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{{short description|High school in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States}}
{{short description|High school in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US}}
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| type = [[state school|Public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]]
| type = [[state school|Public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]]
| principal = Monique Stowman-Burke
| principal = Monique Stowman-Burke
| enrollment = 518 (as of 2022–23)<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment = 539 (as of 2023–24)<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty = 47.6 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty = 51.9 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 10.9:1<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 10.4:1<ref name=NCES/>
| us_nces_school_id = 340588002558<ref name=NCES/>
| us_nces_school_id = 340588002558<ref name=NCES/>
| colors = {{Color box|maroon}} Maroon and<br>{{Color box|gold}} gold<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
| colors = {{Color box|maroon}} Maroon and<br>{{Color box|gold}} gold<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
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'''Glassboro High School''' is a [[comprehensive high school|comprehensive]] community [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] that serves students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s from [[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]], in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. It is the sole secondary school of the [[Glassboro Public Schools]].
'''Glassboro High School''' is a [[comprehensive high school|comprehensive]] community [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] that serves students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s from [[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]], in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. It is the sole secondary school of the [[Glassboro Public Schools]].


As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 518 students and 47.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.9:1. There were 226 students (43.6% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 25 (4.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405880&ID=340588002558 School data for Glassboro High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 539 students and 51.9 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.4:1. There were 190 students (35.3% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 23 (4.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405880&ID=340588002558 School data for Glassboro High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Athletics==
==Athletics==
The Glassboro High School Bulldogs<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/glassboro-high-school Glassboro High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> compete as one of the member schools in the [[Tri-County Conference (New Jersey)|Tri-County Conference]], which is comprised of public and private high schools located in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], Gloucester and [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem]] counties.<ref name=TriCounty>[https://www.tricountyconferencenj.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=7 Member Schools], [[Tri-County Conference (New Jersey)|Tri-County Conference]]. Accessed November 18, 2020.</ref> The conference is overseen by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> With 386 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group I South for most athletic competition purposes.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/General%20Classifications%20%2722-%2723%20-%20%2723-%2724.pdf NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref> The football team competes in the Patriot Division of the 94-team [[West Jersey Football League]] superconference<ref>[https://www.gridironnewjersey.com/schoolDetail.aspx?schoolid=89 Glassboro Bulldogs], [[West Jersey Football League]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.westjerseyfootball.com Home Page], [[West Jersey Football League]]. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component."</ref> and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 200 to 463 students.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/Football%20%2722%20%26%20%2723.pdf&nbsp;NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2022–2024],&nbsp;[[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
The Glassboro High School Bulldogs<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/glassboro-high-school Glassboro High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> compete as one of the member schools in the [[Tri-County Conference (New Jersey)|Tri-County Conference]], which is comprised of public and private high schools located in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], Gloucester and [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem]] counties.<ref name=TriCounty>[https://www.tricountyconferencenj.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=7 Member Schools], [[Tri-County Conference (New Jersey)|Tri-County Conference]]. Accessed November 18, 2020.</ref> The conference is overseen by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> With 386 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group I South for most athletic competition purposes.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/General%20Classifications%20%2722-%2723%20-%20%2723-%2724.pdf NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref> The football team competes in the Patriot Division of the 94-team [[West Jersey Football League]] superconference<ref>[https://www.gridironnewjersey.com/schoolDetail.aspx?schoolid=89 Glassboro Bulldogs], [[West Jersey Football League]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.westjerseyfootball.com Home Page], [[West Jersey Football League]]. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component."</ref> and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/football-2024-2026.pdf NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.</ref>


The school participates as the host school / lead agency for joint cooperative boys / girls swimming and boys / girls tennis teams with [[Clayton High School (New Jersey)|Clayton High School]], while Clayton is the host school for a co-op wrestling team. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/fall-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Fall Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/winter-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/spring-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref>
The school participates as the host school / lead agency for joint cooperative boys / girls swimming and boys / girls tennis teams with [[Clayton High School (New Jersey)|Clayton High School]], while Clayton is the host school for a co-op wrestling team. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/fall-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Fall Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/winter-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/spring-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref>
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The boys track team won the Group I spring / outdoor track state championship in 1967 and 2009.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-history.pdf NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>
The boys track team won the Group I spring / outdoor track state championship in 1967 and 2009.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-history.pdf NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>


The baseball team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional title in 1970.<ref name=NJSIAABaseball>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/20-baseball-history.pdf NJSIAA Baseball Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
The baseball team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional title in 1970.<ref name=NJSIAABaseball>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-02/Baseball.pdf Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], updated June 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.</ref>


