Atlantic City High School

Atlantic City High School (ACHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the lone secondary school of the Atlantic City School District.

Atlantic City High School
Address
1400 North Albany Avenue Atlantic City , Atlantic County , New Jersey 08401 United States
Coordinates	39.36772°N 74.47709°W / 39.36772; -74.47709
Information
Other name	ACHS
Type	Public high school
Established	1895 (1895)
School district	Atlantic City School District
NCES School ID	340096000010[1]
Principal	Donald Harris
Faculty	144.8 FTEs[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,699 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.7:1[1]
Color(s)	Navy blue and white   [2]
Athletics conference	Cape-Atlantic League
Nickname	Vikings[2]
Website	www.acboe.org/achs

The current school building opened in 1994 and holds approximately 2,500 students. The school serves students from Atlantic City, along with those from Brigantine, Longport, Margate City and Ventnor City, who attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective school districts.^[3]

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,699 students and 144.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1. There were 1,283 students (75.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 112 (6.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

History

Atlantic City's first high school building was constructed in 1895 at Illinois and Arctic Avenues, on a small site that limited room for growth. In 1901, the high school relocated to a building at Ohio and Pacific Avenues. After the high school relocated a third time, the former building was reused as Central Junior High School for many years. The third building, located at Albany and Atlantic Avenues, opened on September 17, 1923. Constructed at a cost of over $1.75 million (equivalent to $31.3 million in 2023), it included a 1,000-seat auditorium and a 6,000-pipe organ.^[4][5]

Atlantic Cape Community College, the second community college to be established in New Jersey, opened in 1966 in space leased from the high school and moved to its campus in Mays Landing in February 1968.^[6]

The current high school's entrance

A set of donor plaques along the main entrance of the new high school, including one donated by Donald Trump

The fourth, and current Atlantic City High School was constructed on "Great Island," opening to students in November 1994, at a cost of $83 million and had its formal dedication ceremony later that month before a gathered crowd of 4,000.^[7][8] The building was designed by Blumberg Associates Architecture.^[9]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 262nd-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.^[10] The school had been ranked 214th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 247th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.^[11] The magazine ranked the school 255th in 2008 out of 316 schools.^[12] The school was ranked 270 in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.^[13] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 334th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 9 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).^[14]

Athletics

Dr. Jack Eisenstein Athletic Complex

The Atlantic City High School Vikings^[2] compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Gloucester counties, operating under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.^[15] With 1,398 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group IV South for most athletic competition purposes.^[16] The football team competes in the United Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference^[17][18] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 1,333 to 2,324 students.^[19]

The boys swimming team won the state non-public championship from 1921 to 1929.^[20] In 1924, the team won the state swimming championship for a fourth time, setting three meet records in the process, with the Lawrenceville School coming in second and The Peddie School in third.^[21] The next year, at a meet held in Philadelphia, the swim team won the national interscholastic championship, breaking the streak of four championships won by Mercersburg Academy.^[22] In March 1925, the Atlantic City swim team were the guests of President Calvin Coolidge at the White House, in recognition of their championship.^[23]

The girls' basketball team won the Group IV state championships in 1981 vs. Eastside Paterson and repeated in 1982 vs. Plainfield High School.^[24] The 1981 team finished the season with a record of 29–1 after winning the Group IV state title with a 45–43 victory in the finals against an Eastside team that came into the game undefeated.^[25]

The 1994 Boys Varsity 8 Crew had an undefeated season and took the Triple Crown, winning the Philadelphia City Championships,^[26] Stotesbury Cup Regatta^[27] and National Rowing Championships. The V8 went on to place second in the Princess Elizabeth Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames River in England.^[28]

The 1999 football team won the South Jersey Group IV state championship at Rutgers Stadium with a 31–29 win over Eastern High School of Voorhees, a victory that marked the program's first sectional title.^[29][30]

The boys' basketball team won the NJSIAA Group IV state championship in 2012 (defeating Ridgewood High School in the tournament final), 2012 (vs. Elizabeth High School) and 2013 (vs. Linden High School).^[31] The team won the Group IV tournament in 2005, defeating Trenton Central High School 71–70 in the semifinals, and Ridgewood High School by a score of 56–42 in the championship game at Rutgers University.^[32] In 2012, the Viking's boys' basketball team won the South Jersey Group IV title and the Group IV state championship with a 53–47 win against Elizabeth High School, marking the team's second state title.^[33] The Vikings repeated as Group IV state champions in basketball in 2013, defeating Linden High School in overtime by a score of 60–54 to become back-to-back champions.^[34]

