Palmyra High School
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Palmyra High School (New Jersey)
| Palmyra High School | |
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| Location | |
| 311 West 5th Street Palmyra, NJ 08065 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1895 |
| School district | Palmyra Public Schools |
| Principal | Mark Pease |
| Vice principal | Ken Holloway |
| Faculty | 44 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 460 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.45[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Athletics conference | Burlington County Scholastic League |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Website | School website |
Palmyra High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Palmyra in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Palmyra Public Schools. High school classes began shortly after the completion of the Spring Garden Street School in 1895; this building is on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] With increased enrollment, the school was moved to a former girls school, Berkeley Hall, in 1907, and to its own building in 1909. A large addition was completed in 1922. The 1909 structure was destroyed by fire in 1957, and after a vote that narrowly defeated establishing a regional high school, additions were made to the building in 1958 and 1961.
Students from Beverly and Riverton attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.[3] In past years, students from Cinnaminson, Delran, Riverside, Delanco, and the Delair portion of Pennsauken had also attended Palmyra High School[2] Beginning with the school year 2010-11, only current Beverly students will be permitted to attend Palmyra High School. No new students from Beverly are accepted and will attend other high schools as agreed upon by those townships and Beverly.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 460 students and 44 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.45.[1]
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awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 208th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 224th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[4] The school was ranked 275th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[5]
Schooldigger.com ranked the school 318th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 16 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (94.6%) and language arts literacy (97.9%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[6]
Athletics
Palmyra High School competes in the Freedom division of the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), a sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] The league consists of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in central New Jersey.
The school mascot is currently the "Panther," but at the time of the school's inception, its teams were known as the Red Devils. This name was then changed to the Pals, which was used until the 1980s. The school colors have remained the same: red and white.
Students competed in track and field as early as 1903, and in football by 1908. Palmyra's overall record in football, through the 2011 season, is 505 wins, 406 losses, and 49 ties. The team was the South Jersey Group II champion in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, and 1953; the Group III title was won in 1963, and Group I honors were won in 1971, 1972, and 1978. The Palmyra/Burlington City High School football rivalry, begun in 1908, is one of the oldest in South Jersey; Palmyra leads the series 52-44-12.[8]
The girls basketball team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 46-37 win over Wildwood High School in the tournament final.[9] The team won their semifinal game in the Group I State Championship tournament, defeating Highland Park High School 49-43, before falling to University High School in the championship game.[10]
The 2006 girls soccer team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional title with a 1-0 win against Woodstown High School in the tournament final, the team's first-ever title.[11][12]
The Palmyra boys soccer team tied for the 2009 State Group I championship with Jonathan Dayton High School in a 0-0 tie. The team won the South Jersey title, beating Pitman High School on penalty kicks in a 2-2 tie; they won the state semi-final in the same fashion, defeating Metuchen High School 4-1 on penalty kicks in a scoreless match.[13]
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[14]
- Mark Pease - Principal
- Ken Holloway- Vice Principal
Notable alumni
- Deron Cherry (born 1959, class of 1977), played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs 1981-1991. Six time Pro Bowler at Safety.[15]
- Derek Holloway (born 1961, class of 1979), retired football player, who was a wide receiver in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[16]
References
- ^ a b c d Palmyra High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Cooper, et al., Life on the Delaware - A History of Palmyra, New Jersey 1976.
- ^ High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System. Accessed January 24, 2008.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 13, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed May 22, 2012.
- ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 22, 2012.
- ^ Cooper, et al., Life on the Delaware - A History of Palmyra, New Jersey 1976.
- ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - South, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed July 18, 2007.
- ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - Public Group Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 18, 2007.
- ^ Rimback, Tom. "4 county teams earn S.J. soccer titles Shawnee executes perfectly; Palmyra captures first crown", Burlington County Times, November 11, 2006. Accessed August 18, 2007. "Chelsea Grace took a pass from Rachel Minton and scored from 25-yard out to give the Palmyra Panthers all the offense they would need to secure their first South Jersey Group 1 girls soccer crown. Palmyra (14-4-3 record) went on to beat Woodstown."
- ^ 2006 Girls Soccer Tournament - South, Group I, NJSIAA. Accessed August 18, 2007.
- ^ Chappine, Phil; and Lewis, John A. "Defense does its share as Panthers make history, Burlington County Times, November 22, 2009. Accessed May 22, 2012. "NJSIAA GROUP 1 BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: PALMYRA 0, JONATHAN DAYTON 0. Stat of the Game: Palmyra went over 220 minutes without allowing a goal to end the season."
- ^ Administrative Offices, Palmyra High School. Accessed May 22, 2012
- ^ Deron Cherry, Database Football. Accessed January 24, 2008.
- ^ Derek Holloway profile, database Football. Accessed August 6, 2007.
External links
- Palmyra High School
- Palmyra Public Schools
- Palmyra Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Palmyra Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Online Alumni Community
Coordinates: 40°00′09″N 75°01′39″W / 40.002526°N 75.02759°W
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