Delbarton School
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Delbarton School is a private all-male Roman Catholic
college preparatory school
in Morristown
, New Jersey
, educating young men from 7th to 12th grade. Delbarton is a Catholic independent school directed by the Benedictine
monks of St. Mary's Abbey.
Delbarton's student body comprises students from more than eight New Jersey counties and 60 communities. Minority students represent about 12% of the student body. As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 540 students and 67.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.0.
In 2007, The Wall Street Journal
ranked Delbarton School ninth among America's high schools. For the 1983-84 school year, Delbarton School received the Blue Ribbon Award
from the United States Department of Education
, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
Delbarton is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1961.
Annual tuition is $27,800 for the 2001-12 school year. Books are extra, estimated between $400 and $600 per year. Optional transportation costs $1,300 to $3,000 annually.
established an estate in northern New Jersey. He began to buy more land, eventually turning his estate into a four-thousand acre (16 km²) property. This eventually became the home of St. Mary’s Abbey/Delbarton, Morristown National Historical Park
and Lewis Morris County Park. Kountze eventually named the estate “Delbarton," borrowing one syllable from the names of each of the first three children (del-bar-ton).
In 1918, Kountze died, leaving the entire property to his family. The family decided to put the estate for sale. In 1925, the monks of Saint Mary’s Abbey, then in Newark, purchased approximately four hundred acres of Delbarton to use as a separate house for younger members for studying, finally settling on the property in 1927.
After some time, the monks decided to open a secondary school, as the Newark residence had done so with St. Benedict’s Preparatory School. After some deliberation, Abbot Patrick O’Brien opened Delbarton School in 1939, appointing Father Augustine Wirth as the first headmaster. At that time, the school was a boarding school for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students.
In 1942, Father Stephen Findlay succeeded as Headmaster and introduced drastic changes. The grade levels were modified, ultimately resulting in seventh through twelfth grades being offered. The Kountze carriage house was destroyed in a fire in 1947, leading to the construction of the St. Joseph Gymnasium. Because of the fire, the school chose as its motto, "Succisa Virescit" (having been cut down, it grows back stronger), borrowing from the often destroyed Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy. Trinity Hall opened in 1959, allowing the enrollment to increase to over 300. Father Stephen retired in 1967 to the position of Director of Development. In 1971 the Schmeil-O’Brien Hall dormitory was dedicated, although the majority of students were day students.
Delbarton’s fourth headmaster, Father Gerard Lair (1975–1980), initiated more changes. The system of discipline from demerits and detention changed to a conversational program designed to bring about positive changes. As the academic prestige of the School grew, the Board of Trustees decided to terminate the residential program in 1978. The last two resident students graduated in 1983.
Since then, more facilities have been built, with the dedication of the Lynch Athletic Center in 1983, Findlay Science Pavilion in 1995, and Fine Arts Center in 2006.
, Dith Pran
, Scott Smiley and Lech Wałęsa
. Elie Wiesel's visit and the subsequent donation of a statue in honor of the visit, was to be made possible by the generosity of Ernst family, though this has never been brought to fruition as the funds were not forthcoming.
Delbarton students also have several opportunities to travel abroad. The school participates in foreign exchange programs with schools in Ireland
, particularly sister school Glenstal Abbey School
in County Limerick
, and the Bildungszentrum Markdorf School in Markdorf
, Germany
. Juniors can travel to the Caribbean
during the summer between their junior and senior year to learn about the culture and history of select islands through the school's SOL program. Students also have the opportunity to experience eco-tourism first hand in Costa Rica
. Students have visited nature reserves, Arenal Volcano
, JACO
, Poás Volcano National Park
, Monteverde
and Alex's all under the guidance of Carlos Vallerte while studying at the CPI language school in Heredia, Costa Rica
. Delbarton students have also traveled to Spain on several organized summer trips and to Germany for World Youth Day
with the school's religious educator David Hajduk. The school has also sent several students to help assist in Operation Smile
Missions in China
, Honduras
, and Thailand
. The most recent established trip overseas was a mission trip to Nairobi
, Kenya
, and Hanga
, Tanzania
, where students donated money and aid to several school
s.
