Shawnee High School (New Jersey)

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Shawnee High School
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Address
Shawnee High School (New Jersey)
600 Tabernacle Road

Medford
,
Burlington County
,
New Jersey
08055

United States
Coordinates 39°51′20″N74°46′34″W / 39.8556°N 74.7761°W / 39.8556; -74.7761
Information
Type Public high school
Established1970;54 years ago (1970)
School district Lenape Regional High School District
NCES School ID340849001096 [1]
PrincipalMatthew Campbell [2]
Faculty117.2 FTEs [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,465 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.5:1 [1]
Schedule6 periods
Hours in school day7 hours
Color(s)  Navy blue
  Columbia blue
  White [3]
Athletics conference Olympic Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team nameRenegades [3]
Rivals Cherokee High School
Moorestown High School
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [4]
Website www.lrhsd.org/shawnee OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shawnee Renegades.jpg

Shawnee High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Lenape Regional High School District. The district serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township. [5] [6] The school serves students from Medford Lakes and Medford Township. [7] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1975 and is accredited until July 2024. [4]

Contents

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,465 students and 117.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. There were 68 students (4.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 17 (1.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]

History

Plans for the school facility were announced in 1968 with an estimated cost of $3.5 million (equivalent to $30.7 million in 2023). The building was designed by architect Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates to accommodate 1,500 students and included 26 classrooms, a gym, a cafeteria, and a 600-seat auditorium. [8] Shawnee High School opened its doors in 1970 as the second of the district's four high schools. [9] [10]

The opening of Seneca High School in September 2003 led to a decline in enrollment at Shawnee, which helped to alleviate the overcrowding the school had previously experienced. [11]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 48th-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. [12] The school had been ranked 142nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 100th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. [13] The magazine ranked the school 108th in 2008 out of 316 schools. [14] The school was ranked 110th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [15] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 58th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 5 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (90.7%) and language arts literacy (97.4%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). [16]

Arts

The band program is under the direction of Nick Rotindo. Recent accomplishments include:

Marching band
Jazz Band

In earlier years, students auditioned and were selected for honors choirs. These accomplishments include:

Choral

Athletics

The Shawnee High School Renegades [3] participate in the Olympic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Burlington and Camden counties and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [19] With 1,170 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022-23 school year as South, Group 4 for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range. [20] The football team competes in the American Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference [21] [22] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 890 to 1,298 students. [23]

In addition to nationally ranked men's soccer and women's lacrosse programs, the football, basketball, and men's lacrosse teams are consistently ranked among the top teams in South Jersey. As a part of the Lenape Regional High School District, Shawnee High School participates in many sports.

Shawnee High School has a club ice hockey team that competes in Varsity Tier I as a member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League. [24]

The girls' cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, and 2003. The eight group titles are the seventh most of all schools in New Jersey. [25] The girls' cross country team won the Meet of Champions in 1991, 1997, 2002, and 2003; the program's four state team titles are tied for third-most in the state. [26]

The girls' lacrosse team was overall state champion in 1989 (defeating Moorestown High School in the tournament final), 1992 (vs. Moorestown), 1993 (vs. Summit High School), 1994 and 1996 (vs. Lenape High School), 1997 (vs. Hunterdon Central High School) and 1998 (vs. Moorestown). The team won the Group IV state title in 2013 (vs. Ridgewood High School). The eight state titles won by the program are tied for second-most in the state. [27] The Burlington County Times called the Moorestown-Shawnee girls lacrosse programs the "ultimate rivalry", citing the 14 straight years through 2012 in which the two teams played each other in the playoffs, and the number of group titles won by the two programs. [28] The 1989 team finished the season with a record of 17-1-0 after winning the overall state title by a score of 7-4 in the championship game against a Moorestown team that entered the playoff finals with no losses in 54 games and having won the two previous state titles. [29]

The boys' basketball team won state championships in Group IV in 1992 (vs. Irvington High School), 1995 (vs. Elizabeth High School), 1996 (vs. Teaneck High School), 2001 (vs. Passaic High School), and 2018 (vs. Newark East Side High School) and in Group III in 2007 (vs. Passaic Valley Regional High School). [30] The 1992 team won its 30th game of the season with a 69-56 win against Irvington in the Group IV championship game [31] and finished the season with a record of 32–1 as the first South Jersey team to win the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions with a 46–42 win over Marist High School, a team that had been ranked third in the nation by USA Today. [32] [33] [34] The 1995 team won the Group IV title with a 63-46 win against Elizabeth in the championship game. [35] The team won the South, Group III state sectional championship in 2007 with a 68–62 win against Camden High School, [36] and went on to win the 2007 Group III NJSIAA state championship, defeating Monmouth Regional High School 73–47 in the semifinals and Passaic Valley by a score of 58–39 in the finals. [37] The team has been ranked by USA Today in the top 25 national poll numerous times and was named No. 1 in Hoop Scoops magazine's final 1994–95 poll.

