Arthur P. Schalick High School

Arthur P. Schalick High School
"Welcome to Cougar Country!"
Location
718 Centerton Road Pittsgrove, NJ 08318
Information
Type	public high school
Established	1976-1977 school year
Principal	Yvette DuBois Trembley
Asst. principal	Douglas Volovar
Faculty	43.3 (on FTE basis)[1]
Enrollment	564[1] (as of 2013-14)
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 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 564 students and 43.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. There were 146 students (25.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 49 (8.7% 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]

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).^[7] With 374 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 182 to 473 students in that grade range.^[8]

• The girls basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1984 vs. Wallkill Valley Regional High School.^[9]
• The boys baseball team was the Classic Division Champs and Group I South Jersey champions, and Group I state finalist in 1992.
• The boys soccer team won the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 South, Group I state sectional championships with wins over Haddon Heights (twice), Clayton, Woodbury, and Point Pleasant Beach High Schools, respectively. 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.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]} They reached the finals again in 2015 but were defeated 1-0 by David Brearley High School.^[16]
• 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.^[17][18]
• The girls soccer 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.^[19][20]
• The boys basketball team won the 2005 South, Group I state sectional championship, edging Burlington City High School 74-72 in the tournament final.^[21] 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.^[22]
• The girls field hockey team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 2009 and 2011.^[23] The program's first title came in 2009 with a 1-0 overtime victory against St. Joseph High School.^[24]
• The 2012 boys cross country team won the Tr-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:^[25]

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

Notable alumni

• Paul Gause (born 1986), class of 2005, one of only three male players in New Jersey prep basketball history to amass 3,000 points in a career.^[26] The only other South Jersey player to accomplish this feat was Camden High's Dajuan Wagner.
• Kevin Jackson (born 1978), former U.S. soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in the USL First Division and two in the Premier Development League.^[27]

References

1. School Data for Arthur P. Schalick High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2015.
2. 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. League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 15, 2015.
8. 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for South Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed August 24, 2014.
9. NJSIAA Group Basketball Past Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 15, 2015.
10. 2001 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
11. 2002 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
12. 2003 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
13. 2003 NJSIAA Group 1 Boys' Soccer State Tournament - NJSIAA, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 29, 2007.
14. 2004 Boys Soccer - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
15. 2007 Boys Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 14, 2007.
16. 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.
17. 2003 Football Tournament - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
18. Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 19, 2015.
19. 2003 Girls Soccer - South I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
20. 2004 Girls Soccer - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
21. 2005 Boys Basketball - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
22. 2005 Boys Basketball - Group I, Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 18, 2007.
23. History of the NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 15, 2015.
24. 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."
25. District Administration, Pittsgrove Township School District. Accessed December 15, 2015.
26. PrepNation report Accessed June 18, 2007.
27. Huffman, Beth. "SCHALICK GRAD JACKSON HOPES HE'LL CATCH ON WITH MLS FIRE", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 17, 2000. Accessed August 10, 2008.

External links

• A.P. Schalick High School
• Pittsgrove Township School District website
• Pittsgrove Township School District's 2012–13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the Pittsgrove Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• South Jersey Sports: Schalick High School

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