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Camden Catholic High School
Location
Map
300 Cuthbert Road

Cherry Hill
,
Camden County
,
New Jersey
08002

United States
Coordinates39°56′20″N 75°3′7″W / 39.93889°N 75.05194°W / 39.93889; -75.05194
Information
TypePrivate, parochial
MottoHonor, Faith, Loyalty
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1924[5]
School districtDiocese of Camden
NCES School ID00864796[6]
PresidentRev. Msgr. Andrew Martin (1984–2010)
Mary Whipkey (2013–present)[1]
DeanDean Cahill
PrincipalHeather Crisci[1]
Vice principalKelly O'Connor
ChaplainRev. Joseph Capella[1]
Faculty54.3 FTEs[6]
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment695 (as of 2019–20)[6]
Student to teacher ratio12.8:1[6]
Campus size33-acre (130,000 m2)
Color(s)  Green and
  white[4]
Athletics conferenceOlympic Conference
Team nameIrish[4]
RivalCamden High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
PublicationEmerald (literary magazine)
NewspaperIrish Times
Tuition$10,970[2]
Alumni18,710
Admissions DirectorHowie Sexton
International admissions officerDiane Crowell
Athletic DirectorDerrick Levine
Websitewww.camdencatholic.org

Camden Catholic High School (CCHS) is a four-year comprehensive private coeducational Roman Catholic high school, located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[7] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1934.[3] Camden Catholic students come from the local area and from Norway, Nigeria, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Vietnam, Korea, and China. Many of these students live on campus in the Nazareth House, a convent re-purposed to accommodate foreign students with full-time care-providers on staff, while others live with host families in the surrounding area.

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 695 students and 54.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. The school's student body was 63.5% (441) White, 13.5% (94) Hispanic, 11.1% (77) Black, 8.6% (60) Asian, 3.2% (22) two or more races and 0.1% (1) Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander.[6]

History

When the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was built in 1862, space was set aside for the first parochial school in the city of Camden, which became the foundation of the current high school. In 1920, the existing elementary school program was extended to include a four-year, high school program graduating 15 girls and 6 boys in June 1921. Camden Catholic High School opened in 1924 with an enrollment of 400 students.

After a fire on April 17, 1960, destroyed two buildings at the Camden campus, a decision was made that a new school would be constructed on a 33-acre (130,000 m2) site in Cherry Hill.

In the school year of 2012–2013, Camden Catholic celebrated its 125th anniversary as a school.

Sports

The Camden Catholic High School Irish[4] participate in the Olympic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[8] With 585 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public Group A for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 381 to 1,454 students in that grade range; the school would be equivalent to Group II, which includes public schools with 486 to 758 students.[9] The football team competes in the Constitution Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[10][11] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group III for football for 2018–2020.[12]

The school participates in a joint ice hockey team with Paul VI High School as the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[13]

The boys basketball team won the Non-Public A state title in 1941 (vs. St. Patrick High School of Elizabeth), 1942 (vs. Saint Joseph of the Palisades High School), 2001 (vs. Seton Hall Preparatory School), 2003 (vs. Bergen Catholic High School) and 2010 (vs. St. Peter's Preparatory School of Jersey City).[14] The 1941 team scored in the final seconds of the game to win the Group 2 (since recategorized as Non-Public A) state title with a 42-39 win against St. Patrick's in the championship game played at the Elizabeth Armory.[15] The 2010 team won the Non-Public A state title with a 68-63 victory in the championship game against St. Peter's at the Ritacco Center[16] and advanced into the Tournament of Champions as the top seed, defeating fourth seed Cherokee High School by a score of 47-34 in the semifinals before falling to number-two seed Trenton Catholic by 63-46 in the finals to finish the season with a record of 29-2.[17][18]

The boys track team won the Non-Public Group A spring track state championship in 1957 and 1962.[19]

The boys' baseball team won the Non-Public A state championship in 1973 vs. Seton Hall Preparatory School.[20]

The 1979 football team finished the season with a 9-2 record after winning the NJSIAA Non-Public A South state sectional title with a 20-7 victory against Holy Cross Preparatory Academy in the championship game, a turnaround from team's 0-9 record in 1978.[21][22] The school has had a football rivalry since 1931 with Camden High School. Camden Catholic leads the series with an overall record of 35-29-2 through the 2017 season. NJ.com listed the rivalry as 28th on its 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football"[23]

