Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus

Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus
Location
Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus
Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus
Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus
6008 Browning Road
Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Information
Type Public, Voc-tech high school
School district Camden County Technical Schools
Principal Gregory Cappello
Asst. principals Angelo DeStefano
Charene Scheeper
Faculty 65.8 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 772[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 11.7:1[1]
Color(s)      Gray
     Maroon and
     White[2]
Athletics conference Olympic Conference
Team name Tornadoes[2]
Website School website

Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus (also known as Pennsauken Tech) is a four-year regional vocational-technical public high school located in Pennsauken Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from across Camden County as part of the Camden County Technical Schools.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 772 students and 65.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1. There were 604 students (78.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 92 (11.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards and recognition

Athletics

The Pennsauken Tech Tornadoes[2] compete in the Olympic Conference, an athletic conference consisting of public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County. Sister school and arch rival, Gloucester Township Technical High School Warriors also competes in the Olympic Conference.[6] The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] With 579 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 748 students in that grade range.[8] The school mascot is the Tornado.

School colors are maroon, white and gray. Athletics include Boys'/Girls' Cross Country, Baseball, Bowling, Boys'/Girls' Basketball, Softball and Boys'/Girls' Volleyball.[2]

The boys' baseball team won the NJVTAC state championship in back-to-back years, in 1997 and 1998.

Activities

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 11, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Camden County Technical School at Pennsauken, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 11, 201.
  3. ↑ About, Camden County Technical Schools. Accessed May 30, 2013. "In addition, our Pennsauken Campus was named New Jersey's only high school in 2012 'Distinguished Title 1 High School' by the New Jersey Department of Education and the United States Department of Education."
  4. ↑ "Camden Co Pennsauken", U.S. News & World Report. Accessed May 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ News, Camden County Technical Schools. Accessed May 30, 2013. "The Pennsauken Campus of CCTS (Penn Tech) was one of three high schools in the State of New Jersey to receive a New Jersey School of Character award and banner from the New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional, and Character Development."
  6. ↑ Olympic Conference. Accessed June 17, 2008.
  7. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 1, 2016.
  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 November 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ High School Student Handbook 2015-2016, Pennsauken Technical High School. Accessed November 11, 2015.

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