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As               a               resident               of               Moorestown               for               the               past               fourteen               (long)               years,               I               have               had               extensive               experience               with               the               Moorestown               High               School               in               a               number               of               capacities:               as               a               parent               of               a               past               and               current               student,               as               a               staff               reporter               covering               activities,               sports               teams               and               other               events               there,               and               as               an               officer               with               the               school               and               district               Home               and               School               Association.

I               bring               my               perspective,               then,               from               a               variety               of               vantage               points.

Moorestown               High               School               (MHS)               is               the               'crown               jewel'               on               a               power-driven               school               district,               one               that               holds               the               motto               of               a               "Tradition               of               Excellence"               (literally).

Physically,               the               building               is               only               about               45               years               old,               but               those               in               the               first               graduating               class               of               the               'new'               school               would               barely               recognize               it               today.

From               its               original               footprint,               the               school               has               expanded               on               a               significant               portion               of               its               campus.

The               newest               additions               include               a               wing               -               literally,               attached               to               the               right               side               of               the               main               school               building               from               the               front               -               which               houses               the               entire               Guidance               department,               a               large               STAR               Center               intended               for               large               group               meetings,               and               an               'alumnae               room'.

(God               only               knows               who               uses               or               visits               that               room;               the               two               most               recent               'interesting'               graduates               of               MHS               are               Iowa               State               receiver               Albert               Young,               now               in               his               final               year               of               college,               and               Dereck               Faulkner,               Class               of               '03,               who               was               recently               signed               to               a               three-year               rookie               contract               with               the               Philadelphia               Eagles.
               Other               than               that,               I               am               hard-pressed               to               name               another               graduate               who               merits               recognition.)               Also               recently               completed               is               the               MAC,               the               Moorestown               Athletic               Center,               neatly               tucked               to               the               rear               of               the               main               building.

This               building               is               basically               a               humonguous               -               really,               really               big,               folks               -               athletic               facility,               the               likes               of               which               don't               grace               most               junior/two               year               colleges               and               some               four-year               schools               as               well.

The               building,               boasting               several               gyms,               training               facilities,               weight               rooms,               and,               thankfully,               two               rooms               in               which               trainers               can               attend               to               the               needs               of               injured               school               athletes.

Both               of               these               additions               were               several               years               in               the               making               and               completion,               to               the               tune               of               several               million               (like               $10,000,000)               of               taxpayer               money               over               an               extended               amount               of               time.

The               MAC,               however,               seems               to               be               earning               its               keep,               as               it's               currently               a               'hot'               rental               facility               for               outside               interests               to               host               wrestling,               basketball               and               volleyball               tournaments.

There's               a               lot               of               money               in               small-town               Moorestown;               apparently,               we               like               to               keep               it               in               town               by               supporting               the               school               district               in               a               number               of               initiatives               -               which               is               quite               a               good               thing.
               Whoops,               another               tangential               stream-of-consciousness               moment               there               -               but               I               think               you               know               where               I'm               going               with               this.

The               township               of               Moorestown               is               one               of               the               wealthiest,               if               not               the               wealthiest,               in               all               of               South               Jersey;               its               only               close               competition               comes               from               the               borough               of               Haddonfield               in               Camden               County.

The               district               had,               for               three               years,               a               superintendent               who               was               a               business               administrator               by               training               and               profession;               his               background               in               education               was               nearly               nil.

One               of               his               more               interesting               legacies               was               that               the               MHS               be               viewed               as               more               of               a               'prep               school'               rather               than               a               public               high               school.

(This               superintendent               resigned               in               the               summer               of               2004.)               I               do               have               mixed               emotions               about               MHS,               tainted,               perhaps,               by               this               very               viable               presence               of               eliteism.
               When               we               first               moved               here,               one               of               my               first               friends               casually               mentioned               that               she               had               no               idea               'how               people               who               make               less               than               $100,000               a               year               get               by               in               this               town'.

