Glassboro High School | |
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Address | |
550 Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard , , 08028 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°42′54″N75°07′19″W / 39.715102°N 75.122005°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1913 |
NCES School ID | 340588002558 [1] |
Principal | Monique Stowman-Burke |
Faculty | 51.9 FTEs [1] |
Enrollment | 539 (as of 2023–24) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.4:1 [1] |
Color(s) | Maroon and gold [2] |
Athletics conference | Tri-County Conference [3] (general) West Jersey Football League (football) |
Team name | Bulldogs [2] |
Rivals | Paulsboro High School Penns Grove High School |
Website | www |
Glassboro High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Glassboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the sole secondary school of the Glassboro Public Schools.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 539 students and 51.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. There were 190 students (35.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 23 (4.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]
The school was originally established in 1913 at the corner of High Street and Lake Street. With increased enrollment, a new facility located on Delsea Drive was constructed at a cost of $400,000 (equivalent to $7.3 million in 2023) and dedicated in May 1930. [4] In 1965, the school moved to its current building located at 550 Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard, across from Rowan University. [5]
On June 19, 1986, President Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to speak at a high school graduation when he spoke at the Glassboro High School commencement ceremonies. [6] [7]
The school was the 221st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. [8] The school had been ranked 231st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 188th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. [9] The magazine ranked the school 197th in 2008 out of 316 schools. [10] The school was ranked 242nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [11]
The Glassboro High School Bulldogs [2] compete as one of the member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. [3] The conference is overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [12] With 386 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group I South for most athletic competition purposes. [13] The football team competes in the Patriot Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference [14] [15] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students. [16]
The school participates as the host school / lead agency for joint cooperative boys / girls swimming and boys / girls tennis teams with Clayton High School, while Clayton is the host school for a co-op wrestling team. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year. [17] [18] [19]
The boys track team won the Group I spring / outdoor track state championship in 1967 and 2009. [20]
The baseball team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional title in 1970. [21]
The field hockey team won the South II sectional title and the overall state championship in 1972 and won the Group I state title in 1975, defeating West Morris Mendham High School in the tournament final. [22] The 1972 team finished the season with an 18–0 record, winning the South Jersey II section title with a 1–0 win against Cherry Hill High School West and taking the state championship with a 7–0 win against a West Essex High School team that came into the finals with a 55-game winning streak. [23] [24] [25] Tied at the half, the 1975 team pulled ahead of Mendham in the second half to win the Group I state title by a score of 4-1 and finish the season with a record of 14-1-2. [26] In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 3–2 win over St. Joseph High School in the tournament final. [27]
The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1974 (declared as champion), 1975, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013. [28] The 1981 team finished the season with a 9–2 record after winning the South Jersey Group I state sectional title by defeating Bordentown Regional High School by a score of 28–7 in the championship game. [29] A home-field crowd of 4,000 watched the 1983 team finish the season with an 11–0 record after winning the South Jersey Group I sectional championship game with a 16–8 victory against Audubon High School. [30] With a crowd of 3,500 in attendance, the 1987 team won the South Jersey Group I sectional title with an 8-0 victory over Paulsboro High School, capping off a 10-0-1 season. [31] In 2007, the team won the sectional title with a 24–7 win over rival Paulsboro. [32] A 28–8 win over Penns Grove High School in the 2008 sectional championship game was part of a season in which the team finished with a 12–0 record. [33] The 2010 team won the sectional title with a 36–0 win over Paulsboro in the playoff finals to finish the season with a 10–2 record. [34] The team won the South Jersey Group I title in 2011 with a 41–13 win in the championship game against Pennsville Memorial High School, finishing the season with a 10–2 record in a season where the two losses included a 55–35 loss to Pennsville. [35] In 2013, the team won its tenth playoff-era sectional title and finished with a 7–5 record after a 44–0 win against Penns Grove in the championship game. [36] In 2024, the Bulldogs won their first ever state championship in football, defeating Cedar Grove High School by a score of 56-14 in the NJSIAA Group I title game. [37]
The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1978 (defeating Newark Tech High School in the tournament final), in 1991 (vs. Verona High School) and in 1994 (vs. Cresskill High School). [38] The 1994 team won the Group I title with a 72–59 win against Cresskill in the championship game. [39]
Sam Laspata won the 1988 state championship at 140 lbs., becoming the school's only state wrestling champion, in a season in which he won all 34 of his matches. He is a member of the Glassboro High School Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted in 2006 to the Gloucester County Hall of Fame. [40]
The 1993 boys' cross country team went undefeated. [41]
The boys track team won the Group I indoor state championship in 2009. [42] The team won the Group I indoor relay state championship that same year [43]
The boys soccer team won the Group I state championship in 2018, defeating runner-up New Providence High School on penalty kicks in overtime in the tournament finals. [44] [45]
The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1982. [46]
Glassboro High School's mock trial team has had success in the New Jersey's Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition, winning the Gloucester County regional competition in 2016, [47] 2017, [48] 2020, [49] 2022, and 2023.[ citation needed ] The team won the South Jersey regional competition and finished third in the state for the 2016–2017 season. [49]
The principal is Monique Stowman-Burke. Her administration team includes the assistant principal and the director of athletics. [50]
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