Cinnaminson High School
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Cinnaminson High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cinnaminson Township
in Burlington County
, New Jersey
, United States, operating as part of the Cinnaminson Township Public Schools
. The grounds are approximately 26 acres (105,218.4 m²), including the land that the school is built on. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1972.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 828 students and 61 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.57.
The school was the 164th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 161st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 137th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
(BCSL), sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA). The league consists of nineteen public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County
, Mercer County
and Ocean County
in central
New Jersey
. The coach of the School's football team is Mario Patrizi.
Cinnaminson High School competes in Varsity Tier II of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.
The first championship won by any of the school's athletic teams was in 1969 when the cross country team culminated a 12-1 meet record with a win at the Burlington County Scholastic League Cross Country Championship at Moorestown Memorial Field. As was typical of the team's group running style, CHS runners placed 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 15th, and 18th to post the low score for the event. Head Coach Gene Campbell was later inducted into the CHS Athletics Hall of Fame.
The soccer team won the 1999 South, Group II Group Semifinals, defeating Northern Burlington County Regional High School
4-2. In 2002, the girls soccer team won the South, Group II title over Woodstown High School
, by a 2-0 score. The 2004 boys soccer team won the South, Group II championship, edging Haddon Township High School
in the final, 1-0. In 2007, the boys soccer team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Delran High School
in the tournament final.
The 2003 baseball team won its first South, Group II state sectional title with a 16-12 win against Manchester Township High School
in the final game.
In 2004, Cinnaminson running back and team co-captain Darrell "DJ" Riley set a single-game varsity football rushing record with 360 yards in only three quarters of play. He also had six touchdowns in his record performance.
The members of the marching band perform at football games, their pep-band songs and half-time shows. In addition to a this, the band has a season of competitions within two Marching Band circuits: USSBA and Cavalcade of Bands
. The band's director is Deb Knisely, who took over as head director in 2004. The band also marched in the national 4 July Parade in Washington, D.C. in 2006. in addition to the marching band the Color Guard also performs original choreography at the half time shows.
In 2008, the band, under the direction of Deb Knisley, went to Allentown, Pennsylvania for the USSBA Northern States Marching Band Championships. They placed 4th out of 14 according to yea.org and marchingbandcontest.com.
Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey
Cinnaminson includes within its boundaries the confluence point of longitude 75 degrees west and latitude 40 degrees north, one of only four such confluence points in New Jersey...
in Burlington County
Burlington County, New Jersey
There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States, operating as part of the Cinnaminson Township Public Schools
Cinnaminson Township Public Schools
The Cinnaminson Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district in Cinnaminson Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States...
. The grounds are approximately 26 acres (105,218.4 m²), including the land that the school is built on. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1972.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 828 students and 61 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.57.
The school was the 164th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 161st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 137th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Cinnaminson High School Pirates compete in the Patriot Division of the Burlington County Scholastic LeagueBurlington County Scholastic League
The Burlington County Scholastic League is a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
(BCSL), sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
(NJSIAA). The league consists of nineteen public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County
Burlington County, New Jersey
There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...
, Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
and Ocean County
Ocean County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...
in central
Central Jersey
Central Jersey is a common designation for a region of the state of New Jersey in the United States of America. Trenton is considered the boundary between designated "North Jersey" and "South Jersey"...
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The coach of the School's football team is Mario Patrizi.
Cinnaminson High School competes in Varsity Tier II of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.
The first championship won by any of the school's athletic teams was in 1969 when the cross country team culminated a 12-1 meet record with a win at the Burlington County Scholastic League Cross Country Championship at Moorestown Memorial Field. As was typical of the team's group running style, CHS runners placed 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 15th, and 18th to post the low score for the event. Head Coach Gene Campbell was later inducted into the CHS Athletics Hall of Fame.
The soccer team won the 1999 South, Group II Group Semifinals, defeating Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Northern Burlington County Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from four communities in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District...
4-2. In 2002, the girls soccer team won the South, Group II title over Woodstown High School
Woodstown High School
Woodstown High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the City of Woodstown, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.Students from neighboring Alloway...
, by a 2-0 score. The 2004 boys soccer team won the South, Group II championship, edging Haddon Township High School
Haddon Township High School
Haddon Township High School is a four-year public high school in Haddon Township, New Jersey. It is part of the Haddon Township School District. The school offers courses in math, science, languages, humanities and various vocational skills. It also offers athletics and after-school clubs and...
in the final, 1-0. In 2007, the boys soccer team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Delran High School
Delran High School
Delran High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Delran Township School District....
in the tournament final.
The 2003 baseball team won its first South, Group II state sectional title with a 16-12 win against Manchester Township High School
Manchester Township High School
Manchester Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Manchester Township in Ocean County, New Jersey and is part of the Manchester Township School District...
in the final game.
In 2004, Cinnaminson running back and team co-captain Darrell "DJ" Riley set a single-game varsity football rushing record with 360 yards in only three quarters of play. He also had six touchdowns in his record performance.
CHS Pirate Marching Band
The Cinnaminson High School Marching Band competes and performs at many events.The members of the marching band perform at football games, their pep-band songs and half-time shows. In addition to a this, the band has a season of competitions within two Marching Band circuits: USSBA and Cavalcade of Bands
Cavalcade of Bands
The Cavalcade of Bands is one of many competitive band organizations in the United States and is one of several major circuits in the mid-Atlantic states . CBA was founded in the late 50's by the members of the Mid-Atlantic Judges Association and its member high schools...
. The band's director is Deb Knisely, who took over as head director in 2004. The band also marched in the national 4 July Parade in Washington, D.C. in 2006. in addition to the marching band the Color Guard also performs original choreography at the half time shows.
In 2008, the band, under the direction of Deb Knisley, went to Allentown, Pennsylvania for the USSBA Northern States Marching Band Championships. They placed 4th out of 14 according to yea.org and marchingbandcontest.com.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Darlene Llewellyn - Principal
- Ryan Gorman - Assistant Principal
- Jim Weber - Assistant Principal / Activities & Athletics Director
Notable alumni
- Andre CollinsAndre CollinsAndre Pierre Collins is a former American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins...
(born 1968), current Director of Retired Players with the National Football League Players' AssociationNational Football League Players' AssociationThe National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the labor organization for the professional football players in the National Football League . It has been at times a professional association, as well as a labor union...
, All-American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
star at Penn StatePenn State Nittany Lions footballThe Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...
, and 10-year NFL linebacker, former resident. - Tony DiLeoTony DiLeoTony DiLeo is an American basketball coach. He served as the 21st head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, taking over the position mid-season on December 13, 2008 after then-head coach Maurice Cheeks was fired after starting the season with a 9–14 record...
(born 1955), former head coach of the Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ersThe Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
. - George Reinas (born 1984), Top ShotTop ShotTop Shot is an American reality television show that debuted on the History Channel on June 6, 2010. The show features 16 contestants, split into two teams of eight, competing in various types of shooting challenges. One by one, the contestants are eliminated until only one remains...
Season 2 contestant.
External links
- Cinnaminson High School
- Cinnaminson Township Public Schools
- Data for the Cinnaminson Township Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...