Eastside High School (Camden, New Jersey) Explained

Eastside High School
Grades:9-12
District:Camden City School District
Type:Public high school
Principal1:Gloria Martinez-Vega
Enrollment:514 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:64.0 FTEs
Ratio:8.0:1
Us Nces School Id:340264001348
Teamname:Tigers
Conference:Olympic Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Colors: Orange and
Black
Rival:Camden High School
Address:3100 Federal Street
City:Camden
County:Camden County
State:New Jersey
Zipcode:08105
Country:United States
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Eastside High School, formerly Woodrow Wilson High School,[1] is a four-year public high school in the City of Camden, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Camden City School District. In June 2020, it was announced that the school would be renamed; the change from Woodrow Wilson High School was made official in January 2022.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 514 students and 64.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.0:1. There were 252 students (49.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

History

The school, which was long named in honor of President Woodrow Wilson, was opened in 1930 as a junior high school. Wilson, a Democrat was the 28th president of the United States and 34th Governor of New Jersey. It was converted to a high school in 1933.[3]

The school had been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools until 2011, when the school's accreditation status was removed.[4]

In June 2020, Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs announced that the district would rename the school due to Wilson's racist views. A committee consisting of community members, students, alumni and administrators will determine the new name.[5] The school was formally renamed to Eastside High School in January 2022.[6]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 314th-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.[7] The school had been ranked 300th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 321st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[8] The magazine ranked the school 315th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[9] The school was also ranked 315th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[10]

Athletics

The Eastside High School Tigers[11] compete in the Olympic Conference, which comprises public and private high schools in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, and operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[12] With 814 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.[13] The football team competes in the Liberty Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[14] [15] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group III South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 680 to 889 students.[16]

The boys' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1949 (defeating Hillside High School in the tournament final), 1978 (vs. Malcolm X Shabazz High School) and 1985 (vs. Rahway High School), and won the Group IV title in 1970 (vs. East Orange High School).[17] An estimated 4,000 spectators watched the 1949 team win the Group III state title with a 45-43 win against Hillside on a basket scored in the last minute of the championship game.[18] The 1970 team won their 27th consecutive game and the Group IV title with an 82-71 win against East Orange in the playoff finals in front of a crowd of 10,000 at Convention Hall in Atlantic City.[19] The 2004 boys' basketball team took the South, Group III state sectionals with an 83-75 win over crosstown rival Camden High School.[20]

The boys track team won the Group III spring / outdoor track state championship in 1984 (as co-champion) and 1996.[21]

The boys track team won the indoor relay championship in Group III in 1993, 1995 and 1998. The girls team won the Group III title in 2000, 2001 and 2006, and won the Group II title in 2005 (as co-champion).[22]

The girls' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1996 (defeating Malcolm X Shabazz High School in the tournament final), 1997 (vs. Warren Hills Regional High School), 2005 (vs. Northern Highlands Regional High School) and 2014 (vs. West Morris Central High School).[23] The team won the 2005 South, Group III state sectional championship with a 67-31 win over Timber Creek Regional High School.[24] [25] The team won the 2005 Group III state championship with a 73-44 win in the semifinals over Monmouth Regional High School and 1 56-47 win over Northern Highlands to take the title.[26] The team moved on to face other state champions, and with a 47-32 win over Pascack Valley High School in the tournament semifinal, and a 64-45 win over St. John Vianney High School won the 2005 Tournament of Champions.[27] [28] In 2006, the team won the South, Group III sectional title with a 55-52 win against Ocean City High School in the tournament final.[29] [30] The 2007 team won the South, Group III sectional championship with a 78-60 win versus runner-up Ocean City High School.[31] The team won the program's fourth state title with a 70-64 win in the 2014 Group III championship game against West Morris Central High School.[32]

The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III state sectional championship in 2001, 2018 and 2019.[33] The 2001 team won the South Jersey Group III sectional title with a 27-14 win over Egg Harbor Township High School in the championship game.[34] The program won its second title in 2018 with a 22-14 win against Burlington Township High School in the playoff finals.[35] The team won its second consecutive South Jersey Group III title in 2019 with a 54-30 win against Somerville High School[36] and went on to win the South / Central Group III bowl game with a 12-7 win against Wall High School in the regional bowl game.[37]

The girls team won the NJSIAA spring / outdoor track Group III state championship in 2004 and 2006.[38]

Administration

The school's principal is Gloria Martinez-Vega.[39] Her core administration team includes two lead educators.[40]

