Kingsway Regional High School
{{short description|High school in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Kingsway Regional High School
| image = Kingsway Regional High School, NJ front, Dec. 2023.jpg
| imagesize = 540px
| motto = "Once a Dragon, Always a Dragon"[https://www.krsd.org/Page/413 Fast Facts], Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 5, 2020.
| type = Public high school
| principal = Stefanie Fox-Manno
| enrollment = 1,984 (as of 2023–24)
| faculty = 138.0 FTEs
| us_nces_school_id = 340798002580
| colors = {{Color box|Red}} Red and
{{Color box|black}} Black
| conference = Tri-County Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
| rivals = Clearview Regional High School
Delsea Regional High School
| publication = Inside Kingsway[https://www.krsd.org/Page/792 Inside Kingsway], Kingsway Regional High School. Accessed April 7, 2022.
| newspaper = The Flame[https://krhsflame.com The Flame], Kingsway Regional High School. Accessed April 7, 2022.
| yearbook = Lancer[https://www.krsd.org/Page/1995 Yearbook Club], Kingsway Regional High School. Accessed April 7, 2022.
| address = 201 Kings Highway
| city = Woolwich Township
| county = Gloucester County
| state = New Jersey
| zipcode = 08085
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.762624|-75.285691|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Gloucester County#USA New Jersey#USA
| information =
| website = {{URL|https://www.krsd.org/domain/506}}
}}
Kingsway Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from five communities in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Kingsway Regional School District. The school serves students from East Greenwich Township, Logan Township, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro and Woolwich Township.[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/15/2440/000.html Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 27, 2016. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."[http://www.logan-twp.com/logan-township-school-district.php Kingsway Regional School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529234332/http://www.logan-twp.com/logan-township-school-district.php |date=May 29, 2008 }}, Logan Township School District. Accessed May 24, 2011. "Logan Township high school students (grades 9-12) are educated at the Kingsway Regional High School located on Kings Highway in Woolwich Township. The regional district also provides services to students in Swedesboro and Woolwich, East Greenwich, and South Harrison Townships."[https://www.krsd.org/Page/485 Student Enrollment], Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed May 5, 2020. "Kingsway Regional is comprised of the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,984 students and 138.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.4:1. There were 219 students (11.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 81 (4.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407980&ID=340798002580 School data for Kingsway Regional High School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
History
Designed to accommodate an enrollment of 1,000 and constructed at a cost of $1.75 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|1.75|1963|fmt=c|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|US}}), the school opened in September 1963 for students in grades 7-12, including students in grades 9-12 who had previously attended Swedesboro High School, which ended operations after 40 years.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-opening-of-kingsway-regiona/123686552/ "Kingsway School Will Open Sept. 5"], Courier-Post, August 20, 1963. Accessed April 28, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The $1,750,000 Kingsway Regional Junior-Senior High School will open Sept. 5 with an expected enrollment of 670 pupils, Robert S. Costill, superintendent, said. With a tradition and history passed on from the 40-year-old Swedesboro High School, which it replaces, Kingsway will start operations with sophomore, junior and senior classes inherited from Swedesboro High School. Children from Swedesboro, Woolwich, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Logan Townships will attend the new facility during the 1963-64 term, Costill said." Prior to the school's opening, students had attended either Swedesboro High School or Woodstown High School.[https://www.krsd.org/Page/428 History], Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed April 13, 2021. "Kingsway opened its doors for the first time on September 5, 1963… When our first Superintendent – Bob Costill – welcomed 675 7th – 12th grade students and 34 teachers to the new Kingsway.... Over the course of the 1963-64 school year members of the senior body, initially angry to have been pulled away from their beloved Swedesboro and Woodstown High Schools, began to embrace the new Kingsway and would become the first 89 seniors to walk across this auditorium stage (what is now Eitel Theater) to receive their high school diploma that following June."
