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56-504: Gateway Regional High School is a regional school district and public high school serving students in seventh through twelfth grades from the boroughs of National Park , Wenonah , Westville and Woodbury Heights , four communities in Gloucester County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 849 students and 82.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for

112-454: A school board ) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio , or a combination of any of these. An independent school district is a legally separate body corporate and political . Most school districts operate as independent local governmental units with exclusive authority over K–12 public educational operations and policies. The extent of their control is set by state-level law. Litigation against school districts

168-579: A student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1. There were 160 students (18.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 33 (3.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of

224-481: A "board of trustees," "board of education," "school committee," etc.. This body usually appoints or hires an experienced public school administrator to function as the district's superintendent of schools – a district's chief executive . The superintendent oversees daily operations, decisions and implements the policies of the board. The school board may also exercise a quasi-judicial function in serious employee or student discipline matters. School districts in

280-672: A business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. Seats on the district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with three seats assigned to Westville (the largest community in the district) and two each to National Park, Wenonah and Woodbury Heights. School district In the U.S., most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts. A school district usually operate several elementary , middle , and high schools . The largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within

336-626: A certain degree comparable to a school district. Other arrangements are possible: certain types of special schools in North Rhine-Westphalia are run by the Landschaftsverbände . There also exist private schools , mostly funded by the States, but run by private entities like churches or foundations. In Italy , school districts were established in 1974 by the " Provvedimenti Delegati sulla scuola " ("Assigned Laws [to

392-568: A decline in property tax revenues during and after the Great Recession . By 2016 there were about 13,000 school districts, and the average student population was about 5,000. Although these terms can vary slightly between various states and regions, these are typical definitions for school district constitution: These terms may not appear in a district's name, even though the condition may apply. In England and Wales , school boards were established in 1870, and abolished in 1902, with

448-411: A decrease of 38,127 or 35%. Many states had passed laws facilitating school district consolidation. In 1951 the majority of the school districts in existence were rural school districts only providing elementary education, and some school districts did not operate schools but instead provided transportation to other schools. The Midwest had a large number of rural school districts. Previously areas of

504-641: A minority of secondary schools , a few primary schools, and much further education . (Most schools are neither organized geographically nor publicly managed, although the Department of Education inspects and funds them and pays teachers' salaries.) Each ETB area comprises one or more local authority areas , with city or county councilors forming the bulk of the ETB board. The ETBs was formed in 2005 by amalgamating Vocational Education Committees established in 1930, also based on local government areas. In Hong Kong ,

560-455: A school system that is separate but similar to a town's or a county's powers. These include the power to enter contacts, use eminent domain , and to issue binding rules and regulations affecting school policies and operations. The power of school districts to tax and spend is generally more limited. For example, many school districts in New York state require a majority of voters living in

616-710: A single school district." Noting that most modern school districts were formed by consolidating one-room school districts in the first seven decades of the 20th century, Fischel argues that "outside the South, these consolidations were consented to by local voters" who "preferred districts whose boundaries conformed to their everyday interactions rather than formal units of government" and that "[t]he South ended up with county-based school districts because segregation imposed diseconomies of scale on district operations and required larger land-area districts." In New York , most school districts are separate governmental units with

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672-449: A state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally-controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as

728-551: A statewide tournament to determine an overall state champion; prior to 2022, all sectional champions were declared de facto state champions, since teams from different areas of the state never played one another. Woodbury High School won the 2022 South Jersey Group I sectional championship over Salem High School, then defeated Mountain Lakes High School 31–7 in the NJSIAA Group I state title game. Woodbury took home

784-581: Is a comprehensive community middle school and public high school that serves students in sixth through twelfth grades from Woodbury , in Gloucester County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , as part of the Woodbury Public Schools system. The class of 2003 was the school's 100th graduating class, making Woodbury High School one of the oldest secondary schools in South Jersey and the oldest in its athletic conference. As of

840-427: Is common and some law firms specialize in education law. Districts typically maintain professional liability insurance in order to pay its settlements and legal liabilities. As of 2023 in most U.S. states, public school districts may lay taxes to fund their operations. In others, such as Maine , some school districts are able to lay taxes and others are not. Independent school districts often exercise authority over