The wrestling team won the Non-Public A South state sectional championship in 1980, 1994-2014 and 2018-2020. The team won the Non-Public A title in 1996, 1999-2002, 2004, 2005, 2007-2013, 2019 and 2020. The program's 16 state group championships are ranked third in the state.[24]

The girls' field hockey team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championships in 1981, 1984 and 1985, won the South Jersey Group II title in 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2012, won the Central Jersey Group II title in 2011, and won the Non-Public South title in 2019. The team won the Group III state championship in 1985.[25] In 2007, the field hockey team won the South Jersey, Group II state sectional championship with a 5–3 win over West Deptford High School in the tournament final.[26]

The girls' softball team won the Non-Public A state championships in 1986 vs. Paramus Catholic High School and won in 1990, 1991 and 1992, defeating Immaculate Heart Academy in the tournament finals all three years.[27]

The girls swimming team won the Division B state championship in 1990, 1991 and 1993, and won the Division B title in 1994.[28]

The girls soccer team won the 1990 Group III state title as co-champion with Ramapo High School in a scoreless tie after regulation and overtime to finish the season with a record of 18-2-2.[29][30]

The wrestling team won the 2007 Group A state championship, defeating Don Bosco Preparatory High School 32–25 to take the title.[31]

Wrestler Taylor Walsh, now wrestling at Indiana University, won the 2010 NJSIAA 145-pound championship defeating Frank Crocco of Passaic Valley Regional High School in the final. He had won the 2009 NJSIAA 135-pound championship defeating two-time runner up Kodie Silvestri of Walkill Valley. He placed second at 119 pounds in 2008 losing in the finals to two-time champion Vinnie Dellefave of Toms River East. Wrestler Anthony Trongone won the NJSIAA 171-pound championship in 2007.[32] Trongone was a runner-up in 2005–06 season. Previous state champions from Camden Catholic are Bobby Stinson (in the 130 lb (59 kg). weight class in 2002) and Ed Giosa (125 lb. in 2003).[33]

The boys' cross country team, under the coaching leadership of Dennis Quinn and Ralph Harris, took the division championship on October 10, 2007, beating Paul VI High School and ending Paul VI's 28-year, 244 match dual meet winning streak.[34]

