Haddon Township High School

High school in Camden County, New Jersey, US

Haddon Township High School

Address

406 Memorial Avenue

Westmont

Camden County

New Jersey

08108

United States

Coordinates| 39°54′18″N 75°03′23″W﻿ / ﻿39.904873°N 75.056383°W﻿ / 39.904873; -75.056383
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| September 1962
School district| Haddon Township School District
NCES School ID| 340636001540[2]
Principal| Gary O'Brien[1]
Faculty| 49.4 FTEs[2]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 628 (as of 2023–24)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 12.7:1[2]
Color(s)|  Red and
white[3]
Athletics conference| Colonial Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team name| Hawks[3]
Yearbook| The Anvil
Website| hths.htsd.us

Haddon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Haddon Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Haddon Township School District. The school offers courses in math, science, languages, humanities and various vocational skills. It also offers athletics and after-school clubs and organizations. The school follows a quarter-semester system, uses a 5-point GPA scale, and offers Advanced Placement and honors-level courses, both of which use a weighted average grading system.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 628 students and 49.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1. There were 74 students (11.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 20 (3.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

## History

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The name "Haddon Township High School" and the school colors of red and white were decided upon in December 1961, at which time plans were described under which the school would have a maximum capacity of almost 1,300 and would open in September 1962 with nearly 900 students in grades 7-10 while students in grades 11 and 12 continued their education at Collingswood High School.[4] Designed as a two-story addition to the district's existing junior high school, the school was constructed at a cost of $1.75 million (equivalent to $18.2 million in 2024) and opened for the 1962-63 school year, with dedication ceremonies held in November 1962.[5][6]

Prior to the establishment of Haddon Township High School in the 1960s, most Haddon Township students attended Collingswood High School, while some attended Haddonfield Memorial High School or Audubon High School.[7]

## Awards, recognition and rankings

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The school was the 108th-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 50th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 97th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[9] The magazine ranked the school 80th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[10] Previously, in 2006, the magazine ranked the school 77th out of 316 schools in New Jersey.[11] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 141st out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 11 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (85.0%) and language arts literacy (93.2%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[12]

## Clubs and organizations

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Clubs and organizations include Student Council, Bowling Club, Guitar Club, Math Club, Knowledge Bowl, Philosophy Club, Drama Club, Mock Trial, Environmental Club, Art Club, Athletic Training Club, Spanish Club, French Club, German Club, Latin Club, The Anvil (yearbook club), American Technological Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Teachers of America, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Madrigal Show Choir, Chorus, National Honor Society, REBEL (an anti-smoking campaign), Students Against Destructive Decisions, National Language Honor Society, National Art Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

## Athletics

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The Haddon Township High School Hawks[3] compete as a member of the Colonial Conference, which is comprised of public high schools in Camden and Gloucester counties, and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[13][14] With 463 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group II South for most athletic competition purposes.[15] The football team competes in the Classic Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[16][17] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.[18]

* Fall sports
* Cross country
* Soccer
* Field hockey
* Girls' tennis
* Football
* Crew
* Winter sports
* Swimming
* Basketball
* Wrestling
* Indoor track and field
* Spring sports
* Track and field
* Boys' tennis
* Softball
* Baseball
* Lacrosse

The boys' cross country team has won state championships in Group III in 1968, Group II in 1971, 1972, 1976, and 1986, and Group I in 1988, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019. Haddon Township's 13 state titles ranks fifth among all New Jersey high schools for number of boys' cross country state championships won.[19] The team has won 22 South Jersey state sectional championships: Group III in 1968, Group II in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, and Group I in 1988, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023. The program ranks second all-time in number of South Jersey state sectional championships won.[20]

The boys' track and field team has won three state championships: Group III in 1969* and Group II in 1971 and 1972. They have won nine South Jersey state sectional championships: Group III in 1969*, Group II in 1971 and 1972, and Group I in 1989, 1991, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2019.[21]

The softball team won the South I state championship in 1972 and won the Group II title in 1979, defeating Manchester Regional High School in the tournament final.[22] The 1979 team finished the season with an 18-3 record after win the Group III title with a 2-0 win against runner-up Manchester Regional in the finals.[23]

The baseball team won the 1979 Group III state title, defeating Verona High School by a score of 3-1 in the championship game played at Mercer County Park.[24][25]

The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 1980 and 1987.[26]

The field hockey team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1988 and 1995.[27]

The girls' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1990, defeating North Warren Regional High School in the tournament final.[28]

In 2000, the girls' soccer team was the Group I co-champion with New Providence High School.[29]

The girls' cross country team won the Group I state championship in 2007.[30] They have won 12 South Jersey state sectional championships: Group II in 1976, 1983, 1984, 2004, and Group I in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2021. They are tied for 4th all-time in number of South Jersey state sectional championships won.[31][32]

In 2011, the boys soccer team Waldwick High School to win the Group I state championship. The team was Group I co-champion in 2016 with Verona High School.[33]

The girls' track and field team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 2016.[34]

'*- No team title was officially awarded that year, but Haddon Township had the highest point total. The NJSIAA later recognized the team as the unofficial champions.

