The school was originally established in 1913 at the corner of High Street and Lake Street, then moved its facility to Delsea Drive in 1930, due to increased population. In 1965, the school moved to its current building located at 550 Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard, across from Rowan University. The school's two cafeterias were, in effect, segregated until 1974. This was called out in a student article in the school newspaper and the following year the cafeterias were mixed. On June 19, 1986, President Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to speak at a high school graduation when he spoke at the Glassboro High School commencement ceremonies.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 221st-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. The school had been ranked 231st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 188th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 197th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 242nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Glassboro High School Bulldogs compete in the Tri-County Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 452 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 496 to 778 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Diamond Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group I for football for 2017-18. The school operates as the host school / lead agency for cooperative athletic programs with Clayton High School in boys' and girls' tennis and boys' and girls' swimming expiring in 2018-19; Clayton is the host school / lead agency with Glassboro for cooperative programs in golf and wrestling under agreements that expire at the end of the 2017-18 school year. The 1972 field hockey team completed an undefeated season en route to a state championship. In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group I state sectional championship with a 3-2 win over St. Joseph High School in the tournament final. The football team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013. The team won the 2007 sectional title with a 24–7 win over rival Paulsboro High School. The team had a 28–8 win over Penns Grove High School in 2008, as part of a season in which the team finished with a perfect 12-0 record. The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1978, in 1991, in 1994. Sam Laspata won the 1988 state championship at 140 lbs., becoming the school's only state wrestling champion, in a season in which he won all 34 of his matches. He is a member of the Glassboro High School Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted in 2006 to the Gloucester County Hall of Fame. The 1993 boys' cross country team went undefeated. The boys' track team won the Group I indoor relay state championships in 2009.
Administration
The principal is Monique Stowman-Burke.
Marching band
The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1982.
Glassboro High School's Mock Trial team is annually competitive in the New Jersey's Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition, winning the Gloucester County regional competition in 2016, 2017, and 2020. Under the direction of History teacher John Cino, the team would go on in 2017 to win South Jersey regional competition, finishing third in the state for the 2016-2017 season.
