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Eastside High School, formerly Woodrow Wilson High School, is a four-year
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in the
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, in Camden County, in the
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of
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, serving students in
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through
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s as part of the Camden City School District. 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 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 593 students and 63.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 9.4:1. There were 188 students (31.7% of enrollment) eligible for
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and none listed as eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for East Side High School
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. Accessed December 15, 2024.


History

The school, which was long 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 to Eastside High School in January 2022. A project started to redevelop the school campus. The ex-Cramer School was to be used as temporary housing.


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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compete in the Olympic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Burlington, Camden and
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counties, and operates under the aegis of the
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(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 Liberty Division of the 94-team
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superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 514 to 685 students. 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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in
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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 / outdoor 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
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in the tournament final), 1997 (vs. Warren Hills Regional High School), 2005 (vs.
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) and 2014 (vs.
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).Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024
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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
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. 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
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. 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.


Administration

The school's principal is Gloria Martinez-Vega. Her core administration team includes two lead educators.


Notable people


Alumni

* Rashad Baker (born 1982, class of 2000),
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,
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,
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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 (born 1975, class of 1994),
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who played in the NFL for the
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* Fadil Diggs,
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team *
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(1964-2016),
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and the
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* Angel Fuentes (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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* John J. Horn (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 * Lance Manga (born 1956), former international
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player who played for the U.S. national team * Turk McBride (born 1985, class of 2003),
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for the
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*
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(born 1948), former head coach of the
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(born 1968), Mayor of Camden since 2018 * Antwine Perez (born 1988), free safety for the
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team * Tommy Roberts (1928–2024), radio and TV broadcaster who launched
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facilities, enabling gamblers to watch and bet on live racing from all over the world *
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in 1983 * William Spearman (born 1958), politician who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the
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since 2018 *
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Faculty

* Thomas Tapeh (born 1980), football coach and former NFL fullback who played for the
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*
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(born 1945), formerly the basketball coach at WWHS and former head coach of the
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* Darrell Wilson (born 1958), football coach who began his coaching career at Woodrow Wilson, where he had a 65-18 recordLuicci, Tom
"Rutgers names Darrell Wilson new secondary coach"
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'', 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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School Data for the Camden City Public Schools
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