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{{short description|High school in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US}}
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{{Infobox school
| name        = Pitman High School
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| grades      = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]
| district    = [[Pitman School District]]
| type        = [[state school|Public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]]
| principal   = Cherie Hill Lombardo (senior high school)<br>Kristen Stewart (junior high school)
| enrollment  = 487 (as of 2023–24)<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty     = 46.8 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio       = 10.4:1<ref name=NCES/>
| us_nces_school_id = 341308002616<ref name=NCES/>
| teamname    = Panthers<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
| conference  = [[Tri-County Conference (New Jersey)|Tri-County Conference]]<ref name=TriCounty/> (general)<br>[[West Jersey Football League]] (football)
| colors      = {{Color box|Orange}} Orange<br> {{Color box|black}} black<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
| yearbook    = Talisman<ref>[https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/44 Co-Curricular Activities], Pitman High School. Accessed March 14, 2022.</ref>
| address     = 225 Linden Avenue
| city        = [[Pitman, New Jersey|Pitman]]
| county      = [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]
| state       = [[New Jersey]]
| zipcode     = 08071
| country     = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.73991|-75.127429|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Gloucester County#USA New Jersey#USA
| information =
| website     = {{URL|https://phs.pitman.k12.nj.us/}}
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'''Pitman High School''' is a [[comprehensive high school|comprehensive]] community [[state school|public]] [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] in [[Pitman, New Jersey|Pitman]], in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]], serving students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s as the lone secondary school of the [[Pitman School District]].<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/906/Public-School-Directory-PDF#page=31 ''2019-20 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory''], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 15, 2021.</ref>

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 487 students and 46.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.4:1. There were 69 students (14.2% of enrollment) eligible for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] and 17 (3.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413080&ID=341308002616 School data for Pitman Jr./Sr. High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

==History==
The district created its first high school program in 1922, before that students were sent to both [[Glassboro High School]] and [[Woodbury Junior-Senior High School|Woodbury High School]]. In June 1926, a group of 50 students became the first graduates of the high school.<ref name=Profile/> A new Pitman High School opened in September 1926, having been constructed at a cost of $225,000 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|0.225|1926|fmt=c|r=1}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}).<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/478875275/ "Pitman"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', September 12, 1923. Accessed March 14, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "When Pitman's new high school erected at a cost of $225,000 was thrown open to the public Monday evening the Mothers' Club and Parent-Teachers' Association held their first meeting in the auditorium of the building."</ref> That building was repurposed as a middle school after the current high school building was completed in 1972.<ref name=Profile>[https://www.pitman.k12.nj.us/domain/50 District Profile], Pitman Public Schools. Accessed March 14, 2022. "The original Pitman High School was built in 1922. Prior to that, students attended high school in Glassboro and Woodbury. The first graduating class of Pitman High School consisted of fifty students in June 1926.... The original High School became Pitman Middle School after the completion of Pitman High School in 1972."</ref>

Students from [[Mantua Township, New Jersey|Mantua Township]] had attended Pitman High School as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] until [[Clearview Regional High School]] opened in September 1960. Pitman officials had notified the [[Mantua Township School District]] that its incoming ninth grade students could no longer be accepted at the Pitman school after September 1958.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97600798/proposed-mantua-harrison-regional/ "Mantua Eyes Regional High School Plans"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', April 5, 1957. Accessed March 14, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The Board of Education announced Thursday it is considering Joining with Harrison Township in the construction of a regional high school.... Mantua has been notified by Pitman's Board of Education that it will not accept freshmen from Mantua and Wenonah beginning September of 1958, Simmerman said.... Harrison now sends its high school students to Glassboro, but has been notified that 'procedure will not be feasible in another two years.'"</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/180787103/ "Pitman Board Adds $71,880 In '61 Budget"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 15, 1960. Accessed April 27, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Additionally, Pitman loses $38,000 in tuition from Mantua Township. At present 165 Mantua pupils bring in $72,000 in tuition to Pitman's coffers, but Mantua will only send 90 pupils to Pitman High next year since it is one of the districts in the new Clearview Regional High School."</ref>