896-545: Is responsible for halting the longest winning streak in New Jersey football history. Longtime rival Paulsboro High School had recorded 63 consecutive wins over the span of six years (1992–1998), but on September 26, 1998, Paulsboro lost to Woodbury, 14–13. The 63 wins still holds as the record to this day. In 2022, the NJSIAA re-organized the playoff system used to determine football state champions. There had never been

952-641: The Colonial Conference , which is comprised of public high schools in Camden and Gloucester counties, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 405 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group I South for most athletic competition purposes. The football team competes in

1008-717: The Education Bureau divides primary schools into 36 districts, known as school nets, for its Primary One Admission System . Of the 36 districts, districts 34 and 41 in Kowloon and districts 11 and 12 in Hong Kong Island are considered the most prestigious. In Iranian cities school kids normal registrations are limited by school districts, register is online at my.medu.ir and the parent sees schools within range online. Woodbury Junior-Senior High School Woodbury Junior-Senior High School ( WHS )

1064-790: The Midwest and West tend to cross municipal boundaries, while school districts in New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions tend to adhere to city, township, and/or county boundaries. As of 1951 school districts were independent governmental units in 26 states, while in 17 states there were mixes of independent school districts and school districts subordinate to other local governments. In nine states there were only school districts subordinate to local governments. In most Southern states, school systems operate either as an arm of county government or at least share coextensive boundaries with

1120-617: The National Football League 's Pittsburgh Steelers from 1979 to 1981 as a member of the " Steel Curtain " defense. He began his career in the Woodbury school system in 1995 as a substitute teacher, and then in 1998 became a full-time physical education teacher. Valentine also played for the Philadelphia Eagles briefly before an injury prematurely ended his career. The high school's football stadium

1176-710: The Unorganized Borough of Alaska were not served by school districts but instead served by schools directly operated by the Alaska Department of Education and by Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. The state schools were transferred to the Alaska State-Operated School System (SOS) after the Alaska Legislature created it in 1971; that agency was terminated in 1975, with its schools transferred to

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1232-442: The county council and county borough councils becoming the local education authorities . In France, the system of the carte scolaire was dismantled by the beginning of the 2007 school year. More school choice has been given to French students; however, priority is given to those who meet the following criteria: In Germany , schools and teachers are predominately funded by the states of Germany , which also are in control of

1288-483: The 1963-64 school year. The district's original plan called for creation of a regional junior high school for grades 7-9 while students already enrolled would continue to attend Woodbury High School for grades 10-12. After a June 1962 referendum was rejected in three of the four municipalities, the district was formally established after a second proposal was passed each of the four communities in December 1962, leading to

1344-480: The 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 829 students and 70.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. There were 462 students (55.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 56 (6.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. Following a devastating fire on December 20, 1910, that burned the original high school down, it was rebuilt in 1911 with then- governor and future president , Woodrow Wilson , laying

1400-522: The Diamond Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students. The school participates in joint cooperative cross country running, co-ed swimming and wrestling teams with Gateway Regional High School as the host school / lead agency. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at

1456-557: The Government] about the school"). Each district must contain a minimum of 10,000 inhabitants. The national government attempted to link the local schools with local society and culture and local governments. The school districts were dissolved in 2003 by the "legge finanziaria" (law about the government budget) in an attempt to trim the national budget. In the Republic of Ireland, 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) administer

1512-492: The Group I state championship in 1983 (defeating Wood-Ridge High School in the tournament final) and 1996 (vs. Cedar Grove High School ). The 1996 Group I state final was ended in five innings due to the mercy rule , with a 16–1 win against Cedar Grove giving the team a 23–1 record for the season. The boys' tennis team won the 2005 South, Group I state sectional championship with a 3–2 win over Schalick High School . In 2007,

1568-521: The Royal Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students. The school participates as the host school / lead agency for joint cooperative cross country running, co-ed swimming and wrestling teams with Woodbury Junior-Senior High School . These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at

1624-814: The South Jersey Group I final in 1988, 1989 and 2009 (by a score of 16-0). Paulsboro has an overall record of 59–43–3 in matchups between the two teams, which was ranked 20th by NJ.com on its 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 2018, defeating Cresskill High School by a score of 60–58 in the tournament final. Boys – soccer, football, cross country , basketball, indoor track, swimming , track & field, baseball, wrestling Girls – soccer, cross country , field hockey, cheerleading, basketball, indoor track, swimming , track & field, softball Led by future NFL quarterback Milt Plum , Woodbury High School had one of

