Bishop Eustace Preparatory School

Infobox_School
name = Bishop Eustace Preparatory School


imagesize =
motto = The Charity of Christ Urges Us On
established = 1954
grades = 9 - 12
district = Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
type = Catholic school
headmaster = Brother James Beamesderfer, S.A.C.
principal = Mr. Cyril J. Bleistine
enrollment = 757 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 53.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.3
teamname = Crusaders
conference = Olympic Conference
colors = Black and White
publication =
location = 5552 Route 70
Pennsauken, NJ, 08109-4798
coordinates = coord|39.9302|-75.0650|display=inline,title
information = 856-662-2160
website = [http://www.eustace.org School website]

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 Pallottines). The school was named after Bishop Bartholomew J. Eustace, first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, where Pennsauken is located. The school is a coeducational institution (prior to 1972, it was all-male) serving grades 9 to 12.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 757 students and 53.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.3. [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00865188&ID=00865188 Bishop Eustace Preparatory School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 23, 2008.]

The school is a member of the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.

Athletics

The Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Crusaders compete in the Olympic Conference, an athletic conference consisting of nineteen public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe boys swimming team won the 2007 Non-Public Group B championship with a 98-72 win over Pingry School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=201886&tclass=Non-Public%20-%20B 2007 Boys Team Swimming - Non-Public - B] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.]

The school was recognized as the Group B winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2005-06. The award recognized the school for achieving 3rd in Girls Cross Country, a tie for 3rd in Football, 2nd in Boys Swimming, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track Relays, 2nd in Girls Indoor Track Championships, 1st in Baseball, a Tie for 3rd in Softball, a tie for 3rd in Boys Tennis and 2nd in Girls Outdoor Track. [ [http://www.njsiaa.org/AWARDS/06ThirdShopRiteCup.pdf Third Annual ShopRite Cup: 2005‐2006 Final Standings] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 2, 2008.]

In 2002, the baseball team won the Parochial South B title with a win over St. Rose High School, by a 3-1 final score, [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=17268&tclass=Parochial%20South%20B 2002 Baseball - Parochial South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.] , and became the Group B State Champions with a 5-1 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=17268&tclass=Parochial%20Finals 2002 Baseball - Parochial Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.] The team repeated the South B title in 2004 with 6-4 win over St. Rose, [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=67353&tclass=Parochial%20South%20B 2004 Baseball - Parochial South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.] and repeated as Parochial group B champion with a 12-2 win over Newark Academy. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=67353&tclass=Parochial%20Finals 2004 Baseball - Parochial Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.] The 2006 team won the South B sectional championship with a 7-3 win against Sacred Heart High School in the final game. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161273&tclass=Non-Public%2C%20South%20B 2006 Baseball - Non-Public, South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 17, 2007.]

The girls soccer team won the 2003 South Parochial B title by edging Holy Spirit High School 2-1 [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=49661&tclass=South%20Parochial%20B 2003 Girls Soccer - South Parochial B] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.] The team repeated for the South B state championship in 2004 with a 5-0 win over Holy Spirit. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=83348&tclass=South%20B 2004 Girls Soccer - South B] , NJSIAA. May 28, 2007.] The team won the 2006 South B title with a 1-0 win vs. Gloucester Catholic High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=186262&tclass=South%20B 2006 Girls Soccer Tournament - South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2006.] In 2007, the team won the South B state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Holy Cross High School in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=South%20B 2007 Girls Soccer - South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.] [Lewis, John. [http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/109-11092007-1438214.html "Valiant Lancers fall short"] , "Burlington County Times", November 9, 2007. "The Holy Cross girls soccer team battled hard, as their coach thought it would. The Lancers gave themselves a chance to avoid their fate — a 2-0 loss to Bishop Eustace Prep School in yesterday's South Jersey Non-Public B championship — but that fate was sealed when the Crusaders put in their second goal of the night."]

The boys soccer team won the 2001 Parochial South B title, topping St. Rose High School 3-0. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=9384&tclass=Parochial%20South%20B 2001 Boys Soccer - Parochial South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.]

The 2002 girls basketball won the Parochial South B championship with a 47-37 win vs. St. Rose High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=12382&tclass=Parochial%20South%20B 2002 Girls State Basketball - Parochial South B] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.]

The girls field hockey team won the Central, Group I state tournament with a 2-1 win over New Egypt High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=185498&tclass=Central%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Field Hockey Tournament - Central, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 28, 2007.]

The Bishop Eustace 2007-2008 wrestling team won their second state championship, led by junior Chris Selvoski, sophomore TJ Shea, and freshmen Tyler Orfe and Jason Gallagher.Fact|date=August 2008

Notable alumni

*Kelli James (1970-) former field hockey striker who earned a total number of 144 caps for the United States women's national field hockey team, and United States Olympian. [ [http://www.usfieldhockey.com/teams/women/james.htm Kelli James] , USA Field Hockey. Accessed December 19, 2007.]
*Billy Lange, head men's basketball coach at the United States Naval Academy started his coaching career at Bishop Eustace in 1995-96. [ [http://navysports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lange_billy00.html Billy Lange profile] , CSTV. Accessed July 17, 2007. "A native of Haddon Heights, N.J., Lange played basketball at Bishop Eustace (N.J.) High School for his father, Bill Lange Sr., and at Rowan College before moving into the coaching ranks in 1995. In his first and only season as the head coach, taking over for his father who was in a life-threatening accident just one week into the season, Lange led Bishop Eustace to a 20-6 record and an appearance in the state New Jersey State Championship game."]
*Bill Melchionni - 76ers and Nets basketball player. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCJ/is_3_28/ai_68362622/pg_2 The Game I'll Never Forget: Bill Melchionni] , "Basketball Digest", January 2001.]
*Blaine Neal - Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=346862 Major League baseball player profile: Blaine Neal] , accessed December 10, 2006.] , and United States Olympic bronze medalist
*Billy Rowell - Ninth overall pick in 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. [Behre, Bob. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/baseball/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/baseball/stories/player.html "In full swing"] , "The Star-Ledger", June 25, 2006. Accessed May 28, 2007."Billy Rowell amassed 27 home runs and 116 RBI during his magnificent sophomore and junior seasons.... "I was a pull monster," the Bishop Eustace shortstop said.... Rowell, a 6-5, 215-pound specimen, was drafted ninth overall by the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player's Draft on June 6."]
*Kate Shindle - 1998 Miss America. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB32F096FA2E5E0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "A S. JERSEY GIRL TAKES THE CROWN AS MISS AMERICA BUT SHE'S MISS ILLINOIS."] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", September 14, 1977. "Moorestown native and Bishop Eustace graduate Katherine Shindle was named Miss America 1998 last night, topping an all-vocalist field of five finalists in the 77th annual competition."]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.eustace.org/adminstaff.htm Administrative Staff] , accessed March 17, 2007.]
* Brother James Beamesderfer, S.A.C. - Headmaster
* Cyril J. Bleistine - Principal
* Dr. Joseph R. DiAmore - Vice-Principal
* Alice Penza - Dean

References

External links

* [http://www.eustace.org/ Bishop Eustace Preparatory School official website]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00865188&ID=00865188 Data for Bishop Eustace Preparatory School] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/17102 Bishop Eustace Preparatory School profile]
* [http://www.sjsports.com/highschool/bishopeustace/ South Jersey Sports: Bishop Eustace HS]