In 2007, Todd Busler was one of 50 recipients of the Maxwell Football Club's Tri-State High School Award given to players from schools located in South Jersey, the five-county Philadelphia area and the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania.^[35]

The boys' soccer team was 2008 inaugural Brigantine Cup champions.^[36]

In 2009, the girls' tennis team won the South Jersey Group IV title beating Millville High School 3–2, the program's first group title.^[37]

In 2010, the girls' swim team won the CAL American Conference title and defeated Vineland High School to win the South Jersey Public A championship for the first time in the program's history, going 14–0 before falling to West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in the state semifinals.^[38]

The school's gymnasium was home to the United States Basketball League (USBL) Atlantic City Seagulls from 1996 to 2001. The Seagulls won the USBL Championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999.^[39]

Administration

The principal of Atlantic City High School is Donald Harris. His administration consists of four vice principals.^[40]

Rules

Dress code

Beginning in 2007,^[41] in the hopes of preventing gang identification, Atlantic City High School required students wear a uniform, putting it in a minority of public schools to do so in the United States.^[42] Other high schools in South Jersey, such as Middle Township High School, Vineland High School, and Bridgeton High School, followed suit.^[41] The change was immediately controversial, with some parents saying that it became a "distraction from education" when the school suspended 150 students in one day for violating the uniform rules.^[43] For example, in the 2013–2014 school year, it was required that students wear collared shirts in only the two school colors plus black, with no logos except ACHS's own logo (or that of one of its sports teams).^[44]

In August 2019, the Board of Education dropped its uniform policy for the 2019–2020 school year,^[41][45] opting instead for a dress code. ACHS students are still restricted from a few garment types, such as bare midriffs, ripped jeans, leggings, and "do rags", or garments the school deems to have "obscene" words or images on them.^[46]

Truancy

A truancy enforcement vehicle (10^th generation Chevrolet Suburban) capable of returning students to school owned by Atlantic City High School

Chronic absenteeism, or truancy, is a problem for ACHS; in 2015, 21% of its students were deemed chronically absent.^[47] The school has established a Truancy Task Force to enforce state laws requiring school attendance.^[48]

Academics

Atlantic City High School offers many Advanced Placement (AP) courses, in addition to the standard college-prep and Honors classes. ACHS offers 20 AP courses: AP Biology; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC; AP Chemistry; AP Studio Art; AP Microeconomics; AP Macroeconomics; AP English Language and Composition; AP English Literature and Composition; AP Environmental Science; AP French Language and Culture; AP United States Government and Politics; AP Latin; AP Music Theory; AP Physics 1; AP Physics C; AP Psychology; AP Spanish Language and Culture; AP Statistics; and, AP United States History.^[49]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Atlantic City High School alumni

