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Immaculata High School (Somerville, New Jersey)
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Immaculata High School (also known as Immaculata or IHS) is a private
, coeducation
al, Roman Catholic high school
in Somerville
, in Somerset County
, New Jersey
, United States. Founded in 1962, Immaculata High School operates within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
. The School is also served by a group of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
, who live in a convent attached to the main building of the school. Many of the Sisters teach different subjects in the school's curriculum. Immaculata High School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1978.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 846 students and 76.9 faculty members (on an FTE
basis), resulting in a student–teacher ratio of 11.0.
The program of studies at Immaculata strives to meet the needs of all students in developing their abilities and talents. The curriculum is planned to permit the student to select college preparatory courses, business courses or a combination of both. The objectives of the total curriculum are to impart spiritual, intellectual, cultural, physical, and social values.
Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education
, the highest award an American school can receive.
Advanced Placement (AP) program courses are available in AP English Language and Composition
, AP United States History
, AP Spanish Language
, AP Chemistry
and AP Calculus
, AP French Language
, AP Art History
. In addition, Honors courses are offered to students in English, French, Spanish, Mathematics, Science, and History.
, which includes public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County
, Somerset County
and Warren County
in west central
New Jersey
and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Immaculata is categorized by the NJSIAA in Non-Public Division III. Many sports are offered at Immaculata.
state championships (1984, 1985, 1994, 2006) and appeared in the state finals on five other occasions (1998, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009).
On December 2, 2006, Immaculata's varsity football team faced the Delbarton School
in the NJSIAA State Final at Rutgers University
, winning 22-14. The Spartans finished the 2006 season with a record of 12-0 and were ranked the #3 team in the state by various Top 20 polls. No other team in school history has finished their season with 12 wins.
Pierce G. Frauenheim has coached the Spartans since the high school formed a team in 1966. Frauenheim coached his 400th career game on November 17, 2006 when the Spartans defeated Holy Spirit High School in the NJSIAA semifinals by a score of 35-6.
Since 1978, the Spartan football team has not had a losing season. Since the 2005 football season, the Spartans have accumulated a record of 60-9 and remained among the NJ Top 20.
The Spartans won 23 consecutive games in the 2006-2007 seasons (12 in 2006, 11 in 2007) before losing in the NJSIAA State Final to Holy Spirit High School 26-13 on December 1, 2007, at Rutgers University
. The winning streak was the longest in school history.
(USSBA) competitions in the New Jersey area. Among the many accolades the band has achieved are: marching in the 1989 Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington DC, and traveling to Canada, Virginia, and Florida, and all over the Northeastern United States. In 2008, the band placed first in USSBA National Competition at the Annapolis Naval Academy winning Best Music, Percussion, Colorguard, and Overall Effect with their show called "Heroes".
alumnus, coached the distance runners. Practice is commonly held throughout Somerville and the track at Raritan Valley Community College
. The Spring 2007 season was coached by Mr. Robinson again along with another alumnus, as Mr. Flannery was unable to coach.
, and in 2009 they put on "Seussical
". The shows were in the middle of March 2008 and March 2009, respectively. The 2010 production was "Beauty and The Beast" which sold out all six shows. In 2011, the musical will be Children of Eden
starring Evan Bilinski as God, Matthew Lebouef as Adam, Kelcey Morril as Eve, Aaron Kurtz as Cain, Sara Giacomini as Snake, Nicholas Falgiano as Noah, India Barrows as Mama Noah, Louis Jannuzzi III as Japheth, and Samantha Lacey as Yonah.
Program is designed to give students an understanding of the structure and functions of the United Nations in New York City. Since 1985, Immaculata High School has won numerous awards at the annual YMCA Model UN Conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania
. Model U.N. is also called MUN by some of the students. It is run by Thomas J. Welsh of the History Department.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, 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, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Somerville
Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,098. It is the county seat of Somerset County....
, in Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
, 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. Founded in 1962, Immaculata High School operates within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen is a Roman Catholic diocese in New Jersey, centered in the borough of Metuchen. It was erected on November 19, 1981, from the territory of the Diocese of Trenton....