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 150th-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.Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-schools-alphabetical-list.html "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014"], New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 210th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 216th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical"], New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 24, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 218th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-high-schools-2010.html "2010 Top High Schools"], New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 17, 2011. The school was ranked 202nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"], New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 139th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 42 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (85.0%) and language arts literacy (93.5%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[http://www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=0798002580 New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 5, 2012.
Athletics
The Kingsway Regional High School Dragons[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/kingsway-regional-high-school Kingsway Regional High School], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. 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.[https://www.tricountyconferencenj.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=7 Member Schools], Tri-County Conference. Accessed November 18, 2020. The conference is overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[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. With 1,304 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.[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/general-classifications-2018-2020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The football team competes in the Continental Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[https://www.gridironnewjersey.com/schoolDetail.aspx?schoolid=136 Kingsway Dragons], West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.[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." and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 1,333 to 2,324 students.[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. Athletic rivals are Clearview Regional High School and Delsea Regional High School.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
The girls spring track team was the Group I state champion in 1986.[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-spring-track-group-history.pdf NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
In 1993, the boys' outdoor track team won South Jersey Group II sectional championship.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
The wrestling team won the Group II state championship in 1997 and 1998, the Group III title in 2007 and the Group IV championship in 2019; the team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional title in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002, the South Jersey Group III sectional championship in 2003, 2004, 2007 and the South Jersey Group IV title in 2017, 2019 and 2020[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-04/2021-wrestling-history.pdf NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2021. In 1997 and 1998, Kingsway won back-to-back Group II state championships in wrestling, in addition to a Group III title in 2007.Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107155651/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1689171821.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+15,+2009&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Group+Wrestling+Champions&pqatl=google "Group Wrestling Champions"], Daily Record, February 15, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2011. The 2007 team won the South, Group III state sectional championship with a 62-6 win against Seneca High School.[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - South, Group III], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 24, 2007. The team moved on to win the Group III Championship, defeating Warren Hills High School 55-15 in the semifinals and Ocean Township High School 33-28 in the tournament final.Watson, Andre. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=1174C0212B384908&p_docnum=31&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=N57V4CFDMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Kingsway reigns supreme"], Courier-Post, February 12, 2007. Accessed August 18, 2007. "Kingsway defeated Ocean Township 33-28 to win its third state championship in program history. The Dragons, ranked No. 3 in the Courier-Post Top 20, won back-to-back Group 2 state crowns in 1997-98."[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=200640&tclass=Group%20III%20Championship 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Group III Championship], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 23, 2007. In 2017 the wrestling team defeated Hammonton High School 34-28 in the South Jersey Group IV Championship. In 2019, the wrestling team defeated Clearview Regional High School 47-16 in the South Jersey Group IV championship.{{Cite news|url=http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7149165000266409635/clearview-at-kingsway-south-jersey-group-4-final/|title=Six straight wins propel Kingsway wrestling over Clearview for SJ, G4 title|last=Coleman|first=Anthony|date=February 8, 2019|work=NJ Advanced Media|access-date=February 14, 2019}} The boys then went on and upset NJ.com No. 10 state powerhouse Phillipsburg High School 26-20 in the Group IV state championship, giving the Dragons' their fourth title in program history.Evans, Bill. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-3931531305094258362/kinners-win-seals-no-19-kingsways-upset-over-no-10-phillipsburg-in-state-group-4-final/ "Kinner's win seals No. 19 Kingsway's upset over No. 10 Phillipsburg in state Group 4 final"], NJ Advanced Media for NJ.com, February 10, 2019, updated August 22, 2019. Accessed September 8, 2020. "Kinner's 8-1 decision in the final bout gave Kingsway a 26-20 win over No. 10 and state power Phillipsburg, ending the Stateliners' run of NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics Group 4 state titles at 5. It was Kingsway's fourth state title and first since 2007."
