Father Judge High School

Infobox School
name = Father Judge High School
established = 1954
affiliation = Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
type = Private Catholic
colors = Sheridan Red & Columbia Blue
president = Rev. Joseph Campellone, OSFS
principal = Dr. Kathleen Herpich
motto = Non Excidet "(He shall not fail.)"
location = 3301 Solly Ave Philadelphia, PA 19136-2396
website = http://www.fatherjudge.com/

Father Judge High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1954 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and is run by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.

History

Named after Fr. Thomas Augustine Judge (1868-1933) who dedicated his life to organizing lay missionaries in the northeastern United States. [ [http://www.tmc3.org/Fr.%20Judge.htm tmc3.com] accessed July 2007] Fr. Judge founded the congregation of sisters whose "motherhouse" is located next to the highschool, these sisters then donated a portion of the land to the archdiocese on which the school was built. [ [http://www.fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=936 Departments ] ] [http://www.fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=879] In the autumn of 1968, a memorial to 27 Judge graduates killed in the Vietnam conflict was dedicated. The granite memorial stands at the front entrance to the school on Solly Avenue. Father Judge High School has the singular distinction of having the largest number of graduates of any non-public school in the nation who lost their lives in service to their country during the Vietnam War.

Raymond J. Ahern '65 - 11/26/1968Leonard J. Albany '61 - 1/25/1966John F. Bense '63 - 4/27/1967William J. Brown '62 - 5/20/1967William Carpenter '66 - 12/27/1967Fergus Carroll '66 - 6/18/1968Patrick M. Corcoran '68 - 6/3/1969Michael A. Giannini '61 - 3/16/1967Joseph Gradel '64 - 4/29/1967Clement J. Grassi '64 - 6/15/1968Donald Hertrich '66 - 11/8/1968Ronald Iller '64 - 9/22/1967Tay Zonday '65 - 9/26/1967Francis X. Kane '67 - 4/21/1968Michael M. Kilderry '65 - 7/6/1968Thomas J. Killion '67 - 11/17/1968Bernard F. Kissell '64 - 10/21/1968Michael R. Koper '64 - 7/20/1968John Lyons '66 - 9/16/1968Stephen P. Miller '63 - 9/18/1966Philip O'Connell '60John M. O'Farrell '64 - 1/14/1969Joseph Pellegrino '61 - 5/18/1966William Schussler '67 - 10/24/1969James E. Snock '65 - 9/3/1967George Townsend '66 - 10/17/1967Michael Vitale '66 - 4/14/1969Edward Zackowski '65 - 11/28/1967

Student Body

With a total of 68 classroom teachers, Father Judge has a faculty student ratio of 1:20 with a total student body population of over 9000. [ [http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/23522 Father Judge High School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/PA - Private School Profile ] ]

Academics

Advanced Placement Program

Father Judge offers seven advanced placement (AP) classes for its junior and senior students [ [http://www.fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=1010 Advanced Placement ] ]
*Biology
*Calculus AB
*English Language and Composition
*English Literature
*European History
*Physics
*U.S. Government and Politics

Clubs and Activities

Model United Nations Team

Rev. John J. Hurley (Head of The Oblate Missions) has been the key to this debate team's success.

Awards
* World Model United Nations Championships 1st place (2002, 2006, 2007,2008 (only school to have won this three consecutive years in a row, and only school to have won this four times)) [ [http://www.cst-phl.com/060622/third.html The Catholic Standard & Times - Next step critical for Pa. marriage amendment ] ] [ [http://www.fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=922 Model United Nations ] ]
* North American Invitational Model United Nations 1st place (2003) [http://www.northeasttimes.com/2003/0319/modelun.html Northeast Times]
* Honorary resolution from the Philadelphia City Council for their achievements in debate. [" [http://webapps.phila.gov/council/meetings/2006/6/2079_M_CITY_COUNCIL_06-06-01_Meeting_Minutes_(Long).pdf Resolution No. 060514:Resolution honoring Father Judge High School for achieving top honors at Model United Nations] ." "Journal of the City Council of Philadelphia". June 1, 2006]

