- Atlantic City High School is a four-year public high school located in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Atlantic City School District. The current school building opened in 1994 and holds approximately 2,500 students. Students from Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,574 students, and 178.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.5.
- The school was the 255th-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 270th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- History
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Atlantic City's first high school building was built in 1895 at Illinois and Arctic Avenues, though the building's small size did not allow much room for growth.
- In 1901, the high school relocated to a building at Ohio and Pacific Avenues. After the high school relocated a third time, the building was reused as the Ohio Avenue School for many years.The third building, located at Albany and Atlantic Avenues, opened on September 17, 1923. Constructed at a cost of over $1.75 million, it included a 1,000-seat auditorium and a 6,000-pipe organ.
- The fourth, and current Atlantic City High School was constructed on “Great Island,” opening to students on November 23, 1994.
- Athletics
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The Atlantic City High School Vikings compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
- In 1924, Atlantic City High School won the state swimming championship for a fourth time, setting three meet records in the process, with the Lawrenceville School coming in second and The Peddie School in third. The next year, at a meet held in Philadelphia, the swim team won the national interscholastic championship, breaking the streak of four championships won by Mercersburg Academy. The Atlantic City swim team were the guests of President Calvin Coolidge at the White House, in recognition of their championship.
- The 1999 football team won the South Jersey Group IV State Championship at Rutgers University with a 31-29 win over Eastern High School, of Voorhees, NJ.
- The boys basketball team won the 2005 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship, defeating Trenton Central High School 71-70 in the semifinals, and Ridgewood High School 56-42 in the championship game.
- Zack Woerner was named 2007 N.S.C.A.A. National Scholar Athlete for boys soccer.
- The boys soccer team was 2008 Inaugural Brigantine Cup Champions-Tyler Rau and Edgar Pavon scored on assists by Brendan Layden and Lucas Levenson.
- Dress code
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A student dress code was formulated for the 2007-08 school year. It is still being enforced until further notice.
- Academics
- AP Level Courses
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Atlanic City High School offers many Advanced Placement courses, in addition to the normal college-prep and Honors classes. ACHS offers AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP French Language, AP Latin, AP Calculus AB &BC, Mechanics, AP Physics B,AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Studio Art, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, and AP World History.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Malek Karim, Principal
- Michael Bird, Assistant Principal
- Stephen J. Brown, Vice-Principal
- Alvaro J. Cores, Vice-Principal
- Ydearia Ely, Vice-Principal
- Notable alumni
- Rosalind Cash (1938–1995), actress whose career endured on stage, screen, and television, despite her staunch refusal to portray stereotyped "black" roles.
- Joe Cicero (1910–1983), professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics.
- Paul Goldberg (born 1959), class of 1977, Los Angeles session drummer.
- Pete Hunter, Cornerback for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. A fifth-round pick in 2002.
- Joseph Lazarow (1923–2008), Mayor of Atlantic City from 1976–1982
- Harvey Mason (born 1947), Los Angeles session drummer.
- Steven P. Perskie (born 1945), judge and politician.
- Lou Roe (born 1972), small forward for the NCAA's University of Massachusetts Minutemen and the NBA's Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors. A second-round pick in 1995.
- Jessica Savitch (1947–1983), television journalist, killed in a car accident on October 23, 1983.
- Norman Joseph Woodland (born 1921), class of 1943, inventor of the bar code.
- James L. Avery, Sr. (born November 27, 1948), television actor.
- See also
- Bader Field
James L. Avery, Sr. (born November 27, 1948) is an American TV actor best known for his portrayal of the patriarch and attorney (later judge) Philip Banks in the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, whom Will Smith's character affectionately called "Uncle Phil". This character was ranked #34 in TV Guide's "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time". He also provided the voice of Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, as well as War Machine in Iron Man, Iron Man animated series. He also played Michael Kelso's officer at the police academy late in the series run of the popular sitcom That '70s Show.- External links
- Atlantic City High School
- Atlantic City School District Website
- Data for the Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Article on the history of the old high school building
- South Jersey Sports: Atlantic City HS
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