The girls' basketball team won consecutive South Jersey Group IV titles in 1998 and 1999, winning their second title with a 60–42 win over Eastern High School. [38]

The football team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional title in 2002, 2004, 2013, and 2014, and the South Jersey Group III title in 2007 and 2008. [39] The Shawnee football team won its third South Jersey state sectional championship in 2007, the first in Group III, rebounding from a disappointing 2006 season in which they had a losing record for the first time in nine years. [40] The Renegades repeated as South Jersey Group III Champs in 2008 with a 28–7 win against Hammonton High School. [41] [42] Their two other state titles were won in 2002 and 2004 in Group IV, where they returned in 2009. The 2002 team won the program's first title with a 14–10 win over Washington Township High School, despite being shut out 10–0 in the first half of the final. [43] The '04 team went a perfect 12–0 in one of the toughest conferences in South Jersey to win the title with a 26–13 win over Washington Township. [44] When Seneca High School was built, Shawnee waited two years to drop down from Group IV competition to Group III. Area growth has brought Shawnee back to Group IV while Seneca remains in Group III. Coached by Tim Gushue, the Renegades are perennial powerhouses in South Jersey. The Shawnee Renegades finished the season with a 9–3 record and won the 2013 South Jersey Group IV championship, the program's fifth sectional title, with a 31–22 win against top-seeded Timber Creek Regional High School in a game played at Rowan University; the Renegades won against third seed Hammonton High School by 10–7 in the quarterfinals and erased a 24–0 deficit in the semifinals to win against second-seeded Toms River South High School by a score of 28–24. [45] [46] The team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional title in 2017, the program's seventh, with a 41–6 win in the playoff championship game against Hammonton High School; the team scored 40 or more points in each of the three rounds of the tournament, including a 41–0 shutout of fifth-seeded Absegami High School in the first round and a 40–7 win against top-seeded Moorestown High School in the semifinals. [47] [48] The football team has a rivalry with Cherokee High School, listed 22nd on NJ.com's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Cherokee leads the rivalry with a 28-17-1 record as of 2017. [49]

Shawnee baseball won its first NJSIAA state title in 2003, led by future Oakland Athletics' 2007 first-round draft pick Sean Doolittle and his 23 strikeouts in the 5–3 victory in the Group IV tournament final over Kearny High School, to finish the season with a 23–7 record. [50] [51] After winning the state title, Seneca High School split up the Shawnee population. They played one more year in the Olympic American conference, then moved down to the Olympic Patriot conference. As of 2006, Shawnee won its conference three years in a row. The team won the South Jersey Group III state title in 2009 under Brian Anderson, the head coach, who also coaches the girls' basketball team and used to be the coordinator for the powerful Shawnee football defense, defeating Clearview Regional High School 9–2 in the sectional final. [52] The 2009 team made it to the Group II final, falling to John F. Kennedy Memorial High School by 5–2. [53]

The boys' soccer team won the Group IV state championship in 1988 (vs. Columbia High School), 1992 (vs. Columbia), 1993 (vs. East Orange High School), 1997 (vs. Kearny High School), 2001 (in overtime vs. Kearny), 2003 (vs. Bridgewater-Raritan High School), and in Group III in 2006 (vs. Ramapo High School). [54] The team won the 2003 NJSIAA Group IV state title, defeating Bridgewater-Raritan by a score of 2–0 in the tournament's final game. [55] The 2006 team finished the season ranked tenth in the nation in the NSCAA/Adidas National Rankings. [56] The 2006 team took the South, Group III state sectional title with a 3–0 win against Ocean City High School in the tournament final. [57] [58] The 2006 team won the Group III state championship with a 1–0 win over Princeton High School in the semifinals and a 3–2 win against Ramapo High School in the finals. [59]

