| Ind. | | | | Group IV state sectional title with a 2-1 win |
| Per Pupil | | | | against Cherokee High School in the tournament |
| District | | | | final. |
| Spending | | | | The Cross Country team went 16-0 in 2004 on |
| Rank | | | | its way to winning the Liberty Division Title. |
| (*) | | | | Until 2007 the Boys Track and Field Team hadn't |
| 7-12/9-12 | | | | lost a dual meet in three years, winning three |
| Average | | | | consecutive Liberty Division Titles. |
| % vs. | | | | The 2008 boys basketball team won the Central, |
| Average | | | | Group IV state sectional championship with a |
| 1 | | | | 70-51 win over Trenton Central High School in the |
| Comparative Cost | | | | tournament final. |
| $10,942 | | | | The 2008 boys soccer team won the Group IV |
| 2 | | | | state championship with a 2-0 win over Clifton |
| $13,710 | | | | High School. |
| -20.2% | | | | The school's mascot: Red Devils; colors: red and |
| 2 | | | | white. |
| Classroom Instruction | | | | The RV Boy's swim team won six consecutive |
| 5,534 | | | | division titles. |
| 1 | | | | The school is represented by an ice hockey team |
| 7,588 | | | | in Varsity Tier I of the South Jersey High School |
| -27.1% | | | | Ice Hockey League. |
| 6 | | | | RV is noted for producing three first round NFL |
| Support Services | | | | Draft Picks in Franco Harris, Irving Fryar, and |
| 1,590 | | | | Alonzo Spellman. |
| 7 | | | | Extracurricular activities |
| 1,987 | | | | In 2009, The Marching Band won first place at the |
| -20.0% | | | | USSBA Group 3 Open National Championships with |
| 8 | | | | a score of 97.2. They also came in first place at |
| Administrative Cost | | | | the USSBA Group 3 Open State Competition, |
| 1,551 | | | | making them the best group 3 open band in New |
| 21 | | | | Jersey. These mark the highest accolades that |
| 1,475 | | | | the Rancocas Valley Marching Band have ever |
| 5.2% | | | | received. |
| 10 | | | | Administration |
| Operations & Maintenance | | | | Core members of the school's administration are: |
| 1,634 | | | | Dr. Michael Moskalski, Superintendent |
| 17 | | | | Robert L. Sapp, Business Administrator / Board |
| 1,816 | | | | Secretary |
| -10.0% | | | | Notable alumni |
| 13 | | | | William S. Donaldson (19442001), former United |
| Extracurricular Activities | | | | States Navy officer and critic of the TWA Flight |
| 586 | | | | 800 investigation.[citation needed] |
| 13 | | | | Ron Gassert (born 1940), professional football |
| 749 | | | | player who played for the Green Bay Packers. |
| -21.8% | | | | Irving Fryar (born 1962), professional football |
| 16 | | | | player, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles. |
| Median Teacher Salary | | | | Franco Harris (born 1950), Hall of Fame NFL |
| 51,950 | | | | Running back who spent most of his career with |
| 5 | | | | the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he led the team to |
| 62,000 | | | | four Super Bowl victories. |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending | | | | Pete Harris (19562006), All-America in football |
| Guide. | | | | player at Penn State University; younger brother |
| *Of 7-12/9-12 districts with any number of | | | | of Franco. |
| students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47 | | | | Norbert Basil MacLean III (born 1971), dual |
| Rancocas Valley Regional High School | | | | American-Australian citizen and U.S. Navy veteran |
| Location | | | | who championed equal access to the Supreme |
| 520 Jacksonville Road | | | | Court of the United States for members of the |
| Mount Holly, NJ 08060 | | | | United States Armed Forces. |
| Information | | | | Barbara (Tidswell) Park (born 1947), best-selling |
| Type | | | | author of the "Junie B. Jones" series of children's |
| Public high school | | | | books. |
| Established | | | | Alonzo Spellman (born 1971), former National |
| 1937 | | | | Football League defensive tackle who was a |
| Principal | | | | 1st-round draft pick, who also played in Arena |
| Dr. Michael D. Moskalski | | | | Football League. |
| Grades | | | | DeMya Walker (born 1977), professional basketball |
| 9 - 12 | | | | player, who currently plays for the Sacramento |
| Color(s) | | | | Monarchs in the Women's National Basketball |
| Red and white | | | | Association (WNBA). |
| Athletics conference | | | | References |