Within the school’s regular activities, students participate in the school’s Model United Nations
and Challenge 20 / 20 clubs. The Model United Nations club participates in 4 – 5 Model UN Conferences every year and has attained much success, winning the Best Small Delegation Award at Princeton’s 2005 conference, the 2007 Seton Hall University conference, and 2009 WAMUNC. The club also participated in The Hague International Model United Nations, held in the Netherlands
from 2006 to 2008.
Delbarton offers 24 Advanced Placement
courses. Students who take AP courses receive a bump when determining their GPA, as Delbarton does not offer honors courses. In 2009, 107 Delbarton students qualified as AP scholars, with 16 students qualifying for the National AP Scholar Award, 37 qualifying for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, 26 qualifying for the AP Scholar with Honor Award, and 34 students qualifying for the AP Scholar Award.
In the 2010 graduating class, 100% of graduates went onto four-year colleges or universities. Several Delbarton students received National Merit Scholarship
accolades in the 2010 school year, including 2 Merit Scholars, 3 finalists, and 13 commended students. Eleven students were named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
s. These individual class statistics are indicative of previous years' performances.
(NJAC), following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
.
program has won two state football championships, in 1993 and 1998. Delbarton has also finished second in 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, and 2006. On December 2, 2006, Delbarton faced Immaculata High School in the Non-Public Group III state final at Rutgers University
, losing 22-14.
From 1946 to 1987 Delbarton was coached by William Regan Sr., who compiled a 236-83-10 record with 33 winning seasons and 7 undefeated seasons. From 1987 to 2002, Delbarton was coached by John Kowalik. From 2003 to the present, the coach is Brian Bowers.
soccer
championships and four state
championships since 1995 under former all-American David Donovan. In 1997, under interim head coach Erin Sullivan, Delbarton won a triple crown - winning the Northern Hills Conference, Morris County Tournament and NJSIAA Parochial A state tournament. Again in 2003 and 2004, Delbarton won the triple crown, finishing second in The Star-Ledger
state rankings in 2003 and first in 2004. In 2003, the team beat Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
of Newark, New Jersey
, which was the number one team in the country and had not lost to a New Jersey team in 12 years. In 2007, Delbarton's soccer team made it to the North Jersey Non-Public A final and had achieved a No. 4 ranking in the nation but lost to arch-rival Seton Hall Preparatory School
. Delbarton still finished ranked in the top 10. Delbarton also was ranked number 2 in Non Public A soccer group in the 2008 soccer season.
championship in its first season.
Delbarton's chief rival is Seton Hall Prep
. At the height of the teams' rivalry, regular-season games between the two regularly drew more than 1,000 fans. In 2006, Delbarton defeated previously undefeated Seton Hall Prep to win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA) non-public state Championship. Although the rivalry was once big, it has become more one - sided.
Delbarton won the state championship in 2008 by defeating St. Augustine Prep
5-1. It was Delbarton's fourth outright state championship and fifth overall, and the Green Wave set a state record with 27 wins, finishing the season 27-1-1. In 2009, Delbarton repeated with another 27-win season that included victories over Massachusetts state champion Catholic Memorial, Hotchkiss (CT), and Christian Brothers Academy
in the state final. Delbarton finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Northeast by Hockey Night in Boston.
Delbarton plays its home games at the Aspen Ice Arena in Randolph, New Jersey
following years of early morning winter practices at the outdoor Essex Hunt Club (Peapack) and the more local (and enclosed) Mennen Arena
in Morristown.
. In 2008, Delbarton won its first Northern Hills Conference Championship in wrestling. In 2009, Delbarton wrestling continued its winning ways by winning the Morris County tournament for the second time in school history, the Northern Hills Conference, and the District IX tournament. That year, they also finished 20th in the state with an 18-2 record. In 2011, Delbarton won its first North Non-Public A sectional championship by defeating Bergen Catholic as well as the state Group Non-Public A championship by defeating Bishop Ahr. The Green Wave finished the season 13-1 and ranked 5th in state.
