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Eastern Regional High School

January 01, 1970

Eastern Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades from Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township, three communities in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District. The high school is located in Voorhees Township.[4]

Eastern Regional High School
Address
1401 Laurel Oak Road

Voorhees Township
,
Camden County
,
New Jersey
08043

United States
Coordinates39°50′59″N 74°58′00″W / 39.8497°N 74.9667°W / 39.8497; -74.9667
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1965
School districtEastern Camden County Regional High School District
NCES School ID340438001488[1]
PrincipalRobert M. Tull Jr.
Faculty142.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,933 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.6:1[1]
Color(s)  Cardinal and
  Navy Blue[2]
Athletics conferenceOlympic Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Team nameVikings[2]
NewspaperThe Voyager[3]
Websitewww.eccrsd.us

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,933 students and 142.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1. There were 186 students (9.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 33 (1.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

History edit

The origin of the district dates to 1964, when voters in all three sending communities approved a referendum to fund the construction of a high school.[5]

The original school building with 18 classrooms was constructed on a site covering 50 acres (20 ha) at a cost of $1.7 million (equivalent to $27.2 million in 2023). Prior to opening, students from Berlin Borough attended Edgewood Regional High School, while those from Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township were sent to either Collingswood High School or Haddonfield Memorial High School.[6]

The school opened in 1965, with 35 professional staff and 525 students in grades 9-11 in a building designed to accommodate enrollment of 850.[7][8] The school was originally divided into schools on the same site: Eastern Intermediate High School (grades 9-10), completed in 1992, and Eastern Senior High School (grades 11-12). There were over 1,000 students enrolled at Eastern Senior High School. Eastern Intermediate High School had approximately 1,150 enrolled students. In September 2012, the schools merged into one unit with the retirement of Dr. James Talarico in June 2012 and was renamed "Eastern Regional High School" with Robert Tull serving as the principal of the merged school. The oldest parts of the school, which were constructed in 1965, 1970, and 1975 are now the "11-12 Building", and the 1992 addition is referred to as the "9-10 Building".

In 2021, the school and its principal were accused of attempting to censor the valedictorian's speech during the graduation ceremony. Bryce Dershem, the valedictorian, gave a speech that included him being queer and overcoming mental health issues, but the principal, Robert Tull, tried to make him recite a preapproved speech that excluded those remarks.[9][10]

Awards, recognition and rankings edit

Eastern Regional High School was ranked 81st out of 337 High Schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2016 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools" using a new ranking methodology. The school was the 104th-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.[11] The school had been ranked 117th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 86th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[12] The magazine ranked the school 79th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[13]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 133rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 46 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (86.0%) and language arts literacy (93.1%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[14]

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 847th in the nation among participating public high schools and 63rd among schools in New Jersey.[15]

Sports edit

The Eastern High School Vikings[2] participate in the Olympic Conference, which comprises public and private high schools in Burlington and Camden counties, and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[16] With 1,486 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.[17] The football team competes in the Memorial Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[18][19] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 1,315 to 2,466 students.[20]

Eastern High School has an ice hockey club that fields both a varsity and junior varsity teams. In the 2015–16 season, the team beat Kingsway Regional High School in a series of 2–1 to claim the SJHSHL Tier 1-B Championship on a goal scored seven seconds into overtime.[21] The team, which is a member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League, competes against other member high schools throughout South Jersey.[22]

The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championships in 1983 and 1985[23]

The softball team won the Group IV state championship in 1986 (against finalist Ridgewood High School) and 2012 (vs. Hunterdon Central Regional High School).[24] The 1986 team finished the season with a 22-4 record after winning the Group IV title with 2-1 victory against Ridgewood in the championship game at Trenton State College.[25] The team won the 2012 Group IV title with a 2–0 win in the finals against returning champion Hunterdon Central.[26]

The 1989 boys' basketball team won the Group III state championships, defeating runner-up Sparta High School by a score of 73-63 in the finals played at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Rothman Center[27][28] and came into the inaugural Tournament of Champions as the sixth seed, defeating third-seeded Haddonfield Memorial High School by a score of 56-54 in the quarterfinals before falling in the semis by 82-58 to number-two seed Elizabeth High School to finish the season with a record of 28-6.[29][30]

The boys cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1993.[31]

The girls' volleyball team won the Group IV state championship in 2001, defeating Hunterdon Central Regional High School by 15-7 and 15–11, after losing to Hackensack High School in the Group IV final in 2000.[32][33][34]

The boys' bowling team won the overall state championship in 2001.[35]

The girls team won the NJSIAA spring / outdoor track state championship in Group IV in 2002 and 2003.[36]

The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV state sectional championship in 2003.[37] Eastern won the 2003 South Jersey, Group IV title with a 14–7 win against Washington Township High School and competed in the playoffs six out of eight years after winning their first state sectional title.[38][39]

The girls' varsity soccer team won back-to-back Group IV state championships in 2005 (vs. Roxbury High School in the finals) and 2006 (vs. North Hunterdon High School).[40] In 2005, they won the Group IV South sectional championship over Toms River High School East 1–0.[41] The team then went on to win the state championship game by a score of 2–0 over Roxbury High School. The team repeated in 2006, defeating Washington Township High School 2–0 in the Group IV South sectional championship,[42] and defeating North Hunterdon High School to capture the 2006 Group IV state championship.[43]

The baseball team won the Group IV state title in 2013 over runner-up Westfield High School.[44] The team finished the season with a record of 30–4, winning the 2013 Group IV title with an 8–1 win against Westfield in the tournament's championship game.[45]

Field hockey team edit

Eastern's field hockey team has the longest consecutive unbeaten streak in the history of the National Federation.[46][47]