It's               not               just               the               cost               of               homes               here,               it's               pretty               evident               that               there's               money,               old               and               new,               throughout               the               culture               of               the               town.

And               the               high               school               is               by               no               means               immune               from               that.

When               one               of               my               older               girls               was               in               her               junior               year               there,               the               twin               daughters               of               a               local               orthodontist               gifted               each               of               them               on               their               16th               birthday               with               matching               BMW               coupes.

Another               had               a               Mercedes               roadster               sitting               in               her               parent's               garage,               waiting               until               she               passed               her               driver's               test.

But               Moorestown               is               no               less               immune               to               this               mentality               of               the               'haves'               and               'have               nots'               than               any               other               town               or               city;               perhaps               because               it's               a               smal               town,               it's               just               more               apparent.

There               will               always               be               the               'haves'               and               the               'have               nots'.
               MHS               is               home               to               1,400               students               currently,               in               grades               9               through               12.

In               a               town               of               approximately               20,000               residents               overall,               it               was               quite               big               news               when               the               entire               student               population               of               the               district               hit               5,000               three               years               ago.

Since               that               time,               however,               new               housing               starts               are               virtually               nil,               so               the               district's               business               administrator               does               not               expect               any               'surges'               in               the               student               population               for               the               foreseeable               future.

The               demographics               are               93%               caucasian,               with               the               remaining               7%               African               American               and               Hispanic               descent.

The               high               school               currently               has               an               interim               principal               and               three               assistant               principals,               in               addition               to               a               Guidance               Director.
               There               are               three               security               guards               in               the               building               during               the               course               of               the               normal               school               day,               one               of               whom               is               a               Moorestown               township               police               officer               assigned               to               the               high               school               as               his               official               duty.

He               is               a               very               pleasant,               intelligent               young               African               American               man               who               is               himself               a               graduate               of               MHS.

While               the               school               district               was               unsuccessful               with               its               own               bid               for               an               artificial               turf               playing               field               on               campus,               the               township               has               allocated               funding               for               one               turf               field               on               a               township-owned               field               in               the               northern               part               of               town.

It               is               expected               that               the               field               will               be               completed               by               Labor               Day               of               this               year,               and               plans               to               use               it               for               the               MHS               teams               -               soccer,               football               and               lacrosse               in               particular               -               are               being               worked               out               with               town               council.
               About               twelve               years               ago,               MHS               was               awarded               the               prestigious               designation               of               a               "Blue               Ribbon               School",               after               meeting               a               rigorous               set               of               qualifications               and               standards               that               include,               among               other               things,               school               spirit,               a               wide               variety               of               school               organizations               and               activities,               academic               and               athletic               excellence.

MHS               has               long               held               the               distinction               of               having               the               highest               standardized               test               scores               in               all               of               south               Jersey.

Approximately               96%               to               98%               of               its               graduation               class               each               year               for               the               past               two               decades               have               gone               on               to               either               two               or               four               year               colleges.

The               current               matriculation               rate               for               the               student               body               is               97%.

The               school               does               offer               a               very               wide               range               of               clubs               and               organizations               to               support               a               number               of               interests:               the               Environmental               Club,               the               Latin,               French               and               Spanish               clubs,               Mock               Debate               teams               (which               do               extremely               well               at               the               state               level),               the               Vegan               club,               the               Gay               and               Lesbian               Alliance,               the               Interact               Club               (which               supports               the               community               by               its               mission               of               providing               community               service               opportunities               for               students),               the               Book               Club,               Cooking               Club,               Math               Team,               -               there               are               literally               at               least               two               dozen               more.

One               of               the               more               interesting               clubs               is               the               Alternative               Sports               Club,               which               hosts               events               such               as               dodgeball               tournaments               and               wall/rock               climbing               events.
               There               is               a               very               active               Arts               program               at               the               high               school,               which               includes               the               prestigious               Madrigals               singers               who               are               chosen               following               strenuous               vocal               auditions,               and               two               plays               which               are               presented               in               the               fall               and               spring.

