| Number of Schools Managed |
19 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
11,618 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$178,777,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$160,227,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$15,388 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,791 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
97% |
81% |
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- Cherry Hill High School East is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Cherry Hill Public Schools. The school opened in 1967 as the township's second High School; Cherry Hill High School West was the first public High School in Cherry Hill. The first class graduated in June 1970, having started their freshman year in the Fall of 1966 in the West building doing split sessions until the East building was ready for occupancy in January 1967. '70 was the only class in the new building until the class of 1971 arrived in Fall 1967. By Fall 1969 the building housed all four grades.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,191 students and 127 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 17.3.
- The school is one of three high schools in the district; the others are Cherry Hill High School West and Cherry Hill Alternative High School.
- Awards and recognition
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For the 2001-2002 school year, Cherry Hill High School East received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
- In Newsweek's 2007 edition of "America's Top Public High Schools" ranked Cherry Hill High School East in 1258th place, the 38th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.
- In 2007, School Digger ranked it as the 27th best high school (out of 356) in New Jersey.
- The school was the 61st-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 42nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- Cherry Hill High School East won the 1998 National High School Mock Trial Championship, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- The American Scholastic Press Association named Cherry Hill High School East’s newspaper, Eastside, #1 in the country in 2005.
- In the 2009 National History Day competition, the team representing Cherry Hill High School East in the Senior Group Documentary division placed 5th in the nation.
- Sports
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The Cherry Hill High School East Cougars participate in the Olympic Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County.
- Varsity Cross CountryThe Cherry Hill East Cross Country team placed 6th at the Group 4 boys NJSIAA South Sectional Championships in 2007. [1] The boys varsity team in 2007 included Joel Burt (16:53.00 5kPR), Dan Fuentes (16:59.00 5kPR), Nate Burt (17:00.00 5kPR), Craig Fishbein (17:02.00 5kPR), Dave Berger (17:06.00 5kPR), Max Cohler (17:23.00 5kPR) and Colin Kosinski (17:40.00 5kPR).[2]The girls varsity team in 2007 included Missy Showers (18:42.00 5kPR) and Colleen Thompson(20:00.03 5kPR).
- Varsity BasketballCherry Hill East's basketball team is coached by South Jersey Hall of Fame Coach John Valore. East basketball teams are consistently ranked year after year in the Top Ten in South Jersey.
- Varsity FootballThe football team was ranked #1 in The Courier-Post's "Large School Top 10." This is the first time the Cougars have been ranked since 1996, when they were ranked in the top 5 during the preseason. The Cougars have clinched a spot in the South Jersey Group IV playoffs for the first time since the early 1990s. The Cougars play their home games at the township stadium, Jonas C. Morris Stadium, which they share with Cherry Hill High School West. Annually, the Cougars face cross town rival Cherry Hill West on Thanksgiving morning. The winner of the contest receives the Al DiBart Memorial Trophy, also known as 'the Boot'. The Lions defeated the Cougers 33-14 in 2007 to reclaim the trophy. East leads the series 29-10 as of 12/07. Scores of all East-West games from 1969 can be found on the 'East' page at http://www.east71.org.
- Varsity VolleyballThe girl's volleyball team, coached by Scott Mooney, won its first New Jersey State Championship in November 2005, posting victories over perennial powerhouses Hunterdon-Central and Bridgewater-Rariton.
- The boys volleyball team won New Jersey State Championships in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
- Varsity TennisThe boys tennis team won the 2007 South, Group IV state sectional championship with a string of 5-0 wins over Washington Township High School, Toms River High School North, and ultimately Egg Harbor Township High School in the tournament final.
- In 2007, the girls tennis team won the South Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Washington Township High School in the tournament final.
- BowlingThe boys bowling team won the 2007 New Jersey State Championship, led by William Hoese, Eric Cornog, Dan Kane, Jay Davis, and Derek Solomon, with averages of 218, 215, 194, 194, and 182, respectively.
- Ice HockeyCherry Hill High School East also has a separate club ice hockey team as a member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League. Every Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, the club plays the Cherry Hill West ice hockey club for the Golden Skate award.
- Music
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The Cherry Hill Music Department is award-winning. Recently in 2007, the Cherry Hill East, "East Singers" received a Superior Rating and Best Overall Mixed Ensemble from a Boston Choir Competition.
- The East Choral program consists of eight performing groups:
- Vocal Workshop: Entry-level choir. No audition necessary. Consists of grades 9-12.
