Haddonfield Memorial High School
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Haddonfield Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Haddonfield, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Haddonfield Public Schools with a total enrollment of 872 students. Mr Nicholas Baker is the Principal (temporary).
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[edit] Awards and recognition
- During the 2004-05 school year, Haddonfield Memorial High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[1][2], the highest award an American school can receive.[3][4]
- Haddonfield Memorial High School was the 17th ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[5]
[edit] Athletics
- Haddonfield Memorial High School is one of eleven member schools in the Colonial Conference, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12.[6]
- Haddonfield Memorial High School won the 2005-06 Colonial Conference All-Sports Award for having the most first place finishes in the various Conference sports.[7]
[edit] Exchange schemes
- Kasukabe High School, located Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, is making an exchange visit in 2007.[8]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Bob McElwee, who was an on-field football official for 41 years with 27 of those years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 to 2003.[9]
- Brian Zoubek, 2006 graduate currently, currently a member of the Duke University Men's Basketball Team.[10]
- I.F. Stone, 1907-1989, iconoclastic investigative American journalist
- Matt Maloney, NBA Player, Played 6 NBA seasons spanning from 1996 to 2002.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ "New bottom line for top honor", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 18, 2004, "Blue Ribbons were also won by Haddonfield Memorial High School in Camden County..."
- ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2005 (PDF), accessed June 5, 2006
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ Top Public High Schools in New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly, September 2006
- ^ Colonial Conference teams, accessed April 5, 2007
- ^ 2005-2006 Colonial Conference All-Sports Award, posted July 11, 2006
- ^ "The Memo", PTA Newsletter, Haddonfield Memorial High School, September/October 2006
- ^ National Association of Sports Officials profile: Bob McElwee, accessed December 6, 2006
- ^ Duke Basketball bio for Brian Zoubek, accessed December 14, 2006
- ^ Matt Maloney Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards, accessed December 21, 2006