The boys' winter track team won the Non-Public Group B division state relay title in 2014.[35]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Camden Catholic High School alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c School Leadership, Camden Catholic High School. Accessed January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Tuition and Scholarships, Camden Catholic High School. Accessed January 31, 2022. "Tuition for the 2021-2022 school year is $10,970 for underclassmen with an additional $300 graduation fee for seniors only."
  3. ^ a b Camden Catholic High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed January 31, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Camden Catholic High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  5. ^ History, Camden Catholic High School. Accessed March 12, 2017. "In 1924, with an enrollment of 400 and a 4-track curriculum, Camden Catholic High School officially opened."
  6. ^ a b c d e School data for Camden Catholic High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Catholic Schools Directory Archived October 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Accessed October 20, 2016.
  8. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  9. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  10. ^ Camden Catholic Fighting Irish, West Jersey Football League. Accessed February 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Minnick, Kevin. "Football: Entering 10th season, a new leader for state’s second-largest conference", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 8, 2019. Accessed September 5, 2020. "The WJFL was created in 2010 as a way to help teams play a full schedule and face opponents of similar size, ability and geographical location.... The league is comprised of 16 divisions and includes better than 90 high schools."
  12. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  13. ^ NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  14. ^ NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  15. ^ via Associated Press. "Camden Grabs Group 2 Title", Asbury Park Press, March 23, 1941. Accessed March 1, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "In a wild finish, Camden Catholic nipped St. Patrick's of Elizabeth, 41-39, at the Elizabeth armory yesterday to win the Group 2 prep division of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association basketball tournament.... With 15 seconds to play, Frank Swak dribble in for a lay-up to clinch Camden's victory. McElroy's foul, with five seconds to go, was the last tally."
  16. ^ "Irish take the state basketball championship", Catholic Star Herald, March 18, 2020. Accessed March 6, 2021. "All Irish eyes in Cherry Hill were on Camden Catholic High School on Sunday night, March 12, as the boys’ varsity basketball team defeated St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City) 68-63 for the Non-Public A State championship at Ritacco Center in Toms River."
  17. ^ NJSIAA Boys Basketball Tournament of Champions History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  18. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Camden Catholic boys fall to Trenton Catholic, 53-39", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 2010. Accessed March 6, 2021. "In tonight's Tournament of Champions final at the Izod Center, Trenton Catholic used an old but reliable element: grinding in-your-face man-to-man defense. Second-seeded Trenton Catholic contested every shot with great quickness and defensive anticipation to defeat Camden Catholic, 53-39 in earning its first TOC title.... Top-seeded Camden Catholic finished its season 29-2, adding the state Non-Public A championship to its trophy mantle along with The Inquirer's No. 1 ranking."
  19. ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  20. ^ NJSIAA Baseball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  21. ^ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  22. ^ Smith, Paul. "Camden Cath. goes from 0-9 to regional title", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 2, 1979. Accessed January 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Forget for the moment that Camden Catholic High's football team went 0-9 in 1978.... Camden Catholic forgot all phases of its past yesterday and remembered its 1979 byword confidence which carried it to a 20-7 victory over host Holy Cross and the South Jersey Parochial A championship. Two key reasons the Irish (9-2) were able to overcome a 7-6 halftime deficit were named Kondrla: Marty, who scored all three Camden Catholic touchdowns on runs of 1, 5 and 9 yards, and Matty, who led a Catholic defense that limited the Cross to 94 yards rushing and harassed the Lancers' excellent junior quarterback, Mike Donoghue, into a 5-for-19 passing day."
  23. ^ Stypulkoski, Matt. "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 27, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2020. "25-Camden vs. Camden Catholic.. This is a local rivalry that started in 1931 between Camden and Camden Catholic, which is located in nearby Cherry Hill.... All-time series: Camden Catholic leads, 35-29-2"
  24. ^ NJSIAA Girls Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  25. ^ NJSIAA History of Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  26. ^ 2007 Field Hockey - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 12, 2007.
  27. ^ NJSIAA Softball Championships History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  28. ^ History of NJSIAA Team Swimming, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  29. ^ NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  30. ^ Mayer, John. "Ramapo settles for tie in final", The Record, November 18, 1990. Accessed January 23, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Gina Ciavarra may have summed it up best after Ramapo played to a scoreless tie with Camden Catholic Saturday to gain a share of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 3 girls soccer title at Trenton State College.... The ball rolled toward the goal line before being cleared by Erin Garrity, who anchored the defense for the Fighting Irish (18-2-2)."
  31. ^ 2007 Team Wrestling Tournament - Group A Championship, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 23, 2007.
  32. ^ "Sports Week", Courier-Post, March 11, 2007. Accessed September 17, 2007. "Camden Catholic senior Anthony Trongone (41–2) won the state 171-pound wrestling championship with a 4–2 win over Ocean Township's Kyle Kiss."
  33. ^ Behre, Bob. Jersey HS Wrestling, NJ.com, March 4, 2007. Accessed September 17, 2007.
