Arthur P. Schalick High School

Arthur P. Schalick High School
Location
Arthur P. Schalick High School
Arthur P. Schalick High School
Arthur P. Schalick High School
718 Centerton Road
Pittsgrove, NJ 08318
United States
Coordinates 39°31′44″N 75°09′56″W / 39.528756°N 75.165667°W / 39.528756; -75.165667Coordinates: 39°31′44″N 75°09′56″W / 39.528756°N 75.165667°W / 39.528756; -75.165667
Information
Type public high school
Motto P.R.I.D.E.: Patience, Respect, Integrity, Diligence, Empathy.
Established 1976-1977 school year
Principal Yvette DuBois Trembley
Asst. principal Douglas Volovar
Faculty 44.8 FTEs[1]
Enrollment 583 (as of 2015-16)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 13.0:1[1]
Color(s)      Dark Green
     gold and
     white[2]
Athletics conference Tri-County Conference
Team name Cougars[2]
Yearbook Horizon
Website School website

Arthur P. Schalick High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Pittsgrove Township School District.

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 583 students and 44.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. There were 138 students (23.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 49 (8.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 175th-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.[3] The school had been ranked 209th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 168th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 207th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 211th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]

Academic programs

Under the terms of an articulation agreement reached in 2014 between the high school and Rowan University, participants in the school's Creative and Performing Arts Academy will be able to apply up to six college credits at Rowan using coursework performed at the high school.[7]

Athletics

The A. P. Schalick High School Cougars[2] compete as a member of the Tri-County Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[8] With 442 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 78 to 478 students in that grade range.[9] The football team competes in the Classic Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[10] and was classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group I for football for 2017-18.[11]

  • The girls' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1984 vs. Wallkill Valley Regional High School.[12]
  • The boys' baseball team was the Classic Division Champs, South Jersey Group I champions and Group I state finalist in 1992.
  • The boys' soccer team won the 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 20015 South, Group I state sectional championships with wins over Haddon Heights (in 2001, 2002), Clayton (in 2003), Woodbury (in 2004), Point Pleasant Beach (in 2007) and Lindenwold High Schools (in 2015). In 2004, they then went on to win the Group I state championship with a pair of 2-1 wins over Bound Brook in the semi-finals and North Warren in the finals.[13][14][15][16][17][18] They reached the finals again in 2015 but were defeated 1-0 by David Brearley High School.[19]
  • The football team took the South Jersey Group I state sectional titles in 2003 and 2004, topping Woodbury by a final score of 21-6 and then by a 20-6 win over Paulsboro the following year.[20][21]
  • The girls' soccer team won the South Jersey Group I championship with a 2-1 victory versus Riverside High School in 2003, followed by a victory over Pennsville High School in 2004 for consecutive championships.[22][23]
  • The boys' basketball team won the 2005 South, Group I state sectional championship, edging Burlington City High School 74-72 in the tournament final.[24] The team took the first round of the 2005 Group I state championships with a 72-55 win over Florence Memorial High School, but fell in the finals to Science Park High School 69-66 in overtime.[25]
  • The girls' field hockey team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 2009 and 2011.[26] The program's first title came in 2009 with a 1-0 overtime victory against St. Joseph High School.[27]
  • The 2012 boys' cross country team won the Tri-County Conference Diamond Division, Colt Classic, and Salem County championships while taking 3rd in the New Jersey Group I state championships to qualify for the Meet of Champions.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[28]

  • Yvette DuBouis Trembley, Principal
  • Douglas Volovar, Assistant Principal

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Arthur P Schalick High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Arthur P. Schalick High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed August 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  7. ↑ Wehner, Brittany M. "Rowan, Arthur P. Schalick agreement to give students head start in performing arts", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 17, 2014. Accessed November 30, 2017. "Students of Arthur P. Schalick High School Creative and Performing Arts Academy will soon be able to put college credits toward their college degree, according to district officials.As part of a new articulation agreement between Schalick and Rowan University, students who graduate from the high school with academy credits can bring up to six credits with them toward their undergraduate degree."
  8. ↑ League Memberships – 2016-2017, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed August 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ Divisions, West Jersey Football League. Accessed September 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2017-2018, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ NJSIAA Group Basketball Past Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 15, 2015.
  13. ↑ 2001 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  14. ↑ 2002 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  15. ↑ 2003 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  16. ↑ 2003 NJSIAA Group 1 Boys' Soccer State Tournament - NJSIAA, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 29, 2007.
  17. ↑ 2004 Boys Soccer - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  18. ↑ 2007 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 14, 2007.
  19. ↑ Greco, Richard. "Justin Estremera leads Brearley to 1-0 win over Schalick in Group 1 final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 22, 2015. Accessed December 15, 2015.
  20. ↑ 2003 Football Tournament - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  21. ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 19, 2015.
  22. ↑ 2003 Girls Soccer - South I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  23. ↑ 2004 Girls Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  24. ↑ 2005 Boys Basketball - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  25. ↑ 2005 Boys Basketball - Group I, Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  26. ↑ History of the NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 15, 2015.
  27. ↑ Staff. "St. Joseph falls in overtime to Schalick in South Jersey Group I field hockey championship", The Press of Atlantic City, November 9, 2009. Accessed September 5, 2012. "Speedy Arthur P. Schalick High School field hockey left wing Joyce Perry scored the only goal of the game on a breakaway with 3 minutes, 2 seconds left in the first overtime on Monday to give the Cougars a 1-0 win over St. Joseph in the South Jersey Group I championship game in Pittsgrove Township.... It was the first South Jersey field hockey title for Schalick, the top seed. The Cougars are 18-4-1, the program's best record."
  28. ↑ District Administration, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed September 25, 2017.
  29. ↑ PrepNation report Accessed June 18, 2007.
  30. ↑ Huffman, Beth. "Schalick Grad Jackson Hopes He'll Catch On With Mls Fire", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 17, 2000. Accessed August 10, 2008.
  31. ↑ Jamarr Johnson - 2008-2009 Men's Basketball, Widener University. Accessed May 8, 2016. "Hometown: Pittsgrove, NJ; High School: Schalick"
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