The team won the Group III state championship in 1979, 1990 and 1999–2019. The program's 23 state titles and the 21 consecutive titles from 1999 to 2019 are the most of any school in the state. After winning the inaugural field hockey Tournament of Champions in 2006 against runner-up West Essex High School, the team repeated as ToC champion in 2008 (vs. Wall Township High School), 2009 (vs. Shore Regional High School), 2011 (vs. West Essex), 2013-2015 (vs. Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in the three consecutive finals) and 2018 (vs. Oak Knoll). Eastern has won the Tournament of Champions in eight of the 13 times that it has been played.[48]

The 2000 team won the Group IV state title with a 5-0 win against Morris Knolls in the finals at The College of New Jersey to finish at 23-0 in a season in which the team allowed four goals all year long.[49]

The 2003 team won the Group IV state championship with a 1–0 win over Lenape High School in the semifinals and a 6–0 win against Hunterdon Central High School in the tournament's final match.[50] The 2004 team repeated as Group IV champion, again defeating Hunterdon Central High School in the tournament final.[51] In 2006, Eastern's field hockey team won the Tournament of Champions, defeating West Essex High School by a score of 2–1.[52] In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship in commanding fashion with a 10–0 win over Atlantic City High School in the quarterfinals, 8–0 over Cherokee High School in the semis and an 8–0 win over Washington Township High School in the tournament final.[53] The team moved on to win the Group IV state championship with a 10–0 win over Steinert High School in the semis and a 4–0 win against Bridgewater-Raritan High School in the finals.[54] With this win, the team had won nine consecutive Group IV state titles, tying a national record.[55] The team would go on to sweep Group IV and Tournament of Champions titles in 2008 and 2009. The Vikings are one of only two teams to ever score more than 200 goals in a season.

Eastern's dominance against New Jersey opponents finally came to an end on November 14, 2007, when they lost to Group I Oak Knoll 3–2 in overtime of the Tournament of Champions semifinals. Dating back to 1998, the team had won 208 consecutive games to opponents from New Jersey,[56] but still hold the national record unbeaten streak of 153 games.[57] In all the school years between 2011 and 2015, the Eastern field hockey team was ranked number one in the nation.

This 'Field Hockey Dynasty' was noted in an article in the Sunday edition of The New York Times, including profiles of team members.[57] In 2013, the field-hockey program received a Special Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association, in recognition of its 14 consecutive New Jersey state field hockey championships and its 2013 victory in the state Tournament of Champions.[58]

Coach Danyle Heilig retired in 2020, finishing her 21-year career coaching the team with an overall record of 527-16-10, winning 21 Group IV state championships (every year she coached the team), 13 Tournament of Champions titles and nine national number one rankings.[59]

Extracurricular activities edit

Eastern High School has run a very successful Model United Nations team and program. In 2001, the South Jersey Model UN Consortium was started by the former advisor, Janet E. Rabin.[60] The program runs the South Jersey Model United Nations one-day conference every fall and visits college conferences in the fall and spring. The Model UN team has won such awards as Best Small and Large Delegation at Rutgers Model UN, Best Small Delegation at Harvard Model United Nations, in addition to others. The Model UN team has attended conferences at Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Rutgers University, and Harvard University, consistently winning awards at all of these prestigious schools. The program was recently ranked the 21st best High School Model UN team in the country.[61] The Model Congress team has also had much success at Rutgers Model Congress.

The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1976 and 1981 (Group 1), and State Champions in 2011, 2012, and 2014. (Group 2).[62] The marching band was 1981 and 2012 Atlantic Coast Champions in Group 1 and 2014 Atlantic Coast Champions in Group 2.

Eastern conducts an award-winning theater program that includes an NJDFL Team Theatre (New Jersey State Champions 2008-09 and 2nd Place finishers in both 2011-12 and 2012–13), annual Fall Play and Spring Musical, and One-Acts Festival. Eastern's 2010 musical, Chicago, earned Sarah Cheatham a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star nomination for her lead performance as 'Roxie.' Eastern's 2011 musical, Cats, earned the award for Outstanding High School Musical in the 8-county Philadelphia region by the Greater Philadelphia Cappies, as well as both Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical.[63] In 2012, for the second consecutive year, an Eastern musical was nominated for 'Outstanding Production' in New Jersey by the Rising Star Awards sponsored by the State Theatre of New Jersey, Paper Mill Playhouse. Sarah Cheatham was nominated for Lead Actress for 'Anna' in Eastern's The King and I. Eastern's 2017 musical, Les Misérables: School Edition earned Gary Bowman a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star award for his lead performance as 'Jean Valjean,' Dr. Gregg Molotsky a Paper Mill Playhouse Best Director award, and the entire cast and crew the Best Musical award. In 2020, Eastern's production of AIDA was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic one week before opening night. In 2021, Director Dr. Gregg Molotsky produced Seussical the Musical outside on the football field with a 60-person cast, 15 person pit, and 30 person tech and stage crew.

In 2023, Eastern's theatre department won exclusive rights in New Jersey to perform Frozen as performed on Broadway. This was a result of the "United States of Frozen" competition, which granted one high school in each state the materials to perform the show for the very first time.[64]

Administration edit

The school's principal is Robert M. Tull Jr. His administration team includes the five vice principals.[65]