team in New Jersey from 1999-2006. Delbarton won five straight Tournament of Champions in the years 2002-06 and seven out of the last eight. They lost in the Tournament of Champions in 2009 to Summit High School by a score of 8-4. The school has won eight consecutive state championships. The 2009 championship broke a tie with Montclair and Mountain Lakes for the most championships (Each have nine). In 2007, the Delbarton lacrosse team was ranked fifth in the nation by STX/Inside Lacrosse. Delbarton's lacrosse team was also ranked fifth in the nation in 2007 by the LaxPower.com National High School Coaches Poll. The 2007 team won the Non-Public A state championship with a 14-5 win over Christian Brothers Academy
. Recently the Duke Blue Devils won a NCAA championship in lacrosse with help from Delbarton graduates Ned Crotty and Tommy Patterson.
program has won nine of the last ten Morris County Tournaments and six consecutive state group titles, finishing second in the state in 2006. The 2006 tennis team won the 2006 Group A State Championship with a 5-0 win over St. Augustine College Preparatory School
.
The tennis team won the 2007 Non-Public, North A state sectional championship with a 3-2 win over Pingry School
.
In 2008, the tennis team won the Non-Public, North A state sectional championship with a 4-1 win over Pingry School
. It went on to defeat Westfield High School, 3-2, to win its first ever Tournament of Champions title.
2010 Coach of the Year.
In 2010, Coach Tom Feury, founder of Morris Youth Rugby, and Coach Bob Karetsky, who coached Harvard Rugby for several years, led Delbarton's Rugby Club to a 13-1 season; a remarkable accomplishment considering that 2010 was only the Green Wave club's second season. The team's only loss was to Morris Rugby, a team that was founded in 1977 composed of several players with more than four years experience. In the team's 11-0 dual schedule (one forfeit), the offense scored 402 points, and the defense only let up 60. The Delbarton Rugby Club is currently in its third season.
Delbarton has a range of musical ensembles, including a Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Abbey Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, and the Schola Cantorum. The group Schola Cantorum, commonly referred to as 'Schola,' features about 40 Delbarton students of all grades. The group performs all year in school concerts and at mass. Schola also travels to a European country every two years for 2 weeks and performs across the country. During the Summer of 2007 the Delbarton Schola Cantorum performed throughout Italy and in the Vatican. Previous trips have included England, Ireland, and Scotland.
On October 19, 2006, Delbarton officially opened its brand new Fine Arts Center. The arts and music departments were formerly housed in the school's historic "Old Main" building. The new 36000 sq ft (3,344.5 m²) building includes a 622-person theater, several art studios, and rehearsal spaces for Delbarton’s many musical groups. The school broke ground on the site during the Summer of 2005 and ended construction in the Fall of 2006.
that "If the development is not passed, we will sell the land to other developers". In 2009, Delbarton sold 188 acre (0.76080968 km²) of the Abbey Woods to The Trust for Public Land
for $13.75 million. While the acquisition was primarily handled by the Trust, ownership will mostly be held by the Morris County Park Commission, with Morris Township
receiving 10 acres (40,468.6 m²).
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
college preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
in Morristown
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...
, 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...
, educating young men from 7th to 12th grade. Delbarton is a Catholic independent school directed by the Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monks of St. Mary's Abbey.
Delbarton's student body comprises students from more than eight New Jersey counties and 60 communities. Minority students represent about 12% of the student body. As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 540 students and 67.9 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 8.0.
In 2007, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
ranked Delbarton School ninth among America's high schools. For the 1983-84 school year, Delbarton School received the Blue Ribbon Award
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
from the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
Delbarton is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools serves independent elementary and secondary schools throughout the state of New Jersey. The Association consists of 70 member schools with a total enrollment of approximately 26,000 students...
and 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 1961.
Annual tuition is $27,800 for the 2001-12 school year. Books are extra, estimated between $400 and $600 per year. Optional transportation costs $1,300 to $3,000 annually.
History
In the 1880s, Luther KountzeLuther Kountze
Luther Kountze was an American banker, responsible for helping the city of Denver, Colorado in a time of need and leaving a philanthropic legacy in Morristown, New Jersey...
established an estate in northern New Jersey. He began to buy more land, eventually turning his estate into a four-thousand acre (16 km²) property. This eventually became the home of St. Mary’s Abbey/Delbarton, Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown National Historical Park consists of three sites, the Ford Mansion, Fort Nonsense, and Jockey Hollow that were important during the American Revolutionary War, which began in 1775 and was ended in 1783 by the Treaty of Paris...
and Lewis Morris County Park. Kountze eventually named the estate “Delbarton," borrowing one syllable from the names of each of the first three children (del-bar-ton).