1680-527: The South Jersey Group I sectional championship game, finishing the season at 11–0. The 1989 team won the South Jersey Group I title with a 27–20 win against Paulsboro in the championship game to run their season record to 11–0 for the second consecutive year, becoming the second South Jersey team to accomplish this feat. The annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry football game is against Gateway High School . In addition to its longstanding regular-season rivalry that dates back to 1915, Woodbury has defeated Paulsboro in

1736-466: The United States tend to be different from the demographics of the students. This difference is "most pronounced in majority nonwhite jurisdictions and school districts with the largest racial achievement gaps ." There were 130,000 school districts in the country in 1930, with an average student population of 150. From 1942 to 1951 the number of school districts declined from 108,579 to 70,452,

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1792-581: The cornerstone for the new Woodbury High School. The new school building opened in 1912. Students from National Park , Wenonah , Westville and Woodbury Heights had attended the school until the Gateway Regional High School opened in September 1964. In 2004, the school was selected as a NASA Explorer School, one of 50 in the entire country to work hand-in-hand with NASA on improving technology and science education within

1848-469: The district or the local government to approval their annual budget, but school districts in Virginia have no taxing authority and must depend on another local government (county, city, or town) for funding. A district's governing body, usually called a school board , is typically elected by direct popular vote but may be appointed by other governmental officials. The governing body might also be known as

1904-470: The end of the 2023–24 school year. The boys track team won the Group III spring / outdoor track state championship in 1943 and 1948, and won the Group I title in 1969, 1972-1978, 2010 and 2011. The program's 11 group titles are tied for fourth-most in the state; the program's streak of seven consecutive titles from 1972 to 1978 is tied for the second-longest streak in the state. The boys track team won

1960-544: The end of the 2023–24 school year. The field hockey team was the South II sectional champion in 1971 and won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 2001. The 1978 softball team ran their record to 18-3 after winning the Group II state championship by a score of 6-2 in the final of the tournament against a Queen of Peace High School that came into the game undefeated. The 1992 boys' soccer team finished

2016-435: The entire academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding every player's GPA, then dividing by the number of players. Woodbury is one of only two boys' soccer teams in all of New Jersey to be recognized in each of the past seven years ( Sparta High School is the other). For the 2006–07 award, Woodbury was one of only 61 schools in the nation to receive this honor for both its boys' and girls' teams. Woodbury High School

2072-607: The establishment of the first board of education. Voters overwhelmingly approved a May 1963 referendum for $ 1.6 million (equivalent to $ 16.1 million in 2023) to buy the land and construct of a facility on a plot covering 38 acres (15 ha) that was designed to accommodate an enrollment of 800 to 1,000 students. The school opened for the 1964-65 school year. The school was the 195th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on

2128-442: The first golden trophy ever awarded to a public football program in New Jersey prep history. The school's principal is Jonathan Taylor. His administration team includes three assistant principals. When former Thundering Herd head football coach Jim Boyd stepped down after the 2000 season, then-assistant coach Zack Valentine was promoted to become the newest head coach. Valentine is a Super Bowl -winning linebacker who played for

2184-467: The fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and

2240-493: The girls' track & field team won the NJSIAA Group I state championship, and the boys' track & field team came in second in the state, losing by a single point to Metuchen . The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 1988-1991, 1998 and 2009. In 1988, the team finished its first undefeated season capped off by a 32–6 win against Paulsboro High School in

2296-820: The high school's main entrance for a presidential candidate's speech. Local residents and students were used as the rallying crowd who supported the candidate. Extracurricular activities (other than sports) that are offered at Woodbury Junior-Senior High School include, but are not limited to, the Alternative Power Program , Junior & Senior High School Yearbooks, National Honor Society , Theater Club, Video Tape/A.V. Club, White & Gold newsletter , Choir, Orchestra Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Key Club , Interact Club, Bowling Club, Ladybug Club, Math and Science Leagues, Academic Bowl , French Club, Outdoor Club, peer mentoring program , Boys/Girls State , Governor's School , Gay and Lesbian Alliance , and

