Haddonfield Memorial High School
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Haddonfield Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive
Comprehensive high school
Comprehensive high schools are the most common form of public high schools in the United States and are meant to serve the needs of all students, as compared to the common practice in other nations in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations...

 public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Haddonfield
Haddonfield, New Jersey
Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 11,593....

, in Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...

, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Haddonfield Public Schools
Haddonfield Public Schools
The Haddonfield Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Haddonfield, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States....

.

As of the 2009–10 school year, the school has an enrollment of 778 students and 51 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.25.

Awards and recognition

  • During the 2004–05 school year, Haddonfield Memorial High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School
    Blue Ribbon Schools Program
    The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...

     Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
    United States Department of Education
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    , the highest award an American school can receive.

  • The school was the 11th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
    New Jersey Monthly
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    magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 14th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 17th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.

  • In 2007, School Digger ranked it as the 46th best high school (out of 356) in New Jersey.

  • In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post
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    , the school was ranked 30th in New Jersey and 1,061st nationwide. In Newsweek
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    's
    May 22, 2007, issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Haddonfield Memorial High School was listed in 910th place, the 26th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.

  • Haddonfield Memorial High School's Shield was selected as a Silver Crown Yearbook High School award winner in 1990 from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
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    .

Athletics

Haddonfield Memorial High School is a member of the Colonial Conference
Colonial Conference (New Jersey)
The Colonial Conference is an athletic conference consisting of public high schools located in Camden County and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Colonial Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...

, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed 800 students for grades 9–12.

2005–06

The school was recognized as the Group II winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite
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 Cup in 2005–06. The award recognized the school for achieving co-championship in Girls Soccer, 1st in Boys Soccer, a tie for 3rd in Girls Tennis, 1st in Girls Cross Country, 3rd in Boys Cross Country, a tie for 3rd in Girls Basketball, 1st in Boys Basketball, 2nd in Girls Swimming, 2nd in Boys Swimming, 3rd in Girls Indoor Relay Championships, 1st in Boys Golf, a tie for 3rd in Boys Tennis and 3rd in Girls Outdoor Track.

2006–07

The school repeated as the Group II winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite
ShopRite (United States)
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 Cup in 2006–07. The award recognized the school for achieving 2nd place in Girls Soccer, 2nd in Boys Soccer, Tied for 3rd in Girls Tennis, 1st in Girls Cross Country, 1st in Boys Cross Country, 2nd in Field Hockey, Tied for 3rd in Football, 1st in Girls Swimming, 2nd in Boys Swimming, 2nd in Boys Basketball, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track and Field Relays, 3rd in Girls Indoor Track and Field, Tied for 3rd in Boys Tennis and 1st in Girls Golf.

2007–08

The school repeated as the Group II winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite
ShopRite (United States)
ShopRite Supermarkets is a retailers' cooperative chain of supermarkets in the northeastern United States, with stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania...

 Cup in 2007–08. The award recognized the school for achieving 1st place in Girls Cross‐Country, 1st place in Boys Cross‐Country, 1st place in Girls Soccer, Tied for 3rd in Girls Tennis, 2nd Girls Swimming, 2nd in Girls Winter Track Relays, 4th in Boys Winter Track Relays, First in Girls Winter Track Individuals, 3rd in Boys Winter Track Individuals, Tied for 3rd in Boys Tennis, 2nd in Girls Golf, 2nd in Girls Spring Track, 4th in Boys Spring Track, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications for the winter season.

2008–09

The school repeated as the Group II winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite
ShopRite (United States)
ShopRite Supermarkets is a retailers' cooperative chain of supermarkets in the northeastern United States, with stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania...

 Cup in 2008–09. The award recognized the school for achieving First in Girls Cross‐Country, First in Boys Cross‐Country, First in Girls Tennis, Tied for 3rd in Field Hockey, Tied for 3rd in Girls Soccer, Tied for 3rd in Football, First in Girls Swimming, Second in Boys Swimming, Second in Girls Winter Relays, Second in Boys Winter Track Relays, Second Girls Winter Track, Second Boys Winter Track, First in Boys Golf, Tied for 3rd in Boys Tennis, First in Boys Outdoor Track, plus 9 points for having no disqualifications for the fall, winter, and spring seasons.

