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'Moorestown High School' is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Moorestown Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Moorestown Township Public Schools. Moorestown High School was established in 1904.[1]
For the 1999-2000 school year, Moorestown High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2], the highest award an American school can receive.[3][4]
Moorestown High School was the 63rd-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]
★ Moorestown High School's Girls Lacrosse Team has been dominant over the last seven years in the State of New Jersey. They have won 148 straight games against New Jersey teams and from 2000 to the present are 159-4. The girls lacrosse team won the 2007 Group III State Championship with a 20-4 win vs. West Morris Central High School.[6] The team moved on to win the Tournament of Champions, defeating Lenape High School 14-2 in the semifinals and West Morris Mendham High School 16-6 in the finals, to win the tournament crown.[7]
★ Kevin Kirkby was inducted into the Saint Joseph's University Baseball Hall of Fame. Kirkby was named as a 3rd-team All-American in 2001; 1st team Academic All-American in 2000 and 2001; and holds 14 season or career school records.[8]
★ Albert Young is currently the all time leading rusher in South Jersey (5,411 yards).[9]
★ The boys tennis team won the 2007 Central, Group III state sectional championship with a series of 5-0 wins over Lawrence High School, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, and ultimately Princeton High School in the tournament final.[10] The team moved on to win the 2007 NJSIAA Group III State Championship, defeating Millburn High School 3-2 in the final meet.[11] The team then proceeded to the Tournament of champions where they lost against rival, Newark Academy in the semifinals.[12]
★ In 2007, the boys swimming team won the Central B state sectional title with a 120-50 win against Ocean Township High School in the tournament final.[13]
★ The 2003 field hockey team won the Group III State championship with a 1-0 win over Kingsway Regional High School in the semifinals and a 2-1 win against Warren Hills High School in the tournament's final match.[14] The 2004 team repeated as Group III champion, defeating Mount Olive High School in the tournament final.[15]
★ The 2001 boys tennis team won the South, Group II state sectional title with a 3-2 win against Haddonfield Memorial High School in the tournament final.[16][17]
★ 'Pamela Fisk' -Acting Principal
★ 'Andrew Seibel' -Vice Principal
★ 'Germaine Brown' - Assistant Principal
★ Pat Murphy plays in pop-punk band Rookie of the Year
★ Blair Hornstine gained national attention in the summer of 2003, when she was told that she would share valedictorian honors at Moorestown High School with another classmate. Hornstine sued to be sole valedictorian and won, although she did not attend her graduation ceremony.[18] Hornstine's admission to Harvard University was revoked in early July after reporters discovered that she plagiarized parts of some columns she wrote for the "Static" section of ''The Courier-Post'', a local newspaper.
★ Dave Robinson, NFL Linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s.[19]
★ Ronii (born Ron Bailey), a musician/producer who wrote music for an album with Joe Stonestreet, formerly of the multiplatinum selling group Blackstreet and was an in house producer at Sigma Sound Studios, a famous Philadelphia recording studio.
★ William H. Kingston, the noted Moorestown historian and resident. He currently resides in Moorestown and teaches at Moorestown High.
1. Moorestown High School - An Overview, accessed December 18, 2006.
2. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006.
3. 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'."
4. 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."'
5. Top Public High Schools in New Jersey: 51-100, ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2006.
6. 2007 Girls Lacrosse - Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed June 5, 2007.
7. 2007 Girls Lacrosse - T of C Semis/Final, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
8. Good News, Moorestown High School, January 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007.
9. Albert Young - RB - Iowa Hawkeyes, Footballguys.com. Accessed May 16, 2007. "Albert Young had an outstanding prep career at Moorestown High School, finishing as South Jersey's all time leading rusher with 5,411 yards. As a senior he was named New Jersey offensive Player of the Year. He was the first back in New Jersey history to rush for over 2,000 yards twice in a career. Even in his junior year, when he missed 3 games with a knee injury, he still rushed over 1,000 yards."
10. 2007 Boys Tennis - Central, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed June 7, 2007.
