Chatham Township High School

Chatham Township High School (CTHS) was a public high school that existed from 1962 through 1988, located on Lafayette Avenue in Chatham Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. CTHS had as its mascot the Gladiator. The school became defunct when the township and Chatham Borough merged their independent school systems to create the School District of the Chathams. The current Chatham High School shared by both municipalities occupies the building that had been used by Chatham Township High School.

Voters in Chatham Township approved the building of a high school in September 1960, with a referendum to spend $1,750,000 in a bond offering passing by a 4-1 margin and completion expected in time for the 1962-63 school year.[1]

The school, which opened to students in September 1962 for grades seven through nine under the supervision of principal Benjamin Diest, was formally dedicated in December of that year.[2][3]

Athletics

The baseball team won the North II Group I state sectional championship in 1966.[4]

The ice hockey team won the Gorden Cup in 1972 and the Mennen Cup in 1976-1979 and 1981.[5]

The field hockey team won the North II Group I state sectional title in 1976-1980, 1983, 1986 and 1987; the team won the Group I state title in 1976 (as co-champion with South Hunterdon Regional High School), 1978-1980 and in 1983 (as co-champion with Pitman High School). The five state championships won still rank as the ninth-most of any school in the state.[6]

The boys' soccer team won the Group I state championship in 1977 (vs. Jamesburg High School), 1983 (vs. Montgomery High School) and 1987 (vs. Haddonfield Memorial High School).[7]

The boys' cross country team won the Group I state championship in 1977.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Staff. "Jersey High School Approved", The New York Times, September 29, 1960. Accessed January 30, 2017.
  2. Staff. "Athletic Schedule Given to Board", The Madison Eagle, July 5, 1962. Accessed January 30, 2017. "Benjamin Diest, principal of Chatham Township High School, presented a full schedule of athletic events for the school which opens in September for grades seven, eight and nine, at last week's meeting of the board of education."
  3. Staff. "High School Dedication Dec. 16", The Chatham Press, December 16, 1962. Accessed January 30, 2017.
  4. NJSIAA Baseball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 24, 2019.
  5. NJSIAA Ice Hockey State Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 24, 2019.
  6. NJSIAA History of Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 24, 2019.
  7. NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 24, 2019.
  8. NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 24, 2019.
  9. Davie Given, Elite Hockey Prospects. Accessed January 4, 2018. "Birthplace: Summit, NJ, USA.... 1969-70 Chatham Township"

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