Notable alumni edit

See also: Category:Eastern Regional High School alumni

References edit

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  4. ^ Eastern Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 26, 2016. "Our school is a public regional high school serving students in grades 9 through 12. The student population is multicultural and reflects the diversity of the three communities it serves: Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township."
  5. ^ Staff. "Eastern Regional High School touts 50 years of 'Excellence in Education' with May 6 celebration", The Voorhees Sun, May 8, 2015. Accessed April 11, 2021. "The students of Voorhees, Gibbsboro and Berlin townships traveled to Overbrook, Edgewood, Haddonfield or Collingswood to go to high school, and the students and their parents were not pleased. Then things started to change. In 1963, the county appointed a special school board to look at the issue. In 1964, high school plans were developed, a bond referendum was approved by all three communities, ground was broken, and in September 1965, Eastern Regional High School opened its doors."
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  47. ^ Auerbach, Nicole. "Trio of high school teammates sticks together as Wolverines", The Michigan Daily, September 1, 2008. Accessed July 7, 2011. "The girls all grew up in southern New Jersey and attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, where they played varsity field hockey for one of the country's most prestigious programs.... But the program's claim to fame isn't a trophy or a top ranking — it's a record. Eastern owns the nation's longest unbeaten streak in high school field hockey history with 153 straight games. Its winning streak against in-state opponents is equally impressive. From 1998 to 2007, Eastern won 208 consecutive games against New Jersey opponents, a streak that ended last November."
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  64. ^ Vitarelli, Alicia. "3 local schools win chance to perform Disney's Frozen: The Broadway Musical", WPVI-TV, March 9, 2023. Accessed March 26, 2023. "One high school in each state won 'The United States of Frozen: Love is an Open Door' competition. On Monday, our local winners from Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware; Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey; and North Penn High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania all gathered on stage together at the Wilma Theater in Center City to show us just how they melted the judge's hearts."
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  71. ^ Sarah Dawson July 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, USA Field Hockey. Accessed December 20, 2007.
  72. ^ "Tom Flacco could follow in his brother’s footsteps", The Sun Newspapers, February 26, 2013. Accessed April 30, 2021. "Unlike Joe, an Audubon High School alum, Tom went to Camden Catholic High School until he moved to Voorhees in August 2011. Tom become the starting quarterback for the Vikings his sophomore year, according to Eastern Regional High School Vikings head coach Dan Spittal."
  73. ^ , United States Olympic Committee. Accessed August 10, 2016. "Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa.; Hometown: Voorhees, N.J.; High School: Eastern Regional Senior High School (Voorhees, N.J.) '09"
  74. ^ , Oregon State Bar, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 11, 2012. Accessed September 29, 2017. "Eastern Regional High School (Gibbsboro, New Jersey) (1967-68) (family moved)"
  75. ^ Krum, Logan. "From Eastern to Harvard to China", Berlin Sun, June 28, 2017. Accessed August 27, 2020. "When he went to Eastern Regional High School, Leonard Neidorf wasn’t always the most motivated student.... Neidorf is a 2006 graduate of Eastern, which he credits for helping form his education."
  76. ^ Transcript of Interview With Regis Philbin, CNN Larry King Live. Accessed April 11, 2007. "Philbin: Save your prom dress. We'll take a look at it now. Here is Kelly's prom dress from 1988. That's her at Eastern High School in Voorhees, New Jersey. The No. 1 song that year was 'Faith' by George Michaels."
  77. ^ Staff. "Eastern graduate Logan Ryan drafted by Patriots in third round Friday", Courier-Post, April 27, 2013. Accessed June 4, 2013. "Rutgers junior cornerback Logan Ryan, an Eastern High School graduate, was selected in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots"
  78. ^ Logan Ryan June 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, New England Patriots. Accessed June 4, 2013.
  79. ^ Minnick, Kevin. "Baseball: Schneider remains Eastern's silent leader", Courier-Post, April 7, 2017. Accessed August 5, 2023. "Davis Schneider isn’t one to say a whole lot. You’re not going to find the Eastern High School senior orchestrating dugout chants or getting on a teammate for missing a signal."
  80. ^ Gormley, Chuck. "Legal action shocks Samaritans", Courier-Post, April 30, 2007. Accessed May 11, 2007. "Taliaferro, an Eastern graduate Spittal had coached, was paralyzed after making a tackle in a 2000 football game for Penn State."
  81. ^ Madison Tiernan May 5, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Accessed May 8, 2017. "Hometown: Voorhees, N.J.; High School: Eastern Regional"
  82. ^ Whittaker, Celeste E. "Florida tackle turns skeptics into believers",Courier-Post, January 6, 2009. Accessed February 21, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Phil Trautwein has proven people wrong at every turn of his football career..... The former Eastern High School standout hopes to keep up his overachieving ways all the way to the NFL."
  83. ^ Friedman, Sally. "From an early age, it was clear Phantom star belonged center stage", Courier-Post, March 30, 2014. Accessed November 22, 2015. "'I love what's happened to me but I'm still absorbing it,' says this graduate of Eastern High School."
  84. ^ Redd, C. Kalimah. "Eastern Star Wilson Has Become One Of South Jersey's Big Names", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 1, 1999. Accessed June 4, 2013. "Toyelle Wilson is sprawled on the floor, face down, behind Eastern's bench with a large ice pack tucked under the elastic of her shorts. She was kneed in the head when she took a charge in the game against Gloucester, and she bruised her tailbone when she landed."

