Cumberland Regional High School Explained

Cumberland Regional High School
Superintendent:Carl Dolente
Businessadmin:Wayne Knight
Address:90 Silver Lake Road
City:Upper Deerfield Township
County:Cumberland County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08302
Country:United States
Grades:9-12
Schools:1
Enrollment:1,124 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:NA FTEs
Ratio:NA
Free Label:District Factor Group
Free Text:B
Cumberland Regional High School
Motto:"Colts with Class"
Established:1977–78 school year
Type:Public high school
Principal:Justin Martin
Enrollment:1,124 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:NA FTEs
Ratio:NA
Us Nces School Id:340362001820
Teamname:Colts
Conference:Tri-County Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Colors: Orange and
brown
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Cumberland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school and school district, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from seven communities in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The district serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township and encompasses .[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The school is located in the Seabrook section of Upper Deerfield Township.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,124 students. There were 355 students (31.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 96 (8.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[7]

The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, which allows non-resident students to attend the district's school without cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the State of New Jersey.[8] Available slots are announced annually by grade.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[9]

History

All seven constituent districts had sent their ninth through twelfth grade students to Bridgeton High School as part of sending/receiving relationships, until the school faced overcrowding issues in the 1970s. The initial school board was selected by the County Superintendent in December 1974, with the expectation that construction of a school could take as much as four years.[10] By a margin of 11 votes, residents of the constituent communities approved a $10.2 referendum to cover the cost of the new high school building.[11]

Ground was broken on the school's Upper Deerfield Township site in May 1976.[12] The school, constructed at a cost of $10 million (equivalent to $ million in) opened in September 1977 with an enrollment of 1,750 students.[13] The first twelfth-grade class of 322 students graduated in June 1978.[3] [14]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 274th-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.[15] The school had been ranked 312th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 291st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[16] The magazine ranked the school 279th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[17] The school was ranked 282nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[18]

Extracurricular activities

Cumberland Regional High School offers students an extensive range of programs and activities, including the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), the Student Council, Drama Guild, Marching Band, Southern Oracle Winter Percussion, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Mock trial, National Junior Classical League, Spanish Club, Leo Club, Interact Club, Key Club, CAST Club, Book Club, Sci-fi Club, Chess Club, Helping Hands Club, Rare Pearls Club, Young Men Can Make a Difference, Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) and Yearbook Club.

Athletics

The Cumberland Regional High School Colts[19] 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.[20] The conference is overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[21] With 813 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range.[22] The football team competes in the Royal Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[23] [24] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group III South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 680 to 889 students.[25]

The school participates in a joint wrestling team with Arthur P. Schalick High School as the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[26]

The field hockey team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional title in 1985 and won in South Jersey Group III in 2000. The 2000 team finished the season with a 20-4 record after winning the Group III state championship by defeating runner-up Warren Hills Regional High School by a score of 1-0 in the tournament finals.[27] [28]

The 2001 softball team the Group III state title, defeating Morris Hills High School by a score of 4-0 in the final of the playoffs.[29] [30] [31]

The boys tennis team won the 2001 South Jersey Group I championship, defeating Mainland Regional High School in the final by 4–1.[32] The team won the 2005 tournament in Group III, edging Moorestown High School, 3–2 in the tournament final.[33]

The boys soccer team won the 2002 South Jersey Group III sectional championship.[34]

