Chatham Borough High School was a

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that existed until 1988 in Chatham Borough, in Morris County,

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, United States. The school became defunct when the Borough and Chatham Township merged their independent school systems to create the

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. The current Chatham High School shared by both municipalities occupies the building that had been used by

Chatham Township High School Chatham Township High School (CTHS) was a public high school that existed from 1962 through 1988, located on Lafayette Avenue in Chatham Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. CTHS had as its mascot the Gladiator. The school bec ...

History

The borough's board of education informed the Chatham Township in 1953 district that the high school would not be able to accommodate township students after the 1959-60 school year, leading the township's board of education to consider establishing a regional district or constructing its own high school. Voters in Chatham Township approved the building of a high school in September 1960, with a referendum to spend $1,750,000 in a bond offering passing by a 4-1 margin and completion expected in time for the 1962-63 school year.

opened to students in September 1962 for grades seven through nine, with students still in Chatham Borough High School completing their education there. The graduating class of 1911, the school's first, included six students.Walsh, Jeremy
"Chatham High School celebrates past, present with centennial and graduation celebration"
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'', June 26, 2011, updated March 31, 2019. Accessed January 27, 2022. "The year 1911 was a time of auspicious beginnings.... And in the Chathams, six teens, their youth preserved today in a faded photograph, became the first class to graduate from the newly accredited Chatham High School.... The school building, then only six months old, is now Chatham Borough Hall." The class of 1988, with a total of 105 seniors, was the 76th and final graduating class of the borough's high school. The Chatham Borough High School building was repurposed as the Chatham Borough Hall.

Athletics

The school's sports teams were known as the Eskies. The ice hockey team won the Gordon Cup in 1962, 1967 and 1968. The baseball team won the North II Group I state sectional final in 1970 and won the Group I state title in 1979, defeating

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in the finals of the tournament.NJSIAA Baseball Championship History

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. Accessed January 27, 2022.

Notable alumni

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(born 1970, class of 1988), host of ''

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''."Chatham Borough has final graduation"
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. "The borough's 76th class was the last to graduate Chatham High School. The commencement ceremonies, held at 6:30 p.m. Friday on the school's front lawn, featured 105 graduating seniors. As of July 1, the borough's and Chatham Township's school districts will merge, and the Chatham Township High School building will become the regional school.... Members of the graduating Class of 1988 are:Denise Marie Adams, Daniel Ralph Agostinelli, David Michael Allan, Troy T. Atterberry, Benjamin Ray Bailey..."

References

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