The [[field hockey]] team won the South II sectional title and the overall state championship in 1972 and won the Group I state title in 1975, defeating [[West Morris Mendham High School]] in the tournament final.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-girls-field-hockey_0.pdf History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022. Note that as of date accessed, Glassboro is not listed as 1972 state champion.</ref> The 1972 team finished the season with an 18–0 record, winning the South Jersey II section title with a 1–0 win against [[Cherry Hill High School West]] and taking the state championship with a 7–0 win against a [[West Essex High School]] team that came into the finals with a 55-game winning streak.<ref>[http://www.glassboro.k12.nj.us/7672082020559250/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=52670 Glassboro High School Hall of Fame (2005 Inductees)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810113631/http://www.glassboro.k12.nj.us/7672082020559250/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=52670 |date=August 10, 2011 }}. Accessed August 6, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/181366903/ "Bulldog Girls Win Crown"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', November 22, 1972. Accessed March 11, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Glassboro High School wrapped up the South Jersey championship in the NJSIAA girls' field hockey tournament yesterday by defeating Cherry Hill West, 1-0, at the Edgewood field. Freshman center forward Carol Sue Lynch scored with about 15 minutes to play to give unbeaten Glassboro its 17th victory of the campaign, including four in the tourney. Glassboro won the South Jersey Division 2 title and Cherry West, the Division 1 crown, in reaching the final."</ref><ref>Hager, Judy. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/181588562/ "Leads Glassboro Girls to State Hockey Title; Jean Bower: Poets' Nemesis"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 13, 1972. Accessed March 11, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "This season, Glassboro retained its Olympic-National title, captured the South Jersey Section II title and went on to win the initial NJSIAA hockey championship by whipping previously-unbeaten West Essex, 7-0.... Glassboro was very good, running up an 18-0 record in an incredibly-demanding sport in field hockey, as in European soccer, there are no time outs and no substitutions in two 25-minute halves.... On paper, the title game appeared a mismatch, despite Glassboro's excellent record. West Essex had won an improbable 55 straight games and had allowed only three goals this season."</ref> Tied at the half, the 1975 team pulled ahead of Mendham in the second half to win the Group I state title by a score of 4-1 and finish the season with a record of 14-1-2.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/172414969/ "Glassboro, Mainland Take Field Hockey Titles"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 23, 1975. Accessed March 11, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Mainland and Glassboro, South Jersey's two representatives in the NJSIAA state field hockey final yesterday at Mercer County Park, came home with championships. Glassboro (14-1-2), broke a 1-1 half-time tie with Mendham on a goal by Jan Bower ten minutes into the second half, and went on to take a 4-1 victory in Group One."</ref> In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 3–2 win over [[St. Joseph High School (Hammonton, New Jersey)|St. Joseph High School]] in the tournament final.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243004&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Field Hockey - South, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 12, 2007.</ref>
The [[field hockey]] team won the South II sectional title and the overall state championship in 1972 and won the Group I state title in 1975, defeating [[West Morris Mendham High School]] in the tournament final.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-girls-field-hockey_0.pdf History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022. Note that as of date accessed, Glassboro is not listed as 1972 state champion.</ref> The 1972 team finished the season with an 18–0 record, winning the South Jersey II section title with a 1–0 win against [[Cherry Hill High School West]] and taking the state championship with a 7–0 win against a [[West Essex High School]] team that came into the finals with a 55-game winning streak.<ref>[http://www.glassboro.k12.nj.us/7672082020559250/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=52670 Glassboro High School Hall of Fame (2005 Inductees)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810113631/http://www.glassboro.k12.nj.us/7672082020559250/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=52670 |date=August 10, 2011 }}. Accessed August 6, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/181366903/ "Bulldog Girls Win Crown"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', November 22, 1972. Accessed March 11, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Glassboro High School wrapped up the South Jersey championship in the NJSIAA girls' field hockey tournament yesterday by defeating Cherry Hill West, 1-0, at the Edgewood field. Freshman center forward Carol Sue Lynch scored with about 15 minutes to play to give unbeaten Glassboro its 17th victory of the campaign, including four in the tourney. Glassboro won the South Jersey Division 2 title and Cherry West, the Division 1 crown, in reaching the final."</ref><ref>Hager, Judy. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/181588562/ "Leads Glassboro Girls to State Hockey Title; Jean Bower: Poets' Nemesis"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 13, 1972. Accessed March 11, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "This season, Glassboro retained its Olympic-National title, captured the South Jersey Section II title and went on to win the initial NJSIAA hockey championship by whipping previously-unbeaten West Essex, 7-0.... Glassboro was very good, running up an 18-0 record in an incredibly-demanding sport in field hockey, as in European soccer, there are no time outs and no substitutions in two 25-minute halves.... On paper, the title game appeared a mismatch, despite Glassboro's excellent record. West Essex had won an improbable 55 straight games and had allowed only three goals this season."</ref> Tied at the half, the 1975 team pulled ahead of Mendham in the second half to win the Group I state title by a score of 4-1 and finish the season with a record of 14-1-2.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/172414969/ "Glassboro, Mainland Take Field Hockey Titles"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 23, 1975. Accessed March 11, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Mainland and Glassboro, South Jersey's two representatives in the NJSIAA state field hockey final yesterday at Mercer County Park, came home with championships. Glassboro (14-1-2), broke a 1-1 half-time tie with Mendham on a goal by Jan Bower ten minutes into the second half, and went on to take a 4-1 victory in Group One."</ref> In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 3–2 win over [[St. Joseph High School (Hammonton, New Jersey)|St. Joseph High School]] in the tournament final.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243004&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Field Hockey - South, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 12, 2007.</ref>