The Kingsway softball team won back-to-back Group II state championships, in 1998 (with a tournament final win vs. Mahwah High School) and 1999 (against Jefferson Township High School), becoming the first female team in school history to win state titles, and won the Group III title in 2008 (vs. John F. Kennedy Memorial High School).[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-02/Softball%2023.pdf Softball Championship History 1972–2023], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated July 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. The 1998 team won the Group II title with a 4-0 win against Mahwah in the championship game.Sawicki, Greg. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67586676/kingsway-defeats-mahwah-for-1998-group/ "There's no slaying the Dragons; Kingsway won its first softball state title by dominating Mahwah 4-0 in the Group 2 final."], Courier-Post, June 7, 1998. Accessed January 13, 2021. "The Kingsway High School softball team won its first softball state championship as the Dragons rolled past Mahwah 4-0 in the Group 2 final Saturday." The team won the Group II title in 1999 against Jefferson Township with a 1-0 no-hitter in the championship game.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143959073/ "No. 1 Immaculate Heart beats Bishop Eustace in Parochial A"], Asbury Park Press, June 6, 1999. Accessed November 30, 2020. "Kingsway 1, Jefferson 0 - Junior right-hander Wendi Miller pitched her first no-hitter of the season and catcher Marsha Kelley doubled in a run, as No. 7 Kingsway (24-5) defended its Group II title at Toms River East." In 2012 the softball team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 win against Central Regional High School.[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/central-regional-0-at-kingsway-2-njsiaa-tournament-final-round-south-jersey-group-3-softball/ "Central Regional (0) at Kingsway (2), NJSIAA Tournament, Final Round, South Jersey, Group 3 - Softball"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 1, 2012, updated August 25, 2019. Accessed September 8, 2020. "Kelsey Dominik pitched a three-hit shutout and started the game-winning rally in the sixth inning with a leadoff walk as Kingsway won its second straight South Jersey Group III title, 2-0, over Central Regional."
The 2001 football team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional title with a 16-14 win in the championship game against a Hammonton High School team that had defeated them three previous times in the sectional playoffs.[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-football.pdf NJSIAA Football History], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.McGurk, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/179100024/ "Kingsway jolts Hammonton to win Group 2"], The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 2, 2001. Accessed March 20, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "While the pregame talk centered on the Hammonton defense, it was the Kingsway football team's defense that grasped the opportunity to shine. The Dragons produced four turnovers and held off a late charge in the closing seconds to put the finishing touches on a 16-14 upset win against Hammonton yesterday in the South Jersey Group 2 championship. The title was the first for Kingsway, which avenged three playoff losses to Hammonton, including the last two seasons."
The field hockey team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional title in 2003, 2004 and 2011.[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 May 1, 2023. In 2003, the team won the South Jersey, Group III state sectional championship with a 1-0 win against Ocean City High School, the team's first-ever sectional title.Lawrence, Ryan. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FEE927775B49497&p_docnum=22&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=N57V4CFDMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Kingsway solves Ocean City defense, earns new banner for gym"], Courier-Post, November 16, 2003. Accessed August 18, 2007. "They can add another one to the wall after Saturday, a banner that's never graced the gym of the Woolwich Township high school -- South Jersey Group 3 field hockey champion. With 11 minutes, 30 seconds left in regulation, senior Jessie Roos sent a blistering shot off a penalty corner past Ocean City goalie Gwen Hunter to end a scoreless tie and lead top-seeded Kingsway, No. 5 in the Courier-Post Top 20, to a 1-0 win -- and the first sectional title in the program's history."[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49655&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2003 Field Hockey - South, Group III], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 18, 2007. The 2004 team repeated as sectional champions, defeating Ocean City High School again in the tournament final by a score of 1-0.Lawrence, Ryan. