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The Atlantic City Expressway and Garden State Parkway intersect our town, while
major bus lines provide public transportation. It is easy
to connect to anywhere in
New Jersey and surrounding
states from the township.
Residents and visitors can
enjoy our expansive Great
Egg Harbor River frontage,
our many parks, and our cultural and recreational activities. Business growth continues in Egg Harbor Township,
and excellent restaurants provide a wide variety of cuisine,
but our wonderful residents
are the real reason Egg Harbor Township is a great place
to live.
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H. Russell Swift
Elementary School
The H. Russell Swift Elementary School, 5 Swift Drive, houses
preschoolers through third-graders. The student body is approximately 480.
Principal
Patricia
Connor
writes in the schools state report card profile
that its mission is to provide a safe, positive
learning environment where students have a
variety of learning opportunities to help them
develop into healthy, productive, lifelong
learners.
Ellmore H. Slaybaugh
School Complex
Principal Maryann Giardina is at the helm
of the Slaybaugh Primary and Elementary
schools at 13 and 11 Swift Drive, respectively. The primary school houses students
in preschool through first grade, and the elementary school is for students in second and
third grade. Enrollment is about 850.
The elementary school contains 21 regular education second- and third-grade classrooms and one self-contained classroom for
students with multiple disabilities.
Joyanne D. Miller
Elementary School
Joyanne D. Miller School, 2 Alder Ave.,
opened in September 2003 to all of the districts fourth- and fifth-grade students. It is
currently operating with approximately 1,140
students, just under its capacity of 1,200.
Principal Latifah Potter describes the
schools vision as lighting the way for children to achieve their greatest academic potential while learning to respect themselves,
others and their community is the foundation
for our three simple school rules. These include respect for yourself, respect for others
and respect for your community.
Eagle Academy
For some Egg Harbor Township High
School students, Eagle Academy at 3517
Bargaintown Road is where they will nd success. Led by Director Bud Smith, Eagle Academy has small class sizes to help students
who are at high risk of failing or dropping out
of school.
Board of Education
The Egg Harbor Township Board of Education consists of nine members and meets
twice monthly in the meeting room of the Alder Avenue Middle School. See www.eht.k12.
nj.us.
Laura Stetser