The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1974 (declared as champion), 1975, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-football.pdf NJSIAA Football History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref> The 1981 team finished the season with a 9–2 record after winning the South Jersey Group I state sectional title by defeating [[Bordentown Regional High School]] by a score of 28–7 in the championship game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1981-12-06 |title=Courier-Post from Camden, New Jersey |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/183579883/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> A home-field crowd of 4,000 watched the 1983 team finish the season with an 11–0 record after winning the South Jersey Group I sectional championship game with a 16–8 victory against [[Audubon High School (New Jersey)|Audubon High School]].<ref>Viggiano, Bob. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/182738250/ "Glassboro holds off Audubon, 16-8"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 4, 1983. Accessed February 22, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Glassboro High School's football team captured the South Jersey Group 1 title here yesterday by registering a 16-8 victory over Audubon. The more than 4,000 people who jammed the Glassboro Stadium were treated to one of the finest games of the season or any season, for that matter.... But in the end Glassboro, finishing the season with a perfect 11-0 mark, used the running of Sean Redman and Gordon Lockbaum and several key defensive plays in the fourth period to power its way to the championship."</ref> With a crowd of 3,500 in attendance, the 1987 team won the South Jersey Group I sectional title with an 8-0 victory over [[Paulsboro High School]], capping off a 10-0-1 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1987-12-06 |title=Glassboro defeats Paulsboro to win South Jersey Group I football title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-glassboro-defe/135561150/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |pages=9}}</ref> In 2007, the team won the sectional title with a 24–7 win over rival Paulsboro.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246272&tclass=South%2C Group I 2007 Football - South, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed August 24, 2008.</ref> A 28–8 win over [[Penns Grove High School]] in the 2008 sectional championship game was part of a season in which the team finished with a 12–0 record.<ref>Callaway, Rob. [http://www.nj.com/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/sports-5/1228713016208880.xml&coll=9 "Despite loss, Penns Grove is on the rise"], ''[[Today's Sunbeam]]'', December 8, 2008. Accessed August 27, 2011. "Saturday's South Jersey Group I football championship game was the first to ever match a pair of Tri-County Conference teams. Glassboro's 28-8 victory over Classic Division rival Penns Grove put the victorious Bulldogs in dynasty territory as they became just the fourth South Jersey team to ever complete consecutive 12-0 seasons. In 2010 the Bulldogs once again defeated Paulsboro 36-0 to win the South Jersey Group I Championship. In 2011 the Bulldogs defeated Pennsville 41-13 to win their fourth title in five years. After being admitted into the playoffs with a record of just 3-5, the 2013 Bulldogs made New Jersey football history by winning their next five straight games to capture their fifth South Jersey Group I Championship."</ref> The 2010 team won the sectional title with a 36–0 win over Paulsboro in the playoff finals to finish the season with a 10–2 record.<ref>Narducci, Marc. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/high_school/new_jersey/20101204_Glassboro_shuts_down_Paulsboro_for_Group_1_crown.html "Glassboro shuts down Paulsboro for Group 1 crown"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''. December 4, 2010. Accessed November 24, 2020. "Putting together their most complete game of the season, Glassboro defeated visiting Paulsboro, 36-0, Saturday for the South Jersey Group 1 championship. It was the third sectional title in the last four years for Glassboro (10-2) and the eighth since the advent of NJSIAA playoffs in 1974."</ref> The team won the South Jersey Group I title in 2011 with a 41–13 win in the championship game against [[Pennsville Memorial High School]], finishing the season with a 10–2 record in a season where the two losses included a 55–35 loss to Pennsville.<ref>[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/glassboro-football-routs-pennsville-in-group-i-final/ "Glassboro football routs Pennsville in Group I final"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 3, 2011. Accessed August 25, 2019. Accessed November 24, 2020. "The Glassboro High School football team opened the season with a 54-0 loss to Penns Grove and ended it Saturday with an NJSIAA South Jersey Group I championship. The second-seeded Bulldogs stunned top-seeded Pennsville, 41-13, on Saturday morning to win their fourth title in the last five years and ninth overall. They also avenged a 55-35 loss to the Eagles earlier in the season."</ref> In 2013, the team won its tenth playoff-era sectional title and finished with a 7–5 record after a 44–0 win against Penns Grove in the championship game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Callaway |first=Rob |date=2013-12-07 |title=Glassboro football dominates Penns Grove, rolls to 10th S.J. Group I title |url=https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/glassboro-football-dominates-penns-grove-rolls-to-10th-sj-group-i-title/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref>
The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1974 (declared as champion), 1975, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-football.pdf NJSIAA Football History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref> The 1981 team finished the season with a 9–2 record after winning the South Jersey Group I state sectional title by defeating [[Bordentown Regional High School]] by a score of 28–7 in the championship game.<ref>Holbreich, Curt. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/183579883/ "Glassboro passing attack trounces Bordentown"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 6, 1981. Accessed February 2, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Glassboro High School capped a rags-to-riches season yesterday with a 28-7 victory over Bordentown to capture the South Jersey Group 1 football championship. Glassboro lost its first two games, but after a 40-0 loss to Eastern, the Bulldogs stormed back to win nine in a row."</ref> A home-field crowd of 4,000 watched the 1983 team finish the season with an 11–0 record after winning the South Jersey Group I sectional championship game with a 16–8 victory against [[Audubon High School (New Jersey)|Audubon High School]].<ref>Viggiano, Bob. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/182738250/ "Glassboro holds off Audubon, 16-8"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 4, 1983. Accessed February 22, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Glassboro High School's football team captured the South Jersey Group 1 title here yesterday by registering a 16-8 victory over Audubon. The more than 4,000 people who jammed the Glassboro Stadium were treated to one of the finest games of the season or any season, for that matter.... But in the end Glassboro, finishing the season with a perfect 11-0 mark, used the running of Sean Redman and Gordon Lockbaum and several key defensive plays in the fourth period to power its way to the championship."</ref> With a crowd of 3,500 in attendance, the 1987 team won the South Jersey Group I sectional title with an 8-0 victory over [[Paulsboro High School]], capping off a 10-0-1 season.<ref>Narducci, Marc. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-glassboro-defe/135561150/ "Defense takes Glassboro to the title in 8-0 victory"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', December 6, 1987. Accessed November 21, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "All season, Glassboro High's football team has gone unrated, undaunted and virtually unscored upon. The Bulldogs saved their best defensive effort for the most opportune time, as they lopped visiting Paulsboro, 8-0, yesterday to capture the South Jersey Group 1 championship before 3,500 fans. Glassboro, which got all the points it needed when Kevin Lester hit speedster Dale Pitts with a 72-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, improved to 10-0-1 and finished the season as one of only two undefeated teams in South Jersey (Delran is the other)."</ref> In 2007, the team won the sectional title with a 24–7 win over rival Paulsboro.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246272&tclass=South%2C Group I 2007 Football - South, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed August 24, 2008.</ref> A 28–8 win over [[Penns Grove High School]] in the 2008 sectional championship game was part of a season in which the team finished with a 12–0 record.<ref>Callaway, Rob. [http://www.nj.com/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/sports-5/1228713016208880.xml&coll=9 "Despite loss, Penns Grove is on the rise"], ''[[Today's Sunbeam]]'', December 8, 2008. Accessed August 27, 2011. "Saturday's South Jersey Group I football championship game was the first to ever match a pair of Tri-County Conference teams. Glassboro's 28-8 victory over Classic Division rival Penns Grove put the victorious Bulldogs in dynasty territory as they became just the fourth South Jersey team to ever complete consecutive 12-0 seasons. In 2010 the Bulldogs once again defeated Paulsboro 36-0 to win the South Jersey Group I Championship. In 2011 the Bulldogs defeated Pennsville 41-13 to win their fourth title in five years. After being admitted into the playoffs with a record of just 3-5, the 2013 Bulldogs made New Jersey football history by winning their next five straight games to capture their fifth South Jersey Group I Championship."</ref> The 2010 team won the sectional title with a 36–0 win over Paulsboro in the playoff finals to finish the season with a 10–2 record.<ref>Narducci, Marc. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/high_school/new_jersey/20101204_Glassboro_shuts_down_Paulsboro_for_Group_1_crown.html "Glassboro shuts down Paulsboro for Group 1 crown"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''. December 4, 2010. Accessed November 24, 2020. "Putting together their most complete game of the season, Glassboro defeated visiting Paulsboro, 36-0, Saturday for the South Jersey Group 1 championship. It was the third sectional title in the last four years for Glassboro (10-2) and the eighth since the advent of NJSIAA playoffs in 1974."</ref> The team won the South Jersey Group I title in 2011 with a 41–13 win in the championship game against [[Pennsville Memorial High School]], finishing the season with a 10–2 record in a season where the two losses included a 55–35 loss to Pennsville.<ref>[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/glassboro-football-routs-pennsville-in-group-i-final/ "Glassboro football routs Pennsville in Group I final"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 3, 2011. Accessed August 25, 2019. Accessed November 24, 2020. "The Glassboro High School football team opened the season with a 54-0 loss to Penns Grove and ended it Saturday with an NJSIAA South Jersey Group I championship. The second-seeded Bulldogs stunned top-seeded Pennsville, 41-13, on Saturday morning to win their fourth title in the last five years and ninth overall. They also avenged a 55-35 loss to the Eagles earlier in the season."</ref> In 2013, the team won its tenth playoff-era sectional title and finished with a 7–5 record after a 44–0 win against Penns Grove in the championship game.<ref>[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/glassboro-football-dominates-penns-grove-rolls-to-10th-sj-group-i-title/ "Glassboro football dominates Penns Grove, rolls to 10th S.J. Group I title"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 7, 2013, updated August 25, 2019. "The storied Glassboro High School football program now has 10 South Jersey championships, but none more unlikely than the latest. The Bulldogs capped a five-game winning streak to end the season with Saturday's 44-0 thumping of defending champion Penns Grove in the South Jersey Group I final at Rowan University's Richard Wackar Stadium."</ref> In 2024, the Bulldogs won their first ever state championship in football, defeating [[Cedar Grove High School (New Jersey)|Cedar Grove High School]] by a score of 56-14 in the NJSIAA Group I title game.<ref>Aitken Jr., Robert. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2024/11/29/cedar-grove-football-falls-to-glassboro-in-group-1-final-at-metlife-stadium/76574133007/ "Cedar Grove football ends record-breaking season with loss in Group 1 state final"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 29, 2024. Accessed December 1, 2024. "The powerful engine of Cedar Grove's offense sputtered on Friday, falling to Glassboro in a 56-14 defeat at MetLife Stadium.... The Bulldogs (13-0) responded with a touchdown drive of their own, scoring four-and-a-half minutes later on an Amari Saab touchdown run."</ref>


