Ocean City High School
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''See here for the closed [[Ocean City High School (Maryland)|Ocean City High School]] in Maryland.''
{{Infobox_School
| name = Ocean City High School
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| motto =
| established =
| grades = 9 - 12
| district = [[Ocean City School District]]
| type = [[Public high school]]
| principal = Matthew Jamison
| enrollment = 1,442 (as of 2005-06)<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty = 113.5 (on [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis)<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 12.7<ref name=NCES/>
| mascot = Red Raiders
| conference = [[Cape-Atlantic League]]
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| location = 501 Atlantic Avenue<br>[[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]], [[New Jersey|NJ]] 08226
| information = 609-399-1290
| website = [http://www.ocean.city.k12.nj.us/hs/ School website]
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'''Ocean City High School''' is a four-year comprehensive [[public high school]] located in [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]], in [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]], as part of the [[Ocean City School District]]. Students from the [[Corbin City, New Jersey|Corbin City]], [[Sea Isle City, New Jersey|Sea Isle City]] and [[Upper Township, New Jersey|Upper Township]] school districts attend Ocean City High School as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s.<ref>[http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/09/3780/09-3780-050.html Ocean City High School 2006 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed [[December 7]], [[2007]]. "Ocean City is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle City, and Corbin City, with an enrollment of over 1,400 students."</ref>
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,442 students and 113.5 classroom teachers (on a [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 12.7.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411970&ID=341197001746 Ocean City High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed [[November 6]], [[2007]].</ref>
==Awards and recognition==
In ''[[Newsweek]]'s'' [[May 22]], [[2007]] issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Ocean City High School was listed in 1210th place, the 41st-highest ranked school in New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=State&count=1257&search=&start=700&limit=100&year=2007& "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools"], ''[[Newsweek]]'', [[May 22]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[May 24]], [[2007]].</ref>
Ocean City High School was the 93rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's ''Top Public High Schools''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070310160316/http://www.njmonthly.com/topschools/hslist3.lasso?-MaxRecords=50&-SkipRecords=50&-SortField=rank&-SortOrder=ascending&county=&high_school= "Top Public High Schools in New Jersey" (Schools 51-100)], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2006, backed up by [[Internet Archive]] as of [[March 10]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[March 5]], [[2008]].</ref>
==Facility==
Ocean City High School first graduating class, in 1904, consisted of six students, who attended a school building located at Central Avenue between 8th and 9th streets. A new building was constructed at the site that served as the high school until 1924. The second OCHS building was constructed between 5th and 6th Streets and Atlantic and Ocean Avenues, by Vivian B. Smith, an architect and OCHS alumnus, and was expanded in 1963 with north and south wings added. After 1961, students from [[Somers Point, New Jersey|Somers Point]] and [[Linwood, New Jersey|Linwood]] no longer attended the high school. A 1982 renovation project replaced and renovated the front portion of the old building.<ref name=About>[http://www.ocean.city.k12.nj.us/showContents.php?pageId=72 Ocean City High School: About the Building], accessed [[May 14]], [[2007]].</ref>
On [[December 11]], [[2001]], voters approved construction of the current facility on Atlantic Avenue between 5th and 6th streets. Construction began in 2002 and the new building was finished for the 2004-05 school year. The old building was gradually torn down and replaced by parking and tennis courts. A [[Gothic style]] entrance arch is the only remnant of the previous structure.<ref name=About/>
==Athletics==
The Ocean City High School Red Raiders compete in the Atlantic Division of the [[Cape-Atlantic League]], an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and [[public high schools]] located in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]], and [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], [[New Jersey]]. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]].
The school has many athletic teams and extracurricular activities. [[Carey Stadium]] is used for Ocean City High School's [[American football|football]] team. [[Football (soccer)|Soccer]] and lacrosse are played at the Tennessee Avenue fields. The school also has [[baseball]], [[scholastic wrestling|wrestling]], [[tennis]], [[field hockey]], [[swimming]],[[Rowing (sport)|crew]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], track and many other teams.
