St. Joseph High School (Hammonton, New Jersey)

St. Joseph High School
Address
328 Vine Street
Hammonton, NJ 08037
Coordinates 39°38′14″N 74°48′01″W / 39.637115°N 74.800189°W / 39.637115; -74.800189Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 74°48′01″W / 39.637115°N 74.800189°W / 39.637115; -74.800189
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1942
School district Diocese of Camden
President Nicholas Regina (interim)
Principal Fr. Allain Capara
Vice principals Chris Matarazzo
Robert McCluskey
Faculty 23.9 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 371 (as of 2013-14)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 15.5:1[1]
Color(s)      Red and
     White[2]
Athletics conference Cape-Atlantic League
Team name Wildcats[2]
Rival Hammonton High School
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Newspaper The Voice
School fees $475[4]
Tuition $9,400 (2016-17)[4]
Athletic Director Marie Ann Mercado
Website http://www.stjoek12.org

St. Joseph High School is a four-year co-educational Catholic high school located in Hammonton, New Jersey, United States, serving students in grades 9–12, under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[5] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1990.[3]

After being established in 1935 as a combination preparatory school and seminary in 1935, the high school was opened to all attendees in 1942.[6]

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 371 students and 23.9 faculty members (on an FTE basis) with a student–teacher ratio of 15.5:1.[1]

Athletics

The St. Joseph High School Wildcats[2] compete in the National Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and private and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, that operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[7]

The softball team won the 2007 Non-Public South B state sectional championship with a string of shutout victories over Timothy Christian School (15-0), St. Rose High School (6-0) and Gloucester Catholic High School (2-0) in the tournament final.[8]

The wrestling team won the Non-Public, South B sectional title in 2006 with a 45-31 win over Sacred Heart High School in the tournament final.[9]

St. Joseph's football team has won 18 state championships since 1983, including 11 state championships in the 13 years through 2011 and have won three consecutive state championships as of December 2011. state championships have been won in 1977, 1983, 1985, 1989–93, 1996–97, 1999-2006 and 2009-11.[10]

The boys' track team won the South Jersey Non-Public B Sectional Title in 2011 for the first time in school history, edging the Pingry School by a single point after winning the 4x400-meter relay, the final event held at the meet.[11] One week later, the boys won the state championship for the first time ever at South Plainfield High School.[12] In 2014 both the varsity baseball and softball teams won the South Jersey Non-Public B title.

Teacher controversy

In June 2005, religion teacher and athletics coach Michael McColgan was arrested on charges brought against him in relation to child pornography traced back to his online account. Upon searching his home, authorities discovered dozens more images on his personal computer and also copied onto disk.[13] McColgan pleaded guilty and was sentenced in a federal court in May 2006 to 48 months in prison for possession of child pornography.[14]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 St. Joseph Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Saint Joseph High Hammonton, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Saint Joseph High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed September 3, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Tuition and Fees, Saint Joseph High School. Accessed October 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ Catholic Schools Directory, Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Accessed October 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ Our History, Saint Joseph High School. Accessed September 10, 2012. "Saint Joseph High School came into being in September of 1935 when the Pallottine Fathers opened a Prep-Seminary in Hammonton. The first Freshman Class consisted of five boys-Joseph Mungari, Guido Carcich, Vincent Campi, Raymond Fiume and Louis Del Vecchio-all of whom were ordained priests. The high school served seminarians exclusively until 1942 when the Prep-Seminary was transferred to Sag Harbor, Long Island."
  7. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ 2007 Softball - South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 12, 2007.
  9. ↑ 2006 Team Wrestling - Non-Public, South B, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  10. ↑ Goldberg, Jeff. NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 10, 2011.
  11. ↑ McGarry, Michael. "Bridgeton, St. Joseph win South Jersey track and field team championships at Buena Regional", The Press of Atlantic City, May 29, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2011. "While Bridgeton has a strong tradition, the St. Joseph boys are just building one.The Hammonton school won its first South Jersey title, edging second-place Pingry 102-101. The Wildcats clinched the championship by winning the meet's last event - the 4x400-meter relay."
  12. ↑ Iezzi, Bill. "Timber Creek, Haddonfield, and St. Joseph of Hammonton win state boys' track titles", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 2011. Accessed June 5, 2011. "Timber Creek won its fourth consecutive Group 3 crown, Haddonfield defended its Group 2 title, and St. Joseph of Hammonton won its first team championship.... Carl Watson was the key to St. Joseph's winning its first state team title. The junior won the 100, 200, and 400, and anchored the victorious 4x400 relay."
  13. ↑ "Catholic Religion Teacher Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography", WCAU, June 8, 2005, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 22, 2007. Accessed March 10, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Former High School Teacher Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography", The United States Attorney's Office: District of New Jersey press release dated May 12, 2006. Accessed March 10, 2011.
  15. ↑ Staff. "Kellyanne Conway, St. Joe's graduate, takes over Donald Trump's campaign", The Press of Atlantic City, August 17, 2016. Accessed November 9, 2016. "Conway was born Kellyanne Elizabeth Fitzpatrick and was raised in the Hammonton area. She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1985 and serves on the school’s board of trustees."

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