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Burney . Melanie . 25 January 2022 . Camden's Woodrow Wilson High School renamed Eastside High . .
  2. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402640&ID=340264001348 School data for East Side High School
  3. News: Duhart . Bill . N.J. district to rename Woodrow Wilson school, citing former president's 'racist values' . June 20, 2020 . Newark Star-Ledger . June 19, 2020.
  4. https://www.msa-cess.org/Customized/uploads/About%20MSA-CESS/W2012%20Standard%20Newsletter.pdf#page=6 Fall 2011 Accreditation Actions
  5. News: Alexander . Dan . Woodrow Wilson name removed from two NJ school buildings . June 20, 2020 . New Jersey 101.5 . June 19, 2020.
  6. Burney, Melanie. "Camden’s Woodrow Wilson High School renamed Eastside High", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 25, 2022. Accessed November 10, 2022. "Camden’s Woodrow Wilson High School will now be called Eastside High to break from the segregationist views and practices of the former president and New Jersey governor."
  7. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  8. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  9. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed June 5, 2011.
  10. http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"
  11. https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/woodrow-wilson-high-school Woodrow Wilson High School
  12. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021
  13. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020
  14. https://www.gridironnewjersey.com/schoolDetail.aspx?schoolid=339 Camden Eastside Tigers
  15. https://www.westjerseyfootball.com Home Page
  16. 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
  17. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-basketball-history_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History
  18. Schuck, Charlie. "Minus Hero as Wilson Wins Group 3 State Title; Tosses in Winning Field Goal as Prexys Nose Out Hillside, 45-43", Courier-Post, March 21, 1949. Accessed March 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Underdog Woodrow Wilson High school, of Camden, Saturday night upset the popular and strong Hillside High school basketeers, 45 to 43, to walk off with the first State Group 3 championship ever annexed by a South Jersey school. More than 4,000 frenzied fans saw lanky and outstanding Len Minus, sensational Wilson center, fake his defensive player out of position, pivot and sink a swishing field goal with less than one minute to break a 43 to 43 tie and give the 'Presidents' a victory."
  19. Drogo, Ron. "Wilson Dumps East Orange", The Record, March 22, 1970. Accessed November 26, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "East Orange's supposedly tight defense was hardly in evidence as Wilson rolled to a Group 4 State title, 82-71. The win was the 27th in a row for the undefeated Tigers and East Orange, the defending champ, had its 30-game winning streak ended."
  20. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=56918&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2004 Boys Basketball - South, Group III
  21. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-history.pdf NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys
  22. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/20-relay-history_0.pdf History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships
  23. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-girls-basketball-history.pdf NJSIAA Girls Basketball Championship History
  24. Skaf, Lian. "Wilson coasts to S.J. title", Courier-Post, March 8, 2005. Accessed August 18, 2007. "With a 67-31 win over fourth-seeded Timber Creek in the S.J. Group 3 final Monday, second-seeded Woodrow Wilson won the sectional championship and advanced to play Central Jersey champion Monmouth, a 69-52 winner over Willingboro Monday, in Wednesday's Group 3 state semifinal."
  25. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93726&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2005 Girls Basketball - South, Group III
  26. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93726&tclass=Group%20III%2C%20Semis%2FFinals 2005 Girls Basketball - Group III, Semis/Finals
  27. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93726&tclass=Tournament%20of%20Champions 2005 Girls Basketball - Tournament of Champions
  28. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-girls-tofc-history.pdf NJSIAA Girls Basketball Tournament of Champions History
  29. McCann, Sean. "Wilson overcomes mistakes, Ocean City for S.J. Group 3 title", Courier-Post, March 7, 2006. Accessed August 18, 2007. "Wilson eventually prevailed but history did not. The Tigers survived a heroic Ocean City effort to claim a 55-52 victory and their second straight South Jersey Group 3 crown."
  30. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=142066&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2006 Girls Basketball - South, Group III
  31. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=202578&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Girls Basketball - South, Group III
  32. Whittaker, Celeste E. "Girls’ Basketball: Woodrow Wilson wins 4th overall state crown with strong team effort", Courier-Post, March 17, 2014. Accessed November 20, 2020. "The Tigers had held on for a 70-64 victory over West Morris in the Group 3 state final, winning the program’s fourth overall state title and first since 2005."
  33. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-football.pdf NJSIAA Football History
  34. http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=10769&tclass= NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 championships
  35. Evans, Bill. "Woodrow Wilson beats No. 18 Burlington Township, claims first sectional title in 17 years", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 17, 2018, updated August 23, 2019. Accessed November 8, 2020. "Preston Brown and the third-seeded Woodrow Wilson High School football team brought a championship home to Camden on Saturday, defeating top-seeded, undefeated and No. 18 Burlington Township, 22-14, in the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics South Jersey Group 3 final."
  36. McGurk, Tom. "H.S. football: Woodrow Wilson stamps its legacy with title win over Somerville", Courier-Post, November 24, 2019. Accessed November 8, 2020. "Woodrow Wilson became the first back-to-back sectional champions in city history after the Tigers mauled their way to a 54-30 victory over Somerville Saturday afternoon in the South Jersey Group 3 title game."