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Eastern Regional High School is a four year comprehensive public high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades from Berlin Borough Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township three communities in Camden County in the U S state of New Jersey operating as part of the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District The high school is located in Voorhees Township 4 Eastern Regional High SchoolAddress1401 Laurel Oak RoadVoorhees Township Camden County New Jersey 08043United StatesCoordinates39 50 59 N 74 58 00 W 39 8497 N 74 9667 W 39 8497 74 9667InformationTypePublic high schoolEstablished1965School districtEastern Camden County Regional High School DistrictNCES School ID340438001488 1 PrincipalRobert M Tull Jr Faculty142 0 FTEs 1 Grades9 12Enrollment1 933 as of 2022 23 1 Student to teacher ratio13 6 1 1 Color s Cardinal and Navy Blue 2 Athletics conferenceOlympic Conference general West Jersey Football League football Team nameVikings 2 NewspaperThe Voyager 3 Websitewww wbr eccrsd wbr us As of the 2022 23 school year the school had an enrollment of 1 933 students and 142 0 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 13 6 1 There were 186 students 9 6 of enrollment eligible for free lunch and 33 1 7 of students eligible for reduced cost lunch 1 Contents 1 History 2 Awards recognition and rankings 3 Sports 3 1 Field hockey team 4 Extracurricular activities 5 Administration 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe origin of the district dates to 1964 when voters in all three sending communities approved a referendum to fund the construction of a high school 5 The original school building with 18 classrooms was constructed on a site covering 50 acres 20 ha at a cost of 1 7 million equivalent to 27 2 million in 2023 Prior to opening students from Berlin Borough attended Edgewood Regional High School while those from Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township were sent to either Collingswood High School or Haddonfield Memorial High School 6 The school opened in 1965 with 35 professional staff and 525 students in grades 9 11 in a building designed to accommodate enrollment of 850 7 8 The school was originally divided into schools on the same site Eastern Intermediate High School grades 9 10 completed in 1992 and Eastern Senior High School grades 11 12 There were over 1 000 students enrolled at Eastern Senior High School Eastern Intermediate High School had approximately 1 150 enrolled students In September 2012 the schools merged into one unit with the retirement of Dr James Talarico in June 2012 and was renamed Eastern Regional High School with Robert Tull serving as the principal of the merged school The oldest parts of the school which were constructed in 1965 1970 and 1975 are now the 11 12 Building and the 1992 addition is referred to as the 9 10 Building In 2021 the school and its principal were accused of attempting to censor the valedictorian s speech during the graduation ceremony Bryce Dershem the valedictorian gave a speech that included him being queer and overcoming mental health issues but the principal Robert Tull tried to make him recite a preapproved speech that excluded those remarks 9 10 Awards recognition and rankings editEastern Regional High School was ranked 81st out of 337 High Schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine s September 2016 cover story on the state s Top Public High Schools using a new ranking methodology The school was the 104th 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 11 The school had been ranked 117th in the state of 328 schools in 2012 after being ranked 86th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed 12 The magazine ranked the school 79th in 2008 out of 316 schools 13 Schooldigger com ranked the school tied for 133rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings a decrease of 46 positions from the 2010 ranking which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics 86 0 and language arts literacy 93 1 components of the High School Proficiency Assessment HSPA 14 In its 2013 report on America s Best High Schools The Daily Beast ranked the school 847th in the nation among participating public high schools and 63rd among schools in New Jersey 15 Sports editThe Eastern High School Vikings 2 participate in the Olympic Conference which comprises public and private high schools in Burlington and Camden counties and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association 16 With 1 486 students in grades 10 12 the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019 20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes which included schools with an enrollment of 1 060 to 5 049 students in that grade range 17 The football team competes in the Memorial Division of the 94 team West Jersey Football League superconference 18 19 and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V South for football for 2022 2024 which included schools with 1 315 to 2 466 students 20 Eastern High School has an ice hockey club that fields both a varsity and junior varsity teams In the 2015 16 season the team beat Kingsway Regional High School in a series of 2 1 to claim the SJHSHL Tier 1 B Championship on a goal scored seven seconds into overtime 21 The team which is a member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League competes against other member high schools throughout South Jersey 22 The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championships in 1983 and 1985 23 The softball team won the Group IV state championship in 1986 against finalist Ridgewood High School and 2012 vs Hunterdon Central Regional High School 24 The 1986 team finished the season with a 22 4 record after winning the Group IV title with 2 1 victory against Ridgewood in the championship game at Trenton State College 25 The team won the 2012 Group IV title with a 2 0 win in the finals against returning champion Hunterdon Central 26 The 1989 boys basketball team won the Group III state championships defeating runner up Sparta High School by a score of 73 63 in the finals played at Fairleigh Dickinson University s Rothman Center 27 28 and came into the inaugural Tournament of Champions as the sixth seed defeating third seeded Haddonfield Memorial High School by a score of 56 54 in the quarterfinals before falling in the semis by 82 58 to number two seed Elizabeth High School to finish the season with a record of 28 6 29 30 The boys cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1993 31 The girls volleyball team won the Group IV state championship in 2001 defeating Hunterdon Central Regional High School by 15 7 and 15 11 after losing to Hackensack High School in the Group IV final in 2000 32 33 34 The boys bowling team won the overall state championship in 2001 35 The girls team won the NJSIAA spring outdoor track state championship in Group IV in 2002 and 2003 36 The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV state sectional championship in 2003 37 Eastern won the 2003 South Jersey Group IV title with a 14 7 win against Washington Township High School and competed in the playoffs six out of eight years after winning their first state sectional title 38 39 The girls varsity soccer team won back to back Group IV state championships in 2005 vs Roxbury High School in the finals and 2006 vs North Hunterdon High School 40 In 2005 they