The 2006 girls' soccer team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional title with a 3–0 win against West Deptford High School in the tournament final, their first championship since winning three consecutive titles from 1994 to 1996. [60] [61]

The field hockey team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional championship in 1977, 1981–1983, 1986, 1988–1992, 1994–1996, 1998, and 2010, won the Central Jersey Group IV title in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2010, and the South Jersey Group III title in 2007. The team won the Group IV state championship in 1977 (runner-up not specified), 1981 (vs. West Essex High School), 1983 (vs. West Essex), 1988 (vs. Montclair High School), 1989 (vs. Morristown High School), 1990 (vs. Vernon Township High School), 1991 (vs. Morristown), 1992 (vs. Westfield High School), 1995 (vs. Vernon Township) and 1998 (vs. Phillipsburg High School), and won the Group III title in 2007 (vs. Freehold High School) The team won the 2007 Tournament of Champions, defeating Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in the final game of the tournament. The 11 state championships won by the program are the fifth most of any school in the state, and the streak of five consecutive titles from 1987 to 1991 is tied for second-longest. [62] In 1977, a 1-0 win in the Group IV championship game over Passaic Valley Regional High School led the team to a 14-4-6 record. [63] The 1989 team finished the season with a 20-0-1 record after winning the Group IV title with a 5-0 defeat of Morristown in the championship game. [64] In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group III state sectional championship with a 4–0 win over Kingsway Regional High School in the tournament final. [65] The team moved on to win the Group III state championship with a 4–2 win over Moorestown High School in the semis and a 6–0 win against Freehold High School in the finals. [66]

The boys' track team won the Group IV state indoor relay championships in 1992 and 1993. [67]

The boys' swim team won the New Jersey Group IV South titles in 1995 and 1996. They were back-to-back-to-back Group IV State Champions in 1997, 1998, and 1999. [68] The team won the South Jersey Public A championships in 2008 and 2009. [69]

The boys' tennis team won the 2012 South Jersey Group IV state sectional championship, beating Atlantic City High School 3–2. At 2-2, the first doubles team rallied back from 2–5 to win the deciding set 7–5, earning the team the school's first South Jersey Group IV title since 1996. [70] They went on to lose to Westfield High School in the Group IV state semifinals 4–1. The Boys' Tennis team won the 2013 South Jersey Group IV championship, defeating Toms River North 5–0 in the championship. [71]

Extracurriculars

There are a wide variety of student-run organizations. Shawnee's Student Council is a member of the New Jersey Association of Student Councils [72] and, the National Association of Student Councils, the state and national student council associations. In addition, each grade has an executive homeroom that works to organize spirit week, prom, and an annual senior trip to Disney World in Florida.

Each spring, the school also has an active extra-curricular arts program, including the All School Musical.

Administration

The school's principal is Matthew Campbell. His core administration team includes six assistant principals. [2]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Other schools in the district

Other schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [93] ) are: [94] [95] [96] [97] [98]