==Awards, recognition and rankings==
[[File:Pitman High School Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony.jpg|thumb|left|Members of the class of 2020 sit with their parents at a special graduation ceremony held during the COVID-19 pandemic]]
The school was the 198th-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.<ref>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.</ref> The school had been ranked 100th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 119th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.<ref>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.</ref> The magazine ranked the school 102nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.<ref>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 December 27, 2011.</ref> The school was ranked 122nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.<ref name=NJMonthly>[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). Accessed August 19, 2008.</ref> Schooldigger.com ranked the school 157th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 45 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (82.6%) and language arts literacy (93.6%) components of the [[High School Proficiency Assessment]] (HSPA).<ref>[http://www.schooldigger.com/schoolrank.aspx?Level=3&findschool=130802616 New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010–2011], Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 5, 2012.</ref>

==Athletics==
[[File:Pitman Panthers Win the 2020 Thanksgiving Game.jpg|thumb|The Pitman Panthers run across Davis Field after defeating the [[Clayton High School (New Jersey)|Clayton Clippers]] at the 2020 Thanksgiving football game]]
The Pitman High School Panthers<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/pitman-high-school Pitman High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> compete as one of the member schools in the [[Tri-County Conference (New Jersey)|Tri-County Conference]], which is comprised of public and private high schools located in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], Gloucester and [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem]] counties.<ref name=TriCounty>[https://www.tricountyconferencenj.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=7 Member Schools], [[Tri-County Conference (New Jersey)|Tri-County Conference]]. Accessed November 18, 2020.</ref> The conference is overseen by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>[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.</ref> With 239 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group I South for most athletic competition purposes.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/General%20Classifications%20%2722-%2723%20-%20%2723-%2724.pdf NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref> The football team competes in the Royal Division of the 94-team [[West Jersey Football League]] superconference<ref>[https://www.gridironnewjersey.com/schoolDetail.aspx?schoolid=243 Pitman Panthers], [[West Jersey Football League]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[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."</ref> and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.<ref>[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.</ref>

The boys track team won the Group I spring / outdoor track state championship in 1942.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/21-history.pdf NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>

The field hockey team won the South II and overall state championship in 1974, defeating [[West Essex High School]], won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 1981-1983 and 2013, and won the Group I state title in 1981 (vs. [[Whippany Park High School]]), 1982 (vs. [[Belvidere High School (New Jersey)|Belvidere High School]]) and 1983 (as co-champion with [[Chatham Township High School]]).<ref>[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 September 1, 2022.</ref> The 1974 team defeated [[Collingswood High School]] in the semifinals before a 3–2 win against West Essex in the tournament final to earn the overall state title.<ref>Viggiano, Bob. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/180639568/ "Shoe on Other Foot, But Pitman Girls Make It Title Fit"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', November 25, 1974. Accessed February 3, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The game hanging in the balance and all Bunny could think of was last Tuesday, when her Pitman High School's girls' field hockey team came from nowhere late in the game to upset Collingswood.... Now it was Bunny's turn to squirm and have her stomach chum into small knots as her Pitman girls tried desperately to stave off a late rally by West Essex. But the frisky Panthers never lost their composure and held off West Essex for a 3-2 victory to capture the 1974 NJSIAA championship."</ref>

In 1989, 1993 and 1995, the girls' soccer team lost the Group II state tournament to [[Morris Catholic High School]], the team that won the title for eight consecutive years from 1988 to 1995.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-girls-soccer.pdf NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>

