Northern Burlington County Regional High School

Northern Burlington County Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from four communities in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Students are served from Chesterfield Township, Mansfield Township, North Hanover Township and Springfield Township, along with children of USAF personnel based at McGuire Air Force Base.[5] First opening to students upon the completion of the current building in 1960, the school is located in the Columbus section of Mansfield Township.[1] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1966.[4]

Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Address
160 Mansfield Road East

Mansfield Township
,
Burlington County
,
New Jersey
08022

United States
Coordinates40.08705°N 74.688366°W / 40.08705; -74.688366
Information
TypePublic
Established1960[1]
School districtNorthern Burlington County Regional School District
NCES School ID3411700[2]
PrincipalDr. Sally Lopez
Faculty104.2 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,348 (as of 2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.9:1[2]
Color(s)  Blue and
  gray[3]
Athletics conferenceBurlington County Scholastic League
Team nameGreyhounds[3]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
Websitewww.nburlington.com/o/nbc-hs

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,348 students and 104.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. There were 62 students (4.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 34 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 141st-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.[6] The school had been ranked 156th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 186th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[7] The magazine ranked the school 153rd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[8] The school was ranked 184th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[9]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school 119th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 2 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (86.1%) and language arts literacy (94.8%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[10]

Athletics

The Northern Burlington County Regional High School Greyhounds[3] compete in the Liberty Division of the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), which operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association and consists of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey.[11] With 1,010 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range.[12] The school had previously competed in Group II, but the growth in the district's population has resulted in moving up to Group III. The football team competes in the Patriot Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[13][14] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV South for football for 2018–2020.[15]

The school's mascot is the Greyhound, and colors are blue and grey.[3] In 2013, Northern Burlington's Board of Education officially branded and approved the school "NB" logo and school fight song.

Sectional and district championships
  • Baseball - 2015 Central Jersey Group III semifinals[16]
  • Baseball - 2013 Central Jersey Group III
  • Boys' basketball - 1972-73 South Jersey Group III
  • Boys' bowling - 1996-97 South Jersey Group II
  • Boys' soccer - 2001 South Jersey Group II
  • Boys' track - 2012 Central Jersey Group III
  • Field hockey - 1999 Central Jersey Group II[17]
  • Girls' basketball - 2003 South Jersey Group II
  • Girls' volleyball - 2010 South Jersey Group II
  • Golf - 2016 state champions
  • Softball - 1980, 1982, 1992, 2002, 2005 South Jersey Group II
  • Wrestling - 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005-06 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014-2015 District 25 champions
  • Football - 1971 Undefeated (9-0) Delaware Valley League champions
  • Football - 1972 Undefeated (9-0) Delaware Valley League champions
State championships / football state sectional titles

Extracurricular activities

Northern Burlington offers about 50 clubs for students to partake in.[25] Some of these clubs include Interact, a community ethics club, where students join forces to help the community, such as Ten Thousand Villages Sale, Relay for Life, Care Bags for Kids, nursing home party.[25] Another example being Video Club where students talk and help produce Northern TV, Northern's own television station which provides news to its sending districts.[26]

Special Education Program

The Special Education Program at Northern Burlington Regional High School focuses on the promotion of tolerance and appreciation of diversity of all variations. The Northern Burlington Regional High School provides Special Education students with a multitude of programs, such as in-class support, a variety of resource classrooms, replacement classes customized to the individual's particular needs as well as a Multiple Disabilities/Autistic program. The Northern Burlington Regional High School has established a Special Services Department, including Speech, Language and Behavioral Therapists, Instructional Assists as well as Special Education teachers at both the middle and high school levels.

