Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus, also known as Pennsauken Tech, originally Camden County Vocational School, is a four-year regional vocational-technical

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located in Pennsauken Township, in Camden County,

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, United States, that serves students in ninth through

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s from across Camden County as part of the

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. The schools main building opened in 1928 at a time when most county resident lived near Camden and was the district's only campus until the

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opened in 1969 to serve more rural, eastern portions of the county. In 2011, the campus opened the Science and Horticultural Center building to act as a multiple-classroom extension unit. Etched high-up into a portion of the front face of the school's main building is "He who hath a trade, hath an estate," a quote from

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. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 763 students and 66.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1. There were 460 students (60.3% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 77 (10.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.

Awards and recognition

*Named one of the 100 Best High Schools in the United States in 2004 and 2005 by '' U.S. News & World Report''. *Title 1 Distinguished School of Excellence by the

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, the only high school in the state to receive the honor in 2012. *Bronze Medal from ''U.S. News & World Report'' in 2012 and 2013. *Named a New Jersey School of Character 2013, one of three high schools statewide to receive this honor.

Athletics

The Pennsauken Tech TornadoesCamden County Technical School at Pennsauken
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Olympic Conference, an athletic conference consisting of public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County. Sister school and archrival, Camden County Tech Warriors also competes in the Olympic Conference. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 611 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range. The school mascot is the Tornado. School colors are maroon, white and gray. Interscholastic athletics include boys'/girls' cross country, baseball, bowling, boys'/girls' basketball, softball and boys'/girls' volleyball. The boys' baseball team won the NJVTAC state championship in back-to-back years, in 1997 and 1998.

Career programs

* Accounting & Finance *

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* Automotive * Business Technology * Carpentry *

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* Culinary Arts * Digital Media Communications * Environmental Studies * Graphic Arts & Design *

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* Legal Assistant * Pre-Engineering * Senior Option & Independent Study *

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Activities

*21st Century After-School Program *

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* FFA *

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(HOSA) * National Honor Society *Journalism Club *Yearbook Club *Student Council *Newspaper *

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*Practical Politics *Performing Arts *

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*Renaissance * Gay-Straight Alliance

Administration

The school's principal is Dr. John Hourani.Principal's Message
Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus. Accessed December 23, 2022.

References

External links

School websiteCamden County Technical Schools website
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Pennsauken Technical High School
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