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=1066969A05F147A6&p_docnum=10&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=K5CH50PHMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Kingsway holds on for crown"], Courier-Post, November 14, 2004. Accessed August 19, 2007. "But in a tightly contested battle against Ocean City, a rematch of last year's South Jersey Group 3 final, the perfect play was good enough for the Dragons on a cold, blustery Saturday afternoon.... The goal helped give Kingsway a 1-0 win and a second straight sectional title."[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=83384&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2004 Field Hockey - South, Group III], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 19, 2007. In 2022, the Kingsway field hockey team ended Eastern Regional High School's 23-year streak by a score of 7-0 and went on to win the South Jersey Group IV sectional championship with a 10-0 victory against Toms River High School North in the tournament final.[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/11/no-3-kingsway-ends-no-15-easterns-23-year-field-hockey-title-streak-in-sjg4-quarters.html "No. 3 Kingsway ends No. 15 Eastern’s 23-year field hockey title streak in SJG4 quarters"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 4, 2022, updated February 15, 2023. Accessed May 11, 2023. "The Eastern Vikings field hockey team gave it a good run. In an NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 4 quarterfinal, Kingsway ended Eastern’s unchallenged 23-year reign over New Jersey high school field hockey with a 7-0 win. Top-seeded Kingsway will host fourth-seeded Washington Township on Monday in the semifinal round."Consentino, Matt. [https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/11/no-3-kingsway-blanks-toms-river-north-claims-1st-field-hockey-sectional-title-since-2011.html "No. 3 Kingsway blanks Toms River North, claims 1st field hockey sectional title since 2011"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 10, 2022, updated February 16, 2023. Accessed May 11, 2023. "Top-seeded Kingsway, No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated second-seeded Toms River North 10-0 in the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 4 final on Thursday to capture its fourth sectional title but first since 2011." The team then went on to win the first field hockey state championship in school history with a 4-1 win over Hillsborough High School.Bobal, Brian. [https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/11/field-hockey-no-3-kingsway-finally-makes-history-with-first-ever-state-title.html "Field Hockey: No. 3 Kingsway finally makes history with first-ever state title"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 12, 2022, updated February 15, 2023. Accessed May 11, 2023. "The Dragons, No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated No. 9 Hillsborough, 4-1, to win the NJSIAA Group 4 title in Bordentown on Saturday to capture the first state title in school history."
The girls' track team won the Group III state indoor relay championship in 2007 (as co-champion with Ridge High School), 2013 (co-champion with Winslow Township High School) and 2014; the boys' team won the indoor relay title in 2014, 2015 and 2020.[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 December 1, 2020.
The boys' tennis team won the 2007 South Jersey Group III state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Cumberland Regional High School.[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=11950CAD152B5790&p_docnum=11&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=N57V4CFDMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Kingsway still hot, adds S.J. Group 3 win"], Courier-Post, May 22, 2007. Accessed August 18, 2007. "The Dragons extended a dream season Monday, beating Cumberland 4-1 in the South Jersey Group 3 final."[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=216953&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20III 2007 Boys Tennis - South, Group III], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 7, 2007.
The boys cross-country team won the 2008 Group III Tri-County Championships.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}}
The boys' basketball team won the South Jersey Group III championship for three straight years from 2009 to 2011. The program won its first state sectional title with a 58-42 win against Deptford Township High School in 2009 in the sectional final.Staff. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/1894726647/kingsway-58-deptford-42-high-school-boys-basketball-scores-and-results/ "Kingsway 58, Deptford 42 (High school Boys Basketball scores and results)"], The Star-Ledger, March 10, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2011. "Rondell Gilmore acored 19 points and Ryan Juhring sank 12 points to lead Kingsway past Deptford, 58-42, in the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 3 sectional final at Eastern in Voorhees. The sectional title is the first for Kingsway..."Narducci, Marc. