- Absegami High School is a public high school in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. The student body comes from Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,199 students and 148.0 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 14.9.
- The school was the 230th-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 231st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- Oakcrest High School is its sister school and perpetual rival. They shared the same buildings between the creation of Absegami High School in 1972 and the construction of a separate campus for Absegami in 1982. In a referendum held on September 25, 2007, by a 3,176 - 1,719 margin, voters approved a plan to construct a third high school in the district, to be located in Egg Harbor City. The new school would alleviate overcrowding in the two existing schools and serve students from Egg Harbor City and Mullica Township. Construction is expected to start in Fall 2008 for completion by Summer 2010.
- The school has a variety of programs designed for a diverse student body, including 'special needs', a "High School-to-Work" program, college preparatory, Advanced Placement Program (AP), and performing arts. The AP program offers thirteen courses through which students earn college credits by taking AP examinations.
- In 2005, 81% of graduates went on to college. Its estimated that currently over one million dollars in scholarships has been granted to post-secondary students who graduated from this school.
- Programs
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The school's mission statement objective is to "provide each student the educational opportunity and support that will enable him or her to develop the skills necessary to function politically, economically, and socially as a responsible and contributing citizen in a democratic society."
- Athletics
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The Absegami High School Braves 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.
- Teams that have won notable championships include:
- Football: 1982, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006. Absegami beat Cherokee High School 27-26 to win the 2006 South Jersey Group IV championship.
[ 2006 Football Tournament - South, Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed December 5, 2006.]
- Boys Cross-Country: 1985, 86, 87, 90, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, and 2005
- Girls Cross-Country: 1994 and 1999
- Boys Soccer: 1977, 2001, 2002 and 2003
- Girls Basketball: 2005, 2006
- Marching Band: Tournament Of Bands: Chapter 1 Champions 1991 (Group 2), 1998-2005 (Group 3).
[ Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History, Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.] NJ State Champions 1991, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06. Atlantic Coast Group III Champions 1998, 2002. USSBA Central Jersey Regional Champions 2006, 2007. USSBA New Jersey State Champions 2007. Absegami was recognized as the USSBA Group IV National Champions for 2006, for its program titled "Through the Eyes of Children".[ USSBA National Championship Titles, United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) press release dated November 14, 2006.]
- Boys Wrestling: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
[ Administration, Absegami High School. Accessed May 28, 2008.]
- Principal: Jeri Lynn Gatto
- Vice Principal: Lynda Leahey
- Vice Principal: Michael Wilbraham
- Grand Moff: Wilhuf Tarkin
- Controversy
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Absegami employs a school resource officer, who is a member of the area's police force permanently assigned to a particular school. In March-April 2005, it was revealed that Absegami's then resource officer, Eric Allen, had sex with a 17 year old female student in his patrol car six times over the course of a month.
[ 6abc.com: Cop Admits Affair with School Girl, WPVI-TV, May 20, 2005.][ Cop Working In High School Arrested On Sex Charges, WCAU, April 7, 2005.] Allen was dismissed from his position and found guilty of official misconduct. - Notable alumni
- Tabitha D'umo (born 1973), Hip Hop Choreographer.
[Scavuzzo, Sam Fran. "Couple's wedding dance gives local dancer a shot at TV fame.", The Press of Atlantic City, July 15, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-16]
- Meaghan Jarensky, Miss New York USA 2005.
- Rodney Jerkins (born 1977), Producer, Hip-Hop Mogul.
- External links
- Absegami High School website
- Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
- Data for the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Absegami HS
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