. The School is also served by a group of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are a Catholic teaching order for women. It is divided among three separate congregations. The original community of the order is headquartered in Monroe, Michigan. The Mother house currently houses more than 400 sisters, more than 100 of which...
, who live in a convent attached to the main building of the school. Many of the Sisters teach different subjects in the school's curriculum. Immaculata 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...
Commission on Secondary Schools since 1978.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 846 students and 76.9 faculty members (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), resulting in a student–teacher ratio of 11.0.
The program of studies at Immaculata strives to meet the needs of all students in developing their abilities and talents. The curriculum is planned to permit the student to select college preparatory courses, business courses or a combination of both. The objectives of the total curriculum are to impart spiritual, intellectual, cultural, physical, and social values.
Awards and recognition
During the 1997-98 school year, Immaculata High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon SchoolBlue 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...
Award of Excellence by 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 award an American school can receive.
Academics
A total of 132 credits are necessary for graduation. This includes Theology, which is required each year at Immaculata High School. Students must select six major subjects yearly. Prerequisites for upper level courses are determined by the respective departments and must be met for entry into those respective courses. These courses help to not only build the students knowledge of the world but to also give them a broad overview of topics that could help them better prepare for there intended major in higher education.Advanced Placement (AP) program courses are available in AP English Language and Composition
AP English Language and Composition
Advanced Placement English Language and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program....
, AP United States History
AP United States History
Advanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
, AP Spanish Language
AP Spanish Language
Advanced Placement Spanish Language is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The course:...
, AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Advanced Placement Chemistry is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and earn college-level credit.-The course:AP Chemistry is a course...
and AP Calculus
AP Calculus
Advanced Placement Calculus is used to indicate one of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC....
, AP French Language
AP French Language
Advanced Placement French Language and Culture is a course offered by the College Board to high school students in the United States as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level French course...
, AP Art History
AP Art History
AP Art History is a course offered in high school through the Advanced Placement Program that gives college level material at the high school level. This class is operated by College Board...
. In addition, Honors courses are offered to students in English, French, Spanish, Mathematics, Science, and History.
Spartan Spirit
Spartan Spirit is an activity in which each class has to incorporate a color theme into song lyrics or another popular culture reference. Seniors are Blue, Juniors are Red, Sophomores are Yellow, and Freshmen are Green. There are various class races that are won, number of students who attend per class, spirit, attitude, sportsmanship, and theme are voted on for points. The class with the most points wins a casual dress day for their class. All other classes must report in their uniforms.Library
The library is run by Sister Ceceila Molloy I.H.M. The library has enough computers to allow a class to do a project or learn how to use the resources it has to offer. It has many great books and participates in the inter-library loan program, which allows books to be borrowed from other Central Jersey High School libraries. Students are allowed to use the library before school, after school, during lunch periods, and during study periods.Athletics
Immaculata competes in the Skyland ConferenceSkyland Conference
The Skyland Conference is a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference is made up of nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County, Somerset County and Warren County in west...
, which includes public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
, Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
and Warren County
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...
in west central
Central Jersey
Central Jersey is a common designation for a region of the state of New Jersey in the United States of America. Trenton is considered the boundary between designated "North Jersey" and "South Jersey"...
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...
and operates under the supervision 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:...
. Immaculata is categorized by the NJSIAA in Non-Public Division III. Many sports are offered at Immaculata.
Fall sports
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- Boys' Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- Girls' Cross Country
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican 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...
- Boys' Soccer
- Girls' Soccer
- Girls' TennisTennisTennis 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...
- Marching Band
Winter sports
- Boys' 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...
- Girls' Basketball
- BowlingBowlingBowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
- Cheerleading
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- WeightliftingPowerliftingPowerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
Club
Spring sports
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- Boys' LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse 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...
- Girls' Lacrosse
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- Boys' Tennis
- TrackTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- Weightlifting Club
Immaculata Football
Immaculata has won four New JerseyNew 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...
state championships (1984, 1985, 1994, 2006) and appeared in the state finals on five other occasions (1998, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009).
On December 2, 2006, Immaculata's varsity football team faced the Delbarton School
Delbarton School
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....
in the NJSIAA 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...
