| Washington Township High School | |
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| Address | |
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519 Hurffville-Crosskeys Road , , 08080 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°44′28″N 75°04′40″W / 39.741073°N 75.077862°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Together With Pride"[1] |
| Established | 1966 |
| NCES School ID | 341707002640[2] |
| Executive principal | Raymond F. Anderson |
| Faculty | 173.2 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,075 (as of 2022–23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.0:1[2] |
| Color(s) | Red white and blue[3] |
| Athletics conference | Olympic Conference (general) West Jersey Football League (football) |
| Team name | Minutemen; Minutemaids[3] |
| Publication | Pieces (literary magazine)[5] |
| Newspaper | The Patriot[4] |
| Yearbook | Musket[6] |
| Website | www |
Washington Township High School is a four-year public high school located in Washington Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Washington Township Public School District. It is one of the largest public high schools in South Jersey. The school building itself is just over a quarter of a mile long. It is located at 509, 519 and 529 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,075 students and 173.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. There were 288 students (13.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 92 (4.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Washington Township High School is the home of the Republic Bank Performing Arts Center, known until 2022 as the Investors Bank Performing Arts Center, a 2,500-seat performing arts center located at the center of the school. Most of the school's concerts and events are held there, and many notables have performed in this center, including the Barenaked Ladies, Tony Bennett, Wayne Brady, George Carlin, David Copperfield, Bill Cosby, B. B. King, Barry Manilow, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Jessica Simpson, Lewis Black, Pete Davidson, and "Weird Al" Yankovic.[7]
- ^ Caffrey, Michelle. "Washington Township comes 'together with pride' at Philadelphia Phillies game", Washington Township Times, April 28, 2012. Accessed August 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e School data for Washington Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ School Newspaper – The Patriot, Washington Township High School. Accessed April 30, 2022.
- ^ Pieces – Literary Magazine, Washington Township High School. Accessed April 30, 2022.
- ^ Yearbook, Washington Township High School. Accessed April 30, 2022.
- ^ Caffrey, Michelle. "N.J. concert venue gets new name, sponsor", NJ.com, July 29, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2015. "The performing arts center at Washington Township High School – which has brought in scores of big acts including Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, B.B. King and the Moscow Ballet over the years – has a new name.The 19,344-square foot facility will now be the Investors Bank Performing Arts Center after the Board of Education accepted an offer from Short Hills-based financial institution for the exclusive naming rights, the district announced Tuesday night.... It took on the name Commerce Bank Arts Centre in 2004 when the naming rights were first up for sale, and then became the TD Bank Arts Centre after Commerce was acquired by TD."