The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1997 (defeating runner-up [[Science Park High School (New Jersey)|Science Park High School]] in the finals of the tournament), 1998 (vs. [[Bloomfield Tech High School]]) and 2014 (vs. Bloomfield Tech).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-basketball-history_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 20, 2020.</ref> Led by 31 points from [[Joe Crispin]] and 24 from brother [[Jon Crispin|Jon]], the 1997 team won the Group I title with a 73–67 win against Science High School of Newark in the championship game played at the [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] [[Boardwalk Hall|Convention Hall]].<ref>Minnick, Kevin. [https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/high-school/boys-basketball/2014/03/16/boys-basketball-determined-joe-crispin-willed-pitman-to-a-state-title-in-1997/6473783/ "Boys' Basketball: Determined Joe Crispin willed Pitman to a state title in 1997"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', March 16, 2014. Accessed February 3, 2021. "The year was 1997 and the Pitman High School boys’ basketball team was on a wild ride. The Panthers had reached the South Jersey Group 1 final in each of the previous two seasons, but were derailed by Burlington City and Paulsboro.... Crispin scored 31 points and dished out seven assists that memorable Sunday, leading Pitman past Newark Science 73-67 at the old Atlantic City Convention Center. Younger brother Jon would collect 24 points and seven rebounds, while Myers had 13 points and 19 boards."</ref> In 2014, the team won their third Group I title with a 59–48 win against Bloomfield Tech.<ref>Staff. [https://usatodayhss.com/2014/state-basketball-linden-pitman-newark-tech-newark-eastside-claim-crowns "State Basketball: Linden, Pitman, Newark Tech, Newark Eastside claim crowns"], ''[[USA Today]]'' High School Sports, March 16, 2014. Accessed November 20, 2020. "Pitman 59, Bloomfield Tech 48: With Darnell Foreman exploding for 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Tim Delaney turning in a performance worthy of being a Villanova recruit, the Panthers defeated Bloomfield Tech to win the Group I title at Rutgers University. It’s the first state title since Pitman (25-7) won back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998."</ref>

The girls tennis team won the South I state championship in 1971 and 1972, and won the Group I state title in 2006 (vs. [[Verona High School (New Jersey)|Verona High School]]).<ref name=NJSIAAGirlsTennis>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-10/Girls%20Tennis.pdf Girls Tennis Championship History: 1971–2023], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], updated November 2023. Accessed September 1, 2024.</ref> The team won the South Jersey Group I state tournament in 1999, topping [[Pennsville Memorial High School]] 4–1 in the final match.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=9&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I Girls Tennis Public Group Finals – South, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref> The team repeated the title in 2000 with a 4–1 win against [[Haddon Township High School]].<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/scripts-bracketmaker/tmenu.cfm?subid=4839 2000 – South, Group I Sectional], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref> The team won the 2006 South, Group I state sectional championship with a 4–1 victory over [[Point Pleasant Beach High School]] in the tournament final.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=180276&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Girls Team Tennis – South, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref> The team won the 2006 Group II state title at [[Mercer County Park]], topping [[Highland Park High School (Highland Park, New Jersey)|Highland Park High School]] 5–0 in the semifinals and Verona High School by a score of 3–2 to take the championship.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=180276&tclass=Public%20Group%20Finals 2006 Girls Team Tennis – Public Group Finals], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref><ref>Armbruster, Lauren. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/183931547/ "Champions at Last; Pitman wins 1st crown, lives up to team's motto"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', October 20, 2006. Accessed January 20, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "That was the slogan displayed on the back of the shirts worn by the Pitman High School girls' tennis team since the beginning of the season. The Panthers probably had no idea what the motto meant in early September, but they had it figured out Thursday afternoon as the squad won its first state crown with a 3-2 victory over Verona in the NJSIAA Group 1 state final at Mercer County Park... After the win, Beato dumped the team's water cooler over the head of coach Debbie Slenkamp, whose team advanced to the final by beating Highland Park 5-0 in the semifinals."</ref>

The boys' soccer team won the 1999 and 2010 South Jersey Group I sectional titles with wins over [[Bordentown Regional High School]], 2–1, and [[Maple Shade High School]], 3–0, respectively.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=94&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I Public Group Semifinals – South, Group I], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref>