won the Group IV South sectional championship over Toms River High School East 1 0 41 The team then went on to win the state championship game by a score of 2 0 over Roxbury High School The team repeated in 2006 defeating Washington Township High School 2 0 in the Group IV South sectional championship 42 and defeating North Hunterdon High School to capture the 2006 Group IV state championship 43 The baseball team won the Group IV state title in 2013 over runner up Westfield High School 44 The team finished the season with a record of 30 4 winning the 2013 Group IV title with an 8 1 win against Westfield in the tournament s championship game 45 Field hockey team edit Eastern s field hockey team has the longest consecutive unbeaten streak in the history of the National Federation 46 47 The team won the Group III state championship in 1979 1990 and 1999 2019 The program s 23 state titles and the 21 consecutive titles from 1999 to 2019 are the most of any school in the state After winning the inaugural field hockey Tournament of Champions in 2006 against runner up West Essex High School the team repeated as ToC champion in 2008 vs Wall Township High School 2009 vs Shore Regional High School 2011 vs West Essex 2013 2015 vs Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in the three consecutive finals and 2018 vs Oak Knoll Eastern has won the Tournament of Champions in eight of the 13 times that it has been played 48 The 2000 team won the Group IV state title with a 5 0 win against Morris Knolls in the finals at The College of New Jersey to finish at 23 0 in a season in which the team allowed four goals all year long 49 The 2003 team won the Group IV state championship with a 1 0 win over Lenape High School in the semifinals and a 6 0 win against Hunterdon Central High School in the tournament s final match 50 The 2004 team repeated as Group IV champion again defeating Hunterdon Central High School in the tournament final 51 In 2006 Eastern s field hockey team won the Tournament of Champions defeating West Essex High School by a score of 2 1 52 In 2007 the field hockey team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional championship in commanding fashion with a 10 0 win over Atlantic City High School in the quarterfinals 8 0 over Cherokee High School in the semis and an 8 0 win over Washington Township High School in the tournament final 53 The team moved on to win the Group IV state championship with a 10 0 win over Steinert High School in the semis and a 4 0 win against Bridgewater Raritan High School in the finals 54 With this win the team had won nine consecutive Group IV state titles tying a national record 55 The team would go on to sweep Group IV and Tournament of Champions titles in 2008 and 2009 The Vikings are one of only two teams to ever score more than 200 goals in a season Eastern s dominance against New Jersey opponents finally came to an end on November 14 2007 when they lost to Group I Oak Knoll 3 2 in overtime of the Tournament of Champions semifinals Dating back to 1998 the team had won 208 consecutive games to opponents from New Jersey 56 but still hold the national record unbeaten streak of 153 games 57 In all the school years between 2011 and 2015 the Eastern field hockey team was ranked number one in the nation This Field Hockey Dynasty was noted in an article in the Sunday edition of The New York Times including profiles of team members 57 In 2013 the field hockey program received a Special Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association in recognition of its 14 consecutive New Jersey state field hockey championships and its 2013 victory in the state Tournament of Champions 58 Coach Danyle Heilig retired in 2020 finishing her 21 year career coaching the team with an overall record of 527 16 10 winning 21 Group IV state championships every year she coached the team 13 Tournament of Champions titles and nine national number one rankings 59 Extracurricular activities editEastern High School has run a very successful Model United Nations team and program In 2001 the South Jersey Model UN Consortium was started by the former advisor Janet E Rabin 60 The program runs the South Jersey Model United Nations one day conference every fall and visits college conferences in the fall and spring The Model UN team has won such awards as Best Small and Large Delegation at Rutgers Model UN Best Small Delegation at Harvard Model United Nations in addition to others The Model UN team has attended conferences at Georgetown University Johns Hopkins University Rutgers University and Harvard University consistently winning awards at all of these prestigious schools The program was recently ranked the 21st best High School Model UN team in the country 61 The Model Congress team has also had much success at Rutgers Model Congress The school s marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1976 and 1981 Group 1 and State Champions in 2011 2012 and 2014 Group 2 62 The marching band was 1981 and 2012 Atlantic Coast Champions in Group 1 and 2014 Atlantic Coast Champions in Group 2 Eastern conducts an award winning theater program that includes an NJDFL Team Theatre New Jersey State Champions 2008 09 and 2nd Place finishers in both 2011 12 and 2012 13 annual Fall Play and Spring Musical and One Acts Festival Eastern s 2010 musical Chicago earned Sarah Cheatham a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star nomination for her lead performance as Roxie Eastern s 2011 musical Cats earned the award for Outstanding High School Musical in the 8 county Philadelphia region by the Greater Philadelphia Cappies as well as both Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical 63 In 2012 for the second consecutive year an Eastern musical was nominated for Outstanding Production in New Jersey by the Rising Star Awards sponsored by the State Theatre of New Jersey Paper Mill Playhouse Sarah Cheatham was nominated for Lead Actress for Anna in Eastern s The King and I Eastern s 2017 musical Les Miserables School Edition earned Gary Bowman a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star award for his lead performance as Jean Valjean Dr Gregg Molotsky a Paper Mill Playhouse Best Director award and the entire cast and crew the Best Musical award In 2020 Eastern s production of AIDA was shut down due to the COVID 19 pandemic one week before opening night In 2021 Director Dr Gregg Molotsky produced Seussical the Musical outside on the football field with a 60 person cast 15 person pit and 30 person tech and stage crew In 2023 Eastern s theatre department won exclusive rights in New Jersey to perform Frozen as performed on Broadway This was a result of the United States of Frozen competition which granted one high school in each state the materials to perform the show for the very first time 64 Administration editThe school s principal is Robert M Tull Jr His administration team includes the five vice principals 65 Notable alumni editSee also Category Eastern Regional High School alumni Amirah Ali born 1998 soccer forward and midfielder who plays for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women s Soccer League 66 Eli Apple born 1994 class of 2013 defensive back for the Cincinnati Bengals 67 Braille born 1981 as Bryan Winchester hip hop recording artist 68 Chris Canty born 1976 American football player who played in the NFL for the New England Patriots Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints 