| Cherokee High School | |
| Location | |
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| 120 Tomlinson Mill Road Marlton, NJ, 08053-2550 USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1975 |
| Superintendent | Emily Capella |
| Principal | Linda Rhorer (grades 11-12) Kenneth Denn (grades 9-10) |
| Asst. Principal | Donna Charlesworth (North) Steve Lee (North) Joseph Schramm (North) Gary Williams (North / South) Margaret Martin (South) Ron Parker (South) JoAnn Jankowski (South) Ann Burrell (South) |
| Faculty | 192.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,619[2] (2006–07) |
| Grade 9 | 669[2] |
| Grade 10 | 647[2] |
| Grade 11 | 646[2] |
| Grade 12 | 630[2] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 13.6[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Brown Orange |
| Mascot | Chief |
| Average SAT scores | 533 Mathematics 512 Verbal 505 Essay[2] (2006-07) |
| Newspaper | The Cherokee Scout |
| Yearbook | Talking Leaves |
| Feeder schools | Evesham Township School District[3] |
| Website | School website |
Cherokee High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of four high schools of the Lenape Regional High School District in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The communities in the district are Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[4] Cherokee serves students from Evesham Township.[5]
Most of Cherokee's students come from either Frances S. DeMasi Middle School or Marlton Middle School, which are parts of the Evesham Township School District, located in Evesham Township, New Jersey (commonly referred to as Marlton), a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Some students also come from the local Catholic school, St. Joan of Arc.
The school was known as simply Cherokee High School until the addition of the "south" building in 2001. The original building was then renamed "Cherokee High School North."
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,619 students and 192 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6.[1]
The school was featured in the MTV show High School Stories telling about a senior prank of hosting a cookoff in the faculty parking lot on the last day of school. The prank caused the school to close early for the day. The 2004 senior class set this prank up and started to block the parking lot at 2am that day.[citation needed]
The school was the 152nd-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 131st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]
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Athletics
The Cherokee High School Chiefs participate in the Olympic Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County.
- Football Championships[7]
- State Championships: 1981, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 2005, 2009
- Conference Championships: 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
- Undefeated Seasons: 1981, 1982, 1985, *2009 (Lost on Thanksgiving)
- Softball Championships[8]
- State Championships: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003
- Conference Championships: 2002, 2003, 2004
- Undefeated Seasons: 2003
- Ice Hockey
Cherokee has been successful as well in the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.
- Championships: 2002, 2005
- Note: Ice hockey is not a school sport in the Lenape School District. Cherokee's ice hockey team is a separate club team in the SJHSIHL.
- Track, Field, and Cross Country
Cherokee also has successful track, field, and cross country running programs, which are known nationally for their excellent cross-country runners who often move on to run for many prestigious colleges.
- Cross Country Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 (ranked 3rd in NE, 8th in nation), 2007
- Basketball Championships
- South Jersey Group 4 Sectional Champions: 2007, defeating Winslow Township High School 54-43.[9]
Other high schools in the district
The Lenape District's three other high schools are:
- Lenape High School - located in Medford Township. Serves students from Mount Laurel Township
- Seneca High School - located in Tabernacle Township. Serves students from Tabernacle, Shamong Township, Southampton Township and Woodland Township
- Shawnee High School - located in Medford Township. Serves students from Medford and Medford Lakes
Notable alumni
- Mike Devlin (born 1969), NFL football player/coach now with the New York Jets as the offensive line coach.[10]
- Doug Easlick, NFL football player Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers[11]
- Brian Herzlinger (born 1976), filmmaker , My Date with Drew.[12]
- Dana Kelly, reality TV star, A Double Shot at Love[13]
- Tom Knight, NFL football player Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[14]
- Dennis Norman (born 1980), NFL football player San Diego Chargers.[15]
- Richard Ruccolo (born 1972), actor, Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place.[16]
- Michael Schoeffling (born 1960), actor/model, Sixteen Candles (1984).[citation needed]
- Nicole Wood (born 1970), Miss April 1993 Playboy Playmate[17]
References
- ^ a b c "Cherokee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Cherokee+High+School&Zip=08053&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=340849001092. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "New Jersey School Report Card 2006-2007". http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/dataselect.php?c=05;d=2610;s=040;lt=CD;st=CD&datasection=all.
- ^ "Lenape Region High School District: Sending Schools". http://lenape.schoolwires.com/81361073113925687/site/default.asp?NodeID=454&NodeID=498&NodeID=557&NodeID=563.
- ^ "Lenape Regional High School District 2007 Report Card Narrative". New Jersey Department of Education. http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/05/2610/05-2610-000.html. Retrieved April 8, 2008. "The Lenape Regional High School District serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland townships and Medford Lakes borough."
- ^ "Cherokee High School 2007 Report Card Narrative". New Jersey Department of Education. http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/05/2610/05-2610-040.html. Retrieved April 8, 2008. "ATTENDANCE AREA: Evesham Township"
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank". New Jersey Monthly. September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
- ^ "Cherokee Football: History of Excellence". http://chsweb.lr.k12.nj.us/athletics/football/history_of_excellence.htm. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
- ^ "History of Cherokee Softball". Cherokee High School. http://chsweb.lr.k12.nj.us/athletics/softball/history.htm. Retrieved July 26, 2007.
- ^ "2007 Boys Basketball - South, Group IV". NJSIAA. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=202502&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20IV. Retrieved March 8, 2007.
- ^ "Mike Devlin: coach profile". New York Jets. http://www.newyorkjets.com/coaches/mike-devlin. Retrieved March 25, 2007. "Devlin earned All-America honors as a high school player at Cherokee High School in Marlton, New Jersey before matriculating to the University of Iowa."
- ^ Dolphins Sign 12 College Free Agents, dated April 30, 2005
- ^ "WORTH NOTING; This Could Be His Date With Destiny", The New York Times, August 7, 2005. "... A 1994 Cherokee High School graduate..."
- ^ "A Double Shot at Love: Dana Kelly". http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/a_double_shot_at_love/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10569. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Knight player profile". New England Patriots. http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=17730. Retrieved March 29, 2007.
- ^ "Dennis Norman player profile". Jacksonville Jaguars. http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Player.aspx?id=2579. Retrieved March 29, 2007.
- ^ Richard Ruccolo, South African TV Authority. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Upon finishing school at Cherokee High School, he headed straight for Los Angeles, where he slept on a friends couch until he found work acting."
- ^ "Biography for Nicole Wood". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939919/bio. Retrieved November 25, 2006.
External links
- Cherokee High School
- Lenape Regional High School District
- Cherokee High School's 2007-08 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- "Data for the Lenape Regional High School District". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3408490.
- South Jersey Sports: Cherokee HS
- Online Alumni Community
Coordinates: 39°52′27″N 74°53′45″W / 39.87406°N 74.895924°W
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