. There were 825 students (57.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 173 (12.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Students from Merchantville had attended the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship that began in 1972, when the borough's high school was closed. In the wake of a 2015 decision by the New Jersey Department of Education, Merchantville students began attending Haddon Heights High School starting in the 2015-16 school year, as part of a transition that will be fully in place in the 2018-19 school year.
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Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 298th-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. The school had been ranked 310th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 298th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 290th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 292nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
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Athletics
The Pennsauken High School Indians participate in the Burlington County Scholastic League, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,068 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 822 to 1,068 students in that grade range.
The football team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 1980, 1984, 1986 and 2011.
The boys' basketball team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship in 2004 with an 83-59 victory in the championship game against Steinert High School.
Marching band
The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1982 (Group 3) and 1985-1987 (Group 4). The band won the New Jersey state championships in 2008 Group 3 open, with the highest score of every band there.
Also, the school's marching band won state championships, Chapter One championships, and Atlantic Coast Class A championships in 2011 with their show titled "Side Show". Stealing all of the awards including : Best Auxiliary (Color Guard), Best Percussion, and many more.
Pennsauken Indoor Drumline Ensemble won 2015 WGI in Open Class with a score of 98.5.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration include:
- Gregory Munford, Principal
- Tracey Turner, Assistant Principal (9th grade)
- Michael McGovern, Assistant Principal (10th grade and Counseling)
- Ramon Sanchez, Assistant Principal (11th grade)
- Richard Bonkowski, Assistant Principal (12th grade)
Notable alumni
- Justin Cohen (born 1982), the first EA Sports Madden National Champion on the Game "Madden 2003".
- Al Fisher (born 1986), basketball player for Kent State University; was named 2008 MAC Player of the Year.
- David Griggs (1967-1995), San Diego Chargers - played Super Bowl 1994.
- Dwight Hicks (born 1956), retired San Francisco 49ers - Super Bowl winner.
- Todd McNair (born 1965), USC Trojans football coach and former NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers.
- Delia Parr, author of historical fiction.
- Allen Payne (born 1968), actor.
- Stephen M. Sweeney (born 1959), politician.
- John Taylor (born 1962), retired San Francisco 49ers - Super Bowl winner and made winning TD catch with 0:34 left, in Super Bowl XXIII.
- Keith Taylor (born 1964), retired NFL.
- William Wesley (born 1964), NBA mystery man.
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