The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1978 (defeating [[Newark Tech High School]] in the tournament final), in 1991 (vs. [[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]]) and in 1994 (vs. [[Cresskill High School]]).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-basketball-history_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref> The 1994 team won the Group I title with a 72–59 win against Cresskill in the championship game.<ref>Schwartz, Paul. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65245731/the-record/ "Cresskill can't cope with Glassboro's size"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 14, 1994. Accessed January 20, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "look at the starting lineups showed how difficult Cresskill's task would be at the Group 1 State championship Sunday night. Glassboro's first five were all taller than Cresskill's tallest player, and the Bulldogs had two reserves just as tall. With a final rebounding margin of 54-19, it's amazing that Cresskill managed to stay as close as the 72-59 final score."</ref>
The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1978 (defeating [[Newark Tech High School]] in the tournament final), in 1991 (vs. [[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]]) and in 1994 (vs. [[Cresskill High School]]).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-basketball-history_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref> The 1994 team won the Group I title with a 72–59 win against Cresskill in the championship game.<ref>Schwartz, Paul. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65245731/the-record/ "Cresskill can't cope with Glassboro's size"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 14, 1994. Accessed January 20, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "look at the starting lineups showed how difficult Cresskill's task would be at the Group 1 State championship Sunday night. Glassboro's first five were all taller than Cresskill's tallest player, and the Bulldogs had two reserves just as tall. With a final rebounding margin of 54-19, it's amazing that Cresskill managed to stay as close as the 72-59 final score."</ref>
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The boys track team won the Group I indoor state championship in 2009.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/Boys%20Indoor%20Track%20%26%20Field_0.pdf ''Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023''], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The team won the Group I indoor relay state championship that same year<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/20-relay-history_0.pdf History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>
The boys track team won the Group I indoor state championship in 2009.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/Boys%20Indoor%20Track%20%26%20Field_0.pdf ''Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023''], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> The team won the Group I indoor relay state championship that same year<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/20-relay-history_0.pdf History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>


The boys soccer team won the Group I state championship in 2018, defeating runner-up [[New Providence High School]] on penalty kicks in overtime in the tournament finals.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-boys-soccer-history.pdf NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WRITER |first=Chris Melchiorre, STAFF |date=2018-11-17 |title=Glassboro wins Group 1 boys’ soccer championship in penalty kicks |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/high_school/glassboro-boys-soccer-state-championship-group-1-recap-score-20181117.html |access-date= |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}</ref>
The boys soccer team won the Group I state championship in 2018, defeating runner-up [[New Providence High School]] on penalty kicks in overtime in the tournament finals.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-boys-soccer-history.pdf NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref><ref>Melchiorre, Chris. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/high_school/glassboro-boys-soccer-state-championship-group-1-recap-score-20181117.html "Glassboro wins Group 1 boys’ soccer championship in penalty kicks"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 17, 2018. Accessed November 24, 2020. "His effort helped capture the Group 1 state boys' soccer championship for Glassboro over New Providence on Saturday afternoon at Kean University. The game — scoreless through regulation and two overtimes before the Bulldogs prevailed 4-2 in penalty kicks — marked the first state title for the Glassboro boys' soccer team. It was also vindication for last year's state championship, when Glassboro fell to Pompton Lakes following a controversial call in overtime that set up the winning goal off a direct kick {{sic|from f|rom}} 18 yards out."</ref>


==Marching band==
==Marching band==
The school's marching band was [[Tournament of Bands]] Chapter One Champions in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapter One History |url=http://www.tob1.org/history.html |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=www.tob1.org}}</ref>
The school's marching band was [[Tournament of Bands]] Chapter One Champions in 1982.<ref>[http://www.tob1.org/history.html Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History], [[Tournament of Bands]]. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref>


==Mock trial==
==Mock trial==
Glassboro High School's mock trial team has had success in the New Jersey's Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition, winning the Gloucester County regional competition in 2016,<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-towns/index.ssf/2016/02/glassboro_wins_gloucester_coun.html "Glassboro wins Gloucester County Mock Trial Competition"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 4, 2016. Accessed March 11, 2018. "Glassboro High School's Mock Trial Team became the Gloucester County Champions on Jan. 30 after defeating Washington Township High School in the county competition."</ref> 2017,<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-towns/index.ssf/2017/02/glassboros_mock_trial_team_adv.html "Glassboro's Mock Trial Team advances to regionals"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 22, 2017. Accessed March 11, 2018. "Glassboro High School's Mock Trial Team will advance to the South Regional playoffs of the Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition on Feb. 28 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. This comes after Glassboro defeated Eastern High School in the first section of Regionals, held on Feb. 2. Prior to the Feb. 2 win, Glassboro became the Gloucester County Champions, for the second year in a row, when they won mock trials against Deptford, Delsea, Pitman, Washington Township, Williamstown and Kingsway high schools."</ref> 2020,<ref name=NJ2020>[https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2020/02/glassboro-hss-mock-trial-team-wins-gloucester-county-title-for-the-third-time-in-5-years.html "Glassboro H.S.’s Mock Trial Team wins Gloucester County title for the third time in 5 years"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 28, 2020. Accessed April 12, 2021. "Glassboro High School’s Mock Trial Team captured the Gloucester County Championship this year after defeating Williamstown, Washington Township, Kingsway and Gateway high schools. In 2017, the school also won the South Jersey regionals."</ref> 2022, and 2023.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} The team won the South Jersey regional competition and finished third in the state for the 2016–2017 season.<ref name=NJ2020/>
Glassboro High School's mock trial team has had success in the New Jersey's Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition, winning the Gloucester County regional competition in 2016,<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-towns/index.ssf/2016/02/glassboro_wins_gloucester_coun.html "Glassboro wins Gloucester County Mock Trial Competition"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 4, 2016. Accessed March 11, 2018. "Glassboro High School's Mock Trial Team became the Gloucester County Champions on Jan. 30 after defeating Washington Township High School in the county competition."</ref> 2017,<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-towns/index.ssf/2017/02/glassboros_mock_trial_team_adv.html "Glassboro's Mock Trial Team advances to regionals"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 22, 2017. Accessed March 11, 2018. "Glassboro High School's Mock Trial Team will advance to the South Regional playoffs of the Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition on Feb. 28 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. This comes after Glassboro defeated Eastern High School in the first section of Regionals, held on Feb. 2. Prior to the Feb. 2 win, Glassboro became the Gloucester County Champions, for the second year in a row, when they won mock trials against Deptford, Delsea, Pitman, Washington Township, Williamstown and Kingsway high schools."</ref> 2020,<ref name=NJ2020>[https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2020/02/glassboro-hss-mock-trial-team-wins-gloucester-county-title-for-the-third-time-in-5-years.html "Glassboro H.S.’s Mock Trial Team wins Gloucester County title for the third time in 5 years"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 28, 2020. Accessed April 12, 2021. "Glassboro High School’s Mock Trial Team captured the Gloucester County Championship this year after defeating Williamstown, Washington Township, Kingsway and Gateway high schools. In 2017, the school also won the South Jersey regionals."</ref> 2022, and 2023.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} The team won the South Jersey regional competition and finished third in the state for the 2016–2017 season.<ref name=NJ2020/>


