East Orange Campus High School

East Orange Campus High School
Address
344 Prospect Street East Orange , Essex County , New Jersey 07017 United States
Coordinates	40°46′34″N74°12′29″W / 40.776064°N 74.208146°W / 40.776064; -74.208146
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Rising to a Standard of Excellence"
Established	2002
School district	East Orange School District
NCES School ID	340423000494 [1]
Principal	Taniesha Whitaker
Faculty	101.0 FTEs [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,748 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.3:1 [1]
Color(s)	Royal Blue   Red and   Silver [2]
Athletics conference	Super Essex Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team name	Jaguars [2]
Rival	Barringer High School
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
Website	campus.eastorange.k12.nj.us

East Orange Campus High School is a comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in the city of East Orange, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, on the former campus of Upsala College. The school is part of the East Orange School District, classified as an Abbott District. ^[4] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928. ^[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,748 students and 101.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.3:1. There were 791 students (45.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 53 (3.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. ^[1]

History

East Orange Campus High School was opened in 2002, resulting from the merging of the former Clifford Scott High School and East Orange High School. The school is located in the largest building of the refurbished campus of Upsala College and has been expanded to accommodate increased demand for enrollment. As a result of the merger, students now have access to new and much improved educational facilities. The former Clifford Scott High School facility was home to East Orange Campus Nine High School, the home for all 9th grade high school students in East Orange. Announced in November 2010, East Orange Campus Nine was updated to become East Orange STEM Academy, which will serve students from 9-12th graders. ^[5]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 337th-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. ^[6] The school had been ranked 318th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 292nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. ^[7] The magazine ranked the school 263rd in 2008 out of 316 schools. ^[8] The school was ranked 286th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. ^[9]

Athletics

The East Orange Campus High School Jaguars ^[2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). ^[10] Prior to the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Iron Hills Conference, an athletic conference which included high schools in Essex, Morris and Union counties. ^[11] With 1,756 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range. ^[12] The football team competes in the Liberty White division of the  North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. ^{[13] [14]} The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 1,317 to 5,409 students. ^[15]

The boys swimming team as the public school state champion in 1930–1932. ^[16]

The boys track team won the spring / outdoor track state championship in Group IV in 1937. ^[17]

The boys' basketball team won the Group IV title in 1940 (against West New York Memorial High School in the finals), 1969 (vs. Perth Amboy High School) and 1974 (vs. Neptune High School), and won in Group III in 1972 (vs. Lakewood High School), 1973 (vs. Northern Burlington County Regional High School) and 1976 (vs. Woodrow Wilson High School). ^[18] The 1940 team was down 23-12 at the half in the Group IV championship game and cut the deficit to a point by the end of the third period before winning the game on a list-minute basket that gave the team a 39-38 upset win against a West New York Memorial team that had come into the finals with a 24-game winning streak. ^[19] With more than 13,000 spectators at Convention Hall in Atlantic City, the 1969 team defeated a Perth Amboy squad led by future NBA player Brian Taylor by a score of 74-56, winning the Group IV state title and finishing the season with a record of 26-2. ^[20]

The track team was co-winner of the Group III indoor relay state championship in 1975 and the Group IV title in 2018. ^[21]

The girls' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 1980, defeating Atlantic City High School in the finals. ^[22] The girls' basketball team won the 2003 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 74–55 win over Barringer High School. ^[23]

In 2007, the football team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 31–13 win over Montclair High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium. The win was the team's first sectional title since the playoff era began in 1974. ^{[24] [25] [26]} The school's football rivalry with Barringer High School, which dates back to a Thanksgiving Day game played in 1897, was listed at 7th on NJ.com's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". ^[27] East Orange leads the rivalry with a 63-39-9 overall record as of 2023. ^[28]

Administration

The school's principal is Taniesha Whitaker. ^[29] Her core administration team includes four assistant principals. ^[30]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:East Orange Campus High School alumni

Notable alumni of East Orange Campus High School (including graduates of Clifford Scott High School, whose histories have been claimed by East Orange Central) are:

• Rasul Douglas (born 1995), cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. ^[31]
• Chris Fletcher (born 1948), former American football player. ^[32]
• Janis Ian (born 1951), singer-songwriter. ^[33]
• Kyle Louis, American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team ^[34]
• Treach (born 1970), Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee, members of rap group Naughty by Nature. ^[35]
• Oliver deGray Vanderbilt (1884–1960), All-American basketball player for Princeton University in 1905. ^[36]
• Dionne Warwick (born 1940, class of 1958), singer. ^[37]

Gallery

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  A look at the school from the back entrance.
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  This is the actual entrance behind the school. An entrance to the Garden State Parkway is not far from there.
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  One of the many parking lots around the school.
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  A different view of the bell tower and main courtyard.
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  Another view of the main entrance.
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  Electronic announcement board at East Orange Campus High.
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  The tower, which is the main architectural feature and the most recognizable landmark of the school.
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  The main entrance to East Orange High School.

