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Seneca High School
Address
Map
110 Carranza Road

Tabernacle Township
,
Burlington County
,
New Jersey
08088

United States
Coordinates39°51′14″N 74°43′09″W / 39.853963°N 74.719039°W / 39.853963; -74.719039
Information
TypePublic high school
Established2003
School districtLenape Regional High School District
NCES School ID3408490[2]
PrincipalJeff Spector[1]
Faculty109.5 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,137 (as of 2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.4:1[2]
Color(s)  Vegas gold and
  forest green[3]
Athletics conferenceOlympic Conference
Team nameGolden Eagles[3]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
Websitewww.lrhsd.org/Domain/471
File:Seneca High School(NJ) Logo.png

Seneca High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Burlington County, New Jersey that operates as part of the Lenape Regional High School District. The district serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[5][6] Seneca High School serves students from four of the communities: Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[7] Seneca is the newest of the Lenape Regional High School District's four high schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2008.[4]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,137 students and 109.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. There were 106 students (9.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 34 (3.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

History

Seneca opened in 2003 as the district's fourth high school.[8]

The school's opening allowed the enrollment level at Lenape High School and Shawnee High School to drop, helping to alleviate the crowding the schools had faced. Based on the number of students who chose to switch to Seneca, there would be 150 students in 2005 in the school's first graduating class.[9]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 111th-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.[10] The school had been ranked 119th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 135th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[11] The magazine ranked the school 134th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[12] The school was ranked 258th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[13]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school 82nd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 14 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (89.5%) and language arts literacy (95.9%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[14]

Athletics

The Seneca High School Golden Eagles[3] participate in the Olympic Conference (New Jersey), which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[15] With 945 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015–16 school year as South Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 794 to 1,076 students in that grade range.[16] The football team competes in the Constitution Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[17][18] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group III South for football for 2018–2020.[19]

Seneca has an abundance of activities available to its students through its sports programs. The school goes by the moniker the Golden Eagles, which narrowly beat out other contending names, such as the Sacagaweas, Apaches and the Squantos.

The boys' track team coached by Rich Watson, a physics teacher at Seneca, has had success with standouts such as the 2006 shuttle hurdle team, and record setting performances by Drew Kanz-Oshea in the High Jump: 7'1 (2009), and Michael Maira in the Pole Vault: 15'0" (2008-2010). Both were multiple-time state champions.

The 2006 football team made it to South Jersey Group III final and lost to Lacey Township High School 12–0.[20] The loss ended the team's undefeated season. The team finished 11–1, ranked #1 among South Jersey Large Schools by the Courier-Post.[citation needed]

The 2006 girls' tennis team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championship with a pair of 5-0 wins, defeating Ocean City High School in the semifinals and Shawnee High School in the finals.[21][22]

The baseball team won the Group III state championship in 2007 (defeating Cranford High School in the tournament final) and 2011 (vs. Paramus High School).[23] The baseball team won the 2007 Group III title, defeating Ocean Township High School 5–4 in the semifinals and Cranford High School by a score of 5–2 in the group final.[24] The team also won the Group III state championship in 2011, defeating Paramus High School by a score of 12–3 in the tournament final.[25]

The girls track team won the indoor track Group III state championship in 2009 (as co-champion) and 2010.[26]

The girls' track team won the Group III state indoor relay championship in 2009.[27]

The 2014 and 2015 boys lacrosse teams advanced to the South Jersey Group II state championship games.[28] Attackman Kevin Gray named 2015 US Lacrosse High School All American.[29]

In 2016, Joe Manchio became the school's first individual state champion in wrestling at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. He won the 106 pound state title, defeating Paulsboro High School's Nick Duca 5–4.[30]

The field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 2017-2019.[31]

Other schools in the district

Other schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[32]) are:[33][34]