2009–10

The school repeated as the Group II winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite
ShopRite (United States)
ShopRite Supermarkets is a retailers' cooperative chain of supermarkets in the northeastern United States, with stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania...

 Cup in 2009–10. The award recognized the school for achieving first place finishes in Boys Cross‐Country, Girls Tennis, Girls Soccer, Boys Swimming, Boys Indoor Relays, Boys Indoor Track and Field and Boys Outdoor Track and Field, second place finishes in Girls Cross‐Country, Football, Girls Swimming, Boys Tennis and Girls Outdoor Track and Field, a tie for third in Girls Basketball, a fourth place in Girls Indoor Track & Field plus 9 points for having no disqualifications for the fall, winter, and spring seasons.

2010–11

The school repeated as the Group II winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite
ShopRite (United States)
ShopRite Supermarkets is a retailers' cooperative chain of supermarkets in the northeastern United States, with stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania...

 Cup in 2010–11. The award recognized the school for achieving first place finishes in Girls Tennis, Boys Cross‐Country, Football, Boys Indoor Group Track & Field and Boys Outdoor Track & Field, second place finishes in Boys Indoor Track & Field Relays and Boys Golf, third place in Outdoor Track & Field, Field Hockey (tie), Boys Swimming (tie) and Girls Lacrosse (tie), a fourth place in Girls Cross‐Country plus 9 points for having no disqualifications for the fall, winter, and spring seasons.

Other accomplishments

Haddonfield Memorial High School won the 2005–06 Colonial Conference
Colonial Conference (New Jersey)
The Colonial Conference is an athletic conference consisting of public high schools located in Camden County and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Colonial Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...

 All-Sports Award for having the most first place finishes in the various Conference sports.

The school's cross country teamed ranked 4th in The Harrier's Nike / Foot Locker Super 25 National Rankings in 2001.

The boys tennis team won the 2007 South, Group II state sectional championship with a 4–1 win over Sterling High School.

The girls swim team took the Public South B state sectional championship in 2003, topping Mainland Regional High School
Mainland Regional High School (New Jersey)
Mainland Regional High School is a regional public high school and school district serving students in grades nine through twelve from the communities of Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point in Atlantic County, New Jersey, serving a total population of over 25,000 in the three communities. The high...

 87–83 in the tournament final. The 2007 team won the South – B state sectional championship with a 108–62 against Ocean Township High School
Ocean Township High School
Ocean Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Ocean Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Ocean Township School District...

.

The boys swimming team won the 2007 South B state sectional championship with a 116–54 win against Shawnee High School.

The boys cross country team currently holds South Jersey
South Jersey
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's longest unbeaten streak at 102 dual meets and counting (as of 10/11/07).

In 2007, the girls tennis team won the South Jersey, Group II state sectional championship with a 4–1 win over 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 tournament final.

In 2007, the girls soccer team won the South, Group II state sectional championship with a 3–2 win 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...

 in the tournament final. The team moved on to win the Group II state championship with a 1–0 win over Pascack Hills High School
Pascack Hills High School
Pascack Hills High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools that are part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District in Bergen County, New Jersey. PHHS serves the residents of both Montvale, where the campus is located, and the neighboring community...

.

World Affairs Council

The HMHS World Affairs Council (WAC) is an award-winning Model United Nations
Model United Nations
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 team. They have been given "Best Small" and "Best Medium School" awards multiple times at the Rutgers University Model United Nations (RUMUN) and Philadelphia Model United Nations (PhilMUN). In addition to these conferences, the members of WAC attended Model United Nations at the University of Chicago (MUNUC) in 2008 and the North America Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) in Washington D.C., starting in 2009. WAC members will be attending NAIMUN again in 2010. The group goes to three overnight conferences per year, and they also attend four one-day conferences in the South Jersey area. The members of the WAC additionally run a one-day conference in Haddonfield, HadMUN.

Odyssey of the Mind

Since HMHS started an Odyssey of the Mind team in 2008, a team has won Regional Competition, State Competition and has advanced to World Finals in 2009, 2010, and 2011. This team was started by two graduating members of the Haddonfield Middle School. Current coach is physics teacher, Mr. Mirra, and former coach is physics teacher Mr. Wasniewski.

