Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
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Bishop Eustace Preparatory School is a coeducation
al private high school
in Pennsauken Township
, New Jersey
, which was founded in 1954 by the priest
s and brothers of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (The Pallottines
). The school was named after Bishop
Bartholomew J. Eustace
, first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
, where Pennsauken is located, and the school is overseen by the Camden Diocese. The school is a coeducation
al institution (prior to 1972, it was all-male) serving grades 9 to 12. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1977.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 782 students and 54.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2.
The school is a member of the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools
.
, an athletic conference consisting of nineteen public and private high schools
located in Burlington County
, Camden County
and Gloucester County
. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Bishop Eustace moved into Non-Public Group A for the 2009-10 sports seasons because of Gloucester Catholic High School
moving into Non-Public Group B, and returned to Non-Public Group B for the 2010-11 sports seasons.
The boys swimming team won the 2007 Non-Public Group B championship with a 98-72 win over Pingry School
.
The school was recognized as the Group B winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2005-06. The award recognized the school for achieving 3rd in Girls Cross Country, a tie for 3rd in Football, 2nd in Boys Swimming, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track Relays, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track Championships, 1st in Baseball, a Tie for 3rd in Softball, a tie for 3rd in Boys Tennis and 2nd in Girls Outdoor Track.
In 2002, the baseball team won the Parochial South B title with a win over St. Rose High School
, by a 3-1 final score, and became the Group B State Champions with a 5-1 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy
. The team repeated the South B title in 2004 with 6-4 win over St. Rose, and repeated as Parochial group B champion with a 12-2 win over Newark Academy
. The 2006 team won the South B sectional championship with a 7-3 win against Sacred Heart High School
in the final game.
The girls soccer team won the 2003 South Parochial B title by edging Holy Spirit High School 2-1 The team repeated for the South B state championship in 2004 with a 5-0 win over Holy Spirit. The team won the 2006 South B title with a 1-0 win vs. Gloucester Catholic High School
. In 2007, the team won the South B state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Holy Cross High School in the tournament final.
The boys soccer team won the 2001 Parochial South B title, topping St. Rose High School
3-0.
The 2002 girls basketball won the Parochial South B championship with a 47-37 win vs. St. Rose High School
.
The girls field hockey team won the Central, Group I state tournament with a 2-1 win over New Egypt High School
.
The Bishop Eustace 2007-08 wrestling team won their second state championship with a 55-24 win over Hudson Catholic Regional High School
in the tournament final meet. The 2008-09 wrestling team repeated as state champions by an identical 55-24 score over Hudson Catholic, marking the program's third state title.
In 2007, the Boy's Freshmen crew team was the first Bishop Eustace Crew team to win the New Jersey State Championships in Bishop Eustace School history. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, the Bishop Eustace Varsity Girls Crew won first place in the Stotesbury Cup
Regatta's Varsity 8 category. In 2007, the Varsity 8 competed in the Henley Women's Regatta
in England. In 2010, the Bishop Eustace Varsity 8 Boys Crew Team won the New Jersey Scholastic Championships.
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al private high school
Secondary education in the United States
In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...
in Pennsauken Township
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, USA, and a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 35,885....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, which was founded in 1954 by the priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
s and brothers of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (The Pallottines
Pallottines
The Society of the Catholic Apostolate , better known as the Pallottines, are a Society of Apostolic Life within the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1835 by the Roman priest Saint Vincent Pallotti. Pallottines are part of the Union of Catholic Apostolate and are present in 45 countries on six...
). The school was named after Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Bartholomew J. Eustace
Bartholomew J. Eustace
Bartholomew Joseph Eustace was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Camden from 1938 until his death in 1956.-Early life and priesthood:...
, first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a particular church or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, located in New Jersey, United States, and presides over Roman Catholic parishes and schools in the six southern New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,...
, where Pennsauken is located, and the school is overseen by the Camden Diocese. The school is a coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al institution (prior to 1972, it was all-male) serving grades 9 to 12. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1977.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 782 students and 54.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2.
The school is a member of the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools
Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools
The Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools is a voluntary, non-profit consortium of independent schools in the Delaware Valley area of the USA. With headquarters in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the Association currently has 134 members located throughout eastern Pennsylvania, northern...
.
Athletics
The Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Crusaders compete in the Olympic ConferenceOlympic Conference
The Olympic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.-Participating...
, an athletic conference consisting of nineteen public and private high schools
Secondary education in the United States
In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...
located in Burlington County
Burlington County, New Jersey
There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...
, Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...
and Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
. Bishop Eustace moved into Non-Public Group A for the 2009-10 sports seasons because of Gloucester Catholic High School
Gloucester Catholic High School
Gloucester Catholic High School is a co-educational four-year Roman Catholic high school located in Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden...
moving into Non-Public Group B, and returned to Non-Public Group B for the 2010-11 sports seasons.
The boys swimming team won the 2007 Non-Public Group B championship with a 98-72 win over Pingry School
Pingry School
The Pingry School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory country day school in New Jersey, with a Lower School campus in the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn, and a Middle and Upper School campus in Martinsville. The school was founded in 1861 by Dr. John F. Pingry.Pingry's...
.
The school was recognized as the Group B winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2005-06. The award recognized the school for achieving 3rd in Girls Cross Country, a tie for 3rd in Football, 2nd in Boys Swimming, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track Relays, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track Championships, 1st in Baseball, a Tie for 3rd in Softball, a tie for 3rd in Boys Tennis and 2nd in Girls Outdoor Track.