==Administration==
==Administration==
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{Category see also|Glassboro High School alumni}}
{{Category see also|Glassboro High School alumni}}
* [[John Aveni]], football player.<ref>[https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=avenijoh001 John Aveni], Just Sports Stats. Accessed September 26, 2017.</ref>
* [[John Aveni]] (1935–2002), [[placekicker]] and [[tight end]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Chicago Bears]] and the [[Washington Redskins]].<ref>[https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=avenijoh001 John Aveni], Just Sports Stats. Accessed September 26, 2017.</ref>
* [[Gary Brackett]] (class of 1998), football player.<ref>[http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=223 Gary Brackett player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129011036/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=223 |date=January 29, 2007 }}, [[Indianapolis Colts]]. Accessed March 3, 2007.</ref>
* [[Gary Brackett]] (born 1980, class of 1998), NFL linebacker of the [[Super Bowl XLI]] champion [[Indianapolis Colts]].<ref>[http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=223 Gary Brackett player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129011036/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=223 |date=January 29, 2007 }}, [[Indianapolis Colts]]. Accessed March 3, 2007.</ref>
* [[James B. Carey]], [[labor union]] leader.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40802046/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ "At 25 He's Boss of Electrical Union of America, Which Began as 7-Man Fishing Club"], ''[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]'', March 20, 1937. Accessed February 2, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "If James P. Carey, 25-year-old president of the United Radio and Electrical Workers of America and youngest member of the board of 15 of the Committee for Industrial Organization, held a position of equal importance, say in a banking institution, he would have been hailed long ago as a boy wonder.... Young Carey was educated at St. Theresa's Parochial School and the Glassboro High School."</ref>
* [[James B. Carey]] (1911–1973), [[labor union]] leader who served as president of the [[United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America|United Electrical Workers]] from 1936 to 1941.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40802046/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/ "At 25 He's Boss of Electrical Union of America, Which Began as 7-Man Fishing Club"], ''[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]'', March 20, 1937. Accessed February 2, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "If James P. Carey, 25-year-old president of the United Radio and Electrical Workers of America and youngest member of the board of 15 of the Committee for Industrial Organization, held a position of equal importance, say in a banking institution, he would have been hailed long ago as a boy wonder.... Young Carey was educated at St. Theresa's Parochial School and the Glassboro High School."</ref>
* [[Mary Carnell]], photographer.<ref>Leonard, John William. [https://books.google.com/books?id=MQnhIJhYbbMC&pg=PA518 ''Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, Volume 1''], p. 518. American Commonwealth Company, 1914. Accessed January 22, 2020. "MacEuen, Mary Carnell (Mrs. Edward Allen MacEuen), 3731 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa. Photographer: b. Glassboro, N.J., 1865; dau. William and Hannah (Gillman) Carnell; ed. Glassboro High School"</ref>
* [[Mary Carnell]] (1861–1925), photographer.<ref>Leonard, John William. [https://books.google.com/books?id=MQnhIJhYbbMC&pg=PA518 ''Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, Volume 1''], p. 518. American Commonwealth Company, 1914. Accessed January 22, 2020. "MacEuen, Mary Carnell (Mrs. Edward Allen MacEuen), 3731 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa. Photographer: b. Glassboro, N.J., 1865; dau. William and Hannah (Gillman) Carnell; ed. Glassboro High School"</ref>
* [[Corey Clement]] (class of 2012), football player.<ref>Berman, Zach. [http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20170423_Glassboro_grad_Corey_Clement_overcame_a__negative_year__at_Wisconsin_and_awaits_the_NFL_draft.html "Glassboro grad Corey Clement overcame a 'negative year' at Wisconsin and awaits the NFL draft "], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', April 23, 2017. Accessed September 26, 2017. "On Nov. 2, 2012, Corey Clement celebrated his 18th birthday in the Glassboro High School gymnasium and announced he would play college football at Wisconsin. Clement had already rushed for the most yards in South Jersey history - the record of 6,245 still stands - and he said that day that he chose the Badgers over Notre Dame because he wanted to be 'that guy,' not 'just another guy.'"</ref>
* [[Corey Clement]] (born 1994, class of 2012), NFL [[running back]] of the [[Super Bowl LII]] champion [[Philadelphia Eagles]] who set a South Jersey record with 6,245 rushing yards.<ref>Berman, Zach. [http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20170423_Glassboro_grad_Corey_Clement_overcame_a__negative_year__at_Wisconsin_and_awaits_the_NFL_draft.html "Glassboro grad Corey Clement overcame a 'negative year' at Wisconsin and awaits the NFL draft "], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', April 23, 2017. Accessed September 26, 2017. "On Nov. 2, 2012, Corey Clement celebrated his 18th birthday in the Glassboro High School gymnasium and announced he would play college football at Wisconsin. Clement had already rushed for the most yards in South Jersey history - the record of 6,245 still stands - and he said that day that he chose the Badgers over Notre Dame because he wanted to be 'that guy,' not 'just another guy.'"</ref>
* [[Sean F. Dalton]], politician.<ref>[http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=10121 Sean F. Dalton Gloucester County Prosecutor], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed October 26, 2017. "A Glassboro native, Sean Dalton graduated from Glassboro High School and is a member of the GHS Distinguished Hall of Fame."</ref>
* [[Sean F. Dalton]] (born 1962), [[Prosecutor]] of [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]] who previously served two terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 4th legislative district|4th Legislative District]].<ref>[http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=10121 Sean F. Dalton Gloucester County Prosecutor], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed October 26, 2017. "A Glassboro native, Sean Dalton graduated from Glassboro High School and is a member of the GHS Distinguished Hall of Fame."</ref>
* [[George Johnson (American football player)|George Johnson]] (class of 2006), football player.<ref>Odenbrett, Austin. [http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-sports/index.ssf/2013/07/minnesota_viking_and_glassboro.html "Minnesota Viking and Glassboro grad George Johnson holds football camp"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', July 2, 2013. Accessed October 18, 2017. "Minnesota Vikings defensive end George Johnson's career has taken him across country playing on the biggest stage, but the NFL veteran will never forget his roots in Glassboro. While he has yet to make a major impact as a professional, Johnson has more than made up for it in his off-the-field contributions, including his signature event giving back to his hometown community — the annual George Johnson Youth Football Camp held at his alma mater, Glassboro High School."</ref><ref>[https://www.gpsd.us/Page/5760 Hall of Fame Clas of 2016], Glassboro High School. Accessed October 18, 2017. "George Johnson graduated from Glassboro High School in June 2006."</ref>
* [[George Johnson (American football player)|George Johnson]] (born 1987, class of 2006), former NFL [[defensive end]] for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], [[Detroit Lions]], [[Minnesota Vikings]], and [[New Orleans Saints]].<ref>Odenbrett, Austin. [http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-sports/index.ssf/2013/07/minnesota_viking_and_glassboro.html "Minnesota Viking and Glassboro grad George Johnson holds football camp"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', July 2, 2013. Accessed October 18, 2017. "Minnesota Vikings defensive end George Johnson's career has taken him across country playing on the biggest stage, but the NFL veteran will never forget his roots in Glassboro. While he has yet to make a major impact as a professional, Johnson has more than made up for it in his off-the-field contributions, including his signature event giving back to his hometown community — the annual George Johnson Youth Football Camp held at his alma mater, Glassboro High School."</ref><ref>[https://www.gpsd.us/Page/5760 Hall of Fame Clas of 2016], Glassboro High School. Accessed October 18, 2017. "George Johnson graduated from Glassboro High School in June 2006."</ref>
* [[Juwan Johnson]], football player.<ref>[https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster/juwan-johnson/1363 Juwan Johnson], [[Penn State Nittany Lions football]]. Accessed October 25, 2020. "Hometown: Glassboro, N.J.; High School: Glassboro"</ref>
* [[Juwan Johnson]] (born 1996), [[American football]] [[wide receiver]]/[[tight end]] for the [[New Orleans Saints]] of the [[National Football League]].<ref>[https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster/juwan-johnson/1363 Juwan Johnson], [[Penn State Nittany Lions football]]. Accessed October 25, 2020. "Hometown: Glassboro, N.J.; High School: Glassboro"</ref>
* [[Gordie Lockbaum]] (class of 1984), football player.<ref>[https://www.gpsd.us/Page/506 Class of 1989 Inductees], Glassboro High SchoolAccessed October 18, 2017.</ref>
* [[Gordie Lockbaum]] (born 1965, class of 1984), attended [[College of the Holy Cross|Holy Cross College]] and twice finished in the top five in the [[Heisman Trophy]] balloting.<ref>[https://www.gpsd.us/Page/506 Class of 1989 Inductees], Glassboro High SchoolAccessed October 18, 2017.</ref>
* [[Jarvis Lynch]] (class of 1951), [[major general]] in the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref>[http://www.usmc.mil/genbios2.nsf/biographies/4F5C41A35EB5562E85256A4000718826?opendocument Jarvis D. Lynch], [[United States Marine Corps]]. Accessed December 26, 2007.</ref>
* [[Jarvis Lynch]] (born 1933, class of 1951), retired [[major general]] in the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref>[http://www.usmc.mil/genbios2.nsf/biographies/4F5C41A35EB5562E85256A4000718826?opendocument Jarvis D. Lynch], [[United States Marine Corps]]. Accessed December 26, 2007.</ref>
* [[Keon Sabb]], football player.<ref>Bernstein, Jason. [https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/12/national-signing-day-2021-nj-native-keon-sabb-makes-b1g-decision-commits-to-michigan.html "National Signing Day, 2021: N.J. native Keon Sabb makes B1G decision, commits to Michigan"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 16, 2021. Accessed January 7, 2024. "From the moment he arrived in high school, Keon Sabb has generated plenty of buzz. So its only appropriate that on National Signing Day, the four-star safety and Glassboro native would create headlines with his decision to commit and sign to play football at Michigan.... Sabb, who began his high school career at Glassboro, had 11 interceptions and 77 tackles over two seasons."</ref>
* [[Keon Sabb]] (born 2002), [[American football]] [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]]<ref>Bernstein, Jason. [https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/12/national-signing-day-2021-nj-native-keon-sabb-makes-b1g-decision-commits-to-michigan.html "National Signing Day, 2021: N.J. native Keon Sabb makes B1G decision, commits to Michigan"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 16, 2021. Accessed January 7, 2024. "From the moment he arrived in high school, Keon Sabb has generated plenty of buzz. So its only appropriate that on National Signing Day, the four-star safety and Glassboro native would create headlines with his decision to commit and sign to play football at Michigan.... Sabb, who began his high school career at Glassboro, had 11 interceptions and 77 tackles over two seasons."</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Glassboro High School
Glassboro High School, April 2018
Address
Map
550 Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard

