Cherry Hill Alternative High School
High school in Camden County, New Jersey, United States
39°54′49″N 74°59′33″W / 39.913506°N 74.992376°W / 39.913506; -74.992376
The Cherry Hill Alternative High School (also known as the Estelle Malberg Alternative High School or simply Malberg) is an alternative public high school in Cherry Hill in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, for students who need behavioral and emotional support. Malberg, as it is commonly known to most Cherry Hill residents, is also the location of the Cherry Hill Public Schools administration building, which was previously at the Rosa Administration Building (formerly Heritage Middle School until 1985 and was renamed Rosa International Middle School in 1999).[3] Malberg was built in 1969[4] and was originally an early childhood center,[5] then became an alternative high school in 1997.[6]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 32 students and 8.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.0:1. There were 11 students (34.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 3 (9.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Awards, rankings and recognition
The school was recognized as a New Jersey School of Character in 2013 and as a National School of Character in 2014 by the Character Education Partnership.[7][8]
References
- ^ 2022-2023 Student Handbook, Cherry Hill Alternative High School. Accessed May 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e School data for Alternative High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ "History of CH Schools". southjersey.com. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ Kristen A. Graham (January 16, 2002). "Fix schools now or pay later, Cherry Hill urged The aging buildings are in dire need of upgrades, a report says. It calls for spending millions". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ Jennifer Farrell (October 3, 1999). "Malberg Early Childhood Center Opens At Former Barclay School The Move Not Only Kept Cherry Hill's Special-education Program From Being Divided Up, But Found It A New Home". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ Brenowitz, Stephanie. "Cherry Hill Tries In-school Program For Problem Pupils Disruptive Students Will Attend Special Classes. They Will Receive Behavior Modification Counseling.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 31, 1997, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 28, 2011. Accessed October 21, 2016.
- ^ 2016 New Jersey Schools of Character Ceremony Archived October 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional, and Character Development. Accessed October 21, 2016.
- ^ Cherry Hill Alternative High School, Character Education Partnership. Accessed October 21, 2016.
External links
Philadelphia portal
New Jersey portal
Schools portal
- School website
- Cherry Hill Public Schools
- School Performance Report for Cherry Hill Alternative High School, New Jersey Department of Education
- Cherry Hill Alternative High School, National Center for Education Statistics
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- Barclay Farm House
- Cherry Hill Mall
- Cherry Hill NJT station
- Chick's Deli
- Congregation Kol Ami
- Congregation M'kor Shalom
- Garden State Discovery Museum
- Holly Ravine Farm
- Katz Jewish Community Center
- Merchantville Country Club
- Ponzio's
- Scarborough Bridge
- Springdale Farms
- Temple Beth Sholom
- Cherry Hill Arena (demolished)
- Garden State Park Racetrack (defunct)
- Hawaiian Cottage (demolished)
- Latin Casino (demolished)
- Rickshaw Inn (demolished)
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