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120903022638/http://articles.philly.com/2009-03-11/sports/25277494_1_kingsway-dragons-deptford "Kingsway breaks through with first sectional crown"], The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2011. "When Kingsway entered the fourth quarter with a four-point lead over Deptford in yesterday's South Jersey Group 3 boys' basketball final at Eastern, Dragons coach George Passante felt confident, and for good reason. Kingsway had enough experience winning close games this year, and it showed in its 58-42 win over Deptford, which gave the Dragons their first sectional title." The team repeated in 2010, by defeating Point Pleasant Boro High School by a score of 64-50.Staff. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/8883676620249151319/kingsway-64-point-pleasant-boro-50-high-school-boys-basketball-scores-and-results/ "Boys Basketball - 2009-10 NJSIAA Tournament - South, Group 3 - Round 4 - Game 1 - Boys Basketball"], The Star-Ledger, March 8, 2010. Accessed August 10, 2011. "Jordan Fagan scored 14 points, Rondell Gilmore had 12 and Elijah Bonsignore added 11 to lead Kingsway to a 64-50 victory over Point Pleasant Boro last night in the NJSIAA/ShopRite, South Jersey, Group 3 title game in Woolwich Township."Melchiorre, Chris. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120903022659/http://articles.philly.com/2010-03-09/sports/25214273_1_kingsway-panthers-quarter "Kingsway wastes no time"], The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2010. Accessed August 10, 2011. "The run that Kingsway went on in the first three minutes of yesterday's NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 championship told the story of its 64-50 win over Point Pleasant Boro.... But aside from another strong run midway through the third quarter, the Panthers (19-7) were outran and overpowered by Kingsway (26-2) in its second consecutive group championship." The team won its third consecutive title in 2011 by beating Manchester Township High School 49-48, becoming the first South Jersey team to win three consecutive titles since 1987, when Woodrow Wilson High School accomplished the feat.Staff. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-6615121150473335045/kingsway-0-at-manchester-township-0-njsiaa-tournament-final-round-south-jersey-group-3/ "Kingsway (0) at Manchester Township (0), NJSIAA Tournament, Final Round, South Jersey, Group 3"], The Star-Ledger, March 8, 2011. Accessed August 10, 2011. "Senior guard Rondell Gilmore sank six 3-pointers and finished with 25 points to send Kingway to a 49-48 victory over Manchester Township in the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 3 championship game last night in Woolwich Township."Iezzi, Bill. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120903022704/http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-09/sports/28672911_1_kingsway-coach-george-passante-kyler-grigsby-basketball-title "Kingsway wins third straight S.J. Group 3 basketball title"], The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2011. Accessed August 10, 2011. "Kingsway's 5-foot-11 senior guard had played on the Dragons' South Jersey Group 3 championship basketball teams as a sophomore and junior.However, in going for sectional title No. 3 on Tuesday night at home against the Manchester Township Hawks, Grigsby & Co. were knocking on history's door. Woodrow Wilson was the last area team to win three in a row, between 1985 and 1987."
The boys cross country team won the Group III state championship in 2012, and won the Group IV title in 2017 and 2018.[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-xc-group-team-champions_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions], New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022. In 2012, the boys cross-country team won the Royal Division, Gloucester County Tournament, Tri-County Conference, South Jersey Group III sectional title and the Group III state championship, the first state title in program history.Lambert, Jim. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boyscrosscountry/index.ssf/2012/11/boys_cross-country_cba_wins_and_breaks_two_records_at_group_championships.html "Boys Cross Country; CBA Wisn and Breaks Two Records at Group Championships"], The Star-Ledger, November 17, 2012. Accessed November 19, 2012. "In Group 3, No. 13 Kingsway put two runners in the top 10, and averaged a school record 16.55.0 to win its first title, 110-155, over No. 10 Morristown." In 2017 and 2018 the boys' cross-country team won the Tri-County Conference Royal Division title, Tri-County Conference Showcase championship, Gloucester County Championship, Shore Coaches Invitational, South Jersey Group IV, and the State Group IV championship.Coleman, Anthony. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/6258889394596349446/kingsway-boys-cross-country-defends-state-title-kingsway-girls-falls-flat/ "South Jersey boys, girls X-C: Kingsway boys defend state title in a 'special' effort"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 10, 2018. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Wow! "I have exactly the same response," head coach Christian Lynch said after the Kingsway High boys' cross country team shockingly won its second consecutive NJSIAA Group 4 Championships title Saturday at Holmdel Park in Holmdel."
The boys track team won the Group III indoor track championship in 2015 (as co-champion).[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.
