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Eastside High School (Camden, New Jersey)

Eastside High School, formerly Woodrow Wilson High School,[3] is a four-year public high school in the City of Camden, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Camden City School District. In June 2020, it was announced that the school would be renamed;[4] the change from Woodrow Wilson High School was made official in January 2022.

Eastside High School
Address
Map
3100 Federal Street

Camden
,
Camden County
,
New Jersey
08105

United States
Coordinates39°56′50″N 75°04′42″W / 39.94724°N 75.078459°W / 39.94724; -75.078459
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1930
School districtCamden City School District
NCES School ID340264001348[1]
PrincipalGloria Martinez-Vega
Faculty64.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment514 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.0:1[1]
Color(s)  Orange and
  Black[2]
Athletics conferenceOlympic Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team nameTigers[2]
RivalCamden High School
Websitecamdencityschools.org/eastsidehs/

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 514 students and 64.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.0:1. There were 252 students (49.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

History

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The school, which was long named in honor of President Woodrow Wilson, was opened in 1930 as a junior high school. Wilson, a Democrat was the 28th president of the United States and 34th Governor of New Jersey. It was converted to a high school in 1933.[4]

The school had been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools until 2011, when the school's accreditation status was removed.[5]

In June 2020, Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs announced that the district would rename the school due to Wilson's racist views.[4] A committee consisting of community members, students, alumni and administrators will determine the new name.[6] The school was formally renamed to Eastside High School in January 2022.[7]

Awards, recognition and rankings

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The school was the 314th-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.[8] The school had been ranked 300th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 321st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[9] The magazine ranked the school 315th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[10] The school was also ranked 315th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[11]

Athletics

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The Eastside High School Tigers[2] compete in the Olympic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, and operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[12] With 814 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.[13] The football team competes in the Liberty Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[14][15] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 514 to 685 students.[16]

The boys' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1949 (defeating Hillside High School in the tournament final), 1978 (vs. Malcolm X Shabazz High School) and 1985 (vs. Rahway High School), and won the Group IV title in 1970 (vs. East Orange High School).[17] An estimated 4,000 spectators watched the 1949 team win the Group III state title with a 45-43 win against Hillside on a basket scored in the last minute of the championship game.[18] The 1970 team won their 27th consecutive game and the Group IV title with an 82-71 win against East Orange in the playoff finals in front of a crowd of 10,000 at Convention Hall in Atlantic City.[19] The 2004 boys' basketball team took the South, Group III state sectionals with an 83-75 win over crosstown rival Camden High School.[20]

The boys track team won the Group III spring / outdoor track state championship in 1984 (as co-champion) and 1996.[21]

The boys track team won the indoor relay championship in Group III in 1993, 1995 and 1998. The girls team won the Group III title in 2000, 2001 and 2006, and won the Group II title in 2005 (as co-champion).[22]

The girls' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1996 (defeating Malcolm X Shabazz High School in the tournament final), 1997 (vs. Warren Hills Regional High School), 2005 (vs. Northern Highlands Regional High School) and 2014 (vs. West Morris Central High School).[23] The team won the 2005 South, Group III state sectional championship with a 67-31 win over Timber Creek Regional High School.[24][25] The team won the 2005 Group III state championship with a 73-44 win in the semifinals over Monmouth Regional High School and 1 56-47 win over Northern Highlands to take the title.[26] The team moved on to face other state champions, and with a 47-32 win over Pascack Valley High School in the tournament semifinal, and a 64-45 win over St. John Vianney High School won the 2005 Tournament of Champions.[27][28] In 2006, the team won the South, Group III sectional title with a 55-52 win against Ocean City High School in the tournament final.[29][30] The 2007 team won the South, Group III sectional championship with a 78-60 win versus runner-up Ocean City High School.[31] The team won the program's fourth state title with a 70-64 win in the 2014 Group III championship game against West Morris Central High School.[32]

The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III state sectional championship in 2001, 2018 and 2019.[33] The 2001 team won the South Jersey Group III sectional title with a 27-14 win over Egg Harbor Township High School in the championship game.[34] The program won its second title in 2018 with a 22-14 win against Burlington Township High School in the playoff finals.[35] The team won its second consecutive South Jersey Group III title in 2019 with a 54-30 win against Somerville High School[36] and went on to win the South / Central Group III bowl game with a 12-7 win against Wall High School in the regional bowl game.[37]