| Burlington County Scholastic League | | | | ^ a b District information for the Rancocas Valley |
| Team name | | | | Regional School District, National Center for |
| Red Devils | | | | Education Statistics. Accessed November 5, 2009. |
| Rancocas Valley Regional High School is a regional | | | | ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New |
| public high school and school district serving | | | | Jersey Department of Education. Accessed |
| students in grades 9 through 12 from five | | | | October 28, 2009. |
| communities in Burlington County, New Jersey. | | | | ^ History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional |
| The district encompasses approximately | | | | High School. Accessed June 24, 2008. "The district |
| 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the | | | | encompasses approximately 40 square miles |
| communities of Eastampton Township (394 | | | | (100 km2) and comprises the townships of |
| students from a 2000 Census population of | | | | Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, |
| 6,202), Hainesport Township (234 students from | | | | and Westampton." |
| 4,126 residents), Lumberton Township (639 | | | | ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, |
| students from 10,461 residents), Mount Holly | | | | Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of |
| Township (567 students from 10,728 residents) | | | | Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 210. |
| and Westampton Township (494 students from | | | | ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", |
| 7,217 residents). The school is located in Mount | | | | New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted |
| Holly Township. | | | | August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008. |
| As of the 2007-08 school year, the district had an | | | | ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor |
| enrollment of 2,338 students and 133.7 classroom | | | | Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey |
| teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studenteacher | | | | Department of Education. Accessed October 27, |
| ratio of 17.5. | | | | 2009. |
| The school was the 242nd-ranked public high | | | | ^ 2007 Softball - Central, Group IV, NJSIAA. |
| school in New Jersey out of 316 schools | | | | Accessed June 11, 2007. |
| statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's | | | | ^ 2006 Field Hockey Tournament - Central, |
| September 2008 cover story on the state's Top | | | | Group IV, NJSIAA. Accessed July 31, 2007. |
| Public High Schools. The school was ranked 243rd | | | | ^ 2008 Boys Basketball - Central, Group IV, |
| in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which | | | | NJSIAA. Accessed March 12, 2008. |
| surveyed 316 schools across the state. | | | | ^ Ryan, Thomas. "Rancocas Valley boys win |
| The district is classified by the New Jersey | | | | sectional title", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 4, |
| Department of Education as being in District | | | | 2008. Accessed March 12, 2008. |
| Factor Group "DE", the fifth highest of eight | | | | ^ Administration, Rancocas Valley Regional High |
| groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts | | | | School. Accessed November 19, 2007. |
| statewide to allow comparison by common | | | | ^ Burlington County School Directory, New Jersey |
| socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. | | | | Department of Education. Accessed November 5, |
| From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the | | | | 2009. |
| categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. | | | | ^ Livingston, Bill. "MAN IN MOTION - FRYAR'S |
| Contents | | | | SHIFTINESS MAKES HIM A NEBRASKA |
| 1 Board of Education | | | | GAME-BREAKER", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August |
| 2 The school | | | | 30, 1983. Accessed June 11, 2007. "We will join |
| 3 Athletics | | | | Irving Fryar in progress, which happened to be his |
| 4 Extracurricular activities | | | | usual state last night in Nebraska's 44-6 victory |
| 5 Administration | | | | over Penn State at Giants Stadium: Having just |
| 6 Notable alumni | | | | taken a quick screen pass two yards (2 m) |
| 7 References | | | | upfield from quarterback Turner Gill in the third |
| 8 External links | | | | quarter, Fryar, the Nebraska wingback from |
