Pleasantville High School
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| Pleasantville High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 701 Mill Road Pleasantville, NJ 08232 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Pleasantville Public Schools |
| Principal | Stephen L. Townsend |
| Asst. Principal | Kelvin Cherry Felicia Hyman Cynthia Ruiz-Cooper Nanette Stuart |
| Enrollment |
1,105 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Faculty | 97.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio | 11.4[1] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference | Cape-Atlantic League |
| Nickname | Greyhounds |
| Information | 609-383-6900 |
| Homepage | School website |
Pleasantville High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the City of Pleasantville, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Pleasantville Public Schools, an Abbott District.
Students from Absecon attend the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[2]
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,105 students and 97.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.4.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
In 2004, the Try-Math-A-Lon Team won the National Championship at the National Society of Black Engineers Conference (NSBE) in Dallas, Texas.[3]
[edit] Athletics
The Pleasantville High School Greyhounds compete in the National 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.
[edit] Administration
- Mr. Stephen L. Townsend - Principal
- Mr. Kelvin Cherry - Assistant Principal, GA
- Ms. Felicia Hyman - Assistant Principal
- Ms. Nanette Stuart - Assistant Principal
- Mrs. Cynthia Ruiz-Cooper - Assistant Principal
[edit] Notable alumni
- Gene Hart, sports announcer for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Pleasantville High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ Cohen, Lynda. "New issues draw new interest in Absecon school vote", The Press of Atlantic City, April 12, 2008. Accessed May 1, 2008. "Few Absecon students currently attend Pleasantville High School, where the district has a sending relationship."
- ^ Report Card Narrative: Pleasantville High School, accessed March 3, 2007.
- ^ Caller, You're on the Air, Atlantic City Weekly, June 1, 2006. "The late, legendary Gene Hart is best known as the voice of the Philadelphia Flyers, but the Pleasantville High School graduate got his start in the field of broadcasting in Atlantic County."