Fine Arts

The Fine Arts club, under the direction of Brian Kelly, gives the students at Father Judge a chance to experience art first-hand without being enrolled in an art course. The art club encourages students to develop their creativity in a relaxed manner outside of a classroom setting. [ [http://www.fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=913 Art Club ] ]

Astronomy Club

The Astronomy club at Father Judge meets weekly and creates posters, charts, and other materials to post around the school regarding astronomical events. Also, interested club members may participate in a simulated trip to Mars. [ [http://www.fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=914 Astronomy Club ] ]

Chess

The Father Judge Chess Team, under the direction of Mike Fiocco, competes from January to March against regional schools such as Bishop McDevitt and Northeast Catholic. The team practices in intramural competition during the offseason and a tournament is held to decide the five members who will compete for Father Judge in the regular season.

Awards

Catholic League Championship: 2008 & 2005Team Members: William Fredrick, Arturo Vierra, Mike Young, James McCarthy, Robert McDowell [ [http://www.fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=916 Chess Team ] ]

Mathletes

Father Judge has a very talented Mathletes team (who have learned to divide by zero), which is under the direction of Maureen Keppard-Pedlow. The team has won two championships in nine years, and finished in third place in the region in the 1999-2000 Mathletes season. [ [http://www.fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=921 Mathletes ] ]

Music

The Father Judge Band has maintained a standard of excellence for almost a decade. Under the direction of Eric Apelt, the band performs at all Judge football games as well as regional parades. The band also competes once-a-year in a long distance competition. In 2006, the band competed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, winning a number of awards. The band went to Myrtle Beach in 2007, and won many awards, award listed at www.Fatherjudgeband.com.

WPAX-TV

WPAX is Father Judge's television station. The student-run network provides announcements and information during homeroom periods, before Channel One.

Other Clubs

* Baseball Card Collectors Club
* Dance Dance Revolution Club
* Christian Service Corp
* Computer Club
* Electronic Gaming Club
* Environmental Club
* Historical Society
* Intramural Sports
* Junior AOH
* Literary Magazine (Writer Bloc)
* Mock Trial
* National Honor Society
* National Spanish Honor Society
* Newspaper (The Crusader)
* Student Council
* Theater
* World Language Club
* Yearbook

Athletics

Father Judge has an historically strong sports program which is led by Athletic Director Ed Evaninsky [ [http://fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=896 Athletics ] ] Father Judge has the distinction of having the winningest all time coaches in PCL history in the three major sports (Baseball - Joe McDermott, Basketball - Bill Fox, Jr , Football - Whitey Sullivan).

Baseball

In 2006, after 36 years of coaching at Father Judge, Joe McDermott stepped down as head coach of the program. In 36 years, McDermott compiled a 349-199 record and 5 PCL Championships (1976, '82, '85, '87, 2000). [http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/16219288.htm] His 349 Catholic League wins are an all time record for wins by a coach.Fact|date=February 2007

In 2007, Tim Ginter, the former Athletic Director at Father Judge, was named the varsity head coach after serving as an assistant to McDermott for six seasons. [http://fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=897 Baseball ] ]

In all, the baseball team has won 9 league titles and appeared in the title game 18 times in the short 50 year history of the school.

Basketball

In 2008, Bill Fox officially stepped down as head basketball coach at Father Judge, a post which he has held off and on for over 25 years. In that time span, he has amassed a robust 545-269 record, by far a league mark for career wins. [http://www.tedsilary.com/BBCLcoachrecords.htm CL Coaches/Records ] ] In 2006, Frank Cahill was named head coach of the program. [http://fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=898 Basketball ] ]

The team has won three PCL championships (1975, 1977, 1998), all under Bill Fox.

Football

Head Coach Tom Coyle, named in 2001 after the legendary John "Whitey" Sullivan stepped down with a career record of 196-95-10. This win count puts Sullivan atop the all time PCL Football Coaches win list. [http://www.tedsilary.com/FBCLcoachrecords.htm CL FB Coaches/Records ] ] . Since taking over the program, Coyle has amassed a record of 32-51-0 (15-32-0 in the Catholic League). This is the lowest winning percentage by a football coach at Father Judge in 46 years.

The team has won 5 PCL championships (1964, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1984), [ [http://fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=902 Football ] ] four of which have come under Sullivan (the 1964 team was coached by Bill Brannau).