Glassboro
,
Gloucester County
,
New Jersey
08028

United States
Coordinates39°42′54″N 75°07′19″W / 39.715102°N 75.122005°W / 39.715102; -75.122005
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1913
NCES School ID340588002558[1]
PrincipalMonique Stowman-Burke
Faculty51.9 FTEs[1]
Enrollment539 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.4:1[1]
Color(s)  Maroon and
  gold[2]
Athletics conferenceTri-County Conference[3] (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team nameBulldogs[2]
RivalsPaulsboro High School
Penns Grove High School
Websitewww.gpsd.us/ghs

Glassboro High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Glassboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the sole secondary school of the Glassboro Public Schools.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 539 students and 51.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. There were 190 students (35.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 23 (4.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

History

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The school was originally established in 1913 at the corner of High Street and Lake Street. With increased enrollment, a new facility located on Delsea Drive was constructed at a cost of $400,000 (equivalent to $7.3 million in 2023) and dedicated in May 1930.[4] In 1965, the school moved to its current building located at 550 Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard, across from Rowan University.[5]

On June 19, 1986, President Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to speak at a high school graduation when he spoke at the Glassboro High School commencement ceremonies.[6][7]

Awards, recognition and rankings

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The school was the 221st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[8] The school had been ranked 231st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 188th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[9] The magazine ranked the school 197th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[10] The school was ranked 242nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[11]

Athletics

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The Glassboro High School Bulldogs[2] compete as one of the member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.[3] The conference is overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[12] With 386 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group I South for most athletic competition purposes.[13] The football team competes in the Patriot Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[14][15] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.[16]

The school participates as the host school / lead agency for joint cooperative boys / girls swimming and boys / girls tennis teams with Clayton High School, while Clayton is the host school for a co-op wrestling team. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[17][18][19]

The boys track team won the Group I spring / outdoor track state championship in 1967 and 2009.[20]

The baseball team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional title in 1970.[21]

The field hockey team won the South II sectional title and the overall state championship in 1972 and won the Group I state title in 1975, defeating West Morris Mendham High School in the tournament final.[22] The 1972 team finished the season with an 18–0 record, winning the South Jersey II section title with a 1–0 win against Cherry Hill High School West and taking the state championship with a 7–0 win against a West Essex High School team that came into the finals with a 55-game winning streak.[23][24][25] Tied at the half, the 1975 team pulled ahead of Mendham in the second half to win the Group I state title by a score of 4-1 and finish the season with a record of 14-1-2.[26] In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 3–2 win over St. Joseph High School in the tournament final.[27]

The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1974 (declared as champion), 1975, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013.[28] The 1981 team finished the season with a 9–2 record after winning the South Jersey Group I state sectional title by defeating Bordentown Regional High School by a score of 28–7 in the championship game.[29] A home-field crowd of 4,000 watched the 1983 team finish the season with an 11–0 record after winning the South Jersey Group I sectional championship game with a 16–8 victory against Audubon High School.[30] With a crowd of 3,500 in attendance, the 1987 team won the South Jersey Group I sectional title with an 8-0 victory over Paulsboro High School, capping off a 10-0-1 season.[31] In 2007, the team won the sectional title with a 24–7 win over rival Paulsboro.[32] A 28–8 win over Penns Grove High School in the 2008 sectional championship game was part of a season in which the team finished with a 12–0 record.[33] The 2010 team won the sectional title with a 36–0 win over Paulsboro in the playoff finals to finish the season with a 10–2 record.[34] The team won the South Jersey Group I title in 2011 with a 41–13 win in the championship game against Pennsville Memorial High School, finishing the season with a 10–2 record in a season where the two losses included a 55–35 loss to Pennsville.[35] In 2013, the team won its tenth playoff-era sectional title and finished with a 7–5 record after a 44–0 win against Penns Grove in the championship game.[36] In 2024, the Bulldogs won their first ever state championship in football, defeating Cedar Grove High School by a score of 56-14 in the NJSIAA Group I title game.[37]

The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1978 (defeating Newark Tech High School in the tournament final), in 1991 (vs. Verona High School) and in 1994 (vs. Cresskill High School).[38] The 1994 team won the Group I title with a 72–59 win against Cresskill in the championship game.[39]

Sam Laspata won the 1988 state championship at 140 lbs., becoming the school's only state wrestling champion, in a season in which he won all 34 of his matches. He is a member of the Glassboro High School Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted in 2006 to the Gloucester County Hall of Fame.[40]

