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that serves students in

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through

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s from Cinnaminson Township in Burlington County,

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, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the

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. The campus covers approximately . The school has been accredited by the

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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.Cinnaminson High School

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of 12.3:1. There were 83 students (10.1% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 15 (1.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Cinnaminson High School

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 99th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''

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'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 114th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 164th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 161st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 137th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 163rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 35 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (79.0%) and language arts literacy (96.0%) components of the

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(HSPA).

Extracurricular activities

The school's

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program, under the direction of Sean Wilson, received press coverage in 2015 after

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about a lip sync video they made to her song "

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", the second schoolwide lip dub that the program has produced. The television production class has also done exceptionally well at the Ten Day Film Challenge, having qualified for the national competition twice.

Athletics

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Patriot Division of the

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(BCSL), which is comprised of public and private high schools covering Burlington,

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counties in Central Jersey, and operates under the supervision of the

(NJSIAA). With 634 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group II South for most athletic competition purposes. The football team competes in the Freedom Division of the 94-team

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superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2022–2024. The first championship won by any of the school's athletic teams was in 1969 when the cross country team culminated a 12-1 meet record with a win at the Burlington County Scholastic League Cross Country Championship at Moorestown Memorial Field, with CHS runners placed 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 15th, and 18th to post the low score for the event. Head Coach Gene Campbell was later inducted into the CHS Athletics Hall of Fame. The team won the Group II state championship in 1989. The boys' basketball team captured the Group III state title in 1982, defeating Linden High School in the tournament final.Beth, Onufrak
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'', October 8, 1997. Accessed June 5, 2015. The girls soccer team won the Group II state title in 1989 (as co-champion with

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), 1990 (vs.

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) and 1991 (vs. West Morris Mendham High School) The 1990 team finished the season with a 20–2 record after winning the Group II title by defeating Mahwah with a 1–0 victory in the playoff finals. A 1–0 win against West Morris Mendham in the championship game gave the team their third consecutive title and a 22–2–1 record for the season. In 2002, the team won the South, Group II title over

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, by a 2–0 score. The boys spring track team won the state championship in Group II in 1990. In 1991, Cinnaminson and

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were declared boys' soccer co-champions after playing to a 0–0 tie in the state Group II final, the program's first state championship. The soccer team won the 1999 South, Group II Group Semifinals, defeating

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by a score of 4–2 in the tournament final. The 2004 team won the South, Group II championship, edging

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in the final, 1–0. In 2007, the team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship with a 4–1 win over

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in the tournament final. The girls cross country team won the Group II state championship in 1991. The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II state sectional title in 1991. The 1991 team posted the program's first perfect season by going 11–0 and defeating

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in the South Jersey Group II sectional championship game. In 2004, Cinnaminson running back and team co-captain Darrell "DJ" Riley set a single-game varsity football rushing record with 360 yards in only three quarters of play. He also had six touchdowns in his record performance.Staff
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'', August 9, 2007. Accessed June 17, 2011. The coach of the school's football team is Mario Patrizi. In football, Cinnaminson has notable alumni:

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, a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals, headed the first class of inductees to the Cinnaminson High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Collins, a 1986 graduate, went on to compete in football at Penn State, and before playing for the Bengals was a member of the 1991 Washington Redskins' Super Bowl team. The baseball team won the Group II state championship in 2013, defeating

by a 2–1 score in the finals of the tournament. In 2013, the team defeated

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by a score of 8–1 to win the South Jersey Group II state title under head coach, Kevin Merrill. The 2003 baseball team lost in the South Jersey Group II state sectional title game, 16–12 to

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. The wrestling team won the Central Jersey Group I sectional title in 2015. Cinnaminson High School competes in Varsity Tier II of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.

Administration

The school's principal is Ryan Gorman. His core administration team includes two assistant principals.

Notable alumni

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who played in the NFL for the

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. *

(born 1968, class of 1986), Director of Retired Players with the

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, All-American

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, and 10-year NFL linebacker, former resident. *

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(born 1990), professional basketball player; son of Tony. *

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(born 1955), former interim head coach of the

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; father of T.J. *

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(born 1996, class of 2014), NFL

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for the

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. *

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(born 1964), former head coach of the

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teams. * Kristin Phillips-Hill (born 1965, class of 1984), member of the

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representing the 28th Senate district. *

Jason Zimmerman Jason Sheldon Zimmerman (born February 5, 1989), known by his gamertag Mew2King, commonly shortened to M2K, is an American professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' player from Cinnaminson, New Jersey. He has won more than 70 tournaments during his ca ...

(born 1989, class of 2007), professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' player.Ayala, Juan
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The News School, April 18, 2018. Accessed September 7, 2020. "Born in Cinnaminson, New Jersey on February 5, 1989. He graduated from Cinnaminson High School in 2007."

References

External links

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{{Authority control Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools Public high schools in Burlington County, New Jersey