Audubon High School

Audubon High School is a comprehensive six-year community public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Audubon, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Audubon School District.

Audubon High School
Location
Audubon High School
Audubon High School
Audubon High School
350 Edgewood Avenue
Audubon, NJ 08106

United States
Coordinates39.885064°N 75.076064°W / 39.885064; -75.076064
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"A Tradition of Pride and Excellence"
EstablishedSeptember 1926
School districtAudubon School District
NCES School ID3401050[1]
PrincipalRobert Buchs
Faculty66.5 FTEs[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment804 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.1:1[1]
Color(s)     Green and
     Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceColonial Conference
Team nameGreen Wave[2]
WebsiteSchool website

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 804 students and 66.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. There were 142 students (17.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 54 (6.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Public school students from Mount Ephraim attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Mount Ephraim Public Schools.[3]

History

The school opened in September 1926 with an enrollment of 500 students. Two years later, as the school grew, students in grades 7-9 were part of the Junior School and those in grades 10-12 the Senior School.[4] In 2006 a science wing was added to the building. The addition included four new fully equipped science labs, a gymnasium and a band room.[5]

In September 2012 the Audubon School District implemented the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (HIB) at Audubon High School.[6]

In 2014 the school began a 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative. This initiative provides a Chromebook for each student to use throughout the school year.[5]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 181st-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 147th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 172nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[8] The magazine ranked the school 195th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[9] The school was ranked 238th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[10]

School programs

Project Graduation is a program that provides safe entertainment for senior students on the night of graduation. Students are taken to Dave and Busters to celebrate. Money for this program is donated to the school directly and through fundraisers.[11]

The Student of the Month program recognizes students who have shown an exemplary characteristic daily. A male and female student from each grade are chosen each month to receive an award package and a certificate. This program was initiated by The Intervention and Referral Services Team as a joint venture with the Renaissance Program.[12]

The Student Spotlight program recognizes students who are making a positive impact on campus. The program seeks to encourage academic excellence, school spirit and citizenship.[13]

The Project Memorial Foundation was established in 1994 to show patriotism among students. The program has received multiple honors and awards from both military and civic groups.[14]

The Parrot is the school's newspaper. The newspaper is written and edited by students and staff and covers topics important to the school. The organization also hosts a podcast where students can submit their creative works.[15]

The Student Council consists of student representatives voted for by the student body. The organization aims to strengthen the relationship between students, administration, faculty and the Audubon Board of Education. Students also organize community service projects and school activities such as school dances, homecoming events, pep rallies, the Thanksgiving food drive and Senior Citizen's Spring and Winter socials.[16]

Athletics

The Audubon High School Green Wave[2] compete as a member school in the Colonial Conference, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12 and operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[17] With 522 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 496 to 778 students in that grade range.[18] The football team competes in the Colonial Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[19] and was classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group I for football for 2017-18.[20]

The school operates as the host school / lead agency for a cooperative co-ed swimming program with Collingswood High School that expires at the end of the 2018-19 school year.[21]

The football team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 1975.[22]

Wrestling Coach Dave Lang led the Green Wave to District 28 titles in both 1997 and 1999.

From the early 1990s to the early 2000s, many considered Audubon's baseball team a dynasty; winning state championships in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2001. The 2001 team won the Group II state championship with an 8-1 win over Newton High School[23]

In June 2011, Audubon's baseball team defeated Waldwick High School for the Group I state championship, the team's seventh overall.[24] The team was awarded the South Jersey Group III title in 1961, 1964 and 1969. The team won the Group II title in 1975, 1996, 1998 and 2001, and Group I championships in 1994, 1995, 2011 and 2012.[25]

The girls softball team won the Group II state championships in 1976 and 1977.[26]

The girls' field hockey team won the 2005 and 2006 Patriot Division championships.[27]

The traditional Thanksgiving Day football game is against Haddon Township High School. Audubon won the Thanksgiving 2010 game by a score of 54-7, bringing their series record to 31-16-1.[28]

In 2018, the girls soccer team won the high school’s first Group 1 State Championship. The game went into penalty kicks with the win taking down Glen Ridge.

