West Deptford High School

The school was the 152nd-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.[3] The school had been ranked 219th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 182nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 185th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 170th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]

West Deptford High School Eagles[2] compete as a member school in the Colonial Conference, which is composed of small schools whose enrollments generally do not exceed 800 students for grades 9-12, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[7] With 701 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015–16 school year as South Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 496 to 778 students in that grade range.[8] The football team competes in the Colonial Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[9][10] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2018–2020.[11] The school competes in Varsity Tier II of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League, a high school ice hockey league with 20 teams participating at the varsity level from South Jersey.

The boys' soccer team was Group II co-champion with Madison High School in 1982 and won the Group III title vs. Scotch Plains High School in 1985.[12] In 1999, the soccer team earned the South, Group III sectional title with a 2–0 win against Moorestown High School.[13] In 2012, the soccer team won the South Jersey Group II sectional title with a 4–1 win in penalty kicks after a 2–2 tie in the tournament final against Cinnaminson High School.[14]

The girls swimming team won the Division B state championship in 1984.[15]

The field hockey team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional title in 1994, 1996, 2003, 2009, 2013–2019; the team won the Group II state championship in 1996, defeating Warren Hills Regional High School in the tournament final.[16] The team won the South Jersey, Group II state sectional in 2003 with a 3–2 win over Camden Catholic High School in the final game,[17] avenging a 2–1 loss the previous year against the same team.[18]

The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional title in 1996, 2000, 2010, 2019 and 2020; the team won the Group II state championship in 2000.[19] The wrestling team won the 2000 Group III state championship, edging North Hunterdon High School 25–24 in the semifinal match and defeating Sparta High School 34–28 in the finals.[20] The wrestling team took the South Jersey, Group III sectional title in 2000 with a 37–23 win in the tournament final against Oakcrest High School.[21] In the 2009-10 wrestling season, the Eagles won a South Jersey Group II Title. Then beat 10th-ranked David Brearley High School in the state semi-finals before losing to second-ranked Long Branch High School in the finals and finished ranked 12th in the state.

The 1996 softball team finished the season with a 24–6 record after winning the Group II state championship. The team won the semifinals against Carteret High School in 14 innings and went on to win the championship with a 6-5 extra-inning victory against Arthur L. Johnson High School in the tournament final after falling behind in the ninth, tying the game and then going on to win in the bottom of the tenth inning.[22][23]

The football team won the South Jersey Group II state title in 2002–2004, 2007, 2011, 2012 and 2016.[24] The football team won the South, Group II state sectional championship in 2002 edging Buena Regional High School 21–20 in the tournament final.[25] The team repeated in 2003 with a 17–12 win against Overbrook High School in the tournament final.[26] The team won for a third consecutive year in 2004 with a 42–20 victory over Point Pleasant Boro High School.[27][28] The Eagles went on to win the Group II state championship a fourth time in 2007 with a 31–17 victory over Point Pleasant Boro High School.[29] The team won the 2016 South Jersey Group II state sectional championship, finishing the season with a 12–0 record as they defeated Cedar Creek High School by a final score of 19–13 in the tournament final.[30]

The boys track team won the Group II spring track state championship in 2014.[31]

The baseball team won the Group II state championship in 2016, defeating Parsippany High School by a score of 2–1 in the tournament final.[32][33]

The school's marching band currently competes in the Tournament of Bands Chapter One circuit in size Group 2 (26-50 musicians) [34][35] The band's current director is Thomas Kershaw Jr.[36]

In 2017 WDMB broke the record for the most consecutive ACC wins,[64] previously held by the Middle Township Marching Band with 7 consecutive wins from 1997 to 2003. However WDMB's consecutive winning streak was broken in 2018 by the Huntingtown Marching Band, who won first place by 0.25 points.[37]

WDMB was also TOB Chapter 1 Champion in group 2B in 1978[65]

The school's principal is Brian Gismondi, whose core administrative team includes three assistant principals.[66]

• John Adler (1959–2011), Congressman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until 2011.[67]
• Steve Rammel (born 1968, class of 1986), retired U.S. soccer forward who played two seasons in Major League Soccer.[68]
• Anthony Scirrotto (born 1986, class of 2005), free agent in the National Football League.[69]

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