The girls team won the NJSIAA spring / outdoor track Group III state championship in 2004 and 2006.[38]

Administration

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The school's principal is Gloria Martinez-Vega.[39] Her core administration team includes two lead educators.[40]

Notable people

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Alumni

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See also: Category:Eastside High School (Camden, New Jersey) alumni

Faculty

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e School data for East Side High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Woodrow Wilson High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Burney, Melanie (January 25, 2022). "Camden's Woodrow Wilson High School renamed Eastside High". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  4. ^ a b c Duhart, Bill (June 19, 2020). "N.J. district to rename Woodrow Wilson school, citing former president's 'racist values'". Newark Star-Ledger. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Fall 2011 Accreditation Actions Archived March 9, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, The Standard; A Newsletter from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools, Winter 2012. Accessed November 11, 2020. "Removal of Accreditation... Woodrow Wilson High School, Camden, NJ"
  6. ^ Alexander, Dan (June 19, 2020). "Woodrow Wilson name removed from two NJ school buildings". New Jersey 101.5. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Burney, Melanie. "Camden’s Woodrow Wilson High School renamed Eastside High", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 25, 2022. Accessed November 10, 2022. "Camden’s Woodrow Wilson High School will now be called Eastside High to break from the segregationist views and practices of the former president and New Jersey governor."
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  9. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  10. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed June 5, 2011.
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  13. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  14. ^ Camden Eastside Tigers, West Jersey Football League. Accessed November 10, 2022.
  15. ^ Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component."
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  17. ^ NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  18. ^ Schuck, Charlie. "Minus Hero as Wilson Wins Group 3 State Title; Tosses in Winning Field Goal as Prexys Nose Out Hillside, 45-43", Courier-Post, March 21, 1949. Accessed March 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Underdog Woodrow Wilson High school, of Camden, Saturday night upset the popular and strong Hillside High school basketeers, 45 to 43, to walk off with the first State Group 3 championship ever annexed by a South Jersey school. More than 4,000 frenzied fans saw lanky and outstanding Len Minus, sensational Wilson center, fake his defensive player out of position, pivot and sink a swishing field goal with less than one minute to break a 43 to 43 tie and give the 'Presidents' a victory."
  19. ^ Drogo, Ron. "Wilson Dumps East Orange", The Record, March 22, 1970. Accessed November 26, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "East Orange's supposedly tight defense was hardly in evidence as Wilson rolled to a Group 4 State title, 82-71. The win was the 27th in a row for the undefeated Tigers and East Orange, the defending champ, had its 30-game winning streak ended."
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  21. ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2021.
  22. ^ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships Archived July 5, 2022, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  23. ^ Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  24. ^ Skaf, Lian. "Wilson coasts to S.J. title", Courier-Post, March 8, 2005. Accessed August 18, 2007. "With a 67-31 win over fourth-seeded Timber Creek in the S.J. Group 3 final Monday, second-seeded Woodrow Wilson won the sectional championship and advanced to play Central Jersey champion Monmouth, a 69-52 winner over Willingboro Monday, in Wednesday's Group 3 state semifinal."
  25. ^ 2005 Girls Basketball - South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 21, 2007.
  26. ^ 2005 Girls Basketball - Group III, Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 21, 2007.
  27. ^ 2005 Girls Basketball - Tournament of Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 21, 2007.
  28. ^ NJSIAA Girls Basketball Tournament of Champions History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  29. ^ McCann, Sean. "Wilson overcomes mistakes, Ocean City for S.J. Group 3 title", Courier-Post, March 7, 2006. Accessed August 18, 2007. "Wilson eventually prevailed but history did not. The Tigers survived a heroic Ocean City effort to claim a 55-52 victory and their second straight South Jersey Group 3 crown."
  30. ^ 2006 Girls Basketball - South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 18, 2007.
  31. ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 21, 2007.
  32. ^ Whittaker, Celeste E. "Girls’ Basketball: Woodrow Wilson wins 4th overall state crown with strong team effort", Courier-Post, March 17, 2014. Accessed November 20, 2020. "The Tigers had held on for a 70-64 victory over West Morris in the Group 3 state final, winning the program’s fourth overall state title and first since 2005."
  33. ^ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.