The 1993 boys' cross country team went undefeated.[41]

The boys track team won the Group I indoor state championship in 2009.[42] The team won the Group I indoor relay state championship that same year[43]

The boys soccer team won the Group I state championship in 2018, defeating runner-up New Providence High School on penalty kicks in overtime in the tournament finals.[44][45]

Marching band

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The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1982.[46]

Mock trial

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Glassboro High School's mock trial team has had success in the New Jersey's Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition, winning the Gloucester County regional competition in 2016,[47] 2017,[48] 2020,[49] 2022, and 2023.[citation needed] The team won the South Jersey regional competition and finished third in the state for the 2016–2017 season.[49]

Administration

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The principal is Monique Stowman-Burke. Her administration team includes the assistant principal and the director of athletics.[50]

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:Glassboro High School alumni

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Glassboro High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Glassboro High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Member Schools, Tri-County Conference. Accessed November 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Glassboro High School is Formally Dedicated", Courier-Post, May 18, 1930. Accessed April 12,2021. "The entire student body and members of the faculty witnessed dedication of the new $400,000 Glassboro Higrh School on Wednesday night."
  5. ^ Robert W. Sands Jr. (2004). Glassboro. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 1439616000. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Know Your Neighborhood: Glassboro", Courier-Post, March 2, 2014. Accessed March 28, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "In June 19, 1986, Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to speak at a high school commencement ceremonies when he presented an address at Glassboro High School."
  7. ^ Remarks at the High School Commencement Exercises in Glassboro, New Jersey June 19, 1986 Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 17, 2006.
  8. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  9. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 24, 2012.
  10. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed August 27, 2011.
  11. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  12. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  13. ^ NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Glassboro Bulldogs, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component."
  16. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  17. ^ NJSIAA Fall Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  18. ^ NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  19. ^ NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  20. ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  21. ^ Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated June 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
  22. ^ History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. Note that as of date accessed, Glassboro is not listed as 1972 state champion.
  23. ^ Glassboro High School Hall of Fame (2005 Inductees) Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed August 6, 2007.
  24. ^ "Bulldog Girls Win Crown", Courier-Post, November 22, 1972. Accessed March 11, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Glassboro High School wrapped up the South Jersey championship in the NJSIAA girls' field hockey tournament yesterday by defeating Cherry Hill West, 1-0, at the Edgewood field. Freshman center forward Carol Sue Lynch scored with about 15 minutes to play to give unbeaten Glassboro its 17th victory of the campaign, including four in the tourney. Glassboro won the South Jersey Division 2 title and Cherry West, the Division 1 crown, in reaching the final."
  25. ^ Hager, Judy. "Leads Glassboro Girls to State Hockey Title; Jean Bower: Poets' Nemesis", Courier-Post, December 13, 1972. Accessed March 11, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "This season, Glassboro retained its Olympic-National title, captured the South Jersey Section II title and went on to win the initial NJSIAA hockey championship by whipping previously-unbeaten West Essex, 7-0.... Glassboro was very good, running up an 18-0 record in an incredibly-demanding sport in field hockey, as in European soccer, there are no time outs and no substitutions in two 25-minute halves.... On paper, the title game appeared a mismatch, despite Glassboro's excellent record. West Essex had won an improbable 55 straight games and had allowed only three goals this season."
  26. ^ "Glassboro, Mainland Take Field Hockey Titles", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 23, 1975. Accessed March 11, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mainland and Glassboro, South Jersey's two representatives in the NJSIAA state field hockey final yesterday at Mercer County Park, came home with championships. Glassboro (14-1-2), broke a 1-1 half-time tie with Mendham on a goal by Jan Bower ten minutes into the second half, and went on to take a 4-1 victory in Group One."
  27. ^ 2007 Field Hockey - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 12, 2007.
  28. ^ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  29. ^ Holbreich, Curt. "Glassboro passing attack trounces Bordentown", Courier-Post, December 6, 1981. Accessed February 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Glassboro High School capped a rags-to-riches season yesterday with a 28-7 victory over Bordentown to capture the South Jersey Group 1 football championship. Glassboro lost its first two games, but after a 40-0 loss to Eastern, the Bulldogs stormed back to win nine in a row."
  30. ^ Viggiano, Bob. "Glassboro holds off Audubon, 16-8", Courier-Post, December 4, 1983. Accessed February 22, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Glassboro High School's football team captured the South Jersey Group 1 title here yesterday by registering a 16-8 victory over Audubon. The more than 4,000 people who jammed the Glassboro Stadium were treated to one of the finest games of the season or any season, for that matter.... But in the end Glassboro, finishing the season with a perfect 11-0 mark, used the running of Sean Redman and Gordon Lockbaum and several key defensive plays in the fourth period to power its way to the championship."
  31. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Defense takes Glassboro to the title in 8-0 victory", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 6, 1987. Accessed November 21, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "All season, Glassboro High's football team has gone unrated, undaunted and virtually unscored upon. The Bulldogs saved their best defensive effort for the most opportune time, as they lopped visiting Paulsboro, 8-0, yesterday to capture the South Jersey Group 1 championship before 3,500 fans. Glassboro, which got all the points it needed when Kevin Lester hit speedster Dale Pitts with a 72-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, improved to 10-0-1 and finished the season as one of only two undefeated teams in South Jersey (Delran is the other)."
  32. ^ Group I 2007 Football - South, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 24, 2008.
  33. ^ Callaway, Rob. "Despite loss, Penns Grove is on the rise", Today's Sunbeam, December 8, 2008. Accessed August 27, 2011. "Saturday's South Jersey Group I football championship game was the first to ever match a pair of Tri-County Conference teams. Glassboro's 28-8 victory over Classic Division rival Penns Grove put the victorious Bulldogs in dynasty territory as they became just the fourth South Jersey team to ever complete consecutive 12-0 seasons. In 2010 the Bulldogs once again defeated Paulsboro 36-0 to win the South Jersey Group I Championship. In 2011 the Bulldogs defeated Pennsville 41-13 to win their fourth title in five years. After being admitted into the playoffs with a record of just 3-5, the 2013 Bulldogs made New Jersey football history by winning their next five straight games to capture their fifth South Jersey Group I Championship."
  34. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Glassboro shuts down Paulsboro for Group 1 crown", The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 4, 2010. Accessed November 24, 2020. "Putting together their most complete game of the season, Glassboro defeated visiting Paulsboro, 36-0, Saturday for the South Jersey Group 1 championship. It was the third sectional title in the last four years for Glassboro (10-2) and the eighth since the advent of NJSIAA playoffs in 1974."