In 2005, the field hockey team won the South - III state sectional championship with a 1-0 double-overtime win against [[Kingsway Regional High School]] in the tournament final, after losing twice in the two previous years to Kingsway in the tournament final.<ref>[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=10DDE3C5B91A6C68&p_docnum=22&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=N57V4CFDMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Ocean City, Eastern, Shawnee win titles"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', [[November 13]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[August 18]], [[2007]]. "Melissa Hunter converted a perfect feed from Kimmie Krzyk with 6:24 left in the second overtime to send Ocean City, No. 4 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to a 1-0 victory over No. 15 Kingsway in the NJSIAA/Pros For Kids South Jersey, Group 3 championship yesterday in Ocean City."</ref><ref>Gargan, Guy. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=10DE5FDA1CAF8950&p_docnum=21&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=N57V4CFDMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY / OCEAN CITY WINS OT THRILLER"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', [[November 13]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[August 18]], [[2007]]. "The teams met in the South Jersey Group III championship game for the third straight year, and Ocean City ended two years of frustration by pulling out a tense and exciting 1-0 victory."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=127347&tclass=South%20-%20III 2005 Field Hockey - South - III], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[August 19]], [[2007]].</ref> The team moved on to win the 2005 Group III state championship with a pair of 2-1 wins against [[Moorestown High School]] in the semifinals and [[Ridge High School]] in the finals.<ref>Lawrence, Ryan. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=10E124B2D3609A10&p_docnum=7&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=N57V4CFDMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Ocean City holds on to beat Ridge, wins Group 3 title"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', [[November 21]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[August 18]], [[2007]]. "The Red Raiders scored twice in the first 14 minutes vs. Ridge en route to a 2-1 win in the Group 3 state title game, collecting the school's first crown since 2002."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=127347&tclass=Semis%2FGroup%20Finals 2005 Field Hockey - Semis/Group Finals], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 20]], [[2006]].</ref>
The boys' soccer team won the 2003 state championship, defeating [[Ramapo High School]] 1-0 in the tournament final.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49770&tclass= 2003 NJSIAA Group 3 Boys' Soccer State Tournament], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[April 24]], [[2007]].</ref> The team won the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association|NJSIAA]] South, Group III 2004 soccer championship with a 3-1 win against [[Delsea Regional High School]].<ref>Pompey, Keith. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=10665FC09821EF13&p_docnum=10&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=K5CH50PHMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Ocean City tops Delsea in a hostile showdown"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', [[November 13]], [[2004]]. Acecssed [[August 19]], [[2007]]. "In the end, the Red Raiders managed to win their fifth South Jersey Group 3 championship title in six years with a 3-1 victory yesterday on their home turf."</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=83365&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2004 Boys Soccer - South, Group III], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[August 19]], [[2007]].</ref> The team won again in 2005, defeating [[Lacey Township High School]] 5-0.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=127444&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III South, Group III 2005 Soccer Bracket], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association|NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[May 10]], [[2006]].</ref> The team then moved on to the state semifinals and final, defeating [[Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School]] 2-0 in the group championship.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=127444&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2005 Boys Soccer - Public Semis/Finals], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association|NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[May 10]], [[2006]].</ref> The team was ranked number one in the state in 2005 by ''[[The Star-Ledger]]''.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/soccer/stories/boys-toty.html TEAM OF THE YEAR: No. 1 Ocean City was always ready], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', [[December 11]], [[2005]].</ref> In 2007, the boys soccer team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championship with a 5-1 win over [[Kingsway Regional High School]] in the tournament final.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243094&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Boys Soccer - South, Group III], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 14]], [[2007]].</ref>
The boys basketball team won the New Jersey state championship in 1955 and 1964 under legendary coach Fred "Dixie" Howell. On [[March 21]], [[1964]] at the [[Atlantic City Convention Hall]], the OCHS basketball team won the Group II State Championship by defeating [[North Arlington High School]] 76-51.<ref>[http://www.ocnjmuseum.org/ochm_06_pages/exhibit_pages/1954-1987.html Ocean City: 1954 through 1987], Ocean City Historical Museum. Accessed [[June 21]], [[2007]]. "1964: On March 21, the OCHS basketball team won the Group II State Championship defeating North Arlington 76-51. The coach was Fred “Dixie” Howell ..."</ref> During their championship run they won every game by 20 points or more.
Ocean City plans to rename its gym in honor of Coach “Dixie” Howell, who died in 1988. In addition to his 17 years as Ocean City High School's athletic director, Howell also coached baseball, tennis and football. In 15 years as the OCHS basketball coach, he led the team to a 309-78 record, two state championships (1955 & 1964) and three South Jersey championships.<ref>Miller, Michael. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/capemay/story/7486726p-7381922c.html "Ocean City to name gym after Fred ‘Dixie' Howell"], ''[[Press of Atlantic City]]'', [[June 21]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[June 21]], [[2007]]. "He boasted a record of 309-78 in 15 years as basketball coach with state championships in 1955 and 1964 and one second-place finish. His teams also won three South Jersey championships."</ref>
==Notable alumni==
*[[Doug Colman]], former NFL linebacker.<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COLMADOU01 Doug Colman], database Football. Accessed [[November 6]], [[2007]].</ref>
*[[Kurt Loder]] (1963), American journalist, author, and television personality.<ref>[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EFD502D5C99C190&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=J4BH4EDFMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO..."], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', [[June 27]], [[1999]]. Accessed [[August 4]], [[2007]].</ref>
*[[Chad Severs]], men's professional soccer player and New Jersey's second all-time leading prep scorer (two goals short of [[Tab Ramos]]' record) with 159 career high school goals.<ref>[http://www.rhinossoccer.com/team/player.php?id=161 Chad Severs playerfile page], accessed [[June 22]], [[2007]].</ref>.
*[[Gay Talese]], American author.<ref>Cathcart, Rebecca. [http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/bullpen/gay_talese/lecture/ "Lecture: Gay Talese"], ''Bullpen'' of [[New York University]]. Accessed [[May 14]], [[2007]]. " At Ocean City High School, Talese focused more on the articles he wrote for the school paper and the Atlantic City daily, than on his classes."</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ocean.city.k12.nj.us/hs/ Ocean City High School official website]
*{{NJReportCard|09|3780|0|Ocean City School District}}
*[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411970 Data for the Ocean City School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
*[http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/oceancity/ South Jersey Sports: Ocean City HS]
*[http://www.classreport.org/usa/nj/ocean_city/ochs/1976 Ocean City High School Class of 1976 Web Site]
*[http://www.oc-tv.org The Morning Wave]
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