Recent               choices               have               included               "Les               Miserables",               which               drew               state-wide               recogntion.

At               least               20%               of               graduating               seniors               head               off               to               colleges               in               which               to               continue               their               training               and               education               in               the               field               of               the               arts.
               MHS               has               long               been               noted               for               its               'tradition               of               excellence'               in               both               academics               and               athletics.

The               teacher               to               student               ratio               varies               but               hovers               around               the               10:1               ratio               currently.

A               lot               of               work               has               been               done               to               the               refurbishment               of               the               buildings'               interiors;               classrooms               were               recently               completely               air               conditioned               and               lockers               replaced               and               upgrades.

The               12th               period               of               each               school               day               is               reserved               for               students               to               go               back               and               work               on               academic               problems               and               issues               with               teachers               at               the               end               of               the               regular               school               day;               the               school               also               has               a               Peer               Tutoring               group               as               well.

Grades               are               in               the               A               to               F               range,               and               there               are               a               huge               number               of               AP               and               Honors               classes               offered               in               quite               a               few               subjects.

The               Guidance               Department               has               bounced               back               from               a               somewhat               'bad'               reputation               after               an               incident               which               took               place               about               eight               years               ago:               guidance               counselors               and               secretaries               sent               out               to               colleges               unweight               GPA               scores               on               behalf               of               seniors.

Because               of               this               error,               a               number               of               students               were               either               denied               admission               or               waitlisted               for               the               colleges               of               their               choice.

Following               this               nasty               and               unfortunate               scenario,               a               new               Guidance               Director               is               firmly               in               place,               and               there               appear               to               be               few,               if               any,               complaints               about               Guidance               services.
               Each               counselor               is               responsible               for               approximately               200               students               during               the               course               of               their               four-year               stay               at               MHS.

Interestingly               enough,               the               pressure               to               do               really               well               academically               for               these               kids               comes               not               only               from               their               families               and               parents,               but               their               peers               as               well.

To               put               this               another               way,               to               be               'dumb'               or               'lazy'               in               the               classroom               does               not               carry               any               badge               of               honor               amongst               fellow               students               at               all.

There               is               a               really               competitive               spirit               to               perform               to               the               best               of               one's               ability               within               the               kids               themselves.

There               is               also               a               fairly               high               percentage               of               Special               Education               students,               who               are               either               attending               school               within               the               district               or               whose               tuition               is               paid               at               out               of               district               facilities               which               better               fit               their               needs.

The               district               itself               has               a               very               good               reputation               for               students               who               are               deaf               or               hard               of               hearing               in               particular.

MHS's               reputation               for               taking               care               of               its               special               needs               students               is               apparently               so               well               regarded               that               a               number               of               families               have               moved               to               town               in               order               to               take               advantage               of               the               district's               special               needs               programs.

In               fact,               MANY               families               in               southern               New               Jersey               either               move               or               aspire               to               move               to               Moorestown               for               the               overall               quality               of               educational               excellence,               which               is               apparent               first               and               foremost               in               the               high               school.
               For               parents               wishing               to               be               involved               with               their               teenagers'               education,               there               is               a               very               strong               and               well-organized               Home               and               School               Association               for               the               high               school               itself.

The               group               is               always               looking               for               new               volunteers               and               members.

(As               a               former               Home               and               School               officer               and               president               at               several               levels,               believe               me:               they               really               welcome               parents               who               want               to               become               involved.)               Home               and               School               hosts               fundraisers               and               activities               which               provide               scholarships               to               MHS               graduates               and               purchases               some               pretty               impressive               equipment               -               including               the               recent               purchase               of               several               defibrillators               -               for               use               at               the               school               itself.