In 2010, the girls' track and field team scored 40 points to tie [[Westwood Regional High School|Westwood]] for the Group I state championship.<ref name=NJSIAAGirlsSpringTrack>[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.</ref><ref>[http://www.mctrack.org/NJSIAAMeets/SpringTrack/10ST/10StateGroupsGrp1g.htm 2010 NJSIAA/The Star-Ledger/M-F Athletic State Group Track and Field Championships South Plainfield - Groups 1,3 & Non-Public A], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], May 29, 2010. Accessed September 1, 2020.</ref> The team had won the 2010 Group I sectional title  after they defeated [[Lindenwold High School]] by less than one point.<ref>[https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/pitman-girls-track-edges-out-lindenwold-for-sj-group-i-title/ "Pitman girls track edges out Lindenwold for S.J. Group I title"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], May 22, 2010, updated August 26, 2019. Accessed September 9, 2020. "The difference between fifth place and fourth place, or third place and second place meant everything to the Pitman High School girls track team. Every point did. The Panthers won the NJSIAA Group I Sectional title Saturday at Egg Harbor Township, edging Lindenwold by less than a point. Pitman finished with 73.75 points, while Lindenwold had 73."</ref>

In 2010, the boys' baseball team won its first state title with a 5–0 win over [[Whippany Park High School|Whippany Park]] in the state championship game. The team had won the South Jersey Group I state sectional title from 1963 to 1966.<ref name=NJSIAABaseball>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-02/Baseball.pdf Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.</ref>

The girls cross country running team won the Group I state championship in 2013.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-all-xc-sectional-championships.pdf NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2022.</ref>

==Marching band==
The Pitman High School marching band competes in the 3 Open Class of the [[United States Scholastic Band Association]] (USSBA) and fluctuates from 60 to 70 members

The school's marching band was Chapter One Champions in 1999 (Group 1).<ref>[http://www.tob1.org/history.html Tournament of Bands – Chapter One History], [[Tournament of Bands]]. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref>

The Pitman Panther Marching band won the I class of [[Cavalcade of Bands]] in 2003.<ref>[http://www.cavalcadeofbands.com/docs/champions.shtml Cavalcade Champions ], [[Cavalcade of Bands]]. Accessed January 19, 2012.</ref>

The Pitman Panther Marching Band won the USSBA NJ state championships in 2006.

With their 2007 show, Spanish Fire, The PHS Marching Band won the 2007 USSBA Group 3A All States Championships in Allentown, PA on November 11, 2007.<ref>[http://marchingarts.com/scores/index.php?topic=2957.0 USSBA – Northern States Champs – 1-3A], [[USSBA]], November 17, 2007. Accessed January 19, 2012.</ref> The win launched the band in to the Open Class of the division where the more seasoned and established programs compete, along with an invitation to the 2008 USSBA Championships in Annapolis, MD at the United States Naval Academy.

==Jazz ensemble==
The jazz ensemble began competing in the NJAJE Competitions in the 2010 school year. In 2010 the band earned a Bronze Rating at Preliminary Finals and a Silver Rating in 2011.

In the Cavalcade of Bands circuit in 2010 the Trumpet section was awarded a best section award at Cavalcade of Bands Jazz Championships hosted at Souderton High School.

Competing in the NJ division of Cavalcade of Bands in 2011 the Pitman Jazz Ensemble received awards for Best Trumpet Section, Best Trombone Section, Soloist Award for T.J. Hayden, and was named the Independence Division Champions for the State of New Jersey. In the Cavalcade of Bands Finals for the season the band placed 3rd overall.

==KotoriCon==
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On January 6, 2012, the school hosted part of the [[anime convention]] KotoriCon, namely a concert by [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] ([[Adam Park]] in [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]], among other parts) and his band [[Johnny Yong Bosch#Eyeshine|Eyeshine]]. (The remainder of the convention was at [[Rowan College at Gloucester County]].)<ref name="Third-Annual-Article">{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2012/01/gcc_hosts_third_annual_kotrico.html|title=GCC hosts third annual KotriCon<!--The newspaper misspelled it...-->|date=January 8, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=[[Gloucester County Times]]|publisher=New Jersey On-Line|first=Phil|last=Davis}}</ref><ref name="concerts_culture">{{cite journal|url=http://njmonthly.com/events/18544.html|journal=[[New Jersey Monthly]]|access-date=January 9, 2012|title=Concerts, Culture and Costumes at GCC's KotoriCon}}</ref><ref name="GCC_to_host_convention_3">{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2012/01/gloucester_county_college_to_h_22.html|title=Gloucester County College to host KotoriCon anime convention|date=January 4, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=[[Gloucester County Times]]|publisher=New Jersey On-Line|first=Jessica|last=Driscoll}}</ref>