Marching band

The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1991 (Group 1). The marching band was 2005 Atlantic Coast Invitational Champion in Group 2 and 2004 Atlantic Coast Invitational Champion in Group 3.[29] They also took first as Group II A Northern State Champions with the caption of Best Color Guard and Best Visual in 2010 with their show Celestial Journey. In 2013, they won TOB New Jersey States Championships for group II and South Jersey Group II Championships.[30] In 2015, the marching band used a custom-made show edited by Lee Deloach to win the USBands Group II A New Jersey state championship at Union High School with a score of 95.525.[31] In 2016, the marching band won the USSBA Group III A national championship at Allentown, Pennsylvania with a new high score of 96.013 and winning the caption award for Best Music.[32]

Notable alumni

Medal of Honor recipients

A memorial outside the high school was dedicated to the borough's three Medal of Honor recipients on July 4, 1994. An annual tribute to them includes speakers from The Navy, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.[33]

Sports

Others

References
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  2. Audubon High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 13, 2015.
  3. Nicolosi, Peggy. "Report on Non-Operating School District: Audubon Park", Camden County Executive County Superintendent, June 30, 2009. Accessed February 22, 2014. "In addition to students from Audubon Park, Audubon also receives high school students from Mount Ephraim Public Schools."
  4. History, Audubon High School. Accessed December 7, 2017. "Audubon High School was opened in September, 1926, with an approximate enrollment of 500 pupils. The school developed into a full six-year high school, so that when school opened in September, 1928, the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade years composed the Junior School and the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade years composed the Senior School."
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  24. Staff. "Comer leads Seneca to title", Asbury Park Press, June 11, 2011. Accessed June 12, 2011. "Audubon 8, Waldwick 6: ... the Green Wave (23-5) claimed the Group I title. It is the program's seventh state title and first since 2001 when it won Group II."
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  28. Staff. "Audubon 54, Haddon Township 7 (High school Football scores and results) - Football", The Star-Ledger, November 25, 2010. Accessed August 27, 2011. "Chris Borgesi score three touchdowns and Brian Flacco rushed for two as Audubon defeated Haddon Township, 54-7, yesterday in Audubon. Audubon leads the Thanksgiving Series with a 31-16-1 record."
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  32. USBands A Class National Championships (Group III A) Saturday, November 05, 2016 Allentown, PA, USBands. Accessed November 10, 2016. "Audubon High School 96.013 1 Best Music"
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  34. Edward Benfold Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, Medal of Honor website. Accessed February 13, 2008.
  35. Lutton, Christine. "Audubon Students To Honor Three Heroes Three Men Awarded The Medal Of Honor Are Getting A Place In History.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 1994. Accessed July 25, 2016. "Nelson V. Brittin, a 1939 graduate of Audubon High School, was awarded his medal posthumously for his action near Yonggong-ni, Korea on March 7, 1951. Sergeant First Class Brittin, who was under relentless enemy fire, pushed forward up a hill, killing 20 enemy soldiers."
  36. Six, Jim. "Phillies PA announcer happy and busy", South Jersey Newspapers, October 19, 2008. Accessed June 11, 2011. "Saturday. In the morning, he will be inducted into the elite Audubon High School Ring of Honor and give an acceptance speech. He's a '64 Audubon grad."
  37. McPherson, Chris. "Dan Baker: The Man Behind The Voice" Archived 2018-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Philadelphia Eagles, September 6, 2014. Accessed February 16, 2018. "He graduated from Audubon High School and earned his bachelor's degree from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) before obtaining a master's degree from Temple."
  38. "Flacco anchors high-powered Blue Hens offense", Courier-Post, November 4, 2007. Accessed November 29, 2007. "Joe Flacco just has a way about him.... That's why Flacco is so suited for the role of starting quarterback for the University of Delaware's football team. The former Audubon High School star is sure-handed, sure-footed and just gets it done on the football field, always has."
  39. Narducci, Marc. "Son Delivers A Big-league Gift To Father Bill Laxton Of Audubon Learned His Son Was Promoted To The Oakland Athletics.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 21, 1999. Accessed October 10, 2015. "Laxton, a 1992 graduate of Audubon High School, was a starting pitcher in the minor leagues, but will work in long relief for the A's. 'It's the nicest Father's Day gift I've ever gotten,' his father said yesterday from his Audubon home.... If anybody knows that feeling, it's Bill Laxton. A 1966 graduate of Audubon, he spent parts of five major-league seasons as a pitcher for the Phillies, the San Diego Padres, and the Detroit Tigers."
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