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2352-420: The indoor relay championship in Group I in 1976-1979 and 1983; the program's five state group titles are tied for tenth-most in the state and the four consecutive titles from 1976 to 1979 is tied for the fifth-longest streak. The girls team won the Group III title in 1982 and 1986 The girls team won the NJSIAA spring / outdoor track Group I state championship in 1976, 1977, 1979 and 2007. The softball team won

2408-651: The local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. The name "Gateway Regional High School District" was chosen by a study committee in April 1962, using the term "gateway" that had been applied to that portion of the county. The committee was established after the Woodbury Public Schools notified the four sending communities of National Park, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury Heights—which all had existing K-8 school districts—that their students could no longer be accommodated at Woodbury High School for grades 9-12 after

2464-399: The most historic school years for a sports program in United States history in 1952–53. Every single athletic team, boys or girls, either tied for or won outright titles. At no other high school in the country has this type of success ever occurred, before or since. All sports teams combined produced an overall record of 75–13–1 (.842 win percentage) with 10 championships. At the time, Woodbury

2520-608: The newly created Alaska Unorganized Borough School District, which was broken apart into twenty-one school districts the following year. In the 2022 Census of Governments, the United States Census Bureau enumerated the following numbers of school systems in the United States: School districts in the US have reduced the number of their employees by 3.3%, or 270,000 between 2008 and 2012, owing to

2576-586: The oldest member school in the Colonial Conference , which is comprised of small schools in Camden and Gloucester counties whose enrollments generally do not exceed between 850 students for grades 9–12, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 325 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range. The football team competes in

2632-504: The overall education policies. On the other hand, school buildings are mostly run and funded by municipal governments on different levels of the municipal system (municipalities proper, districts), depending on the size and specialization of a certain school or the population size of a certain municipality. As with other fields of government, for more specialized schools, special government bodies ("Zweckverband") can be established, where municipalities, and not voters, are members; these are to

2688-441: The power to levy taxes and incur debt, except for the five cities with a population of over 125,000 ( Buffalo , Rochester , Syracuse , Yonkers , and New York City ), where the schools are operated directly by the municipalities. The Hawaii State Department of Education functions as a single statewide school district, unique among states. According to a 2021 study, the demographics of voters who elect local school boards in

2744-498: The school 181st out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 29 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (78.7%) and language arts literacy (93.9%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). The Gateway Regional High School Gators compete in

2800-406: The school. In 2007, NASA selected Woodbury to experience a 'Weightless Wonder' flight on a C-9 aircraft so that they could test their proposed experiment examining the performance-related effects of reduced gravity on simple robotic designs. The school was the 187th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on

2856-517: The season with a record of 21-3 after winning the Group II state championship, defeating Harrison High School by a score of 2-0 in the tournament final. The boys' baseball team won the 2009 South Jersey Group I NJSIAA state sectional Title, advancing to the Group I tournament where they lost to David Brearley High School 6–2 in the semi-final round. Core members of the district and school administration are: The district's board of education , comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees

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2912-584: The state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 192nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 199th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 203rd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 111th in the magazine's September 2006 issue. In 2006, Woodbury was the #1 ranked high school in Gloucester County by New Jersey Monthly and Philadelphia Magazine . Woodbury High School Thundering Herd compete as

2968-403: The state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 141st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 197th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 151st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 176th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked

3024-556: The state's counties. A 2010 study by economist William A. Fischel found that "two-thirds of medium-to-large American cities have boundaries that substantially overlap those of a single school district" with substantial regional and state variations in the degree of overlap, "ranging from nearly perfect congruence in New England , New Jersey, and Virginia, to hardly any in Illinois, Texas, and Florida." Older and more populous municipalities "tend to have boundaries that closely match those of

3080-524: Was classified as a Group III regional high school and was much bigger than its small Group I classification today. The championships won during 1952–53 are: The boys' soccer team has earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America 's High School Boys Team Academic Award for seven consecutive seasons (2003–04 through 2010–11). To qualify for the award, the team must have a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for

3136-501: Was used by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1987 as the home of their training camp . The school district had given permission to the Eagles to utilize their field. All-time NFL greats Seth Joyner and Reggie White were among those on the 1987 roster who practiced at Woodbury High School. In October 2000, an independent mockumentary movie, Bottomfeeders , filmed scenes in front of

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