In 1918, Kountze died, leaving the entire property to his family. The family decided to put the estate for sale. In 1925, the monks of Saint Mary’s Abbey, then in Newark, purchased approximately four hundred acres of Delbarton to use as a separate house for younger members for studying, finally settling on the property in 1927.
After some time, the monks decided to open a secondary school, as the Newark residence had done so with St. Benedict’s Preparatory School. After some deliberation, Abbot Patrick O’Brien opened Delbarton School in 1939, appointing Father Augustine Wirth as the first headmaster. At that time, the school was a boarding school for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students.
In 1942, Father Stephen Findlay succeeded as Headmaster and introduced drastic changes. The grade levels were modified, ultimately resulting in seventh through twelfth grades being offered. The Kountze carriage house was destroyed in a fire in 1947, leading to the construction of the St. Joseph Gymnasium. Because of the fire, the school chose as its motto, "Succisa Virescit" (having been cut down, it grows back stronger), borrowing from the often destroyed Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy. Trinity Hall opened in 1959, allowing the enrollment to increase to over 300. Father Stephen retired in 1967 to the position of Director of Development. In 1971 the Schmeil-O’Brien Hall dormitory was dedicated, although the majority of students were day students.
Delbarton’s fourth headmaster, Father Gerard Lair (1975–1980), initiated more changes. The system of discipline from demerits and detention changed to a conversational program designed to bring about positive changes. As the academic prestige of the School grew, the Board of Trustees decided to terminate the residential program in 1978. The last two resident students graduated in 1983.
Since then, more facilities have been built, with the dedication of the Lynch Athletic Center in 1983, Findlay Science Pavilion in 1995, and Fine Arts Center in 2006.
International focus
Delbarton has made many efforts to open up the student body to the international community. Over the past few years many respectable speakers have spoken to the student body including James Luom, Elie WieselElie Wiesel
Sir Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE; born September 30, 1928) is a Hungarian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of 57 books, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz, Buna, and...
, Dith Pran
Dith Pran
Dith Pran was a Cambodian photojournalist best known as a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian Genocide. He was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film The Killing Fields . He was portrayed in the movie by first-time actor Haing S. Ngor , who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor...
, Scott Smiley and Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity , the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland between 1990 and 95.Wałęsa was an electrician...
. Elie Wiesel's visit and the subsequent donation of a statue in honor of the visit, was to be made possible by the generosity of Ernst family, though this has never been brought to fruition as the funds were not forthcoming.
Delbarton students also have several opportunities to travel abroad. The school participates in foreign exchange programs with schools in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, particularly sister school Glenstal Abbey School
Glenstal Abbey School
Glenstal Abbey School is a fee-paying seven-day boarding secondary school for boys, located on the grounds of Glenstal Abbey, in Murroe, County Limerick. It is run by monks of the Benedictine order. The student body totals around 200.- History :...
in County Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, and the Bildungszentrum Markdorf School in Markdorf
Markdorf
Markdorf is a town in the Bodensee district, in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. It is situated near Lake Constance, 10 km northwest of Friedrichshafen....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Juniors can travel to the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
during the summer between their junior and senior year to learn about the culture and history of select islands through the school's SOL program. Students also have the opportunity to experience eco-tourism first hand in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. Students have visited nature reserves, Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano, in Spanish , is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna....
, JACO
Jaco
Jaco may refer to:*Jaco , island of East Timor*Jacó, Costa Rica, a town in Western Costa RicaJaco parrots:* Jaco, local name for the Domincan endemic Red-necked Amazon parrot* Usual name for African Grey Parrot in a number of languages...
, Poás Volcano National Park
Poás Volcano National Park
Poás Volcano National Park, in Spanish , is a National Park that covers an area of approximately ; the summit is . One of the attractive features about Poás is that you can get all the way to the edge of the crater...
