Vineland Senior High School South
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 Vineland Senior High School South
Vineland Senior High School South
Vineland Senior High School South
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| 2880 East Chestnut Avenue Vineland, NJ 08361 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Enter to learn, go forth to serve." |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Vineland Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Thomas McCann |
| Asst. principals | Dorothy Burke Richard Panas Michael Sullivan |
| Faculty | 198.5 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,830 (as of 2005-06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.3 |
| Color(s) |
Red and Gray |
| Athletics conference | Cape-Atlantic League |
| Mascot | Rowdy Rooster |
| Team name | Fighting Clan |
| Website | School website |
Vineland Senior High School South is a public high school located in Vineland, New Jersey, as part of the Vineland Public Schools. The school opened in 1963. It holds classes for 11th and 12th grade students, as well as a small amount of students from other grades. It was considered to be a different school but on the same campus of Vineland Senior High School North, but as of 2010-11 operates on a consolidated basis as Vineland High School.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,830 students and 198.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3.
The school was the 222nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 194th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
A proposed dress code, slated to take effect for the 2006-07 school year, had given way to controversy and debate among students and parents.
White - 35%
Hispanic - 43%
African American - 20%
Asian - 2%
American Indian - <1%
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Due to its large student body Vineland High is able to offer a wide range of elective classes topics include arts and design, computers, media, automobile repair, wood working, as well as a wide range of Advanced Placement courses. Courses such as English, mathematics, history, and science are tracked into general, college preparatory, and honors. Students are tracked into honors mathematics and science from middle school.
Courses required to be taken in order to graduate are 4 years of English, 3 years of mathematics, 2 years of United States history, 1 year of world history/geography; 3 years of science; 1 year of fine, practical and/or performing arts, 1 year of digital technology, 1 year of business, life science, vocational course, 2 years of a World Language, 4 years of physical education/health, and 1/2 year of career exploration or development. All students must pass the State High School Proficiency Assessment called HSPA to graduate.
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