East Orange Campus High School

East Orange Campus High School is a comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in the city of East Orange, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, on the former campus of Upsala College. The school is part of the East Orange School District, classified as an Abbott District.[4] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.[3]

East Orange Campus High School
Address
344 Prospect Street

East Orange
,
Essex County
,
New Jersey
07017

United States
Coordinates40.776064°N 74.208146°W / 40.776064; -74.208146
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Rising to a Standard of Excellence"
Established2002
School districtEast Orange School District
NCES School ID3404230[1]
PrincipalWillie Worley
Faculty113.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,651 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.6:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal Blue
  Red and
  Silver[2]
Athletics conferenceSuper Essex Conference
Team nameJaguars[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Websiteeochs.eastorange.schoolfusion.us

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,651 students and 113.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1. There were 822 students (49.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 54 (3.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1] The enrollment was 90.4% African American, 8.8% Hispanic, 0.6% White and 0.3% Asian / Pacific Islander.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 337th-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.[5] The school had been ranked 318th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 292nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[6] The magazine ranked the school 263rd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[7] The school was ranked 286th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[8]

History

East Orange Campus High School was opened in 2002, resulting from the merging of the former Clifford Scott High School and East Orange High School. The school is located in the largest building of the refurbished campus of Upsala College and has been expanded to accommodate increased demand for enrollment. As a result of the merger, students now have access to new and much improved educational facilities. The former Clifford Scott High School facility was home to East Orange Campus Nine High School, the home for all 9th grade high school students in East Orange. Announced in November 2010, East Orange Campus Nine was updated to become East Orange STEM Academy, which will serve students from 9-12th graders.[9]

Athletics

The East Orange Campus High School Jaguars[2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[10] With 1,756 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.[11] Prior to the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Iron Hills Conference, an athletic conference made up of high schools located in Essex County, Morris County and Union County.[12] Group V North for football for 2018–2020.[13]

The boys swimming team as the public school state champion in 1930–1932.[14]

The boys track team won the spring track state championship in Group IV in 1937.[15]

The boys' basketball team won the Group IV title in 1940 (against West New York Memorial High School in the finals), 1969 (vs. Perth Amboy High School) and 1974 (vs. Neptune High School), and won in Group III in 1972 (vs. Lakewood High School), 1973 (vs. Northern Burlington County Regional High School) and 1976 (vs. Woodrow Wilson High School).[16] The 1940 team was down 23-12 at the half in the Group IV championship game and cut the deficit to a point by the end of the third period before winning the game on a list-minute basket that gave the team a 39-38 win against a West New York Memorial team that had come into the finals with a 24-game winning streak.[17]

The track team was co-winner of the Group III indoor relay state championship in 1975 and the Group IV title in 2018.[18]

The girls' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 1980, defeating Atlantic City High School in the finals.[19] The girls' basketball team won the 2003 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 74–55 win over Barringer High School.[20]

In 2007, the football team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 31–13 win over Montclair High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium. The win was the team's first sectional title since the playoff era began in 1974.[21][22][23]

Administration

The school's principal is Willie Worley. His core administration team includes four assistant principals.[24]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of East Orange Central High School (including graduates of East Orange High School and Clifford Scott High School, whose histories have been claimed by East Orange Central) are:

  • A look at the school from the back entrance.
  • This is the actual entrance behind the school. An entrance to the Garden State Parkway is not far from there.
  • One of the many parking lots around the school.
  • A different view of the bell tower and main courtyard.
  • Another view of the main entrance.
  • Electronic announcement board at East Orange Campus High.
  • The tower, which is the main architectural feature and the most recognizable landmark of the school.
  • The main entrance to East Orange High School.

References
  1. School data for East Orange Campus High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. East Orange Campus High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. East Orange Campus High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 19, 2019.
  4. Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2016.
  5. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  6. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2012.
  7. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed June 17, 2011.
  8. "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  9. East Orange STEM Academy High School, East Orange School District. Accessed August 11, 2017.
  10. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  11. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  12. Home Page, Iron Hills Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2014.
  13. NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  14. NJSIAA Boys and Girls Team Swimming History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  15. NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  16. NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  17. via Associated Press. "Bound Brook Upset 42 to 33 By Rutherford; Seven Consecutive Points at End Give Somerset 5 Group 3 Crown Wildwood Also Wins", Asbury Park Press, March 17, 1940. Accessed February 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The scholastic) basketball upset of the year went Into the records last night when East Orange high nipped powerful Memorial of West New York, 39-38, in the Group 4 final of the state tournament.... In the Group 4 classic, Bob Duffy, bulky football star and regular guard, lifted a short set shot with just 15 seconds left to play that won the game.... Memorial had previously been unbeaten in 24 games. Memorial led 23-12 at half time but Bob Fischbeck and Charley Roberts cut it down to 27-26 in the third period."
  18. History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  19. NJSIAA Girls Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  20. 2003 Girls Basketball - North II, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 9, 2007.
  21. Kinney, Mike. "Pendleton rallies East Orange past Montclair", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "And so he did, completing six of eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in the second half to rally East Orange Campus, No. 12 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to a 31-13 victory over No. 19 Montclair for the NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 title yesterday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. It was the school's first crown since the playoff format began in 1974."
  22. 2007 Football - North I, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  23. NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  24. Staff Handbook 2020-2021, East Orange Campus High School. Accessed February 8, 2021.
  25. Braziler, Zach. "NJ player goes from unknown quantity to Eagles starter", New York Post, September 23, 2017. Accessed November 6, 2017. "A year ago at this time, Rasul Douglas was an unknown college football player.... A baseball and basketball player growing up in poverty-stricken East Orange, N.J., he played just two years of varsity football at East Orange Campus High School, and because of academic problems, went to Nassau Community College on Long Island."
  26. Chris Fletcher, Pro Football Archives. Accessed October 20, 2020."High School: East Orange (NJ)"
  27. Nash, Margo. "Jersey Footlights", The New York Times, March 16, 2003. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Yet when Janis Ian went to East Orange High School, she was kicked out of the chorus. 'They said my voice wasn't good enough, she said. It's a good thing I didn't listen.'"
  28. McCall, Tris. "Naughty By Nature celebrates 20th anniversary with new release", The Star-Ledger, December 11, 2011. Accessed August 13, 2012. "The song's chorus became a catchphrase that persists to this day, and Treach, Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee found themselves in an unexpected position. The kids from East Orange High School had become genuine MTV stars."
  29. Fifth Year Record, Class of 1906: Princeton University – Oliver deGray Vanderbilt Jr. 3. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. 1911. p. 201.
  30. Warwick, Dionne. "We All Walked Together: East Orange native Dionne Warwick reminisces about growing up in New Jersey, and how the music of the streets that surrounded her helped propel her to super-stardom.", New Jersey Monthly, November 15, 2010. Accessed June 17, 2011. "That was at Oval Park in East Orange, which is still there. I was nothing special as an athlete, then or later, at East Orange High School."
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