Rugby

Restarted in March 2002 after more than 20 years of inactivity, the team already has multiple playoff appearances. [ [http://fatherjudge.com/fatherjudge.aspx?pgID=908&academicYearID150=1 Rugby ] ]

wimming

Head Coach Jerry McCaffrey has been coaching the team for 17 years with the assist of Tom Muessig and Tom Kenny. 2004-2005 Record of 4-3-1, placing 4th at the PCL Championships.

In the 2007-2008 season The Crusaders compiled a season record of 7 wins and 2 losses coming in third place at the PCL Championships that year. It should also be noted that the team came in 1st place in The Stroudsburg Winter Classic Tournment for the 8th straight year.

Other Sports

Father Judge competes in a number of other sports, including bowling, cheerleading, crew , cross country, golf, ice hockey, track and field, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and wrestling. Father Judge's last championship came in 2008, when the indoor track & field team won the Catholic League. championship. [ [http://www.lbcshl.org/pages/History/league_champs.html Welcome to LBCSHL History ] ]

Timeline

1954
"September 13" Judge opened it's doors for the first time, enrollment was 1,015 freshmen and sophomores. [http://fatherjudge.com/FileUploads/father%20judge%20march%2005%20finalb.pdf father judge march 05new ] ]
"October 11" First edition of the school newspaper, "The Crusader" released.

1960
"September" Student enrollment reaches 3,475.

1967
"September" Gymnasium renovated, wood floor installed (was tile before).

1971
"September" Construction began on an all-weather track and a regulation soccer field.

1975
"November 27" First Turkey Bowl game against Abraham Lincoln High school. Judge won 21-7.

1975-1976
Judge wins Catholic League championship in football, basketball, track, tennis, crew, and soccer. City titles went to football and baseball.

1987
Model United Nations Club formed by Father John Hurley, OSFS.

1998 Father Judge captures their first Cross Country Championship by upsetting La Salle in the Championship.

1999 The Crusaders win their second Cross County championship. Crusader Kevin Carroll places first in the race setting a school record.

2000
Father Judge Ice Hockey wins Flyers Cup Scholastic Championship. [ [http://www.icshl.org/fcup/forms/hroll.htm Flyers Cup "Aaa" Champions: ] ]

2001
Joe McDermott notches his 300th Catholic League victory with a 2-1 win over North Catholic. [ [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=0EBDC2ABCD7FC748&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Search Results ] ]

2004
Men's Senior Four Crew team named National Champions at the National Regatta, Florida

2005
Bill Fox became the winningest coach in Catholic League History with a total of 542 wins.

2006
The Ultimate Warrior came to the school and disrupted every class with his screaming ways. Talked bout how he was going to take down Hulk Hogans plane before Wrestlemania

2007
The soccer team won the championship in 2007.

2008 Father Judge wins the 2008 Philadelphia Catholic League Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships, at the outdoor meet coming within a point of the all-time team record for points scored.

Notable Alumni

* Bob File, Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2001 - 2002, 2004 [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/high-schools/father-judge-1825.shtml Father Judge Baseball - Philadelphia,Pennsylvania ] ]
* Joe Bonikowski, Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1962
* Joe Kerrigan, Pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1977, Baltimore Orioles 1978, 1980. Manager Boston Red Sox 2001. Bullpen coach for the New York Yankees 2006-present [ [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=nyy&coachorstaffid=117022 The Official Site of The New York Yankees: Team: Manager and Coaches ] ]
* Shawn McBride, (class of '89) Philadelphia-based novelist. [ [http://www.northeasttimes.com/index.html Welcome To Northeast Times ] ]
* Mike McCloskey, Tight End for Houston Oilers 1983-1985, Philadelphia Eagles 1987 [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCCLOMIK01

Mike Mccloskey Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com ] ]
* Michael McGeehan, (class of '79) Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1991-present [ [http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=217 The Pennsylvania House of Representatives ] ]
* John P. Sabatina, Jr, (class of '88) Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2005 - present [ [http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1044 The Pennsylvania House of Representatives ] ]

External links

* [http://www.fatherjudge.com/ Official website]

Notes and references