The               goal               is               to               purchase               those               items               not               included               on               the               school               budget               but               which               are               on               the               administration's               'wish               list'               of               items               to               have               to               supplement               educational               instruction.

A               number               of               items               have               been               purchased               by               the               H&S               Association               for               the               high               school's               new               Athletic               Center:               equipment               for               the               weight               room,               exercise               and               strength               training               equipment,               and               more.
               As               a               parent,               I               am               extremely               pleased               with               the               academics               offered               at               MHS,               as               well               as               the               club               and               extracurricular               activities               available;               there               really               is               something               for               every               student.

I               would               be               remiss               in               not               mentioning               the               athletic               programs               at               MHS               in               the               same               breath               of               'excellence'.

The               MHS               girls'               lacrosse               program               is               nationally               ranked               (currently               #6               in               the               nation;               they               have               been               ranked               anywhere               from               #1               to               #10               in               the               course               of               the               past               12               years               -               but               generally               always               in               the               top               5.)               The               boys'               lacrosse               program               is               not               nearly               as               successful               on               a               national               basis,               but               has               won               their               divisional               titles               several               times.
               Other               programs               that               rank               state-wide               for               MHS               student               athletes               include               the               girls'               volleyball               team               (#1               in               the               state),               boys'               volleyball               (the               program               is               only               3               years               old               but               gaining               a               lot               of               interest               and               momentum),               the               girls'               soccer               team               (which               has               won               State               titles               six               of               the               last               ten               years),               girls'               and               boys'               tennis,               both               of               which               ended               their               season               ranked               #1,               the               girls               and               boys               swim               team               (both               of               whom               won               their               divisional               titles               this               year),               the               girls               field               hockey               team               who               again               took               home               the               State               championship               trophy,               and               both               the               boys               and               girls               track               teams,               both               of               which               consistently               win               their               divisions               and               place               in               the               state               Tournament               of               Champions.

The               girls'               team               has               a               154-0               unbeaten               streak               for               girls'               cross               country.

'Feeder'               programs               within               the               township               -               both               those               sponsored               by               the               Recreation               Department               and               club/travel               teams               -               provide               MHS               with               a               boatload               of               really               talented               kids               at               the               highest               level.

There               are               also               a               number               of               individual               personal               and               group               trainers               and               coaches               available               for               student               athletes               wishing               to               'up'               the               level               of               their               performance.
               At               least               40%               (and               usually               more)               of               each               year's               MHS               graduating               class               receives               full               or               partial               scholarships,               based               on               either               academic               or               athletic               achievement,               and               in               many               cases,               both.

MHS               seniors               for               the               class               of               2007               have               been               accepted               and               will               be               attending               the               following               colleges               and               universities:               Johns               Hopkins,               Georgia               Tech,               University               of               North               Carolina,               University               of               Maryland,               University               of               Pennsylvania,               Georgetown,               Drexel,               Syracuse,               Cornell,               Tufts,               Bucknell,               Hofstra,               NYU,               the               University               of               Miami,               George               Mason,               Loyola               Maryland,               and               Fordham,               to               literally               name               just               a               few.
               I               have               been               extremely               pleased               with               the               education               my               daughters               have               received               at               Moorestown               High               School.

Like               any               high               school               these               days,               it               has               its               own               little               quirks,               but               they               are               minor.

I               honestly               do               feel               that               my               daughter               received               the               equivalent               of               a               'private'               or               'prep               school'               education               at               Moorestown               High               School,               and               would               recommend               it               highly               to               prospective               parents.

(The               district               does               accept               a               number               annually               of               tuition-paying               out               of               district               students.)               I               would               also               recommend               that               you               check               the               school               district's               official               web               site               -               www.mtps.com               -               for               more               information               as               well.

Click               on               the               link               at               the               upper               left               portion               of               the               home               page               for               "Moorestown               High               School"               for               a               much               more               detailed               view               of               life               as               an               MHS               student.






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