, Monteverde
Monteverde
Monteverde, Costa Rica is a small town in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Located in the Cordillera de Tilarán, roughly a four hour drive from the Central Valley of Costa Rica, Monteverde is considered a major ecotourism destination in Costa Rica...
and Alex's all under the guidance of Carlos Vallerte while studying at the CPI language school in Heredia, Costa Rica
Heredia, Costa Rica
Heredia is a city located in the Heredia province of Costa Rica and is the capital of that province. It is currently undergoing a rapid process of industrialization and is located 10 kilometers north of the country's capital, San José....
. Delbarton students have also traveled to Spain on several organized summer trips and to Germany for World Youth Day
World Youth Day
World Youth Day is a youth-oriented Catholic Church event. While the event itself celebrates the Catholic faith, the invitation to attend extends to all youth, regardless of religious convictions....
with the school's religious educator David Hajduk. The school has also sent several students to help assist in Operation Smile
Operation Smile
Operation Smile is a not-for-profit medical service organization based in Norfolk, Virginia , founded in 1982. A secular NGO, the children's medical charity provides cleft lip and palate repair surgeries to children worldwide, assists countries in reaching self-sufficiency with these surgeries, and...
Missions in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. The most recent established trip overseas was a mission trip to Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, and Hanga
Pittosporum resiniferum
The petroleum nut, Pittosporum resiniferum, is a tree that grows in the Philippines, particularly in the wilderness surrounding the Mayon Volcano. The petroleum nut derives its name from the resemblance of the fruit's odor to petroleum-based fuels. The fruits of the tree burn brightly when...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, where students donated money and aid to several school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s.
Within the school’s regular activities, students participate in the school’s Model United Nations
Model United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
and Challenge 20 / 20 clubs. The Model United Nations club participates in 4 – 5 Model UN Conferences every year and has attained much success, winning the Best Small Delegation Award at Princeton’s 2005 conference, the 2007 Seton Hall University conference, and 2009 WAMUNC. The club also participated in The Hague International Model United Nations, held in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
from 2006 to 2008.
Academics
Most students arrive at school between 7:45 a.m and 8:00 a.m. Students can purchase breakfast before school between 7:15 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., as well as an afternoon snack between 4:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Delbarton operates an 8:15 a.m. to 2:34 p.m. schedule, including six class periods and lunch. All students have a thirty minute free period in the middle of the day, known colloquially as "M Block."Delbarton offers 24 Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
courses. Students who take AP courses receive a bump when determining their GPA, as Delbarton does not offer honors courses. In 2009, 107 Delbarton students qualified as AP scholars, with 16 students qualifying for the National AP Scholar Award, 37 qualifying for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, 26 qualifying for the AP Scholar with Honor Award, and 34 students qualifying for the AP Scholar Award.
In the 2010 graduating class, 100% of graduates went onto four-year colleges or universities. Several Delbarton students received National Merit Scholarship
National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation , a privately funded, not-for-profit organization. The program began in 1955...
accolades in the 2010 school year, including 2 Merit Scholars, 3 finalists, and 13 commended students. Eleven students were named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars are recognized as the highest achieving graduating high school students in or from New Jersey and are granted awards regardless of need.Students are selected on the basis of the following criteria:...
s. These individual class statistics are indicative of previous years' performances.
Athletics
Delbarton competes under the nickname "The Green Wave" in the Northwest Jersey Athletic ConferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference
The Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference is a sports league that includes public and private high schools from Morris County, Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey, that operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
(NJAC), following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by 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:...
.
Football
Delbarton's footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
program has won two state football championships, in 1993 and 1998. Delbarton has also finished second in 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, and 2006. On December 2, 2006, Delbarton faced Immaculata High School in the Non-Public Group III state final at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, losing 22-14.
From 1946 to 1987 Delbarton was coached by William Regan Sr., who compiled a 236-83-10 record with 33 winning seasons and 7 undefeated seasons. From 1987 to 2002, Delbarton was coached by John Kowalik. From 2003 to the present, the coach is Brian Bowers.
