Arthur P. Schalick High School

Infobox_School
name = Arthur P. Schalick High School


imagesize = 120px
motto =
established = 1976-1977 school year
type = Public high school
principal = William Jolley (interim)
viceprincipal = Nancy Schumacher
enrollment = 676 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 47.4 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.3
colors = Jungle Green & Mustard Gold
teamname = Cougars
conference = Tri-County Conference
location = 718 Centerton Road
flagicon|New Jersey Pittsgrove, NJ 08318
information = 856-358-2054
website = [http://www.pittsgrove.org/shs School website

Arthur P. Schalick High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pittsgrove Township School District.

Students from Elmer attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 676 students and 47.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.3. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413110&ID=341311005080 Arthur P. Schalick High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 14, 2007.]

The school was the 207th-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 211th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Athletics

*Schalick High School is a member of the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12. The smallest one, Clayton High School, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students. [ [http://njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/07South.pdf NJSIAA 2007-08 General Group Classification] . Accessed July 31, 2007.]
*The boys soccer team won the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 South, Group I state sectional championships with wins over Haddon Heights (twice), Clayton, Woodbury, and Point Pleasant Beach High Schools, respectively. In 2004, they then went on to win the Group I State Championship with a pair of 2-1 wins over Bound Brook in the semi-finals and North Warren in the finals. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=9384&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2001 Boys Soccer - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=24880&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2002 Boys Soccer - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49669&tclass=South%201 2003 Boys Soccer - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49767&tclass=NJSIAA 2003 NJSIAA Group 1 Boys' Soccer State Tournament - NJSIAA] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 29, 2007.] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=83365&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2004 Boys Soccer - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243094&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Boys Soccer - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 14, 2007.] For the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Schalick's enrollment classified them as a larger Group II school.
*The football team took the South, Group I sectional titles in 2003 and 2004, topping Woodbury by a final score of 21-6 and then by a 20-6 win over Paulsboro the following year. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49990&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2003 Football Tournament - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.]
*The girls soccer won the South I championship with a 2-1 victory versus Riverside High School in 2003, followed by a victory over Pennsville High School in 2004 for consecutive championships. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49661&tclass=South%20I 2003 Girls Soccer - South I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=83348&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2004 Girls Soccer - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.]
*The boys basketball team won the 2005 South, Group I state sectional championship, edging Burlington City High School 74-72 in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93752&tclass=South,%20Group%20I 2005 Boys Basketball - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.] The team took the first round of the 2005 Group I State Championships with a 72-55 win over Florence Memorial High School, but fell in the finals to Science Park High School 69-66 in overtime. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93752&tclass=Group%20I%2C%20Semis%2FFinals 2005 Boys Basketball - Group I, Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 18, 2007.]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.pittsgrove.org/shs/principals.php Meet our Principals] , A.P. Schalick High School. Accessed August 24, 2008.]
*William Jolly - Principal (interim)
*Nancy Schumacher - Vice Principal

Notable alumni

* Paul Gause (born 1986), class of 2005, one of only three male players in New Jersey prep basketball history to amass 3,000 points in a career. [ [http://prepnation.com/poll/poll.cfm?poll=2&year=2004&week=15 PrepNation report] Accessed June 18, 2007.] The only other South Jersey player to accomplish this feat was Camden High's Dajuan Wagner.
* Kevin Jackson (born 1978), former U.S. soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in the USL First Division and two in the Premier Development League. [Huffman, Beth. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7351BCC4A821A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "SCHALICK GRAD JACKSON HOPES HE'LL CATCH ON WITH MLS FIRE"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", February 17, 2000. Accessed August 10, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.pittsgrove.org/shs A.P. Schalick High School]
* [http://www.pittsgrove.org Pittsgrove Township School District website]
*NJReportCard|33|4150|0|Pittsgrove Township School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413110 Data for the Pittsgrove Township School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/schalick South Jersey Sports: Schalick High School]