==Administration==
The senior high school's principal is Cherie Hill Lombardo. The junior high school principal is Kristen Stewart.<ref>[https://phs.pitman.k12.nj.us/our-school/administration Administration], Pitman High School. Accessed December 22, 2024.</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{Category see also|Pitman High School alumni}}
* [[Madeline Brewer]] (born 1992, class of 2010), actress<ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/01/handmaids-tale-star-madeline-brewer-on-the-coup-nj-roots-and-new-show-the-ultimate-playlist-of-noise.html "''Handmaid’s Tale'' star Madeline Brewer on 'the coup,' N.J. roots and new movie ''The Ultimate Playlist of Noise''"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 14, 2021, updated July 13, 2021. "After her senior year at Pitman High School, she became Miss Pitman 2010 (she sang sang 'Home' from the musical ''The Wiz'' during the talent portion of the pageant)."</ref>
* [[Joe Crispin]] (born 1979, class of 1997), Gloucester County's all-time leading scorer for boys' high school basketball (2,651 career points) who played in the [[NBA]] for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and [[Phoenix Suns]]<ref>[http://www.gopsusports.com/docs/mbb07/MBB%20History%20&%20Yearly%20Records.pdf Penn State MBB History]{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed July 23, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020202204045/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3582/ SI.com Joe Crispin Player Page]. Accessed July 23, 2007.</ref>
* [[Jon Crispin]] (born 1981, class of 1999), Gloucester County's fourth all-time leading boys' scorer (2,319 career points) in high school. Played collegiately for two seasons at [[Penn State University|Penn State]] with brother Joe, then transferred and spent last two seasons with the [[UCLA Bruins]]<ref>[http://blog.nj.com/gloucester/2007/04/a_pop_with_pop.html A pop with 'Pop'], Crispin brothers act in Coke commercial. Accessed July 23, 2007.</ref>
* [[Jane Moffet]] (1930–2018), utility player who played for four seasons in the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]]<ref>Weinberg, David. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/weinberg-former-baseball-player-jane-moffet-was-a-pioneer/article_5df7b6b9-00c6-53a7-84c4-7389bd43c348.html "Weinberg: Former baseball player Jane Moffet was a pioneer"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', March 24, 2018. Accessed January 5, 2022. "A 1948 Pitman High School graduate, Moffet played field hockey and basketball."</ref>
* [[Erica Scanlon]] (Class of 2000), [[Miss New Jersey]] 2004<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=104BAA801D44A7B7&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Of pageantry and family pride, A bond with sister, parents propels contestant."], ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 22, 2004. Accessed January 31, 2011. "Her parents are proud and Scanlon said overwhelmed helping the 2000 graduate of Pitman High School realize her pageant hopes while juggling their jobs."</ref>
* [[John E. Wallace Jr.]] (born 1942, class of 1960), former [[judge|Associate Justice]] of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]]<ref>[https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/2023-10/wallacetranscript.pdf#page=9 "Interview with Justice John E. Wallace Jr."], New Jersey Courts, April 18, 2018. Accessed March 7, 2025. "SI: Now, what years were you in Pitman High School? Justice Wallace: I attended Pitman High School from 1956 through '60. I graduated in 1960."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://phs.pitman.k12.nj.us/ Pitman High School]
*[https://pitman.k12.nj.us/ Pitman School District]
*{{NJReportCard|15|4140|050|Pitman High School}}
*[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413080 School Data for the Pitman School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
*[http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/pitman/ South Jersey Sports: Pitman High School]

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