Notable alumni

  • Bowen Garthly, Greatest Person To Ever Attend

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Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ Administration, Seneca High School. Accessed September 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Seneca High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Seneca High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Seneca High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 5, 2017. "The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships and Medford Lakes Borough. Encompassing an area of 350 square miles the Lenape District is the largest school district in Burlington County."
  6. ^ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
  7. ^ Seneca High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Attendance Area: Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships"
  8. ^ Staff. "Hall of Fame to honor Lenape High School student-athletes", Burlington County Times, July 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The schools of the Lenape Regional School District have produced thousands of graduates who have distinguished themselves as stellar athletes over the nearly 60 years since Lenape High School opened in 1958, Shawnee High School in 1970, Cherokee High School in 1975 and Seneca High School in 2003."
  9. ^ Pearsall, Richard. "Seneca High School forms first graduating class", Courier-Post at SouthJerseyNews.com, November 14, 2002. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The first graduating class at Seneca High School will have about 150 members, barring any last minute rush, school officials say. They are the sophomores of today at Shawnee and Lenape high schools who have opted to transfer to the new high school for its opening next fall.... Students from Tabernacle and Shamong now attend Shawnee High School in Medford, while students from Southampton and Woodland attend Lenape High School, also in Medford, near the Mount Laurel line. Both those schools are overcrowded, which is the reason the Lenape district held a referendum in December 1997 to build the new high school in Tabernacle."
  10. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  11. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 24, 2012.
  12. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed October 5, 2011.
  13. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  14. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 1, 2012.
  15. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  16. ^ General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  17. ^ Divisions, West Jersey Football League. Accessed September 5, 2020.
  18. ^ Minnick, Kevin. "Football: Entering 10th season, a new leader for state’s second-largest conference", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 8, 2019. Accessed September 5, 2020. "The WJFL was created in 2010 as a way to help teams play a full schedule and face opponents of similar size, ability and geographical location.... The league is comprised of 16 divisions and includes better than 90 high schools."
  19. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  20. ^ 2006 Football Tournament - South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 7, 2008.
  21. ^ "Seneca earns first sectional tennis title Moorestown makes it 18 straight; Moorestown Friends falls short", Burlington County Times, October 14, 2006. Accessed August 19, 2007. "When Nicole Portner shook hands with Emily Scott after their first singles match in the South Jersey Group 3 tennis championship, Portner's Seneca High School teammates asked coach Fran Siedlecki if it was OK to go and congratulate her. The Golden Eagles can be forgiven if they didn't know what the protocol is when a team wins a school's first sectional title, a 5-0 win over Shawnee."
  22. ^ 2006 Girls Team Tennis - South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 19, 2007.
  23. ^ NJSIAA Baseball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  24. ^ 2007 Baseball - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 13, 2007.
  25. ^ Anastasia, Phil. "Comer, Seneca win state Group 3 championship", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 11, 2011. Accessed October 5, 2011. "Joe Banes was supposed to bunt. He hit a three-run homer instead. 'I missed the sign,' Banes said after leading Seneca to a 12-3 victory over Paramus on Saturday in the Group 3 state championship game. Kevin Comer pitched six strong innings to earn his fifth tournament victory, and Ryan Williams rapped three hits as the Golden Eagles won their second state title in front of a large crowd at Toms River East."
  26. ^ NJSIAA Indoor Group Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  27. ^ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  28. ^ "Boys lacrosse: Olympic Conference Player of the Year and other postseason awards, 2015". NJ.com. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  29. ^ "2015 US Lacrosse Boys' High School All-Americans". www.uslacrosse.org. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  30. ^ Evans, Bill. "Seneca's Joe Manchio holds off Paulsboro's Nick Duca, 5-4, in 106-pound state final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 6, 2016. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Seneca sophomore Joe Manchio became his school's first state champion when he held off Paulsboro's Nick Duca, 5-4, in the NJSIAA 106-pound state final on Sunday afternoon."
  31. ^ History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  32. ^ Data for the Lenape Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  33. ^ Profile and History, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The Lenape District's four high schools are: Lenape, Shawnee, Cherokee North and South and Seneca. Students from Mount Laurel attend Lenape; students from Medford, Medford Lakes attend Shawnee; students from Evesham (Marlton) attend Cherokee North and South and students from Tabernacle, Shamong, Southampton and Woodland attend Seneca."
  34. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Lenape Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 13, 2016.
  35. ^ Cherokee High School, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 19, 2020.
  36. ^ Lenape High School, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 19, 2020.
  37. ^ Shawnee High School, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed January 19, 2020.
  38. ^ Zangaro, Dave. "Comer picked 57th in MLB entry draft", Burlington County Times, June 7, 2011. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Kevin Comer watched the TV in his Shamong home with great anticipation. By the 50th pick of the Major League Baseball entry draft Monday night, the Seneca High School senior hadn't heard his name called."
  39. ^ Zangaro, Dave. "Comer picked 57th in MLB entry draft", Burlington County Times, June 7, 2011. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Kevin Comer watched the TV in his Shamong home with great anticipation. By the 50th pick of the Major League Baseball entry draft Monday night, the Seneca High School senior hadn't heard his name called."
  40. ^ Koller, Brock. "New Jersey's Daria Berenato taking risks, making history on path to WWE", WPVI-TV, June 28, 2015. Accessed February 23, 2017. "21-year-old Daria Berenato from Shamong Township, New Jersey was recently standing inside a wrestling ring in Full Sail University, in her bathing suit, on worldwide television, in front of a panel of judges made up of WWE hall of famers and legends including current Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative, Paul Levesque, better known as superstar Triple H.... Her journey to that WWE ring began when she was a sophomore at Seneca High School in Tabernacle, NJ."
  41. ^ Kolumbic, Dubravka. "Once a teacher, now a comedian, Marlton's Jay Black still knows how to work a room", The Central Record, February 7, 2012. Accessed September 26, 2017. "Jay Black, a former English teacher at Shawnee High School, will be back at his old employer to support the Shawnee Soccer Booster Club comedy night fundraiser on Feb. 10. (see related story). Black was an English teacher at Shawnee for four years and also taught at Seneca High School."
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