St. Mary of the Assumption High School
| Saint Mary of the Assumption High School Princeps schola Assumptionis Sanctae Mariae | |
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| Address | |
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237 South Broad Street , , 07202-3403 | |
| Coordinates | 40°39′29″N 74°12′57″W / 40.65806°N 74.21583°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Celebrating Our Past, Focused on Our Future! |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1930 |
| Founder | Sisters of Charity |
| School district | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark |
| Superintendent | Dr. Margaret Dames |
| Principal | David Evans |
| Asst. principal | Daniel Kelly |
| Pastor | Father Manuel D. Rios |
| Faculty | 14.5 (on FTE basis)[3] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 200[3] (2013-14) |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.8:1[3] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White[2] |
| Song | The Bells of St. Mary's |
| Athletics | Basketball, Cheerleading, Bowling, Step Team, Baseball, Softball |
| Athletics conference | Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Hilltoppers[2] |
| Rival | The Patrick School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | Hilltopper |
| Yearbook | Ave Maria |
| Tuition | 8,000 |
| Admissions Director | Jaime de Leon |
| Athletic Director | Steve Yensinko |
| Website | http://www.stmaryhsnj.org |
St. Mary of the Assumption High School is a small Catholic high school on Broad Street in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The old high school building consists of a three-story brick building with a basement serving as additional classroom space for a total of four floors of education space. The school is affiliated with its parent parish, St. Mary's Church, and operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[4] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1992.[1]
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 200 students and 14.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.[3]
Athletics
The St. Mary of the Assumption High School Hilltoppers[2] compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which includes public and private high schools in Union County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[5][6] Prior to the 2010 NJSIAA's realignment, the school had participated in the Mountain Valley Conference, which consisted of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey.[7]
School colors are blue and white. The school is classified as Non-Public Group B for competition purposes. Sports offered include baseball (men), basketball (men and women), bowling (men and women), cross country (men), soccer (men), softball (women), tennis (women) and volleyball (women).[2]
Notable alumni
- Chris Bollwage (born 1955; class of 1972), mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey.[8]
- Hubie Brown (born 1933; class of 1951), two-time NBA Coach of the Year (1978, 2004) and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.[9]
- Chuck Feeney (born 1931, class of 1949), businessman, philanthropist and the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private foundations in the world; his 2016 donation of $250,000 was the largest in school history.[10]
- Kevin M. Tucker (1940-2012), Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department from 1986 to 1988.[11]
References
- ^ a b Saint Mary of the Assumption High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed July 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Saint Mary of the Assumption High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d St. Mary of the Assumption High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 6, 2015.
- ^ Union County High Schools, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed July 5, 2012.
- ^ League Memberships – 2014-2015, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 15, 2014.
- ^ Home page, Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Accessed July 6, 2012.
- ^ Home Page, Mountain Valley Conference, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 2, 2011. Accessed December 1, 2014.
- ^ Staff. "Tour De Elizabeth", Hilltopper Newsletter, Spring 2015, Volume 12, Issue 1. Accessed August 6, 2015. "Ashley Bolivard (’16), Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage (’72), Nicole Fernandes (’16) and Xavier Sanchez (’15)"
- ^ Staff. "Basketball Hall Of Famer Returns To Visit St. Mary’s ", NJToday.net, November 16, 2011. Accessed December 1, 2014. "In October, Hubie and Claire Brown visited St. Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth. Hubie, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, former NBA coach and current TV analyst, is a 1951 graduate of St. Mary's."
- ^ Haydon, Tom. "Billionaire remembers his Elizabeth high school with $250K donation", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 12, 2016. Accessed January 6, 2017. "On Thursday, the international foundation Feeney started, Atlantic Philanthropies, gave $250,000 to his alma mater, St. Mary of Assumption High School in Elizabeth. The donation is the largest single contribution to the high school, St. Mary officials said. Feeney graduated from the school in 1949 and his desire to donating to others was inspired from his his time at the school, Christopher Oechsli the president and CEO of the Atlantic Philanthropies, told St. Mary students."
- ^ Warner, Bob. "Former Police Commissioner Kevin M. Tucker dies at 71", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 2012. Accessed July 6, 2012. "He was one of six children born to Irish immigrants William and Catherine Tucker. The family moved to Rahway, N.J., and Mr. Tucker attended St. Mary High School in Elizabeth."
