| Number of Schools Managed |
2 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
6,473 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$60,240,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$54,445,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,306 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,411 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
81% |
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- Southern Regional High School is a regional public high school in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in grades 9 - 12, as part of the Southern Regional School District. The school is located on roughly 550 wooded acres, upon which future projects are to be completed. The district serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District — Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Surf City — along with students from Beach Haven and Stafford Township, along with the sending district of Ocean Township.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,283 students and 174 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.1.
- The school was the 192nd 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 213th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- Barnegat Township has completed its withdrawal from the Southern Regional School District, and for the 2007-08 school year has ninth through twelfth grades attending the new Barnegat High School. Barnegat has built its own high school in lieu of being a sending district.
- Academic programs
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Southern Regional offers over 200 courses from which students can select. The courses are designed to appeal to a wide variety of student interests. Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses offered include AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History, AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Chemistry, AP Music Theory, AP Studio Art, Vergil, Spanish Language AP United States Government and Politics, AP Statistics and AP Calculus (AB and BC are both offered). Several AP classes can be taken as independent study courses if a student is very adept at that subject, and or has completed previous AP courses. Courses such as, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP European History, AP World History, and Mechanics are the most commonly taken.
- The health and physical education program are required courses. Project Adventure, an outdoor education program, and behind-the-wheel driver education are also offered. Additionally, Southern Regional has an “Honor Unit” Air Force Junior ROTC program, which concentrates on aerospace science, leadership training, and community service. The special needs of students are addressed as well, through self-contained, resource, adaptive success, and in-class support programs. Mainsail (alternative) and ESL (English as a Second Language) programs are offered for eligible students. In addition to the academic programs, Southern Regional offers students over 70 co-curricular and interscholastic programs.
- Athletics
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The Southern Regional High School Rams compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
- The school was recognized as the Group IV winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2006-07. The award recognized the school for achieving a tie for 3rd in Girls Volleyball, 2nd in Wrestling, 1st in Girls Indoor Track and Field Relays, 1st in Indoor Track and Field, 2nd in Boys Volleyball and 1st in Girls Track and Field.
- The wrestling team won the 2007 South, Group IV state sectional championship with a 51-12 win against Toms River High School East.
- The 2007 Southern Football Team had its most successful season in 2007. The team became the winningest team in school history by going 8-3. They also advanced to the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV state playoffs where they won their first playoff game in school history defeating Washington Township High School by 21-7 in the first round before falling to top-seeded Toms River High School North 33-0 in the tournament semfinal.Toms River North then went on to win the state title. Toms River North also won the conference title by beating Southern Regional during the regular season.
- Extracurricular activities
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The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions from 2001-2005 (Group 4). The marching band was Atlantic Coast Champions in Group 4 in 2003, 2004 and in 2005 was the co-champion.
- The school came in second place in the Consumer Bowl 2007 state championship, a program that evaluates the skills of students as informed consumers.
- Administration
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Members of the school's administration are:
- Principal - Eric Wilhelm
- 9/10 House
- Joseph DiPietro, 9th Grade Assistant Principal
- Janice Dennis, 10th Grade Assistant Principal
- 11/12 House
- Glenn Gorney, 11th Grade Assistant Principal
- Robert Gillece, 12th Grade Assistant Principal
- Notable alumni
- Rich Beverly, played college football at the University of Delaware and is now an offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins.
- Clark Harris (born 1984), tight end for the Green Bay Packers. He played his college football at Rutgers University.
- Matt Kmosko (born 1972), former U.S. soccer defender who played three and a half season in Major League Soccer.
- Martin Truex, Jr. (born 1980), Drives the #1 Bass Pro Shops Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
- Mary Birdsong (born 1968) plays Cherisha Kimball on Reno 911.
- Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan (born 1987), enlisted in U.S Army as a Specialist immediately upon graduating high school after the attacks of September 11, 2001. His service was cited during a 19 October 2008 interview on Meet the Press with general Colin Powell.
- External links
- Southern Regional High School
- Southern Regional School District
- Data for the Southern Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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