## Administration

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The school's principal is Gary O'Brien, whose administration team includes two assistant principals.[1]

## Notable alumni

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* Laurie Beechman (1953–1998), Broadway actress best known for her performances in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats, and Les Misérables[35]
* Tony Black (born 1951, class of 1970), record-holding jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing[36]
* Gloria Casarez (1971–2014), civil rights leader and LGBT activist in Philadelphia[37]
* Julianna White (born c. 1989), Miss New Jersey USA 2011[38]

## References

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1. ^ a b Administrators, Haddon Township High School. Accessed April 1, 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e School data for Haddon Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
3. ^ a b c Haddon Township High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
4. ^ "High School Has Room for 1,298 Pupils", Courier-Post, December 15, 1961. Accessed April 2, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The ultimate capacity of the new Haddon Township High School, Memorial ave., will be 1,298, Dr. John W. Brown, superintendent of schools, announced to the board of education Thursday night. Dr. Brown said the students would be fed into the new school gradually with the enrollment of the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth grades reaching 894 next September.... Haddon Township High School will be the official name of the new school with red and white as the school colors, Dr. Brown said, Collingswood Board of Education has informed Haddon Township that tuition for latter students would be increased next year from $460 to $560."
5. ^ "Caption", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 1, 1962. Accessed April 2, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Edward and Jacob Garey, Trenton metal workers, prepare ceiling supports of the new $1,750,000 Haddon Township High School on Memorial ave., West-mont. The building will be open for 300 pupils next fall. By 1965, it is expected to accommodate some 1200 pupils."
6. ^ Brahms, William B.; White-Grear, Sandra. Haddon Township, p. 56. Arcadia Publishing, 2011. ISBN 9780738576503. Accessed April 2, 2022. "Pictured above is Haddon Township High School, designed by architect George Von Uffel, which joined the original junior high school building with an added two-story wing of classrooms, auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium. The school was formally dedicated on November 4, 1962."
7. ^ Haddon Township High School Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Haddon Township Historical Society. Accessed April 3, 2022.
8. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
9. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 29, 2012.
10. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 5, 2011.
11. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
12. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 5, 2012.
13. ^ Schools Archived September 13, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Colonial Conference. Accessed September 13, 2022.
14. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
15. ^ NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
16. ^ Haddon Township Hawks, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.
17. ^ Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component."
18. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
19. ^ NJSIAA Boys Cross Country Group State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
20. ^ NJSIAA Boys Cross Country Sectional Championship History - South Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 17, 2024.
21. ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
22. ^ Softball Championship History 1972–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated July 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024.
23. ^ "Haddon Twp. girls win", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 1979. Accessed November 26, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Haddon Township's girls softball team, which starts just one senior, captured the NJSIAA state Group 2 championship yesterday with a 5-2 victory over Manchester Township during the day's series of state finals played at Mercer County Park. Denise Acker, the Hawks' (18-3) only starting senior on a team filled with juniors, overcame early jitters to get the win, and she also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly."
24. ^ Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated June 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
25. ^ Smith, Paul. "S. J. has two state baseball champs", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 1979. Accessed March 13, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Two South Jersey schools Haddon Township and Edgewood had twice the usual incentive to win state baseball titles yesterday at Mercer County Park. Haddon Township's team couldn't and didn't let down its sister squad, the Softball team, which had earlier ripped Manchester, 5-2, to win the Group 2 girls' Softball title. So the boys went out and whipped Verona, 3-1, behind junior lefthander Phil D'Angelo's three-hitter."
26. ^ NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
27. ^ History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
28. ^ Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
29. ^ NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
30. ^ NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
31. ^ Girls Cross Country Sectional Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
32. ^ Meghan Lex wins individual title, leads Haddon Twp. girls to 11th sectional championship!!!!!, SJ Track Blog. Accessed November 17, 2021.
33. ^ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
34. ^ Girls Spring Track and Field Sectional meet records, Championship History[permanent dead link‍], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 26, 2019.
35. ^ Wallace, Andy. "Laurie Beechman", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 10, 1998. Accessed August 19, 2007. "Laurie Beechman, 44, a diminutive singer and actress whose immense talent, energy and heart took her from the stage at Haddon Township High School all the way to Broadway, died Sunday of ovarian cancer at home in White Plains, N.Y."
36. ^ Staff. "Black, Star Apprentice Jockey, Nephew of Boulmetis, Ex-Rider", The New York Times, August 30, 1970. Accessed September 28, 2017. "'I practice using the whip on every horse I can,' said Black, who graduated from Haddon Township High School on June 8."
37. ^ Morrison, John F. "Gloria Casarez, 42, Nutter administration LGBT liaison.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 20, 2014. Accessed October 22, 2021. "She moved to New Jersey, where she attended Haddon Township High School."
38. ^ DeCastro, Lavin. "Camco girl to compete in Miss Teen USA Pageant" Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Courier-Post, July 13, 2006. Accessed February 5, 2011. "Julianna White's senior year of school could be truly memorable. The 17-year-old Haddon Township High School student will represent New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA Pageant which will be broadcast live on NBC Aug 15."

## External links

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* Haddon Township High School website Archived December 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
* Haddon Township School District
* School Performance Report for Haddon Township High School, New Jersey Department of Education
* School Data for the Haddon Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
* South Jersey Sports: Haddon Township HS

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