, winning 22-14. The Spartans finished the 2006 season with a record of 12-0 and were ranked the #3 team in the state by various Top 20 polls. No other team in school history has finished their season with 12 wins.
Pierce G. Frauenheim has coached the Spartans since the high school formed a team in 1966. Frauenheim coached his 400th career game on November 17, 2006 when the Spartans defeated Holy Spirit High School in the NJSIAA semifinals by a score of 35-6.
Since 1978, the Spartan football team has not had a losing season. Since the 2005 football season, the Spartans have accumulated a record of 60-9 and remained among the NJ Top 20.
The Spartans won 23 consecutive games in the 2006-2007 seasons (12 in 2006, 11 in 2007) before losing in the NJSIAA State Final to Holy Spirit High School 26-13 on December 1, 2007, 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...
. The winning streak was the longest in school history.
Clubs
The school has many clubs including foreign language clubs, drama, various student outreach programs through campus ministry, and spring track.Marching band
The Immaculata High School Spartan Marching Band is one of the cornerstones of the school, consisting of over 130 wind, percussion and color guard members. The band performs at all school football games and competes in United States Scholastic Band AssociationUnited States Scholastic Band Association
The United States Scholastic Band Association was formed in the Fall of 1988 to provide high school band programs with a competitive circuit featuring top judges from across the continent and a venue for the US Scholastic Band Championship....
(USSBA) competitions in the New Jersey area. Among the many accolades the band has achieved are: marching in the 1989 Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington DC, and traveling to Canada, Virginia, and Florida, and all over the Northeastern United States. In 2008, the band placed first in USSBA National Competition at the Annapolis Naval Academy winning Best Music, Percussion, Colorguard, and Overall Effect with their show called "Heroes".
Track
The track program was recently an "official" club sponsored by the school. Before the 2005-06 school year it was an unofficial team through the cross country runners. The 2005-06 year lead to an official Spring Track Club. Wilt Robinson, the varsity cross country coach, coached the sprinters. Mr. Flannery, a Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
alumnus, coached the distance runners. Practice is commonly held throughout Somerville and the track at Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in North Branch , New Jersey...
. The Spring 2007 season was coached by Mr. Robinson again along with another alumnus, as Mr. Flannery was unable to coach.
Drama
Musicals are performed each year at the school in the spring. The shows are directed by Mr. Trent Van Doren, with musical direction by Sr. Dolores Margaret. The 2008 spring musical was How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name....
, and in 2009 they put on "Seussical
Seussical
is a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. The play's story is a rather complex amalgamation of many of Seuss's most famous books. After a Broadway run, the production spawned two US national tours and a UK tour...
". The shows were in the middle of March 2008 and March 2009, respectively. The 2010 production was "Beauty and The Beast" which sold out all six shows. In 2011, the musical will be Children of Eden
Children of Eden
Children of Eden is a two-act musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood...
starring Evan Bilinski as God, Matthew Lebouef as Adam, Kelcey Morril as Eve, Aaron Kurtz as Cain, Sara Giacomini as Snake, Nicholas Falgiano as Noah, India Barrows as Mama Noah, Louis Jannuzzi III as Japheth, and Samantha Lacey as Yonah.
Model United Nations
The highly successful Immaculata Model United NationsModel 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....
Program is designed to give students an understanding of the structure and functions of the United Nations in New York City. Since 1985, Immaculata High School has won numerous awards at the annual YMCA Model UN Conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
. Model U.N. is also called MUN by some of the students. It is run by Thomas J. Welsh of the History Department.
Notable alumni
- Jack CustJack CustJohn Joseph "Jack" Cust III is an American professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder who is a free agent. Cust attended Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey...
(born 1979), 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...
player with the Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
. - Jason RyanJason Ryan (baseball)Jason Paul Ryan is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Minnesota Twins. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the amateur draft...
(born 1976), pitcher who played two seasons for Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
. - Douglas UrbanskiDouglas UrbanskiDouglas Urbanski is an American theater impresario, raconteur and film producer.Urbanski is a business partner with actor Gary Oldman and he also runs a talent management firm, DMG...
(born 1957), Broadway and film producer.
External links
- Official website
- Data for Immaculata 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...
- Immaculata High School Child Slave Labor News