Soccer
Delbarton has won five Morris CountyMorris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
championships and four state
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:...
championships since 1995 under former all-American David Donovan. In 1997, under interim head coach Erin Sullivan, Delbarton won a triple crown - winning the Northern Hills Conference, Morris County Tournament and NJSIAA Parochial A state tournament. Again in 2003 and 2004, Delbarton won the triple crown, finishing second in The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
state rankings in 2003 and first in 2004. In 2003, the team beat Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
Saint Benedict's Preparatory School is a college preparatory school in Newark, New Jersey, United States. It is an all-boys, secondary school located on a urban campus serving students in the seventh through twelfth grades...
of Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, which was the number one team in the country and had not lost to a New Jersey team in 12 years. In 2007, Delbarton's soccer team made it to the North Jersey Non-Public A final and had achieved a No. 4 ranking in the nation but lost to arch-rival Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark...
. Delbarton still finished ranked in the top 10. Delbarton also was ranked number 2 in Non Public A soccer group in the 2008 soccer season.
Winter
In the winter, Delbarton offers three major sports (sports with three separate team levels): Basketball, Ice Hockey, and Wrestling. In addition, five minor sports (sports with two or fewer levels of competition) compete under the Green Wave: Bowling, Indoor Track, Squash, Ski Team, and Swimming.Basketball
Delbarton won the Morris County Tournament in 2006. Delbarton placed second in the same tournament in 2007 and 2008.Ice hockey
Delbarton won outright state championships in 1992, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and the state co-championship in 1989. Delbarton won Morris County's Mennen Cup championship 18 times over a 21-year span from 1984-2004. The hockey program then left the Morris County league to compete in the state's top league, the Gordon Conference, beginning with the 2004-05 school year. The team won the Gordon CupGordon Cup
The Gordon Cup is an annual conference tournament held within the Gordon Conference in New Jersey Ice Hockey League. The inaugural Gordon Cup tournament took place in 1959, with Livingston winning the championship...
championship in its first season.
Delbarton's chief rival is Seton Hall Prep
Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark...
. At the height of the teams' rivalry, regular-season games between the two regularly drew more than 1,000 fans. In 2006, Delbarton defeated previously undefeated Seton Hall Prep to win 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:...
(NJSIAA) non-public state Championship. Although the rivalry was once big, it has become more one - sided.
Delbarton won the state championship in 2008 by defeating St. Augustine Prep
St. Augustine College Preparatory School
St. Augustine College Preparatory School is an all-boys Roman Catholic four-year high school located in the Richland section of Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, United States...
5-1. It was Delbarton's fourth outright state championship and fifth overall, and the Green Wave set a state record with 27 wins, finishing the season 27-1-1. In 2009, Delbarton repeated with another 27-win season that included victories over Massachusetts state champion Catholic Memorial, Hotchkiss (CT), and Christian Brothers Academy
Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
Christian Brothers Academy , located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, New Jersey, is a private, all-boys college preparatory school with a focus on Christian education run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St. John Baptist de la Salle...
in the state final. Delbarton finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Northeast by Hockey Night in Boston.
Delbarton plays its home games at the Aspen Ice Arena in Randolph, New Jersey
Randolph, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,847 people, 8,679 households, and 6,804 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,185.2 people per square mile . There were 8,903 housing units at an average density of 424.7 per square mile...
following years of early morning winter practices at the outdoor Essex Hunt Club (Peapack) and the more local (and enclosed) Mennen Arena
Mennen Arena
The William G. Mennen Sports Arena, commonly called the Mennen Sports Arena or the Mennen Arena, is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Morris Township, New Jersey. It hosts various local concerts and sporting events for the area...
in Morristown.
Wrestling
In 2006, Delbarton's Mike Grey became the first four-time New Jersey state champion in the sport of wrestlingScholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
. In 2008, Delbarton won its first Northern Hills Conference Championship in wrestling. In 2009, Delbarton wrestling continued its winning ways by winning the Morris County tournament for the second time in school history, the Northern Hills Conference, and the District IX tournament. That year, they also finished 20th in the state with an 18-2 record. In 2011, Delbarton won its first North Non-Public A sectional championship by defeating Bergen Catholic as well as the state Group Non-Public A championship by defeating Bishop Ahr. The Green Wave finished the season 13-1 and ranked 5th in state.