Administration

Core members of the district's / school's administration are:[35] [36]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[37] [38] Board seats are allocated based on population, with each constituent municipality allocated at least one seat. Fairfield and Upper Deerfield Township have two seats, with the other five municipalities each assigned one seat on the board.[39]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.crhsd.org/district/district-policy-manual District Policy Manual: Board of Education District Policies - Identification
  2. http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/11/0997/000.html Cumberland Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative
  3. Shott, Meghan. "Cumberland Regional High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township."
  4. https://www.crhsd.org/domain/89 General Info
  5. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/11/0997 School Performance Reports for the Cumberland Regional High School District
  6. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0997 New Jersey School Directory for the Cumberland Regional High School District
  7. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403620&ID=340362001820 School data for Cumberland Regional High School
  8. http://www.state.nj.us/education/choice/districts/districts.pdf LIST OF OPERATING CHOICE DISTRICTS: 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/rda/dfg.shtml NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
  10. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/281732897/ "Standby School Board Named For West Cumberland District"
  11. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/128347281/ "Voters Okay Cumberland High"
  12. Lucas, Charlotte. "Groundbreaking Set for New regional School", The Daily Journal, May 6, 1976. Accessed July 16, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Groundbreaking for the long-delayed Cumberland Regional High School has been set for Wednesday, but critics of the school have charged that board members were not candid with the public about reasons for the delay."
  13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97865588/dedication-of-cumberland-regional-high/ "Cumberland Regional Formally Dedicated"
  14. https://www.crhsd.org/domain/89 General Info
  15. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  16. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 20, 2012.
  17. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2011.
  18. http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"
  19. https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/cumberland-regional-high-school Cumberland Regional High School
  20. https://www.tricountyconferencenj.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=7 Member Schools
  21. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021
  22. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020
  23. https://www.gridironnewjersey.com/schoolDetail.aspx?schoolid=54 Cumberland Colts
  24. https://www.westjerseyfootball.com Home Page
  25. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/Football%20%2722%20%26%20%2723.pdf NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2022–2024
  26. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/winter-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs
  27. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-girls-field-hockey_0.pdf History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships
  28. Fisher, Rich. "Cumberland claims field hockey crown; Junior Dannon Mehaffey notched the game-winner in the Colts' 1-0 victory in the state Group 3 final.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 2020. Accessed March 7, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Cumberland Regional athletic department may have to tweak its budget to include an item it never had to worry about before.... The Colts field hockey team won the first state title in any sport in the school's history by taking a 1-0 victory over Warren Hills yesterday in the NJSIAA state Group 3 championship game at the College of New Jersey.... The script was altered this time, as Cumberland (20-4) went with a play that worked on opening day against Ocean City, then stayed under wraps until yesterday."
  29. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-02/Softball%2023.pdf Softball Championship History 1972–2023
  30. http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-towns/index.ssf/2015/03/cumberland_regional_high_schoo_30.html CRHS Athletics Wall of Fame Celebrates 2015 Inductees
  31. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144836487/ "Grear's single lifts Haddon Heights"
  32. http://www.bracketmaker.com/scripts-bracketmaker/tmenu.cfm?tid=5826&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2001 NJSIAA Boys Team Tennis – South, Group III
  33. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=106049&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2005 Boys Team Tennis – South, Group III
  34. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=24880&tclass=Public%20Semifinals 2002 Boys Soccer – Public Semifinals
  35. https://www.crhsd.org/about-us/contact-information/district-administration District Administration
  36. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/cumberland New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County
  37. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election
  38. https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/0997.pdf#page=45 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Cumberland Regional High School District
  39. https://www.crhsd.org/district/board-of-education Board of Education
  40. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=byersra01 Randy Byers
  41. http://www.nscaa.com/subpages/20060403185915309.php NSCAA All-Academic Team Release
  42. http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6512/ Tribe Athletics – Overdevest Named CAA Scholar-Athlete Award Winner
  43. http://www.njccc.org/news/assemblywoman-celeste-riley-receives-2013-legislative-excellence-award/ "Assemblywoman Celeste Riley Receives 2013 Legislative Excellence Award"
  44. Woods, Don E. "Jason Winrow - Cumberland Regional alum, Ohio State Buckeye and New York Giant - passes away at 41", NJ.com, September 24, 2012. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Winrow was a born in Bridgeton and made a name for himself on the football field. Winrow was the second student in Cumberland Regional High School's history to attend a Division I university on a full football scholarship when he went to Ohio State University from 1989-1993."

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