Gloucester Catholic High School
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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
. Its mission is to empower young men and women to develop in all aspects of life: spiritual, intellectual, moral, emotional, social, and physical.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 778 students and 44.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.5. The school currently has 675 students from 50 parochial and public schools within the Diocese of Camden.
Gloucester Catholic High School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
since 1991.
In the Class of 2010, 64% of the students were accepted in 4 year colleges or universities and 31% of the students were accepted into 2 year colleges or technical schools. Scholarship and grant money awarded to this class totaled over $10.3 million.
explored possibilities to move the school to Gloucester County, New Jersey
. After a two year study the diocese promoted the idea of moving the school to Deptford Township
. Due to legal disputes, in 2005 the diocese announced that it would not build a new school in Deptford Township. Andrew Walton, the spokesperson for the diocese, said that the diocese would either renovate and/or expand the existing Gloucester Catholic or move it elsewhere. Walton added that the district would likely not take both actions at the same time. In 2008 the diocese announced that the district agreed to purchase a farm on a site along Route 77 and across from the Gloucester County 4-H
grounds in the Mullica Hill
community of Harrison Township
for $5,000,000 United States dollar
s and move Gloucester Catholic to the site by 2010. The new campus would be the first Catholic high school campus built in around 40 years. Walton said in 2008 that 60% of the families with children in the school live in Gloucester County. The diocese said that a survey polling parents from fifteen elementary school and thirty parishes indicated support for the idea of relocating the school.
, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.
Gloucester Catholic's first ever state championship was delivered by the 1964 basketball team who won the Group B title in Atlantic City Convention Hall. As South Jersey's number one ranked team, the Rams were led by co-captains Jack Fink, Haddon Heights, NJ and John Murphy, Gloucester, NJ. Team members included future division one college players Bill Somerset, Audubon, NJ who played for Seton Hall University, Carmine Calzonetti, Audubon, NJ who played for and later was assistant basketball coach at St. John's University in New York, and Drew Nolan, Gloucester, NJ who played for Temple University. Other key players that year included Mike Baker, Audubon Park, NJ, Bud Shodder, Gloucester, NJ, Rich Cosentino, Barrington, NJ, John Hayes, Audubon, NJ, Paul Heitman, Gloucester, NJ, Lou Pirotta, Camden, NJ and Ernest Hodur, Gloucester, NJ. Coach Ray Ford's team posted a 22-1 record during "that championship season." Coach Ford, who's a legend in Gloucester City youth sports, was assisted by Dick Talley and future New Jersey Hall of Fame coach Art DiPatri.
The school was recognized as the Group B winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2006-07. The award recognized the school for achieving a tie for 3rd in Girls Soccer, a tie for 3rd in Boys Swimming, 2nd in Boys Bowling, a tie for 3rd in Boys Basketball, 1st in Baseball, a tie for 3rd in Softball, 2nd in Boys Tennis, 1st in Boys Golf.
The softball team won the Parochial South B state sectional championship in 2001 with a 1-0 win over St. Joseph High School
in the tournament final.
The team repeated the win in the Parochial South B sectional championship with a 4-0 win over Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
in the 2002 tournament. The team won their third consecutive title in 2003 with a 1-0 win in fifteen innings against Bishop Eustace. The 2006 team won the South B title with a 5-0 win against Bishop Eustace. The 2007 team won the North B State Championship with an 11-6 win against Newark Academy
.
The baseball team won four consecutive Non-Parochial South B titles from 1983 to 1986, and went on to win the Group B State Championship in 1984, 1985 and 1986. In 2007, the baseball team won the Parochial South B title with a 5-1 win in the tournament's final game vs. Sacred Heart High School
.
The girls' soccer team won the 2000 Parochial South B state sectional championship, defeating Wildwood Catholic High School
5-0 in the tournament final. In 2007, the team won the South A state sectional championship with a 3-0 win over Holy Spirit High School in the tournament final. The team moved on to win the Group A state championship with a 3-0 win over Immaculate Heart Academy
.
The 2006 boys tennis team won the Non-Public, South B state sectional championship with a 3-2 win against Bishop Eustace. The team repeated the feat in 2007 with a 3-2 win vs. Wildwood Catholic High School in the final matches of the ournament.
The 2006 and 2007 golf teams won Non-Public Group B State Championships. The 2007 golf team won the state Tournament of Champions
and finished the season ranked number one in the state of NJ by the Star-Ledger.
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
located in Gloucester City
Gloucester City, New Jersey
Gloucester City is a city in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 11,456.-Geography:Gloucester City is located at ....
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. The school operates under the auspices 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,...
. Its mission is to empower young men and women to develop in all aspects of life: spiritual, intellectual, moral, emotional, social, and physical.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 778 students and 44.5 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 17.5. The school currently has 675 students from 50 parochial and public schools within the Diocese of Camden.
Gloucester Catholic High 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...
since 1991.
In the Class of 2010, 64% of the students were accepted in 4 year colleges or universities and 31% of the students were accepted into 2 year colleges or technical schools. Scholarship and grant money awarded to this class totaled over $10.3 million.
History
In the 2000s the Roman Catholic Diocese of CamdenRoman 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,...
explored possibilities to move the school to Gloucester County, New Jersey
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....
. After a two year study the diocese promoted the idea of moving the school to Deptford Township
Deptford Township, New Jersey
Deptford Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 30,561....