• Martin Agronsky (1915–1999, class of 1932), journalist.^[50]
• James Avery (1945–2013), television actor.^[51]
• Barry Beckham (born 1944), playwright and novelist.^[52]
• Brad (born 1963) and Eric Blumberg (born 1966), real estate entrepreneurs and developers of mobile GPS real estate information technology.^[53]
• David Brog (born 1965/1966), former executive director of Christians United for Israel^[54]
• Carole Byard (1941–2017), visual artist and illustrator of children's books, who was the recipient of a Caldecott Medal and multiple Coretta Scott King Awards.^[55][56]
• Rosalind Cash (1938–1995), actress whose career endured on stage, screen, and television, despite her staunch refusal to portray stereotyped "black" roles.^[57]
• Tim Cavanaugh, journalist and screenwriter who is a news editor at The Washington Examiner.^[58]
• Joe Cicero (1910–1983), professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics.^[59]
• Wayne Colman (born 1946), linebacker who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints.^[60]
• Sidney Drell (1926–2016), theoretical physicist and arms control expert.^[61]
• Vera King Farris (1938–2009, class of 1954), president of Richard Stockton College of New Jersey from 1983–2003.^[62]
• Andrew Fields (class of 1975), collegiate basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player.^[63]
• Myron Goldfinger (1933–2023, class of 1950), architect best known for designing large angular abstract houses in New York and New Jersey^[64]
• Brian Heffron (born 1973, class of 1993), professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment and Extreme Championship Wrestling.^[65]
• Zulfi Hoxha (born 1992, class of 2010), jihadi, ISIS fighter.^[66]
• Pete Hunter (born 1980), cornerback for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks who was a fifth-round pick in 2002.^[67]
• Enoch L. "Nucky" Johnson (1883–1968, class of 1900), Atlantic City mobster and political boss.^[68]
• Marvin Josephson (1927–2022), talent agent and executive, who was the founder of ICM Partners^[69]
• Brett Kennedy (born 1994, class of 2012), pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.^[70]
• Pinky Kravitz (1927–2015), radio broadcaster and print journalist.^[71]
• Lorenzo Langford (born 1955), Mayor of Atlantic City 2008–2014.^[72]
• JoAnna LaSane (1935–2019, class of 1953), model, dancer and arts administrator.^[73]
• Joseph Lazarow (1923–2008), Mayor of Atlantic City from 1976 to 1982^[74]
• Bob Levy (born 1947), Mayor of Atlantic City 2006–2007.^[75]
• Barry Lubin (born 1952), creator of the clown character "Grandma" of the Big Apple Circus.^[76]
• Harvey Mason (born 1947), musician-drummer.^[77][78]
• Michael J. Matthews (1934–2014), politician who represented the 2nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 to 1984 and was Mayor of Atlantic City from 1982 to 1984.^[79]
• James J. McCullough (born 1942, class of 1960), politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2007 to 2008, where he represented the 2nd Legislative District.^[80]
• Scott Neustadter (born 1977), screenwriter.^[81]
• Arnold Newman (1918–2006), photographer, noted for his "environmental portraits" of artists and politicians^[82]
• Joshua Ozersky (1967–2015), food writer and historian.^[83]
• Joseph B. Perskie (1885–1957; class of 1904), Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1933 to 1947.^[84]
• Steven P. Perskie (born 1945), judge and politician.^[85]
• George Lincoln Rockwell (1918–1967), founder of the American Nazi Party.^[86]
• Lou Roe (born 1972), small forward for the NCAA's University of Massachusetts Minutemen^[87] and the NBA's Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors. A second-round pick in 1995.^[88]
• Jessica Savitch (1947–1983), television journalist, who was killed in a car accident.^[89]
• Herbert Schlosser (1926–2021), television executive who was president of NBC from 1974 until 1978^[69]
• Steve Smoger (1950–2022), boxing referee who oversaw more than 200 title bouts^[90]
• Paul Steelman (born 1955), architect.^[91]
• Claire Swift (born 1974, class of 1992), politician who has represented 2nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office in 2022.^[92]
• Tank Toland, (born 1980), professional wrestler, three time OVW Tag Team Champion, wrestler for Ring of Honor.^{[citation needed]}
• Frank Turner (born 1988, class of 2006), professional basketball player for Crailsheim Merlins of the ProA.^[93]
• James L. Usry (1922–2002), first African-American mayor of Atlantic City.^[94]
• Earl Wilson (born 1958), defensive end who played in the NFL and CFL.^[95]
• Norman Joseph Woodland (born 1921, class of 1943), inventor of the bar code.^[96]
• Howard Emery Wright (1908–1988), African-American social psychologist and educator who served as president of Allen University.^[97]
• Wu Chaoshu (1887–1934), Foreign Minister of the Republic of China in 1927–1928 and Minister to the United States from 1928 to 1931.^[98]

See also

• Bader Field (ballpark)

