Lindenwold High School

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Lindenwold High School
Address
801 Egg Harbor Road

Lindenwold
,
Camden County
,
New Jersey
08021

United States
Coordinates39°49′15″N 74°58′39″W / 39.820853°N 74.97752°W / 39.820853; -74.97752Coordinates: 39°49′15″N 74°58′39″W / 39.820853°N 74.97752°W / 39.820853; -74.97752
Information
TypePublic high school
Established2001
School districtLindenwold Public Schools
NCES School ID3408640[1]
PrincipalPeter Brandt
Vice principalMelanie Martin
Faculty56.7 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment621 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.0:1[1]
Color(s)  Navy Blue
  gold[2]
Athletics conferenceColonial Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team nameLions[2]
Websitehs.lindenwold.k12.nj.us

Lindenwold High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Lindenwold, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Lindenwold Public Schools. The school opened in September 2001, following the dissolution of the Lower Camden County Regional School District.[3]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 621 students and 56.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 454 students (73.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 49 (7.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings[]

The school was the 283rd-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.[4] The school had been ranked 196th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 254th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[5] The magazine ranked the school 256th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[6] The school was ranked 267th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[7]

Lindenwold High School is a member of the Success Practice's Network, an organization of schools run by the International Center for Leadership in Education. LHS' Freshmen Seminar Program is recognized as a model "best practice" by the network. Freshmen Seminar is a year-long, character education and literacy mentor program required of all incoming 9th graders.

Princeton University recognized Lindenwold High School's Ann Ryan as one of four outstanding New Jersey secondary school teachers at its Commencement ceremonies on June 6, 2006. Ryan was selected for the award from among 68 nominations from public and private schools statewide.[8]

Extracurricular activities[]

Staff and students produce a variety of plays and concerts that entertain the entire Lindenwold community. The high school also sponsors many other clubs that serve the community such as Interact Club, LEO Club, and Student Government Services. And, the theater program is not too shabby.

  • Cheerleading (girls)
  • Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Field Hockey (girls)
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Boys' Soccer
  • Archery (boys and girls)
  • Tennis (boys and girls)
  • Iron Chef
  • Girls' Cross Country
  • Boys' Cross Country
  • Boys' Hop Scotch
  • Marching Band
  • Theater

Athletics[]

Lindenwold High School Lions[2] compete as a member school in the Colonial Conference,[9] which is comprised of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 750-800 students for grades 9-12 and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[10] With 475 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[11] The football team competes in the Memorial Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[12][13] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2018–2020.[14]

During 2004-05 the Lindenwold High School boys' bowling team captured their third straight Olympic Conference championship and their first South Jersey state crown. The boys' bowling team won a fourth conference title during the 2006-07 season, and yet another in the 2008-09 season.

During the 2008-09 season the Lindenwold High School boys' track and field team captured their first Colonial Conference championship in school history. In 2009-10, the boys repeated as champions.

Administration[]

The school's principal is Peter Brandt. His administration team includes the vice principal.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Lindenwold High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Lindenwold High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Tinney, Kathleen. "Herbert Johnson; headed schools in Lindenwold", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 15, 2012. Accessed October 25, 2014. "In his last two years as superintendent, he laid the foundation for the district's expansion to K-12 by planning the new Lindenwold High School; it opened in 2001, after his departure."
  4. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  5. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  8. ^ Princeton honors outstanding secondary school teachers, Princeton University press release, dated June 2, 2006.
  9. ^ School Info, Colonial Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 21, 2007. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  10. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  11. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  12. ^ Lindenwold Lions, West Jersey Football League. Accessed February 1, 2021.
  13. ^ Minnick, Kevin. "Football: Entering 10th season, a new leader for state’s second-largest conference", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 8, 2019. Accessed September 5, 2020. "The WJFL was created in 2010 as a way to help teams play a full schedule and face opponents of similar size, ability and geographical location.... The league is comprised of 16 divisions and includes better than 90 high schools."
  14. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Our School, Lindenwold High School. Accessed April 24, 2020.

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