- Chansons: Women's choir made up of 10th through 12th grade women. Auditioned group.
- Concert Choir: An auditioned mixed choir consisting of 10th through 12th grade men and women.
- East Singers: An Advanced auditioned mixed choir consisting of 10th through 12th grade men and women. In addition to school concerts, performs off-campus in select concerts. They made their Carnegie hall debut in 1997 and consistently receive superior ratings at adjudications and festivals. They performed Carmina Burana at the prestigious Kimmel Center in May 2005 as a Concert for Hope to benefit breast cancer research at City of Hope. The concert raised $40,000. In February 2006, they hosted the first East Coffee House that raised $8319.00 for Alex's Lemonade Stand. The second annual Coffee House was raising money for Suicide Prevention Education. The cafeteria was made up to look like a coffee house and the Thespians and East Singers decided on the slogan "Life is Groovy."
- Belles of East: Auditioned group of 14 young women who sing and accompany themselves on English hand bells. All repertoire is arranged by a former or present Belles member. Belles perform throughout the Delaware area all year. They have been invited frequently to perform at Longwood Gardens during the Christmas season and performed in the Cherry Hill Township Arts in Bloom Concert Series.
- Madrigal Singers: Auditioned group of 19 young men and women who represent the Renaissance era in both music and costume. They have been invited frequently to perform at Longwood Gardens during the Christmas season and performed in the Cherry Hill Township Arts in Bloom Concert Series on March 26, 2006. Madrigals perform throughout the Delaware Valley all year. They have participated in the Rutgers Madrigal Festival and competed at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire where they have won the Highest Accolades Award.
- Casual Harmony: An Auditioned group of 11 young men who perform everything from ballads to pop tunes. They perform throughout the New Jersey area and have also performed in the Cosmic Rays Cafe in Disney World. Casual Harmony was featured this past December on the NBC morning show, “10!” These men are known for their liveliness and comical performances, paired with excellent musicianship. Many mornings at East, Casual Harmony can be heard delivering birthday and special occasion telegrams to students in homeroom.
- Celebrations: An Auditioned group of traditional hand bell players. Celebrations performs bell arrangements from Classical music to show tunes. This spring, they will guest perform with the Greater South Jersey Chorus.
- East is also well known for its Dramatic arts with directors Robert Nation and Tom Weaver. Their past shows include Beauty and the Beast, The King and I, and most recently, Fiddler on the Roof. They also were one of the first high schools to perform Rent:The School Edition over the summer of 2008. Their director also took them to New York to see the show and meet the cast including Tracie Thoms.
- Cherry Hill East Drama Department performs 5 shows a year and one over the summer.
- Administrators
- Dr. John O'Breza – Principal
- Betsi McLeester – Assistant Principal
- C.J. Davis – Coordinator of Student Activities
- Assistant Principal Leonard Terranova was found dead in his office on March 18 2008. He apparently returned to his office on the night of March 17 after the senior class trip and suffered a heart attack.
- Noted alumni
- Lawrence Bender (born 1957), Academy Award-winning producer for film and television whose credits include Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting and An Inconvenient Truth.
- Bill "Stink" Fisher (born 1970), former National Football League player and actor.
- Glenn Foley (born 1970), former NFL quarterback who played for the New York Jets from 1994-1998.
- Adam Goldworm (born 1978), producer. Produced several films and television anthologies including showtime's Masters of Horror and NBC's Fear Itself
- Bob Greene (born 1958), personal trainer, frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
- Orel Hershiser (born 1958), former professional baseball pitcher who played most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Amos Lee (born 1978), singer/songwriter.
- Toby Lightman (born 1978), singer/songwriter.
- Leon Rose (born c. 1961), lawyer and sports agent for NBA players, including Allen Iverson and LeBron James.
- J. D. Roth (born 1968), host of Endurance.
- John Weiner (born 1954), actor, played Jean-Michel (the son) in the original Broadway cast of "La Cage aux Folles," winner of the 1984 Tony Award for Best Musical.
- Matt Bush (born 1986), actor mostly known for his role as the teenager who throws away his minutes in the AT&T commercial
- External links
- Official web site
- Eastside Online, the school newspaper
- Article on removal and reinstatement of 2006 valedictorian Steven Gao and an image of the ad in question
- South Jersey Sports: Cherry Hill East HS
- Class of 1971's website
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