Swimming
In 2009, Delbarton captured its 7th straight Northern Hills Conference title. Also in 2009, Delbarton placed third in Division A of the NJSIAA Prep State Championships and fourth at the Morris County Championships.Indoor track
In 2009, Delbarton tied for third overall at the NHC Championships, behind West Orange and Passaic Tech. Delbarton also sent relay teams to the Nike Indoor Nationals in 2009 in both distance and sprinting events. On January 29, 2010, Pat Schellberg won the boys' mile at the 103rd Millrose Games with a time of 4:14.84.Squash
Delbarton has Junior Varsity and Varsity squash teams, which compete with other schools in the Tri-State area. The Varsity team also competes in certain national events, such as the National High School Championships at Yale University.. In 2011 Delbarton won the U.S. High School Team Squash Championships for Division V.Spring
During the Spring season, Baseball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Golf and Track & Field are the sports offered to the students. This Spring Delbarton competed in 3 Tournament of Champions tournaments.Baseball
Brian Fleury was Director of Athletics, head varsity baseball coach, and an English teacher at Delbarton. In his ten years as Delbarton's head baseball coach, his teams compiled a record of 223-63 and won nine Northern Hills Conference championships plus NJSIAA state championships in 2002 and 2006. He continued to inspire students, his fellow teachers, and the entire Delbarton community with his relentless determination to succeed in his battle with cancer until his passing on October 19, 2007. The team won the Morris County Tournament championship in 2008 and had a Non-Public A State Runner-up finish in 2009.Lacrosse
Under the guidance of 1979 alumnus Chuck Ruebling , Delbarton has had the best lacrosseLacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
team in New Jersey from 1999-2006. Delbarton won five straight Tournament of Champions in the years 2002-06 and seven out of the last eight. They lost in the Tournament of Champions in 2009 to Summit High School by a score of 8-4. The school has won eight consecutive state championships. The 2009 championship broke a tie with Montclair and Mountain Lakes for the most championships (Each have nine). In 2007, the Delbarton lacrosse team was ranked fifth in the nation by STX/Inside Lacrosse. Delbarton's lacrosse team was also ranked fifth in the nation in 2007 by the LaxPower.com National High School Coaches Poll. The 2007 team won the Non-Public A state championship with a 14-5 win over Christian Brothers Academy
Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
Christian Brothers Academy , located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, New Jersey, is a private, all-boys college preparatory school with a focus on Christian education run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St. John Baptist de la Salle...
. Recently the Duke Blue Devils won a NCAA championship in lacrosse with help from Delbarton graduates Ned Crotty and Tommy Patterson.
Tennis
Delbarton's tennisTennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
program has won nine of the last ten Morris County Tournaments and six consecutive state group titles, finishing second in the state in 2006. The 2006 tennis team won the 2006 Group A State Championship with a 5-0 win over St. Augustine College Preparatory School
St. Augustine College Preparatory School
St. Augustine College Preparatory School is an all-boys Roman Catholic four-year high school located in the Richland section of Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, United States...
.
The tennis team won the 2007 Non-Public, North A state sectional championship with a 3-2 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...
.
In 2008, the tennis team won the Non-Public, North A state sectional championship with a 4-1 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...
. It went on to defeat Westfield High School, 3-2, to win its first ever Tournament of Champions title.
Golf
Delbarton's golf program is consistently one of the top-ranked squads in Morris County. Calling both Morris County Golf Club and Somerset Hills Country Club home, the Green Wave have excelled in recent years under the leadership of Coach Sean Flanagan. In 2000 and 2001, Delbarton won back to back state titles. In 2010, the Green Wave ended the season with a 17-0 record, having won the North Jersey, Non-Public A section, as well as the Non-Public Group A, Morris County Tournament, the Northwest Jersey Conference Tournament and the conference crown. The team ranked second in the state. The current coach of the team is Mr. Sean Flanagan, the Star-Ledger'sThe Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
2010 Coach of the Year.
Track
On April 23, 2010, at the 116th Penn Relays, Pat Schellberg won the high school boys' one mile (1.6 km) run championship and broke the track meet's event record. His time of 4:08.13 was also the fastest recorded mile run by any boy in the U.S. that year (2010). The following year, Morgan Pearson won the boys' 3,000 meter run in the Penn Relays with a time of 8:22. Dean Sullivan won the boys' javelin throw at New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 2011 with a throw of 217 feet 9 inches.Rugby club
Delbarton is also one of the few schools in the area with a Rugby Club.In 2010, Coach Tom Feury, founder of Morris Youth Rugby, and Coach Bob Karetsky, who coached Harvard Rugby for several years, led Delbarton's Rugby Club to a 13-1 season; a remarkable accomplishment considering that 2010 was only the Green Wave club's second season. The team's only loss was to Morris Rugby, a team that was founded in 1977 composed of several players with more than four years experience. In the team's 11-0 dual schedule (one forfeit), the offense scored 402 points, and the defense only let up 60. The Delbarton Rugby Club is currently in its third season.