11. 2007 Boys Tennis - Public Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed May 27, 2007.
12. 2007 Boys Tennis - T of C, NJSIAA. Accessed August 25, 2007.
13. 2007 Boys Team Swimming - Central - B, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
14. 2003 Field Hockey - Semifinals / Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
15. 2004 Field Hockey - Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
16. McCann, Sean. "Moorestown nets 25th straight sectional title", ''Courier-Post'', May 23, 2001. Accessed August 18, 2007. "But the top-seeded Quakers, ranked No. 1 in the Courier-Post Top 20 Poll, stopped playing like a team with everything to lose, gutting out a 4-1 victory for Moorestown's 25th straight South Jersey crown. Moorestown won S.J. Group 3 last year."
17. 2001 NJSIAA Boys Team Tennis - South, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed August 18, 2007.
18. Student Wins Valedictorian Lawsuit In Moorestown: Hornstine Took Many Classes At Home Because Of Disability, WCAU, May 9, 2003.
19. Carchidi, Sam. "Absegami's Bullock passed up Rutgers: This 305-pound lineman chose to roam.", ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', February 8, 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007. "For those who enjoy trivia, here is Langerman's list of former South Jersey players who were on Super Bowl-winning rosters: Wildwood's Randy Beverly (Jets); Brackett; Cinnaminson's Andre Collins (Redskins); Rancocas Valley's Franco Harris (Steelers); Pennsauken's John Taylor (49ers); Camden's George Hegamin (Cowboys); Moorestown's Dave Robinson (Packers); Pennsauken's Dwight Hicks (49ers); Cherry Hill East's Pete Kugler (49ers); Depftord's Dave Rowe (Raiders); and Camden's Derrick Ramsey (Raiders)."
★ Moorestown High School
★ Moorestown Township Public Schools
★
★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Moorestown Township Township Schools
| Contents |
| Awards and recognition |
| Athletics |
| Administration |
| Noted alumni |
| References |
| External links |
Awards and recognition
For the 1999-2000 school year, Moorestown High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2], the highest award an American school can receive.[3][4]
Moorestown High School was the 63rd-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]
Athletics
★ Moorestown High School's Girls Lacrosse Team has been dominant over the last seven years in the State of New Jersey. They have won 148 straight games against New Jersey teams and from 2000 to the present are 159-4. The girls lacrosse team won the 2007 Group III State Championship with a 20-4 win vs. West Morris Central High School.[6] The team moved on to win the Tournament of Champions, defeating Lenape High School 14-2 in the semifinals and West Morris Mendham High School 16-6 in the finals, to win the tournament crown.[7]
★ Kevin Kirkby was inducted into the Saint Joseph's University Baseball Hall of Fame. Kirkby was named as a 3rd-team All-American in 2001; 1st team Academic All-American in 2000 and 2001; and holds 14 season or career school records.[8]
★ Albert Young is currently the all time leading rusher in South Jersey (5,411 yards).[9]
★ The boys tennis team won the 2007 Central, Group III state sectional championship with a series of 5-0 wins over Lawrence High School, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, and ultimately Princeton High School in the tournament final.[10] The team moved on to win the 2007 NJSIAA Group III State Championship, defeating Millburn High School 3-2 in the final meet.[11] The team then proceeded to the Tournament of champions where they lost against rival, Newark Academy in the semifinals.[12]
★ In 2007, the boys swimming team won the Central B state sectional title with a 120-50 win against Ocean Township High School in the tournament final.[13]
★ The 2003 field hockey team won the Group III State championship with a 1-0 win over Kingsway Regional High School in the semifinals and a 2-1 win against Warren Hills High School in the tournament's final match.[14] The 2004 team repeated as Group III champion, defeating Mount Olive High School in the tournament final.[15]
★ The 2001 boys tennis team won the South, Group II state sectional title with a 3-2 win against Haddonfield Memorial High School in the tournament final.[16][17]
Administration
★ 'Pamela Fisk' -Acting Principal
★ 'Andrew Seibel' -Vice Principal
★ 'Germaine Brown' - Assistant Principal
Noted alumni
★ Pat Murphy plays in pop-punk band Rookie of the Year
★ Blair Hornstine gained national attention in the summer of 2003, when she was told that she would share valedictorian honors at Moorestown High School with another classmate. Hornstine sued to be sole valedictorian and won, although she did not attend her graduation ceremony.[18] Hornstine's admission to Harvard University was revoked in early July after reporters discovered that she plagiarized parts of some columns she wrote for the "Static" section of ''The Courier-Post'', a local newspaper.