  34. ^ Wood, Steve, Camden Catholic ends Paul VI's long winning streak, Courier-Post, October 11, 2007. Accessed October 12, 2007. "After 28 years and an epic win streak of 244 consecutive dual meets in boys' cross country, Paul VI High School has finally been dethroned.... On Wednesday, the Irish denied Paul VI of win No. 245, beating its division foe 21–36 and ending the longest win streak in South Jersey history.
  35. ^ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  36. ^ William Thomas Cahill, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed December 8, 2006.
  37. ^ Anastasia, Phil. "Basketball brigadoon: Recalling Audubon’s magical courts of the 1960s", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29, 2019. Accessed December 2, 2019. "Collingswood native and Camden Catholic graduate Don Casey, who would coach at Temple as well as with two NBA teams, was the coach at Bishop Eustace in the 1960s."
  38. ^ Alumni Bio: Bill Conaty Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, New England Patriots. Accessed November 13, 2007. "was all-conference, all-parochial south and all-south New Jersey during his senior year at Camden (NJ) Catholic"
  39. ^ Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. "James Corea, 63, radio talk-show host and former owner of gym", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2001, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 8, 2001. Accessed January 3, 2018. "James Corea, 63, of Haddonfield, the well-known gym owner and host of local radio talk shows about fitness, died Saturday shortly after his arrival at Kennedy Memorial Hospitals-University Medical Center/Cherry Hill.... Born in Camden, Mr. Corea was a graduate of Camden Catholic High School, where he was, not surprisingly, an athlete."
  40. ^ Martin, Susan Taylor. "From facilitator to warrior", St. Petersburg Times, January 14, 2007. Accessed December 10, 2007. "Tall and lean, Fallon ran on the track team at Camden Catholic High."
  41. ^ "Tom Flacco could follow in his brother’s footsteps", The Sun Newspapers, February 26, 2013. Accessed April 30, 2021. "Unlike Joe, an Audubon High School alum, Tom went to Camden Catholic High School until he moved to Voorhees in August 2011."
  42. ^ "Camden Catholic; A tradition for many families", Courier-Post, November 7, 1997. Accessed November 14, 2020. "One graduate, Andy Gaskill, was the animator for several Walt Disney movies. They include The Rescuers and The Fox and the Hound. He was also art director for The Lion King and Hercules. In a telephone interview from the Walt Disney Pictures studio in Burbank, Calif., Gaskill said his experience with Camden Catholic's extracurricular activities helped him choose his career."
  43. ^ Staff. "From pageant to Pampers: Miss New Jersey USA pregnant, resigns post", The Trentonian, January 16, 2007. Accessed January 3, 2018. "Harder, a Camden Catholic High School graduate, was crowned in October."
  44. ^ Staff. "News Briefs Jun-15-2005: Retired Bishop James J. Hogan of Altoona-Johnstown dies at 93" Archived June 22, 2005, at the Library of Congress Web Archives, Catholic News Service, June 15, 2005. Accessed September 11, 2012. "Following his education at Camden Catholic High School, he attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland; St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore; and North American College in Rome."
  45. ^ Silary, Ted. "It's In The Genes Like His Father, Dragons' Lehmann Is Able To Score From Long Range", Philadelphia Daily News, November 21, 1989. Accessed June 12, 2013. "George Lehmann, who performed scholastically at Camden Catholic, played 66 games with the St. Louis-Atlanta Hawks in the 1968 and '69 seasons, and averaged 3.2 points."
  46. ^ Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. "John P. Mccarthy, 81, S. Jersey Basketball Coach", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 1998. Accessed June 12, 2013. "Born and raised in Camden, he was a 1935 graduate of Camden Catholic High School, where he excelled at football, basketball and baseball."
  47. ^ Don McComb, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Accessed October 2, 2015.
  48. ^ "Pope Appoints Bishop George V. Murry as Bishop of Youngstown", United States Conference of Catholic Bishops press release dated January 30, 2007. "George V. Murry was born December 28, 1948, in Camden, New Jersey. He attended Camden Catholic High School, St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, Connecticut, and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, where he received a B.A. in Philosophy in 1972."
  49. ^ Joseph A. Mussomeli, United States Department of State. Accessed December 2, 2019. "Mr. Mussomeli was born in New York City on May 26, 1952. He graduated from Camden Catholic High School in 1970."
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  51. ^ Staff. "Georgetown honors Father Scott Pilarz", Catholic Star Herald, April 16, 2009. Accessed May 30, 2011. "Father Scott Pilarz, a Jesuit, is a native of Camden and graduate of Camden Catholic High School. He also serves as board president of Camden Catholic."
  52. ^ Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey; 1988 Edition, p. 244. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1988. Accessed October 25, 2016. "Assemblyman Shusted was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Ocean City. He attended Camden Catholic High School, LaSalle University, and Rutgers Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1954."
  53. ^ Kennedy, Charles Stuart. "Interview with Ambassador Theresa A. Tull", Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project, November 9, 2004. Accessed February 22, 2020. "TULL: I was born October 2nd, 1936 in Runnemede, New Jersey. I was born literally in the same house from which I left 26 years later to join the Foreign Service.... I skipped the fourth grade, as a matter of fact, but then there was no question but that I would go to Catholic high school, which I wanted to do, and I went to Camden Catholic High School in Camden, where all six of my sisters had gone."
  54. ^ Narducci, Marc. "He Impresses With Toes - And Prose The Latest Chapter On Camden Catholic Soccer Player Chris Vaccaro? He's An Author.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 1999. Accessed May 30, 2011. "Vaccaro was schooled in the game by his father, who played professional soccer, mainly indoor soccer, for 17 years as a goalie. A 1976 Camden Catholic graduate, Cris Vaccaro now offers instruction to individuals and teams."
  55. ^ Meet Tara Vitesse, United States national team. Accessed November 1, 2018. "High School: Camden Catholic High School"
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