  34. ^ NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 21, 2007.
  35. ^ Evans, Bill. "Woodrow Wilson beats No. 18 Burlington Township, claims first sectional title in 17 years", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 17, 2018, updated August 23, 2019. Accessed November 8, 2020. "Preston Brown and the third-seeded Woodrow Wilson High School football team brought a championship home to Camden on Saturday, defeating top-seeded, undefeated and No. 18 Burlington Township, 22-14, in the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics South Jersey Group 3 final."
  36. ^ McGurk, Tom. "H.S. football: Woodrow Wilson stamps its legacy with title win over Somerville", Courier-Post, November 24, 2019. Accessed November 8, 2020. "Woodrow Wilson became the first back-to-back sectional champions in city history after the Tigers mauled their way to a 54-30 victory over Somerville Saturday afternoon in the South Jersey Group 3 title game."
  37. ^ Minnick, Kevin. "Football: Defense leads No. 17 Woodrow Wilson to win over No. 5 Wall in S/C 3 final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 8, 2019. Accessed November 8, 2020. "With its defense turning in one of its finest performances of the season, No. 17 Woodrow Wilson edged No. 5 Wall 12-7 in the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics South/Central Group 3 regional championship at Rutgers on Saturday."
  38. ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Girls, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2021.
  39. ^ About the Principal, Eastside High School. Accessed March 31, 2024.
  40. ^ Meet Eastside's Leadership Team, Eastside High School. Accessed March 31, 2024.
  41. ^ a b c Minnick, Kevin. "Belton raising eyebrows at Winslow Twp.", Courier-Post, October 25, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2011. "There's no getting around the fact that Mike McBride has a knack for getting his kids into college. While at Woodrow Wilson, the veteran football coach sent Rashad Baker and Turk McBride to Tennessee. He also had Antwine Perez graduate early to attend Southern Cal before later transferring to Maryland."
  42. ^ James Cardwell Archived March 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, DVRBS.com. Accessed January 9, 2020. "Albert 'Al' Cardwell graduated from the Alfred Cramer Junior High School at 28th and Mickle Streets in East Camden, and went on to Woodrow Wilson High School on Federal Street, graduating in February of 1940."
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  48. ^ "Ex-NFL player opts for Border Patrol career", ProCanes.com, January 14, 2009. Accessed March 11, 2018. "Green, who was born and raised in Camden, N.J., said it was never his boyhood dream to play football. He started playing football during his junior year at Woodrow Wilson High School at the urging of one of the team's coaches."
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  50. ^ Cunneen, Sheila. "Rugby is alive in South Jersey", Courier-Post, May 5, 1986. Accessed March 31, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Lance Manga, a 30-year-old graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, will play for the United States when it hosts Japan in Los Angeles in late May."
  51. ^ Turk McBride, Kansas City Chiefs. Accessed August 26, 2007.
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  54. ^ Goldstein, Stan. "At the Starting Gate: A Camden TV Network", Courier-Post, November 4, 1972. Accessed January 9, 2020. "Unless you're Tommy Roberts, a canny East Camden native with a flair for fashion, a gift for gab and an insistent 'can do' attitude.... Meanwhile, from the big white building on Mount Ephraim Avenue where he presides over 21 radio station employees and a growing staff of TV people, the Woodrow Wilson High School grad whose classmates will remember him better as Tommy Riccuti, is working hard to bring in his first big winner in the independent video sweepstakes."
  55. ^ Lowe, Herbert. "Rozier, Wounds Healing, Glad To Join The Heisman Scene", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 15, 1996. Accessed September 24, 2011. "As Mike Rozier readily autographed footballs and miniature helmets in the lobby of the Downtown Athletic Club yesterday, a woman looked at the bandage on his right hand and asked, 'What happened to you?' 'I got shot,' the 1983 Heisman Trophy winner - who set rushing records at the University of Nebraska and at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden - said matter-of-factly."
  56. ^ Assemblyman Bill Spearman, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 14, 2020. "Born and raised in Camden City, Assemblyman Spearman is a lifelong resident and a former city councilman. Assemblyman Spearman is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Rutgers University, where he obtained a degree in Business Management."
  57. ^ Bezdek, Michael via Associated Press. "What To Do With Man Who Killed 13 People?", Portsmouth Daily Times, March 4, 1982. Accessed July 21, 2011. "A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, Unruh was a veteran of many artillery battles during World War II."
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  61. ^ Luicci, Tom. "Rutgers names Darrell Wilson new secondary coach", The Star-Ledger, February 13, 2013. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Wilson, 54, was the former head coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, compiling a 65-18 record there from 1988-95, and served as Rutgers' running backs coach in 1999."
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