  35. ^ "Glassboro football routs Pennsville in Group I final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 3, 2011. Accessed August 25, 2019. Accessed November 24, 2020. "The Glassboro High School football team opened the season with a 54-0 loss to Penns Grove and ended it Saturday with an NJSIAA South Jersey Group I championship. The second-seeded Bulldogs stunned top-seeded Pennsville, 41-13, on Saturday morning to win their fourth title in the last five years and ninth overall. They also avenged a 55-35 loss to the Eagles earlier in the season."
  36. ^ "Glassboro football dominates Penns Grove, rolls to 10th S.J. Group I title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 7, 2013, updated August 25, 2019. "The storied Glassboro High School football program now has 10 South Jersey championships, but none more unlikely than the latest. The Bulldogs capped a five-game winning streak to end the season with Saturday's 44-0 thumping of defending champion Penns Grove in the South Jersey Group I final at Rowan University's Richard Wackar Stadium."
  37. ^ Aitken Jr., Robert. "Cedar Grove football ends record-breaking season with loss in Group 1 state final", The Record, November 29, 2024. Accessed December 1, 2024. "The powerful engine of Cedar Grove's offense sputtered on Friday, falling to Glassboro in a 56-14 defeat at MetLife Stadium.... The Bulldogs (13-0) responded with a touchdown drive of their own, scoring four-and-a-half minutes later on an Amari Saab touchdown run."
  38. ^ NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  39. ^ Schwartz, Paul. "Cresskill can't cope with Glassboro's size", The Record, March 14, 1994. Accessed January 20, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "look at the starting lineups showed how difficult Cresskill's task would be at the Group 1 State championship Sunday night. Glassboro's first five were all taller than Cresskill's tallest player, and the Bulldogs had two reserves just as tall. With a final rebounding margin of 54-19, it's amazing that Cresskill managed to stay as close as the 72-59 final score."
  40. ^ "Gloucester County Hall of Fame to Induct 15 New Members", SouthJerseySports.com, January 22, 2006. Accessed August 27, 2011. "In a school that has boasted its share of many fine wrestlers over the past several decades, Laspata can lay claim to being the lone Glassboro High athlete to ever win a state wrestling championship. He accomplished the feat in 1987-88 after posting a remarkable 34-0 overall record en route to the 140-pound NJSIAA state wrestling title in Princeton. He ranks third in career victories at Glassboro with an overall record of 94-12-3 in four seasons."
  41. ^ Glassboro High School Hall of Fame (2006 Inductees) Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed August 6, 2007.
  42. ^ Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  43. ^ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  44. ^ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  45. ^ Melchiorre, Chris. "Glassboro wins Group 1 boys’ soccer championship in penalty kicks", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 17, 2018. Accessed November 24, 2020. "His effort helped capture the Group 1 state boys' soccer championship for Glassboro over New Providence on Saturday afternoon at Kean University. The game — scoreless through regulation and two overtimes before the Bulldogs prevailed 4-2 in penalty kicks — marked the first state title for the Glassboro boys' soccer team. It was also vindication for last year's state championship, when Glassboro fell to Pompton Lakes following a controversial call in overtime that set up the winning goal off a direct kick from from [sic] 18 yards out."
  46. ^ Tournament of Bands - Chapter One History, Tournament of Bands. Accessed July 5, 2007.
  47. ^ Staff. "Glassboro wins Gloucester County Mock Trial Competition", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 4, 2016. Accessed March 11, 2018. "Glassboro High School's Mock Trial Team became the Gloucester County Champions on Jan. 30 after defeating Washington Township High School in the county competition."
  48. ^ Staff. "Glassboro's Mock Trial Team advances to regionals", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 22, 2017. Accessed March 11, 2018. "Glassboro High School's Mock Trial Team will advance to the South Regional playoffs of the Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition on Feb. 28 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. This comes after Glassboro defeated Eastern High School in the first section of Regionals, held on Feb. 2. Prior to the Feb. 2 win, Glassboro became the Gloucester County Champions, for the second year in a row, when they won mock trials against Deptford, Delsea, Pitman, Washington Township, Williamstown and Kingsway high schools."
  49. ^ a b "Glassboro H.S.’s Mock Trial Team wins Gloucester County title for the third time in 5 years", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 28, 2020. Accessed April 12, 2021. "Glassboro High School’s Mock Trial Team captured the Gloucester County Championship this year after defeating Williamstown, Washington Township, Kingsway and Gateway high schools. In 2017, the school also won the South Jersey regionals."
  50. ^ Administration, Glassboro High School. Accessed February 3, 2024.
  51. ^ John Aveni, Just Sports Stats. Accessed September 26, 2017.
  52. ^ Gary Brackett player profile Archived January 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Indianapolis Colts. Accessed March 3, 2007.
  53. ^ "At 25 He's Boss of Electrical Union of America, Which Began as 7-Man Fishing Club", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 20, 1937. Accessed February 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "If James P. Carey, 25-year-old president of the United Radio and Electrical Workers of America and youngest member of the board of 15 of the Committee for Industrial Organization, held a position of equal importance, say in a banking institution, he would have been hailed long ago as a boy wonder.... Young Carey was educated at St. Theresa's Parochial School and the Glassboro High School."
  54. ^ Leonard, John William. Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, Volume 1, p. 518. American Commonwealth Company, 1914. Accessed January 22, 2020. "MacEuen, Mary Carnell (Mrs. Edward Allen MacEuen), 3731 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa. Photographer: b. Glassboro, N.J., 1865; dau. William and Hannah (Gillman) Carnell; ed. Glassboro High School"
  55. ^ Berman, Zach. "Glassboro grad Corey Clement overcame a 'negative year' at Wisconsin and awaits the NFL draft ", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 23, 2017. Accessed September 26, 2017. "On Nov. 2, 2012, Corey Clement celebrated his 18th birthday in the Glassboro High School gymnasium and announced he would play college football at Wisconsin. Clement had already rushed for the most yards in South Jersey history - the record of 6,245 still stands - and he said that day that he chose the Badgers over Notre Dame because he wanted to be 'that guy,' not 'just another guy.'"
  56. ^ Sean F. Dalton Gloucester County Prosecutor, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed October 26, 2017. "A Glassboro native, Sean Dalton graduated from Glassboro High School and is a member of the GHS Distinguished Hall of Fame."
  57. ^ Odenbrett, Austin. "Minnesota Viking and Glassboro grad George Johnson holds football camp", South Jersey Times, July 2, 2013. Accessed October 18, 2017. "Minnesota Vikings defensive end George Johnson's career has taken him across country playing on the biggest stage, but the NFL veteran will never forget his roots in Glassboro. While he has yet to make a major impact as a professional, Johnson has more than made up for it in his off-the-field contributions, including his signature event giving back to his hometown community — the annual George Johnson Youth Football Camp held at his alma mater, Glassboro High School."
  58. ^ Hall of Fame Clas of 2016, Glassboro High School. Accessed October 18, 2017. "George Johnson graduated from Glassboro High School in June 2006."
  59. ^ Juwan Johnson, Penn State Nittany Lions football. Accessed October 25, 2020. "Hometown: Glassboro, N.J.; High School: Glassboro"
  60. ^ Class of 1989 Inductees, Glassboro High SchoolAccessed October 18, 2017.
  61. ^ Jarvis D. Lynch, United States Marine Corps. Accessed December 26, 2007.
  62. ^ Bernstein, Jason. "National Signing Day, 2021: N.J. native Keon Sabb makes B1G decision, commits to Michigan", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 16, 2021. Accessed January 7, 2024. "From the moment he arrived in high school, Keon Sabb has generated plenty of buzz. So its only appropriate that on National Signing Day, the four-star safety and Glassboro native would create headlines with his decision to commit and sign to play football at Michigan.... Sabb, who began his high school career at Glassboro, had 11 interceptions and 77 tackles over two seasons."
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