Edgewood Regional High School is the original name of Winslow Township High School that opened in 1958. Though the mailing address of the school was

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, the site actually resided in the Tansboro section of Winslow Township, in Camden County, in the

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. The school's name changed in 2001 due to the breakup of the Lower Camden County Regional School District (L.C.C.R.H.S.) which consisted of Edgewood and Overbrook Regional High School. The buildings were turned over to the Winslow Township School District and became Winslow Township High School. Likewise Overbrook dropped the "regional" part of its name and became Overbrook High School (part of the

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). At the time of the district dissolution, Edgewood was receiving students from Winslow Township, Waterford Township and Chesilhurst. Waterford Township reached an agreement with Hammonton to send its students to Hammonton High School rather than the newly renamed Winslow Township High School.

History

Students from

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attended the district's high school as part of a

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with the Berlin Borough School District until

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opened in September 1965.

Notable achievements

*The boys track team won the Group III indoor track championship in 1960 and in Group IV in 1985 (as co-champion). The girls team won the Group IV title in 1984. *The boys track team won the Group II spring / outdoor track state championship in 1965 and won the Group IV title in 1983-1985.NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles

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. Accessed May 1, 2023. *The Edgewood Eagles varsity baseball team won the

(NJSIAA) New Jersey state Group III title in 1978 (vs.

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) and 1979 (vs.

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), which at that time made Edgewood only the second public school to win back-to-back championships. The team also won the Group III state title in 1989 (vs.

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) and won South Jersey Group III state sectional titles in 1963 and 1965.Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024

, updated June 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. The 1978 team finished the season with a record of 19-5 after winning the Group III title with a 2-0 win against Parsippany in the championship game at

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. The 1979 team repeated as winner in Group III after defeating Pascack Hills by a score of 3-2 in the finals. An 11-1 win in the playoff finals against Paramus gave the team the 1989 Group III state championship and a 17-5 season record. *The 1980 girls basketball team finished the season with a 21-6 record after winning the Group III state championship game by a score of 52-51 against a

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team that came into the finals of the tournament undefeated and had been ahead by eight points with two minutes remaining in the game.Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024

, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. *In 1979, Edgewood varsity sports won five (5) South Jersey Group III titles in boys soccer, boys basketball, baseball, girls and boys track. *The boys track team won the indoor relay championship in Group IV in 1985 and 1986 (as co-champion) *The Edgewood Eagles marching band won the

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Chapter I, Group I Championships in 1990 and went on to place 3rd on the Atlantic Coast. *The Edgewood Eagles Varsity Golf Team won the Olympic Conference Championship in 1994. The team was coached by Harvey Miller and Tom Miller. It was the first and only golf championship that has ever been won by the Eagles.

Notable alumni

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, class of 1963, Commander of the

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from 2004–2006, retiring at the rank of Major General *

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who played for two seasons in the NFL for the

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and perennial political candidate *

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at the

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References

External links

South Jersey Sports: Edgewood HS
{{Authority control Winslow Township, New Jersey 1958 establishments in New Jersey 2001 disestablishments in New Jersey Defunct schools in New Jersey Educational institutions established in 1958 Educational institutions disestablished in 2001 Public high schools in Camden County, New Jersey