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  34. ↑ NJSIAA Boys Basketball Tournament of Champions History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  35. ↑ "4 S J. schools win state hoop titles", Courier-Post , March 13, 1995. Accessed December 24, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Nationally ranked Shawnee, the No. 1 team in South Jersey, defeated Elizabeth 63-46 behind Brian Earl's 25 points and Malik Allen's 20 points to win the Group 4 boys' title. The Renegades (29-0) are ranked No. 5 in the USA Today poll."
  36. ↑ 2007 Boys' Basketball – South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 25, 2007.
  37. ↑ 2007 Boys' Basketball – Public Group Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 29, 2007.
  38. ↑ Narducci, Marc. "Shawnee Girls Top Eastern, 60-42 The Victory Gave The Renegades Their Second Straight South Jersey Group 4 Championship.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , March 9, 1999. Accessed June 26, 2011. "The Shawnee girls' basketball team used the South Jersey Group 4 final to show its selfless style of play once again. With four players, led by forward Lynlee Phillips with 19 points, scoring in double figures, top-seeded Shawnee defeated second-seeded Eastern, 60-42, last night in the championship game. It was the second consecutive sectional title for Shawnee (24–3), which advanced to tomorrow's 8 pm state Group 4 semifinal against East Brunswick, a 61–59 winner over Trenton, at Southern Regional."
  39. ↑ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  40. ↑ Iezzi, Bill (December 2, 2007). "LaPierre, Renegades dethrone Lions". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 23, 2019– via philly.com.
  41. ↑ Lewis, John. "12-6 Shawnee Breakout", Burlington County Times , December 6, 2008. Accessed June 26, 2011. "The Shawnee High School football team brought a perfect ending to its perfect season last night. Chris LaPierre carried 26 times for 179 yards and four touchdowns, as the Renegades defeated Hammonton, 28-7, in the South Jersey Group 3 championship game at Shawnee. The victory was the 19th in a row for the Renegades and wrapped up their second straight sectional title."
  42. ↑ Staff. "LaPierre goes out in a blaze of glory, Shawnee RB closes out stellar football career.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , December 6, 2008. Accessed June 26, 2011. "Shawnee, ranked No. 1 in South Jersey by The Inquirer, had just completed a 12–0 season with last night's 28–7 win over visiting Hammonton in the South Jersey Group 3 title game, and LaPierre, as usual, did more than his share."
  43. ↑ Staff. "Shawnee Wins Group IV Title", The Press of Atlantic City , December 9, 2002. Accessed June 26, 2011. "Running back Rick Engel scored two touchdowns as Shawnee won its first South Jersey Group IV football championship with a 14–10 defeat of Washington Township on Sunday afternoon. Shawnee trailed 10–0 at halftime."
  44. ↑ Staff. "Shawnee leaves no doubt that it's the best", The Philadelphia Inquirer , December 4, 2004. Accessed June 26, 2011. "Shawnee last night capped its 12-0 campaign – the first unbeaten season in the program's 35-year history – by defeating Washington Township, 26-13, in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 final. Finishing 12–0 and playing in a small-school conference is one thing. Finishing 12–0 and playing in the rugged Burlco/Olympic..."
  45. ↑ Evans, Bill. "Football playoffs: Shawnee stuns top-seeded Timber Creek for South Jersey, Group 4 title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 7, 2013. Accessed December 6, 2017. "After a weekend of blowout championship football games at Rowan University, the Timber Creek and Shawnee High School football teams capped the five South Jersey finals with a classic. Sixth-seeded Shawnee stunned the top-seeded Chargers, 31-22, in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV final on a chilly Saturday night."
  46. ↑ "Football - 2013 NJSIAA South, Group 4 Playoffs", NJ.com. Accessed December 6, 2017.
  47. ↑ Evans, Bill. "Shawnee's Daevon Robinson opens up recruiting, erupts for big game in South Jersey Group 4 final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 3, 2017. Accessed December 6, 2017. "The Shawnee High School senior wide receiver made sure he achieved his goal with a dominating performance in the Renegades' 41-6 victory over Hammonton in the South Jersey Group 4 final.... 'I'd say he put an exclamation point on things, yeah,' said Gushue, who celebrated his seventh sectional title."
  48. ↑ "Football - 2017 NJSIAA South, Group 4 Playoffs", NJ.com. Accessed December 6, 2017.
  49. ↑ 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. "22-Cherokee vs. Shawnee... These Burlington County rivals have developed into powerhouse teams in their respective groups, Cherokee in South Jersey Group 5 and Shawnee in South Jersey Group 4.... The series started in 1976. All-time series: Cherokee leads, 28-17-1"
