Eastside High School is a four-year

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in the City of Camden, in Camden County,

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, United States, serving students in

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through

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s as part of the

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. In June 2020, it was announced that the school would be renamed; the change from Woodrow Wilson High School was made official in January 2022. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 524 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 8.7:1. There were 268 students (51.1% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 2 (0.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Woodrow Wilson High School

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

History

The school, named in honor of President

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, was opened in 1930 as a junior high school. Wilson, a

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was the 28th

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and 34th

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. It was converted to a high school in 1933. The school had been accredited by the

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Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools until 2011, when the school's accreditation status was removed. In June 2020, Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs announced that the district would rename the school due to Wilson's racist views. A committee consisting of community members, students, alumni and administrators will determine the new name. The school was formally renamed in January 2022.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 314th-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 300th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 321st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 315th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was also ranked 315th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

The Eastside High School TigersWoodrow Wilson High School

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Olympic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in

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, Camden and

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counties, and operates under the aegis of the

(NJSIAA). With 814 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Memorial Division of the 95-team

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superconference and was classified as Group III South for football for 2018–2020. The boys' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1949 (defeating Hillside High School in the tournament final), 1978 (vs.

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) and 1985 (vs.

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), and won the Group IV title in 1970 (vs.

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). An estimated 4,000 spectators watched the 1949 team win the Group III state title with a 45-43 win against Hillside on a basket scored in the last minute of the championship game. The 1970 team won their 27th consecutive game and the Group IV title with an 82-71 win against East Orange in the playoff finals in front of a crowd of 10,000 at

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. The 2004 boys' basketball team took the South, Group III state sectionals with an 83-75 win over crosstown rival Camden High School. The boys track team won the Group III spring track state championship in 1984 (as co-champion) and 1996. The boys track team won the indoor relay championship in Group III in 1993, 1995 and 1998. The girls team won the Group III title in 2000, 2001 and 2006, and won the Group II title in 2005 (as co-champion). The girls' basketball team won the Group III state championship in 1996 (defeating

in the tournament final), 1997 (vs.

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), 2005 (vs.

Northern Highlands Regional High School Northern Highlands Regional High School (NHRHS) is a regional public high school and school district in Allendale, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Allendale, Ho-Ho-K ...

) and 2014 (vs.

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). The team won the 2005 South, Group III state sectional championship with a 67-31 win over

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. The team won the 2005 Group III state championship with a 73-44 win in the semifinals over

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and 1 56-47 win over Northern Highlands to take the title. The team moved on to face other state champions, and with a 47-32 win over

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in the tournament semifinal, and a 64-45 win over St. John Vianney High School won the 2005 Tournament of Champions. In 2006, the team won the South, Group III sectional title with a 55-52 win against

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in the tournament final. The 2007 team won the South, Group III sectional championship with a 78-60 win versus runner-up Ocean City High School. The team won the program's fourth state title with a 70-64 win in the 2014 Group III championship game against

. The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III state sectional championship in 2001, 2018 and 2019. The 2001 team won the South Jersey Group III sectional title with a 27-14 win over

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in the championship game. The program won its second title in 2018 with a 22-14 win against

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in the playoff finals. The team won its second consecutive South Jersey Group III title in 2019 with a 54-30 win against Somerville High School and went on to win the South / Central Group III bowl game with a 12-7 win against Wall High School in the regional bowl game. The girls team won the NJSIAA spring / outdoor track Group III state championship in 2004 and 2006.

Notable people

Alumni

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(born 1982, class of 2000), safety who played in the NFL for the

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and

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.Minnick, Kevin
"Belton raising eyebrows at Winslow Twp."
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'', October 25, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2011. "There's no getting around the fact that Mike McBride has a knack for getting his kids into college. While at Woodrow Wilson, the veteran football coach sent Rashad Baker and Turk McBride to Tennessee. He also had Antwine Perez graduate early to attend Southern Cal before later transferring to Maryland." * James Cardwell (1921-1954), actor who appeared in the film ''

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''. *

Donovin Darius Donovin Lee Darius (born August 12, 1975) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars 25th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft, and played for nine seasons with the team. He played f ...

(born 1975, class of 1994), played in the NFL for the

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. *

Lorenzo Freeman Lorenzo Z. Freeman (May 23, 1964 – October 10, 2016) was a professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from Camden, New Jersey. He was the 89th draft pick in the fourth round and drafted by the Gr ...

(1964-2016),

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who played in the NFL for the

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and the

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. *

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(born 1961, class of 1980), politician who served in the

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from 2009 until June 2015, where he represented the 5th Legislative District. * Jamaal Green (born 1980),

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who played in the NFL for the

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, and the

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. *

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(1917-1999), labor leader and politician who served in both houses of the

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before being nominated to serve as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry. *

Turk McBride Claude Maurice "Turk" McBride (born May 30, 1985) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college foot ...

(born 1985, class of 2003),

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for the

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. *

Fang Mitchell Ronald L. "Fang" Mitchell (born February 8, 1948) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Coppin State University. Early life, education, and business career Born in Philadelphia and raised in Camde ...

(born 1948), former head coach of the

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team. * Frank Moran (born 1968), Mayor of Camden since 2018. *

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(born 1988), free safety for the

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team. * Tommy Roberts (born 1928), radio and TV broadcaster who launched

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in 1984, a television feed of horse races to racetracks, casinos and

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facilities, enabling gamblers to watch and bet on live racing from all over the world. *

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(born 1961, class of 1979), football player who won the

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in 1983. *

William Spearman William W. Spearman (born February 27, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician from Camden, who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on June 30, 2018. Raised in Camden, ...

(born 1958), politician who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the

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since 2018. *

Howard Unruh Howard Barton Unruh (January 21, 1921 – October 19, 2009) was an American mass murderer who shot and killed thirteen people during a twelve-minute walk through his neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey, on September 6, 1949 in an incident that b ...

(1921-2009, class of 1939),

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Faculty

Thomas Tapeh Thomas Teah Tapeh (pronounced ''TUH-PEH'') (born March 28, 1980 in Monrovia, Liberia) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Minn ...

(born 1980), football coach and former NFL fullback who played for the

and the

. *

Gary Williams Gary Bruce Williams (born March 4, 1945) is an American university administrator and former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, the Ohio State University, Boston College, and American University. I ...

(born 1945), formerly the basketball coach at WWHS and former head coach of the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team *

Darrell Wilson Darrell Wilson (born July 28, 1958) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Wagner Seahawks football team. Prior to Wagner, Wilson accrued seventeen years of experience at three Big Ten Conference The Big Ten ...

(born 1958), football coach who began his coaching career at Woodrow Wilson, where he had a 65-18 record.Luicci, Tom
"Rutgers names Darrell Wilson new secondary coach"
''

The Star-Ledger ''The Star-Ledger'' is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to ''The Jersey Journal'' of Jersey City, ''The Times'' of Trenton and the '' Staten Island Advance'', all of wh ...

'', February 13, 2013. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Wilson, 54, was the former head coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, compiling a 65-18 record there from 1988-95, and served as Rutgers' running backs coach in 1999."

References

External links

Eastside High SchoolCamden City Public Schools
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