69 Rachel Dawson born 1985 Olympic field hockey midfielder 70 Sarah Dawson born 1982 field hockey forward midfielder 71 Tom Flacco born 1994 quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League 72 English Gardner born 1992 class of 2010 track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 meter dash 73 Dana Hall born 1969 jazz musician citation needed Jack Landau born 1953 attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon 74 Leonard Neidorf born c 1988 class of 2006 philologist who specializes in the study of Old English and Middle English literature and is a known authority on Beowulf 75 Kelly Ripa born 1970 host of Live with Kelly formerly co host with Regis Philbin and co star with Faith Ford in Hope amp Faith 76 Logan Ryan born 1991 NFL cornerback with the Tennessee Titans 77 78 Davis Schneider born 1999 class of 2017 professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 79 Adam Taliaferro born 1982 former Penn State Football player who overcame paralysis and subject of the book Miracle in the Making 80 Madison Tiernan born 1995 soccer midfielder who plays for Sky Blue FC of National Women s Soccer League 81 Phil Trautwein born 1986 former NFL offensive tackle who played for the St Louis Rams 82 Julia Udine born 1993 actress who performed as Christine on Broadway and the North American tour of The Phantom of the Opera 83 Toyelle Wilson born 1981 Prairie View A amp M Panthers women s basketball head coach three time SWAC Division I women s basketball champion 84 References edit a b c d e School data for Eastern Regional High School National Center for Education Statistics Accessed February 1 2024 a b c Eastern High School New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed October 20 2020 The Voyager Eastern Regional High School Accessed March 23 2022 Eastern Regional High School 2015 Report Card Narrative New Jersey Department of Education Accessed May 26 2016 Our school is a public regional high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 The student population is multicultural and reflects the diversity of the three communities it serves Berlin Borough Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township Staff Eastern Regional High School touts 50 years of Excellence in Education with May 6 celebration The Voorhees Sun May 8 2015 Accessed April 11 2021 The students of Voorhees Gibbsboro and Berlin townships traveled to Overbrook Edgewood Haddonfield or Collingswood to go to high school and the students and their parents were not pleased Then things started to change In 1963 the county appointed a special school board to look at the issue In 1964 high school plans were developed a bond referendum was approved by all three communities ground was broken and in September 1965 Eastern Regional High School opened its doors 1 3 Million in Pacts Given For Voorhees Twp School Courier Post July 29 1964 Accessed March 23 2022 via Newspapers com The one story 18 classroom all brick school will be built on a 50 acre tract located off Rt 561 near Laurel Oak Country Club Overall cost of the new school including land and equipment has been fixed at 1 7 million Cost of the school will be paid through a 1 1 million bond issue approved by the voters Oct 15 1963 The regional district includes Gibbsboro Berlin Borough and Voorhees Township At present high school pupils from Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township attend classes at Haddonfield and Collingswood High Schools while Berlin pupils attend Edgewood High School History Archived July 17 2011 at the Wayback Machine Voorhees Township Accessed July 7 2011 Before Eastern Regional High School opened in 1965 Voorhees students attended other high schools including Camden Haddonfield Lower Camden County and Collingswood New Regional School To Open on Schedule In Voorhees Sept 8 The Philadelphia Inquirer August 22 1965 Accessed April 30 2021 via Newspapers com The new Eastern Camden County Regional High School in Voorhees township will open its doors on schedule to 525 students on Sept 8 The district embraces five elementary schools in the boroughs of Berlin and Gibbsboro plus Voorhees township Grades 9 10 and 11 will attend this fall and the 12th grade will be added next year The building was constructed for 850 students but a major addition is envisioned within a few years as enrollment expands The school will ease the student load in Haddonfield Collingswood and Lower Camden County Regional High School O Kane Caitlin When this high school valedictorian started giving a speech about being queer the principal took the mic CBS News June 28 2021 Accessed February 14 2022 A valedictorian from New Jersey says his high school tried to censor his graduation speech first making him remove parts about sexuality and mental health then cutting him off as he spoke at graduation Eighteen year old Bryce Dershem who graduated from Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees told CBS News he originally wrote a speech about being queer and dealing with mental health issues but Principal Robert Tull told him to change it Lupkat Alyssa When a Valedictorian Spoke of His Queer Identity the Principal Cut Off His Speech The New York Times June 27 2021 Accessed February 14 2022 Less than a minute into Bryce Dershem s valedictorian speech on June 17 the microphone cut out He had just told the audience at his New Jersey high school s graduation ceremony that he came out as queer in his freshman year Then his classmates at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township N J cheered for him to continue his speech Staff Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014 New Jersey Monthly September 2 2014 Accessed September 5 2014 Staff The Top New Jersey High Schools Alphabetical New Jersey Monthly August 16 2012 Accessed September 11 2012 Staff 2010 Top High Schools New Jersey Monthly August 16 2010 Accessed April 4 2011 New Jersey High School Rankings 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy amp HSPA Math 2010 2011 permanent dead link Schooldigger com Accessed March 5 2012 Streib Lauren America s Best High Schools The Daily Beast May 6 2013 Accessed May 9 2013 League amp Conference Officers Affiliated Schools 2020 2021 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed October 20 2020 NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019 2020 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed November 20 2020 Eastern Vikings West Jersey Football League Accessed May 1 2023 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 Football Public School Classifications 2022 2024 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 1 2023 Benevento Don Ice hockey Eastern edges Kingsway in OT for title Archived September 29 2017 at the Wayback Machine South Jersey Sport Digest February 22 2016 Accessed September 29 2017 The two players one just beginning his high school career and the other finishing his were the key contributors Monday when Eastern Regional High School defeated Kingsway 4 3 in overtime The victory sealed the Vikings South Jersey Ice Hockey League Tier 1 championship in a game played at the Flyers Skate Zone Varsity Tier I Teams Archived March 11 2007 at the Wayback Machine South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League Accessed April 11 2007 NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 1 2021 Softball Championship History 1972 2023 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association