  50. ↑ Narducci, Mike. "Shawnee's Doolittle puts 'K' in Kearny, fanning 23 in win", The Philadelphia Inquirer , June 11, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 31, 2012. Accessed December 6, 2017. "It was a performance that became more impressive with each passing "K". Junior lefthander Sean Doolittle struck out 23 batters as Shawnee defeated Kearny, 5-3, in nine innings during last night's NJSIAA Group 4 state baseball final at Toms River South. Ranked No. 2 in South Jersey by The Inquirer, Shawnee (23–7) claimed its first state championship. Doolittle (12–1), who was touched for two runs in the ninth, ended in typical fashion, striking out the final three batters of the game after a two-run triple by Jairo Mendez."
  51. ↑ Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  52. ↑ Staff. "Montefusco, Montemurro lead Shawnee in Group 3", Courier-Post , May 30, 2009. Accessed June 26, 2011. "Anthony Montefusco tossed a four-hitter with 14 strikeouts as the Shawnee baseball team defeated Clearview 9-2 Friday to win the South Jersey Group 3 title."
  53. ↑ Staff. "JFK-Iselin too much for Shawnee", The Philadelphia Inquirer , June 8, 2009. Accessed June 26, 2011. "It took an exemplary effort by a dominating two-way player to prevent Shawnee from winning the second state baseball title in school history. Brian Schroeder did double damage on the mound and at the plate in leading JFK-Iselin to yesterday's 5–2 win over Shawnee in the state Group 3 championship at Toms River East."
  54. ↑ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  55. ↑ 2003 NJSIAA Group 4 Boys' Soccer State Tournament, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 9, 2007.
  56. ↑ NSCAA/adidas National Rankings: National Final Regular Season Poll Poll, November 21, 2006. Accessed July 27, 2007.
  57. ↑ Lewis, John A. "4 county teams earn S.J. soccer titles Drake's goal, assist propel unbeaten Shawnee to crown", Burlington County Times , November 11, 2006. Accessed August 18, 2007. "The Shawnee High School senior found the net in the eighth minute yesterday to help spark a 3–0 victory over Ocean City High School in yesterday's South Jersey Group 3 championship game."
  58. ↑ 2006 Boys' Soccer Tournament – South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 18, 2007.
  59. ↑ 2006 Boys' Soccer Tournament – Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 25, 2007.
  60. ↑ Rimback, Tom. "4 county teams earn S.J. soccer titles Shawnee executes perfectly; Palmyra captures first crown", Burlington County Times , November 11, 2006. Accessed August 18, 2007. "His Renegades responded with a 3–0 win over West Deptford High School in the South Jersey Group 3 title game yesterday. The championship was the Renegades first S.J. Group 3 crown. The Renegades won three straight S.J. Group 4 titles in 1994, '95 and '96."
  61. ↑ 2006 Girls' Soccer Tournament – South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 18, 2007.
  62. ↑ History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  63. ↑ "Everyone is a champ in S. J. field hockey", The Philadelphia Inquirer , November 20, 1977. Accessed January 11, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Shawnee (14-4-6), seeded ninth among South Jersey's tournament S. Jersey field hockey qualifiers, completed a remarkable season with a 1-0 state Group 4 title win over Passaic Valley."
  64. ↑ Elder, Bob. "Shawnee domination nets Group 4 crown", Courier-Post , November 20, 1989. Accessed January 11, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The domination was so complete, one sometimes had to wonder if one wasn't watching a small college team instead of a high school team. But it was a high school team, the Shawnee High School field hockey team to be exact, which spanked Morristown, 5-0, in the New Jersey State Athletic Association Group 4 championship at Trenton State College yesterday. 'After you get a lead like that, it's up to the defense to come up with a good game,' said Shawnee coach Bobbie Schultz, whose club, ranked first in the Top Ten Poll, ran its record to 21-0-1."
  65. ↑ 2007 Field Hockey – South, Group III, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 12, 2007.
  66. ↑ 2007 Field Hockey – Group Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 13, 2007.
  67. ↑ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  68. ↑ Johnson, Bruce. "Shawnee looking strong again", Asbury Park Press , December 4, 1999. Accessed June 26, 2011. "Can anybody beat Shawnee? Since losing the 1996 state A Division final to Westfield, coach Mike Panarella's Renegades have lost just one dual meet – to Moorestown in 1998 – and have captured the last three state titles."
  69. ↑ Staff. "Phil Anastasia: Flanagan leads Shawnee swimmers in and out of water", The Philadelphia Inquirer , February 19, 2009. Accessed June 26, 2011. "He won two individual events and swam a leg on two winning relays last night as the Renegades captured the South Jersey Public A sectional title with a 105–65 victory over Mainland."
  70. ↑ "Shawnee boys' tennis wins sectional title". Burlington County Times . May 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  71. ↑ "Moorestown, Shawnee fall in state tennis semis". Burlington County Times . May 27, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
