Florence Township Memorial High School is a comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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s from Florence Township, in Burlington County,

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

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. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 515 students and 36.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 14.3:1. There were 74 students (14.4% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 17 (3.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Florence Township Memorial High School

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Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 258th-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 220th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 237th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 183rd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 209th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

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, which is comprised of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington,

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counties in

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, operating under the supervision of the

(NJSIAA). With 336 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 75 to 476 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Freedom Division of the 95-team

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superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2018–2020. The school's team name is "Flashes" and the primary school colors are blue and gold. The school participates in a joint wrestling team with

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as the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year. The girls' field hockey team won the South Jersey Group I sectional title in 1984, 1992 and 1993, and won the Central Jersey Group I title in 2000. The team was Group I state champion in 1992. The 1992 team finished the season with a record of 19-3 after winning the Group I state title, defeating runner-up Belvidere High School by a score of 4-0 in the championship game at

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. The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 1985, and won the Central Jersey Group I title in 2003-2006 and 2012. The 1985 team finished the season with a 10-1 record after winning the South Jersey Group I state championship game with a 19-18 win against a

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team that failed on a late

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attempt that would have given them the lead. A pair of late touchdowns provided the margin the 1986 team needed to defeat

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by a score of 21-14 to win the Central Jersey Group I sectional championship and finish the season at 12-0. The 2006 team won the Central Jersey Group I state championship by a final score of 17-6 against South River High School at

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, marking the team's fourth consecutive sectional title, the second-highest number of titles (five) of any Burlington County school. The team finished the season 12-1 after winning the 2016 Central Jersey Group I sectional title with a 23-17 overtime win in the championship game against

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. Head coach Joe Frappolli entered the 2020 season with six sectional championships and an overall career record of 319-149-5 in his 47 years leading the team, ranked third in wins among all active football coaches. The baseball team won the Group I state championship in 1985 (defeating

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in the tournament final) and 1986 (vs.

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). In 2011 the team defeated South River High School by a score of 12-2, and in 2012 the team defeated

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, 4-2, to win back-to-back Central Jersey Group I state sectionals. The winning pitcher in both games was Greg Perri, who is the first and only pitcher to win back-to-back state sectional championships in school history. The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1986 (vs.

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in the tournament final), 2000 (vs.

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) and 2001 (vs.

). Farcing Waldwick in the finals, the team won the Group I title by a score of 72-43. In 2001, the team won the Group I title with a 41-35 win against Cresskill in the tournament final. The team won the 2005 Central, Group I state sectional championship with a 64-50 win over

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. The softball team won the Group I state championship in 1987 (defeating

in the tournament final) and 2007 (vs.

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). The team took the Central Jersey, Group I state sectional championship in 2007 with a pair of shutout wins, over

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(6-0) in the semifinal and

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(3-0) in the tournament final. The team moved on to win the Group I state championship with wins over

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(3-2) in the semifinals and Pompton Lakes High School (3-0) in the tournament final. The team won the 2008 sectional title over

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by a score of 10-0 in the final game. The 2008 team lost 9-1 to

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in the first round of the Group I championships.

Administration

The school's principal is John M. Cogan. His administration team includes two vice principals.

Notable alumni

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. *

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; he attended Florence Township Memorial High School for two years before transferring to Holy Cross High School. * Curtis Thompson (born 1996, class of 2014), track and field athlete who specializes in the

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. Accessed November 16, 2021. "Birthplace: Trenton, N.J. Hometown: Florence, N.J. High School: Florence Township Memorial High School (Florence, N.J.) '14"

References

External links

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