In 2002, the baseball team won the Parochial South B title with a win over St. Rose High School
St. Rose High School
St. Rose High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in Belmar, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. The school was founded in 1923 by the Parish of St...
, by a 3-1 final score, and became the Group B State Champions with a 5-1 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair Kimberley Academy, abbreviated "MKA", is a private coeducational day school located in Montclair, New Jersey, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. Thomas W. Nammack became the school's fourth Headmaster in July 2005...
. The team repeated the South B title in 2004 with 6-4 win over St. Rose, and repeated as Parochial group B champion with a 12-2 win over Newark Academy
Newark Academy
Newark Academy is a coeducational private day school located in Livingston, New Jersey. With both lower and upper schools, this institution comprises grades six through twelve...
. The 2006 team won the South B sectional championship with a 7-3 win against Sacred Heart High School
Sacred Heart High School (New Jersey)
Sacred Heart High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in Vineland, New Jersey, United States, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden...
in the final game.
The girls soccer team won the 2003 South Parochial B title by edging Holy Spirit High School 2-1 The team repeated for the South B state championship in 2004 with a 5-0 win over Holy Spirit. The team won the 2006 South B title with a 1-0 win vs. Gloucester Catholic High School
Gloucester Catholic High School
Gloucester Catholic High School is a co-educational four-year Roman Catholic high school located in Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden...
. In 2007, the team won the South B state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Holy Cross High School in the tournament final.
The boys soccer team won the 2001 Parochial South B title, topping St. Rose High School
St. Rose High School
St. Rose High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in Belmar, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. The school was founded in 1923 by the Parish of St...
3-0.
The 2002 girls basketball won the Parochial South B championship with a 47-37 win vs. St. Rose High School
St. Rose High School
St. Rose High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in Belmar, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. The school was founded in 1923 by the Parish of St...
.
The girls field hockey team won the Central, Group I state tournament with a 2-1 win over New Egypt High School
New Egypt High School
New Egypt High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Plumsted Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Plumsted Township School District....
.
The Bishop Eustace 2007-08 wrestling team won their second state championship with a 55-24 win over Hudson Catholic Regional High School
Hudson Catholic Regional High School
Hudson Catholic Regional High School is a regional four year co-educational University-preparatory school Catholic high school in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The school was established in 1964 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, and currently serves around 400...
in the tournament final meet. The 2008-09 wrestling team repeated as state champions by an identical 55-24 score over Hudson Catholic, marking the program's third state title.
In 2007, the Boy's Freshmen crew team was the first Bishop Eustace Crew team to win the New Jersey State Championships in Bishop Eustace School history. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, the Bishop Eustace Varsity Girls Crew won first place in the Stotesbury Cup
Stotesbury Cup
The Stotesbury Cup Regatta, sponsored by the Schuylkill Navy, is "the world's oldest and largest high school rowing competition." It is held annually in mid-May over a two-day period along the Schuylkill River near Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although there is no official U.S....
Regatta's Varsity 8 category. In 2007, the Varsity 8 competed in the Henley Women's Regatta
Henley Women's Regatta
Henley Women's Regatta is a rowing regatta held at Henley-on-Thames, England. It was formed as a result of the lack of women's events at Henley Royal Regatta and first held in 1988...
in England. In 2010, the Bishop Eustace Varsity 8 Boys Crew Team won the New Jersey Scholastic Championships.
Notable alumni
- Kelli JamesKelli JamesKelli L. James is a former field hockey striker from the United States, who earned a total number of 144 caps for the Women's National Team...
- former field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
striker who earned a total number of 144 caps for the United States women's national field hockey teamUnited States women's national field hockey teamThe United States women's national field hockey team represents the United States in the international field hockey competitions. The women's team, coached by Australia's Lee Bodimeade since 2005, made its first international appearance at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur,...
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. - Billy LangeBilly LangeBilly Lange is an American college basketball coach and the current associate head men's basketball coach at Villanova University. He was formally head coach at the United States Naval Academy...
- former head men's basketball coach at the United States Naval AcademyUnited States Naval AcademyThe United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
started his coaching career at Bishop Eustace in 1995-96. - Bill MelchionniBill MelchionniWilliam P. "Bill" Melchionni is a former NBA and ABA player.Melchionni was a wispy guard from Bishop Eustace Prep who was a collegiate star in the mid-1960s at Villanova University and was the Most Valuable Player in the 1966 NIT...
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and NetsNew Jersey NetsThe New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. - Blaine NealBlaine NealBlaine Neal is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher currently pitching for the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League. Previously, Neal played with the Florida Marlins , San Diego Padres , Boston Red Sox , and Colorado Rockies...
- Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
relief pitcherRelief pitcherA relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
with the St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
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OlympicBaseball at the 2008 Summer OlympicsBaseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 13 to August 23. All games were played at Wukesong Baseball Field, a temporary venue constructed at the Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center...
bronze medalBronze medalA bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
ist - Billy Rowell - Ninth overall pick in 2006 Major League Baseball Draft2006 Major League Baseball DraftThe 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.-First Round Selections:...
. - Kate ShindleKatherine ShindleKate Shindle is an American actress, singer, dancer, and AIDS activist. She came to fame as Miss America 1998, where she represented the state of Illinois as Miss Illinois 1997...
- 1998 Miss AmericaMiss AmericaThe Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
.
External links
- Bishop Eustace Preparatory School official website
- Data for Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Bishop Eustace Preparatory School profile
- South Jersey Sports: Bishop Eustace HS