Kingsway Regional High School


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, New Jersey, United States, 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.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,752 students and 134.5 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. There were 190 students eligible for free lunch and 30 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

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. 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. The magazine ranked the school 218th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 202nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 139th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics and language arts literacy components of the High School Proficiency Assessment.

Athletics

The Kingsway Regional High School Dragons compete in the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 1,274 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,082 to 1,934 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the American Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group V for football for 2017-18. Athletic rivals are Clearview Regional High School and Delsea Regional High School.
In 1993, the boys' outdoor track team won South Jersey Group II sectional championship.
The wrestling team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional title in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002, and won the South Jersey Group III title in 2003, 2004 and 2007. In 1997 and 1998, Kingsway won back-to-back Group II state championships in wrestling, in addition to a Group III title in 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. 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.
In 1998 and 1999, the Kingsway softball team won back-to-back Group II state championships, becoming the first female team in school history to win state titles. The 2008 team won the Group III state title. In 2012 the softball team won the South, Group III state sectional championship with a 2-0 score against Central Regional High School.
The football team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional title in 2001.
The field hockey team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional title in 2003, 2004 and 2011. 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. The 2004 team repeated as sectional champions, defeating Ocean City High School again in the tournament final by a score of 1-0.
The girls' track team won the Group III state indoor relay championship in 2007, 2013 and 201; the boys' team won the indoor relay title in 2014.
The boys' tennis team won the 2007 South Jersey Group III state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Cumberland Regional High School.
The 2007 wrestling team won the South, Group III state sectional championship with a 62-6 win against Seneca High School. 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.
The boys cross-country team won the 2008 Group III Tri-County Championships.
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. The team repeated in 2010, by defeating Point Pleasant Boro High School by a score of 64-50. 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.
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.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.

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 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 was made up of new members.
The school's marching band won the USBands Group II A national championship in 2015 with their program Voodoo in the Bayou.

Administration

The school's principal is Melvin N. Allen. His administration team includes the three assistant principals.

Notable alumni