Atlantic City High School

Infobox_School
name = Atlantic City High School


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established = 1895
type = Public high school
principal = Oscar Torres
viceprincipal = Stephen J. Brown
Alvaro J. Cores
Ydearia Ely
asst principal = Michael Bird
faculty = 178.0
enrollment = 2,574 (as of 2005-06)
ratio = 14.5
mascot = Vikings
conference = Cape-Atlantic League
location = 1400 Albany Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
information = 609-343-7300
website = [http://achs.acboe.org/home.aspx School website]

Atlantic City High School is a four-year public high school located in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Atlantic City School District. The current school building opened in 1994 and holds approximately 2,500 students. Students from Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/01/0110/01-0110-010.html Atlantic City High School 2006 Report Card] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Atlantic City High School is a unique, comprehensive state-of-the-art facility that serves a diverse student population from Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor."]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,574 students, and 178.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.5. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400960&ID=340096000010 Atlantic City High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 25, 2007.]

The school was the 255th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 270th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

History

Atlantic City's first high school building was built in 1895 at Illinois and Arctic Avenues, though the building's small size did not allow much room for growth.

In 1901, the high school relocated to a building Ohio and Pacific Avenues. After the high school relocated a third time, the building was reused as the Ohio Avenue School for many years. The third building, located at Albany and Atlantic Avenues, opened on September 17, 1923. Constructed at a cost of over $1.75 million, it included a 1,000-seat auditorium and a 6,000-pipe organ.

The fourth, and current, Atlantic City High School was constructed on “Great Island,” opening to students on November 23, 1994. [ [http://www.casinoconnectionac.com/articles/The____Old____High_School?PHPSESSID=f004792fbef8f0fe3291b09111e27699 Article on the history of the old high school building] , accessed December 3, 2006.]

Athletics

The Atlantic City High School Vikings compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

In 1924, Atlantic City High School won the state swimming championship for a fourth time, setting three meet records in the process, with the Lawrenceville School coming in second and The Peddie School in third. ["ATLANTIC CITY HIGH TAKES SWIM TITLE; Wins New Jersey Scholastic Championship for Fourth Time -- Three Records Broken.", The New York Times", March 9, 1924. p. S2.] The next year, at a meet held in Philadelphia, the swim team won the national interscholastic championship, breaking the streak of four championships won by Mercersburg Academy. ["ATLANTIC CITY HIGH TAKES SWIM TITLE; Beats Mercersburg, Four-Time Winner, in National Championship Meet at Penn. THREE RECORDS BROKEN Mercersburg Relay Team and Scherer and Barnitz Make New Figures.", "The New York Times", January 25, 1925. p. S1.] The Atlantic City swim team were the guests of President Calvin Coolidge at the White House, in recognition of their championship. ["President Coolidge Receives Atlantic City H.S. Natators", "The New York Times", March 24, 1925. p. 18.]

The 1999 football team won the South Jersey Group IV State Championship at Rutgers University with a 31-29 win over Eastern High School, of Voorhees, NJ.

The boys basketball team won the 2005 NJSIAA Group IV State Championship, defeating Trenton Central High School 71-70 in the semifinals, and Ridgewood High School 56-42 in the championship game. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93752&tclass=Group%20IV%2C%20Semis%2FFinals 2005 Boys Basketball - Group IV, Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 4, 2007.]

Dress code

A student dress code was formulated for the 2007-08 school year. [ [http://www.acboe.org/downloads/E007EBB2CA964F7F9B97132181752F8C/Memo%20Students9-24-07.pdf Dress Code Clarifications] , Atlantic City High School, dated September 24, 2007. Accessed October 17, 2007.]

Academics

AP Level Courses

Atlanic City High School offers many Advanced Placement courses, in addition to the normal college-prep and Honors classes. ACHS offers AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP French Language, AP Latin, AP Calculus AB &BC, , , AP Physics B,AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Studio Art, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, and AP World History. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/dataselect.php?c=01;d=0110;s=010;lt=A;st=H&datasection=all New Jersey School Report Card For ACHS] , Accessed February 28, 2008 "Advanced Placement Results".]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://achs.acboe.org/site_admin_directory.aspx Administration] , Atlantic City High School. Accessed August 13, 2008.]
*Oscar Torres, Principal [ [http://achs.acboe.org/site_res_view_template.aspx?id=c4b397fa-da0d-4298-a82b-9f11dfdebe4b Principal's Message] , Atlantic City High School. Accessed August 13, 2008.]
*Michael Bird, Assistant Principal
*Stephen J. Brown, Vice-Principal
*Alvaro J. Cores, Vice-Principal
*Ydearia Ely, Vice-Principal

Notable alumni

* Rosalind Cash (1938-1995), actress whose career endured on stage, screen, and television, despite her staunch refusal to portray stereotyped "black" roles. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143614/bio Biography for Rosalind Cash] from the Internet Movie Database, accessed December 3, 2006.]
*Joe Cicero (1910-1983), professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics.Fact|date=August 2008
* Paul Goldberg (born 1959), class of 1977, Los Angeles session drummer.Fact|date=October 2007
* Pete Hunter, Cornerback for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. A fifth-round pick in 2002. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HUNTEPET01 Pete Hunter player profile] , database Football. Accessed June 15, 2007.]
* Joseph Lazarow (1923-2008), Mayor of Atlantic City from 1976-1982 [Urgo, Jacqueline L. [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080105_Joseph_Lazarow__84__dies__helped_bring_casinos_to_A_C_.html "Joseph Lazarow, 84, dies; helped bring casinos to A.C."] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", January 5, 2008. Accessed January 5, 2008.]
* Harvey Mason (born 1947), Los Angeles session drummer. [Schwachter, Jeff. [http://www.acweekly.com/view.php?id=1340&issue_id=69 "One-Fourth of Fourplay"] , "Atlantic City Weekly", October 14, 2004. Accessed October 24, 2007. "Rounding out the quartet is Atlantic City native Harvey Mason. The drummer, composer, programmer, arranger and Atlantic City High School grad has lived in Los Angeles for 34 years and has made a name for himself as one of the most respected studio musicians in the business."]
* George Lincoln Rockwell (1918-1967), founder of the American Nazi Party. [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/043/000113701/ George Rockwell] from NNDB, accessed December 3, 2006.]
* Lou Roe (born 1972), small forward for the NCAA's University of Massachusetts Minutemen [ [http://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/lou_roe/ Lou Roe alumni profile] , UMassHoops.com Version 2007.08.] and the NBA's Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors. A second-round pick in 1995. [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roelo01.html Lou Roe player profile] , Basketball-Reference.com.]
* Jessica Savitch (1947-1983), television broadcaster on "NBC Nightly News" and news reporter killed in a car accident on October 23, 1983. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29661CDFA48E4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM IN A QUIET SERVICE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS MOURN FOR SAVITCH] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", October 26, 1983, "Savitch graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1964..."]
* Norman Joseph Woodland (born 1921), class of 1943, inventor of the bar code.Fact|date=August 2008

References

External links

* [http://achs.acboe.org/home.aspx Atlantic City High School]
* [http://www.acboe.org/ Atlantic City School District Website]
*NJReportCard|01|0110|0|Atlantic City School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400960 Data for the Atlantic City School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.casinoconnectionac.com/articles/The____Old____High_School?PHPSESSID=f004792fbef8f0fe3291b09111e27699 Article on the history of the old high school building]
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/atlanticcity/ South Jersey Sports: Atlantic City HS]