updated July 2023 Accessed April 1 2024 Mayer John Eastern s defense throttles Ridgewood The Record June 8 1986 Accessed January 5 2021 The Eastern softball team reached the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 4 final largely on the strength of its defense and the Vikings are the 1986 state champions for the same reason Eastern 22 4 backed the one hit pitching of Sue Graham 17 4 with near flawless defense to top Ridgewood 2 1 yesterday at Trenton State College Staff Eastern Regional defeats Hunterdon Central for NJSIAA Group 4 state softball title 2 0 The Express Times June 10 2012 updated January 3 2019 Accessed November 20 2020 Eastern Regional s Steph Vuono pitched a masterpiece outdueling Hunterdon Central s Jess Dreswick for the NJSIAA Group 4 state softball title 2 0 at Toms River North High School NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed November 20 2020 Kurand Bob First half breakdown fatal to Sparta The Record March 12 1989 Accessed March 9 2021 via Newspapers com They met again as opponents Saturday afternoon with Edwards leading Eastern Regional to a 73 63 win ever Sparta to win the Group 3 state championship The difference was that Eastern held Sparta s point guard to 13 points below his average of 20 while Edwards even on an off day pumped in 33 at Fairleigh Dickinson s Rothman Center The Vikings 27 5 won the game early as they sprinted to a 43 23 halftime lead behind a pressure defense that pinned Sparta in its backcourt NJSIAA Boys Basketball Tournament of Champions History New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed November 1 2020 Kurland Bob Elizabeth romps set for rematch The Record March 17 1989 Accessed March 9 2021 via Newspapers com Elizabeth was too tall and too talented for Eastern Regional the last seeded team in the Tournament of Champions and the Minutemen romped into the final round with an 82 58 victory Thursday night at Rutgers But the Vikings 28 6 hit only 3 of ll in the opening quarter in falling behind 25 10 NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed January 1 2022 Pope Kristian Eastern girls grab state volleyball championship The Vikings took out top seeded Hunterdon Central 15 7 15 11 for the Group 4 crown The Philadelphia Inquirer November 18 2011 Accessed July 7 2011 NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 1 2023 2001 NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group IV New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed September 19 2011 History of NJSIAA Boys Bowling Championships New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed August 1 2022 NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Girls New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed September 1 2021 NJSIAA Football History New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed January 1 2022 Staff Deptford caps a magic season with push ups The Philadelphia Inquirer December 11 2003 Accessed July 11 2011 Eastern had been 0 5 in sectional finals before it edged Washington Township 14 7 in Tuesday s Group 4 final Staff High School Sports Roundup The Press of Atlantic City December 10 2003 Accessed July 11 2011 Eighth seeded Eastern Regional upset sixth seeded Washington Township 14 7 for the South Jersey Group IV football championship on Tuesday NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed January 1 2022 2005 Girls Soccer South Group IV New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 11 2007 2006 Girls Soccer Tournament South Group IV New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 11 2007 Pincu Simeon Girls Soccer Corners costly to North Archived November 7 2012 at the Wayback Machine Courier News November 19 2006 Accessed July 7 2011 As the No 4 seed in its section with an unimpressive 10 7 record entering the postseason the North Hunterdon High School girls soccer team might have been the last squad anyone would have expected to play for a state title while North s unlikely run ended Saturday at The College of New Jersey with a 2 0 loss to Eastern in the Group IV final the Lions didn t lose the game on the field they lost it in the corners NJSIAA Baseball Championship History New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 1 2023 Eastern shows its good stuff to Westfield USA Today High School Sports June 9 2013 Accessed November 20 2020 Tidbits about the Eastern High School baseball team had recently been exchanged up and down the state from Flemington across to Westfield back to Camden County The Vikings 30 4 rolled to an 8 1 victory over Westfield in the NJSIAA Group IV final at Toms River North s Ryan Field Narducci Marc Eastern ties unbeaten streak The Vikings shut out Triton 6 0 Now only Cherokee stands in the way of a national record The Philadelphia Inquirer October 29 2003 Accessed July 7 2011 In a way it was like the 103 others that had preceded it not to mention the two ties Yesterday s interdivisional Olympic Conference game tied the national record for the longest unbeaten streak in field hockey Since 1999 Eastern is 104 0 2 tying the mark of 106 set by the Casady School of Oklahoma City which went 106 0 from 1959 to 1969 Auerbach Nicole Trio of high school teammates sticks together as Wolverines The Michigan Daily September 1 2008 Accessed July 7 2011 The girls all grew up in southern New Jersey and attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees where they played varsity field hockey for one of the country s most prestigious programs But the program s claim to fame isn t a trophy or a top ranking it s a record Eastern owns the nation s longest unbeaten streak in high school field hockey history with 153 straight games Its winning streak against in state opponents is equally impressive From 1998 to 2007 Eastern won 208 consecutive games against New Jersey opponents a streak that ended last November History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed May 1 2023 McGurk Tom Vikings cap perfect season with state Group 4 championship The Eastern field hockey team thumped Morris Knolls 5 0 yesterday for its second consecutive NJSIAA title The Philadelphia Inquirer November 20 2000 Accessed March 8 2021 via Newspapers com The top ranked Vikings field hockey team registered three goals in a span of 2 minutes 19 seconds in the second half and sailed to its second consecutive NJSIAA state Group 4 championship with a 5 0 rout of Morris Knolls yesterday at the College of New Jersey Eastern finished its season at 23 0 and outscored its opponents by 141 4 in capturing the program s fourth state title 2003 Field Hockey Semifinals Group Finals New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed July 29 2007 2004 Field Hockey Semis Finals New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed July 29 2007 2006 Field Hockey Tournament Tournament of Champions accessed November 26 2006 2007 Field Hockey South Group IV New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed November 12 2007 2007 Field Hockey Group Semis Finals New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Accessed November 13 2007 Schnatz Pete Vikings tie mark with 9th title in row The Philadelphia Inquirer November 12 2007 Accessed November 13 2007 Youth served Eastern well yesterday when the Vikings tied a national record by winning their ninth consecutive state field hockey championship by defeating Bridgewater Raritan 4 0 in the NJSIAA State Group 4 