Extracurricular activities
In November 2005, the Kingsway Dragon Marching Band became the Group II Champion at the Cavalcade of Bands championship at Hersheypark Stadium for its show based on the rock opera Tommy by The Who. The school's marching band achieved 3rd place in 2006 for their show, Jesus Christ Superstar, though outscoring their championship year by 5 points. They placed 5th in the higher-level competition (Group III) playing music based on the movie Gladiator, with their Color Guard in second place for best Color Guard.
From October to November 2011, the Kingsway Dragon Marching Band became Central New Jersey and State Champions under grouping of IA under the direction of Nicholas Kline. In November 2011, they placed second at Nationals held in Allentown, PA. Their show was based on the Broadway musical, Jekyll & Hyde. It was named "In His Eyes....the Madness of Hyde" portraying the irrational and wicked side of Mr. Hyde. More than half of the marching band were new members.
The school's marching band won the USBands Group II A national championship in 2015 with their program Voodoo in the Bayou.[http://yea.org/programs/usbands/fall/news/1084-congratulations-to-our-national-champions "Congratulations to Our National Champions!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201164423/http://yea.org/programs/usbands/fall/news/1084-congratulations-to-our-national-champions |date=February 1, 2016 }}, USBands. Accessed January 24, 2016.
The marching band was the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Invitational Class A winner in Group 4 in 2018.[http://www.tob-info.net/accchampions/accchampions.html Atlantic Coast Champions by Year], Tournament of Bands. Accessed October 12, 2020.
Administration
The school's principal is Stefanie Fox-Manno.[https://www.krsd.org/Page/482 Meet the High School Principal], Kingsway Regional High School. Accessed April 28, 2023. The core administration team includes the four assistant principals.[https://www.krsd.org/Page/483 Meet the Administrative Team], Kingsway Regional High School. Accessed April 28, 2023.
Notable alumni
- George Burrell (born 1948), former American football safety who played for the Denver Broncos in 1969[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurrGe20.htm George Burrell], Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed May 11, 2023. "High School: Kingsway Regional (NJ)"
- Dorien Bryant (born 1985), former college football wide receiver for the Purdue Boilermakers and Pittsburgh Steelers signatory, who attended, but did not graduate from KingswayWhittaker, Celeste E. [https://archive.today/20130131161213/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1752134001.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+30,+2006&author=CELESTE+E+WHITTAKER&pub=Courier+Post&desc=Kingsway's+Bryant+gets+it+done+at+Purdue&pqatl=google "Kingsway's Bryant gets it done at Purdue"], Courier-Post, September 30, 2006. Accessed September 24, 2012. "'They're definitely a quality team, year-in and year-out, they've always got the athletes,' said Bryant, a Kingsway Regional High School graduate, known for his speed and explosiveness."[http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bryant_dorien00.html Dorien Bryant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110172045/http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bryant_dorien00.html |date=January 10, 2008 }}, CSTV. Accessed January 6, 2008.
- Mark Iwanowski (born 1955), former American football tight end who played in the NFL for the New York Jets[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/I/IwanMa20.htm Mark Iwanowski], Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed May 11, 2023. "High School: Kingsway Regional (NJ)"
- Dan Meyer (born 1981, class of 1999), former Major League Baseball pitcherEvans, Bill. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/sports-9/1289886925138780.xml&coll=8 "Kingsway grad gets chance with hometown team"], Gloucester County Times, November 16, 2010. Accessed September 24, 2012. "It wasn't just the desire to pitch for his hometown team that led Kingsway Regional High School graduate Dan Meyer to agree to terms with the Philadelphia Phillies on a one-year contract over the weekend though that was part of it. "[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Dan-Meyer-1.shtml Dan Meyer player profile], The Baseball Cube. Accessed July 17, 2007.
References
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External links
- [https://www.krsd.org/ Kingsway Regional School District]
- {{NJReportCard|15|2440|050|Kingsway Regional High School}}
- [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407980 Data for the Kingsway Regional High School], National Center for Education Statistics
- [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/kingsway/ South Jersey Sports: Kingsway Regional HS]
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