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On December 10 , 1974 , the county superintendent of education desgnated members of the initial school board, which by law consists of nine members. Each constituent district was mandated to have one representative, with the additional two members being appointed from the districts having the highest proportion of the population. The district was formed to help with overcrowding issues at Bridgeton Senior High School , which, at the time, all nine districts sent their 9th through 12th grade students.


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The school is located in the Seabrook Farms, New Jersey section of Upper Deerfield Township.

On May 12 , 1976 , ground breaking ceremonies for the new high school were held at the Upper Deerfield site. Construction started immediately and the building was opened on September 7 , 1977 , with 1,759 students, in grades 9 through 12. The first graduation was held on June 21 , 1978 with 322 students in the initial graduating class. More than 6,400 students have graduated from Cumberland Regional High School since the school opened in 1977.


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