final played at Toms River East Eastern s field hockey reign ends The Courier Post accessed November 15 2007 a b Strauss Robert Impressed by Threepeats How About a 23 Peat January 7 2007 Accessed February 2 2020 West Essex had a string of championships in the 1990s but in recent years Eastern has invariably been No 1 having defeated every New Jersey opponent in the last eight years and at one point winning 153 straight matches a national record for the sport PSWA s 110th annual Sports Awards Dinner Who is going to be there Philadelphia Sports Writers Association January 20 2014 Accessed October 4 2014 Slavit Evan Legendary HS coach with more state titles 21 than losses is retiring NJ Advance Media for NJ com January 27 2020 Accessed February 2 2020 Danyle Heilig had more group titles than losses over 22 seasons and never coached a season of Eastern field hockey that did not end in a state title Heilig led Eastern to a Group 4 title every year she was at the helm compiling a 527 16 10 career record in the process and won eight Tournament of Champions titles in the game s 13 year history the game was not played in 2012 because of Hurricane Sandy She led Eastern to a national record 153 straight games without a loss and had Eastern ranked as the No 1 team in the nation nine times since 2002 South Jersey Model UN Consortium Eastern Regional High School Gifted amp Talented backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 16 2008 Accessed September 19 2011 America s Best High School Model UN Teams Top 16 25 BestDelegate com March 23 2011 Accessed September 19 2011 Tournament of Bands Chapter One History Tournament of Bands and 2003 USSBA All state champions Accessed July 5 2007 Staff Greater Philadelphia Cappies winners announced Montgomery News May 21 2011 Accessed May 8 2012 The Cappies Award for Musical went to Eastern Regional High Schools of Camden County for its production of Cats Julia Udine received the award for Lead Actress in a Musical and Brandon Davis received the award for Lead Actor in a Musical both from the cast of Cats from Eastern Regional High Schools Vitarelli Alicia 3 local schools win chance to perform Disney s Frozen The Broadway Musical WPVI TV March 9 2023 Accessed March 26 2023 One high school in each state won The United States of Frozen Love is an Open Door competition On Monday our local winners from Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington Delaware Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees New Jersey and North Penn High School in Lansdale Pennsylvania all gathered on stage together at the Wilma Theater in Center City to show us just how they melted the judge s hearts School Administration Eastern Regional High School Accessed February 21 2024 Amirah Ali Rutgers Scarlet Knights women s soccer Accessed July 30 2022 Hometown Voorhees N J High School Eastern Regional Cohen Nick Eastern s Eli Apple now a national champion with Ohio State Buckeyes The Voorhees Sun January 15 2015 Accessed October 31 2015 Eli Apple made a name for himself in Voorhees as a standout for the Eastern High School football team Now his name will be forever etched in Ohio State Buckeye history as a national champion Breitinger Kevan Braille Interview CM Central April 21 2008 Miles Gary NFL Market For Phila area Picks Not Cornered By Canty And Knight The Philadelphia Inquirer April 19 1997 Accessed October 20 2013 Chris Canty cornerback Kansas State A graduate of Eastern High School in Voorhees Canty 5 9 193 is almost certain to go in the first round Rachel Dawson Archived December 14 2007 at the Wayback Machine USA Field Hockey Accessed December 20 2007 Sarah Dawson Archived July 4 2009 at the Wayback Machine USA Field Hockey Accessed December 20 2007 Tom Flacco could follow in his brother s footsteps The Sun Newspapers February 26 2013 Accessed April 30 2021 Unlike Joe an Audubon High School alum Tom went to Camden Catholic High School until he moved to Voorhees in August 2011 Tom become the starting quarterback for the Vikings his sophomore year according to Eastern Regional High School Vikings head coach Dan Spittal English Gardner United States Olympic Committee Accessed August 10 2016 Birthplace Philadelphia Pa Hometown Voorhees N J High School Eastern Regional Senior High School Voorhees N J 09 Oregon State BarJudicial Voters Guide 2010 Oregon State Bar backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 11 2012 Accessed September 29 2017 Eastern Regional High School Gibbsboro New Jersey 1967 68 family moved Krum Logan From Eastern to Harvard to China Berlin Sun June 28 2017 Accessed August 27 2020 When he went to Eastern Regional High School Leonard Neidorf wasn t always the most motivated student Neidorf is a 2006 graduate of Eastern which he credits for helping form his education Transcript of Interview With Regis Philbin CNN Larry King Live Accessed April 11 2007 Philbin Save your prom dress We ll take a look at it now Here is Kelly s prom dress from 1988 That s her at Eastern High School in Voorhees New Jersey The No 1 song that year was Faith by George Michaels Staff Eastern graduate Logan Ryan drafted by Patriots in third round Friday Courier Post April 27 2013 Accessed June 4 2013 Rutgers junior cornerback Logan Ryan an Eastern High School graduate was selected in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots Logan Ryan Archived June 5 2013 at the Wayback Machine New England Patriots Accessed June 4 2013 Minnick Kevin Baseball Schneider remains Eastern s silent leader Courier Post April 7 2017 Accessed August 5 2023 Davis Schneider isn t one to say a whole lot You re not going to find the Eastern High School senior orchestrating dugout chants or getting on a teammate for missing a signal Gormley Chuck Legal action shocks Samaritans Courier Post April 30 2007 Accessed May 11 2007 Taliaferro an Eastern graduate Spittal had coached was paralyzed after making a tackle in a 2000 football game for Penn State Madison Tiernan Archived May 5 2017 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers Scarlet Knights Accessed May 8 2017 Hometown Voorhees N J High School Eastern Regional Whittaker Celeste E Florida tackle turns skeptics into believers Courier Post January 6 2009 Accessed February 21 2024 via Newspapers com Phil Trautwein has proven people wrong at every turn of his football career The former Eastern High School standout hopes to keep up his overachieving ways all the way to the NFL Friedman Sally From an early age it was clear Phantom star belonged center stage Courier Post March 30 2014 Accessed November 22 2015 I love what s happened to me but I m still absorbing it says this graduate of Eastern High School Redd C Kalimah Eastern Star Wilson Has Become One Of South Jersey s Big Names The Philadelphia Inquirer January 1 1999 Accessed June 4 2013 Toyelle Wilson is sprawled on the floor face down behind Eastern s bench with a large ice pack tucked under the elastic of her shorts She was kneed in the head when she took a charge in the game against Gloucester and she bruised her tailbone when she landed External links editEastern Camden County Regional High School District School Performance Report for Eastern High School New Jersey Department of Education School Data for the Eastern Camden County Regional High School District National Center for Education Statistics South Jersey Sports Eastern HS Eastern Regional High School Alumni 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