. Due to legal disputes, in 2005 the diocese announced that it would not build a new school in Deptford Township. Andrew Walton, the spokesperson for the diocese, said that the diocese would either renovate and/or expand the existing Gloucester Catholic or move it elsewhere. Walton added that the district would likely not take both actions at the same time. In 2008 the diocese announced that the district agreed to purchase a farm on a site along Route 77 and across from the Gloucester County 4-H
4-H
4-H in the United States is a youth organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture , with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development." The name represents...
grounds in the Mullica Hill
Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Mullica Hill is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Harrison Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, Mullica Hill population was 1,658.-History:...
community of Harrison Township
Harrison Township, New Jersey
Harrison Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 8,788....
for $5,000,000 United States dollar
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
s and move Gloucester Catholic to the site by 2010. The new campus would be the first Catholic high school campus built in around 40 years. Walton said in 2008 that 60% of the families with children in the school live in Gloucester County. The diocese said that a survey polling parents from fifteen elementary school and thirty parishes indicated support for the idea of relocating the school.
Athletics
Gloucester Catholic High School is one of the member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12. The smallest one, Clayton High SchoolClayton Middle/High School
Clayton Middle/High School are a comprehensive community middle school / public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Clayton Public Schools....
, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.
Gloucester Catholic's first ever state championship was delivered by the 1964 basketball team who won the Group B title in Atlantic City Convention Hall. As South Jersey's number one ranked team, the Rams were led by co-captains Jack Fink, Haddon Heights, NJ and John Murphy, Gloucester, NJ. Team members included future division one college players Bill Somerset, Audubon, NJ who played for Seton Hall University, Carmine Calzonetti, Audubon, NJ who played for and later was assistant basketball coach at St. John's University in New York, and Drew Nolan, Gloucester, NJ who played for Temple University. Other key players that year included Mike Baker, Audubon Park, NJ, Bud Shodder, Gloucester, NJ, Rich Cosentino, Barrington, NJ, John Hayes, Audubon, NJ, Paul Heitman, Gloucester, NJ, Lou Pirotta, Camden, NJ and Ernest Hodur, Gloucester, NJ. Coach Ray Ford's team posted a 22-1 record during "that championship season." Coach Ford, who's a legend in Gloucester City youth sports, was assisted by Dick Talley and future New Jersey Hall of Fame coach Art DiPatri.
The school was recognized as the Group B winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2006-07. The award recognized the school for achieving a tie for 3rd in Girls Soccer, a tie for 3rd in Boys Swimming, 2nd in Boys Bowling, a tie for 3rd in Boys Basketball, 1st in Baseball, a tie for 3rd in Softball, 2nd in Boys Tennis, 1st in Boys Golf.
The softball team won the Parochial South B state sectional championship in 2001 with a 1-0 win over St. Joseph High School
St. Joseph High School (Hammonton, New Jersey)
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...
in the tournament final.
The team repeated the win in the Parochial South B sectional championship with a 4-0 win over Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School is a coeducational private high school in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, which was founded in 1954 by the priests and brothers of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate . The school was named after Bishop Bartholomew J...
in the 2002 tournament. The team won their third consecutive title in 2003 with a 1-0 win in fifteen innings against Bishop Eustace. The 2006 team won the South B title with a 5-0 win against Bishop Eustace. The 2007 team won the North B State Championship with an 11-6 win against 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 baseball team won four consecutive Non-Parochial South B titles from 1983 to 1986, and went on to win the Group B State Championship in 1984, 1985 and 1986. In 2007, the baseball team won the Parochial South B title with a 5-1 win in the tournament's final game vs. 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...
.
The girls' soccer team won the 2000 Parochial South B state sectional championship, defeating Wildwood Catholic High School
Wildwood Catholic High School
Wildwood Catholic High School is a co-educational four-year Catholic high school in North Wildwood, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. The school opened in September 1948 with an initial enrollment of 80 students...
5-0 in the tournament final. In 2007, the team won the South A state sectional championship with a 3-0 win over Holy Spirit High School in the tournament final. The team moved on to win the Group A state championship with a 3-0 win over Immaculate Heart Academy
Immaculate Heart Academy
Immaculate Heart Academy is an all-girls college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school located in Washington Township, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace as the first regional high school for girls in the Roman...
.
The 2006 boys tennis team won the Non-Public, South B state sectional championship with a 3-2 win against Bishop Eustace. The team repeated the feat in 2007 with a 3-2 win vs. Wildwood Catholic High School in the final matches of the ournament.
The 2006 and 2007 golf teams won Non-Public Group B State Championships. The 2007 golf team won the state Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions (NJSIAA)
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament of Champions is the sports tournament for New Jersey high schools that determines which high school will be crowned as the #1 overall team in the state for each sport...
and finished the season ranked number one in the state of NJ by the Star-Ledger.
Alumni
- Greg Burke (born 1982), MLB pitcher, San Diego PadresSan Diego PadresThe San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
(2008–10) - Zach BraddockZach BraddockWilliam Zachary Braddock is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.-Professional career:...
(born 1987), MLB pitcher, Milwaukee BrewersMilwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
(2009–present) - Joe FieldsJoe FieldsJoseph Charles Fields, Jr. is a former professional American football center and guard in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the New York Giants...
(born 1953), NFL center, New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1975–1988) - Patrick T. HarkerPatrick T. HarkerPatrick Timothy Harker is the President of the University of Delaware. On December 1, 2006, it was announced that Harker had been elected as the 26th President of the University of Delaware and would take office on July 1, 2007. Howard E. Cosgrove, chairman of the university's Board of Trustees,...
(born 1958), President of the University of DelawareUniversity of DelawareThe university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development... - Sue Parkinson Lowden (born 1952), * State Senator in Nevada, (1993-1997)
Staff
- Browning Ross (1924–98), former cross country and track coach; Ross was a two-time Olympian (1948, 1952) and two-time gold medal winner at the Pan American GamesPan American GamesThe Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
(1951)
External links
- Gloucester Catholic High School
- Data for Gloucester Catholic High 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...
- South Jersey Sports: Gloucester Catholic HS