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  73. ↑ Strauss, Robert. "Meet the Philadelphia Union’s Youngest Hometown Player; At just 18 years old, midfielder Brenden Aaronson's dream has come true.", New Jersey Monthly , May 2, 2019. Accessed June 24, 2019. "Most of Brenden Aaronson’s best buddies in Medford are finishing up their last days of senior year and getting ready for college in the fall.... Aaronson spent a year at Shawnee High School before being selected for the Philadelphia Union Youth Academy, a program for elite players."
  74. ↑ One game at a time, Courier-Post , March 15, 2007. "Malik Allen, a 1996 graduate of Shawnee, is in his second season with the Chicago Bulls."
  75. ↑ "Brian Clarhaut Named Assistant Men's Soccer Coach", Temple Owls men's soccer, August 13, 2012. Accessed June 28, 2018. "Clarhaut was a member of the 23-0-1 Shawnee High School squad that won the 2003 New Jersey state title and finished as the second-ranked team in the nation according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)."
  76. ↑ Reitmeyer, John. "2016 Investment Returns for Public-Employee Pension Up 7%, Much Better Than in 2015", NJ Spotlight News, January 26, 2017. Accessed January 26, 2022. "The board also hosted a presentation by Jim Coulter, a graduate of Shawnee High School in Medford who went on to become the co-founder of TPG Capital, which is one of the world’s largest private-equity firms."
  77. ↑ Jarret DeHart - Baseball, Tulane Green Wave baseball. Accessed January 19, 2020. "Hometown: Medford, N.J.; High School: Shawnee"
  78. ↑ McPherson, Gary. "Shawnee graduate Sean Doolittle pitching for the Oakland A's", The Central Record, August 9, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2021. "A member of the Shawnee Class of 2004, the 6-foot-3 left-hander was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 39th round of that year’s amateur draft."
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  80. ↑ Kackenmeister, Craig. "Six degrees of Dan Earl: Six years and several injuries later, Earl is still at the point" Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine , The Daily Collegian (Penn State) , January 28, 1999. Accessed June 14, 2007. "Earl graduated from Shawnee High School, where he helped lead the team to a 59–3 record his junior and senior years. He also was named USA Today 1993 New Jersey Player of the Year, and is still Burlington County's all-time leading scorer (2,006 points)."
  81. ↑ Hutchinson, Bill. "'Ally Mcbeal' Puts Bite On Eating Rumors" Archived May 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , New York Daily News , October 29, 1998. Accessed June 26, 2011. "All spin attempts aside, Flockhart, who graduated from Shawnee High School in Medford, N.J., said she's not about to run out and slap on pounds at the nearest all-you-can-eat buffet."
  82. ↑ #8 – Jamie Franks, USSF Division 2 Professional League. Accessed December 6, 2017. "Attended Shawnee High School in New Jersey… was named 2004 New Jersey HS Player of the Year… was NSCAA/adidas High School All-American and two-time NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American… Led Shawnee to New Jersey State Championship in 2001 and 2003."
  83. ↑ Michael Hartmann, Caldwell University. Accessed August 7, 2020. "Hometown: Medford, NJ; High School: Shawnee"
  84. ↑ Bodnar, Jason. "Shawnee grad bets on childhood dream through poker series", Burlington County Times , November 18, 2004. Accessed June 26, 2011.""It didn't hurt that Hiatt, a 1993 Shawnee High School graduate who attended Burlington County College for a year and a half, is an attractive woman."
  85. ↑ Narducci, Marc. "He takes a flight to the finish Shawnee freshman Stephen King flew from Calif. to help his club soccer team win a title.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , May 21, 2011. Accessed June 26, 2011. "The red-eye flight and the lack of sleep were well worth it for Stephen King. A freshman at Shawnee, King had been in Chula Vista, Calif., training with the under-16 national soccer team. He arrived yesterday morning in Philadelphia at 8 and made it here in time to compete for the Bordentown-based Mid Jersey Speed in the under-15 state soccer tournament, which began at 10."
  86. ↑ Catching up with Gregg Rakoczy, Burlington County Times , November 28, 2004. "The 1983 Shawnee grad was a part of the 1983 national champion University of Miami Hurricanes and started for the 1986 team that competed in a second title game."
  87. ↑ Barna, John. "Seven inducted into South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame", Gloucester County Times , December 10, 2011. Accessed September 26, 2017. "This year's inductees are former players... Chuck Ricci, Shawnee High School, '87 and Philadelphia Phillies"
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  89. ↑ Clark, Colleen Patrice. "On His Way", South Jersey, July 2012. Accessed February, 13, 2017. "For Drew Van Acker, a former star on both the soccer and lacrosse teams at Shawnee High School, his backburner passion was acting."
  90. ↑ Riker, Melissa. "Shawnee High School’s Academic Hall of Fame", Medford News, June 12, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2022. "Nancy Williams, Sc.D., after graduating from Shawnee in 1980, went on to Bucknell for her bachelor’s degree, Ohio State for her master’s degree and Boston University for her Doctor of Science in Exercise Physiology."
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