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29. Staff. "Atlantic City stuns Eastern", Courier-Post, December 6, 1999. Accessed July 5, 2011. "Did we mention that Atlantic City and Eastern, at the end of a wildly entertaining South Jersey Group 4 championship game, were at the exactly the same spot in exactly the same situation as Mainland and Ocean City were 2-1/2 hours earlier? 'I didn't know that,' said Weiss, whose son, Joe, stars for Mainland. Because a disgruntled soccer player by the name of Mike Lockwood made the field goal that his coach nearly didn't order, Atlantic City scored an improbable 31–29 victory over Eastern on Sunday at Rutgers University to capture the Vikings' first-ever sectional title."
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35. Staff. "H.S. football: Todd Busler named Maxwell Mini-Football Club Award finalist", The Press of Atlantic City, December 26, 2007. Accessed July 5, 2011. "Atlantic City High School quarterback Todd Busler was selected as a finalist for the Maxwell Mini-Football Club Award."
36. Staff. "Atlantic City edges Holy Spirit, wins Brigantine Cup", The Press of Atlantic City, September 21, 2008. Accessed July 5, 2011. "Atlantic City High School scored two second-half goals Saturday to earn a 2–1 Cape-Atlantic League boys soccer win over Holy Spirit and clinch the Brigantine Cup."
37. Ashe, Kelly. "Atlantic City beats Millville for South Jersey Group IV girls tennis championship", The Press of Atlantic City, October 16, 2009. Accessed January 1, 2011. "The Atlantic City High School girls tennis team made history Thursday afternoon. The Vikings swept the singles matches and beat Cape-Atlantic League rival Millville 3–2 to win the South Jersey Group IV championship at Clarion Golf and Tennis World.... Atlantic City athletic director Frank Campo has been with the school since 1985 and believes this is the school's first Group IV title in girls tennis."
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51. D'Amico, Diane. "NJEA Ready for the Crowds at This Year's Atlantic City Convention", The Press of Atlantic City, November 7, 2001. Accessed January 31, 2011. "Special events include the presentation of Awards for Excellence, one of which this year will go to Atlantic City High School graduate James Avery."
52. Monaghan, Charles. "Book Report", The Washington Post, June 14, 1987. Accessed August 8, 2018. "A native of Atlantic City, N.J., Beckham was president of his class at Atlantic City High School before going to Brown, where he was one of three black graduates in the class of 1966."
53. Levin, Eric. "Two brothers from Atlantic City have built the 21st-century divining rod for buyers looking for that perfect apartment/fixer-upper/mansion.", copy of article from New Jersey Monthly, May 5, 2007, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 26, 2012. Accessed March 17, 2015. "Also note that wireless phone networks can send data at high speeds and that real estate agencies routinely list properties online. Do you see where this can go? Eric and Brad Blumberg did.... The brothers, Atlantic City High School graduates, have several patents on Smarter Agent's technology. They run their service from offices in Atlantic City and Camden."
54. Kornbluh, Jacob. "David Brog was the head of Christians United for Israel. Now he’s running as a Jewish candidate for Congress.", J. The Jewish News of Northern California, May 9, 2022. Accessed November 2, 2022. "Brog began studying Zionism as a student at Atlantic City High School after reading the book, The Revolt, by Menachem Begin, who was the leader of Irgun, the Zionist paramilitary group, and later became Israel’s sixth prime minister, that he found in his school’s library after searching for an autobiography of former President John F. Kennedy for an assignment."
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62. Staff. "At Stockton, She Leads By Example \ "Head Boppers" Or Holocaust Studies, Vera King Farris Will Do A Lot For Harmony.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 4, 1995. Accessed January 27, 2011.
63. Grugan, Brittany. "Atlantic Cape Community College hires former Atlantic City star, longtime pro Andrew Fields as basketball coach ", The Press of Atlantic City, August 19, 2011. Accessed February 15, 2018. "Ever since he retired as a professional basketball player, Andrew Fields hoped to coach a college team. The Atlantic City resident, who played basketball professionally around the world for years, has extensive sideline experience.... Fields starred at Atlantic City High School, from which he graduated in 1975."
64. Myron Henry Goldfinger, FAIA (1933–2023), US Modernist. Accessed August 4, 2023. "Goldfinger grew up in Atlantic City NJ, before the casinos came. He was inspired by the design of houses in the Marvin Gardens neighborhood, the rich part of town - and his father the mailman, who had very neat lettering. Goldfinger graduated Atlantic City HS in 1950 and from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955, studying under Louis Kahn."