| // | | | | Rancocas Valley High, ducked behind a sceening |
| Board of Education | | | | [sic] block by a lineman and then he was off." |
| The district's Board of Education consists of nine | | | | ^ Franco Harris: From Mt. Holly to the Hall of |
| members: two each from Eastampton, | | | | Fame..., New Jersey LifeStyle, accessed |
| Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton, and | | | | December 21, 2006. "Harris grew up in a family of |
| one member from Hainesport. | | | | nine children in Mt. Holly, near the Fort Dix Army |
| The school | | | | base, and starred at Rancocas Valley Regional |
| The school was built on the ruins of a private | | | | High School." |
| school for boys that was abandoned at the time | | | | ^ "Pete Harris, former Penn State safety, dead |
| of the Civil War. Mount Holly High School was | | | | at 49", Philadelphia Daily News, August 15, 2006. |
| founded around 1900, and after a vote to | | | | Accessed June 24, 2008. " Harris played football, |
| establish a regional high school, Rancocas Valley | | | | basketball and baseball at Rancocas Valley High in |
| Regional opened its doors in 1937. | | | | South Jersey." |
| Rancocas Valley High School offers a range of | | | | ^ "Bill Offers Troops Way to Appeal", by Rick |
| college prep, honors, Advanced Placement | | | | Rogers, San Diego Union Tribune, July 26, 2007 |
| Program courses, business and industrial arts | | | | ^ Junie B. Jones: About Barbara Park, accessed |
| classes. New to the curriculum this year is the | | | | December 21, 2006. "[Q:] Where did you go to |
| Virtual High School (VHS). VHS allows students | | | | high school? [A:] I went to Rancocas Valley |
| access to over 150 courses online, including | | | | Regional High School (RVRHS) in Mt. Holly, NJ. I |
| pre-veterinary medicine, DNA technology and AP | | | | loved that high school, I tell you! |
| Macroeconomics. | | | | ^ Garber, Greg. "Spellman returns to football after |
| Rancocas Valley High School offers over 40 clubs | | | | addressing disorder", ESPN.com, June 9, 2006. |
| and activities. The drama and music classes offer | | | | Accessed June 11, 2007. "The video of his junior |
| top-notch musicals and performances. | | | | and senior seasons at Rancocas Valley Regional |
| RVTV, otherwise known as Channel 19, is | | | | High School in Mount Holly, N.J., is, frankly, amazing. |
| operated out of the school. The channel is | | | | Spellman, a head taller than most of the other |
| distributed by Comcast and showcases sporting | | | | players, virtually engulfs opposing runners. He |
| events, concerts and student-created | | | | seems to almost absorb them into his imposing |
| programming. | | | | body." |
| Athletics | | | | ^ DeMya Walker player profile, WNBA. Accessed |
| Rancocas Valley Regional High School competes in | | | | June 11, 2007. "Established a Rancocas Valley High |
| the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), | | | | School record for career rebounds (851), rebound |
| which consists of nineteen public and parochial high | | | | average (14.2 rpg), most rebounds in a game |
| schools covering Burlington County, Mercer | | | | (29), points in a season (675), and career points |
| County and Ocean County in central New Jersey. | | | | (1,546)" |
| The league operates under the jurisdiction of the | | | | External links |
| New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic | | | | Rancocas Valley Regional High School |
| Association (NJSIAA). RV competes in the BCSL's | | | | Rancocas Valley Regional High School's 2007-08 |
| Liberty Division. | | | | School Report Card from the New Jersey |
| In 1998, the boys Varsity Spring Track team | | | | Department of Education |
| went undefeated for the first time since 1979. | | | | Data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School, |
| In 2004-05, the school's girls' softball team and | | | | National Center for Education Statistics |
| boys' soccer team ended the season as state | | | | Rancocas Valley Regional High School Instrumental |
| champions. | | | | Music Programs |
| The softball team won the 2007 Central, Group | | | | Online Alumni Community |
| IV state sectional championship, edging Manalapan | | | | Coordinates: 400016 744651 / 40.004394N |
| High School 1-0 in the tournament final. | | | | 74.780696W / 40.004394; -74. |
| The 2006 field hockey team took the Central, | | | | |