References

1. School data for East Orange Campus High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. East Orange Campus High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
3. East Orange Campus High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 19, 2019.
4. Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2016.
5. East Orange STEM Academy High School, East Orange School District. Accessed August 11, 2017.
6. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly , September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
7. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly , August 16, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2012.
8. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly , August 16, 2010. Accessed June 17, 2011.
9. "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly , September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
10. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
11. Home Page, Iron Hills Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2014.
12. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
13. Cooper, Darren.  "Here's what we know about the new Super Football Conference 2020 schedule",  The Record , July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference (SFC) is a 112-team group, the largest high school football-only conference in America, and is comprised of teams from five different counties."
14. Cooper, Darren.  "NJ football: Super Football Conference revised schedules for 2020 regular season",  The Record , July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference has 112 teams that will play across 20 divisions."
15. NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
16. NJSIAA Boys and Girls Team Swimming History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
17. NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2021.
18. NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
19. via Associated Press. "Bound Brook Upset 42 to 33 By Rutherford; Seven Consecutive Points at End Give Somerset 5 Group 3 Crown Wildwood Also Wins", Asbury Park Press , March 17, 1940. Accessed February 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The scholastic basketball upset of the year went into the records last night when East Orange high nipped powerful Memorial of West New York, 39-38, in the Group 4 final of the state tournament.... In the Group 4 classic, Bob Duffy, bulky football star and regular guard, lifted a short set shot with just 15 seconds left to play that won the game.... Memorial had previously been unbeaten in 24 games. Memorial led 23-12 at half time but Bob Fischbeck and Charley Roberts cut it down to 27-26 in the third period."
20. Oakley, Jack. "Perth Amboy Bows, 74-56, To East Orange Quintet", The Home News , March 31, 1969. Accessed March 9, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Panthers of East Orange, not awed by Brian Taylor's previous performances, handed the Panthers of Perth Amboy a sound thumping, 74-56, Saturday night and grabbed the Group IV state championship away from Perth Amboy. A jam-packed Convention Hall, the record paid attendance was 13,796, was the scene of complete backboard domination by the overpowering East Orange quintet which led to the eventual conquest in the 51st annual NJSIAA State Basketball Tournament.... The Panthers ended at 26-2, depriving Taylor of the 100th win during his four-year career."
21. History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
22. Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
23. 2003 Girls Basketball - North II, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 9, 2007.
24. Kinney, Mike. "Pendleton rallies East Orange past Montclair", The Star-Ledger , December 3, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "And so he did, completing six of eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in the second half to rally East Orange Campus, No. 12 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to a 31-13 victory over No. 19 Montclair for the NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 title yesterday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. It was the school's first crown since the playoff format began in 1974."
25. 2007 Football - North I, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 3, 2007.
26. NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.
27. Stypulkoski, Matt. "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 27, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2020. "7-Barringer vs. East Orange: This year marks the 120th anniversary of the inaugural Thanksgiving game and the 105th meeting overall between these two Essex County schools. While the streak of consecutive holiday games was broken in 1986 due to a conference scheduling conflict, it was resumed again in 1988.... All-time series: East Orange leads, 57-39-9"
28. Ojutiku, Mak. "Fisher scores 4 TDs as East Orange blanks Barringer in Thanksgiving football rivalry", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 23, 2023. Accessed November 30, 2023. "Kyree Fisher scored four touchdowns to lead East Orange to a 38-0 Thanksgiving Day rivalry game win over Barringer, in Newark. The rivalry, which once held the title of being the longest unbroken rivalry series in the country, dates back to 1897 and is the fifth-oldest of the holiday series still being played in New Jersey. East Orange’s win increased its series lead to 63-39-9."
29. Principal, East Orange Campus High School. Accessed November 22, 2024.
30. Assistant Principals, East Orange Campus High School. Accessed November 22, 2024.
31. Braziler, Zach. "NJ player goes from unknown quantity to Eagles starter", New York Post , September 23, 2017. Accessed November 6, 2017. "A year ago at this time, Rasul Douglas was an unknown college football player.... A baseball and basketball player growing up in poverty-stricken East Orange, N.J., he played just two years of varsity football at East Orange Campus High School, and because of academic problems, went to Nassau Community College on Long Island."
32. Chris Fletcher, Pro Football Archives. Accessed October 20, 2020."High School: East Orange (NJ)"
33. Nash, Margo. "Jersey Footlights", The New York Times , March 16, 2003. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Yet when Janis Ian went to East Orange High School, she was kicked out of the chorus. 'They said my voice wasn't good enough, she said. It's a good thing I didn't listen.'"
34. Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh Panthers football. Accessed November 22, 2024. "Hometown: East Orange, NJ; High School: East Orange Campus"
35. McCall, Tris. "Naughty By Nature celebrates 20th anniversary with new release", The Star-Ledger , December 11, 2011. Accessed August 13, 2012. "The song's chorus became a catchphrase that persists to this day, and Treach, Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee found themselves in an unexpected position. The kids from East Orange High School had become genuine MTV stars."
36. Fifth Year Record, Class of 1906: Princeton University – Oliver deGray Vanderbilt Jr. Vol. 3. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. 1911. p. 201.
37. Warwick, Dionne. "We All Walked Together: East Orange native Dionne Warwick reminisces about growing up in New Jersey, and how the music of the streets that surrounded her helped propel her to super-stardom.", New Jersey Monthly , November 15, 2010. Accessed June 17, 2011. "That was at Oval Park in East Orange, which is still there. I was nothing special as an athlete, then or later, at East Orange High School."

External links

• East Orange Campus High School
• East Orange School District
• School Performance Report for East Orange Campus High School , New Jersey Department of Education
• School Data for the East Orange School District, National Center for Education Statistics