65. Johnson, Vaughan. "'Barbed Wire City' movie about ECW wrestling, produced by Allentown natives, ready for debut", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 19, 2013. Accessed April 24, 2021. "South Philadelphia native Brian Heffron, better known to the world as The Blue Meanie, soon joined him.... Heffron graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1993. While most kids were planning on getting jobs or attending college after high school, Heffron had a singular goal in mind: become a professional wrestler."
66. Greenberg, Ted; and McCrone, Brian X. "The ISIS 'Senior Commander' Who Grew Up on the Jersey Shore", WCAU, January 17, 2018. Accessed February 3, 2018. "He graduated from Atlantic City High School in 2010. His Albanian immigrant family owned a pizza shop in Margate, New Jersey. He attended a mosque where 'he hated people,' according his mother."
67. Pete Hunter player profile Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed June 15, 2007.
68. Boss Nucky Johnson, Atlantic City Experience. Accessed April 9, 2021. "Johnson graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1900."
69. Lipson, Eden Ross. "Super-Agent Strikes Again", The New York Times, June 26, 1977. Accessed June 5, 2023. "Although he travels a great deal, Mr. Josephson lives quietly in New York with his second wife Tina and an infant daughter, Yi-Ling. Coincidentally, both he and Mr. Schlosser of NBC are graduates of Atlantic City High School."
70. McGarry, Michael. "A.C. grad Brett Kennedy to make MLB debut Wednesday night", The Press of Atlantic City, August 8, 2018. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Kennedy, a 2012 Atlantic City High School graduate from Brigantine, will make his major league debut that day."
71. Kuperinsky, Amy. "Atlantic City radio legend Pinky Kravitz dead at 88", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 2, 2015. Accessed August 8, 2018. "The radio man, born in West Virginia, moved to Atlantic City with his family when he was 7. In 1988, the alumnus of Atlantic City High School told the New York Times that a class bully gave him his famous nickname."
72. Staff. "A.C. ballot count awaits completion of review, The Election Board got through nearly half of the absentee votes. Mayor Whelan was not hopeful.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 8, 2001. Accessed January 31, 2011. ""Langford, born in Atlantic City and a 1973 graduate of Atlantic City High School..."
73. Johnson, Judge Nelson. "Joanna LaSane was Atlantic City’s regal pioneer in the cultural arts, says Judge Nelson Johnson", The Press of Atlantic City, February 20, 2019. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Joanna Forenan LaSane was Atlantic City’s royalty. She was an intelligent, charming and elegant lady, a role model for us all... In 1953, following graduation from Atlantic City High School, she attended Montclair College; a year later she was in New York City pursuing her career."
74. Urgo, Jacqueline L. "Joseph Lazarow, 84, dies; helped bring casinos to A.C.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5, 2008. Accessed January 5, 2008.
75. Harper, Derek. "Levy admits guilt in federal court / Atlantic City's ex-mayor to be sentenced Feb. 15", The Press of Atlantic City, November 2, 2007. Accessed January 31, 2011. "Levy left Atlantic City High School and joined the Army in May 1964."
76. Cronick, Scott. "PBS documentary shows life under the makeup for Ventnor native", The Press of Atlantic City, October 27, 2010. Accessed September 7, 2017. "He was, however, always drawn to entertainment. He remembers watching Charlie Chaplin films his father showed to Atlantic City hotel guests when Lubin was a child. His time at Atlantic City High School got his creative juices flowing as he experimented with new television equipment, eventually leading Lubin to attend Emerson College in Boston, where he planned to be a TV director."
77. Schwachter, Jeff. "One-Fourth of Fourplay", Atlantic City Weekly, October 14, 2004. "Rounding out the quartet is Atlantic City native Harvey Mason. The drummer, composer, programmer, arranger and Atlantic City High School grad has lived in Los Angeles for 34 years and has made a name for himself as one of the most respected studio musicians in the business."
78. Jackson, Vincent. "AC native Harvey Mason moves to the beat of his drum; Native son returns to Atlantic City Saturday to perform his own music", The Press of Atlantic City, June 23, 2015. Accessed August 8, 2018. "'It was a one-of-a-kind kind of situation, and unfortunately, it doesn't exist that way, but I was very, very fortunate,' said Mason, who began playing drums professionally during the 1960s while attending Atlantic City High School."
79. Lala, Elisa. "Former Atlantic City Mayor Michael J. Matthews dies at 79", The Press of Atlantic City, January 6, 2014. Accessed August 8, 2018. "The graduate of Atlantic City High School and American University in Washington, D.C., began his political career in 1968, when he was elected to Linwood City Council."
80. Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1984, p. 226. Accessed October 28, 2019. "James J. (Sonny) Mccullough, Rep., Egg Harbor Twp.... The senator was born Jan. 11, 1942, in Atlantic City. He graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1960, and has completed certification courses at Rutgers University and taken classes at Rowan University and Rider College."