Marching band

The HMHS Marching Colonials were formed in 1938. In celebration of their 70th anniversary, Haddonfield also hosted a Tournament of Bands Home Show and Competition inviting bands from the area to perform competitively, where Marching Colonials received high marks. In 2008, 2009, and 2010, the band won the Chapter 1A Championship. In 2007 and 2010, the band won the Chapter 1 Sportsmanship Award. As of the fall of 2011, the band has moved up to Group 2A. Their 2011 show is entitled "Reflections", with movements "Reflections of Form", "Reflections of Sound", and "Reflections of Light".

Exchange schemes

  • Kasukabe High School, located in Kasukabe, Saitama
    Kasukabe, Saitama
    is a city in eastern Saitama, Japan, approximately north of Tokyo. It was formerly located in Kitakatsushika and Minamisaitama districts. Kasukabe once prospered as part of the Nikkō Kaidō highway, an important trade route that linked Edo with Nikkō.-Overview:...

    , Japan, made an exchange visit in the summer of 2007.
  • Aldegrever Gymnasium, located in Soest
    Soest, Germany
    Soest is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Soest district. After Lippstadt, a neighbouring town, Soest is the second biggest town in its district.-Geography:...

    , Germany, makes exchange visits.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:
  • Michael Wilson – Principal
  • Marc Mancinelli – Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning
  • Shannon Plunkett – Dean of Students

Building layout

The high school consists of three buildings connected by bridges on the upper floors. "A" and "B" buildings have two floors, and "C" building has three.

"A," the original school built in 1926, is rectangular and has an inner courtyard framed by three classical arches. Student and community events are held in the courtyard, and students eat there during good weather. Classrooms in this section were recently refurbished with refinished hardwood floors, new lighting, and a new HVAC
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 system. Language, mathematics and other academic subjects are taught here. "A" also contains the auditorium and the smaller of the school's two gyms.

"B," the smallest section, includes the cafeteria, the wrestling room, and the larger of the school's two gyms.

"C" was added in the 1970s and is home to the science department where labs were recently refurbished. The music department, including band and choir rooms, is on the lower floor. "C" also contains academic classrooms, a home economics room, a wood shop, and the library.

Notable alumni

  • Andy Breckman
    Andy Breckman
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     (born 1955), co-writer of the television show Monk
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    Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...

    .
  • Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
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     (born 1945), actress.
  • Erin Donohue
    Erin Donohue
    Erin Donohue is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Donohue qualified for the U.S...

     (born 1983), middle distance runner
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    , competed in 2008 Beijing Olympics.
  • Alfred E. Driscoll
    Alfred E. Driscoll
    Alfred Eastlack Driscoll was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate representing Camden County, who served as the 43rd Governor of New Jersey, and as president of Warner-Lambert .-Biography:He was born on October 25, 1902 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

     (1902–75), Governor of New Jersey.
  • David Laganella
    David Laganella
    David Laganella is an American composer based in Philadelphia. Laganella studied Guitar and Jazz at Berklee School of Music then pursued music composition degrees from New York University and the University of Pennsylvania where he received his PhD in music composition at the age of 27.His music...

     (born 1974), avant-guard classical composer and author.
  • Matt Maloney
    Matt Maloney
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     (born 1971), NBA player; played 6 NBA seasons spanning from 1996 to 2002.
  • Bob McElwee
    Bob McElwee
    Robert T. "Bob" McElwee is a former American football official, who served for 41 years, with 27 of those years in the National Football League from 1976 to 2003...

     (born 1935), 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.
  • Scott Patterson
    Scott Patterson (actor)
    Scott Gordon Patterson is an American actor. He is known for his role as Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls and Agent Strahm in Saw IV, Saw V and Saw VI...

     (born 1958), actor whose most notable role was Luke Daynes on the ABC family show Gilmore Girls
    Gilmore Girls
    Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...

    .
  • I.F. Stone (1907–89), investigative journalist, who graduated 49th of 52 in his class.
  • Brian Zoubek
    Brian Zoubek
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    , (born 1988), 2006 graduate, Duke Blue Devils men's basketball player and 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

     champion.

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