  37. Minnick, Kevin. "Football: Defense leads No. 17 Woodrow Wilson to win over No. 5 Wall in S/C 3 final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 8, 2019. Accessed November 8, 2020. "With its defense turning in one of its finest performances of the season, No. 17 Woodrow Wilson edged No. 5 Wall 12-7 in the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics South/Central Group 3 regional championship at Rutgers on Saturday."
  38. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-spring-track-group-history.pdf NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Girls
  39. https://camdencityschools.org/eastsidehs/about-us/about-the-principal/ About the Principal
  40. https://camdencityschools.org/eastsidehs/meet-our-administration/ Meet Eastside's Leadership Team
  41. Minnick, Kevin. "Belton raising eyebrows at Winslow Twp.", Courier-Post, October 25, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2011. "There's no getting around the fact that Mike McBride has a knack for getting his kids into college. While at Woodrow Wilson, the veteran football coach sent Rashad Baker and Turk McBride to Tennessee. He also had Antwine Perez graduate early to attend Southern Cal before later transferring to Maryland."
  42. http://www.dvrbs.com/people/CamdenPeople-JamesCardwell.htm James Cardwell
  43. Staff. "Oakland signs Donovin Darius The veteran safety from Camden adds experience to the Raiders' secondary.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 11, 2007. Accessed September 7, 2011. "Darius, who will turn 32 next month, had been a mainstay in Jacksonville's secondary since he was the club's first-round pick in the 1998 draft out of Syracuse. But the Jaguars released him in June, trying to get younger and faster on defense. He is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High in Camden."
  44. http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=DAR336714 Donovin Darius
  45. White, Mark. "Obituary: Lorenzo Freeman / Former Steeler was football coach at Plum", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 11, 2016. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Mr. Freeman played high school football at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, N.J., before signing with Pitt in 1983."
  46. Wiggins, Tracy. "Hispanic Heritage Month: Assemblyman Angel Fuentes eyes empowerment for all residents", South Jersey Times, October 20, 2013. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Fuentes was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Camden, in 1980."
  47. http://www.procanes.com/files/9741f53d12ffe15c97767d22903be80f-3573.html "Ex-NFL player opts for Border Patrol career"
  48. Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. "John J. Horn, 81, Labor Activist, Former N.j. Government Official", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 11, 1999. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Mr. Horn had lived in Seaside Park, Ocean County, for the last 20 years. Raised in Camden, he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, where he was an end on the football team."
  49. Cunneen, Sheila. "Rugby is alive in South Jersey", Courier-Post, May 5, 1986. Accessed March 31, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Lance Manga, a 30-year-old graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, will play for the United States when it hosts Japan in Los Angeles in late May."
  50. http://www.nfl.com/players/turkmcbride/profile?id=MCB744519 Turk McBride
  51. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/174498476/ "Gloucester County builds a power"
  52. Riordan, Kevin. "Frank Moran, whose first Camden job title was 'laborer,' to be sworn in as city's mayor", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 31, 2017. Accessed January 9, 2020. "It was 1990 and Moran, a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate in his early 20s, had recently gotten hired by the city's Public Works Department."
  53. Goldstein, Stan. "At the Starting Gate: A Camden TV Network", Courier-Post, November 4, 1972. Accessed January 9, 2020. "Unless you're Tommy Roberts, a canny East Camden native with a flair for fashion, a gift for gab and an insistent 'can do' attitude.... Meanwhile, from the big white building on Mount Ephraim Avenue where he presides over 21 radio station employees and a growing staff of TV people, the Woodrow Wilson High School grad whose classmates will remember him better as Tommy Riccuti, is working hard to bring in his first big winner in the independent video sweepstakes."
  54. Lowe, Herbert. "Rozier, Wounds Healing, Glad To Join The Heisman Scene", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 15, 1996. Accessed September 24, 2011. "As Mike Rozier readily autographed footballs and miniature helmets in the lobby of the Downtown Athletic Club yesterday, a woman looked at the bandage on his right hand and asked, 'What happened to you?' 'I got shot,' the 1983 Heisman Trophy winner - who set rushing records at the University of Nebraska and at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden - said matter-of-factly."
  55. https://www.camdencounty.com/assemblyman-bill-spearman-2019-mlk-winner/ Assemblyman Bill Spearman, Camden
  56. Bezdek, Michael via Associated Press. "What To Do With Man Who Killed 13 People?", Portsmouth Daily Times, March 4, 1982. Accessed July 21, 2011. "A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, Unruh was a veteran of many artillery battles during World War II."
  57. Web site: Howard Unruh - 1939 Woodrow Wilson High School yearbook entry. . October 21, 2009 . March 10, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110310172044/http://www.dvrbs.com/Camden/CamdenNJ-HowardUnruh.htm . dead .
  58. Narducci, Marc. "Former Eagle to coach Woodrow Wilson", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 1, 2012. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Former Eagles fullback Thomas Tapeh will be taking over as the head football coach at Woodrow Wilson High."
  59. http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/williams_gary00.html Gary Williams coach bio
  60. Luicci, Tom. "Rutgers names Darrell Wilson new secondary coach", The Star-Ledger, February 13, 2013. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Wilson, 54, was the former head coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, compiling a 65-18 record there from 1988-95, and served as Rutgers' running backs coach in 1999."

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