Rancocas Valley Regional High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 8/28/14 7:53 PM Rancocas Valley Regional High SchoolCoordinates: 40.004394°N 74.780696°W From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rancocas Valley Regional High Rancocas Valley Regional High School School is a public high school and regional school district serving Superintendent: Emily Capella students in grades 9 through 12 Business Administrator: Lisa Giovanelli 520 Jacksonville Road from five communities in Address: Burlington County, New Jersey. Mount Holly Township, NJ 08060 The district encompasses Grade Range: 9-12 approximately 40 square miles School facilities: 2 [1] (100 km2) and comprises the Enrollment: 2,049 (as of 2011-12) communities of Eastampton Faculty (in FTEs): 124.0 Township, Hainesport Township, Student–teacher ratio: 16.52:1 Lumberton Township, Mount District Factor Group: DE Holly Township and Westampton Web site: http://www.rvrhs.com/ District Rank 9-12 %± vs. Township.[4][5] The school is Ind. Per Pupil Spending (*) Average Average located in Mount Holly Township. The school has been accredited by 1A Total Spending $17,399 5 $18,891 -7.9% the Middle States Association of 1 Budgetary Cost 13,700 9 15,592 -12.1% Colleges and Schools Commission 2 Classroom Instruction 7,637 7 8,807 -13.3% on Secondary Schools since 6 Support Services 1,761 7 2,294 -23.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,637 23 1,592 2.8% 1938.[6] 10 Operations & Maintenance 2,048 27 1,954 4.8% As of the 2011-12 school year, the 13 Extracurricular Activities 618 9 873 -29.2% district's two schools had an 16 Median Teacher Salary 64,027 16 71,726 enrollment of 2,049 students and Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] 124.0 classroom teachers (on an *Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47 FTE basis), for a student–teacher [1] ratio of 16.52:1. The district also includes 42 students Rancocas Valley Regional High enrolled at the Burlington County Alternative High School School which is located on the campus of Burlington County College in Pemberton Township and serves Location students who haven't flourished in traditional high school 520 Jacksonville Rd settings.[7][8] Mount Holly, NJ 08060 Information The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Type Public Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups Established 1937 organize districts statewide to allow comparison by Principal Emily Capella common socioeconomic characteristics of the local Asst. Principal Bill Booth districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the Letti Branin [9] categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. Chris Myers Ron Wence Faculty 124.0[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancocas_Valley_Regional_High_School Page 1 of 9 Rancocas Valley Regional High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 8/28/14 7:53 PM Contents Grades 9–12 Enrollment 2,007[3] 1 Awards, recognition and rankings 2 Board of Education Student to teacher 16.19:1[3] ratio 3 Facilities and programs Color(s) Red 4 Athletics White 5 Extracurricular activities Athletics Burlington County Scholastic 6 Administration conference League 7 Notable alumni Team name Red Devils 8 References 9 External links Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 255th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 223rd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[10] The magazine ranked the school 242nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[11] The school was ranked 243rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[12] Board of Education The district's Board of Education consists of nine members: two each from Eastampton, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton, and one member from Hainesport. Facilities and programs The school was built on the ruins of a private school for boys that was abandoned at the time of the Civil War. Mount Holly High School was founded around 1900, and after a vote to establish a regional high school, Rancocas Valley Regional opened its doors in 1937. Rancocas Valley High School offers a range of college prep, honors, Advanced Placement (AP) courses, business and industrial arts classes. Students can receive college credits by successfully completing specific high school courses through the Burlington County College Accelerated Program (CAP). Rancocas Valley High School offers over 40 clubs and activities. RVTV is operated out of the school and showcases sporting events, concerts, graduations and student- created programming.[13] Athletics Rancocas Valley Regional High School competes in the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancocas_Valley_Regional_High_School Page 2 of 9 Rancocas Valley Regional High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 8/28/14 7:53 PM which consists of nineteen public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in central New Jersey, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[14] With 1,490 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,084 to 1,845 students in that grade range.[15] RV competes in the BCSL's Liberty Division. The school's mascot is the Red Devil and its colors are red and white. The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III state sectional championships in 1987. Just two years earlier, in 1985, the team failed to win a single game.[16] Also, during the 1985 season, Tammy Kaye played in seven games, making her the first female to play for the Rancocas Valley football team. In 1998, the boys Varsity Spring Track team went undefeated for the first time since 1979.[17] In 2004-05, the school's girls' softball team and boys' soccer team ended the season as state champions, with the boys soccer team as Group IV co-champion with Kearny High School in a game that ended in a scoreless tie after regulation and two overtimes.[18][19] The softball team won the 2007 Central, Group IV state sectional championship, edging Manalapan High School 1-0 in the tournament final.[20] The 2006 field hockey team took the Central, Group IV state sectional title with a 2-1 win against Cherokee High School (New Jersey) in the tournament final.[21] The 2008 boys basketball team won the Central, Group IV state sectional championship with a 70-51 win over Trenton Central High School in the tournament final.[22][23] The 2008 boys soccer team won the Group IV state championship with a 2-0 win over Clifton High School.[24] The school is represented by an ice hockey team in Varsity Tier I of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League. RV has produced three first round NFL Draft Picks in Franco Harris, Irving Fryar, and Alonzo Spellman. Extracurricular activities Rancocas Valley is the home of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School dance team, which has been in existence since 1999 and is the only high school dance team in South Jersey. The team prepares two elite dances every year for their competitions and to perform at basketball games. The team hosts the Reach For The Stars Dance Show in January of every year for the community. Over the course of the year, the team competes in 4 to 5 competitions. One of those competitions is the New Jersey State Championship. In the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2014, the dance team has taken first place in both their Team Performance, and their Kick routine. Every year the team raises money for their trip to Florida to compete in the National Dance Alliance (NDA) National Dance Competition. The team dances amongst and against the best dance teams in the country. In 2010 the team took 1st place in their Circus-themed High Kick Routine. This was the first National Championship the team has ever won. In 2011 the team took 1st place again with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancocas_Valley_Regional_High_School Page 3 of 9 Rancocas Valley Regional High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 8/28/14 7:53 PM their Time-themed Team Performance routine.[25] In 2014, the team won its third National Championship, by winning the Small Varsity Kick division.[26] In 2004, the RVRHS marching band won their first Group 3 National Championship Title in Allentown, PA for their piece "Pandora's Box". In 2009, The Marching Band won first place at the USSBA Group 3 Open National Championships with a score of 97.2 and came in first place at the USSBA Group 3 Open State Competition. These mark the highest accolades that the Rancocas Valley Marching Band have ever received. The band also won State Championships in 2010 in Group 3 Open with a score of 91.825 and receiving the captions best color guard, best music, best overall effect, and best visual. On October 30, 2010 the band won first place at the Northern States Competition in Allentown, PA with a score of 95.900, also receiving caption awards for best percussion, best colorguard, best music, and best overall effect. They beat many group 3 Open bands from around the region, in states such as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Virginia,etc. On November 7, 2010 the band won yet again and took home the title for USSBA Group 3 Open National champions with a score of 97.8.[27] They also received best color guard, best music, and best overall effect.