81. Longsdorf, Amy. "When it comes to romantic comedies, '(500) Days' steps out over the line", Courier-Post, July 26, 2009. Accessed January 27, 2011.
82. Merkoski, Paul. "For Arnold Newman...", The Press of Atlantic City, December 8, 1974. Accessed February 20, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Spending his summers in Atlantic City and his winters in Florida, Newman changed schools often. 'When we were here I went to the Pennsylvania Avenue School, the junior high school and Atlantic City senior high' he said"
83. Davis, Eddie. "Acclaimed Food Writer, One-time A.C. Resident, Josh Ozersky Found Dead", WFPG, May 6, 2015. Accessed November 10, 2017. "Joshua Ozersky, who spent his teen years in Atlantic City and later turned his insatiable love of food in to an unforgettable career as a food writer, died Monday in Chicago.... He attended Atlantic City High School and Rutgers University."
84. Staff. "Joseph B. Perskie, Ex-Associate Justice Of New Jersey Supreme Court, Dies at 71", The New York Times, May 30, 1957. Accessed July 5, 2016. "A native of Alliance, Mr. Perskie came to the resort area at the age of 11. He attended public schools here and was graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1904 and Pennsylvania Law School in 1907."
85. Murray, Richard. "Florio Promises New Aid For Old Schools On A.C. High School Tour", The Press of Atlantic City, April 6, 1990. Accessed January 27, 2011. "Schools Superintendent Paul Lacity, who led the tour along with Atlantic City High School alumnus and Florio Chief of Staff Steven Perskie..."
86. Simonelli, Frederick James. "American Fuehrer: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party", p. 14. University of Illinois Press, 1999. ISBN 0-252-02285-8. Accessed January 31, 2011. "Rockwell spent his longest stretch of time at any educational institution at Atlantic City High School."
87. Lou Roe alumni profile, UMassHoops.com Version 2007.08.
88. Lou Roe player profile, Basketball-Reference.com.
89. "In A Quiet Service, Family And Friends Mourn For Savitch", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 26, 1983, "Savitch graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1964..."
90. Steve Smoger, Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Accessed December 19, 2022. "Out of the ring, Smoger, a graduate of Atlantic City High School and Penn State University, was awarded his Juris Doctor from George Washington University."
91. Brubaker, Harold. "Casino architect believes fixing Revel not difficult", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 9, 2014. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Grew up in Longport, N.J.; graduated from Atlantic City High School."
92. Attorney Profiles, Swift Law Firm. Accessed January 10, 2022. "Claire graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1992."
93. McGarry, Michael. "From campus to Kosovo: A.C. grad with 2 college degrees to play pro ball in Europe", The Press of Atlantic City, October 7, 2014. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Shannon has worked out this summer and fall with fellow Atlantic City graduates and standout guards Frank Turner (2006 Atlantic City graduate) and Khalif Toombs (2008 Atlantic City graduate). Turner has played professionally in Holland, while Toombs is involved in coaching South Jersey Select, a high-profile AAU team based in Atlantic County."
94. Johnson, Kirk. "James L. Usry, Atlantic City Mayor in 1980's, Dies at 79", The New York Times, January 28, 2002. Accessed August 8, 2012. "A graduate of Atlantic City High School, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Glassboro State College (now Rowan University), Mr. Usry devoted most of his career to education, as a teacher and school administrator, and was widely praised for his involvement with his students and with the community."
95. Earl Wilson, Just Sports Stats. Accessed November 19, 2016.
96. DeAngelis, Martin. "Ode To A Code: Oh, So Grand - And Of Our Sand", The Press of Atlantic City, April 19, 1998. Accessed January 31, 2011. "The inventor of the bar code which appears so many places these days we hardly even notice it anymore grew up on Ventnor Avenue and graduated from Atlantic City High School."
97. Guthrie, Robert V. Even the Rat was White a Historical View of Psychology, p. 211. Allyn and Bacon, 2004. ISBN 9780205392643. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Howard Emery Wright (1908–1988)... He attended elementary school in Washington, D.C., and Atlantic City High School in New Jersey."
98. Staff. "Dr. C. C. Wu Dead; Chinese Diplomat; Son of Famous Wu Ting-fang Was Former Minister Here - Versailles Delegate. Once Chiang Kai-Shek Aide Broke With Chief in Nanking-Canton Dispute Studied in This Country and England.", The New York Times, January 3, 1934. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Dr. Wu was born in Tientsin on June 16, 1887. He went with his father to this country long before the Boxer War, and he was graduated from the Atlantic City High School in 1904, where he was the valedictorian of his class."

External links

• Official website
• School Performance Report for Atlantic City School District, New Jersey Department of Education
• Article on the history of the old high school buildings
• South Jersey Sports: Atlantic City HS