★ Dave Robinson, NFL Linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s.[19]
★ Ronii (born Ron Bailey), a musician/producer who wrote music for an album with Joe Stonestreet, formerly of the multiplatinum selling group Blackstreet and was an in house producer at Sigma Sound Studios, a famous Philadelphia recording studio.
★ William H. Kingston, the noted Moorestown historian and resident. He currently resides in Moorestown and teaches at Moorestown High.
References
1. Moorestown High School - An Overview, accessed December 18, 2006.
2. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006.
3. 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'."
4. 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."'
5. Top Public High Schools in New Jersey: 51-100, ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2006.
6. 2007 Girls Lacrosse - Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed June 5, 2007.
7. 2007 Girls Lacrosse - T of C Semis/Final, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
8. Good News, Moorestown High School, January 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007.
9. Albert Young - RB - Iowa Hawkeyes, Footballguys.com. Accessed May 16, 2007. "Albert Young had an outstanding prep career at Moorestown High School, finishing as South Jersey's all time leading rusher with 5,411 yards. As a senior he was named New Jersey offensive Player of the Year. He was the first back in New Jersey history to rush for over 2,000 yards twice in a career. Even in his junior year, when he missed 3 games with a knee injury, he still rushed over 1,000 yards."
10. 2007 Boys Tennis - Central, Group III, NJSIAA. Accessed June 7, 2007.
11. 2007 Boys Tennis - Public Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed May 27, 2007.
12. 2007 Boys Tennis - T of C, NJSIAA. Accessed August 25, 2007.
13. 2007 Boys Team Swimming - Central - B, NJSIAA. Accessed July 22, 2007.
14. 2003 Field Hockey - Semifinals / Group Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
15. 2004 Field Hockey - Semis/Finals, NJSIAA. Accessed July 29, 2007.
16. McCann, Sean. "Moorestown nets 25th straight sectional title", ''Courier-Post'', May 23, 2001. Accessed August 18, 2007. "But the top-seeded Quakers, ranked No. 1 in the Courier-Post Top 20 Poll, stopped playing like a team with everything to lose, gutting out a 4-1 victory for Moorestown's 25th straight South Jersey crown. Moorestown won S.J. Group 3 last year."
17. 2001 NJSIAA Boys Team Tennis - South, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed August 18, 2007.
18. Student Wins Valedictorian Lawsuit In Moorestown: Hornstine Took Many Classes At Home Because Of Disability, WCAU, May 9, 2003.
19. Carchidi, Sam. "Absegami's Bullock passed up Rutgers: This 305-pound lineman chose to roam.", ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', February 8, 2007. Accessed May 16, 2007. "For those who enjoy trivia, here is Langerman's list of former South Jersey players who were on Super Bowl-winning rosters: Wildwood's Randy Beverly (Jets); Brackett; Cinnaminson's Andre Collins (Redskins); Rancocas Valley's Franco Harris (Steelers); Pennsauken's John Taylor (49ers); Camden's George Hegamin (Cowboys); Moorestown's Dave Robinson (Packers); Pennsauken's Dwight Hicks (49ers); Cherry Hill East's Pete Kugler (49ers); Depftord's Dave Rowe (Raiders); and Camden's Derrick Ramsey (Raiders)."
External links
★ Moorestown High School
★ Moorestown Township Public Schools
★
★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Moorestown Township Township Schools
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