Arts programs
Delbarton's Abbey Players produce three theatrical productions yearly: a fall play, a winter musical and a spring 'One Act' production featuring student written and directed plays. The productions attract participants from neighboring schools.Delbarton has a range of musical ensembles, including a Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Abbey Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, and the Schola Cantorum. The group Schola Cantorum, commonly referred to as 'Schola,' features about 40 Delbarton students of all grades. The group performs all year in school concerts and at mass. Schola also travels to a European country every two years for 2 weeks and performs across the country. During the Summer of 2007 the Delbarton Schola Cantorum performed throughout Italy and in the Vatican. Previous trips have included England, Ireland, and Scotland.
On October 19, 2006, Delbarton officially opened its brand new Fine Arts Center. The arts and music departments were formerly housed in the school's historic "Old Main" building. The new 36000 sq ft (3,344.5 m²) building includes a 622-person theater, several art studios, and rehearsal spaces for Delbarton’s many musical groups. The school broke ground on the site during the Summer of 2005 and ended construction in the Fall of 2006.
Abbey Woods
After a six year battle between state officials and the Monks at Delbarton School, as well as $2 million in legal fees, a decision was made on July 26, 2006, that the request for a sewer extension to the proposed $100 million Abbey Woods development, a continuing-care retirement community, would not be allowed. Environmentalists and several Morris Township residents had been working against the project that would develop 71 acres (287,327.1 m²) of zoned land adjacent to the Jockey Hollow Park. Rev. Elias R. Lorenzo commented in the The Star-LedgerThe Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications.The Newark Star-Ledgers daily...
that "If the development is not passed, we will sell the land to other developers". In 2009, Delbarton sold 188 acre (0.76080968 km²) of the Abbey Woods to The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land is a land conservation nonprofit founded in 1972 by Huey Johnson and based in San Francisco, California in the United States. TPL works throughout the United States to conserve land for people as parks, gardens, and other natural places.- TPL Conservation Initiatives :TPL...
for $13.75 million. While the acquisition was primarily handled by the Trust, ownership will mostly be held by the Morris County Park Commission, with Morris Township
Morris Township, New Jersey
Morris Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 21,796. It is known as the "doughnut" around Morristown since it completely encapsulates it, and has at least five times the area...
receiving 10 acres (40,468.6 m²).
Headmasters
- Rev. Augustine F. Wirth, O.S.B. (1939–1942)
- Rev. Stephen W. Findlay, O.S.B. (1942–1967)
- Rev. Francis D. O'Connell, O.S.B. (1967–1971)
- Rev. James A. O'Donnel, O.S.B. (1971–1975)
- Rev. Gerard P. Lair, O.S.B. (1975–1980)
- Rt. Rev. Giles P. Hayes, O.S.B. (1980–1985)
- Rev. Bruno A. Ugliano, O.S.B. (1985–1990)
- Rev. Beatus T. Lucey, O.S.B. (1990–1995)
- Rev. John Hesketh, O.S.B. (1995)
- Rt. Rev. Giles P. Hayes, O.S.B. (1996–1999)
- Rev. Luke L. Travers, O.S.B. (1999–2007)
- Very Ven. Paul Diveny, O.S.B. (2007–present)
Notable alumni
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and member of the 2006-07 Stanley CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
champion team. - Teddy SchneiderTeddy SchneiderTeddy David Schneider is an American soccer player.-College and amateur:Schneider attended Delbarton School, and played four years of college soccer at Princeton. He initially began his career as a midfielder but was converted to Left/Right Back during his third year at Princeton...
(born 1988), soccer player for the New York Red Bulls. - Rod TraffordRod TraffordRodney Trafford is a former American football tight end in the NFL who has played for the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots....
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).