East Orange Campus High School

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East Orange Campus High School
East Orange Campus High School Front 1.jpg
"Rising to a Standard of Excellence"
Location
344 Prospect Street
East Orange, NJ 07017
Information
Type Public high school
Established 2002
School district East Orange School District
Principal Dr. Jose Aviles
Asst. principals Dr. Older Azard
Felicia Duggins
Heather Jones
Dr. Damein Phoenix
Faculty 130.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 - 12
Enrollment 1,653[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 12.7:1[1]
Color(s)      Royal Blue
     Red and
     Silver[2]
Athletics conference Super Essex Conference
Team name Jaguars[2]
Website School website

East Orange Campus High School is a comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in the city of East Orange, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, on the former campus of Upsala College. The school is part of the East Orange School District, classified as an Abbott District.[3] The school has been accredited since 1928 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools.[4]

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,653 students and 130.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1. There were 1,031 students (62.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 71 (4.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1] The enrollment was 93.8% African American, 5.7% Hispanic, 0.3% Asian / Pacific Islander and 0.2% White.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 337th-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.[5] The school had been ranked 318th in the state of 328 schools in 2012 , after being ranked 292nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[6] The magazine ranked the school 263rd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[7] The school was ranked 286th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[8]

History

East Orange Campus High School was opened in 2002, resulting from the merging of the former Clifford Scott High School and East Orange High School. The school is located in the largest building of the refurbished campus of Upsala College and has been expanded to accommodate increased demand for enrollment. As a result of the merger, students now have access to new and much improved educational facilities. The former Clifford Scott High School facility was home to East Orange Campus Nine High School, the home for all 9th grade high school students in East Orange. Announced in November 2010, East Orange Campus Nine was updated to become East Orange STEM Academy, which will serve students from 9-12th graders.[9]

Athletics

The East Orange Campus High School Jaguars[2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[10] With 1,832 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as North I, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,108 to 2,479 students in that grade range.[11] Prior to the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Iron Hills Conference, an athletic conference made up of high schools located in Essex County, Morris County and Union County.[12]

The girls basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 1980 vs. Atlantic City High School. The boys basketball team won the Group IV title in 1940 vs. West New York Memorial High School, in 1969 vs. Perth Amboy High School and in 1974 vs. Neptune High School, in Group III in 1972 vs. Lakewood High School, in 1973 vs. Northern Burlington County Regional High School and in 1976 vs. Woodrow Wilson High School.[13]

The track team was co-winner of the 1975 Group III indoor relay state championship. The girls track team was Group III co-winner in 1989.[14]

The girls basketball team won the 2003 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 74-55 win over Barringer High School.[15]

In 2007, the team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 31-13 win over Montclair High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium. The win was the team's first sectional title since the playoff era began in 1974.[16][17][18]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[19]

  • Dr. Jose Aviles, Principal
  • Dr. Older Azard, Assistant Principal
  • Felicia Duggins, Assistant Principal
  • Heather Jones, Assistant Principal
  • Dr. Damein Phoenix, Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of East Orange Central High School (including graduates of East Orange High School and Clifford Scott High School, whose histories have been claimed by East Orange Central) are:

Gallery

  • A look at the school from the back entrance.

  • This is the actual entrance behind the school. An entrance to the Garden State Parkway is not far from there.

  • One of the many parking lots around the school.

  • A different view of the bell tower and main courtyard.

  • Another view of the main entrance.

  • Electronic announcement board at East Orange Campus High.

  • The tower, which is the main architectural feature and the most recognizable landmark of the school.

  • The main entrance to East Orange High School.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 School Data for East Orange Campus High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 East Orange Campus High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Abbott Districts, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 15, 2009. Accessed June 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ East Orange Campus High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed June 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  9. ↑ East Orange STEM Academy High School, East Orange School District. Accessed December 20, 2011.
  10. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ Home Page, Iron Hills Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ NJSIAA Group Basketball Past Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ 2003 Girls Basketball - North II, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 9, 2007.
  16. ↑ Kinney, Mike. "Pendleton rallies East Orange past Montclair", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "And so he did, completing six of eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in the second half to rally East Orange Campus, No. 12 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to a 31-13 victory over No. 19 Montclair for the NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 title yesterday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. It was the school's first crown since the playoff format began in 1974."
  17. ↑ 2007 Football - North I, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  18. ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 19, 2015.
  19. ↑ Meet the East Orange Schools, East Orange School District. Accessed December 8, 2015.
  20. ↑ Nash, Margo. "JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS", The New York Times, March 16, 2003. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Yet when Janis Ian went to East Orange High School, she was kicked out of the chorus. 'They said my voice wasn't good enough, she said. It's a good thing I didn't listen.'"
  21. ↑ McCall, Tris. "Naughty By Nature celebrates 20th anniversary with new release", The Star-Ledger, December 11, 2011. Accessed August 13, 2012. "The song's chorus became a catchphrase that persists to this day, and Treach, Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee found themselves in an unexpected position. The kids from East Orange High School had become genuine MTV stars."
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  23. ↑ Warwick, Dionne. "We All Walked Together: East Orange native Dionne Warwick reminisces about growing up in New Jersey, and how the music of the streets that surrounded her helped propel her to super-stardom.", New Jersey Monthly, November 15, 2010. Accessed June 17, 2011. "That was at Oval Park in East Orange, which is still there. I was nothing special as an athlete, then or later, at East Orange High School."

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