Administration

The school's principal is Dr. Sally Lopez. Her core administration team includes three assistant principals.[27]

Notable alumni

References
  1. District Profile, Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Accessed April 19, 2020.
  2. School data for Northern Burlington County Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  3. Northern Burlington Regional High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. Northern Burlington County Regional High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed April 19, 2020.
  5. Northern Burlington County Regional School District 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 18, 2018. "Northern Burlington County Regional High School proudly serves students from Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Hanover, and Springfield Townships, as well as students from Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst."
  6. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  7. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2012.
  8. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 13, 2011.
  9. "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  10. New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 4, 2012.
  11. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  12. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  13. Divisions, West Jersey Football League. Accessed September 5, 2020.
  14. Minnick, Kevin. "Football: Entering 10th season, a new leader for state’s second-largest conference", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 8, 2019. Accessed September 5, 2020. "The WJFL was created in 2010 as a way to help teams play a full schedule and face opponents of similar size, ability and geographical location.... The league is comprised of 16 divisions and includes better than 90 high schools."
  15. NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  16. "Northern Burlington baseball holds off Mainland 6-4 in Group 3 state semifinals", NJAdvance Media for NJ.com, June 3, 2015, updated August 24, 2019. Accessed October 21, 2020. "When the Northern Burlington senior left the mound in the top of the fifth inning with a three-run lead, giving way to Greyhounds ace Ryan Shinn, it looked to be lights out for defending state champion Mainland in the semifinals of the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger/Parisi Group 3 tournament. But it took a missed sign and a heads-up play from new catcher Brett Parlante to make sure that Stinglen remained the winning pitcher as the Greyhounds, No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20, held on to beat No. 16 Mainland, 6-4, at Rutgers on Wednesday."
  17. History of the NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  18. NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  19. Benevento, Don. "Northern stuns Hawks with last-ditch TD pass", Courier-Post, December 7, 1980. Accessed January 26, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Chris Warrington heaved a 23-yard desperation touchdown pass to Mark Preeschl with no time left on the clock yesterday to lift Northern Burlington High School to the South Jersey Group 2 championship with a stunning 12-7 victory over Haddon Township. The play capped a frenzied final 1:11 of play that saw the third-ranked Greyhounds drive 47 yards for the winning score. The win ended their season at 11-0 and left them as the only unbeaten team in South Jersey."
  20. NJSIAA Girls Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  21. McGurk, Tom. "Defense powers N. Burlco - The girls blanketed Haddonfield to win their first sectional title with a 39-34 victory.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 12, 2003. Accessed May 31, 2016. "With a swarming defense and solid rebounding, the sixth-seeded Greyhounds captured the program's first-ever sectional title with a 39-34 victory over fifth-seeded Haddonfield in the South Jersey Group 2 championship game at Williamstown."
  22. Skaf, Lian. "Trio of scorers carries N. Burl. to Group 2 title", Courier-Post, March 12, 2003. Accessed August 18, 2007. "The trio combined for all of Northern Burlington's points with Davis scoring 17, Walton 14 and Gibbs eight as the Greyhounds beat Haddonfield 39-34 and captured the Group 2 championship at Williamstown."
  23. 2003 Girls Basketball - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 18, 2007.
  24. NJSIAA Softball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  25. Northern Burlington's Extracurricular Activities List
  26. Northern TV Homepage
  27. High School Administration, Northern Burlington County Regional High School. Accessed April 19, 2020.
  28. Helfand, Zach. "NHRA: Chesterfield's Antron Brown falls in second round, but impresses idol Don Garlits", The Trentonian, June 5, 2011. Accessed August 20, 2011. "In high school, Brown was a standout track and field athlete at Northern Burlington County Regional High School competing in the long jump and 100-meter dash. In 1997, his 100-meter time was good enough to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials."
  29. Willie Drewrey Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed December 8, 2007.
  30. Haugh, David. "Haynes hopes he's answer", Chicago Tribune, June 24, 2003. Accessed July 17, 2008. "They chose McGuire Air Force Base 18 miles south of Trenton, N.J., and Haynes attended nearby Northern Burlington High."
  31. Staff. "N. Burlington's Jackson verbally commits to St. John's", Courier-Post, April 22, 2004. Accessed February 13, 2011.
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